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say_my_namePlayer Information
Player name: McGwiggles (Gwiggs, if you prefer)
Contact: I'm available on AIM and also on Dreamwidth, where my username is McGwiggles.
Are you over 18: Yes.
Characters in The Box Already: None.
Character Information
Character Name: Groot
Canon: Marvel 616 (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Canon Point: The end of Issue #19 of the 2008 run
History: http://marvel.wikia.com/Groot_(Earth-616)
Personality: His Divine Majesty King Groot the 23rd is a prideful being, tasked with many responsibilities and a whole lot of prestige to go with it. He is known as the self-proclaimed Monarch of Planet X, the Custodian of the Branch Worlds, Ruler Over All he Shades and a Guardian of the Galaxy. Due to all of these titles, he's gained a pretty high opinion of himself (and of his species as a whole). It's even to the point that when he was still able to speak properly, he referred to the other, more dominant species of the universe as “mammal-things” and “fleshy vermin.”
Despite this, his pride has never gotten in the way of his responsibilities. During the Phalanx invasion of the Kree, for example, he recognized the potential threat to the rest of the galaxy (specifically to Planet X) and he agreed to work with and under the command of Peter Quill, a humanoid. He did not object, nor did he hesitate for even a moment to put his life on the line and put himself through a great deal of suffering (by setting his larger body ablaze) in order to protect his teammates and complete the mission they'd been assigned.
Over the course of that mission, Groot formed a bond with his teammates (particularly with Rocket Raccoon), and after he had regrown himself from a twig he decided to remain with them as they formed the Guardians of the Galaxy. In doing so, he took the continued existence of the universe (and the safety of his teammates) as his responsibilities as well. He quickly came to care for all of his teammates and, perhaps more importantly, he has come to respect them.
Groot's initially rough exterior has become easier to see through since he lost his ability to speak properly. The mature form of his species has a stiff and inflexible larynx that only allows them to say the phrase, “I am Groot.” While the people closest to him have no trouble understanding what he's trying to say, with most people he is forced to communicate through his actions or not at all. And so it is through his actions that his feelings towards his teammates becomes truly apparent – be it the sudden intensity coming from him as he stomps one of the religious leaders responsible for Moondragon's capture or the look of concern on his face when he finds his friends imprisoned in stasis pods.
This nonverbal communication, combined with his enormous size, often leads people to assume that he is a mindless brute, which isn't true at all. Groot is actually quite intelligent – which is evident by the advanced vocabulary he used while he was still able to speak and by his impressive feat of quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering he use created (with the help of Maximus the Mad) to defeat the tentacled horror from the Cancerverse. Due to his royal lineage, he has been given the finest education by some of the most brilliant tutors the galaxy has to offer and, while he may not be able utilize this education often, he is far from stupid.
Abilities, Strengths and Weaknesses:
[Strengths:]
Growth: Groot can increase his mass at an alarmingly fast rate, either by consuming other types of wood as food, or by simply planting himself and growing on his own. The second method is typically preferable, but depending on the amount of mass he's growing it can take quite some time to do.
Tree physiology: Groot's wooden body provides him with great strength, proportionate to his mass. The bigger he is, the stronger he is. On top of this, most conventional weapons don't work on him. He has no organs (vital or otherwise), so guns are hardly effective, for example.
Cellular Regeneration: As long as a single splinter of Groot remains, he can regrow his entire body from that piece. Similarly, he can grow back lost limbs relatively quickly as well.
[Weaknesses:]
Speech: The mature form of Groot's species is physically unable to properly speak. The only thing he is capable of saying is "I am Groot," in different volumes and inflections. This can make communication quite difficult for him.
Fire: Groot is made of wood, and as such if he burns it is likely that he will burn completely, resulting in his death. Large fires and explosions are best to be avoided.
Termites: Canonically, termites will eat Groot if given the chance. While ordinary termites aren't likely to completely devour him, this can prove to be a bothersome issue to deal with.
Samples
Network/Action Spam Sample:
Action-spam from the another game('s test drive). Hopefully this is acceptable?
Prose Log Sample:
[The enormous, currently one-armed, tree-being stomps furiously down the streets of Northtown.
Such impudence.
This is unacceptable. Unforgivable.
To steal Groot away at all is an affront to him and to the Guardians of the Galaxy as a whole. Today of all days, this should not have happened. So many Guardians... So many friends and comrades had just been lost. Good people died to save the Universe today. The Guardians have not even had the time to properly grieve.
And now someone deems it necessary to kidnap Groot?
No. Groot will not have it. As a King, as a Custodian, as a Ruler, and as a Guardian of the Galaxy, he will not abide such disrespect to himself and to his teammates. They should not be dealing with another loss so soon.
They – whoever the fools are that saw it wise to take him – should expect a reckoning for this.
The trouble is finding out who they are and where he can find them.
Groot stomps a wooden foot into the ground in frustration. His righteous indignation was not going to get him home by itself, he needs to think.
In order to get him out of Knowhere – and he was most certainly not in Knowhere anymore- required a powerful teleporter of some sort. And teleporters, in Groot's experience, require some sort of power source. Typically a large one.
Most of the buildings in this suspiciously earth-like biome lack any obvious signs of power. Certainly they lack one large enough to charge a teleporter to its full capacity. Not a teleporter powerful enough to move someone as large as he is, at the very least.
Perhaps further into the wilderness, then? Hiding from the prying eyes of the unfortunate beings who have been brought here.
Yes that makes sense, Groot nods to himself, agreeing with his own conclusion as he begins to make his way into a more heavily wooded area. This is surely where he will find his captors.
...
Blessed Creator, he hopes it isn't the Collector again.]
Player name: McGwiggles (Gwiggs, if you prefer)
Contact: I'm available on AIM and also on Dreamwidth, where my username is McGwiggles.
Are you over 18: Yes.
Characters in The Box Already: None.
Character Information
Character Name: Groot
Canon: Marvel 616 (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Canon Point: The end of Issue #19 of the 2008 run
- Basically (at Groot's canon point) the Magus has been defeated, but at a great cost to the Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Groot believes Mantis, Cosmo, Martyr (aka Phyla-Vell), Gamora, Major Victory and Adam Magus (aka Adam Warlock) to be dead.
- The remaining team is himself, Rocket Raccoon, Star Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Moondragon, Bug, and Jack Flag.
History: http://marvel.wikia.com/Groot_(Earth-616)
Personality: His Divine Majesty King Groot the 23rd is a prideful being, tasked with many responsibilities and a whole lot of prestige to go with it. He is known as the self-proclaimed Monarch of Planet X, the Custodian of the Branch Worlds, Ruler Over All he Shades and a Guardian of the Galaxy. Due to all of these titles, he's gained a pretty high opinion of himself (and of his species as a whole). It's even to the point that when he was still able to speak properly, he referred to the other, more dominant species of the universe as “mammal-things” and “fleshy vermin.”
Despite this, his pride has never gotten in the way of his responsibilities. During the Phalanx invasion of the Kree, for example, he recognized the potential threat to the rest of the galaxy (specifically to Planet X) and he agreed to work with and under the command of Peter Quill, a humanoid. He did not object, nor did he hesitate for even a moment to put his life on the line and put himself through a great deal of suffering (by setting his larger body ablaze) in order to protect his teammates and complete the mission they'd been assigned.
Over the course of that mission, Groot formed a bond with his teammates (particularly with Rocket Raccoon), and after he had regrown himself from a twig he decided to remain with them as they formed the Guardians of the Galaxy. In doing so, he took the continued existence of the universe (and the safety of his teammates) as his responsibilities as well. He quickly came to care for all of his teammates and, perhaps more importantly, he has come to respect them.
Groot's initially rough exterior has become easier to see through since he lost his ability to speak properly. The mature form of his species has a stiff and inflexible larynx that only allows them to say the phrase, “I am Groot.” While the people closest to him have no trouble understanding what he's trying to say, with most people he is forced to communicate through his actions or not at all. And so it is through his actions that his feelings towards his teammates becomes truly apparent – be it the sudden intensity coming from him as he stomps one of the religious leaders responsible for Moondragon's capture or the look of concern on his face when he finds his friends imprisoned in stasis pods.
This nonverbal communication, combined with his enormous size, often leads people to assume that he is a mindless brute, which isn't true at all. Groot is actually quite intelligent – which is evident by the advanced vocabulary he used while he was still able to speak and by his impressive feat of quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering he use created (with the help of Maximus the Mad) to defeat the tentacled horror from the Cancerverse. Due to his royal lineage, he has been given the finest education by some of the most brilliant tutors the galaxy has to offer and, while he may not be able utilize this education often, he is far from stupid.
Abilities, Strengths and Weaknesses:
[Strengths:]
Growth: Groot can increase his mass at an alarmingly fast rate, either by consuming other types of wood as food, or by simply planting himself and growing on his own. The second method is typically preferable, but depending on the amount of mass he's growing it can take quite some time to do.
Tree physiology: Groot's wooden body provides him with great strength, proportionate to his mass. The bigger he is, the stronger he is. On top of this, most conventional weapons don't work on him. He has no organs (vital or otherwise), so guns are hardly effective, for example.
Cellular Regeneration: As long as a single splinter of Groot remains, he can regrow his entire body from that piece. Similarly, he can grow back lost limbs relatively quickly as well.
[Weaknesses:]
Speech: The mature form of Groot's species is physically unable to properly speak. The only thing he is capable of saying is "I am Groot," in different volumes and inflections. This can make communication quite difficult for him.
Fire: Groot is made of wood, and as such if he burns it is likely that he will burn completely, resulting in his death. Large fires and explosions are best to be avoided.
Termites: Canonically, termites will eat Groot if given the chance. While ordinary termites aren't likely to completely devour him, this can prove to be a bothersome issue to deal with.
Samples
Network/Action Spam Sample:
Action-spam from the another game('s test drive). Hopefully this is acceptable?
Prose Log Sample:
[The enormous, currently one-armed, tree-being stomps furiously down the streets of Northtown.
Such impudence.
This is unacceptable. Unforgivable.
To steal Groot away at all is an affront to him and to the Guardians of the Galaxy as a whole. Today of all days, this should not have happened. So many Guardians... So many friends and comrades had just been lost. Good people died to save the Universe today. The Guardians have not even had the time to properly grieve.
And now someone deems it necessary to kidnap Groot?
No. Groot will not have it. As a King, as a Custodian, as a Ruler, and as a Guardian of the Galaxy, he will not abide such disrespect to himself and to his teammates. They should not be dealing with another loss so soon.
They – whoever the fools are that saw it wise to take him – should expect a reckoning for this.
The trouble is finding out who they are and where he can find them.
Groot stomps a wooden foot into the ground in frustration. His righteous indignation was not going to get him home by itself, he needs to think.
In order to get him out of Knowhere – and he was most certainly not in Knowhere anymore- required a powerful teleporter of some sort. And teleporters, in Groot's experience, require some sort of power source. Typically a large one.
Most of the buildings in this suspiciously earth-like biome lack any obvious signs of power. Certainly they lack one large enough to charge a teleporter to its full capacity. Not a teleporter powerful enough to move someone as large as he is, at the very least.
Perhaps further into the wilderness, then? Hiding from the prying eyes of the unfortunate beings who have been brought here.
Yes that makes sense, Groot nods to himself, agreeing with his own conclusion as he begins to make his way into a more heavily wooded area. This is surely where he will find his captors.
...
Blessed Creator, he hopes it isn't the Collector again.]
