The Guardians are literally all that stands between Ronan and the conquest of the galaxy.
Gunn and Perlman’s Guardians of the Galaxy aren’t conventional heroes; they’re self-identified “losers,” who’ve all suffered enormous loss in their lives.
26 years later, after a lifetime as a loner, Peter finally finds a new family with the Guardians.
With 18 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, Guardians of the Galaxy sits at an interesting fulcrum point, smack dab in the middle of the studios’ oeuvre.