James Gunn made a last-minute change to Mantis' design ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Marvel Studios’MPowerdocuseries revealedJames GunnchangedMantis' look beforeGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Long beforePom Klementieffportrayed the empath in the 2017MCUsequel, Mantis made her Marvel Comics debut in 1973.

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This new footage revealed that Mantis was originally going to have yellow skin upon her MCU debut.

But like Gamora, James Gunn decided to simplify their looks.

Which is NOT green."

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For one,Gamoraalready has green skin.

Having two green on-screen characters could’ve been challenging and was likely why yellow was considered for a time.

Secondly, as James Gunn noted, Mantis wasn’t always green.

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In the comics, Mantis was half-Vietnamese and half-German.

She was also born in Vietnam.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

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2is available to stream on Disney+;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

3arrives in theaters on Friday, May 5.

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