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Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and is best known for starring as Merle Dixon in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and as Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), followed by its sequels Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He is a recurring collaborator of Guardians of the Galaxy director and co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn, appearing in all of his films to date, including Slither (2006), Super (2010), and The Suicide Squad (2021). Rooker's other notable roles include Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (1988), Frank Bailey in Mississippi Burning (1988), Terry Cruger in Sea of Love (1989), Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990), Bill Broussard in JFK (1991), Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger (1993), Sherman McMaster in Tombstone (1993), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Edward Kennesaw in Deceiver (1997), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Detective Jake Riley in Replicant (2001), and Buddy in F9 (2021).

After a successful mission, Quill and his team of galactic defenders meet J'son Spartoi, a man claiming to be Quill's father, and his new ally Ego. However, they soon learn some disturbing truths about both J'son and Ego. While a woman claiming to be Quill Half Sister is warning them to stay away from J'son and Ego. Post Credit Scene 1: Kraglin tries to use the Yaka Arrow only to run away after accidentally stabbing Drax in the shoulder. Post Credit Scene 2: Stakar Ogord, inspired by Yondu's sacrifice, brings his wife Aleta Ogord and comrades Martinex, Charlie-27, Krugarr, and Mainframe together and proposes they reassemble their old team. Post Credit Scene 3: Ayesha tells her chambermaid she is creating a being capable of destroying the Guardians of the Galaxy, deciding to call her creation "Adam". Post Credit Scene 4: Peter Quill walks in on an adolescent-sized Groot playing a video game and shows his disgust over the vines Groot has shed all over the room. Groot responds in a mocking tone, further annoying Quill. End Credit Scene: A Silver Surfboard is seen floating in space, it then flies towards a man in Silver. He turns and looks at the camera quickly then rides the board into the camera, cuts to black. PHASE 3 MOVIE 2
