Guardians of the Galaxy set to bring back dead character in holiday special

Details of the character's return are yet to be confirmed.

By Brenna Cooper

28 Oct 2022

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Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special spoilers follow.

Marvel fans get ready for another emotional rollercoaster as Yondu is set to make a reappearance in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

As Guardians of the Galaxy fans will already know, Michael Rooker's character sacrificed himself in the second film in order to save his adoptive son Peter Quill AKA Star-Lord. However, Rooker's inclusion in the special's cast list announcement has confirmed he'll be back once more and fans are wondering exactly how he'll be returning (via Collider).

While it's not yet known exactly how the franchise is planning to bring Yondu back it's unlikely that the character will be resurrected, with director James Gunn previously stating that Yondu will remain dead while he's involved with the franchise.

Earlier this month Disney+ released a first look trailer for the upcoming special, marking Kevin Bacon's debut into the MCU.

Serving as a bridge between the events of Thor: Love and Thunder and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3, the holiday special will see the Guardians do their best to give Chris Pratt's Star-Lord the Christmas he's always dreamed of.

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Gunn previously confirmed that the special would set up the third instalment, filling viewers in on what the Guardians have been up to over the past couple of years.

"Although the Holiday Special is a standalone story, it contains a lot of fun new facts about what the Guardians have been up to for all these years," he wrote on Twitter.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 and Vol 2 are available now. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is coming to Disney+ later this year, and then Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 arrives on May 5, 2023.