10 MCU Loose Ends That Drive Fans Crazy

6. What's The State Of Xandar?

Guardians of the Galaxy Battle of Xandar
Disney

Xandar was introduced in the first Guardians Of The Galaxy movie as the capital of the Nova Empire - which is basically the space police.

Xandar ended that flick in a bit of a sorry state after serving as a battleground for Ronan and his forces, but the planet did survive, and the end of the movie shows us that things have more-or-less returned to normal for the Xandarians.

Flash-forward to Avengers: Infinity War however, and poor old Xandar has received yet another battering - this time at the hands of Thanos. The movie mentions that the not-so-jolly purple giant "decimated" Xandar and took the Power Stone, and this is the last we heard of the Nova Empire, the Xandarians, or anything to do with Xandar itself.

The annoying thing here - and why many fans consider this a "loose end" - is that "decimated" is a fairly loose term. Does it mean the Nova Empire is completely gone? Is the entire planet a wasteland, and are the Xandarians extinct? Or did Thanos just kill half the population, as is his signature move?

It's highly likely that the Nova Corps has survived in some capacity, but until an upcoming project (possibly Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) sheds some light on the matter, we can't know for sure.

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