There are several   part likeSupermanthroughout all of comics . When ace - strength , flight , and laser visual sense come up together , characters like The Sentry from   Marvel Comics , Invincible ’s Omni - Man , andThe Boys ' Homelander are make . But perhaps the ultimate " clone " of Superman is n’t a clone at all , but a parody , and for that , one does not have to look any further than theGuardians of the Galaxy ’s Peter Quill , better live as the cosmic heroStar - Lord .

At first thought , it does n’t seem like these two heroes would have anything in mutual with each other , but they are more close connect than any of the said characters above . For starter , both Superman ’s and Star - Lord ’s ability are tied to the Sun . Superman is accuse by yellow sunlight , a well - bonk fact , but a recent retcon inGotGloremade Peter Quill a literal Star - Lord , giving him Sun - based cosmic power along with the rubric : " Master of the Sun . " The similarity do n’t barricade there , either .

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Both characters are even alike in their extraction and how they use their powers for commodity . Both are the kid of powerful aliens who terminate up on Earth . Both can fly , but in Star - Lord ’s case , this takes the form of a starship rather than his own power . And both practice their sun - based powers for the good of the population . This manifest in Superman as his received major power - set , but for Star - Lord , his sun power is channeled through his guns .   Their   power take on different forms , but at their core , the rationale is the same . To really drive the stage home , Superman ’s real name , Kal - El , mean " Star Child"in ancient Kryptonese .

Where the two " Star " heroes take issue is their approach in how they deport out their estimable deeds . Superman is unvanquishable , undestroyable , unbreakable , etc , and the indweller of the DC universe are golden that he believe in protecting them from those who would do them harm . If there is a villain , Superman has no job taking them down for everyone ’s sake . Star - Lord and the Guardians are slightly unlike . They are a group of reformed criminals who constantly take on threats way out of their league , because if they do n’t , who else will ? This is reflect inStar - Lord ’s good quote , " Then it ’s us " , which utterly delimit the Guardians as a team .

Both Star Lord and Superman are two very unlike case , with two very different approaches to heroism , but when looking at their histories , exploit , and symbolisms , they are more alike than any other pair of characters .   Nobody is a sound lampoon ofSupermanthan theGuardians of the Galaxy’sStar - Lord .

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Star-Lord saying his famous quote, "Fine. Then it’s us."

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