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TheGuardians of the Galaxyare fuck for being a charming , ragtag group of champion , but asCaptain Marvelonce reveal … they actually worked forThanosin an alternate version of the Marvel universe .
In the events lead up toThe Mighty Captain Marvel#127 , Carol Danvers stumble across a universe where all of her Quaker are evil translation of themselves . For the Guardians , this manifest in an incredibly gonzo mode : Star - Lord go by Lord Starkill , Rocket Raccoon is a woman with raccoon eyes cite Rockette , Drax is tight-fitting , Gamora has pink skin , and Groot is a Daucus carota sativa named Root . Yes , a walk , let the cat out of the bag carrot . Meanwhile , Thanos in this universe is not the cruel , intrigue character he normally is , but an altruistic loss leader refer to as " Thanos the Just . " And it only baffle weirder from there .
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In the strange taradiddle told by Margaret Stohl , Michele Bandini , and Erick Arciniega , Thanos sits at the Seat of Galactic Justice , with the goal of eliminate violence in the beetleweed and beyond . And he is surprisingly skilful at this job , having negociate serenity betweenthe Kree and the Skrulls . In this universe , superheroes like Wolverine , Spider - Man , and the Fantastic Four are run across as menaces instigate violence wherever they go , making Carol Danvers a wanted figure . Captain Marvel is captured by the Guardians , who then see an chance to make some money hand her over to Thanos . Predictably , duple - thwart him to raid his palace before the story end .
Aside from it being uproarious to see a completely different version of the Guardians of the Galaxy , this alternate universe presents a " what if ? " scenario that questions much of what readers understand about the characters to begin with . Much of superhero fiction is built off of concrete understandings of goodness and vicious , and Captain Marvel ’s journey into an alternate existence only exemplifies this further . Stories wheresuperheroes are rick evil are not new , giving creators the chance to reimagine the reference reader get laid most , and leave a new tailspin on some of comic ' most iconic Heron . What is most interesting about Stohl ’s upside - down interlingual rendition of the Guardians is that they still possess the team ’s characteristic sense of teamwork , and affinity for thievery . And despite them being " malevolent " in this population , none of their actions or talks actually suggest that they bear completely different views than their normal self .
Instead , " adept and evil " are entirely relative concepts in this universe . The Guardians are only considered " evil " here because a despotic chassis like Thanos deems them to be . And even though Thanos is considered " good " in this macrocosm , he still has his dangerously characteristicdrive to attain the Infinity Stones . When Rockette unveil that she has the Reality Stone , Thanos looks at it as an opportunity to singlehandedly eliminate all of his enemies by himself , including the Guardians . expose the so - called " good Thanos " is still a megalomanic just like his normal ego . The overall message is that ethics is much more of a social process and precondition , rather than an inborn quality of a hero or villain .
This geographic expedition into a kind of top - down cosmos for Captain Marvel demonstrate her with a problem of how to distinguish between friend and opposition . But more than that , this episode in Carol ’s story teaches her a lesson that the world she is customary to is not all that static . The trust she post in her allies like theGuardians of the Galaxycannot be lease for granted , when it can so well be lost in a freestanding reality and world .
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