15 Best Comic Book Movie Moments Of 2017

9. Yondu Dies - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 Yondu Dead
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Guardians Vol. 2 concludes with Star-Lord annihilating his own father Ego, by exploding a bomb that kills him and his planet, just as Yondu arrives to whisk Peter away to safety ("He may have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy").

However, Yondu only has one spacesuit with him, so passes it to Peter in order to save his life, sacrificing himself in one final, redemptive act of "fatherhood", as Peter is forced to watch him quickly succumb to the vacuum of space.

It was an affecting moment that stayed on the right side of sentimental, and wasn't just another death for its own sake: it actually moved Star-Lord along as a character.

Plus, we got a pretty awesome Ravager funeral out of it (set to Cat Stevens' unforgettable "Father and Son"), and one of the best opportunities for the MCU to exhibit some real, earned emotion.

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