Groot
Planet of Origin: Planet X
Date of Birth: Unknown
Height: 8'11"
Hair Color: None
Eye Color: Yellow
Unusual Features: Wooden "skin"
Relatives: Unknown
Aliases: King Groot the 23rd
Groot is the high king of Planet X and the 23rd of his lineage. Or at least, that's what he claimed to get passage through the galaxy. In truth, Groot is considered a heretic on his planet. The other floral colossi of Planet X capture the other living life on the planet and sacrifice them to their king, the actual King Groot the 23rd. But Groot didn't believe in doing this.
Groot was always a peaceful soul. He would commonly spend most of his time enjoying the natural life on the planet, to the point where some others of his kind were concerned that he was becoming soft. But it wasn't that Groot was soft, it was that his people were heartless. He watched as some of the other floral colossi burned down the forests, killing so much natural wildlife.
Groot couldn't stand it anymore. He left his people and became an outsider, a bounty being placed on his head for betraying his people. Groot spent the next few years on the run, but luckily for him, he was able to find a wrecked spaceship.
The ship's owner, or at least its new owner, was what appeared to be a fluffy kind creature that would naturally be on Planet X. Upon inspecting it, he was proven wrong. The fluffy creature pointed a gun right at him. Groot told the creature that he wasn't a threat and that he wasn't going to hurt him. It became very apparent that the creature didn't know what Groot was saying when he said, "I don't care what ya name is ya big talkin' tree!"
Over a long standoff, Groot and the creature, who was named Rocket, made peace and came to an understanding. They were going to escape the planet together. After around a month of repairs, Groot and Rocket finally began to understand each other and the two left the planet.
From there, the two became bounty hunters, with Groot's lie of being "his royal majesty" getting them special treatment from time to time. The two lived a nice life. They had good work and good money. Unfortunately, that came to an end when the Nova Corps arrested them after the actual King Groot contacted them. Groot and Rocket were arrested and thrown into prison. Groot dreaded the weeks where all he could do was wait to be brought back to Planet X and killed for treason. Luckily for him though, Star Lord chose him for his special team.