Rocket and Yondu

In the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, Yondu was relegated to a less than minor role, even as he disposed of Kree enemies as if they were nothing. His role was much bigger in the sequel, and we learned who he was within the MCU and where he came from.

Yondu surprised us by connecting with a very unexpected character. When he revealed that he and Rocket Raccoon were pretty much the same due to their upbringing, it was one of the movie’s most emotional moments.

And while Rocket’s emotion came from CGI, Michael Rooker’s performance was one of the flick’s most heartfelt. This also applies to his demise, although the daddy quote pretty much ruined it for us.