Star-Lord

"I look around, do you know what I see? Losers! But life is giving us a chance..."

- Star-Lord

Star-Lord is the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Guardians of the Galaxy
Peter Quill was born in 1980 to Meredith Quill and an unnamed Father. When Peter was young his mother brought together some of her favorite songs from her childhood into a mix tape she titled "Awesome Mix Vol. 1". Quill grew up and lived in Missouri. Peter got into fights a lot as a kid. His mother had gotten terminal cancer. When Peter was at the age of eight, his mother's illness had gotten worse. Shortly before she died, she gave Peter a present and a note attached to it. In her final moments she begged Peter to hold her hand, but he couldn't bare to look at her. He regretted it and cried for his mother but was pulled out of the room by his grandfather.

Directly after her death, Peter ran out of the hospital crying. He was suddenly abducted from Earth by the Ravagers. Their mission was to take him to his father in deep space but their leader, Yondu Udonta, instead decided that they would keep him as their own and chose never to tell him about his father. The Ravagers taught Peter how to be the perfect thief. As he grew older, Peter started going by the name Star-Lord, which was a nickname given to him by his mother. Yondu gave Peter an M-ship that he named the Milano, after his childhood crush, Alyssa Milano.

Quill's extensive Nova Corps criminal record includes 1 count of fraud, 2 counts of public intoxication, 1 count of assault and 1 count of illegal manipulation of Garmosian Duchess. After living in space for 26 years, Quill built up a reputation as the self-proclaimed legendary outlaw "Star-Lord" and worked for the pirate Yondu Udonta, the leader of the Ravagers. During his time with them, he became disloyal to them, eventually planning to leave them. Quill visited Morag, where the Ravagers' next target, the Orb, was located. He was attacked by Korath the Pursuer but managed to escape. After escaping, Star-Lord went to Xandar in order to sell it. He brought it to the buyer who had made the deal with Yondu in hopes of selling it. The merchant refused to take the Orb after Quill told him that Korath had been working for Ronan the Accuser.

As he was leaving the shop, Quill encountered Gamora, an assassin, who, after he attempted to flirt with her, attacked and stole the Orb. Quill was also attacked by the outlaw duo of Rocket Raccoon and Groot, who both desired the bounty that had been placed on Quill's head by the Ravagers.After a lengthy chase, all four were eventually apprehended by the Nova Corps and taken to the Kyln for incarceration. After being processed, Quill almost found himself a target in the prison, only to be saved by Rocket and Groot who declared that Quill was their booty. That night,some prisoners, including Drax the Destroyer, came to kill Gamora.

Quill managed to convince Drax that, since she had betrayed Ronan, he would most likely come for her allowing Drax to exact his revenge. The next day, Rocket devised a plan to break out of the Kyln, which went awry when Groot completed the last step first. Nonetheless, the group managed to escape. On the Milano, Gamora explained to the group that the third party to whom she was planning to give the Orb was offering a large reward for it, and that if they helped her bring it to him, she would split the reward with them.

Arriving on Knowhere, a remote criminal outpost in space built in the giant severed-head of a celestial, while the rest of the group meet Gamora's contact, Taneleer Tivan: The Collector. Drax, drunk and wanting revenge, summons Ronan. Tivan opens the orb, revealing an Infinity Stone, an item of immeasurable power that destroys all but the most powerful beings who wield it. Suddenly, Tivan's tormented assistant grabs the stone, triggering an explosion that engulfs his collection. Ronan and Nebula arrive with an army of Sakaarans behind them. Gamora attempts to flee with Orb only to be pursued by Nebula who blast her ship and retrieves the Orb leaving her sister to die in space. Quill unwilling to watch Gamora die sends Yondu his coordinates and exits his pod giving Gamora his mask to help her survive. The pair is rescued by the Ravagers and Yondu who Quill manages to talk out of killing him by telling him he knows where there Orb is and that they can work together to retrieve it. Suddenly Rocket, Drax, and Groot threaten to attack the Eclector in an attempt to rescue them, luckily Quill manages to defuse the situation. On the ship Quill tells the group that he has a plan to stop Ronan and tells the others that even though it likely means certain death they cannot simply stand back as Ronan kills billions of innocent people. The entire group agrees and so Quill calls Rhomann Dey and tells them of his plan. Ronan arrives with the Dark Aster and thousands of Sakaaran soldiers. As the Nova Corps hold off the large ship by creating a forcefield, Quill, Gamora, Groot, and Drax fight their way to Ronan and blast him with the Hadron Enforcer; however, Ronan is unaffected by the attack and easily defeats the group. Before he can kill them, Rocket comes crashing in with his own ship heavily damaging the ship and causing it to crash. The group is protected from serious injury by Groot who shields them seemingly at the cost of his life, making a dome around the team. As Ronan emerges from the ship unharmed, mocking the Guardians, Quill distracts Ronan by dancing to "O-o-h Child" by the Five Stairsteps, allowing Drax and Rocket to destroy his hammer and allowing Quill to grab the Orb, which almost kills him. Gamora, Rocket, and Drax come to his aid and the four use the Orb's power to blast Ronan, killing him. After the team destroyed Ronan, Yondu demanded that Quill hand over the Orb despite Quill telling him that it is only safe with the Nova Corps. Quill tricked Yondu into taking a container supposedly containing the stone but actually contained a Troll doll. As the Ravagers left Xandar, they remarked that it turned out well that they did not deliver Quill to his father as a child. After the Ravagers left, Quill gave the real stone to the Nova Corps. Quill's group, now known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, had their criminal records expunged by the Corps, and Quill learned that he is only half-human, his father being part of an ancient species. Quill finally opened the last present he received from his mother; a second cassette tape filled with her favorite songs. The Guardians left in the rebuilt Milano accompanied by a twig recovered from Groot, which was already regrowing.

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
The Guardians came to Earth in search of Michael Korvac. The Avengers engaged in battle with the Guardians and Hawkeye took to fighting Star-Lord. They made their way to the kitchen and Star-Lord convinced Hawkeye to listen to what he has to say. The Guardians and Avengers formed an alliance but were sucked into the Soul Gem. When they were out, they worked together to take down Michael Korvac. But the cosmic-powered madman had defeated them. Witnessing Korvac's shaking feelings from the words of Corrina, the Avengers and the Guardians were surprised. As the Guardians prepared to leave, Iron Man wanted to know what other threats of the universe, but Star-Lord had grimly replied that it's better not knowing about it at all.

Ultimate Spider-Man
Star-Lord appears as the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy alongside Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Nova.

The Guardians battle the Chitauri an alien race led by Korvac. When Rocket Raccoon's ship is pulled into the Chitauri ship, Rocket fakes surrender so that they can free the captive Guardians of the Galaxy members. Afterwards, Spider-Man discovers that the Chitauri are planning to destroy the Earth. The Guardians plan to run the Chitauri ship into the sun while fighting the Chitauri forces. When their tactic does not work, the Guardians end up making their way towards the Dark Matter Cannon. While Nova and Spider-Man head to the Dark Matter Cannon, the Guardians fight the Chitauri and Korvac. After Korvac is defeated by Groot, Nova destroys the Dark Matter Cannon and the Chitauri ship is destroyed, saving Earth.

In "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy", Star-Lord is with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they land on Earth to rebuild their ship at the same time when Titus was leading the Chitauri into targeting Nova's helmet.

Avengers Assemble
He was seen with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they are in the middle of evacuating the D'Bari from their homeworld before it can be consumed by Galactus.

Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
Star-Lord leads Drax the Destroyer and Gamora in search of their partners Groot and Rocket Raccoon, who crash-landed on Earth. There, they face the Avengers, and Star-Lord faces Captain America.

After the Avengers and Guardians stop fighting, the Guardians explain that they took an artifact called the Kree Mact to avert it from falling in Ronan the Accuser's clutches. Both heroic teams face Fin Fang Foom and Ronan, and after the battle, the Guardians leave the Kree Mact under the Avengers' care.

Disney INFINITY 2.0
Star-Lord appears alongside the rest of the Guardians in the Disney INFINITY: 2.0 Edition Guardians of the Galaxy Play-set by protecting Knowhere from Ronan the Accuser and his Saakaaran forces.

Disney Parks
He along with Gamora appeared as a face character at the "Awesome Mix Tape Dance Party", during the Unleash the Villains event.

Quotes

 * "I was only a kid when I left Earth, and I had no idea what the universe had in store for me."
 * "I come from Earth, a planet of outlaws. My name is Peter Quill. ... There's one other name you may know me by. ... Star-Lord."
 * "You said it yourself, b****: We're the Guardians of the Galaxy."
 * (Dropping the orb) "Yep, okay. Cool, man. No problem, no problem, at all!"
 * "My name is Peter Quill, but there's another name you might know me by... Star-Lord."
 * "Star-Lord, man! The legendary out-law? (Korath raise his arms, showing he has no clue) Forget it."
 * "Filthy? She has no idea. If we had a blacklight, it would look like a Jackson Pollock painting."
 * "Really? Well, on my planet, we have a legend about people like you. It's called Footloose. And in it, a great hero, named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that, dancing, well, is the greatest thing there is."
 * "'Cause I'm one of the idiots who lives in it!"
 * "I have a plan."
 * "I have part of a plan."
 * "We're already established that you destroying the ship I'm on is not saving me!"
 * "Like three seconds ago?"
 * "I dunno... Twelve percent?"
 * "That's a fake laugh."
 * "Totally fake!"
 * "You're talking their side?"
 * (To Groot) "Thank you! See? Groot is the only one of you who has a clue." (Groot starts eating a leaf on his shoulder)
 * "Finally!"
 * "What should we do next? Something good or something bad, or a bit of both?"
 * "A bit of both!"
 * "We promised him he could stay by your side until he kills your boss. I always keep my promises, when they're to muscle-bound whack-jobs who will kill me if I don't."
 * "We've already established that you destroying the ship that I'm on is not saving me."
 * "All Ronan's gotta do is touch the stone to the planet's surface and zap. All plants, animals, Nova Corps."

Trivia

 * Before Chris Pratt was cast as Star-Lord, Joel Edgerton, Eddie Redmayne, Jensen Ackles, Lee Pace, Wes Bentley, Jack Huston, Cam Gigandet, Sullivan Stapleton, Logan Marshall-Green, Garrett Hedlund, Chris Lowell, James Marsden, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Aaron Paul, Michael Rosenbaum, Zachary Levi and John Krasinski auditioned and screen tested for the role of Peter Quill/Star-Lord. Pace was later cast as Ronan the Accuser.
 * Peter Quill's entrance and escape from the Morag temple is reminiscent of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Arc.