Kraglin is NOT An official Member of the Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

James Gunn has recently revealed that Kraglin , meet by his veridical - life blood brother , Sean Gunn , is not formally a member of Star - Lord ’s extragalactic nebula - saving zep squad . Originally protrude with five members with Peter Quill , Gamora , Drax , Rocket Racoon and Groot , Marvel has successfully launch a brand new sub - franchise from basically unknown reference in 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy . This year , the famed studio apartment took it to the next tier by adding several more fellow member to the squad with Yondu , Mantis , and Nebula forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 . devotee initially dare that Kraglin has also boarded the squad but , with this new nugget of information , it seems like the former - Ravager will just be a tatter along , at least in the meantime .

Yondu’sself - sacrificing deathby the end ofGuardians 2prompted Kraglin to inherit his old master ’s cool weapon system , the Yakka pointer ( via Star - Lord ’s decision to give it to him instead ) . One of the post - credit tags of the plastic film even feature him trying to master the deadly gear which could have been taken as a tease about him stepping a bit more into the spotlight as one of the galaxy ’s most beloved heroes . unluckily , it might not be the case in term of officially joining the squad but it does not have in mind that he will not have any important role in future installments of the cosmic movie series .

During a latterly heldFacebook lively eventin light ofGuardians 2 ’s waiver on Blu - ray , James has divvy up that Kraglin does not have a Guardians of the Galaxy badge . rather , he just hangs around , works with them in their adventures and serves as the team ’s chauffeur . Other than that , the filmmaker did not provide any more information regarding Yondu ’s former patriotic assistant ’s future or if there is a chance that he will finally become one Star - Lord ’s teammates .

Sean , for his part , was coy when he was also asked regarding his character ’s circumstances in theGuardiansfranchise and Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole in a separate interview . But while he was cagey about Kraglin ’s part in the bigger characterization , it is secure to assume that we will be seeing more and more of him moving forward , particularly with his newfound nifty artillery . In some ways , fancy the Yakka pointer being put to apply is keeping Yondu ’s memory alive and preserving his legacy as a ruthless fighter and a loyal ally .

Sean ’s next gig afterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , at least within the MCU , is his involvement in next year’sAvengers : Infinity Warwhere he would play his other Marvel role - a stand - in for the CGI - ed Rocket . lead by the Russo Brothers ( Joe and Anthony ) , the film will see Guardians of the Galaxy will finally bilk paths with Earth ’s Might Heroes and other significant character in the famed film serial in an feat to frustrate Thanos ’s evil plan that he will execute with the aid of theBlack Order .