Guardians Of The Galaxy Spoilers: 10 Ways It Sets Up Future Marvel Films

7. Larger Threats

So yeah, now we know that Earth is definitely familiar to all those far-flung alien races seen in Guardians Of The Galaxy, should the planet be worried? Peter Quill's backstory is that he's a Terran-born (we're doing it now) human who, following the death of his mother as a kid, gets picked up by space mercenaries with the intention of bringing him to his absent father. Who's an alien, obviously. In the film this is a lot nicer than in the comics, as Quill is taken in by the scavengers and raised as one of their own in lieu of tracking down his dear old dad. In the comics, meanwhile, young Peter realises his extraterrestrial origins when the villainous Badoon come looking for him, killing his mum and destroying his house. Meanies. Clearly our humble planet isn't quite as big a deal in the Cinematic Universe, despite the surprising amount of Norse gods who drop by on a regular basis. In the comic books nobody's particularly interested in us until the superheroes show up, and then everything starts to go a bit tits up. The X-Men have to contend with the cosmic Phoenix Force seeking out their Jean Grey, who it identifies as one of the most powerful people in the galaxy. The Fantastic Four spend most of their time dealing with the likes of world devourer Galactus. Spider-Man got those sweet black threads from an alien planet. Now that the playing field has been significantly expanded, and the word of these Terran superpeople has no doubt begun to spread through the cosmos - especially with Iron Man flying into space to blow up the Chitauri at the end of Avengers. What price on entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will see our heroes having to fight off some of the more interesting characters we get to meet in Guardians Of The Galaxy.