Drax the Destroyer is a former mercenary who met Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket and Groot when he tried to murder Gamora in retaliation for his family's death. However, he joined them in saving Xandar from Ronan the Accuser and had a second chance at having a family, with the Guardians of the Galaxy..
Drax is one of the two tetartagonists (alongside Groot) of the Guardians of the Galaxy, one of the three tetartagonists (alongside Groot and Nebula) of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, one of the deuteragonists of Avengers Infinity War, and a major character of Avengers: Endgame.
History[]
Pre-series[]
Drax the Destroyer comes from a planet where people known as Kylosian, they are literal. Drax has fond memories of roasting a creature that resembled Rocket for dinner. Every winter solstice, his father would tell him stories of how he impregnated his mother (something that grossed out his companions in the Guardians years later. He met his wife, Ovette, at a rally. While most people danced, Ovette did not even tap her foot. Drax saw she was the one. Eventually, they both fell in love with each other and had a daughter, Kamaria, together. (Guardians of the Galaxy)
After his wife and daughter were murdered by Ronan the Accuser under orders of Thanos, he vowed vengeance, first by killing 22 people who were followers of Ronan and being incarcerated at the Kyln. He built a reputation as being the most feared inmate at the Kyln.
Guardians of the Galaxy[]
Meeting his Fellow Guardians[]
In 2014, Drax saw that Gamora, a daughter of Thanos and an associate of Ronan's, was incarcerated there. When he saw the other prisoners preparing to kill her, Drax appeared on the scene, Moloka Dar and others living in fear, with him saying he was going to kill her himself. Dar, as he began giving Drax his knife he threatened Gamora with, the young woman was able to use the distraction to her advantage, and claimed to be no family to Ronan or Thanos. Drax, however, would not listen to her and prepared to kill her. However, he was stopped by Peter Quill, who convinced Drax not to kill Gamora because since she betrayed Ronan, the villain would come to Drax. Listening to Quill's words, Drax spared Gamora's life, while also taking Moloka Dar's favorite knife.
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Ovette[]
Gamora[]
Mantis[]
Trivia[]
- Drax could handle an Infinity Stone in the comics, but in the film, it took three people for them to control it.
- He is the only member of the Guardians to have blue eyes.
- He is the second guardian to not have brown eyes, along with Peter and Yondu.
- Drax has sensitive nipples, which is the reason why he never wears a shirt or one of Rocket's aero-rigs.