Adam Warlock is so out of character.

https://www.comicbasics.com/how-powerful-is-adam-warlock-strength-powers-and-abilities-explained/


He could take on Thanos, Thor, and Hulk but gets his asses handed to him by a measly swarm, mother, and the GoTG (Nebula). I did like the symbolism he portrayed when saving you know who from space. Fits the name well.

Knowing how Marvel Studios deal with their characters , he will probably be killed off by the end of the movie to never appear again lol

Not a comic fan here and only learned who Adam Warlock was through Wikipedia, but seems to me this version's consistent with Gunn's style.

Warlock starts off as a gag, a parody of his comic self, so we think Gunn's just subverting expectations for the lulz

Then we learn Warlock's not stupid, just literally an infant, and we laugh at him a little less

Then he's given a "second chance" at life by the Guardians, and pays it back by saving Quill in a shot that's an obvious, OBVIOUS reference to Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam." Only this time, Quill the human is in the position of Michelangelo's Adam, and Adam Warlock, despite his name, is in the position of Michelangelo's God, because of his godlike powers in general, and his power over death in this scene.

In other words, Gunn's laid the groundwork for Poulter's Adam to develop into the comic Adam, while still delivering an interesting character for new audiences.

After all, the mid-credit Adam already seemed less childish.

Because, not being a comic fan, I thought the notion of this golden, perfect, superman character seemed boring. But I also thought the notion of superteam with a talking raccoon and walking tree would be unworkable.

Glad Gunn proved me wrong on both points.

I wish he was around earlier to deal with Thanos. Warlock is basically a child now, so yes, he is out character. I'm sure he wll be a bigger player once we get The Heralds and Galactus.

What James Gunn said months ago about Adam in this film….

“But he’s definitely not a good guy. What we're seeing is the infant form of Warlock, newly out of the cocoon, and he does not understand life very well. He's basically a baby.”


I mean, in a word that explains it all. :) No good for some? Naturally. But yeah, going in and basically kinda knowing what to expect with the character made me appreciate (and enjoy) Adam’s role in Vol. 3 that much more. I like that Gunn took this approach regardless; made it more interesting than seeing the already fully developed dour Adam from the comics. Poulter’s performance was great and all the humorous moments with the character worked, as far as I’m concerned. Adam will certainly grow, though.

As others said it's more that he just recently was born and that he hasn't learned how to act properly. I hope they do more with him in the future. The only comics I have read with him is his first appearance in Fantastic Four#66 and 67, Infinity Gauntlet, and Infinity War. I feel Infinity War is maybe too confusing for audiences as it involves an alternate version of himself that turned evil.

As I've posted elsewhere, I had no idea who or what Adam Warlock was before reading the wiki entry about the infinity gauntlet

I've posted about this version as well (TLDR: he starts out as a joke, until we learn that he's just a child)

So my question now is this: how was he in the final mid-credits scene?

It's clearly some time later, he's more dignified and educated (and appreciates King Crimson), obviously friendly but a little stiff (hence how he sways to Redbone)

Did that seem closer to comics-Adam? I.e., is the comic version noble-to-the-point-of-being-uptight? Like a big golden Boy Scout?