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| He is Groot You will NEVER forget this. |
In anticipation for the Guardians
of the Galaxy movie, I’ve decided to do the Hero and Villain profiles for the
characters. I’ll try to finish them all by August 1st but no
promises. Also, I recently got my hands on the Marvel Encyclopedia, which I will be using as my primary source material unless otherwise specified. I'll be getting the DC version in the next few weeks.
So who shall we start with? If you read the article title you’ll know
it’s the unlikely friendship of Rocket Raccoon and Groot. I’m combining these
two together chiefly because there isn’t too much to say about Groot.
Let me explain. Groot is an alien
life form known as a Floral Colossus, furthermore, he’s the last of his kind. Now,
on paper this sounds like a background that create a lot of depth and
interesting plot lines, but there is one big problem for that. Groot can only
say this sentence, “I am Groot.” I don’t think he is even capable of mixing the
letters up to say “Groot am I” or “Am I Groot.” When you are limited only one
three word sentence there isn’t much anyone can do.
Groot’s background, all that has
been revealed anyway, is interesting. Groot came to Earth originally to experiment and
study humans, but was discovered, captured, and “recruited” by SHIELD. He also
served with the monster themed team The Howling Commandos. He later returned to
space and joined Star Lord’s iteration of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and even
later rejoined the group after it was recreated by Rocket Raccoon.
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| He's so cute when filled with homicidal rage. |
Rocket Raccoon also has a rather
unique backstory. He was a chief of security on a planet known as Halfworld, an
entire planet devoted to caring for insane humanoid aliens. After a run in with
a Hulk, he left Halfworld with him, and his close friend Wal Rus (two guesses what
animal he is) and Rocket’s girlfriend Lylla an evolved Otter. He served with
the second Guardians and was instrumental in creating the third.
Groot is an incredibly strong and
durable organism. He is the backbone of any assault force he is on. He is also
regenerating from even a few tiny scraps of his body provided that it is
planted and well cared for.
Rocket specializes in explosives
and heavy artillery. If it fires projectiles, odds are Rocket has used it at
least twice. He’s incredibly intelligent and also one of Groot’s best friends.
A super power in and of itself, since he can usually convince the usually
gentle giant to break things very easily.
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| Best Friends, Forever. Or as long as Rocket's alive. I'm willing to bet Groot will outlive us all. |
In terms of outside comic book
appearances, I’ve only ever seen this delightful duo in two TV series (both as
guest appearances) and one video game. The TV show The Avengers: Earth’s
Mightiest Heroes plays them as serious warriors’ intent on protecting the
galaxy from Michael Korvak, a dangerously unstable human that was given godlike
power. In the TV show Ultimate Spider-man they are still warriors but like most
characters on that show, the comedy is played up. Groot, in fact, was largely
played for laughs in their first outing because he was stuck as a small shoot
of himself as he regenerated for most of the episode. Lego Marvel Superheroes was
along the same vein.
I’m looking forward to seeing these
two do in no small part to the their comedic potential, we have so few funny
Superheroes-
HEY, me and
Spider-wuss resent that remark!
In movies, Deadpool. Let me finish
next time. You have to admit you were not funny (or even seen) for most of
X-men Origins and Spider-man really wasn’t all that funny in three of his five
times up to bat in film.
… You got
me there.
Good, now get out of here, I’ll
call you next time I want your input.
Fine, Mr.
Grouchy.
Noisy fourth wall aware weirdo.
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| We should totally team up sometime DEADPOOL! |
I heard
that. Vengeance will be mine, Ginger.
Get out of here! And my hair color/complexion isn't an insult. Where was I… oh
right, rare funny superheroes. In film, most of the Heroes we see are the UBER serious type or mildly comedic, where as the previews of GotG suggest these two will be very funny. Bradley Cooper looks like a good choice for the
trigger happy and quick to anger Rocket. And if Vin Diesel has proven one thing
with his previous animated parts (The Iron Giant) he can make you really care
about a guy that doesn’t say too much.
Well that’s all I’ve got for this one.
I’ll be back in the next few days with Drax the Destroyer. I hope this movie is
going to be worth all the attention the rest of the world and I are going to
and have laid upon it.
http://www.planetminecraft.com/forums/groot-t366212.html
http://avengersalliance.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rocket_Raccoon_Dialogue_1.png
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/02/20/bradley-cooper-rocket-raccoon-guardians-of-the-galaxy-movie/5645297/
http://www.guardthegalaxy.com/2013/09/cool-stuff-rocket-raccoon-and-deadpool.html
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