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Every Drax Joke In The MCU Ranked Worst To Best

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Everyone loves the Guardians of the Galaxy! Okay, so not literally "everyone" — especially in their own universe. Pretty close to that, though! Moreover, they're a crucial part of the MCU. You might even say that the Guardians – a cosmos-hopping, ragtag squad of unlikely heroes — put the "universe" in the Curiosity Cinematic Universe, which otherwise tends to take place on a single planet.

Throughout the pair of Guardians films written and directed by James Gunn, plus "Avengers: Infinity State of war" (2018) and "Avengers: Endgame" (2019), none of the Guardians are more muscular, shirtless, or incapable of comprehending metaphors than Drax (Dave Bautista). Some folks telephone call him "Drax The Destroyer," just he destroys stuff whether or not you come flat-out and say so. Indeed, what they should call him instead is "Drax the Destroyer and Laughter-Maker," due to his propensity for humorous observations and interactions.

What are Drax's funniest MCU moments? Allow'due south rank 'em upwardly and see.

25. Drax insults Gamora

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Shortly before the ultimate showdown against Ronan the Accuser in "Guardians of the Milky way" (2014), Drax voices appreciation for his then-unnamed squad of noble intergalactic adventurers. "Information technology is pleasing to once again have friends," says Drax. "You lot, [Peter] Quill, are my friend. This dumb tree, he is my friend. And this light-green wh**e, she too — "Swiftly, Gamora shushes Drax before he tin can say more than.

Tossing around a sexist pejorative like this is in questionable taste. Furthermore, since Kylosians like Drax interpret language completely literally, why would he call Gamora by this slur when she obviously isn't a sexual practice worker?

24. Drax spaces out mid-conversation

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In 2014's "Guardians," Yondu'southward Ravagers capture Peter and Gamora. The prisoners negotiate their own release, only in fourth dimension for Rocket Raccoon, Drax, and Groot to zoom into the scene and threaten to zap the ship to pieces unless the Ravagers surrender their associates.

Later, Star-Lord and Rocket debate whether the incident counts as a successful rescue mission. Drax pushes dorsum confronting Star-Lord's possible overconfidence, while Gamora pushes back against Drax's pushback.

"I just saved Quill!" exclaims Drax, defending himself against Gamora'due south annoyance.

"Nosotros already established that you destroying the transport that I'm on is not saving me," says Star-Lord.

"When did we establish this?"

"Like three seconds ago!"

"I wasn't listening," says Drax. "I was thinking of something else."

It'due south kind of a funny exchange, but only kind of.

23. Why is Gamora?

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There are something like two dozen superheroes in "Infinity War," and they all get jumbled together to the shock, delight, and occasionally horror of the audience. For instance, when 3 Guardians — Star-Lord, Mantis, and Drax — encounter three Avengers — Iron Man, Spider-Homo, and Doctor Strange — both parties assume the other works for Thanos.

Presently, a stand up-off unfolds. Star-Lord asks, "Where is Gamora?" Thanos has, of grade, recently taken Gamora prisoner. Iron Man, who has never met Gamora, asks, "I'll practise y'all one better: Who is Gamora?" Drax plays along, asking, "Why is Gamora?!"

Get out it to Drax to lighten the mood, even while Iron Homo points a light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation catechism at his encephalon.

22. Drax doesn't sympathise the universal throat-slashing gesture

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Earlier Drax befriends the other four Guardians in their first movie, he knows them just as his fellow inmates in space prison. Presuming that she is an amanuensis of his mortal nemesis, Ronan the Accuser, Drax decides to stab Gamora. To foreclose this, Star-Lord reminds Drax that when Ronan comes to collect his flunky, Drax tin can utilize that opportunity to murder the bejesus out of Ronan. Star-Lord emphasizes this by running a finger across his throat — a universal sign of execution.

Drax has no idea what Star-Lord'due south finger gesture is supposed to hateful, because, as is soon revealed, Drax cannot cover any non-literal forms of communication. His defoliation is worth a chuckle.

21. Drax assumes Yondu is Star-Lord's biological father

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While enjoying a campfire meal early in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017), Drax learns that although Yondu raised Star-Lord, the two starship captains are not blood relatives. This revelation confuses Drax mightily. From his vantage point, Star-Lord and Yondu are virtually identical.

It appears Drax cannot distinguish the pinkish-biscuit pare colour characteristic of white Earth humans from the nighttime blueish typical of Centauri peel. Does Drax get other colors mixed upwards? What would happen if Drax tried to paint a house orange, came across an Earth traffic calorie-free, or had to tell the difference between white and brown rice? Maybe it'due south better not to ask ...

20. Drax declares himself exceptional at catching things

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All the Guardians evolve as the MCU unfolds. Drax only has dialogue in three movies, but he certainly grows more affable and insane over the course of them. When nosotros come across Drax in the showtime Guardians movie, much is fabricated of his inability to grasp metaphors. Rocket explains to the group that allusions will "go over [Drax's] head." Drax proves Rocket's point by declaring that, thank you to his advanced reflexes and agility, he catches everything before it flies over his head.

Drax continues to struggle with nuance throughout the MCU. Only thankfully, as time has gone on, the writers haven't relied on metaphor-related gags quite and so much.

19. Drax tells the gang why the Sovereign are chasing them

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The action in "Guardians Vol. two" gets rolling once the Sovereign find Rocket stole a sack full of their precious, ultra-special batteries. Drax is the just other Guardian aware the theft has occurred. Presently enough, a fleet of Sovereign attack ships get-go chasing the Milano, and the other Guardians vocalism their confusion regarding the unexpected attack. Drax explains that this is happening "probably because Rocket stole their batteries."

Rocket admonishes him, and Drax walks back the completely accurate observation. Non long after all this, Drax puts on a space suit to manually blast Sovereign assail ships in a display of wild awesomeness.

18. Drax asks the Nova Corps if murder is legal

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Subsequently Ronan is defeated and the planet Xandar is provisionally saved at the conclusion of the first "Guardians" movie, Corpsman Rhomann Dey (John C. Reilly) informs the gang that their criminal records have been erased, with the caveat that they should avoid committing whatever boosted crimes. Drax inquires what would happen if "someone does something irksome, and [he decides] to remove his spine." Corpsman Dey responds, "That'southward actually murder ... one of the worst crimes of all. So ... likewise illegal."

This comes immediately after Dey has to tell Rocket that even if you want an detail more than the person who has information technology, stealing remains illegal. It seems there are good reasons why the Guardians become intergalactic adventurers instead of lawyers.

17. Kraglin accidentally stabs Drax in the cervix

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Learning how to employ the incredible and deeply deadly weapon ancestral to you by your infinite pirate helm requires a long period of trial and error. So maybe nosotros shouldn't be so difficult on Kraglin (Sean Gunn) for not mastering the intricacies of the Yaka Arrow instantaneously? Drax, withal, would be justified in beingness pretty hard on him, since Kraglin accidentally whistles his arrow into Drax'southward neck from the adjacent room over in a "Guardians Vol. two." mid-credits scene.

Nosotros don't meet the aftermath of that state of affairs, as Kraglin does not appear in "Avengers: Infinity War," and might not even be in the background of "Avengers: Endgame." Nosotros tin venture some pretty disturbing guesses, though.

16. Dice, blanket of death!

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Sooner or later in every person's life — especially if that person travels through space and fourth dimension — they must expect deep into their souls and resolve the terrifying ambiguities at the foundation of their beingness. These ambiguities can take the class of questions, like, "How is there such a thing equally a sentient greatcoat?," "Why is a sentient greatcoat attacking me?," and, "What should I yell, now that the sentient greatcoat is attacking me?"

For Drax, the answer to the last question is elementary: "Die, blanket of death!" The answers to the other two questions are "Magic!," and, "Because Doctor Foreign incorrectly assumes you piece of work for Thanos."

15. Drax pictures Mantis naked and gags

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In "Guardians Vol. 2," Mantis approaches Drax while he's sleeping to tell him about Ego'southward evil plan. Drax mistakes this equally a gesture of sexual involvement. After briefly picturing himself in a state of concrete intimacy with Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Drax loudly suppresses his vomit reflex.

We think it'due south safe to say that Mantis, fifty-fifty with her antennae and conspicuously big eyes, would be considered more than conventionally attractive by many people's standards. Hence, there are ironic implications to Drax'due south disgust. Also, Drax is embarrassing himself by bold his own physical entreatment is closer to universal than is the case. Lastly, Drax — an epic wiggle throughout this substitution — gets cranky when Mantis explains she'due south not even attracted to his species, thereby tossing another shovel full of irony onto the pile.

14. Drax tricks Mantis into almost getting bitten by Rocket

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To give credit where it's due, Drax doesn't reach the heights of his humorous abilities until he meets Mantis in "Guardians Vol. ii." A handful of these "Drax jokes" are technically more than like "Drax and Mantis jokes."

One particularly memorable one occurs around the campfire. In reference to Rocket, Mantis asks, "Can I pet your puppy?" Drax consents, Mantis reaches out ... and pulls back but in time to avoid Rocket'southward endeavor to bite her fingers off.

Drax chuckles with merriment at Mantis' shock and terror. Mantis — who gets confused by social and emotional nuances, not different Drax himself — also laughs at her ain misfortune. At this point, Drax claims to have invented practical jokes, which is an cool prevarication.

xiii. Drax lets a monster eat him

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Tony Stark, a.k.a. Fe Man, is a genius. If Iron Human being found himself in a confrontation with a vaguely Lovecraftian fauna known as the Abilisk, as happens at the first of "Guardians Vol. two," he'd probably put together a slick gear up of steps to quickly and efficiently dispatch the monster.

Drax, on the other manus, decides to allow the Abilisk to swallow him and then he tin stab the Abilisk to death from the inside of its digestive organs. This happens because Drax is non a genius. Drax's plan fails miserably, but after Gamora cuts the fauna in half, he nevertheless credits himself with the Due west.

12. Drax accurately describes Thor

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Drax occasionally fumbles when it comes to social norms, merely at present and again, his quirks permit him to say what his colleagues — and perhaps even those of u.s.a. in the audition — totally believe, but are too polite or bashful to say out loud.

After the Guardians notice Thor floating in infinite in "Avengers: Infinity War," Drax takes a look at the unconscious Asgardian, and describes him as looking like "a pirate had a infant with an angel." While some of us lack the courage to concur with this out loud, we all know Drax speaks the truth.

11. Drax asks Mantis if her antennae are designed to keep her head attached

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Drax and Star-Lord tin can't figure out what Mantis' antennae are for in "Guardians Vol. 2," and then they place a bet. Drax wins if it turns out Mantis' antennae discover and steer her abroad from doorways that could decapitate her should she endeavour to walk through them. Star-Lord bets that her antennae are for any other purpose. Star-Lord wins the bet, and Drax is devastated by the humiliating loss.

Only if it's not because of her antennae, then why isn't Mantis already dead, due to low doorway-related decapitation? This is never explained, and leaves a glaring plot hole in "Guardians Vol. 2." Way to fail your audience, James Gunn.

x. Drax shares his feelings on humility

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Ego seems like a super chill dude when he first introduces himself in "Guardians Vol. 2." To further ingratiate himself with the team, Ego takes Star-Lord, Gamora, and Drax to his self-created planet, which he downplays. Co-ordinate to Ego, his planet is only about as big as the boilerplate moon.

"Humility!" shouts Drax. "I similar information technology! I, too, am extraordinarily humble." His cognitive dissonance provides an simple but utterly constructive gag, metaphorically alike to an injection of calcium straight into our funny basic.

nine. Drax looks at Groot, Groot stops dancing

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For some reason, Groot doesn't want Drax to see him trip the light fantastic toe. When Groot, in his youngest and twiggiest incarnation, dances during the mid-credits scene of the first "Guardians" movie, he freezes in place upon Drax's detection. This behavior continues during Infant Groot'southward joyful opening credits dance sequence in "Guardians Vol. 2."

The precise explanation for Groot's hesitancy to let Drax see him dancing remains unknown. However, as Drax describes himself equally the type of person who does not dance, Groot might be able to discover his distaste.

viii. Drax's bathroom-axial pride

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It'southward best not to cross Rocket Raccoon: He's gleefully vehement and carries deadly projectile weapons with him at all times. But during a dispute with Star-Lord in "Guardians Vol. ii," Rocket takes a different tack and threatens to put something squishy in the one-half-homo's pillow instance. At commencement, Star-Lord assumes Rocket is referring to one of his ain personal droppings. Rocket explains that he is, in fact, referring to a piece of fecal matter left over from the digestive procedure of Drax the Destroyer. "I have famously huge turds," announces Drax, with visible pride.

It but goes to show that fifty-fifty heroes like Drax and Rocket tin can be admittedly disgusting.

7. Drax asks Ego a very personal question

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Non since 1995's "Mallrats," — which is, coincidentally, referenced in "Helm Marvel" (2019) — has a character in a major picture so directly addressed an obvious question about the nether regions of a science fiction-based entity.

In light of the revelation that Ego impregnated Star-Lord's mother, Drax asks the god-like beingness if he fabricated himself a penis. It's a perfectly legitimate question, really: How could Ego make a half-human, half-Celestial baby without homo equipment?

Star-Lord and Gamora, who are squares, freak out. Drax astutely observes, "You lot people have hang-ups." Ego resolves whatever lingering doubt by announcing that he does, in fact, accept the necessary appendage.

six. Drax's belated warning

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In one-act, timing is everything. A flying rock smacking Mantis in the head is not funny. Nevertheless, Drax yelling, "Mantis! Await out!" immediately after the rock knocks her out is extremely funny.

At this signal in "Guardians Vol. 2," it'southward hard to tell whether or not Drax genuinely wants to help Mantis. His reaction is either accidentally too late to be of whatever use, or he'due south existence a jerk. Drax certainly considers Mantis his pal by this indicate in the story, merely he's a wiggle to his pals sometimes, so either explanation seems completely plausible. That ambiguity just adds to the one-act quotient.

5. Drax gives Star-Lord romantic advice

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Drax might be a psycho, merely he'southward also a good friend. Well, actually, instead of "good," let's say he's a well-intentioned friend. In "Guardians Vol. ii," Drax informs Star-Lord that in that location are two kinds of people in the universe: Those who trip the light fantastic, and those who do non. Since Gamora belongs to the latter group, Drax doesn't call up Star-Lord has a existent shot with her.

"You lot simply need to notice a adult female who is pathetic ... similar y'all," he tells Star-Lord, seemingly oblivious to the brutally insulting implications of this communication. This scrap doesn't quite land without Bautista's line reading, but trust us, it'southward funny as heck.

four. Drax thinks he's invisible

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Later a heavily emotional conversation takes identify betwixt Star-Lord and Gamora in "Avengers: Infinity War," profound awkwardness ensues when information technology becomes apparent that Drax has been standing in the room with them the unabridged time.

Drax explains that he has "mastered the power of standing so incredibly still that I become invisible to the eye." This is weird, because he just tells Star-Lord this when Star-Lord notices him. Things get even more ridiculous when Mantis enters the room and exclaims, "Hi, Drax!" Finally, Drax understands that his supposed invisibility has been a mirage of his warped mind ... or that he must try harder next time he wants to go invisible.

three. Drax makes fun of Star-Lord

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By the time "Guardians Vol. 2" rolls effectually, Drax knows skillful and well that Star-Lord'due south got a thing for Gamora. And then when Mantis reads Star-Lord's emotions, detects his dear for Gamora, and announces it to the room, nobody'southward actually surprised. Drax nevertheless cranks up the volume and plays his buddy'south humiliation for laughs.  "She merely told everyone your deepest, darkest secret!" Drax screams with delight. "Y'all must be and so embarrassed!"

Drax promptly asks Mantis to scan his emotions, and she discovers that Drax is having the time of his life ... but possibly she didn't actually need superpowers to figure that out.

2. Drax says he has sensitive nipples

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Drax is a muscular, vehement, particularly resilient man-type beast. It's easy to assume he is impervious to hurting, but at the onset of "Guardians Vol. ii," we learn this is not the case.

Asked why he refuses to clothing one of Rocket'south jet packs, Drax confesses to the other Guardians that he has sensitive nipples. Why doesn't Rocket but build a jet pack with straps that go nether or effectually Drax's nipples? Well, who'south to say. But given that we've seen Drax risk his life to salve the galaxy on multiple occasions. should we really laugh at him for greater-than-average sensitivities in his chest expanse?

Darn skippy nosotros should! Ha!

one. MY NIPPLES!

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Here it is at last, the funniest Drax-related effect in the entire MCU: The follow-upwardly to the original nipples gag in "Guardians Vol. 2."

Drax has to proceeds elevation very quickly, then without warning, he's equipped with one of Rocket'due south jet packs. The straps buckle down across his nipples, and Drax proceeds to scream with an ache that those of usa with average nipple sensitivity will never understand.

Merely he endures the suffering — both physical and emotional — to assist his friends out of an apocalypse-level crisis. And if that doesn't make Drax an exemplary Guardian of the Milky way, we don't know what would.

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