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Groot
Real Name Groot
Team Affiliations Guardians of the Galaxy
Allies Spider-Man
Nova
Avengers
S.M.A.S.H.
Groot is from the Marvel Animation Universe.

Groot is a superhero and member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Biography[]

He met Rocket Raccoon when they were captured by scientists. Together they escaped.

They met Star-Lord, Gamora, and Drax when they were forced to save the galaxy from Ronan the Accuser. They formed the Guardians of the Galaxy and killed Ronan.

Quill eventually discovers an artifact called the CryptoCube. This leads the Guardians on a mission to find the Cosmic Seed.

The Guardians were forced to fight the Chitauri lead by Korvac. They team up with Spider-Man and Nova to stop them from destroying Peter's home planet of Earth.

The Guardians learned that Avengers member Iron Man led Galactus to the home of the D'bari. The Avengers teamed up with the Guardians to keep Galactus from consuming Earth. However, the D'bari planet was unstable and knocked Galactus out.

They had to confront the Avengers, who had acquired an Infinity Stone. Falcon used their technology to send the Guardians back to their ship.

When the Avengers defeated Thanos, the Guardians arrived to take him into custody. There, they overcame their differences.

Background[]

Groot was voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan in his initial appearance on Ultimate Spider-Man and Kevin Michael Richardson on all subsequent appearances on the series along with Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!.

Duncan recorded his lines just before his death, and according to Brian Michael Bendis this may have been the last performance the late actor ever gave. The episode "Guardians of the Galaxy" is dedicated to his memory.

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