Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)

Groot XXCVII
Name	Groot
Aliases	Editorial Names: The Monster from Planet X
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Howling Commandos
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Black
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Groot is completely composed of dense wood with a tough bark hide and branch-like protrusions.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Flora colossus from Planet X
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Planet X
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Flora colossus
Education	Shared knowledge through the Planet X rootlines.
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers
First	Tales to Astonish #13 (June, 1960)
First	Tales to Astonish #13 (June, 1960)

 Fool! No one can withstand the mighty Groot! You - and your town - shall Perish!!! 

—Groot

History

Groot is a Flora colossus from Planet X, the capital of the branch worlds.

Invasion of Earth

As many other Flora Colossus who were sent to other planets to collect information about their inhabitants, Groot was sent to Earth to kidnap humans in order to take them to his planet for its scientists to study. Landing in the woods near a small town on the United States of America, Groot announced his presence to the nearby community and announced that he would take the small town with him to his homeworld. The humans resisted, but their weapons weren't capable of hurting him. On the following days, Groot used his ability to control trees and plants to turn the forest into a make-shift army, with the intention of using Earth's native vegetation to create a net of roots to allow him to lift the whole town into space. He was eventually stopped by Leslie Evans who used termites to seemingly kill him.

Groot was last seen among the monsters inhabiting the Monster Isle when Magik and Shadowcat went there to rescue Bo.

Attributes

Powers

• Cellular regeneration: Groot was seemingly killed when he was eaten by a specially bred colony of termites, but he managed to survive. This may be a major contributor to his botanopathy.

• Strength: Groot's tree like form provides him great strength.

• Durability: Groot's hide is composed of wood dense enough and durable enough to make him immune to most conventional weapons, including gunfire and fire which would consume most woods.

• Control over other plants: Groot especially has the power to control other plants.

See Also

• 11 appearance(s) of Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)
• 7 minor appearance(s) of Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)
• 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)
• 33 image(s) of Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)