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Meredith Quill was the mother of Peter Quill, whom she had conceived with Ego. When Peter was eight, she died of brain cancer that Ego covertly implanted in her head.
Biography[]
Meeting Ego[]
- "You’re so like your daddy, you even look like him. And he was an angel, composed outta pure light..."
- ―Meredith Quill to Peter Quill[src]
Quill singing a song in a car ride with Ego
Meredith was born to Jason Quill[6] and his wife and raised in St. Charles, Missouri. Growing up, she developed a strong love for pop music, and memorized songs that she heard on the radio. She eventually met Ego, a man from space with whom she fell in love. In 1980, Ego drove her out to a forest where he showed her a seedling he had planted, claiming that it would soon spread everywhere across Earth.
Quill spending quality time with her son
Meredith was soon impregnated by Ego[2] and later that year, when she was nineteen,[4] gave birth to a son she named Peter Jason Quill,[1] giving him her father's first name as a middle name.[6] Ego was soon forced to return to his planet so he could replenish his life force. Meredith raised Peter by herself and gave him a Walkman with a mixtape of her favorite songs and dubbed him her "little Star-Lord."[1]
Brain Cancer[]
Ego returned three times to visit Meredith Quill. Fearing that he was becoming too attached to her and becoming unfocused in his mission, Ego decided to kill her, although he was not without remorse for it. He used his power to cause an inoperable malignancy to develop in her brain, dooming her to die of brain cancer.[2]
Saying Goodbye[]
Quill saying goodbye to her son
- "Your grandpa is gonna take such good care of you. At least until your daddy comes back to get you... Take my hand. Peter? Take my hand."
- ―Meredith Quill to Peter Quill[src]
By 1988, when Peter was eight years old, Meredith was on her deathbed. As her family gathered around her in her last moments, she spoke to Peter about the fight she'd heard he'd had at school. She then gave him a present consisting of a second mixtape of music, which she told him to open after she was gone. She then asked Peter to take her hand, but Peter refused. Meredith then passed away seconds after imploring Peter to take her hand, much to Peter's regret.[1]
Legacy[]
Peter gazing at Meredith Quill's statue
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Many years later, after defending the planet Xandar as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill began hallucinating and saw an image of his dying mother asking him to take his hand when Gamora had asked him to take her hand.[1]
A statue of Meredith Quill was built on Ego's planet. Peter Quill stated that his family back on Earth thought she was delusional due to her brain cancer when she claimed her husband was from the stars. Quill and Ego both got into a heated argument about why Ego never returned to see Meredith, to which Ego explained that his humanoid form must return to his planet regularly otherwise it would decay if he didn't return; most importantly, he could not stand Meredith's death, claiming Quill could not understand how this felt.
Ego grievously stated that, despite him making countless mistakes for eons, Quill was not one of them and he wished to be the father who bonded with his son, stating it was what Meredith wished for. He taught Quill to focus on his essence within the planet to harness energy to conjure up an energy ball, thus resulting in a bonding between father and son.
However, this all went downhill when Peter learned about Ego's true motives and that Ego was the one who put the tumor inside Meredith's head in the first place. Angered by this revelation and determined to avenge his mother's death, as well as to protect the planets Ego had visited from the Expansion, Peter arranged for Rocket and Groot to plant a bomb inside Ego's core, destroying Ego for good.[2]
Personality[]
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Relationships[]
Family[]
- Jason Quill - Father
- Mother †
- Brother
- Peter Quill - Son
Allies[]
- Ego † - Former Lover and Killer
- Higgins
- Best Friend
- Fitzgibbon - Doctor
Appearances[]
In chronological order:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (flashbacks)- Guardians of the Galaxy (flashbacks)
- Avengers: Infinity War (mentioned)
- Avengers: Endgame Prelude, Issue 1 (mentioned)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (mentioned)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (photo)
Trivia[]
- In the comics, Meredith Quill rescued the space prince J'son and fell in love with him. After his departure, she was killed by two Badoon soldiers, who were sent to kill their son Peter.
Behind the Scenes[]
- Heather Witherill was a stand-in for Laura Haddock in the role of Meredith Quill.
