With Chris Pratt joining the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder as Star-Lord, some fans may be wondering if Thor, Star-Lord and the rest of the gang will officially become the "Asgardians of the Galaxy." After all, that is what Thor dubbed their team at the end of Avengers: Endgame. However, while this may seem like just a fun play on words, the Asgardians of the Galaxy are an actual superhero team in the comics, and neither Thor nor the Guardians are included in the lineup.
First appearing in 2018, the Asgardians of the Galaxy are a group of heroes who all have Asgardian connections. The original team included Angela, Valkyrie, Thunderstrike, Skurge, Throg and an Asgardian Destroyer that was secretly being piloted by Kid Loki. While Valkyrie, Skurge, and the Destroyer have all appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Valkyrie is the only one currently still alive. That means, if this team were to be introduced into the MCU with the original lineup, the powers that be would need to resurrect the two fallen members in addition to introducing Angela, Thunderstrike and Throg.
The MCU is no stranger to character resurrection, but reintroducing Skurge and the Destroyer could be tricky. The last time audiences saw Skurge, he was sacrificing himself to help the rest of the Asgardians escape from Hela, with his body being left behind as the realm was destroyed. The Destroyer also met his end in Thor, when Loki sent it to kill his brother in New Mexico. Even though there may be more lying around somewhere, the real challenge would be introducing the armor's remote pilot, Kid Loki. Considering the reformed villain was killed off in Infinity War but survived in a separate branch reality in Endgame, adding Kid Loki to the mix would be enough to confuse even the most hardcore fans. Nevertheless, perhaps this iteration of the character could be introduced in the Loki series on Disney+.
As for the other half of the team, introducing them could require some adjustments to each of their elaborate backstories. For instance, Throg was originally a human named Simon Walterson who was turned into a frog by a witch. He met and befriended Thor, who was also a frog at the time and was granted the God of Thunder's powers when he was able to lift a fragment that had broken off of Mjolnir. Throg is one of the oddest versions of Thor and it's difficult to say how he'd fit into the MCU. Even so, with Captain America wielding Mjolnir in Endgame and Jane Foster set to lift the hammer in Thor: Love and Thunder, maybe someday fans could see the Frog of Thunder pull off the same feat.
Thunderstrike's background may also take some time to build. Another ally of Thor's, the first Thunderstrike was a man named Eric Masterson. He met and later became Thor before eventually being given his namesake Asgardian mace and becoming his own hero. Complicating matters further is the fact that the original version of the character isn't the same one who joined the Asgardians of the Galaxy. Instead, it's Eric's son, Kevin, who inherited his father's weapon and took up the mantle. In spite of his complex backstory, it might be possible to fast track Thunderstrike's MCU debut by simplifying his origins.
Finally, Angela's backstory may prove the most challenging to integrate into the MCU. In the comics, Angela was Odin's firstborn who was kidnapped and supposedly killed by the Queen of Angels when she was a baby. When the baby turned out to be alive, the queen's handmaiden raised her as an Angel. Eventually, Angela's true lineage was revealed, and while she refused to join the Asgardians, she was still rejected by the Angels. In the MCU, however, Hela's backstory was modified and she was revealed to be Odin's firstborn. Since her role has already been filled by Hela, Angela's backstory may have to undergo significant changes if she was to make her way to the big screen.
Alternatively, the MCU could introduce the Asgardians of the Galaxy with a slightly different roster if some members were substituted with pre-established characters. Since the team is still pretty new, there isn't much precedence for other characters joining the team, leaving a lot of room for the executives at Marvel Studios to put their stamp on it.