10 Powers You Forgot MCU Characters Had

10. Groot - Elasticity

In the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, we were introduced to a very unusual character duo in Rocket Raccoon and his best friend: Groot. Limited to the words 'I', 'Am' and 'Groot' exclusively in that order, the character's development opportunities seemed limited from the get-go.

However, Groot has become one of the MCU's most beloved characters thanks to his sacrifice to save the Guardians at the end of the first film and his rebirth as Baby Groot in the sequel - not to mention his adolescent form in the core Avengers movies.

His power set is somewhat limited too as he displays immense strength and resilience in his adult form alongside childish naivety in later appearances but there's one power Groot has displayed once or twice that the Guardians really could have made use of in the final battle with Ego... Groot's elasticity.

Groot has the power to stretch near indefinitely meaning there was truly no need for Baby Groot to risk it all carrying the detonator into Ego's brain before pressing the button - all he needed to do was reach in, set the detonator and press the button, right?!

Sure, Baby Groot might not have developed control of this power yet but that seems like a cop out just to up the stakes in the final battle with Ego.