Angus McFife II really was doomed from the start, wasn't he?
The Starlords intervened when the three artifacts of power were all used at the same time, so they would've showed up even if the Hoots had gotten to the Blaster first and tried to use it against the Zargies. Hell, the entire timeline was an anomaly so it was probably just a convenient excuse to erase it from existence.
The outcome of the final battle was, in the grand scheme of things, irrelevant. Angus's destiny has always lied beyond the stars, and no matter what he did, it was going to find him.
No matter what he did, he was destined to see everyone he knew die around him.
Also I'm still cracking up at the fan theory that the Starlords were kinda expecting the Robot Prince of Auchtertool to survive instead so them taking Angus away was them going "ugh FIIIINE I guess we'll have to make do with the other one."
Imagine being saved by higher powers from the destruction of your home and death of everyone you've ever known (again) (destruction and death which would've happened regardless of the outcome of that super important quest you were prepped for ever since you were a baby) and learning that you weren't even their first choice.
"IMMA BE REAL MAN WE KINDA WISH THAT THE ROBOT PRINCE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE IT OUT ALIVE."
"no no it's okay, me too."

















