In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, there is no overt romantic storyline involving homosexuality, but the film introduced a character who is canonically queer in Marvel comics: Phyla-Vell. In the movie, Phyla is introduced as one of the children rescued from the High Evolutionary and is shown in the mid-credits scene as a new member of the Guardians team. While her sexuality is not addressed in the film's dialogue or plot—partly because the character is depicted as a young child—fans of the source material recognize her as a character who, as an adult in the comics, is a prominent lesbian superhero in a relationship with Moondragon. Outside of this "canonical nod," the film focuses primarily on the platonic bonds of the "found family" and Rocket Raccoon’s origin story, remaining consistent with the MCU's recent trend of subtle, secondary representation through character history.