"Ma'am, we need you to control him." Tony Stark flew swiftly to Mantis's side.
In the future they had seen, Mantis had controlled Thanos for a brief time. If Star-Lord had not learned of Gamora's death and beaten the mind-hypnotized Thanos until he woke up, they would have removed Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet long ago.
The Guardians of the Galaxy might have seemed like a bunch of comic relief characters.
But every one of them was highly capable.
There was no need to mention Star-Lord, Peter Quill. His father was Ego, a newly born Celestial, and he possessed half-Celestial blood. He had once held the Power Stone and withstood its backlash. Of course, in most unimportant situations, he was a godlike being who stood shoulder to shoulder with mortals.
Gamora, originally named Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan, was the last survivor of the Zehoberei. Thanos's adopted daughter, she had once served as his top assassin alongside Nebula, eliminating those in the universe who opposed Thanos. Known as "the Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe," she later betrayed Thanos in pursuit of her own ideals and joined the Guardians of the Galaxy led by Star-Lord. Now, Thanos had pushed her off a cliff and killed her in exchange for the Soul Stone.
As for Drax the Destroyer, he was someone who could trade blows with Thanos. Though Thanos had sent Drax flying with one punch, without the Power Stone, Thanos would still have needed to put in some effort to take him down in a one-on-one fight. Although Thanos had blasted him away with the Power Stone, Drax was thick-skinned and unharmed; he had merely flown a great distance. Now, with a wildly furious and twisted expression, he was running back toward the center of the battlefield.
Rocket Raccoon was a genetically