The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was met with hovering critiques and fantastic Christmas delight from followers. In it, Kevin Bacon was forcibly introduced nose to nose with Peter Quill. But except for kidnapping a film star, the Guardians of the Galaxy dropped a giant change in MCU canon as if it wasn’t a giant deal in any respect. At the start of the Holiday Special, Nebula casually talked about that the Guardians purchased Knowhere from the Collector. That’s proper, the Guardians of the Galaxy now personal an enormous deserted head floating by house.
Despite mentioning it so offhandedly, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special created some large adjustments in canon for the MCU. Knowhere was as soon as dwelling to the Collector and thousands and thousands of different aliens who created an economic system out of mining the organic materials of the useless Celestial. It’s pure that the Collector now not needed the place after it was destroyed by Thanos, however it raises many questions. Where is the Collector now? What occurred to his assortment, or is he promoting it off? And how is that this going to play into Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3? Knowhere is a giant place, and it’s beneficial house actual property. If the Guardians personal it, it might imply larger issues down the highway within the MCU.
The Guardians Bought Knowhere
At the beginning of the Holiday Special, Nebula casually mentions that the Guardians “bought” Knowhere from the Collector. It’s a giant reveal, not solely that the Collector bodily owned Knowhere however that he was additionally placing it up on the market. For a very long time, followers weren’t positive that the Collector was nonetheless alive since Thanos destroyed Knowhere in Infinity War. Now that we all know for sure, there are various curious issues put into play by a Collector on the free.
The first and most fascinating factor to think about is what should’ve occurred to his assortment. It’s Marvel Comics canon that his assortment on Knowhere wasn’t his just one within the universe, so he’s possible tending to another menagerie. But there have been a whole lot of fascinating gadgets hidden in his Knowhere vaults, together with Cosmo, the house canine, whom we noticed having fun with her time on Knowhere with the Guardians. And we already know Howard the Duck is free – he may even be getting his personal Disney+ sequence. But what else was in these cages? Along with a few enjoyable Marvel facet characters, there might have been significantly beneficial expertise or magical gadgets that received snatched up earlier than the Collector might get his issues collectively.
It may even be the case that the Collector bought the entire of Knowhere to the Guardians and included what little remained of his assortment there. If so, Peter Quill is perhaps in retailer to search out some fairly unbelievable issues in that hole cranium. It’s additionally a fairly large plot gap simply ready to be full of alternative. Knowhere has performed an enormous position in MCU lore for simply being an empty head. All Black, Gorr’s Necrosword, although he received it from a deceased shadow lord, was initially constituted of the supplies in Knowhere’s chest. So Knowhere might nonetheless be a particularly beneficial useful resource although it’s been burned down twice now.
How Will This Fit Into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3?
James Gunn famous that Knowhere would play some type of position in Vol. 3. Now that the Guardians dwell on it, they’re altering it into a spot for refugees and displaced peoples. Peter Quill is probably going attempting to make this the intergalactic dwelling for folks affected by the blip. This is perhaps a really heroic act of charity, however it’s essential to keep in mind that the Guardians have made a whole lot of enemies on their earlier adventures.
We noticed the High Evolutionary and the Sovereign on this most up-to-date Guardians trailer, or on the very least, we noticed Adam Warlock, and we all know the Sovereign made him. But the one factor maintaining these enemies at bay, till now, has that the Guardians are continually flying across the Galaxy, unable to be tracked. Now they’re settled in a single singular, very well-known location. And in the event that they’re attempting to create some type of colony of misplaced souls, then phrase ought to get round shortly of the place to search out them.
Knowhere can also be nonetheless stuffed with very beneficial sources. Not solely might folks come to reclaim varied treasures the Collector might have stolen, however the very matter of which Knowhere is made is value one thing on the black market. Living in Knowhere places a goal on the entire Guardians’ backs simply by being there. It could also be for greed, or it might be for revenge, however it’s extremely possible that somebody is on the market aiming a giant gun on the Guardians of the Galaxy and their new dwelling of Knowhere.