09-05-2017 19:42 via theverge.com

Please let the first Teen Groot figurine also be the last

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 found its mascot early in Baby Groot. But like all things golden, this youth cannot last. Marvel already has its eyes on what’s next, and the toys tell us the future is no longer Baby Groot, but Teen Groot. They grow up so fast.Groot, the team’s Vin Diesel-voiced, ass-kicking tree, exploded into splinters in the first film. In Vol. 2, he’s a pint-sized version of himself that has a lot in common with a cartoon puppy (as in, he’s clumsy, big-
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