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    'Avengers: Endgame's' Karen Gillan tells all about Nebula's surprising redemption (and Marvel future)

    by Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times May 13, 2019 7 minutes

    She was a character who, by Karen Gillan's own account, seemed destined for a single-film stint in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A "blue meanie" who could have been gone in a flash like so many forgotten villains who've tangled with the likes of Iron Man, Thor and their superhero brethren.

    But as the lights came up on the epic franchise finale "Avengers: Endgame" and fans dried their tears for their fallen faves, they also cheered the surprisingly redemptive arc of one of the most complex characters in the expansive 22-film series: intergalactic assassin Nebula, daughter of Thanos, sister-frenemy to Gamora - and the unlikeliest of Avengers.

    Warning: Spoilers for "Avengers: Endgame" follow.

    Portrayed by Scottish actress Gillan ("Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," "The Party's Just Beginning") over four of the MCU's movies, the blue-skinned antiheroine known for her seething space rage and cyborg enhancements entered the series as a ruthless antagonist in James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy."

    Nebula returned for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and last year's epic "Avengers: Infinity War," and her tortured personal journey and relationships with Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Thanos (Josh Brolin) and the extended "Guardians" gang unearthed

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