Why can Groot only say I am Groot?

Groot is a Flora colossus from Planet X, the capital of the branch worlds. The Flora colossi are tree-like beings whose language is almost impossible to understand due to the stiffness of their larynxes, causing their speech to sound like they are repeating the phrase "I am Groot".
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How was Groot able to say we are Groot?

In the comics. All Flora Colossi sound like they're saying "I am Groot" to an English-Speaking human because of their stiff larynxes. Those who pick up on the subtle nuances of their language, such as Rocket, can actually understand what they're really saying.
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Why can only Rocket understand Groot?

Rocket can understand him while no one else can is because Rocket is an enhanced raccoon, thus giving him vastly increased sense of smell, to the point where he is able to distinguish between Groot's pheromones and use this to understand him.
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Did Groot only say I am Groot in comics?

He was given one purely by an accidental mistranslation. There's probably no Marvel catchphrase stuck in the public consciousness more right now than, “I am Groot,” but as it turns out, that's not what he started saying. This happened in the Secret Wars tie-in The Infinity Gauntlet.
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What does each I am Groot mean?

The Urban Dictionary explains how to use the phrase “I am Groot” in common speech. Definition 1: The phase you say when you don't know what to say next.
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Why doesn't Groot move when Drax looks at him?

Groot always freezes because he knows Drax disapproves of it. This also happens at the start of Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Drax even explains later that he was attracted to his wife because she stood still and did not dance.
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What is Groot's real name?

In Avengers: Infinity War it's established that Thor speaks Groot. When Thor introduces Groot to Cap he says this is my friend, Tree. Therefore Groot's real name is Tree.
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Does Groot have a gender?

“The reason we are tempted to call Groot a male is the tenor of its voice, its actions, its interactions with other characters – the cultural connotations of male. And also, we're given no clue that Groot undergoes any kind of sexual reproduction at all. There may be only one 'mating type' that reproduces by cloning.”
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Why is Groot the last of his kind?

2017s Marvel Animated Universe (Earth-17628)

Groot was the last of his kind once Ronan's army had erased the Flora colossus, however Groot was able to save the World Pod within himself, which he could use to recreate the Flora colossus race by planting it in the sacred pool.
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How does Thor understand Groot?

While there was initial distrust among parties, Thor instantly connected with a few of the members, including Groot. Thor revealed that he understood the angsty adolescent because he once took Groot's specific language as an elective on Asgard.
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Can you translate Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy?

The only characters in Marvel's GOTG that can understand Groot are Rocket and Mantis, so a repair translation device has Star-Lord eager at the thought of communicating with Groot.
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Does Rocket care about Groot?

Throughout the films, Rocket calls Groot stupid and constantly thinks less of him. He does seem to care for Groot, but to show it by belittling them is not the act of a real friend.
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Does Peter Quill understand Groot?

For those who were unsure, though, director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 James Gunn took to Facebook for a spoiler-filled Q&A where he confirmed that Quill can communicate with the talking tree. "Peter Quill obviously does understand Adolescent Groot at the end of the movie," Gunn said.
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Is Baby Groot the same Groot?

2” director James Gunn seems to have confirmed the fact the pair are not the same person. During a conversation on Twitter nearly, he said it in plain terms: the original Groot is dead. First Groot is dead. Baby Groot is his son.
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Is Groot immortal?

[Guardians of the Galaxy / MCU] Groot is effectively immortal.
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Does Groot say anything else other than I am Groot?

An extraterrestrial, sentient tree-like creature, the original Groot first appeared as an invader that intended to capture humans for experimentation. The character can only say the repeated line "I am Groot", but has different meaning.
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How old is Groot in endgame?

In Avengers: Infinity War: 18 years old. In Avengers: Endgame: 18 years old.
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What race is Drax?

Drax comes from the Kylosian people, a race of primitives who are considered naïve and hopelessly underdeveloped by the more advanced galactic groups. As a result, Drax is extremely unaware of basic concepts such as metaphors and customs.
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What age is Baby Groot?

2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 takes place two months after the original film, and in GotG 2, it appears that he is really more of a Toddler Groot, so somewhere around two or three years old. Assuming Baby Groot can grow two years in two months, that would make Groot 48 in Infinity Wars.
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What are Groots pronouns?

While the pronoun "he" may impart more subjectivity to Groot than "it," it might as well have been "she." The default masculine identity seems to be a biproduct principally of long tradition (stemming back to St Augustine) of taking the male case when the gender of a character is indeterminate.
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How many times did Vin Diesel say I am Groot?

In an interview on the red carpet of the Guardians of the Galaxy world premiere, Vin Diesel revealed that he said "I am Groot" over a thousand times in doing his voice work for the role.
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How did Rocket and Groot meet?

Rocket Meets Groot Unexpectedly On A Job

Using his increased levels of intelligence, Rocket was able to escape his captors and take up residence in Knowhere. He proceeded to begin working odd jobs for people around the galaxy, which led him to meeting Groot.
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Who is Thor's BFF?

As Heimdall was Thor's best friend, the Asgardian King took his death the hardest out of the deaths of the Asgardians, surpassed only by the grief he felt for Loki, who died soon after Heimdall.
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What is Rocket Raccoon's real name?

Rocket Raccoon first appeared in Marvel Preview #7 (Summer 1976), in the back-up feature "The Sword in the Star", under the name "Rocky".
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What is Thanos real name?

In order to convince present-Thanos that this is all real, future-Thanos speaks aloud something only the real Thanos would know: their original birth name, Dione. Thanos' parents were of a race called Eternals who live on a moon of Saturn called Titan.
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