Rocket Raccoon (Marvel)

Rocket Raccoon is a superhero in the Marvel comics and universe, and is one of the main characters of the Guardians of the Galaxy comics.
He was an animal that was biologically modified by the Loonies, and Rocket became the partner of the Flora Colossus Groot and member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Since his debut in the comics, he has appeared in numeros media. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is voiced by Bradley Cooper as Sean Gunn provides motion capture. In the Marvel vs. Capcom series, he is voiced by Greg Ellis in UMvC3 and Trevor Clarke in MVCI.
He was created by Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema and the late Keith Giffen, and first appeared in Marvel Preview # 7 in July of 1976, and then in Incredible Hulk # 271 in May of 1982.
==Biography==
===Creation===
Rocket Raccoon was one of the many animals that was left on a planet in the Keystone Quadrant star system, which was stationed by the "Loonies" to treat patients. When funding was cut, they abandoned the project and separated the quadrant from the rest of the galaxy with a force field. The Loonies also created robots to provide servitude, and the animals were left to be companions for the patients. When a nearby star went nova, the robots seek to end their servitude, and used genetic engineering to give intelligence and awareness to the animals. After charging the animals with the patients' care and protection, they relocated to the far side of the planet. 
The planet was scrapped bare through industrial endeavors, and the planet became known as "Halfworld", since the planet itself became half-industrial and half-verdant. The animals continued to care for the humans, and the robots provided toys, which played an important part in Halfworld society. When humans lapsed into melancholy, two otters formed the first toy factory, and it was later taken over by the mole Judson Jakes.
===Guardians of the Galaxy===
During the Phalanx invasion, Rocket met with Star-Lord and members of strike commando team to defeat the Phalanx - Groot, Mantis, Captain Universe, Deathcry and Bug. Rocket instantly formed a bond with Groot, and became known as the master tactician and heavy weapons expert of the group. The team later managed to fight against the Phalanx and its leader, Ultron, with the aid of Gamora, Drax the Destroyer and Adam Warlock. Afterward, Rocket joined the Guardians of the Galaxy, and proved to be essential in keeping the team together, especially when Star-Lord's leadership was questioned.
After Star-Lord's supposed death, the team disbanded and Rocket got a job as a mailman for Timely Incorporated. After receiving a package filled with the same killer toy clowns from Halfworld, Rocket quit his job and went looking for Groot. The duo met up and traveled to Halfworld, where they were immediately fired upon and Rocket's ship was destroyed. After regaining his memories of what happened on the planet and preventing Star Thief from merging with said planet, Rocket and Groot vowed to continue to keep the Guardians alive for Star-Lord.
===Stopping Thanos===
The Guardians followed Thanos to Earth, and arrived to offer help to the Avengers after they were attacked by Thanos and his Zodiac. The Guardians explained what Thanos was doing to get the Cosmic Cube, and both teams embarked on a journey to find Thanos. The teams fought against the Badoon, and after escaping a near-death experience, managed to defeat the enemies. The Guardians and Thor were apparently killed by Thanos, but in reality, the were sent to the Cancerverse where they found the Elders of the Universe.
In the Cancerverse, Iron Man found that Thanos' weapon wasn't a Cosmic Cube, and that it had defects. They bargained with the Collector in exchange for a weapon capable of deactivating the Cosmic Cube. Upon returning and with the help of the Avengers, Thanos was defeated and sent to punishment by the Elders. Due to Iron Man's help with defeating Thanos, Star-Lord personally offered him a spot on the team, and he gladly accepted.
==Portrayals==
===Films===
===Television===
*In Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, he was voiced by Dave WIttenberg and Fumihiro Okabayashi in Japanese.
===Video Games===
*In Marvel Heroes, he was voiced by Steve Blum.
*In Lego Marvel Super Heroes, he was voiced by John DiMaggio.
*In Disney Infinity 2.0, he was voiced by Nolan North.
**North reprised his voice for the character in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Marvel Future Revolution.
*In Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, he was voiced by Mikey O'Connor.
*In Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, he was voiced by Alex Weiner.
==Trivia==
*He was named after The Beatles song, "Rocky Raccoon".
*Rocket appeared in the webseries DEATH BATTLE, where he fought Stitch, and lost.
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