Funko have had a long running romance with nerd culture and both have benefited greatly from one another over the past few years. Having produced over 1000 different licensed vinyl figures over the past 18 years, it’s no surprise that they’re the manufacturers who embody today’s pop culture ranging from comic books to video games, amongst a plethora of other entertainment platforms.
Well now, they’ve revealed our first look at one of the main antagonists in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, thanks to a promo image that has recently made its way online. The image includes a handful of familiar faces such as Baby Groot, Nebula and Drax all in Funko form. The Pint Size Hero collection also reveals the not so familiar Mantis, who’ll be played by Pom Klementieff – who starred in the U.S remake of Oldboy.
There was one character however that had many fans clueless as to who they were meant to be. So with the beauty of modern technology and the lovely use of social media, one fan took it to Twitter and tweeted James Gunn for assistance.
Check it out below:
https://twitter.com/popsicill/status/818245876942401536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/818340541859393536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
As you can see, it’s non-other than Ayesha aka Paragon or Her … or Kismet. Yeah she’s got a lot of names! With a frown on her face, it’s pretty much confirmed that she’ll be causing some trouble for our galactic bounty hunters. As to how she’ll fit in with precedings? Well that’s anyone’s guess! One of the most interesting things about the image is how it reveals her to be wearing a Nova Corps uniform which undoubtedly conjures up all kinds of questions. Whether or not the film version will follow her comic book counterpart is yet to be known although we’re bound to find out come May 5th, 2017.
Set two months after the first film the Guardians of the Galaxy travel throughout the cosmos and struggle to keep their newfound family together, while helping Peter Quill learn more about his true parentage.
Are you excited for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2? Which character would you like to see appear? Sound off down below!