Ronan the Accuser (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

"I will destroy you and your world!"

- Ronan to the Guardians.

Ronan the Accuser is the main antagonist of the 2014 film, Guardians of the Galaxy.

He is portrayed by Lee Pace who plays King Thranduil from The Hobbit franchise.

Biography
A Kree radical, Ronan continues to fight an ancient war between his people and the Xandarians. Ronan has struck a bargain with the Machiavellian Thanos — retrieve a mysterious artifact, and in exchange Xandar will finally be eradicated. Ronan leads his army to hunt down Peter Quill and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy when they come between him and his genocidal goal.

Guardians of the Galaxy
To eradicate Xandar for killing his father and grandfather he made a deal with Thanos, but betrayed him.

Trivia

 * Due to the Skrulls being owned by Fox, the Xanderians may be their replacements in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 * Lee Pace tried out for the role of Star-Lord, but it went to Chris Pratt.
 * His role is monstrous and psychotic.
 * He was asked by Thanos to train Gamora and Nebula into assassins.
 * Describing Ronan, Gunn said, "He is the primary villain, and he is a really twisted guy, he has a really religious bent in this film. He has a very sick and twisted view of what morality is; strength is virtue and weakness is sin and that is what he lives by, and I think he is very scary because of his beliefs, which are real to him." Pace, who originally auditioned for Peter Quill, described Ronan as a "psycho" and a "monster".