New Guardians of the Galaxy character descriptions released

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters on Aug. 1, and many fans are wondering how the odd group of characters will come to life on the big screen. Official descriptions for each of the main characters should shed some light on that subject.

The following details come from Stitch Kingdom:

Peter Quill aka Star-Lord (Chris Pratt): Interstellar adventurer who was abducted from Earth at a young age. After recovering an ancient artifact, Quill must rally an unlikely team of cosmic misfits to prevent a powerful villain from destroying the galaxy.

Gamora (Zoe Saldana): Orphan from an alien world who was raised by the mysterious Thanos to become the perfect weapon. As Thanos' personal assassin, Gamora has earned a reputation as a formidable warrior. Gamora now seeks redemption for her past crimes.

Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista): Physical brute who has a personal vendetta against Ronan, who killed his family. Now fueled by pure rage, Drax will stop at nothing to take his revenge on the most dangerous being in the galaxy.

Groot (Vin Diesel): Descends from a race of walking flora and resembles a sentient tree. Despite his strange appearance and limited communication skills, Groot proves to be a valuable ally and a loyal friend-not only to his fellow bounty hunter Rocket but to the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy as well.

Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper): Bounty hunter and mercenary whose mastery of weapons and battle tactics make him a formidable warrior, despite being a genetically altered, cybernetically enhanced, talking raccoon. The result of traumatic biological experimentation, Rocket is a genuine gun-toting badass and mechanical genius who has a huge chip on his shoulder.

Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace): A Kree radical, Ronan continues to fight an ancient war between his people and the Xandarians. Ronan has struck a bargain with the Machiavellian Thanos - retrieve a mysterious artifact, and in exchange Xandar will finally be eradicated. Ronan leads his army to hunt down Peter Quill and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy when they come between him and his genocidal goal.

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