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Why did Quill lose his Celestial power?


Celestials are gods and should not lose their power so easily.

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It said it in the movie. He got his power form his dad and with his dad dead, he no longer has the connectiion.

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I don't think that's true. He is a celestial, a young one though who hasnt mastered their powers hence why he relied on his father's light. Why would his father need 2 celestials to remake the universe in their image if all of Quill's powers were all derived from his father? He must have his own light, own powers that his father needs to tap into to power the universe.

Does he stop being half human just because his mother died? He is still half celestial regardless of his father's death.

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Betcha fifty bucks that in the sequels, Quill discovers that he still has powers of his own.

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I'm hoping that will be the case actually.

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You are probably right.

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Maybe it doesn't make sense but that's how it worked in the movie.

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Idk, I think his father just told him that to save himself. Also his father said that even Peter could create his own planet in a couple of million years. I think that shows how young Peter is and really needs about a billion years to reach his father's celestial knowledge. And to reference what I said earlier, that statement didn't fit why his father needed another celestial, Peter, in the first place.

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Well, I mean shortly after Ego’s death, Quill stopped flying around and almost died going into space. Certainly, he didn’t have any powers in Infinity War or Endgame and they would have come in handy.

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There could be a myriad of reasons for that.

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Ego specifically said that would happen. Twice. I’m not sure why you’re choosing to die on this hill.

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Idk why you are either. And the reasons have been stated, yours is based on a one line by an unreliable character. I simply don't have the energy to go die in this hill of yours. Not American but will assume that's what your analogy means.

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Again, it's not based on one line, it's based on two. Also, everything Ego said came true, so it's pretty obvious he was telling the truth. Quill has no powers.

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That's your assumption and have yet to see the succeeding films. And if he had no powers whatsoever, why did Ego need him if Ego was relying on his own powers alone? Was Peter there just for decoration? How was Peter able to hold the infinity stone, use it and not die (when everyone else who had not the strength did?) if he was a mere terran with no powers whatsoever? There have been plenty of clues on Peter Quill's specialness in these 2 films but you seem to want to ignore them based on 1 line alone.

Idk why you keep going on and on about it. We clearly will never agree on this so just leave it as that.

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This is not my assumption. This is me watching Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and paying attention to what's going on. And yes, I saw the subsequent movies in which Quill appeared. One of them was called Infinity War and the other was called Endgame.

As for your questions about Ego or Quill, I suggest asking James Gunn.

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I finally watched this last night and also thought that was a weak part of the story at the end. It was made out to be this sacrifice for Quill but he was a separate being from Ego so his power shouldn't have been cut off after Ego's death. That was kind of flimsy for me. It would be different if Ego was giving him that power while on the planet but that wasn't how they described it. I also think it makes Yondu's 'it comes from your heart' lesson a little weak too as Peter only got to use this once instead of getting to learn how to harness it in future movies.

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It would be different if Ego was giving him that power while on the planet but that wasn't how they described it.

I just watched this for the first time as well, and it seems to me that this is close to how they described it. Not that he had the power while on the planet, but that the power came from the light within.

"I didn't want to leave your mother, Peter. But if I don't return regularly to this planet, and the light within, this form will wither and perish --"

"There are so many things I need to teach you. This planet, and the light within... they are a part of you."

"Death will remain a stranger to both of us as long as the light burns within the planet."

Quill: "I'm immortal? That's... really?"

"Yes, as long as the light exists."

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He might get them back.

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