Lydia

Lydia was the much-loved girlfriend of Peter Quill and the mother of Meredith L. Quill.

Before the Series
Peter Quill met a Xandarian young woman, Lydia who attempted to steal from him. She was only fifteen when she and Peter married. He and her begin to fall in love. Years later, at eighteen and twenty four, Peter and Lydia dance to "Come and Get Your Love. Lydia gestures to her stomach, revealing she is pregnant. Many months later, Lydia's health begins to decline just as she goes into labor while on Yondu's ship. Peter later is summoned to his girlfriend's bedside as she gives birth to a baby girl. Delivered by reluctant Kraglin and Yondu, Lydia sees her daughter for a brief second and has everyone in the room swear to look after Meredith. Peter comes to his girlfriend's side, who says that Peter's all their child has left before dying in his arms. The wailing baby being held by Yondu is handed to Peter, who lovingly looks into her eyes, and names her "Meredith Lydia Quill".