Y is for Yondu #AtoZChallenge

For the A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of antagonists.

On my normal blogging days, Monday – parenting and Thursday – writing/publishing, I will tie that day’s topic to antagonists but on the other days (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday), I will write about antagonists from movies, TVs or books. On Wednesdays, my Quote of the Week will be from an antagonist that matches the letter of the day. Enjoy.

Today is the letter Y, which is for Yondu, one of the antagonists from the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy.

Now Yondu, the leader of the space pirates known as the Ravengers, is not the main antagonist in the film. That would be Ronin, but Yondu does try to thwart the actions of the main character, Star Lord. Yondu puts a bounty out on Star Lord for betraying him and pursues Star Lord for much of the movie before briefly allying with him in the end.

In the Marvel comics, Yondu is a founding member of the Guardians of the Galaxy team and becomes an honorary member of the Avengers. His weapon is a bow with arrows made of a special sound-sensitive metal. The arrows change direction in response to his whistles.

In the movie, he controls a single arrow that can whip through whole groups of attackers or sail through a crowd without touching a soul.

Like the Marvel character Loki (see below as the L antagonist), Yondu can play the part of an antagonist but also be an antihero which makes him an interesting example and a good reminder that characters can be good or bad depending upon the circumstances and point of view.

And in case you want to check out my other antagonists from the challenge…

A is for Apocalypse

B is for Bad Boys (parenting)

C is for Cruella de Vil

D is for Darth Vader (Quote)

D is for To Die for Cake (Recipe)

E is for Evil (Writing)

F is for Freddy Kruger

G is for Gollum

H is for High School (parenting)

I is for Iron Monger

J is for Jafar (Quote)