Is Ego Star-Lord's father?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ego the Living Planet is the father of the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Star-Lord rather than J'son. Director and writer James Gunn explained why he made the change: "I just don't like the character [J'son] very much", he said.
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Is Ego Star-Lord's real father?

Ego was a Celestial, a primordial and powerful being, and the biological father of Peter Quill.
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Is Star-Lord the son of Ego?

J'Son is also something of a one-note villain in Guardians Of The Galaxy, though his Mister Knife persona gave him more of an edge. While Star-Lord's father is Ego in the MCU, J'Son has yet to appear, though there's alwats a chance that will change in the future.
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Who is Star-Lord's parents?

The character, created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan, first appeared in Marvel Preview #4 (January 1976). The son of human Meredith Quill and Spartoi J'son, Peter Quill assumes the mantle of Star-Lord, an interplanetary policeman.
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How is Ego a Celestial?

Celestials like Ego are categorized as a highly-intelligent ancient race of entities with god-like power. Ego figured out how to manipulate matter and energy around him, which he used to create his own planet as well as a humanoid form that would explore the cosmos.
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Is Adam Warlock star Lord's father?

Guardians of the Galaxy- Adam Warlock(and Magus) is Star-Lord's father.
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Did Ego lie about being a Celestial?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Peter's father, Ego, claims to be a Celestial who has his own unique abilities. At a glance, he resembles nothing of the Celestials in Eternals, but his differences may explain where he came from. In the comics, Ego was never a part of the Celestials in the Marvel universe.
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Is Star-Lord half Celestial?

Peter Quill was born in late 1980 to Meredith Quill and Ego, making him a hybrid of human and Celestial. His conception was all part of a plot set up by his father to produce a second Celestial, whose power he could use to complete the Expansion, which involved assimilating millions of worlds into Ego's very being.
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Why is Ego so different from other Celestials?

Ego was a celestial born outside of the influence of another celestial (i.e. he wasn't born of a celestial seed like the ones we now know are) and thus, lacked the typical physical form of one. He didn't have a planet, or sentient energy to fee off of to grow and mature like a celestial born of a seed would.
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Is Ego and J'son the same?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ego the Living Planet is the father of the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Star-Lord rather than J'son. Director and writer James Gunn explained why he made the change: "I just don't like the character [J'son] very much", he said.
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Why did they make Ego Peter's dad?

"It wasn't until a little bit later that I thought, 'what Marvel character could fit those requirements and be that character?' and to me, it was Ego," Gunn said. The director called it an "out-there, crazy, interesting idea than just being some sort of king that wears what looks like a Navy uniform."
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Is Ego more powerful than Thanos?

While it is possible that Thanos could find a way to gain the upper-hand on Ego, especially if he has the Infinity Gauntlet or a Cosmic Cube, Ego would win in, let's say, statistical most instances of this fight. We'll call it an Ego victory 60% of the time.
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Does Star-Lord have a kid?

In Guardians of the Galaxy #13, Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, makes the shocking revelation that he had a son while trapped in another dimension. Warning! Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy #13 ahead!
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Is Peter Quill's dad a Celestial?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ego the Living Planet, Peter Quill / Star-Lord's biological father, is a Celestial who controls a humanoid avatar to travel the universe. His planetary form is a living extension of his Celestial consciousness.
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Is Peter no longer a Celestial?

No, despite having access to a wide variety of powers Peter is not a Celestial. The Celestials are supposedly the first life-forms that ever existed in the universe, and they helped create the entire multiverse.
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Is Peter Quill immortal?

It's yes. Well J'son never appeared in the MCU and Peter is a celestial hybrid, his source of celestial power was his dad, Ego so when Ego died the source also died so Peter is pretty much a normal human being.
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Does Star-Lord have a daughter?

Ko-Rel and Peter Quill had relations months before Nikki was born and she was a baby when the galactic war was over. Everything points out that she is Peter Quill's daughter, it turns out that she is not of his blood or even Ko-Rel's blood.
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Is Ego related to Arishem?

Ego's plan to consume Earth and the other seeded planets was part of an anti-Arishem type agenda to wipe out any (more) Celestials and/or to absorb their power. ⁠He's “just” a living planet, like in the comics. One could argue that his Celestial claim is due to — you guessed it — his own ego.
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Is Ego the same as Arishem?

As u/Xygnux pointed out on the r/MarvelStudios subreddit, Ego's planet form doesn't resemble Arishem and Tiamut from Eternals and yet their shared MO – planting their seeds on other worlds – proves they are the same species.
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Was Peter Quill's dad an eternal?

Ego the Living Planet, A.K.A Star-Lord's dad, was a Celestial. That makes Peter Quill half-Celestial, even if his dad kicked the bucket in Guardians of the Galaxy 2). Eternals are human-shaped and nearly immortal in that they do not get sick and are immune to toxins that would kill an average human.
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Who is Star-Lord's mom?

Meredith Quill was the mother of Peter Quill, whom she had conceived with Ego. When Peter was eight, she died of brain cancer that Ego covertly implanted in her head.
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Is Thanos a Celestial?

Thanos' Eternals lineage

In the comics, Thanos is an Eternal, and one from a very important bloodline: His father, Al'ars, was the son of Kronos, who ruled the Eternals of Earth following a civil war that divided the original colony. Following his father's death, Al'ars traveled the universe as the Mentor.
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Is Adam Warlock a guardian of the galaxy?

Finally, after a four-year tease, Marvel announced they cast Will Poulter as Adam Warlock. They announced that Adam Warlock would finally be joining the MCU in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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Does Peter Quill have powers after killing Ego?

No, it lasted a few seconds until after the avatar of Ego that resembles his dad is now dead. That was when the loss became real to him and the emotions conflicted. He was no longer able to use his powers. He likely hasn't tried to use his powers since as he believes that they are gone and have no reason to try.
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