Meet Yondu’s Ancestor, Yondar, Who Has A Special Groot Connection

While viewers of “Guardians of the Galaxy” Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 know Yondu thanks to his live-action appearances as the adopted father of Peter Quill in the MCU, where actor Michael Rooker portrayed the Ravager, the character’s comic book history is tied even more deeply to the interstellar misfit heroes. Born on Centuari-IV, Yondu Udonta was an expert hunter with a deadly arrow controlled by his whistling. In his comic book debut in “Marvel Super-Heroes” #18, Yondu was a member of the first Guardians of the Galaxy team ever, appearing alongside the likes of Vance Astro, Captain Charlie-27, and Martinex — with some of those original group members popping up in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.”

With Marvel Comics exploring Groot’s history in a new, upcoming miniseries, more details about Yondu’s family tree are about to be revealed. In “Groot” #2 by Dan Abnett and Damian Couceiro, following the destruction of Groot’s home planet, his search for answers alongside Mar-Vell will lead them in direct conflict with Yondar the hunter, an ancestor of Yondu’s wielding her own bow and arrow. Check out the design pages of the new Marvel character, as she looks like a more primal version of Yondu. The similarities are apparent, as, like her descendent, she has a red fin-like mohawk on her head that goes down her back.

While viewers of “Guardians of the Galaxy” Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 know Yondu thanks to his live-action appearances as the adopted father of Peter Quill in the MCU, where actor Michael Rooker portrayed the Ravager, the character’s comic book history is tied even more deeply to the interstellar misfit heroes. Born on Centuari-IV, Yondu Udonta was an expert hunter with a deadly arrow controlled by his whistling. In his comic book debut in “Marvel Super-Heroes” #18, Yondu was a member of the first Guardians of the Galaxy team ever, appearing alongside the likes of Vance Astro, Captain Charlie-27, and Martinex — with some of those original group members popping up in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.”

With Marvel Comics exploring Groot’s history in a new, upcoming miniseries, more details about Yondu’s family tree are about to be revealed. In “Groot” #2 by Dan Abnett and Damian Couceiro, following the destruction of Groot’s home planet, his search for answers alongside Mar-Vell will lead them in direct conflict with Yondar the hunter, an ancestor of Yondu’s wielding her own bow and arrow. Check out the design pages of the new Marvel character, as she looks like a more primal version of Yondu. The similarities are apparent, as, like her descendent, she has a red fin-like mohawk on her head that goes down her back.