6) Will Nebula Kill Thanos?
After being a secondary antagonist in Guardians of the Galaxy, Karen Gillan’s Nebula has a very different role in Vol. 2 as her and the Guardians eventually find themselves on the same side. Even when she initially allies with the Ravagers against Star-Lord’s team, she kind of has a good reason for it: she wants to kill her evil adoptive father Thanos.
Like Mantis and the rest of the Guardians, we know that Gillan will reprise the role of Nebula in Avengers: Infinity War. It’s got us wondering, then: will the slightly psychopathic cyborg fulfill her wish and be the one to murder the Mad Titan?
At first, this might seem like an outside chance. Surely the eventual defeat of Thanos will come thanks to a big team effort from the combined forces of the Avengers and Guardians, right? It seems likely, but Nebula is hugely important to “The Infinity Gauntlet” storyline in the comics. Spoiler warning: she manages to steal the Gauntlet from Thanos and banishes him.
Could something similar happen in the movies? Time will tell.
Published: May 2, 2017 09:34 am