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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission: Breakout!

26 episodes Premiered Mar 18, 2018 Updated Oct 28, 2026
Previously on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Season 2.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

Mission: Breakout

Mar 18, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians must work together to escape the elaborate prisons created for them by The Collector.

S3·E2 Core

Back in the New York Groove

Mar 18, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians meet up with Spider-Man in New York City to defeat Thanos’ super-powered symbiote.

S3·E3 Core

Drive My Carnage

Mar 25, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians team up with Spider-Man to battle Thanos, who has harnessed the power of the Carnage Symbiote to become the ultimate weapon.

S3·E4 Core

I Fought the Law

Apr 1, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians have captured Thanos, but it's no easy task transporting the most wanted criminal in the galaxy.

S3·E5 Core

Titan Up

Apr 1, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians chase Thanos and Sam Alexander (Nova) to Thanos’ home planet of Titan, where they discover a gladiatorial arena featuring Jesse Alexander - Nova’s father!

S3·E6 Core

Money Changes Everything

Apr 8, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians now have everything they ever dreamed of, but money can’t solve their problems.

S3·E7 Core

Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

Apr 8, 2018 · 22 min

Gamora decides to use her new riches to repay all of the people she has wronged throughout the years. When Nebula shows up, Gamora tries to teach her the value of doing good.

S3·E8 Core

We Are the Champions

Apr 15, 2018 · 22 min

Drax decides he no longer wants to be a Destroyer and looks into new occupations.

S3·E9 Core

Fame

Apr 22, 2018 · 22 min

Quill starts his own talk show after beating Thanos! But to his dismay, everyone seems to hate it, especially the Grandmaster who is rigging the segments to destroy Quill.

S3·E10 Core

Happy Together

Apr 22, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians squander their riches and take on a simple transport job. It turns out that they are stealing from the Kree, and Phyla the Accuser will do anything to get it back!

S3·E11 Core

Gotta Get Outta this Place

Apr 22, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians find themselves in prison for stealing a mysterious package from the Kree - but it was all a set up by Howard the Duck.

S3·E12 Core

Long Distance Runaround

Apr 29, 2018 · 22 min

The Guardians track down Howard the Duck to find out who set them up and why, but they don’t get far before Phyla the Accuser catches up to them to deliver some Kree justice.

S3·E13 Core

You Don't Own Me

Apr 29, 2018 · 22 min

Phyla-Vell reluctantly teams up with the Guardians to bring The Collector to justice for destroying her home planet.

S3·E14 Core

Black Vortex (1)

May 5, 2019 · 22 min

When the Guardians become separated in the Black Vortex, Gamora wakes up in a children’s fairy tale, while Drax is trapped in a comic book.

S3·E15 Core

Black Vortex (2)

May 5, 2019 · 22 min

While caught in a CG sinister packing factory, Rocket must search for his best friend Groot and escape.

S3·E16 Core

Black Vortex (3)

May 12, 2019 · 22 min

Quill finds himself in a claymation world where the Milano is flying into the sun, threatening to melt him. Meanwhile, Groot and Drax must fight Ronan in a Golden Age world.

S3·E17 Core

Black Vortex (4)

May 12, 2019 · 22 min

Gamora and Quill battle their way through an 8-bit Super Marvel World.

S3·E18 Core

Blame It on the Boss of Nova

May 19, 2019 · 22 min

The Guardians finally make it out of the Black Vortex, only to find that the galaxy has been taken over by sinister robots called the Darkhawks, who are disguised as their friends.

S3·E19 Core

The Real Me

May 19, 2019 · 22 min

The Guardians don’t know who to trust as the Darkhawks seem to have duplicated everyone, including Quill.

S3·E20 Core

Paranoid

May 26, 2019 · 22 min

The Guardians finally make it out of the Black Vortex, only to find that the galaxy has been taken over by sinister robots called the Darkhawks, who are disguised as their friends.

S3·E21 Core

Darkhawks on the Edge of Town

May 26, 2019 · 22 min

The Guardians don't know who to trust as the Darkhawks seem to have duplicated everyone, including Quill.

S3·E22 Core

Holding Out for a Hero

Jun 2, 2019 · 22 min

The Guardians have to team up with Loki in Asgard when The Serpent infects the World Tree and threatens to destroy the universe.

S3·E23 Core

With a Little Help From My Friends

Jun 2, 2019 · 22 min

As the Guardians prepare to take the fight to The Serpent, they Bifrost around the galaxy to gather reinforcements.

S3·E24 Core

Breaking Stuff is Hard to Do

Jun 9, 2019 · 22 min

The Guardians and their friends search for the fragments of Dragonfang, a legendary weapon that will finally be able to defeat The Serpent forever.

S3·E25 Mytharc

Killer Queen

Jun 9, 2019 · 22 min

The Guardians, Loki and Iron Man travel to the castle of the evil Hela to ask her help in fighting The Serpent.

S3·E26 Mytharc

Just One Victory

Jun 9, 2019 · 22 min

With the Nova Corps defeated and the fate of the entire universe in jeopardy, the Guardians must turn to an unlikely ally to stop The Serpent.

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