Everything about the Guardians of the Galaxy is ridiculous. If you don’t think a human banding with a talking tree, a talking Raccoon, and distinctly-skinned humanoids is weird then you probably live on Xandar. The popularity of the characters stems from the fact that they’re outcasts but whose quirkiness has won hearts. It gives people oddly relatable characters due to many fans out there having their own sense of detachment with society.

For one to relate with the Guardians there needed to be a buffer; this came in the form of Peter Quill. He’s the only Earthling in the Guardians of the Galaxy and this fact allowed viewers to use him as the surrogate to understand better the space life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, there’s still in-universe logic to consider and any outlandish fact can’t be accepted purely because the Guardians of the Galaxy series tends to be on the wacky side of things.

Star-Lord seems the least likely to have gaps in logic among the team seeing as he’s supposed to be a normal human-this is disregarding his Celestial heritage-but the leader of the Guardians does have several ridiculous things going for him. Things about him aren’t altogether crazy, but once you read on about some of the stuff he’s been through, or the stuff he withstands, you’ll find those facts ridiculously interesting.

With Guardians of the Galaxy 3 indefinitely on hold, immerse yourself in these facts as they might keep you company for a while to come.

25 Knowing Something He Shouldn’t

The older we get, the fewer things we remember. That’s just the nature of being a human. However, Peter Quill seems to be superhuman in this regard as he can retain memories of his life before he was eight-years-old.

Most of his memories seem to be from his time on Earth.

He was abducted after turning eight, which means either his celestial blood worked wonders for his memory, or he can remember ridiculous amounts of things of an age that no normal human could realistically remember. The passing of time has never fogged Quill’s memory in the slightest, remarkable considering all the stuff he’s seen in space.

24 Lack Of Character Development

Recall Peter Quill from his very first appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy then think about how he behaved in Avengers: Infinity War, and you’ll realize he hasn’t changed in the slightest. He went from being an immature outlaw to an immature ‘Guardian’ of space.

Characteristically speaking, Quill has been the same person all these years. He hasn’t evolved into a more level headed person, neither does he have any mature manner of thinking; he’s remained just as we first saw him. This might be the case for all the Guardians, but it’s not necessarily a good thing. It’s ridiculous to believe he’s spent all this time in the company of a surrogate family and have nothing rubbed off on him.

23 Indestructible Walkman

Everyone raved about Peter Quill’s celestial powers in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but spare a mention for his Walkman that survived all the way from the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy-set in 1988-to the climax of Vol. 2-set in 2014.

There are no Walkmans on Earth that have lasted this long in tip-top condition.

Now before you nerd-rage in the comments how Quill must have been repairing the Walkman all these years, consider how the device showed absolutely no sign of being tinkered with. The Walkman remained in pristine condition for all of twenty-six years, and it only took Ego to finally squash it.

22 Understanding Alien Languages

There was an excuse that fans loved to use, which would have been applicable until this year, but the argument that Quill was fixed with a translator chip in his ear/neck -listed in Quill’s profile briefly during Guardians of the Galaxy- can’t be used as of Avengers: Infinity War as several aliens in that film were seen conversing with Earthlings using English.

However, it can’t be possible that Quill came across English-speaking species everywhere he went in the universe as several aliens have been known to speak in their native languages. So, how does Quill understand all these species and what they’re trying to say?

21 Forgetting Bereet

Remember the lovely lady in the picture? That’s the woman who made us comprehend just how attractive aliens could be to humans, too. Peter Quill was knowledgeable of this for a while, seeing that he listed a bunch of names of different alien female species at the Kyln prison in Guardians of the Galaxy.

He may have remained those encounters, but somehow forgot the name of the girl he’d been dating. According to the Marvel Wiki, Quill had been in a relationship with Bereet prior to dropping her off on Xandar. However, he clearly can’t remember her name after retrieving the orb from its sanctuary. Being a ladies’ man is one thing, but to forget the name of a girl you’ve been seeing for some time is ridiculous.

20 The Two Quills

The Star-Lord we’ve become fond of hasn’t been around for long, unlike almost all the other superheroes. This Peter Quill has only been conceptualized in contemporary times as the original Star-Lord had much different origins.

His parentage was a mystery.

Unlike the current Quill, whose father is Ego, this Star-Lord’s father was shrouded in mystery and was teased to have had a conception similar to Jesus Christ wherein there was no father. However, the character was absent for far too long spaces of time and would be redone when different writers would take the helm. Eventually, the current version of Quill was brought forward, with the original being mentioned to be part of a different universe, rather than the mainstay of Earth-616.

19 Knowing Earth References

The Guardians of the Galaxy movies are littered with 80s references, and the distributor of said references is Star-Lord. He regularly makes pop culture references from his time on Earth such as to Flash Gordon or David Hasselhoff. But then that just can’t be possible seeing that at eight-years-old, Star-Lord really shouldn’t have been so in touch with pop culture lingo.

There was no internet at the time to inform him of the latest happenings in media, and call us squares but our parents weren’t so flexible in letting us watch Cheers at such a young age. Remembering stuff from Cheers, whose jokes should have flown right above young Peter’s head, is too much of a stretch.

18 Not Knowing Alien References

The other end of the stick for Star-Lord’s pop culture references is his lack of them when it comes to his upbringing environment. At the age of thirty-seven, which is how old he was in Avengers: Infinity War, Star-Lord’s had a good three decades in space; however, he never makes any references to the lifestyle there.

Aren’t there space versions of Beyonce and Jay-Z?

There should be celebrities famous enough to be known across galaxies, but they’re never alluded to. Considering just how much Peter loves those cheesy 80s-style shows, how come he didn’t fall in love with similar shows in alien planets?

17 Surviving Attacks

Before he tapped into his Celestial gene at the climax of Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill was just a regular guy doing regular outlaw things. The thing is, regular outlaw stuff requires you to get the crap beaten out of you. It could be explained how other species survive brutal attacks such as Drax getting flung around in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 or Gamora doing the incredible feats she does, but Quill can’t hide behind such excuses.

In the Guardians’ first scene together alone Quill takes damage the level a normal human man couldn’t simply walk away from. He was a pretty big dope not to have considered this.

16 Why Is He The Leader?

Honestly, Peter might be an awesome guy with a great heart, but there’s no way this man could steer a group of dysfunctional outlaws for so long. We’ve never seen Quill handle the Guardians favorably and the rest of the group always does whatever they want, ignoring his commands.

Gamora should be the rightful leader.

Being headstrong, focused and the daughter of Thanos means she has the right qualities for a leader. For the most part-or rather all the time-Quill is seen being immature along with Drax and Rocket. As to why Gamora follows his lead is anyone’s guess. Rocket doesn’t even acknowledge Quill as the leader in Avengers: Infinity War.

15 Not Knowing Other Outlaws And Beings

For a guy who prides himself for being a noted outlaw, Star-Lord sure stinks at evaluating the competition. He never knows anyone with notoriety around the galaxy. Star-Lord’s been in hundreds of these galaxies and possibly thousands of planets, but had no clue who most of his opponents were in Guardians of the Galaxy.

He didn’t know much about Thanos, the ruler of a separate part of space, and who was wanted by the Nova Corps. Star-Lord also had no idea who Thor was, despite the latter being the God of Thunder and King of Asgard. All that time he spent with the Ravagers, and this dude never picked up on these things.

14 Why Didn’t He Return To Earth?

This is a golden question that will never be answered. Why didn’t Peter return to Earth when he was old enough to commandeer his own ship? As seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, jumping into hyperspace wasn’t a difficult task, so all Peter had to do was press a button or two and he’d return home.

He had grandparents and extended family waiting for him.

His parting with his family was only due to the Ravagers abducting him. Quill’s grandparents probably passed away of broken hearts after losing both their daughter and grandson, and Peter never did anything to bring them closure by revealing himself to be alive and well.

13 Why Does Gamora Love Him?

We’re not saying that Peter Quill’s not a catch. He’s a lovely man with an amazing sense of humor; however, Drax had a very fair point when he’d said Quill needed a woman that was a dancer like Peter himself. Gamora and Quill are far too different to be an appropriate match.

Most of the time, Quill’s antics only serve to exasperate Gamora. It’s a fair point that Peter’s presence enabled Gamora to feel something else other than rage and guilt, but in the long-term, there’s not much of a chance these two could’ve stayed together without Gamora growing weary of Peter’s repeated childishness.

12 His Leadership Stinks

This was cemented in Avengers: Infinity War, but the idea that Star-Lord wasn’t the best leader out there was firm in both Guardians of the Galaxy and Vol. 2. Putting his obvious role in Thanos winning in Infinity War aside (we’ll revisit that later), Star-Lord still set into motion the events that led to Thanos acquiring all the infinity stones.

He should’ve known better than to let Gamora accompany him to Knowhere.

Thanos wanted Gamora to arrive in order to retrieve information of the soul stone. And while Star-Lord didn’t know she was aware of the stone’s whereabouts, he knew that Thanos wouldn’t have let his favorite daughter get away should he run into her.

11 Forgetting Earth

This was a very weird thing they overlooked in Avengers: Infinity War. During the skirmish scene on Titan, where the Guardians took on the Avengers, Iron Man questioned Star-Lord’s origins after the latter happened to mention Jesus while arguing. In response to Iron Man’s inquiry whether he was from Earth, Star-Lord responded he wasn’t from Earth but from Missouri.

The first thought that would pop up would be that he’d grown accustomed to calling Earth “Terra” after all these years but that can’t be possible as he clearly called the planet with its correct name several times in Guardians of the Galaxy and Vol. 2. So why’d he randomly forget what Earth was?

10 Sudden Closeness To Yondu

In Guardians of the Galaxy, Yondu was more of a foil in Peter’s plans. While not looking to take out Quill outright, Yondu did imply several times that he didn’t care for Quill as much as he did for riches. His threats toward Quill were on the brink to be genuine and there wasn’t much to go for anyone to claim these two were like father and son.

Cue in Vol. 2 where Quill sees Yondu as a father figure.

In that film, these two never interacted until late near the climax. And only after Yondu decided to make his great sacrifice did Peter shed full tears and acknowledge Yondu as a parent. Their supposed bond was a retcon.

9 Having The Orb Replica

The beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy was funny enough to avoid a couple questions over the events that were happening; namely, involving Star-Lord’s retrieval of the Orb. Once he’s done with his dancing and stomping of those space rats, Star-Lord enters the vault that houses the Orb. In there, he doesn’t miss a beat and already has a decoy Orb to occupy the spot for the real one.

The question, though, is how Star-Lord knew about the first Orb. He didn’t know what to expect in there, but had a replica of the mysterious object he was meant to retrieve?

8 His Entire Personality

Guardians of the Galaxy could easily have been turned into dark material had James Gunn wanted it that way. Every member of the crew has had violent pasts that they haven’t fully dealt it with on a personal level. But this darkness is evident in all of the team for the most part; Gamora, Rocket, and Drax all show their issues.

Quill’s happy-go-lucky attitude is a little out of the blue.

He was a distraught child abducted from Earth, but we’re led to believe over the years he ditched this angst to adopt a happier personality. His childhood doesn’t indicate it should be this way either as from Quill’s accounts he was only used as a little thief and was regularly threatened that he would be eaten by the Ravagers.

7 He Could Potentially Live Forever

This was a given considering Star-Lord’s Celestial physiology. Being the son of Ego meant that Quill could potentially have lived for Millennia. His father had been alive presumably since the birth of creation. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 it was shown that Star-Lord carried the Celestial gene his half-siblings had lacked. This power was the one Ego had been after, and had Quill acquiesced with his father then he would’ve followed the same path Ego did.

This meant assimilating other worlds to prolong his lifespan as well as feed off of potentially unlimited energy. With the destruction of Ego, Star-Lord’s lifespan should be that of a normal human being.

6 He Wasn’t An Original Guardian

As the Guardians weren’t known to anyone in mainstream media before 2014, hardly anyone knew about their history before that. People look to the revamped version before assuming that this iteration of the team has been the original since its inception; however, the Guardians we’re accustomed to having only been around since 2008.

There was a different leader before.

As mentioned earlier, Quill had a separate history before the current version was introduced, and this Star-Lord was integrated into the 2008 Guardians of the Galaxy. The original ones had no recognized names save for Yondu, who was portrayed in the movie series.