▁Century ▁and ▁met ▁the ▁Def enders . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁future ▁with ▁Star h awk ▁and ▁the ▁Def enders ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁B ado on . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Guard ians ▁drove ▁the ▁B ado on ▁from ▁Earth ' s ▁solar ▁system ▁and ▁Mart ine x ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁team ' s ▁rel uct ant ▁leader ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁The ▁Guard ians ▁depart ed ▁post - war ▁Earth ▁on ▁a ▁space ▁mission , ▁and ▁met ▁Nik ki ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁Guard ians ▁of ▁the ▁Gal axy , ▁and ▁they ▁visited ▁the ▁As yl um ▁planet . ▁The ▁Guard ians ▁then ▁te amed ▁with ▁a ▁time - tra vel ing ▁Thor , ▁and ▁batt led ▁Kor v ac ▁and ▁his ▁Min ions ▁of ▁Men ace . ▁Mart ine x ▁and ▁the ▁Guard ians ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁era , ▁and ▁assist ed ▁the ▁Aven gers ▁in ▁battle ▁against ▁Kor v ac . ▁He ▁attended ▁an ▁Aven gers ▁membership ▁meeting ▁but ▁left ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁While ▁looking ▁for ▁the ▁shield ▁of ▁Captain ▁America , ▁the ▁Guard ians ▁came ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁Tas er face ▁and ▁the ▁St ark . ▁They ▁also ▁encountered ▁Fire l ord ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁St ark . ▁The ▁Guard ians ▁then ▁batt led ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁super hum ans ▁known ▁as ▁Force , ▁and ▁Mart ine x ▁was ▁mort ally ▁injured ▁by ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁Force ▁known ▁as ▁B raw l . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁cry st als ▁that ▁covered ▁Mart ine x '