Groot (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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Marvel Cinematic Universe character | |
First appearance | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
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Species | Guardians of the Galaxy |
Family | Rocket (adoptive father of second incarnation) |
Groot is a
The character's name is derived from either or both of two words: the Dutch groot, meaning big or great in size,[3] or the noun groot, meaning mud, soil or earth.[4] The origin of the noun, which is now obsolete except in dialect, was Old English.
As of 2023[update], Groot has appeared in six films, the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and the animated series of shorts called I Am Groot released on Disney+.
Fictional character biography
Guardians of the Galaxy
A sentient tree-like humanoid, Groot becomes associated with Rocket Racoon. In 2014, on the planet
As Groot and the Guardians battle
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Two months later, the Guardians of the Galaxy are hired by the Sovereign to protect valuable batteries from an inter-dimensional monster. Groot accompanies them, but rather than fighting the monster, he picks fights with rat-like reptiles in the area. When Quill's father
I Am Groot
Groot encountered the Grunds alien species, who believe he is their hero when Groot farts a leaf. When Groot returns from retrieving additional leaves, he accidentally steps on the Grunds. He also encounters Iwua, a space-shifting alien who impersonates him in a dance off, but Groot kills him via opening the airlock. Sometime later, Groot takes a bath and uses his leaves to form multiple "costumes", and skins a squirrel-bird creature that mocked him. Baby Groot sets out to retrieve tools to paint the Guardians of the Galaxy; which he shows to Rocket, whom he saves from an explosion. When exploring the planet of Terma, Groot took care of a bird like creature when it egg hatched. When he was looking for batteries for his video game. He stumbled upon a bionic nose and add a new perspective of smell, until he later took it off when he smelled his room. When the Guardians land on the ice planet of Falligar. Groot was having fun in the snow and made a snowman with parts of the ship, which went out havoc that Groot needs to shut it down. Later on, Groot noticed a intergalactic ice cream truck passing by the Quadrant and was searching for coins for some ice cream. When he was too late as it passed by, he got on to a pod and rammed into the truck. He got his ice cream, but got into trouble with Nova Corps for destroying the ice cream truck. Then Groot wondering into the temple of Drez-Lar where the prophecy of the Seed of Drez-Lar lies and for Groot to fulfill it to save the universe while he unnoticed being watch by the
Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
In 2018, an older,
In 2023, after the surviving Avengers travel back in time to obtain past versions of the stones to resurrect those who had been victims of the Blip, Groot is restored and reunites with Rocket in battling the forces of an alternate 2014 version of Thanos. Later, Groot and the restored members of the Guardians of the Galaxy attend the funeral of Tony Stark, who had sacrificed his life to stop Thanos. Groot and the rest of the Guardians, accompanied by Thor, then return to space.
Thor: Love and Thunder and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Guardians returned to their adventures in space. In 2024, on Indigarr, the team learns of distress calls as gods were being killed, and they split off from Thor to answer various distress calls across the galaxy.
In 2025, the Guardians buy Knowhere and are joined by
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
In 2026, after Knowhere is rebuilt, Groot fights
Groot stays on the team with Rocket, Cosmo, and Obfonteri, while being joined by Warlock and Phylla. He grows even more, becoming massive, and accompanies the team to Kyrlor.
Alternate Versions
Alternate versions of Groot appear in What If...?, voiced by Fred Tatasciore.
Super Nova Nebula
In an alternate universe, Groot works at
Killed By Incursion
In an alternate 1602, Groot owned a winery called Groot Groves and Thor was a customer. However, he was killed by tear in the universe due to the incursion.
Conception and creation
Groot first appeared in Tales to Astonish #13 (November 1960), and was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby.[7] "Groot" is the Dutch word for "large", possibly referring to his stature and ability to grow in size.[8] He appeared again in The Incredible Hulk Annual #5 (Oct. 1976), alongside five other monsters from Marvel's anthology horror comics of the late 1950s and early 1960s. In The Sensational Spider-Man #−1 (July 1997), Groot was featured in a nightmare of the young Peter Parker. Groot reappeared in 2006 in the six-issue limited series Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, and appeared in the Annihilation: Conquest and Annihilation: Conquest – Star-Lord limited series. Groot went on to join the Guardians of the Galaxy in the series of the same name, and remained a fixture of the title until its cancellation with issue #25 in 2010.
In September 2013, Vin Diesel stated that he was voicing Groot,[12] though Marvel did not confirm Diesel's involvement in the film at the time.[13][14][15]
Characterization
Groot is first introduced as Rocket's partner appearing in the film Guardians of the Galaxy.[16] He has a limited vocabulary, using only his popular catchphrase "I am Groot", although he later managed to say the phrase "We are Groot" before sacrificing his life for the Guardians of the Galaxy in the battle with Ronan for an infinity stone. Other Groot characteristics include the ability to grow his branches in height, length, and girth (assimilating arms and legs), vining branches, growing flowers and producing a form of luminescent seeds.
A tree-like humanoid,[17] he is the accomplice of Rocket. Diesel stated that he provided the voice and motion capture for Groot, after originally being in talks to star in a new Phase Three Marvel film.[18][19][12] Diesel also provided Groot's voice for several foreign-language releases of the film.[20] Krystian Godlewski portrayed the character on set, though his acting was not used in the final character CGI.[21][22] On the character, which Gunn based on his dog,[23] Gunn said, "All the Guardians start out the movie as bastards—except Groot. He's an innocent. He's a hundred percent deadly and a hundred percent sweet. He's caught up in Rocket's life, really." Gunn added that the design and movement of Groot took "the better part of a year" to create.[24] Gunn added, "The ways in which Vin Diesel says, 'I am Groot,' I am astounded. All of the 'I am Groots' that were earlier voices didn't sound very good at all ... Vin came in and in one day, laid down all these 'I am Groot' tracks, and he's a perfectionist. He made me explain to him with ever [sic] 'I am Groot,' exactly what he was saying ... It was amazing when we first put that voice in there how much the character changed and how much he influenced the character."[25] Regarding the limited words used by Groot, Diesel said in many ways this was, "... the most challenging thing to ask an actor to do."[26] Diesel found an emotional note in his performance, invoking the death of his friend and Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker, saying, "This was in December [2013], and the first time I came back to dealing with human beings after dealing with death, so playing a character who celebrates life in the way Groot does was very nice."[27] Groot's form and size-changing abilities are seen, with Gunn stating that he has the ability to grow in the film.[28]
The mature Groot appears to be nearly indestructible, as seen when his limbs are chopped off and by his ability to thicken his branches into a protective mass that's impenetrable by bullets. He serves as a friend, shield and protector of Rocket and his fellow Guardian friends.[citation needed]
The reborn incarnation of the character exhibits some different qualities, particularly in his very young stages.[29][30] First seen as a sapling at the end of the first film, with James Gunn initially intended for him to be fully grown by the sequel, but eventually decided to keep him as "Baby Groot", which was one of the reasons the film is set only a few months after the first.[31] Gunn described Baby Groot as the son of Groot from the first film,[32] with Diesel explaining that "we're going to see this goofy, adorable, baby Groot [just] kinda learning as he goes."[33][34] Prop master Russell Bobbitt created a 1:1 scale model of the 10-inch (25 cm) Baby Groot for filming, to use as a lighting reference and sometimes as a puppet for the actors to interact with.[35] As Groot only communicates with the phrase "I am Groot" in different inflections, Gunn created a "Groot Version" of the script for himself and Diesel, which contains each of Groot's lines in English.[36] Diesel used a higher register of his voice for Baby Groot, which was pitched up by seven to nine semitones depending on the take. He also delivered lines slowly to avoid any time stretching issues.[37] Diesel recorded Groot's voice for sixteen foreign-language releases of the film (up from six in the first film).[38] Sean Gunn provided on-set reference for adolescent Groot in the post-credit sequence.[39]
Reception
Jacob Stolworthy of
Following the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vin Diesel and
In other media
Vin Diesel reprises his role as Baby Groot in the 2018 film
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External links
- Groot on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki, an external wiki
- Groot on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
- Groot on Marvel.com