re: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Spoiler Thread

I could be reaching. Just trying to put some pieces together.

1. Thanos is in love with Death. The after credits scene of Avengers mentioned Thanos "courting" her.

2. Death is one of a number of Cosmic beings, such as Eternity, Infinity, and Oblivion. When Peter Quill stole the Power Stone, there was mural depicting these 4 entities.

3. Celestials can wield infinity stones. Apparently, so can Ronin and Thanos, but they aren't Celestials. The 4 entities mentioned above are more powerful than Celestials, and I assume they're meant to maintain some kind of order.

According to Screenrant's theory, being that Ego started out as a brain and planet Knowhere is an ancient celestial head, perhaps it was Ego's head. Maybe millions of years ago, before renewing his existence as a brain floating in space, he got into some mischief and was decapitated by someone more powerful.

Taking all this a step further, if the above is true, Ego could've been killed by Death or Eternity or the others. Once Thanos completes his infinity guantlet and starts turning the universe inside out, Death could play a part in stopping him. Poetic justice. He wants the stones to woo Death, and she leads to his demise.

Like I said, I could be reaching.