Groot

"I am Groot!"

- Groot

Groot is a big member of the Guardians of the Galaxy and the brute of the team.

Biography
Groot is a hyper-intelligent tree-like organism from the genus Flora colossus. While he possesses great human level intellect, Groot's robust and heavyweight physiology causes the organs of his acoustic generation to become stiff and inflexible, rendering the limits of his speech to the phrase, "I am Groot."

Relationships

 * Guardians of the Galaxy
 * Star-Lord - Teammate and leader
 * Drax the Destroyer - Teammate
 * Rocket Raccoon - Teammate and friend
 * Gamora - Teammate
 * Ronan the Accuser - Enemy
 * Thanos - Enemy
 * The Collector - Enemy
 * Nebula - Enemy

Trivia

 * Groot first appeared in Tales to Astonish 13, cover-dated November, 1960, and was written by Stan Lee and drawn by the legenday Jack Kirby-- A full year before the duo officially started the Marvel Universe with the release of Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961.
 * Second only to Captain America, Groot is the oldest Marvel superhero to be depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 * Vin Diesel's involvment with Marvel Studios began as just an internet prank he began by posting on Facebook the Marvel had "requested a meeting" with him. Eventually Marvel Studios actually contacted him and he was cast as Groot.