The Villain for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Reportedly Confirmed
A couple months ago a rumor surfaced that Elizabeth Debicki’s character in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 would be a villain named Ayesha. She has gone by several different names and forms in the comic book universe such as Her, Kismet, and Paragon. She is a cosmic being, who is mostly recognized as a blonde-goddess being, and she was created by the same group of scientists on earth that created Adam Warlock, so she has various superhuman abilities.
Now JoBlo confirms that Ayesha is in fact the villain from a separate source. The report goes on to offer some additional details on the character and what her significance is to the story, saying:
Now, the significance of Ayesha in GUARDIANS 2 and the greater MCU is rather huge, especially when you consider that she was created by The Enclave, a group of scientists dedicated to taking control of the world, starting with the creation of the perfect genetic beings, made to restart humanity. Their first version of this, called HIM, would later evolve into the character known as Adam Warlock, who escaped The Enclave. However, The Enclave made a second being, which became HER aka Ayesha, who also escapes and goes looking for HIM, who she considers to be her perfect mate to start a new perfect race.
There’s no word on how much of that origin will factor into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but she will be the main villain in the story. I’m really curious to see what director James Gunn is planning for her. There’s no doubt she’s going to put up a solid fight with our favorite heroes. If this actually does turn out to be true, it would be the first main female villain in the MCU.
The site also reconfirms that that the Guardians of the Galaxy will “most definitely be teaming up with The Avengers for the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War films.” They don’t know how big their role in that story arc will be, though. I imagine since Thanos is the main villain in the story, their role would have to be somewhat big.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is set to hit theaters on May 5th, 2017.