Who Is Yondu? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Yondu is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Yondu Udonta, with over 294 comic issue appearances. A hunter from the first planet ever colonized outside of the Solar System who was a founding member of the Guardians of the Galaxy from the 31st century.

Who is Yondu?

Origin Yondu Udonta was a game hunter of the primitive Zatoan tribe of humanoid beings who were native to Centauri IV, the first planet system to be colonized outside of the Sun's solar system; the colonization took place some time during the 29th century. Intimidated by Earth's superior technology, most Alpha Centaurian tribes established peaceful relationships with the settlers. Yondu's tribe, however, migrated from their ancestral forests to the less accessible plains in order to avoid contact with the outworlders. 200 years after the Alpha Centaurians first contact with Earth, a ship bearing Vance Astro (later Major Victory) arrived on Centauri IV, using an antiquated mode of star travel. Finding that Earth had beat him to his destination centuries before, using advanced star-drive engines, Astro set about to perform his reconnaissance mission of the planet, despite the fact that it was now obsolete. While performing his geophysical survey, Astro came across Yondu, who was in the midst of his ritual of manhood ordeal. Although Yondu tried to avoid contact with the outworlder, the planet-wide attack by the extraterrestrial Badoon brought the two men together. Creation Yondu was .

Key facts

Yondu is of alien origin and first appeared in "Origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy". The character is published by Marvel. With 294 recorded issue appearances, Yondu ranks among the most featured characters in comics.