5) Yondu
Comic Books: One of the original Guardians of the Galaxy, Yondu Udonta was a peaceful and deeply religious hunter who has a strong spiritual and mental connection with the wilderness of his homeworld. Basically, he’s like the Na’vi from Avatar – he’s even blue-skinned. Yondu is a primitive being and does not trust space-age technology. He’s also rarely seen without his trusty bow and arrow.
MCU: Yet again, James Gunn decided to start practically from scratch with one of his Guardians of the Galaxy characters. The movie Yondu was a morally-wayward criminal and leader of the Ravagers, with an uneasy, surrogate father/son relationship with Star-Lord. He possesses none of the comic version’s connection with nature and even captains his own spaceship. Furthermore, his bow and arrow has been replaced by a Yakka arrow – which is commanded by whistling.
A nod to his OG Guardians team was included in Vol. 2, though, and following the film’s release and massive success, the movie Yondu was introduced into the mainstream comics continuity.