“Guardians Vol. 3,” and Rocket Raccoon’s Backstory…

I eagerly look forward to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 released this month as it highlights and furnishes the backstory of Rocket Raccoon, who director James Gunn describes as the “secret protagonist” of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies…

Now Rocket Raccoon is an iconic character, especially to those of us who identify as furry. In this film, we see his humble beginnings as a “street raccoon,” and Rocket was perfectly happy being an animal. His forced transition to a snarky biological weapon was fraught with pain, and we are shown those Dr. Moreau-type experiments that later led the character to remark, “there ain’t nothing like me except me.” There’s a lot more to Rocket other than the master strategist, pilot, weapons-master, and space maverick that we know and love, and we see his vulnerability and terrible aloneness here…

Fortunately, it’s a commonality of trauma that binds The Guardians together, and in this their final ride as a team they appear to be going out in fine form in a movie described as both dark and hilarious.- – Long live Rocket Raccoon! 🦝

Tags: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Rocket Raccoon
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May 7, 2023 at 2:11 pm
I wonder if this means Howard The Duck will become Steve Gerber’s Destroyer Duck.
“Take that, Lucas! You quack!!”
[Segue to CGI cyborg bird with Star Wars stormtrooper-style carbine.]
On second thought; probably not.
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May 7, 2023 at 5:03 pm
I actually have a Rocket Raccoon plushie, coffee mug, and hat. The hat bears the legend, “I bite!”
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May 17, 2023 at 11:02 pm
Btw: I finally got to see it, this past weekend. Slightly disappointed at how much revision they did to the High Evolutionary’s back story. Not to mention the needless attempt at a romantic triangle between Quill, Gamorra, and Nebula. Zero sexual tension, there!
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May 23, 2023 at 4:34 pm
But, then again, you know what they always say: “You can’t have everything.”
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May 23, 2023 at 8:28 pm
What I really want to see is Beetlejuice 2, but we’ll have to wait until September for that… 😾
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