“Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special”: Twitter Loves Rocket’s Christmas Gifts and Mantis and Peter’s Quill Twist

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Avengers: Endgame.

Rocket and the gang are back with a fun holiday special.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special has just arrived on Disney+, and fans are already loving the fan-service-filled adventure.

The film follows the gang as they try to prepare for the Christmas season. Dave Bautista’s Drax and Pom Klementieff’s Mantis decided to lighten things up for Chris Pratt’s Star Lord, who is still grieving Gamora’s disappearance after the events of Avengers: Endgame.

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Star-Lord isn’t the only one to receive gifts. Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) receives a special gift: Bucky’s arm.

Twitter users were overjoyed to see that the bounty hunter finally received the coveted arm.

oh that was great! pic.twitter.com/aQV8WEpdk6

— Namitea 19 (@namit_malhotra) November 25, 2022

Rocket grabs Bucky’s arm in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’

I hope no harm was done to Bucky pic.twitter.com/dNvbEQ2hV0

— Multiverse Analysis (@TheAnalystOne) November 25, 2022

However, Rocket’s gift wasn’t the only surprise for the store, as the special also confirmed fan theories that Mantis and Peter Quill were involved.

“Damn, I can’t believe Mr. Gunn actually confirmed the fan theory that Mantis is Quill’s sister by Ego’s blood in this Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special,” wrote one fan. .

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Damn, I can’t believe Mr. Gunn actually confirmed a fan theory that Mantis is Quill’s sister by Ego’s blood in this Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special.

—zURA/kURA (@zURA_kURA) November 25, 2022

The Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special was good.
I didn’t expect a praying mantis to be Peter’s sister.
Rocket finally gets Bucky’s metal arm!#GuardiansoftheGalaxyHolidaySpecial# Guardians of the Galaxy#GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 pic.twitter.com/umCbVvYKnO

— Anuj Asokan (@AnujAsokan) November 25, 2022

Others were grateful for the fact that Mantis was finally in the spotlight after supporting much of the cast on the side.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was wholesome, funny, and I loved every moment of it.happy @James Gunn gave us this @PomKlementieff Mantis always stood out and was one of my favorites, so seeing her front and center made me happy. pic.twitter.com/TbE1Kukxbb

— Oscar Villatro (@ovillatoro27) November 25, 2022

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Rocket finally got the Bucky Arm. Peter the Mantis He doesn’t know Sister Quill, but he doesn’t remember seeing GoTG 2. It’s so nice to see Peter Quill have a brother.

Review: 10/10 pic.twitter.com/LbY2RqK2hN

— . . . (@PursBorg) November 25, 2022

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was really great. I love anything set to Christmas and loved seeing Mantis and Pom Klementieff shine at the forefront.

Such a heartwarming story. Loved it🎄❤️ pic.twitter.com/rtltqdjWG4

— Ty ➃ (@Clobberin Tyme) November 25, 2022

The Christmas special may not advance the plot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it has already established itself as a holiday classic in the hearts of many fans.

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Guardians of the GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL was literally perfect, this will be a new Christmas tradition in my house!!! pic.twitter.com/pcWhiva2lX

— Nxgan 🏹🎄 (@nxganussy) November 25, 2022

It was the first time in years that I had seen a Marvel project without emphasizing someone dying, so I wish Marvel would drop fun projects like the Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special more often. I am thinking

— Helena (@helen3nti) November 25, 2022

If you’ve ever wanted to see a praying mantis fight the police, the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special offers that fun!

— SJWJamesBond wants Nazis banned ︽✵︽ Agent of GIRL (@mvbrat91) November 25, 2022

I really enjoyed the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. It was hilarious and yet so emotional, Another James Gunn W. pic.twitter.com/RkmXyWc7vh

— Ko (@CohenMarvelStan) November 25, 2022

Fans also pointed to Kevin Bacon’s special cameo as himself, normalizing it in the MCU.

I just rewatched “Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” and really enjoyed it. 💯 Soundtrack. (Kevin Bacon has a real-life band, by the way. “The Bacon Brothers” is probably for someone he didn’t know about 20 years ago.)

— Nelbon Geller (@Nelbon888) November 25, 2022

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is now streaming on Disney+.