Though we have seen one or two over the years, Marvel Studios has mostly resisted the urge to introduce too many cute animal sidekicks, but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will see the debut of an adorable alien ally named Blurp.
The character could be glimpsed in the first trailer, and fans have been curious about the fuzzy little fella ever since. Now, director James Gunn has revealed Blurp's origins - and as it turns out, we've seen his species before.
“Probably the most important character to the Marvel Universe going forward is Blurp,” joked Gunn during an interview with Empire.
“Blurp begins as a pet of one of the Ravagers in the movie. He carries him around,” he went on. “Blurp is what’s known as a furry F’saki. In the very first movie, if you remember, there was that Orloni table that they were betting on, with that beast that was eating the animals. The bigger thing was eating the smaller things. That thing was a non-furry F’saki. Blurp is a furry F’saki. So that’s what he is. He’s a pet.”
Between this guy, Baby Rocket, Lylla the otter and Cosmo the Spacedog, we're not sure audiences will be able to handle the cuteness when the GOTG threequel hits theaters this May.
You can get a closer look at Blurp below.
"In Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past." "Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them."
Gunn writes and directs Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, and Maria Bakalova. Kevin Feige is the producer and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nikolas Korda, Simon Hatt, and Sara Smith serve as executive producers.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 arrives in theaters on May 5, 2023.