8) Angela
Originally, Angela was created by Neil Gaiman for Todd McFarlane’s Spawn universe over at Image Comics. After heated legal battle between the pair, however, Gaiman got back the rights to his character and then promptly sold her off to Marvel.
Over at Image, Angela was an angel and bounty hunter but, after joining the Marvel universe thanks to some omniversal realignment in 2012, it’s revealed that she’s actually Aldriff – the long lost sister of Thor and Loki. She then went on to be a firm and trusted member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Given the popularity of the Thor/Loki dynamic, it makes a lot of sense to add another of Odin’s kids into the mix. An Asgardian warrior every bit as tough as her brother, it could be fun to explore how Angela lives in the shadow of her more famous siblings in a future Guardians movie.
7) Beta Ray Bill
Another entry, another character connected with Thor. Hey, he is the Marvel universe’s premier alien superhero – he gets around the universe a lot.
Despite being – or, perhaps, because he is – such a weird character, Beta Ray Bill is a firm fan favourite and many have been calling for him to turn up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years. One of the Korbinite race, the horse-faced Bill is one of the few non-Asgardians to be deemed worthy enough to wield Thor’s hammer Mjolnir. Hence the familiar fashion sense.
While Beta Ray Bill hasn’t actually served on the Guardians team in the comics, he’s part of the Annihilators, a group of heroes from various alien races who likewise protect the galaxy. It could be a lot of fun to see the Guardians go up against a rival space-based superhero team in the future, don’t you think?