Gamora (Zoe Saldana)

Guardians of the Galaxy centers on a ragtag group of outlaws who are brought together by circumstance and, in the process, find belonging in each other. Yet, while her cohorts have plenty of their own standout moments, Gamora is easily the most skilled of the bunch. As an assassin trained by Thanos himself, she is a lethal adversary and balances her fighting skill with a hard-earned cunning. For her, the mission to obtain the Orb is born out of a sense of redemption for the crimes she’s committed in the past, and the film leaves Gamora’s story open-ended and viewers excited to see where the upcoming sequel will take her next.