N is for Nebula

Nebula is one of those characters that has grown on me over time. As you’ve learnt more of her backstory, seen more of her personality, and her relationship with her sister Gamora is fleshed out, she becomes more and more interesting to me.

I’ll be honest, I didn’t think much of Nebula when we first meet her in Guardians of the Galaxy. She was a cool looking character, and a skilled fighter, but you didn’t get to see much of her personality as she was like a secondary antagonist. I liked her more in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as you got to see more of her relationship with Gamora and, as she was more like an antihero, she had a bigger role and her personality shined through more. I really like her sort of wry sense of humour that makes a brief appearance every now and then.

I think Nebula is incredibly brave and resilient. Every time she lost a fight as a child, Thanos replaced a part of her body with machinery. It’s truly barbaric and it’s clear at time that her mechanical parts hurt her.

I’m not one to make predictions about Endgame (mainly because my severe fear of spoilers and I have no real idea how everything’s going to go) but one thing I hope happens is that during their space road trip of misery, Nebula and Tony have become best buds. I think their dynamic would be super interesting and compelling. They have things in common, terrible dads, and neither of them have any prior knowledge of the other so they would only judge one another on how they act in the moment. I think they’d be great, and deadly, friends. Plus, I think it’d be great if Nebula trusted Tony enough for him to fix a part of her body. That would mean a lot to both of them.

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