In Guardians Of The Galaxy 3, we learn a lot about the backstory of Raccoon Rocket and his early friends. But we don’t see how he first meets Baum Groot. After all, the two were introduced nine years ago as good friends in Guardians Of The Galaxy. The name Tibius Lark was also mentioned in this context, but was never mentioned again. What is it about? When asked by a fan if the nine-year-old mystery of friendship and the mysterious name is still being solved, an answer came now.
This story wanted James Gunn actually tell in a short film. So he is now on the new Twitter competitor revealed to the fans and thereby the whole world that he not only wrote the screenplay but also developed the storyboards for a shoot. They even searched for locations and made test shots. But in the end, the movie was not made. And now that Gunn has moved to DC, he probably never will. So Gunn unceremoniously revealed the planned storyline online…
How did Groot and Rocket become friends? Who is Tibius Lark?
In the short we would meet Tibius Lark, Rocket and Groot in a prison deep underground. There Rocket and Groot get to know each other in joint captivity. Lark and Groot are already friends. Tibius Lark reveals to the raccoon that he worked as a keeper at some kind of “crappy zoo” where Groot was put on display. He took care of Groot for years, they both became friends and he then rescued him from the zoo.
But Lark is dying. He asks Rocket to take care of Groot from now on. When Lark dies, Rocket realizes the ex-zoo keeper was some sort of robot. He uses his engineering skills to build himself a machine gun from Lark’s remains. Rocket and Groot then break up together.
Gunn describes the escape action scene on Threads: The prison guards hear a rumble of sorts and as they turn around, Rocket and Groot burst out of the ground. The raccoon sits on the tree creature’s shoulder and shoots around, killing all the caretakers. From that moment on they are inseparable friends.
With this, Gunn reveals that Groot has a similar backstory to Rocket. He was also in prison for a long time, which was probably very unpleasant. It’s possible that this similar past solidified the friendship between the two.
“Guardian of the Galaxy 3‘ is currently playing in some cinemas. But James Gunn’s Marvel adventure can now also be streamed from your trusted VoD provider such as iTunes, Amazon and Co.