
It left her with a strong distaste of Vex, and a vow to never allow herself to be defeated again. While she was able to return to the City, her trauma got the better of her. The entire event traumatized her still inexperienced self, and although she was able to escape, she was never the same again. Unable to escape, Reina was forced to survive five whole days deep inside Vex territory, waiting for an opportunity to flee. They managed to completely eradicate her fireteam, though Reina was able to survive. They had underestimated the Vex, and the fireteam was ambushed by immense Vex reinforcements. Her team found initial success in infiltrating a heavily fortified Vex Citadel, but found themselves overwhelmed once within. Reina's first mission had been a strike, which tasked her fireteam with eliminating a key Vex Axis Mind on Venus. Though she had a bevy of confidence, her mission ended in complete disaster. While it took many years for Reina to hone her craft, she became adept enough for a first field mission. Despite her clear lack of inexperience, the Vanguard must have seen some sort of potential in her. She found herself slowly learning the ways of combat, having never even lifted a gun before except for once. While she did not initially fit in with other Guardians, Reina found her place with the Titan Order. Her Ghost led her on a journey she was not ready for, with promises that her destiny was far greater than she could ever imagine. Unbeknownst to her, she was quickly chosen to become a Guardian, and protect the Earth from what threats might come next. Conceived out of a small settlement to the far east of Wales, Reina did not spend much of her time in loneliness and squalor. Adam Warlock was tentatively talked about at one point, but Marvel decided adding him in the mix would be too complicated.Īnyway, if you’ve got to have your Adam Warlock fix, I recommend checking out the currently running “ Infinity Countdown.” Or, you can wait a few months for “Infinity Wars,” the next massive crossover from Marvel.Reina Starbeck was supposedly born long after the Darkness arrived on Earth, and caused the downfall of the Golden Age. There are already more than enough characters and plotlines to deal with in Infinity War 2 (or whatever it ends up being called). That’s Adam Warlock, so there’s every chance we’ll see him next in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. More capable of destroying the Guardians of the Galaxy. “That, my child, is the next step in our evolution. After her defeat, Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki) decides to take revenge on the Guardians by creating a new, powerful being.

The first time we really “see” him is the post-credits sequence in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. You can sneak a peek at it in Guardians of the Galaxy, and Thor: The Dark World.īut that isn’t actually Adam. In The Collector’s (Benicio del Toro), er, collection, there’s a cocoon that’s based off Adam Warlock’s cocoon in the comics. He’s actually been referenced a few times. He leads a team called The Infinity Watch, participates in a bunch of cosmic events, and dies a bunch more times.Īlso, he’s got an evil twin from the future named The Magus who has mucked with the universe a lot. He takes the stones (called gems in the books), and distributes them to a bunch of friends. More importantly, he’s the guy who rallies all the heroes in “Infinity Gauntlet,” and eventually wrests the shiny glove from Thanos. When he comes back, he usually brings someone (or someones) with him. He’s essentially a sorcerer, and connected with the Soul Stone: often on dying, his spirit will return to it. Multiple times, and usually thanks to a cocoon. He battled a bunch of superheroes, died, and came back. Here’s the short version! He was created a group called the Enclave. Warlock doesn’t have a big future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I’m sorry.īut just because he won’t be showing up here, doesn’t mean Mr. Because it was pretty clearly Captain Marvel. Some fans saw the Captain Marvel symbol in the Avengers: Infinity War end credits and thought, “oh man, is that for Adam Warlock?” If so, you’re both a very good nerd, and a very bad nerd. That would be Adam Warlock, a complicated character who, FYI, does not show up in the movie. Or if you’ve never read that book, but have any passing familiarity with Marvel’s cosmic side, you still probably noticed someone missing.

If you’ve ever read “ Infinity Gauntlet,” you probably noticed one major player missing from Avengers: Infinity War.
