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|character_name = Drax the Destroyer
|image          = Drax-cover.jpg
|imagesize      = 
|caption        = Textless cover of ''Drax'' #1 (November 2015).<br />Art by Scott Hepburn and Matt Milla.
|converted      = y
|real_name      = Arthur Sampson Douglas
|publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debut          = ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|The Invincible Iron Man]]'' #55 (February 1973)
|creators       = [[Jim Starlin]]
|species        = Human mutate
|homeworld      = [[Burbank, California]]
|alliances      = [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]<br />[[Infinity Watch]]<br />[[Legion of the Unliving]]<br />[[Phalanx (comics)|Phalanx]]<br />[[Secret Defenders]]<br />[[United Front (comics)|United Front]]<br>[[Nova Corps]]
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|powers         = 
*Superhuman strength, stamina, speed, reflexes
*Skilled [[swordsman]] and hand-to-hand combatant
*Regeneration
*Limited cosmic awareness
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'''Drax the Destroyer''' ('''Arthur Sampson Douglas''') is a character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Jim Starlin]], the character first appeared in ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|The Invincible Iron Man]]'' #55 (February 1973).

The character's origin story relates that Arthur Douglas was a human whose family was attacked and killed by the [[supervillain]] [[Thanos]]. Needing a champion to combat Thanos, the being known as Kronos took Arthur's spirit and placed it in a powerful new body, and Drax the Destroyer was born. Drax's powers included enhanced strength and resilience, flight, and the ability to project energy blasts from his hands. The character often battled Thanos, and on occasion the [[superhero]]es [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]] and [[Adam Warlock]]. He was also a member of the group known as the [[Infinity Watch]].

In 2004, the character lost his flight and energy blasts, and a portion of his strength and resilience. This version of the character played a role in the [[fictional crossover|crossover]] comic book storylines "[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]" and "[[Annihilation: Conquest]]", and became a member of the relaunched [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].

Drax has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including [[animation|animated]] [[television series]], action figures, and [[video game]]s. [[Dave Bautista]] portrayed [[Drax (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the character]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] films ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014), ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' (2017), ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018), ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019), ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'', ''[[The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special]]'' (both 2022) and ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' (2023). Drax also appears in the [[Disney+]] animated series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' (2021).

==Creation==
Starlin commented on the character's creation stating "In the beginning, Drax was versatile, because I didn't know what the hell to do with him," Starlin confessed. "He was an element; he was supposed to be [[Thanos]]' [[Kryptonite]]. I sort of drifted away from that idea, and when I came back to using him, I made a big change in him. I brain-damaged him and made him into the [[Hulk]], because Marvel didn't have a dumb green thing at the time, and I thought they should. And so I sort of made him like that. Later on they wanted to change his visuals, which I had no problem with because I was never crazy about that costume. It didn't make a lot of sense. I wasn't invested enough in the character to go back and do anything more with it."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/jim-starlin-gamora-drax-interview/ | title=Jim Starlin Reveals What Makes Gamora & Drax Such Great Characters | date=7 May 2019 }}</ref>

Starlin later commented in an interview that "I ripped off my own costume, I redesigned [[Dr. Weird (comics)|Dr. Weird]]'s costume at Texas Trio and pretty much just used it as Drax's costume, Drax was going to be Thanos's kryptonite that's why he was green."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dOFRxg-p6Y&t=2554s | title=Jim Starlin Biographical Interview 2024 part 1 by Alex Grand | website=[[YouTube]] | date=8 November 2024 }}</ref>

==Publication history==
Drax first appeared in ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|The Invincible Iron Man]]'' #55 (February 1973), and was created by [[Jim Starlin]] with the help of writer [[Mike Friedrich]]. He had a recurring role in ''[[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]]'', beginning with issue #27 (July 1973). He also appeared in ''[[Adam Warlock|Warlock]]'' #10 (December 1975), ''Iron Man'' #88 (July 1976), ''Warlock'' #15 (November 1976), ''Logan's Run'' #6 (June 1977), ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #314 (December 1981), and ''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]'' #219 (May 1982), before being killed by [[Moondragon]] in ''The Avengers'' #220 (June 1982).

Starlin resurrected Drax in ''[[Silver Surfer (comic book)|Silver Surfer]]'' vol. 3 #35 (1990), and he had a recurring role until issue 50. After appearing in ''[[The Infinity Gauntlet]]'' #1–6 (1991), he was featured in ''[[Warlock and the Infinity Watch]]'' #1–42 (1992–1995) as a member of the titular team, the [[Infinity Watch]]. The character reappeared in ''Warlock'' vol. 3 #1–4 (1998–1999) and ''[[Genis-Vell|Captain Marvel]]'' vol. 4 #4–6 (2001).

Drax received an eponymous 4 issue miniseries in 2004, and was a starring character in ''Annihilation: [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]]'' #1–4 (2005) and ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' #1–6 (2006). After a follow-up appearance in ''Nova'' vol. 4 #4–7 (2007) and the 2008 "[[Annihilation: Conquest]]" storyline, he was featured as a team member in the 2008 relaunch of [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]], and appeared in the 25 issue series of the same name. The character had a small role in ''[[The Thanos Imperative]]'' #1–3 (2010), in which he was killed.

The character reappeared in ''[[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]]'' issues #4–8 (June–October 2012), with no reference to his death. He then starred in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 3, a part of the [[Marvel NOW!]] relaunch.<ref name="MarvelNOW">{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41610 |title=NYCC: Bendis, McNiven & Wacker Relaunch the "Guardians of the Galaxy" |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=14 October 2012 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |access-date=15 October 2012}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==

===Creation and early life===
While driving through a desert with his wife and daughter, Arthur Douglas' car is attacked by a spaceship piloted by [[Thanos]], who thinks the humans have seen him.<ref name="CaptMv1no32" /> His daughter, Heather, survives the crash and is adopted by Thanos' father, [[Mentor (A'lars)|Mentor]], and raised on [[Titan (Marvel Comics location)|Titan]]. She later becomes [[Moondragon]].<ref name="DDv1no107" />

[[File:Captain Marvel Drax.jpg|200px|thumb|Drax (top) on the cover of ''[[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]]'' #58 (September 1978). Art by [[Dave Cockrum]].]]
Needing a champion to combat the threat from Thanos, Mentor and his father [[Kronos (comics)|Kronos]] capture Douglas' spirit and place it in a powerful new body. He is rechristened "Drax the Destroyer", and his sole purpose is to kill Thanos.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.looper.com/649300/marvel-eternals-you-wont-see-in-the-eternals-movie/ | title=Marvel Eternals You Won't See in the Eternals Movie | date=November 2021 }}</ref> With [[Iron Man]], Drax battles Thanos and the [[Blood Brothers (comics)|Blood Brothers]],<ref name="IMv1no55" /> but Thanos escapes. While trying to prevent Thanos from getting the [[Cosmic Cube]],<ref name="CaptMv1no27-31" /> Drax's memories are restored to him.<ref name="CaptMv1no32" /> After seeing [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]] defeat Thanos,<ref name="CaptMv1no33" /> Drax attacks Captain Marvel for robbing him of his purpose.<ref name="CaptMv1no42-44" /> Drax wanders space in grim contemplation, searching for a resurrected Thanos. By the time he learns that Thanos had managed to rematerialize himself, Thanos has once again been destroyed in battle with Captain Marvel, [[Avengers (comics)|the Avengers]], and [[Adam Warlock]].<ref name="CaptMv1no58" /><ref name="MTIO1977" /> Alongside Captain Marvel, Drax battles [[ISAAC (comics)|ISAAC]], Stellarax, Lord Gaea, [[Elysius]], and Chaos.<ref name="CaptMv1no59-62" /><ref name="MarvelSLv2no1-2" />

Some time later, Drax, possessed by an alien entity, battles his daughter Moondragon and the superhero [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]. After Drax recovers, he and Moondragon journey through space in search of knowledge.<ref name="Thor314" /> Eventually, they come upon the planet Ba-Banis, a world of humanoid aliens caught in a vast civil war. Moondragon uses her mental powers to quell the conflict and then decides to set herself up as the world's goddess. Drax recognizes that her ambitions are ignoble and so sends their ship to Earth with a holographic distress message. The Avengers respond and discover Moondragon's world of mentally enforced tranquility.<ref name="Avengers219" /> Freed by the Avengers from his daughter's mental domination, Drax advances toward her, seeking to end her menace. To stop him, Moondragon mentally forces Drax's life essence to vacate his artificial body.<ref name="Avengers220" />

===Infinity Watch===
{{Main|Infinity Watch}}
When Thanos is resurrected by [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Mistress Death]], Kronos reanimates the Destroyer and grants him increased physical power.<ref name="SSv3no35" /> However, Kronos does not consider the effects of Drax's death, and the Destroyer's mind retains the damage done by Moondragon. Alongside a multitude of other heroes, Drax helps battle Thanos and [[Nebula (character)|Nebula]] for possession of the [[Infinity Gauntlet]].<ref name="InfinityGauntlet6" /> Drax is chosen by [[Adam Warlock]] to safeguard the [[Infinity Gems|Power Gem]] as part of the [[Infinity Watch]].<ref name="WarlockIWno2" />

After the energy vampire Rune steals the gems,<ref name="RuneSurfer" /> the Watch members go their separate ways.<ref name="WarlockIWno42" /> Drax returns to Titan with Moondragon, who successfully petitions Kronos to restore Drax's mind to its former acuity at the cost of some physical power. Thus, Drax is restored to his original condition.<ref name="CPUno4" /> Drax is accused of the murder of [[Elysius]] and several others, but is cleared when it is discovered that the creature Syphon was manipulating him.<ref name="Warlockv3no1-4" /> While seeking out Moondragon, Drax enters into an altercation with [[Genis-Vell]].<ref name="CaptMv4no4" /> In the course of this struggle, Drax is transported to the [[Microverse]] with Genis, where, for a time, he finds acceptance and happiness on the planet [[K'ai]].<ref name="CaptMv4no6-8" />

===Reborn===
{{Main|Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation: Conquest}}
Later, Drax is seen on a prison transport ship with [[Paibok]], [[Lunatik]], and the [[Blood Brothers (comics)|Blood Brothers]]. The ship crashes in Alaska, and Drax attacks the others to keep them from harming innocent lives.<ref name="Draxmini1" /> He mistakes a young girl named Cammi for his daughter, and tries to protect her from Paibok. Drax appears to be killed, but a slimmer, smarter Drax emerges from the larger shell of the dead body.<ref name="Draxmini3" /> When a second prison ship arrives to recapture the prisoners, both Drax and Cammi are arrested.<ref name="Draxmini4" />

Surviving [[Annihilus]]' attack on the intergalactic prison known as the [[Kyln]], Drax and Cammi team up with the last member of the Xandarian [[Nova Corps]], [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Richard Rider]]. Together they fight against the advancing Annihilation Wave as Drax trains Nova to be a warrior.<ref name="AnnNova4" /> Drax learns that Thanos has taken Moondragon hostage, and that she will be killed if Drax pursues him.<ref name="Annihilation1" /> During a doomed battle between the Annihilation Wave and the [[United Front (comics)|United Front]], Drax stays behind to fight off the invaders while [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]] and the rest of the group (including Cammi) finish the evacuation.<ref name="Annihilation3" /> Drax fights his way to the Annihilation Wave's mother ship, where he finds Thanos and kills him. Drax helps to free a captive [[Galactus]], who teleports Moondragon and Drax to a far-off planet to spare them from his wrath on the Annihilation Wave.<ref name="Annihilation5" /> Afterwards, Moondragon says Drax just "disappeared". Cammi is later seen, alive, allied with Skreet,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/skreetlunatik.htm |title = Skreet (Thanos/Lunatik ally)}}</ref> one of Thanos' powerful, miniature assistants.<ref name="Annihilation6" />

When the [[Phalanx (comics)|Phalanx]] invade the [[Kree]] home-world, Drax is assimilated as a "select" of the Phalanx hive mind. They dispatch him, along with [[Gamora]], to apprehend Nova, who had fled the planet.<ref name="Novav4no7" /> Following Nova to Kvch, the home planet the [[Technarchy]] (parental race of the Phalanx), Drax and Gamora are freed from the Phalanx by the Technarch Tyro. Together they return to Hala where they help in the defeat of [[Ultron]].<ref name="AnnihilationC6" />

===Guardians of the Galaxy===
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[[Star-Lord]] recruits Drax for the new [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]].<ref name="GotGv2no1" /> The Guardians are forced to ally themselves with a resurrected Thanos and travel into an alternate reality known as the "Cancerverse".<ref name="ThanosImp1" /> While experiencing a bout of madness, Drax attacks Thanos and is killed.<ref name="ThanosImp3" /> Drax later reappears with the Guardians on Earth without reference to his death.<ref name="AAv2no4" /><ref name="AAv2no5" />

==Powers and abilities==
Drax's initial incarnation's powers included superhuman strength, stamina and resistance to physical injury as well the ability to project concussive blasts of cosmic energy from his hands. He could also travel at high speeds in [[outer space]] and [[Hyperspace (science fiction)|hyperspace]] without air, food, or water. Drax also had telepathy,<ref>''Iron Man'' #55 (February 1973)</ref> having used it to engage [[Thanos]] in a psychic battle and stalemating him mind to mind.<ref>''Captain Marvel'' vol. 1 #28</ref>

After his resurrection, his physical capabilities are greatly enhanced beyond their original levels but he suffered severe mental disability in his new incarnation.<ref name="SSv3no35" /> Instead of his telepathy which enabled him to track Thanos across vast distances, he now possessed the ability to sense either him or other beings who have been in recent contact with Thanos, alongside a precognitive ability to sense when beings will be in contact with Thanos in the near future. For a time, Drax possessed the [[Infinity Gems|Power Gem]] that had the potential to grant him superhuman physical and energy manipulation powers with no feasible limit. However, because of his severely-reduced intellect, he lacked the mental capacity and imagination to use the gem for anything other than bolstering his physical strength. While possessing the gem, Drax's strength has been compared{{who|date=January 2023}} with that of the merged incarnation of the [[Hulk#Merged Hulk/The Professor|Hulk]], but lacking the latter's rage-fueled potential.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Just prior to the 2006 "Annihilation" mini-series and continuing through the present, Drax undergoes a physical change, resulting in a much-smaller physical form, reduced physical abilities comparable to those of his original form, and the loss of his energy projection, flight and most of his psionic abilities.<ref name="Draxmini3" /> However, his intellect has returned to its original level, and he has taken a liking to using knives in battle.<ref name="Draxmini4" /><ref name="AnnNova4" /> At least temporarily, he had the ability to pass through Thanos's force field; his power levels seem to increase the closer he is to Thanos.<ref name="Annihilation4" /> He could also heal at an accelerated rate and had senses sharp enough to tell humans from aliens by smell,<ref>''Annihilation: Nova'' #1</ref> root out a [[Skrull]] in disguise, and detect when energy weapons were about to go off.<ref>''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 2 #5</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
* Drax appears in the ''[[Silver Surfer (TV series)|Silver Surfer]]'' episode "Learning Curve", voiced by [[Norm Spencer]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} This version is a [[cyborg]] with a mechanical body and organic brain, and companion of [[Mentor (A'lars)|Mentor]].
* Drax the Destroyer appears in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[David Sobolov]].<ref name=":0" />
* Drax the Destroyer appears in the ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'' episode "Guardians and Space Knights", voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref name=":0" />
* Drax the Destroyer appears in ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'', voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref name=":0" />
* Drax the Destroyer appears in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref>September 27, 2015, "[http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/content/watch-david-sobolov-guardians-galaxy-drax-interview Watch: David Sobolov Guardians of the Galaxy Drax Interview]", CosmicBookNews (accessed October 7, 2015)</ref><ref name=":0" />
* Drax appears in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat'', voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref name=":0" />

===Marvel Cinematic Universe===
[[File:Dave Bautista as Drax.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Dave Bautista as Drax in the 2017 film ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2''.]]
{{Main|Drax (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}
Drax the Destroyer appears in media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], portrayed by [[Dave Bautista]]. He first appears in the live-action film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014)<ref name="GotGBautista" /> before making subsequent appearances in the live-action films ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' (2017),<ref name="Bautista">{{cite tweet|date=January 22, 2017 |first=Dave|last=Bautista|author-link=Dave Bautista|user=DaveBautista|title=Welp!!! That makes 3 of us! And I start filming tomorrow! 😱 #MarvelShroudofSecrecy 😖|number=823294808655532036 |access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-date=January 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6nibckobt?url=https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/823294808655532036 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GotGSequel">{{cite web |url=http://comicbook.com/2015/11/04/dave-bautista-says-james-gunn-making-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol/ |title=Dave Bautista Says James Gunn Making Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Different |last=Siegel |first=Lucas |publisher=Comicbook.com |date=November 4, 2015 |access-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106232438/http://comicbook.com/2015/11/04/dave-bautista-says-james-gunn-making-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Megan |date=May 19, 2017 |title=Avengers: Infinity War Synopsis Released |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/05/19/avengers-infinity-war-synopsis-description/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519062423/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/05/19/avengers-infinity-war-synopsis-description/ |archive-date=May 19, 2017 |access-date=May 19, 2017 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref> ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hood |first=Cooper |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Every Character in Avengers: Endgame |url=https://screenrant.com/avengers-endgame-cast-every-character-return/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426133414/https://screenrant.com/avengers-endgame-cast-every-character-return/ |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' (2022),<ref name="GuardiansCast">{{Cite web |last=Reimer |first=Amanda |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Every Single Cameo in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' |url=https://collider.com/thor-love-and-thunder-cameos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708191107/https://collider.com/thor-love-and-thunder-cameos/ |archive-date=July 8, 2022 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> and ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' (2023).<ref name="MainCastConfirm">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=April 30, 2019 |title=Robert Downey Jr.'s Massive Payday Tops 'Avengers: Endgame' Star Deals |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robert-downey-jrs-massive-payday-tops-avengers-endgame-star-deals-1205835 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501005639/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robert-downey-jrs-massive-payday-tops-avengers-endgame-star-deals-1205835 |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |access-date=April 30, 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Additionally, Bautista reprises his role in ''[[The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special]]'' (2022)<ref name="HolidaySpecialCast">{{Cite web |last=Oddo |first=Marco Vito |date=October 20, 2021 |title=Will Poulter Comments on Adam Warlock Casting for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3': "I Feel Very Lucky" |url=https://collider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-will-poulter-adam-warlock-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021071127/https://collider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-will-poulter-adam-warlock-comments/ |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |access-date=October 22, 2021 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> while an alternate timeline version of Drax appears in the [[Disney+]] animated series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'', voiced by [[Fred Tatasciore]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Simon |date=August 18, 2021 |title=What If...? Episode 2 Cast Guide: Every New & Returning MCU Character |url=https://screenrant.com/what-if-episode-2-cast-mcu-character-guide-new-returning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818162954/https://screenrant.com/what-if-episode-2-cast-mcu-character-guide-new-returning/ |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=September 22, 2021 |title=Here's the Full Voice Cast for 'Marvel's What If...?' Episode 7 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-what-if-episode-7-voice-cast-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922181856/https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-what-if-episode-7-voice-cast-list/ |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

===Video games===
* Drax makes a [[cameo appearance]] in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes (video game)|Marvel Super Heroes]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
* Drax appears as an unlockable character in ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
* Drax appears as an unlockable assist character in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]],'' voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Drax the Destroyer Voices (Guardians of the Galaxy) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy/Drax-the-Destroyer/ |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |language=en-US |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
* Drax appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BillRosemann/status/723563073248759808 With the addition of Drax, now all 5 #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy are in @MarvelPuzzle! ]</ref>
* Drax the Destroyer appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]'', voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref name=":0" />
* Drax appears as a playable character in ''[[Disney Infinity 2.0]]'', voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/guardians-galaxy-added-disney-infinity-720653|title='Guardians of the Galaxy' Added to 'Disney Infinity' Videogame (Video)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 July 2014 |language=en|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://disneyinfinitycodes.com/marvel-battlegrounds-unlock-guide/|title=Marvel Battlegrounds Unlock Guide - Disney Infinity Codes - Cheats & Help Blog|website=disneyinfinitycodes.com|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>
* Drax appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]].''{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
* Drax appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Build Your Own Ultimate Marvel Team!|url=http://www.marvelfuturefight.com/en|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.marvelfuturefight.com}}</ref>
* Drax appears as a playable character in ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]'', voiced again by David Sobolov.
* Drax appears in ''[[Marvel Avengers Academy]]'', voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref name=":0" />
* Drax appears in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series]]'', voiced by Brandon Paul Eells.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meitzler |first=Ryan |date=March 9, 2017 |title=Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series' Voice Cast Revealed |url=https://www.dualshockers.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-telltale-series-voice-cast/ |access-date=August 12, 2019 |website=DualShockers |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> This version is a Kathatian alien whose wife and daughter were both killed by Thanos.
* Drax appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thielenhaus |first=Kevin |date=November 16, 2017 |title=LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Walkthrough {{!}} Level 1: No Eson of Mine |url=https://gameranx.com/features/id/127480/article/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2-walkthrough-level-1-no-eson-of-mine/ |access-date=August 12, 2019 |website=Gameranx |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Drax appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]'', voiced by Dave Bautista.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/gaming/2018/03/28/marvel-strike-force-game-trailer/|title=Drax hilariously takes center stage in new 'MARVEL Strike Force' trailer — exclusive|website=EW.com|access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>
* Drax appears in ''[[Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-13|title=Everything We Know About the Guardians of the Galaxy Game|url=https://collider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2021-game-details/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Collider|language=en-US}}</ref> voiced by Jason Cavalier.<ref name=":0" />
* Drax appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order]]'', voiced again by Brandon Paul Eells.<ref name=":0" />
* Drax appears as a purchasable outfit in ''[[Fortnite: Battle Royale]]''.<ref name="Fortnite">{{cite web |last1=Fillery |first1=Jake |title=Fortnite: How to Get the Guardians of the Galaxy Pack |url=https://gamerant.com/fortnite-how-to-get-guardians-of-the-galaxy-skins/ |website=[[Game Rant]] |access-date=April 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401103452/https://gamerant.com/fortnite-how-to-get-guardians-of-the-galaxy-skins/ |archive-date=April 1, 2024 |date=March 29, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Collected editions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material Collected
!Publication Date
!ISBN
|-
|''Drax: Guardian of the Galaxy''
|''Iron Man'' (vol. 1) #55; ''Captain Marvel'' (vol. 2) #27-33, #43-44, #58-62; ''Warlock'' (vol. 1) #15; ''Marvel Spotlight'' (vol. 2) #1-2; ''Avengers'' (vol. 1) #219-220; material from ''Logan's Run'' #6; Thor (vol. 1) #314 and ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #1
|August 2016
|{{ISBNT|978-1302902131}}
|-
|''Drax the Destroyer: Earthfall''
|''Drax: The Destroyer'' #1-4
|March 2006
|{{ISBNT|978-0785118060}}
|-
|''Drax Vol. 1: Galaxy's Best Detective''
|''Drax'' #1-5
|May 2016
|{{ISBNT|978-0785196624}}
|-
|''Drax Vol. 2: The Children's Crusade''
|''Drax'' #6-11
|November 2016
|{{ISBNT|978-0785196631}}
|}

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==External links==
* [http://marvel.com/universe/Drax Drax] at the Marvel Universe
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