Rocket is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is a CGI created character, being played via motion capture by Sean Gunn, and voiced by Bradley Cooper.
Rocket was an ordinary raccoon who was abducted by the High Evolutionary, who cybernetically-enhanced him in an early in creating the perfect species to live on Counter-Earth. Originally designated as Subject: 89P13, the racoon dubbed himself "Rocket." After escaping the High Evolutionary, he became a mercenary and found a partner/bodyguard in the living humanoid tree, Groot, before becoming two of the founding members of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Biography[]
Appearances[]
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- What If...?
- 107. "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" (2021, non-speaking cameo)
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Total appearances: 8.
Notes[]
- In the mainstream Marvel Comics, he is called Rocket Raccoon, which the MCU incarnation eventually calls himself in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
- Director of the Guardians series, James Gunn, used Oreo, a real raccoon, as a live model reference for Rocket.
In popular culture[]
- In the Superstore episode "Angels and Mermaids," Cheyenne says she wants to get a full-sized back tattoo of Rocket.