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Taserface is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is a supervillian and a recurring adversary of the original Guardians of the Galaxy . Taserface appears in several forms of media, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Disney+ series What If...? (2021), portrayed by Chris Sullivan . Taserface is an advance scout for the Stark and came from a planet inhabited by primitive beings. One day, a cache of armor and technology created by Tony Stark wound up on their planet. The inhabitants quickly adapted themselves to the new technology, calling themselves the Stark after their idol, and proceeded to misuse their new found gift to conquer other planets. He was deployed to the planet Courg to keep an eye on it and ended up fighting the Guardians of the Galaxy . After his defeat he was tortured by his species and had his name taken from him. Now going by the name Nameless One, his hatred fo

Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett; alias : Logan and Weapon X) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , mostly in association with the X-Men . He is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, a powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine has been depicted variously as a member of the X-Men, Alpha Flight , and the Avengers . The character appeared in the last panel of The Incredible Hulk #180 before having a larger role in #181 ( cover-dated November 1974). He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas , writer Len Wein , and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume, but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe . Wolverine then joined a revamped version of the superhero team the X-Men, where eventually writer Chris Claremont and artist-writer John Byrne would play sig

The Jawas are a pygmy rodent-like race inhabiting the desert planet of Tatooine . They are usually 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in–4 ft 11 in) tall.They work as scavengers and tinkerers, picking up discarded or broken machinery and fixing it up for sale. Being bald and pale, they are entirely covered in red or brown cloaks and their glowing red eyes are the only body parts visible. For transport in the desert world, they use long-abandoned mining sandcrawlers . These lumbering giants can house a family unit as well as store cargo that they have collected on their journeys. Jawas belong to clans. Half of the clan works in the Sandcrawler, while the other half lives in desert fortresses made from wrecked spaceships for protection against Tusken Raiders and krayt dragons . They also serve as a home for the rest of the Jawa clan which stores the wealth gathered by the other family unit in the Sandcrawler. Jawas appear briefly in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace during the Boonta Eve Classi

R2-D2 or Artoo-Detoo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas . He has appeared in eleven of the twelve Star Wars films to date. At various points throughout the course of the films, R2, an astromech droid , is a friend to C-3PO , Padmé Amidala , Anakin Skywalker , Leia Organa , Luke Skywalker , Obi-Wan Kenobi , BB-8 , Rey and D-O . R2-D2 and his companion C-3PO are the only characters to appear in every Star Wars film, with the exception of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). English actor Kenny Baker played R2-D2 in all three original Star Wars films and received billing credit for the character in the prequel trilogy , where Baker's role was reduced as R2-D2 was portrayed mainly by radio controlled props and CGI models. In the sequel trilogy , Baker was credited as consultant for The Force Awakens ; however, Jimmy Vee also co-performed the character in some scenes. Vee later took over the role beginning in The Last Jedi . In The Rise of Sk