11 Characters Absent In Avengers: Infinity War And Endgame Who Were Missed
4. Rhomann Dey & Irani Rael
We met Rhomann Dey and Nova Prime Irani Rael back in Guardians of the Galaxy, and last we saw of them, they had found respect for our ragtag team of misfits and sent them off with the rebuilt Milano. After that, they - and the rest of the Nova Corps - sat out Vol. 2 before we learned that Thanos had decimated Xandar shortly before the events of Infinity War in order to obtain the Power Stone.
Now, until we see Xandar again properly, we have no way of knowing exactly what Thanos truly did to the planet and who survived. That said, a perfect opportunity for them to return - along with any remaining/reformed Nova Corp - would've been during the final fight of Endgame, ready and eager to help stand up against Thanos and his army, pouring out of a portal from Xandar.
It's disappointing to think that both John C. Reilly and Glenn Close were killed off-screen, and hopefully their exclusion from Infinity War and Endgame doesn't mean they're truly dead, instead simply helping rebuild Xandar and the Nova Corps, something for us to see in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 or any other future film (like a potential Nova movie).