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- ↑ "Lunatik Voice - Guardians of the Galaxy (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 24, 2024. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.