Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)

King Groot
Name	Groot XXCVII
Current Alias	King Groot
Aliases	Editorial Names: The Monster from Planet X Other Aliases: The Master of All Wood
Affiliation and Relationships
Group Affiliation	Arbor Masters, Howling Commandos
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	Variable
Weight	Variable
Eyes	Irises: Green
Hair	No Hair At All
Skin	Brown
Unusual Features	Groot is completely composed of dense wood with a tough bark hide and branch-like protrusions
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Flora colossi
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Planet X
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Planet X
Occupation	Monarch of Planet X
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! None can withstand the mighty Groot! You are doomed! You and your town shall perish!

—Groot[source]

Groot is one of the Warlords of the Flora colossi from the capital of the Branchworlds' Planet X.

History

Invasion of Earth

As many other Flora colossi 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 in 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 were not capable of hurting him. On the following days, Groot used his ability to control trees and plants to turn the forest into a makeshift 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. Only his spirit form escaped, leading the Shi'ar Empire to send agents to investigate Earth's capabilities.

Much later, Groot was among the five monsters duplicated by Xemnu the Living Titan to attack the Hulk, alongside the Blip, Goom, Diablo, and Taboo. All five of them were destroyed by the Hulk. Years later, Groot was captured by, and forced into the service of, the Howling Commandos, and he was last seen among the inhabitants of Monster Isle when X-Men Magik and Shadowcat traveled there to rescue young mutant 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 that is dense enough and durable enough to make him immune to most conventional weapons, including gunfire and fire which would consume most woods.

Plant Manipulation: Groot 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)
• 8 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)
• 37 image(s) of Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Groot XXCVII (Earth-616)

Links and References

• King Groot on the Marvel Appendix