Guardians Of The Galaxy Team"s MCU Timeline Explained

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The Guardians of the Galaxy are about to have one of their final adventures together in the MCU, and their history to this point has been quite eventful. Beginning with Peter Quill's abduction from Earth as a child, the Guardians of the Galaxy have become major heroes in the cosmos ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. As such, it looks as though they'll all be riding together to face one of their biggest threats yet, one last time.
Prior to their debut in the MCU, the Guardians of the Galaxy were a virtually unknown team of Marvel heroes in mainstream pop culture. Although they still had a talking raccoon and walking tree who only speaks three words, they looked pretty different from the outlaws who first appeared on-screen almost a decade ago. However, the Guardians have since evolved into legitimate heroes on par with Earth's Mightiest Heroes known as the Avengers. Here is the Guardians of the Galaxy's entire history on the MCU timeline thus far.
Peter Quill Picked Up By Ravagers For Ego (1988)

In 1988, 8-year-old Peter Quill is abducted by the extraterrestrial crew of thieves and pirates known as the Ravagers. Raised and trained by Captain Yondu Udonta, Peter wouldn't find out till later that Yondu was hired to collect Quill on behalf of his father, the Celestial being known as Ego. Quill's abduction also happens shortly after the death of his mother Meredith who'd been battling cancer as seen in the first Guardian of the Galaxy movie.
Star-Lord Steals Orb Without Ravagers (2014)

26 years later, Peter Quill decides to leave the Ravagers behind, calling himself Star-Lord the Legendary Outlaw. Upon stealing a valuable orb from the planet Morag, Star-Lord has no idea that the Orb contains the Power Stone, one of the six singularities desired by Thanos who's charged Ronan the Accuser with retrieving it in exchange for his help in decimating the planet Xandar. As such, several of Ronan and Thanos' agents are dispatched including Gamora, one of the adopted Daughters of Thanos. However, both Star-Lord and Gamora are arrested by the Nova Corps along with bounty hunters Rocket and Groot who tried to capture Quill for the reward money.
The Guardians Form And Break Out Of The Kyln (2014)

Following their imprisonment in the Kyln, Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, and Groot join forces with Drax the Destroyer to deliver the orb to Gamora's buyer The Collector as she's decided to betray Thanos. Agreeing to split the reward, the new team breaks out of the prison and head to Knowhere to deliver the orb where they discover its true nature as the Power Stone. However, both Ronan and the Ravagers converge on the outlaws, resulting in the Peter and Gamora getting captured by Yondu with Rocket and Groot not far behind with Drax who nearly died in his attempt to kill Ronan on his own.