In other media, Yondu has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Michael Rooker, and the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series, voiced by James Arnold Taylor.

The former version is a cyborg and member of the Ravagers and was later incorporated into the comics continuity, depicted as the first Yondu's ancestor.

The Earth-691 version of Yondu first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (January 1969), written by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan.

In 3014 A.D., the Guardians team with the time-traveling Thing, Captain America, and Sharon Carter to retake New York City from the Badoon forces.

[11] Yondu later leaves the team when it is revealed that a small enclave of his people have survived on Centauri IV.

[12] These Kikaahe ("cave dwellers") escaped death at the hands of the Badoon because the walls of the cavern where they lived contained the mineral trillite ("yaka") which blocks radio waves, thereby shielding them from sensors.

Yondu is an expert hunter and wields arrows composed of yaka, a special sound-sensitive metal found only on Centauri IV.

[13] Yondu Udonta appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed by Michael Rooker.

This version is a cyborg space pirate whose Yaka arrow is controlled by a head-mounted fin in addition to whistling.