10 MORE Movie Characters You Didn't Realise Actually Survived

2. The High Evolutionary - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 High Evolutionary
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On an initial viewing of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, most understandably assumed that the villainous High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) was killed when his ship exploded during the climax, given that he's seemingly not seen in the movie again.

However, following the film's release, writer-director James Gunn revealed that eagle-eyed fans could actually see Drax (Dave Bautista) carrying an unconscious High Evolutionary off the ship shortly before it explodes.

And more to the point, Gunn shot a deleted scene which more blatantly confirms his survival, with him being imprisoned on nowhere by Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), in a rather fitting turnaround given his penchant for imprisoning and torturing animals.

While it's relatively unlikely we'll ever see the High Evolutionary again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially with this movie bringing the O.G. Guardians franchise to a close, Gunn nevertheless refused to completely close the door on him.

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