EDITORIAL: Is Adam Warlock In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY?

Hey everyone, I break down the evidence that suggests that Adam Warlock will indeed appear in Guardians of the Galaxy!

Editorial Opinion
By Hulksta - Feb 04, 2014 09:02 AM EST

As I said in the teaser, I believe that we will see Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy. Why? Well on top of being one of the coolest Marvel characters, he's also actively on the Guardians roster. Keep in mind, this could all be nothing, but I truly do believe we will see the android in the movie in some capacity.

THE COCOON



As fellow ComicBookMovie user NovaCorpsFan pointed out, we have the cocoon in the post-credits scene of Thor: The Dark World. While none of the characters directly address or acknowledge the cocoon or it's contents, the choice of shots is peculiar. Why this cocoon? There are a million other things that James Gunn and Marvel could put into that shot and they chose this cocoon. Something tells me that James Gunn chose this shot to perhaps let us know that Adam Warlock does exist in the MCU and that he's lying in suspended animation.

EL VERBAL DIARHHEA

I take almost everything El Mayimbe says with a 4 pound grain of salt, that said, I have to give credit to the man, he's occasionally right. He did know that Bradley Cooper is Rocket Raccoon after all...

So when El Mayimbe posted the following on his Twitter:




I thought, well he must be on some heavy drugs if he thinks that. However, seeing the post-credits scene in Thor: The Dark World; it gives me reason to believe that perhaps he's right in this rare occasion. We all like to diss this man, but sometimes he's right, and I'm starting to believe him about Warlock being in Guardians.

MARVEL'S GAMEPLAN

Marvel is notorius as of late for setting up a gamechanging event in many of their movies. I think back to Thor: The Dark World, and the twist that *SPOILERS* Loki is impersonating Odin as King of Asgard. Similarly, I think that Guardians needs something like that, something to set a status quo going forward.

Let's look at the Official Synopsis for Guardians of the Galaxy:

Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits--Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly and enigmatic Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand--with the galaxy's fate in the balance.

CONCLUSION

This is where evidence stops and speculation begins; I think that in the third act of the movie Adam Warlock awakens and informs the Guardians that the orb is an Infinity Gem, and Warlock informs them of the risks and dangers associated with the Infinity Gems. All of this of course is a lead up to...

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Bearjew
Bearjew - 2/4/2014, 10:03 AM
Maybe in a post credits scene but I'd like to see him in a sequel. I think the villain in the sequel in probably Michael Korvak.
PsychoManiacJacky
PsychoManiacJacky - 2/4/2014, 10:04 AM
Great article buddy!
BenjiWest
BenjiWest - 2/4/2014, 10:34 AM
Good catch on that. Not to familiar with Warlock is he more integral to GotG or the Infinity Gauntlet?
Hulksta
Hulksta - 2/4/2014, 10:48 AM
Yes Benji, he was a huge player in the whole Infinity Saga and more recently he was on the 2008 Guardians of the Galaxy team. So he's definitely someone who I would expect to be a major player in the MCU going forward. I want to hope that he'll be the Nick Fury of the Marvel Cosmic.

Thanks Jacky, for a psycho ur a damn nice one!
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 2/4/2014, 11:29 AM
I have no doubt Warlock will be in GotG.

Having said that, I really hope that they don't save the big showdown with Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet for Avengers 3.

They to do a stand alone Infinity Gauntlet movie that encompasses all of the MCU established at that point.

The Avengers should be seen as a small piece of the force that is involved in defeating Thanos and the Gauntlet. They should not be able to defeat him on their own. They should really just be fodder against the Gauntlet while the heavy cosmic hitters do the heavy lifting. Just like comic.

And in the end, it should be Thanos' own overconfidence that beats him...that and Nebula, which is why I think she's being introduced so early. So that when she turns out to be the deciding factor in the fight with Thanos and the Gauntlet, no one is like, "Hey, who is that chick?"
kinghulk
kinghulk - 2/4/2014, 1:24 PM
corndog- theres no reason they cant do that in a avengers film, im imagineing tony finding out about thanos from the guardians as the guardians lose a battle on a distant planet and thanos gets the 4th infinity gem (while the other 2 are on earth and asgard). so loads of cosmic heroes come to earth to protect them there are 2 simultaneously in space with thor,iron man, starlord and others in space and cap and the rest fighting on earth against a small army of chitauri that managed to land, then just as it looks like they have won thanos shows up with reinforcements and lands on earth to kill some heroes.
Gunslinger
Gunslinger - 2/4/2014, 3:14 PM
That is pretty well spotted, I didn't clock that when I saw it in the cinema. Could turn out to be just a eink to the fans, but Marvel has a way of leaving subtle clues in their movies as to what direction they will be taking in the future. Like the Infinity Gauntlet in Odin's armoury (the first Thor movie).
Gunslinger
Gunslinger - 2/4/2014, 3:15 PM
*wink

Really hating my iphone's keyboard.... *sigh*
KeeperoftheKrackle
KeeperoftheKrackle - 2/4/2014, 5:49 PM
I sure hope he shows up. The Guardians are lacking serious fire power without him. Plus he is needed for the Infinity Gauntlet. It would so lame if he just gets left out or shows up without much build up.

CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 2/4/2014, 5:54 PM
@ kinghulk

Yeah they could do that in an Avengers film, but then it kind of stops being an Avengers film. With all the ither characters involved, one of two things would happen. Either the Avengers would get pushed to the back burner and they wouldn't be the main focus of their own movie, OR they would get too much focus and all the other heavy cosmic hitters would get pushed back and not be the ones to save the day like they rightfully should in an Infinity Gauntlet story.

I would rather it be a stand alone IG film that focuses mostly on the cosmic characters and the much less powerful earthbound heroes are just there as distractions for Thanos, kind of like the actual IG comic.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 2/4/2014, 5:56 PM
@ kinghulk

If they make it so that the Avengers are the main force fighting Thanos and they are the ones that save the day, then get ready for a hugely watered down version of the Gauntlet, because the Avengers shouldn't be able to stand a chance against it.
sikwon
sikwon - 2/4/2014, 6:22 PM
I think they are going to do it just like a comics cross over. There will be events in avrngers, gotg and maybe dr strange or another movie and all tied into an infinity movie. For all intents and purpodes Thanos id already trying to accumulate the Infinity stones, THATS what the Avengers was about. Even more then saving Earth the Avengers unknowingly kept the Tesseract from Thanos. My biggest complaint with the story so far is that Thor never followed up with his "who controls the would be king?" question to Loki. He knew loki wasnt alone, told Fury and weve yet to hear any more about it. I was hoping that Thor would question him in the Dark World but it seems like they are just going to let that line go away.
Jacklincolnvstheworld
Jacklincolnvstheworld - 2/5/2014, 1:38 AM
Calling post credits sene
lawndart
lawndart - 2/5/2014, 8:41 AM
I read a lot of speculation about potential villians and story arcs in a second or third GOTG film but I don't know if this is simply more speculation or if MS confirmed or stated any intent of making more. Maybe this is just misinterpreting the 3- phase planning Marvel has been doing for all their movies? That caccoon was definately a reference to Warlock though. Maybe the current plan is for Warlock to show up in the 3rd Avengers movie?
fadersdream
fadersdream - 2/5/2014, 9:39 AM
While I DO think Warlock should be brought in he will have to be either villainous or sinister in some extreme way first.

A hallmark of Warlock is how little others trust him, and how he puts his own perception of what is right above the petty needs of others.
As seen by him choosing to be god at the end of the Gauntlet.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 2/5/2014, 8:08 PM
Great article and interesting speculation.

I think Adam Warlock will be in GOTG but i think it'll only be reduced to a reference or a cameo hence in suspended animation. Setting up the character for GOTG 2.
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 2/15/2014, 6:19 AM
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