Pom Klementieff: Mantis

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Mantis

Drax: How did you get to this weird dumb planet?
Mantis: Ego found me in my larva state. Orphaned on my home world. He raised me by hand, and kept me as his own.
Drax: So you're a pet.
Mantis: I suppose.
Drax: People usually want cute pets. Why would Ego want such a hideous one?
Mantis: I am hideous?
Drax: You are horrifying to look at. Yes.
[Mantis lowers her eyes, offended by Drax' words]
Drax: Bu-but that's a good thing.
Mantis: Oh?
Drax: When you're ugly, and someone loves you, you know they love you for who you are... beautiful people never know who to trust.
Mantis: [cheerfully] Well, then I'm certainly grateful to be ugly!

[from Trailer]
Mantis: When I touch someone I can feel their feelings.
[touches Quill's hand]
Mantis: You feel... love!
Peter Quill: Yeah, I guess - Yeah, I feel a general unselfish love for everyone.
Mantis: No. *Sexual* love...
Peter Quill: No. No, I don't.
Mantis: [points at Gamora] ... for her!
Peter Quill: No!
[Drax begins laughing hysterically]
Drax: She just told everyone you deepest, darkest secret!
[Drax continues laughing]
Peter Quill: Dude! Come on! I think you're reacting a little bit!
Drax: You must be so embarrassed!
[continues cracking up]
Drax: Do me! Do me! Do me!

Mantis: If I touch someone, I can feel their feelings.
Peter Quill: You read minds?
Mantis: No. Telepaths know thoughts. Empaths feel feelings. Emotions.
Mantis: [to Peter] May I?
Peter Quill: All right.
Mantis: [Mantis touches Peter's hand] You feel... love.
Peter Quill: Yeah. I guess, yeah, I feel a general, unselfish love for just about everybody...
Mantis: No! Romantic, sexual love.
Peter Quill: No. No, I don't.
Mantis: [points to Gamora] For her!
Peter Quill: No, no. No, I don't.
Mantis: [points to Gamora] For her.
Peter Quill: No! That is not...
[Drax starts laughing hysterically]
Peter Quill: Okay... That's...
Drax: [still laughing] She just told everyone your deepest, darkest secret!
Peter Quill: Dude, come on, I think you're overreacting a little bit.
Drax: [still laughing] You must be so embarrassed!
Drax: [to Mantis] Do me! Do me! Do me!
[Mantis touches Drax and she starts laughing hysterically]
Mantis: I've never felt such humor!
Peter Quill: So unbelievably uncool.
Drax: Oh, Quill...
[Mantis walks over to Gamora to touch her]
Gamora: Touch me, and the *only* thing you're gonna feel is a broken jaw.

Mantis: He's coming.
Drax: Didn't you say you could make him sleep?
Mantis: When he wants! He's too powerful! I can't!
Drax: You don't have to believe in yourself, because I believe in you!
Mantis: [places her hand within Ego's core] SLEEP!
[Ego powers down]
Drax: [to Gamora] I never thought she'd be able to do it; with as skinny and weak as she appears to be.

Drax: Those pools, they remind me of a time when I took my daughter to the forgotten lakes of my home world. She was like you.
Mantis: Disgusting?
Drax: Innocent.
[Mantis touches Drax, she senses his sadness and breaks down]

Mantis: [shaking Drax awake] Drax! We need to talk!
Drax: I'm sorry... but I like a woman with some meat on her bones.
Mantis: [confused] What?
Drax: I tried to let you down easily by telling you you were downright disgusting.
[starts gagging]
Mantis: What are you doing?
Drax: Ugh... I'm imagining... being with you physically
[continues gagging]
Mantis: Drax! That's not what I... I don't like you like that! I don't even mate with the... type of thing you are!
Drax: Hey! There's no need to get personal.
Mantis: Listen! Ego has gotten exactly what he wanted. I should have told you earlier. I am stupid! You are in danger!

Gamora: [pushing Mantis against a wall after discovering the bodies in the cavern] WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?
Drax: Gamora, let her go!
Gamora: The bodies in the cavern, WHAT ARE THEY?
Mantis: You are scared...
[touches Gamora]
Gamora: [feeling fear for the first time] What did you do to me?
Drax: She already told me everything.