The Annihilators are just as random as the modern-day Guardians of the Galaxy, and the group's members are the cosmically powered Quasar, the Thor-emulating Beta Ray Bill, the infamous Silver Surfer, the Kree Accuser Ronan, the Shi'aran Gladiator, the Spaceknight Ikon, and, of course, Cosmo. Although viewers of the first "Guardians of the Galaxy" have already seen Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) destroyed by the Power Stone after a fierce dance-off, Marvel could simply tap another lesser-known character to fill in the role. A future where the Annihilators get their own movie or show isn't that too far of a stretch since James Gunn has already said that "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" will be the last stand-alone film featuring the current lineup.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Gunn said, "It's the end of the story for this group of Guardians, so there was a lot of emotion around it. It was very serious a lot of the time. The actors were all pushing themselves a lot, especially Chris Pratt. It was heavy." This means that after "Vol. 3," there will be a gap in Marvel's retinue of superheroes, at least when it comes to a group of space misfits. Still, what would a superhero group look like that is being led by a psychic Soviet dog? Perhaps Marvel might just make this new group the next Guardians, but the only person who might know is Marvel ringmaster Kevin Feige. Either way, there is a comic precedent that after Star-Lord's iteration of the Guardians are no more, Cosmo picks up the protection of the galaxy with a new group of heroes.
