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Ben 1,000,911 wrote: Oh okay I guess... but it'll be really weird when he finds out his dad is a planet, is all.

Maybe Star-Lord's dad is a planet because it's weird?

James Gunn Explains Why Ego Is Star-Lord's Father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

"I didn't like that in the comics J'Son is a king, and he also reeked very much of Star Wars, so I didn't want that same sort of thing," Gunn said. "I like the idea of Quill's father being an ancient, cosmic, incredibly powerful being who, just like Rocket, has problems connecting to other people because [...] there's nothing else like him. This character has a hard time connecting to other people because he's a god who's been alone for billions of years."