Meredith Quill (Earth-199999)

Meredith Quill
Name	Meredith Quill
Aliases	Nicknames: River Lily
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Parents: Jason Quill (father) Unnamed mother Siblings: Unnamed brother Children: Peter Quill (son)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Green
Hair	Shaved, originally Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-199999
Cause of Death	Killed by brain tumor planted by Ego
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Base of Operations	Missouri
Creators and Appearances
Creators	James Gunn, Nicole Perlman
First	Guardians of the Galaxy (July 31, 2014)
First	Guardians of the Galaxy (July 31, 2014)
Death	Guardians of the Galaxy (July 31, 2014)
Death	Guardians of the Galaxy (July 31, 2014)

Peter, take my hand.

—Meredith Quill's last words[source]

History

Meredith Quill and Ego

Meredith Quill was the mother of Peter Quill, whom she had conceived with the Celestial known as Ego. She didn't know much about Ego's cosmic roots, for he left her on Earth and never returned. She simply described him as an "angel composed of pure light." As she raised her son alone, Meredith wanted her son to know all the pop songs that she listened to when she was a teenager, so she made him a mix tape called "Awesome Mix Vol. 1".

By 1988, Meredith was dying of cancer. In her final moments, she gave Peter a gift which his grandfather put in his back pack. 20 years later, Peter finally opened the gift, which was another mix tape, "Awesome Mix Vol. 2".

When Peter finally met his father, he learned that Ego was responsible for his mother's death, as Ego felt that, while he loved Meredith, he was returning to Earth too often for it to be 'safe' for his continued existence, prompting him to plant the brain tumour that killed Meredith.

Notes

• Laura Haddock portrayed Meredith Quill in the films Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Trivia

• This is the second character portrayed by Laura Haddock in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the first being in a minor role as an autograph hunter in Captain America: The First Avenger.

See Also

• 5 appearance(s) of Meredith Quill (Earth-199999)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Meredith Quill (Earth-199999)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Meredith Quill (Earth-199999)
• 4 mention(s) of Meredith Quill (Earth-199999)
• 6 image(s) of Meredith Quill (Earth-199999)