Ego (or Guardians of the Galaxy film. The film certainly did not sur its predecessor in popularity, but still attracted audiences and box office revenue.
But part of the problem was the incredible cosmic scale that the second film tried to embrace without offering too much backstory or information to its viewers. While that certainly made Ego's identity a surprise, it also left a number of questions on the table when the film was finally through. Here are just a few things that still make no sense about Ego the Living Planet.
A Planet
In the movie, Ego is a "sentient celestial being," meaning he's sort of like a god and, at the very least, has incredible power. And yet, he's a planet? He's has incredible, almost indescribable power, and he decides it's a good idea to be his own planet?
He's a lot of other things at once, of course, but that doesn't change the very strange fact that he decided to use part of his powers to stay still in an almost infinite galaxy. Power does not always comes with brains.
A Human
Again, looking back at the incredible cosmic powers that Ego claims to have, why did he think hanging out in human form was a good idea (besides in order to have a relationship with Starlord's mom)?
He obviously understood that humans were relatively weak and not terribly impressive and yet, he wanted to walk around the universe projecting himself as a human? It's all a bit strange, especially when he's obviously come into with so many other types of life forms in the galaxy.
Trusting Yandu
Ego gave Yandu a really important job to do, ferrying his offspring to him so he could check their powers. But why exactly did he give this task to Yandu? Couldn't Ego use some of his powers to get the kids himself?
Fans know that, eventually, Yandu betrayed Ego, but also, it's Yandu. The rough talking arrow wielding ravager is a bit of a strange choice. Sure, he has a ship and is just evil enough to be willing to take children when he's asked to, but it's still a strange choice for Ego to trust.
He's Bored
Ego wants to take over the universe in part because he's bored with it. He wants to remake things in his own image (whether that looks like Kurt Russell or not is never really clear).
But, if he's already bored with what's happening around him why would he want to get rid of the very life forms that could, possibly, keep things interesting. Being alone, power or not, sounds like it would be much more boring than dealing with the trifling troubles of other life forms.
its To Murder
Ego's plans go really awry when he its to his son, Peter Quill/Starlord, that it was he who led to the death of Peter's mother. That cancer? Not such a genetic accident, after all.
itting this seems like a stupid plan, no matter who you are. One would think that with incredible age and power might come at least a little bit of wisdom. Still, Ego doesn't seem to have taken any of that time to wisen up in any meaningful way.
So Bad With Children
Peter Quill was far from Ego's first attempt at conceiving a powerful child, and yet he still doesn't seem to have learned anything from his experiences with his other offspring.
Why is Ego still so bad at putting his plan in place? Sure, he gets Peter's trust in the beginning, but the whole "itting to murder thing" certainly doesn't lead to the outcome Ego has supposedly spent ages and ages planning for.
Did His Seeds Die?
Part of Ego's universe murdering plan included his leaving seeds on other worlds that would grow and allow him to have power over every corner of the galaxy. But, after Peter and company take down the megalomaniac, what happens to these seeds?
Were they connected enough to die with their master? Do they still sit in hibernation to cause trouble later down the line? What really happened to Ego's powers when he was taken down is never made clear.
He Has Insomnia
It's strange that Ego its to struggling with insomnia. It would seem that a being who is so willing to murder people and kidnap children wouldn't exactly have any moral questions or problems that would keep him awake at night.
Maybe it's hard to get enough exercise as a celestial being, but it's never explained why Ego struggles to fall asleep.
Taking Mantis As A Ward
Mantis is quite a handful. She is great (and hilarious) but she needs a lot of attention. The fact that Ego takes her as his ward is a bit of a strange choice. Of course, she helps fight his insomnia but, is she really the only life form in the entire universe that could have helped him fight his inability to sleep?
For someone who likes to stay so focused and work on such big projects, Mantis is a weird being for him to spend so much time with.
He Doesn't Exercise More Control
Ego can control anything in the universe that is made of him. This means all his seeds and avatars. So, it's very strange that an entity with so much power and control would still choose to employ other beings (Yandu, Mantis, etc.) to mete out his plans.
If Ego really had so much control, why couldn't he collect his children himself? Why did he need help?
