Ronan first appears in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Depicted as an avid and ruthless Kree fanatic whose family was killed in the Kree-Nova War, this version refuses to heed his Empire’s peace treaty with the Nova Corps of Xandar and embarks on a genocidal campaign against all Xandarians. Ronan agrees to recover an orb for Thanos in exchange for the latter’s help in destroying Xandar, only to renege on their deal upon learning that the orb contains the Power Stone, which he can use to annihilate Xandar himself. Ronan decimates the Nova Corps’ fleet, but the Guardians of the Galaxy take the Stone back and use it to destroy him.