Ranking: Every MCU Final Battle From Worst To Best

8. The Guardians Vs. Ronan The Accuser (Guardians Of The Galaxy)

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There's some great stuff leading up to the final fight (Gamora vs Nebula, Drax vs Korath, Groot vs like twenty guards), though the battle against Ronan itself is intentionally anti-climactic.

After a rocket does nothing to him, he manages to survive getting creamed by a ship and Groot protects the Guardians from sure death, Ronan emerges still looking for a fight.

As he prepares to raze Xandar, Star-Lord distracts him with a song and dance, giving Drax enough time to shatter Ronan's Universal Weapon and Peter to grab the Orb. The Guardians link hands to share the gem's power, Star-Lord hurls out a sick one liner and Ronan is obliterated.

Rating: James Gunn totally avoiding the expected showdown actually wins him some points here, even if it's easy to understand why people might have been a little disappointed. It was different which, like the rest of the movie, is what made it work. 6/10

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