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EgoCharacter guide · Kurt Russell
A new arrival asks the team to reconsider an old question.
Find a starting pointBehind the name
Meet Ego
Kurt Russell portrays Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, a role listed in Disney’s D23 reference. The film’s official synopsis places the mystery of Peter Quill’s parentage at the center of the team’s next adventure. Start with the first Guardians film before meeting Ego within that unfolding question.
Official source · Disney Movies ↗Compare the account with the response
Notice how Ego explains a situation and what the Guardians find reassuring or troubling about it. Keeping their different reactions in view lets the film develop its mystery without this introduction supplying the resolution.
Your first watch
Where to start
Begin with Guardians of the Galaxy, then Vol. 2 for Ego’s live-action introduction. What If…? contains later animated records and should be approached as an anthology rather than an assumed continuation of one biography.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · Open the title guide ↗
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What If...?
2021 · Open the title guide ↗
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Catalog appearances
3 entries · release order
These are the existing catalog records, including supporting roles, cameos and other formats. This list is not a required watch order or proof that every appearance shares one continuity. Future entries may change.
2017
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
April 25, 2017
2021
- What If...?, Season 1
August 11, 2021 · Supporting
2023
- What If...?, Season 2
December 22, 2023 · Supporting
Sources & context
About this profile
Profile information checked 2026-11-08. Viewing suggestions are editorial guidance. Appearance records and identity labels come from the existing catalog.
Disney Movies · Official Vol. 2 synopsis and Kurt Russell cast credit ↗
D23 · Official Kurt Russell reference listing Ego ↗
TMDB · Kurt Russell portrait ↗
Background artwork: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The portrait shows the performer.
How this catalog is put together ↗