Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: 56 Easter eggs you might have missed

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy It is an interactive museum that contains references to many facets of the Marvel Universe. The ragtag crew of the titular ragtag encounters daunting enemies, travels to many interstellar places, and uncovers more than a few mysteries. All the while, it’s hurling Easter egg after Easter egg at the player whether they take the time to explore or not.

Many will be familiar to MCU film fans, but others are more comic-based. Regardless, like any entry in the ever-widening Marvel universe, Eidos Montreal’s newest release is packed with winks and nods to a vast web of superhero iconography. Below, we’ve compiled a staggering list of 56 said Easter eggs.

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.]

Star-Lord’s Dazzler Poster

Found on the wall in Star-Lord’s quarters. Dazzler, aka Allison Blaire, is a mutant and X-Man whose powers allow her to absorb sound and turn it into light energy — she’s also an international pop star. John Byrne and Chris Claremont created Dazzler in Uncanny X-Men #30, 1979.

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Nova Corps Firelord Missile

This random debris in the Quarantine Zone is named after a former Nova Corps member and herald of Galactus named Firelord, created by Gerry Conway and John Buscema in 1974’s Thor#225. Firelord’s cosmic staff can also be found in the Collector’s Emporium.

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Nova Corps Adora Cruiser

The ship’s name is Queen Adora. She was the ex-Queen of Xandar, and also the Nova Corps’ original leader. She was created by Marv Wolfman and Keith Pollard in 1978’s Fantastic Four #204 and died in 2006’s Annihilation: PrologueNo. 1.

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Sentry Wreckage

In the Quarantine zone, you can find the remains of an enormous Kree Sentry robotic. Kree scientists created the Kree Sentry to protect military outposts. They also serve as robot soldiers for Kree Empire. The Kree Sentries were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1967’s Fantastic Four#64

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Acanti

The Guardians find the Quarantine Area monster and discover it is actually an Acanti. It’s one of several species of space whales the parasitic Brood has infested. These spaceships were transformed into Acantis. One time, the X-Man Storm merged with Acanti in order to remove a Brood embryo from her body. The Acanti were created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum in 1982’s Uncanny X-Men#156

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Ko-Rel

Star-Lord’s love interest Ko-Rel was a Nova who joined the corps and fought against the Annihilation Wave, an endless horde of demonic aliens led by Annihilus that nearly destroyed the galaxy before being stopped by a coalition led by Richard Rider, the last Nova, and Star-Lord. As a result the Annihilation War, Ko-Rel became stranded at Drez-Lar. Richard Rider found her after a year and she died in his fight against the Phalanx. Annihilation: Conquest. Ko-Rel was created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning in 2004’s Nova#4, and died in Nova #6 – also from 2004.

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Hala’s Hope

Ko-Rel’s frigate ship is named Hala’s hope, after Hala, the Kree home planet.

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Nikki Gold

Marvel Comics featured Nicholette Gold (aka Nikki) as a woman born on Mercury in the 31st Century. She joined up with the original Guardians of the Galaxy — who were a superteam from the far future of the Marvel Universe — led by Vance Astro, traveling back in time to the then-present day before dying fighting alongside the Avengers against Korvac. Nikki Gold was created by Steve Gerber and Al Milgrom, and first appeared in 1976’s Marvel Presents4.

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The Universal Church of Truth

In Marvel Comics, Raker and the Universal Church of Truth worshipped Adam Warlock’s evil counterpart, the Magus, and attempted to “purify” anyone who did not follow their faith, guided by a Matriarch and calling the planet Sacrosanct their home world. The Universal Church of Truth first appeared in 1974’s Strange Tales #178 by Jim Starlin, and have appeared throughout Marvel’s cosmic comics, notably in Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning’s 2008 Guardians of the Galaxy run.

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Lady Hellbender

Lady Hellbender is a secondary antagonist in the game. Lady Hellbender is a monster lover and seeks to protect rare monsters with her resources and strength. Her home world, Seknarf Nine, is just like the game. Lady Hellbender first appeared in 2015’s Incredible Hulk#1 by Greg Pak, Frank Cho.

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Ghilaron Skull

Lady Hellbender’s prized possession, the Ghilaron Skull, is a reference to Ghilaron, a kaiju created for Marvel’s licensed GodzillaComics from 1977. Ghilaron only ever appeared in the comics, never getting adapted to a Godzilla film, and was created by Doug Moench and Tom Sutton in 1977’s Godzilla, King of Monsters #4

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Everinnye

Lady Hellbender’s vault has Everinnye Metal, a reference to the dimension of Everinnye, from where Doctor Strange villains the Dweller-In-Darkness and Nightmare originated. Everinnye was first referenced in 1991’s Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#33. Roy Thomas

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Badoon

Lady Hellbender keeps a Badoon Ritual Mask safe in her vault. The Badoon are one of the many major alien races in Marvel, created in 1962’s Silver SurferStan Lee and John Buscema, #2

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The Dweller in Darkness

Lady Hellbender’s pet, and one of the main bosses of the game. In Marvel Comics, the Dweller-In-Darkness is a Fear Lord from the dimension Everinnye; the embodiment of humanity’s collective fear. He was created by Gerry Conway and Rich Buckler in 1974’s Thor#229

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Jack Flag

Star-Lord may come across Jack Flag while exploring Nova Prison, which is now abandoned. Jack Flag was imprisoned for trying to impersonate a Nova Corpsman. Jack Flag was a member of Captain America’s computer hotline network who was imprisoned for violating the Superhuman Registration Act of Civil WarFlag took over the prison, defending it against Blastaar. Flag overtook the prison and defended it against Blastaar. He was then rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy, who joined him. Eventually Flag found his way back to Earth and teamed up with his hero Captain America, before being betrayed and killed when Red Skull used the Cosmic Cube to rewrite Captain America’s history to make him loyal to Hydra. Jack Flag was originally created by Mark Gruenwald and Dave Hoover in 1994’s Captain America#434

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Knowhere

The outpost at the edge of the known universe, Knowhere is the decapitated head of a Celestial (giant all-powerful cosmic beings that visit planets to experiment on and judge their inhabitants) that’s been turned into a thriving community. Knowhere was created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Wellington Alves in 2008’s Nova#8.

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Mantis

Mantis, the Celestial Madonna, was the centerpiece of the Celestial Madonna Saga during Steve Englehart’s Avengers run. She was called the Celestial Madonna as she was prophesied to give birth to the Celestial Messiah, which she would eventually do — his name is Sequoia, or Quoi. Mantis remains strong as an individual, and is a master martial artist and telepath. Mantis first appeared in 1973’s Avengers #112 by Steve Englehart and Don Heck, and more recently was a pivotal figure alongside her son in Al Ewing, Dan Slott, and Valerio Schiti’s Empyre event in 2020.

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Blood Brothers

Garek and Rosson, two assassins sent to kill the Guardians of the Galaxy, are the Blood Brothers — two brothers who are invulnerable when they’re close together. In the comics their names are Gh’Ree and R’Hos Blood, and they went by Gary and Ross Blood while attempting to blend in on Earth. Jim Starlin created The Blood Brothers with Mike Friedrich. Iron Man#55 in 1972.

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Darkhawk

You can locate the entry for Christopher Powell, also known as Darkhawk, in the Nova Criminal Files. Powell can summon the Darkhawk armor, giving him enhanced strength and speed, flight, and energy blasts, with a Shi’ar amulet that connects him to a group called the Fraternity of Raptors. A Raptor amulet can also be found in the Collector’s Emporium. Darkhawk was created in 1991’s Darkhawk #1 by Mike Manley and Tom DeFalco. A new Darkhawk named Connor Young more recently debuted in 2021’s Darkhawk #1 by Juanan Ramirez and Kyle Higgins

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Moondragon

Moondragon, also known as Heather Douglas is another criminal. She’s Drax’s daughter and, in the comics, a frequent member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Moondragon, a telepath, has been with Phyla Vell for over a decade. They were both born in the same year. Moondragon, who was first seen, went under the name Madam McEvil and pretended to be Thanos. Moondragon was invented by Bill Everett and Mike Friedrich. George Tuska also contributed to its creation. Iron Man #54 in 1973, and more recently was a key character in Al Ewing’s Guardians of the GalaxyThis will be completed in 2021.

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Ronan The Accuser

Ronan The Accuser (a Kree member known as the Accusers) is another criminal record. Ronan was many things. He even served as Kree Emperor. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1967’s Fantastic Four #65, and died in 2018’s The Death of the Inhumans #3 by Donny Caates and Ariel Olivetti

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Quasar

Another criminal case is filed for Wendell Vaughn aka Quasar. Quasar’s powers come from cosmic bracelets called the Quantum Bands that allow him to tap into all the energy of the universe, making him nigh-omnipotent. Vaughn appeared first as Marvel Boy in Captain America #217 by Roy Thomas and Don Glut in 1978, and appeared as Quasar in 1979’s Incredible HulkRoger Stern and Sal Buscema – #234

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Yondu

Our fifth criminal file is for Yondu Udonta, who was Star-Lord’s adoptive father in the Guardians of the Galaxy films. Yondu Udonta’s appearance in comics is quite different. Like Nikki Gold, he’s a member of Vance Astro’s 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy. Yondu was created in 1969’s Marvel Super-Heroes Arnold Drake and Gene Colan, #18 The 2020 was his last appearance. Yondu Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thomson, and John McCrea created miniseries.

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Wraith

Last criminal file, there were many of them. This is Zak-Del. He was a Kree called Wraith. Wraith, a Kree who was connected with a Symbiote to make him extremely powerful, was known as Zak-Del. Nova and the Guardians of the Galaxy fought the Phalanx. Wraith did not make a return appearance until 2019. He sought out Knull and was ultimately killed. Wraith first appeared in 2007’s Annihilation Conquest: Wraith by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Marko Djurdjevic and died in 2020’s Wraith: Web of Venom Guiu Vilanova, Donny Cates

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Malik Tarcel

Also, the Nova Corps has personnel files. Many of them contain references to Nova characters. The first of them is Malik Tarcel, a Shi’ar who joined the Nova Corps and at one point replaced Richard Rider as Nova Prime. Malik Tarcel first appeared in 2008’s Nova #18 by Dan Abnett. Andy Lanning. Wellington Alves. Geraldo Borges.

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Rhomann Dey

Rhomann Dely is now the next entry in personnel files. Dey was a Nova Corpsman that crashed to Earth. As he passed away, his Nova helmet belonged to Richard Rider. Rhomann Dey first appeared (and died) in 1976’s Nova #1 Marv Wolfman and John Buscema

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Richard Rider

Richard Rider is the author of this entry, better known as Nova. Rider, a Nova Corps member and one of few survivors when the Annihilation wave attacked, was the sole candidate to be the Nova Prime. Rider rebuilt Nova Corps and then sacrificed himself to save the universe from Thanos. Nova first appeared in 1976’s Nova #1 by Marv Wolfman and John Buscema, returned in 2017, and has recently been a part of Al Ewing’s Guardians of the Galaxy from 2020. In addition, Rider’s Nova helmet can be found in the Collector’s Emporium.

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Samaya

The last personnel file is for Samaya, listed as one of Rhomann Dey’s recruits. Samaya, a Nova Corps senior officer who was killed in the Annihilation War, died. Samaya first appeared and died in 2006’s Annihilation: Prologue #1 by Keith Giffen, Scott Kolins.

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Captain Glory

During the game, the Guardians are assaulted by the forces of Glah-Ree, also known as Captain Glory, who is attempting to collect their bounty from Lady Hellbender — he also shows up in the Nova Corps’ criminal files. Glory is a Captain in the Kree Armada and was made to join the Lethal Legion by the Grandmaster as his pawns for a cosmic grand game. He would eventually rejoin the Kree when they allied with the Skrull Empire, before betraying his emperor in an attempt to reinstate the former Skrull empress R’Klll. Glah-Ree first appeared in 2018’s Avengers #676 by Mark Waid, Al Ewing, Jim Zub, and Pepe Larraz, and died in 2021’s SWORD #7 by Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli. An alternate Captain Glory is found in another universe. He is the father to Noh-Varr, also known as Marvel Boy. Grant Morrison, J.G. Jones in 2000’s Marvel Boy 1.

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Krakoan

The Guardians offer a variety of languages for hailing the Xandarian Worldmind. One is Kree; the other is Standard Galactic, and Rocket blocks Quill’s choice of the third. The Krakoan is not legible. It reads A-F–C-CH–D-E or the first six characters of the Krakoan alphabet. Jonathan Hickman made an error in his tweet about the Krakoan alphabet. He accidentally substituted B for F. This mistake seems to be repeated by the game. Krakoan first appeared in 2019’s House of X #1 is a comic by Jonathan Hickman & Pepe Lerraz. It’s an integral part in the current X-Men comics, as of 2021.

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Wendigo

When exploring Maklu IV, the Guardians are beset by legions of Wendigo, a race of white-furred humanoids that only scream “WENDIGO.” This is a very different iteration than the comics, where Wendigo are specifically humans that eat human meat in the wilderness of Canada, transforming into the Wendigo due to a curse. The Wendigo first appeared in 1973’s The Incredible Hulk #162 by Steve Englehart & Herb Trimpe

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Fin Fang Foom

The Guardians seek to hunt Fin Fang Foom, the Dragon Lord of Kakaranthara, in an attempt to get back into Lady Hellbender’s good graces. Fin Fang Foom (a huge dragon often seen wearing purple shorts) has clashed frequently with many superheroes from Thor, Nextwave, Iron Man, and several Wolverines. Fin Fang Foom first appeared in 1961’s Strange Tales Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, #89

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Ruby Thursday

While on Maklu IV, the Guardians stumble into a camp that’s been ravaged by Fin Fang Foom. Ruby Thursday is the only survivor, her head replaced with a lot of organic circuitry. Ruby belongs to The Headmen. They are a bunch of evil villains with strange heads that occasionally clashed against the Defenders. Ruby Thursday first appeared in 1976’s Defenders #32 by Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema

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Mantlo’s Bar

While exploring Knowhere, you can see Mantlo’s Bar, a bar named after legendary Marvel creator Bill Mantlo, best known for creating Rocket Raccoon.

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KNOWOT Vending Machines

There are several vending machines in Knowhere with comic characters on them. You can see the Celestial Arishem the Judge, who first appeared in 1976’s Eternals #2 by Jack Kirby. There’s another of Lilandra, Empress of the Shi’ar Empire from Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum’s Uncanny X-Men#97 was created in 1975. There’s a whole vending machine themed after Lila Cheney, the intergalactic-mutant-teleporting-rockstar-thief first created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod in 1984’s New Mutants Annual#1. There’s also a headshot of Nova.

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The Rift

Knowhere has another viewpoint which offers a view of the Rift. It is at the very edge of the universe. The Rift stands for the Fault. A tear in the universe caused by Vulcan’s War of Kings, Black Bolt and Vulcan created it. This allowed the Cancerverse access to the main universe. The Fault first appeared in 2009’s War of Kings#6 By Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.

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Collector’s Emporium

Also on Knowhere, you can see the Collector’s Emporium. As his name suggests, the Collector is an Elder in the Universe. He aims to preserve and collect various rare items throughout the universe. The Collector was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck in 1966’s Avengers #28

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The Ultimate Nullifier

Inside the Collector’s Emporium, there’s a variety of Easter eggs. The Ultimate Nullifier is the first, and it’s one of the most potent weapons in the universe. It’s capable of destroying whatever its user directs it at — even the whole universe. The Fantastic Four were entrusted with the Ultimate Nullifier by the Watcher in order to repel Galactus’ first attempt to eat the Earth. The Ultimate Nullifier first appeared in 1966’s Fantastic Four Stan Lee and Jack Kirby #50

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Hofund, Sword Of Heimdall

Heimdall’s sword can be found in the Collector’s Emporium as well. Asgard’s guardian can order the cosmic powers contained in Heimdall’s sword to be used for combat. This makes it more powerful than any other Asgardian weapon. In 2019’s War of the Realms, Daredevil used the sword (with Heimdall’s blessing!) in order to defeat an invasion by Dark Elves. Marvel Comics current Lady Sif, the wielder Hofund and Guardian of Asgard is Lady Sif. Hofund first appeared in 1963’s Journey Into Mystery #101Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

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Brood Queen

A disturbingly empty exhibit of a Brood Queen egg can also be found at the Emporium. Brood is a parasitic alien race which reproduces by invading eggs into unsuspecting hosts. They then take over host bodies when they hatch. It’s quite gruesome. The Acanti are also forced to use their nervous systems to hijack those of Acanti. All in all, they’re a pretty terrifying species, and it bodes poorly for the Guardians that someone seems to have removed the Queen embryo from its display. The Brood first appeared in 1982’s Uncanny X-Men#155 by Chris Claremont & Dave Cockrum

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Throg and Frogjolnir

When Thor was turned into a frog by Loki (it’s a long story), he met a clan of frogs led by one named Puddlegulp (another alias he went by was Simon Walterson, after his creator Walt Simonson). Thor eventually returned to his original self. However, a bit of Mjolnir was removed and Puddlegulp became Throg, The Frog of Thunder. Unfortunately, it looks like Throg was captured by the Collector, as he’s on display in the Emporium alongside his hammer. Throg’s hammer is called Frogjolnir and is essentially a smaller version of Mjolnir. Throg first appeared as Puddlegulp in 1986’s Thor #374 by Walt Simonson, and as Throg in 2017’s The Mighty Thor #700. Frogjolnir first appeared in 2009’s Lockjaw and The Pet Avengers#1 by Chris Eliopolous & Ig Guara

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Cosmic Glasses

Another display in the Emporium is titled “Cosmic Glasses”, and has a pair of sunglasses. These sunglasses were made in tribute to Stan Lee, one of the major architects of Marvel Universe. He’s appeared in the vast majority of Marvel movies, and is an incredibly important figure for the company as a whole.

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Yaka Arrow

Another exhibit at the Emporium is the Yaka arrow, Yondu’s weapon of choice. The Yaka arrow can be controlled by a high-pitched whistle that only Centaurians, Yondu’s species, are capable of making. The Yaka arrow first appeared in 1969’s Marvel Super-Heroes #18 Gene Colan, Arnold Drake

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Superhuman Registration Act

A copy of America’s Superhuman Registration Act can be found in the Emporium, described as a prophecy by the monks of Seknarf Five. In Marvel comics, this Registration Act was the centerpiece of the Civil War, a conflict between superheroes that ultimately led to Captain America’s assassination. The Superhuman Registration Act was created and played a major role in 2007’s Civil War By Mark Millar, Steve McNiven

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Mandarin’s Rings

One of Iron Man’s enemies, the Mandarin derived his powers from 10 rings that came from another planet. The different powers that each of his rings conferred on him varied from elemental blasts and rearranging material to more powerful ones. Each of the rings was also possessed by an individual spirit that, when defeated, tried to revive them with new hosts. The Mandarin’s Rings first appeared in 1963’s Tales of Suspense #50

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Blade of Ichor

The Blade of Ichor is a weapon displayed in the Emporium. It’s also known as Ichors in Marvel comics. This blade is a weapon that Angela, Thor’s sister, wields. It’s made of liquid metal, and can take the form of any bladed weapon, or even a whip. Ichors first appeared in 2013’s Age of UltronJoe Quesada created #10.

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Cagliostro’s Book

It is the autobiography of Cagliostro and contains a wealth of arcane information. Baron Mordo would find the book eventually and use it to travel back in time. Doctor Strange then stopped him. Doctor Strange has used the book to travel back to the past, but it is still not visible. The Book of Cagliostro first appeared in 1973’s Marvel Premiere#12 by Steve Englehart. Mike Friedrich and Frank Brunner.

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Kang’s Time Chair

Recently introduced in the Disney Plus series to the MCU Loki, Marvel Comics’ Kang the Conqueror is a time traveler who also was an Egyptian pharoah named Rama-Tut and a mystic named Immortus. But the twist is that, because of memory loss, Kang, Rama-Tut, and Immortus don’t know which one came first. When the three find themselves at odds, they are unable to harm one another because they don’t know if it would cause a paradox. Kang uses many instruments to travel, and one of them is a Time Chair, which can be found in the Collector’s Emporium. Kang was created in 1964’s Avengers Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, #8

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Eye of the Watcher

They are an advanced race of technology called the Watchers. Each Watcher monitors one area of the universe at a time, and each observes it carefully. Earth’s Watcher, Uatu, had one of his eyes stolen by a petty villain named the Orb, who used it to see everything the way the Watcher did in 2014’s Original Sin. A Watcher’s eye can be found in the Collector’s Emporium, although it is unclear whether this is Uatu’s or a different Watcher’s eye. The Watchers were created in 1963’s Fantastic FourStan Lee and Jack Kirby, #13.

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Cosmic Cube

The Cosmic Cube, one of the strongest items in the universe allows the user to master the whole universe. It was the object of Thanos’ desire before he sought the Infinity Gems, and the Red Skull used it to rewrite Captain America’s entire history to that of a Hydra sleeper agent. Kobik, a small sentient girl who was the Cosmic Cube’s form for several years. The Cosmic Cube was created in 1966’s Tales of Suspense #79 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

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The Monster of Planet X

Groot, the only survivor on his planet known as Planet X is now dead. The Collector’s display of a fragment of Groot’s body claims that he used to have Groot as an exhibit, but Groot escaped and the Collector was only able to retain a piece of his body. There’s also an implication that he may be able to grow another of Groot’s species using this fragment, something that actually did happen in 2017’s All-New Guardians of the GalaxyGerry Duggan, Aaron Kuder. Planet X was first introduced in the comics in 2011’s Annihilators #1 by Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Tan Eng Huat.

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Snowbird’s Tiara

Narya, aka Snowbird, was a member of Canada’s premier super-team Alpha Flight. As an agent against the Great Beasts’ return, she was created by the deities of First Nations tribes. The Snowbird can transform into any northern Canadian animal and is also capable of psychic powers. She was first created in 1979’s Uncanny X-Men#120 by Chris Claremont and John Byrne

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Hyde Formula

Calvin Zabo was a very unscrupulous medical researcher who found himself in an embittered rivalry with Donald Blake, a physician who was secretly the host of Thor during Thor’s exile to Earth. Zabo developed a recipe to make him a Hulk-like beast and called himself Mister Hyde. He named it after his favourite book. Strange Case between Dr. Jekyll, and Mr. HydeIt is possible to do this. Zabo can change his mind between Hyde or himself by using the formula. Mister Hyde’s abilities are mostly physical, as he has incredible strength, durability, and healing. Mister Hyde was first created in 1963’s Journey Into Mystery #99Stan Lee, Don Heck

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