12 Biggest Genuine Shocks In MCU History

12. Ego Gave Meredith Quill Cancer

Throuhgout the first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies, fans have learned an awful lot about Peter Quill and the unique genealogy he can boast. His mother was from Earth, his father was a spaceman, and that brought with it its own amount of issues.

One of the most harrowing scenes in the history of the MCU comes when Peter’s mother Meredith succumbs to her battle with brain cancer. It is utterly heart-wrenching, and it shaped a lot of what made Peter the kind of man he grew to be.

His relationship with his mother was special, but his relationship with his father was special in a different kind of way. In a ‘we can expand and take over the universe if we want to’ way. As Ego spilled the details of his plan to his son, he explained that for as long as Meredith was alive, he would be drawn to Earth and the risk of never leaving to finish the Expansion.

It killed him to put that tumour in her head. Fans could see from a mile off that Ego was going to be the villain of the second Guardians movie, but to have actively given the woman he loved cancer? There aren’t many other characters in the franchise who could have done such a thing.