The MCU expands its roster of heroes with each passing year, and in 2014, the Guardians of the Galaxy made their cinematic debut, including the lovable rogue Star-Lord, played by Chris Pratt of Parks & Recreation fame. Even if Star-Lord ranks fairly low among all the heroes power-wise, he is still a clever and resourceful hero who can get any job done.

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Star-Lord fought well in Phases 2 and 3, taking on some of the universe's scariest villains and surviving each time as a professional Ravager. Star-Lord may not always win, but he can look after himself, and his fellow Guardians respect him greatly for it, even if they also tease him. How did Star-Lord's five best fights turn out?

10 Star-Lord Vs. Rocket Raccoon & Gamora On Xandar

Gamora and Star-Lord battle over the Orb on Xandar in Guardians of the Galaxy.

In 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Star-Lord was the first character to get his hands on the Power Stone, a violet Infinity Stone of overwhelming strength. That Stone was stored inside a seemingly ordinary sphere, and Star-Lord brought it with him to the planet Xandar to find a seller.

That was when two other parties converged on him to forcibly take the sphere, including the elite assassin Gamora and the tag team of Rocket Raccoon and his friend Groot. The four of them quickly got into a bloodless but fierce scuffle over the fate of a priceless interstellar treasure.

9 WINNER: No One (Guardians Got Arrested)

MCU Guardians of the Galaxy in Kyln Nova-Corps Prison.

Star-Lord fought hard to escape with the sphere, but he failed, and for that matter, so did his rivals. All four of them were arrested by Nova Corps and sent to Kyln, a fearsome space prison where only the toughest can survive. For now, the Power Stone was the least of Star-Lord's problems.

Nobody won that Xandar fight, but it was for the best. This turn of events allowed the rogues to set aside their differences and team up, and around this time, Star-Lord and the others even recruited Drax the Destroyer to the new team. They won't seriously fight each other ever again.

8 Star-Lord & Guardians Vs. Ronan The Accuser

Ronan The Accuser wields his hammer in the MCU

In the climax of Guardians of the Galaxy, a massive battle broke out for the fate of Xandar, with the Kree warrior Ronan the Accuser fighting on behalf of his titan master, Thanos himself. Ronan coveted the Power Stone, and he would destroy all of Xandar to get it. Cue the Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Star-Lord and his allies soon challenged Ronan face-to-face over the Power Stone amid the wreckage of Xandar's capital, and Ronan was game. At first, Ronan had the upper hand, but the Guardians aren't defeated so easily, and they devised a strategy to fight back.

7 WINNER: Star-Lord & Guardians

MCU Star-Lord standing in a dimly-lit doorway.

Star-Lord and his friends daringly swiped the Power Stone back from Ronan, even though they all knew that the Stone's sheer power would destroy anyone who held it. But the universe was at stake, so Star-Lord, Gamora, and the rest literally took matters into their own hands.

Star-Lord was nearly destroyed, but he shared the Power Stone's energy with the other Guardians, and they narrowly survived. This allowed them to finally vanquish Ronan, meaning Xandar now recognized the five of them as heroes rather than troublemakers.

6 Star-Lord & Guardians Vs. Abilisk

The Guardians battle an Abilisk in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.

Early in 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the five Guardians were halfway through a job when a massive inter-dimensional creature called the Abilisk showed up, and this Lovecraftian beast was in no mood to take prisoners. Star-Lord and his friends had no choice but to fight back with all their might.

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This battle helped establish how powerful the Guardians had become and showed what cooperative but slightly dysfunctional teammates they can be. Star-Lord tried to keep everyone organized, but soon, his fellow Guardians started making up their own rules in the battle. How typical.

5 WINNER: Star-Lord & Guardians

A close-of MCU Star-Lord wearing his helmet.

The battle against the fearsome Abilisk was a tough one, but there was never any serious doubt that Star-Lord and his friends would eventually triumph. At first, Star-Lord and his friends struggled against the Abilisk's tough hide, only for Drax to recklessly dive into the creature's mouth and stab it from the inside.

Then, Rocket landed the final shot and destroyed the Abilisk, which freed Drax and allowed Star-Lord and the others to finish their mission for their clients. However, they would soon be in much bigger trouble, thanks to Rocket's sticky fingers.

4 Star-Lord Vs. Ego The Living Planet

ego and star-lord

The living planet Ego seemed like an ally at first, only for Star-Lord and Gamora to independently realize that he is a villain and total monster. Star-Lord soon turned on his father, sparking the movie's exciting final battle. Star-Lord's many friends helped, including Yondu Udonta.

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The real fight, however, was between father and son. Ego used every power at his disposal to teach his wayward son a lesson and vanquish the Guardians, but then Star-Lord used his own celestial power to fight back and give his team an advantage.

3 WINNER: Star-Lord

Star-Lord fighting on the Guardians of the Galaxy movie poster.

With some aid from Rocket's improvised explosives, Star-Lord was able to defeat his planet-sized father and destroy his brain, though Star-Lord could no longer use his cosmic gifts after this victory. Star-Lord didn't mind paying this price for victory, though — he only cares about his friends.

This victory did come at another cost — Yondu's life. Yondu used the last of his space survival gear to evacuate Star-Lord from the crumbling Ego, and Yondu died keeping his foster son safe. Star-Lord and the others paid loving tribute to him once they were aboard their ship.

2 Star-Lord & Avengers Vs. Thanos

star-lord and thanos

In 2018's The Avengers: Infinity War, Star-Lord met Thanos in person on Knowhere, but he didn't have a substantial battle against the Mad Titan until later, on Titan itself. There, Star-Lord had allies such as the magical Doctor Strange, the metal hero Iron Man and even Spider-Man on his side.

Even with those allies on hand, it was a tough fight for Star-Lord and co. By that point, Thanos had four Infinity Stones on his glove in addition to his massive strength, and it was all the heroes could do to restrain Thanos and give Mantis a chance to break into Thanos' mind. Then things went wrong.

1 WINNER: Thanos

Thanos In Avengers Infinity War

Thanos mentioned how he had sacrificed Gamora to obtain the Soul Stone, and in his grief and rage, Star-Lord struck Thanos, which broke Mantis' mental hold on him. Thanos turned the tables on this dire battle and demanded once again to get the Time Stone, and this time, there was nothing Star-Lord could do.

Doctor Strange reluctantly handed over the green Time Stone, and a satisfied Thanos departed Titan, leaving behind a mortally wounded Iron Man, a grim-faced Doctor Strange, and a grieving Star-Lord who had absolutely lost this fight. Things got even worse when Thanos performed the Snap in Wakanda, and Star-Lord turned to dust.