Yondu

Yondu Udonta, or simply Yondu, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original version of the character is depicted as the last survivor of his species, a spiritual warrior who can control his arrows through sound waves, and a founding member of the original Guardians of the Galaxy from the 31st century of the alternate reality of Earth-691. Following the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), in which Michael Rooker portrays a contemporary, cyborg, space pirate version of Yondu, Marvel Comics introduced this version of the character to their mainstream Earth-616 continuity.

Rooker would also go on to appear as Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), What If...? (2021), The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

3 (2023). Moreover, characters based on the present day Yondu have appeared in the Guardians of the Galaxy TV series and several video games.