1) Yondu’s Sendoff
Michael Rooker’s Yondu was a fun part of Guardians of the Galaxy, but he didn’t exactly steal the show. As a result, you’d be forgiven for going into this sequel thinking that the same would be the case yet again, but by the time all is said and done, the character has become the emotional core of the film. While Star-Lord was looking for his real father, it turns out that he had one all along in the man who took him from Earth and the emotional moments between these two are enough to make you tear up.
However, by the time he sacrifices his life to save Peter, you’ll be sobbing, and Gunn giving Yondu such a powerful sendoff is a definite bonus. Earlier in the movie, we learn that Yondu was expelled from the actual Ravagers because he worked for Ego, but them returning to give him a proper goodbye is great to watch, as he’s finally proved himself the hero we all see he is in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.