<Li> Groot appears in the Rocket and Groot shorts, voiced again by Kevin Michael Richardson . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Groot appears in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Vin Diesel (who performed the voice work for a number of languages the movie was released in and also provided some motion capture elements for the character). Although initially simply described as Rocket's hired muscle, he shows a softer side throughout the film, growing a flower to give to a little girl and saving Drax the Destroyer's life even after Drax's actions brought Ronan the Accuser's forces to them . He agrees with Peter Quill's plan to stand up to Ronan, and later seemingly sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team by enveloping them in a wooden ball grown from himself as Ronan's ship crashes . At the film's conclusion, Rocket has recovered a twig from Groot, which is shown to be regrowing into a miniature Groot . When sacrificing himself, he actually speaks another phrase, "We are Groot", which implies a bond formed among the heroes . </Li> <Li> Vin Diesel again voices Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, released in May 2017 . Still a small child in the film, Baby Groot continues to travel with the Guardians, but genuinely acts like a child, such as dancing to music while the rest of the team are trying to defeat a multi-dimensional monster . He is briefly captured by the Ravagers, along with Rocket and Yondu, while Quill, Drax and Gamora are visiting Quill's father Ego, but when the Ravagers mockingly decide to make him their mascot, Groot is able to help Rocket and Yondu escape capture and go to assist the other Guardians in the confrontation with Ego . In the final battle, Groot is entrusted with planting a bomb on Ego's core as the only person small enough to fit through the cracks, although he was initially unable to remember which button on the bomb would start the timer and which would set it off immediately . In a mid-credits sequence, Groot has grown to a pre-teen level . </Li> <Li> Diesel will reprise his role in Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel . James Gunn revealed that Groot will be the same size as he was in the post-credits scene for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Groot appears in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Vin Diesel (who performed the voice work for a number of languages the movie was released in and also provided some motion capture elements for the character). Although initially simply described as Rocket's hired muscle, he shows a softer side throughout the film, growing a flower to give to a little girl and saving Drax the Destroyer's life even after Drax's actions brought Ronan the Accuser's forces to them . He agrees with Peter Quill's plan to stand up to Ronan, and later seemingly sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team by enveloping them in a wooden ball grown from himself as Ronan's ship crashes . At the film's conclusion, Rocket has recovered a twig from Groot, which is shown to be regrowing into a miniature Groot . When sacrificing himself, he actually speaks another phrase, "We are Groot", which implies a bond formed among the heroes . </Li> <Li> Vin Diesel again voices Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, released in May 2017 . Still a small child in the film, Baby Groot continues to travel with the Guardians, but genuinely acts like a child, such as dancing to music while the rest of the team are trying to defeat a multi-dimensional monster . He is briefly captured by the Ravagers, along with Rocket and Yondu, while Quill, Drax and Gamora are visiting Quill's father Ego, but when the Ravagers mockingly decide to make him their mascot, Groot is able to help Rocket and Yondu escape capture and go to assist the other Guardians in the confrontation with Ego . In the final battle, Groot is entrusted with planting a bomb on Ego's core as the only person small enough to fit through the cracks, although he was initially unable to remember which button on the bomb would start the timer and which would set it off immediately . In a mid-credits sequence, Groot has grown to a pre-teen level . </Li>

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