Det är kanske inte helt klart i filmen, men Junior-novelleringen gör det tydligt att Gamora (som i princip gjort en sväng-sväng ) motstår trängseln att döda sina angripare, även om det i sista hand betyder hennes egen död. Hon sympatiserar med dem och gör sitt bästa för att göra förändringar, börjar med att inte myrda dem. Dessutom är hon helt enkelt överträffad av ett "lag" av härdade brottslingar som var väsentligt större och starkare än hon var:
Peter looked at Gamora, seeing that she had heard everything Rocket said. “It’s okay,” she told him, a sad look on her face. “Whatever nightmares my future holds shall be dreams compared to my past.”
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That night, as Peter tried to fall asleep, he heard the sounds of a struggle in the hallway. When he went to the door, he witnessed a large, muscular, green-skinned prisoner with red battle tattoos dragging Gamora, kicking and fighting, down the corridor.
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“Ronan murdered my family,” growled the man, anger boiling behind his words. “On that day, every cell in my body united in the single purpose of one day destroying the man who was responsible. Because your master, Ronan, took them from me, I will now take you from him.”
Gamora rushed to explain. “I, too, despise Ronan. And my so-called ‘father,’ Thanos. I have tried my whole life to escape from their grasp. The only reason I’m here is because I finally had an opportunity to be free.”
