Root

==Summary==
Samantha Groves, aka Root is a highly intelligent computer hacker and former contract killer. Root had never failed to complete a contract, prior to encountering Harold Finch and John Reese, who thwarted her attempts to frame an innocent man for the killing of a Congressman. Root became aware of the existence of an artificial superintelligence known as The Machine. Root eventually joined Team Machine, developing a special relationship with The Machine itself, serving as its 'Analog Interface'.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Root, Samantha Groves, Caroline Turing
Origin: Person of Interest
Gender: Female
Age: 36 years old
Classification: Human, Former assassin
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Hacking, Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery, Marksmanship, Stealth Mastery and Social Influencing (Root blends into roles masterfully having been Special Counsel's secretary and collecting information from him without suspicion for months, impersonating Veronica Sinclair (Michael Cole's CIA contact), assuming the identity of a psychotherapist, and also several times as the same FBI agent.), Immense PainTolerance, Genius Intelligence, As The Machine's "Analog Interface" she can be fed information, allowing for secondhand Clairvoyance, 
Attack Potency: Street Level (Can fight Martine, who can hurt her. Snapped Martine's neck)
Speed: Athletic Human
Lifting Strength: At least Class 1 (Can snap necks, which require over 1250 lbs of force)
Striking Strength: Street level
Durability: Street level (Survived multiple gunshots without a bulletproof vest)
Stamina: Superhuman (Root has shown herself to have a high tolerance for pain in “Aletheia”, taking nearly all of Control's syringes and enduring a stapedectomy without anesthesia. While being tortured she was also able to pickpocket Control for her knife and escape her bonds.)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of meters with weaponry
Standard Equipment: Various pistols, cochlear implant
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Two years after leaving Texas, she hacks into a drug lord's bank account, stealing $100,000, and framing her friend's killer for the robbery, getting him killedPERSON OF INTEREST S2E02: Bad Code. Discovered the existence of the machine single-handedly, and learned the operating patterns of Harold Finch and John Reese, successfully drawing them out into the open. Root managed to get his number sent to Team Machine by putting a hit on herself. This involved creating a fairly complete fake identity, including anti-tracking techniques such as paying people with their own money. This made him so untraceable to Team Machine that the Machine itself was forced to give Reese a cluePERSON OF INTEREST S2E01: The Contingency. She managed to hack Harold Finch.)
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses
Notable Attacks/Techniques: 
*Analog Interface: During many parts of the series Root acts as the "analog interface" for The Machine. During these times The Machine will provide her with instructions and information, including the locations of anyone who's a threat to her.
==Notable Matchups==
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Category:Person of Interest
Category:Hackers
Category:Gun Users
Category:Martial Artists
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