Yondu Udonta

Yondu Udonta is a character in Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. His love for his son is what led Yondu to sacrifice himself so Peter could live and died in the vaccuum of space.

Yondu was a member of Stakar Ogord's Ravager Team, the Ravagers and former member and leader of the Yondu Ravager Clan. He was also the patriarch and a member of the Udonta Family and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Yondu was portrayed by Michael Rooker.

Early life
Yondu's mother and father sold their unwanted son to the Kree Empire and Yondu was abused for years. However, after twenty years of slavery, he was freed by Stakar Ogord, but later broke the code and was sent into exile after giving away children to Ego the Living Planet, but he had no clue that Ego was killing his own children.

One child Yondu did not give to Ego was Peter Quill, whom he had abducted from earth and decided to raise Peter as a Ravager. While raising Peter, Yondu never told his foster son of his father, and often told Quill that he only kept him as a boy because he was skinny and good for for thieving.

Trivia

 * Yondu is based on the character of the same name from the 1968 Guardians of the Galaxy team and on the character of the same name from the 2008 team. He is also the adoptive father of Star-Lord from the 2008 comics team.
 * Yondu's actions are similar to Barbossa's. Both are fathers to the protagonist of their respective film and known to have an estranged relationship with their child. At the very end of their respective films, Yondu and Barbossa sacrifice themselves to save the life of their only child.