There is no more annoying forced meme of a character than Groot...

There is no more annoying forced meme of a character than Groot, not in all the existence of comic books or cartoons and all related media, Groot is the worst.

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PICKLE RICK!

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Nah.

>Not the man with no taste

Came here to post this

Subtle hot toys thread?

Yeah, well, that's like, your opinion, man.

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I didn't even catch that at first...

He wasn't pushed until Way created memepool, that's why he's everywhere.

But Pickle Rick has become more of a shitpost than a meme at this point. And even then, at least it's properly identified as cancer. Groot got a free pass for some reason. Vin deserves better.

It's only a forced meme if it gets used. That's what a meme is: something that gets used. And I haven't seen a single Groot thread in ages except this one. So no Op, he isn't an annoying forced meme character. That would be the Minions.

>it's popular cause it's cute so i HATE it

Groot gets a pass cause he's the best version of the character since Giffen's.

>in GOTGv1 he was changed from the arrogant monarch of the comics to a literal treehugger, but this was to contrast with the other selfish characters; he is the only selfless character in the movie and sacrifices himself for a bunch of jerks, most of whom he only met yesterday and all of whom treat him like shit
>GOTGv2 makes him a baby to show that his sacrifice has consequences, unlike the comics where he blows himself up any time the team needs a convenient escape and regrows within a week; this also ties into the theme of family and fatherhood as the team have to deal with raising a child that is even more impressionable than the original Groot

Like him or not, he's a well-considered character.

He is probably the best character in the both movies, but this is not saying much

Groot lovers inspire me to dreams of torture

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Disagree, but that's neither here nor there.

Christ man, calm that inner Aspie. Go find a hobby or something.

Isn't Groot in comics able to speak normally?

I forgot all about that little shit, he's just as bad if not worse

I think he's cute, if not a bit one note. The most interesting thing (or perhaps only interesting thing) about him is his relationship and interactions with Rocket.

OP btfo'd

>not having a soul

That hasn't been the case for about ten years.

Be nice to the tree