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The trailer for James Gunn-directedGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.3dropped on YouTube and got the fans excited about the movie. Sensing an underlying emotional tone to the movie, fans are expecting some major deaths that would conclude the franchise.
The top contender for a character death is Dave Bautista’s Drax. There are rumors abound on the Internet that the dual knife-wielding warrior will reportedly breathe his last in this movie. On a retrospection, fans noticed that Marvel sidelined the character completely during the Infinity saga of the MCU.
How Marvel Butchered Dave Bautista’s Drax in the MCU
A former wrestler turned actor, Dave Bautista portrays the role of Drax spectacularly in theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise. Since his debut in the 2014 movie, fans have adored him and his antics with Mantis and the whole family of misfits.
The difference between the importance of the character can be clearly seen asJames GunngaveDave Bautistaplenty of screen time in theGuardiansfranchise but the MCU didn’t even allow a proper interaction between Dave Bautista’s Drax and a major antagonist of the Infinity saga.
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The antagonist in question is none other than the caretaker of the universal population, Thanos. Fans noticed that although there was a multitude of characters inAvengers: Endgame,Drax wasn’t given either the screen time or the respect that he deserved.
People took to Twitter to dish out their anger toward Marvel for sidelining the character almost entirely out of Thanos’ eyesight. It is important to remember that Ronan had killed Drax’s family on the orders of Thanos.
How bizarre is it that they never even spoke to eachother in Infinity War or Endgame?pic.twitter.com/nrW4Xzgyns
— Smv (@Smv_of_Heroes)July 11, 2025
https://twitter.com/ScreamingmadJoe/status/1598861386787958784
If only as Thanos sat down to dust away peacefully, Drax came and punched his heart out
— Nightwing Enjoyer (@fingerstripes13)August 03, 2025
https://twitter.com/Flyingfish322/status/1598902682340970496
All he said was “THANOSSSS” and got turned into like squares 😭😭😭
— Nicholas (@NicholasPas5)August 16, 2025
It woulda gone so hard if draw was in the middle of doing something during the final battle in endgame then as soon as he sees thanos he drops everything and charges at him like this:pic.twitter.com/gBzmj5m9Yt
— meme thief (@Bastion4577)July 21, 2025
If you think about it, Drax does kind of look like Kratos from theGod of Warfranchise and the characters share similar backstories (except Drax didn’t kill his own family). With rumors of Drax dying in the upcomingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,people aren’t quite ready to say goodbye to the character and the rag-tag group of misfits that formed a family.
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Dave Bautista’s Drax Rumored to Die in the MCU
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As the official trailer ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3dropped by, people felt a strong emotional connection to the characters. As promised, the third part will reveal the backstory of Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Raccoon. According to several sources and rumors, Drax will be the character that bites the dust in the upcoming movie.
During the trailer, Mantis (played byPom Klementieff) is seen crying or in shock. According to a tweet, she can only portray such emotions for two people, Starlord aka Peter Quill, and Drax. The friendly chemistry between Mantis and Drax has been known for quite some time and thus, it would seem a conclusion if Dave Bautista’s character were to somehow bite the dust. There has been nothing confirmed nor denied as of now.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will release on 5th May 2023 in theaters.
Source:Twitter
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
