Rocket Raccoon

Rocket (Scenesys ID: 155)
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Full Name:	Subject: 89P13
Gender:	Male
Species:	Other
Theme:	Marvel (FC)
Occupation:	Guardian of the Galaxy
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Status:	Dropped
Groups:	Guardians of the Galaxy
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Height:	121.92 cm	Weight:	24.95 kg
Hair Color:	Brown	Eye Color:	Brown
Theme Song:	"Rocky Raccoon" by The Beatles

Profile

Subject: 89P13 is the product of illegal genetic engineering and cybernetic augmentation. Better known as 'Rocket', he was a moderately successful mercenary and thief who was primarily famous for having broken out of prison 22 times. But when he masterminded his 23rd prison escape, everything changed for him. These days, he's one of the Guardians of the Galaxy. But for the right price, he might be willing to take on an odd job here and there...

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Abilities

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BLASTERS

Rocket owns a carefully curated collection of ridiculously overpowered blasters. Some of them have been acquired on various missions, while other have been cobbled together by stealing parts from the Milano's engines...

Some of his blasters are capable of punching a hole through a Kree battle cruiser (those are really tough, if you're trying to do the math), but the majority of them can only punch holes in your average Kronan.

CYBERNETIC AUGMENTATION

Most of Rocket's skeletal structure and connecting tissue has been replaced or augmentic with experimental cybernetic systems. This has made him stronger than his diminuitive size would suggest, allowing him to operate ridiculously oversized weaponry that even a fully grown humie would have difficulty holding. His punches and kicks also pack more of a wallop than one might think, letting him fight many types of humanoids on an equal playing field.

Furthermore, the enhanced skeleton makes him more durable than your average raccoon, which is pretty helpful since his usual method of fighting involves getting thrown a lot.

Rocket's unique skeletal structure allows him to move on all fours like a raccoon, or on his hind legs like a humanoid. He tends to use all fours when climbing, and tends to stand on only two legs when he's interacting with people or laying down suppressive fire with one of his oversized rifles.

GENETIC ENHANCEMENT

The scientists of Halfworld turned a primitive specimen into a highly intelligent creature largely by messing with his genetic code. Rocket possesses an intellect somewhere in the upper regions of 'Humanoid Genius', with an especially high aptitude for strategic thinking and memorization. His emotional IQ is pretty low though...

JETPACK

When on missions, Rocket frequently wears a rocket pack that allows him to fly around like Boba Fett. The pack is activated via a small patch that simply slaps onto the skin and expands into a full harness and pack like magic.

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ACROBATICS

Rocket isn't a trained 'acrobat', per se, but he's definitely capable of pulling off some maneuvers that humanoids couldn't even try without breaking their backs. He can easily scurry up surfaces that would take a human a few minutes to climb, or alternate between running on four legs or two on the fly. He can also leap high enough to land on a fully grown man's head, or clear it entirely. During missions, he can frequently be seen doing backflips, roundhouse kicks, or bouncing from one wall to another to get in a good flanking position.

EXPLOSIVES

One of Rocket's favorite things to do is blow stuff up. He's a genius with explosives, and can figure out the ideal places to set the charges to take out an enormous starcraft, a forbidding fortress, or a bank vault. He can build grenades or small bombs out of improvised materials, but when he's given access to weapons-grade materials he's able to build things that are truly terrifying. Just don't be surprised when he blows a few extra craters onto a moon.

FIGHTING

One of the most surprising revelations that anyone ever has about Rocket is the fact that he's actually a capable hand to hand combatant. Most people don't expect to get beaten up by a raccoon, after all. However, his unique physiology, cybernetic upgrades, and general hatred of most sapient life have combined to make him an extremely effective fighter. He's most effective when he has the element of surprise on his side, or when he supplements his fighting moves with hit and run tactics. But even in a straight up brawl he's not someone to be underestimated.

GROOTSPEAK

Due to his high intelligence and long familiarity with a member of the race of Flora Colossus, Rocket is able to understand the many nuances behind each utterance of the phrase 'I am Groot.'

LOGISTICS

Due to having a head for numbers and planning, Rocket is a natural fit for tasks such as keeping the Milano stocked with provisions and equipment without overburdening the engines. His pragmatism and ruthless capitalism help him stay focused on efficiency and monetary gains while the rest of the Guardians are worrying about parental issues, sibling rivalries, revenge fantasies, or 'doing the right thing.'

Rocket makes sure that equipment is where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, and that it's in functioning condition. Where the other members might have 'twelve percent of a plan,' Rocket gets granular with the details, and uses backwards planning to get to the desired end state.

MAINTENANCE

Having been programmed with Halfworld's exhaustive starship database, Rocket knows his way around a ship. This makes him a naturally-gifted starship mechanic, which is really useful since the ships he flies tend to be pieces of junk. He also flies with a guy who thinks 'crashing the ship' is a legitimate combat tactic...

Give Rocket some spare parts, and he'll get your ship up and running. If you don't have spare parts, maybe see if somebody has a prosthetic appendage they could spare.

MARKSMANSHIP

Along with the ability to operate and assemble weaponry, Rocket also has an uncanny marksmanship ability. This has served him well in his career as a bounty hunter and mercenary, and also has led to him becoming the Guardians' default sniper on more than one occasion. Rocket might look like he can barely even hold a rifle, but he rarely ever misses with it.

PILOTING

Among the many things Rocket was cybernetically engineered to excel at, piloting starcraft is near the top of the list. He was built with the requisite dexterity and reflexes to be a top-notch pilot, and programmed with Halfworld's exhaustive starship database. He can operate virtually any ship in the 'Verse, and has occasionally operated things that aren't technically supposed to fly.

STEALTH

Despite his love of heavy weapons, Rocket might actually be most effective when he's being sneaky. His size and unique physiology make him idea for moving unseen and unheard through forests, ventilation ducts, or even crowded cities. If Rocket needs to scurry around somewhere unnoticed, he's got a much higher chance of getting past guards, patrols, and surveillance equipment than virtually any humanoid.

TACTICS

Having engineered 23 prison breaks, numerous heists, and quite a few successful bounty capture operations, Rocket has a reputation as a thorough, creative strategic thinker. His brain was specifically enhanced to process tactical plans quickly and efficiently, so it's no wonder he's gravitated toward that type of role out in the galaxy.

It's a good thing, too, because he's a bit too diminutive to be the muscle.

TECH

Rocket is someone who is able to 'cobble together' a fully-functioning rocket pack that fits into a tiny patch that you stick on your jacket (or your exposed chest, if you're Drax). Making extensive use of microcircuitry and cutting-edge Space Tech, Rocket is able to create things that would still be considered science fiction on Earth. Whether that means adapting the Milano's systems to play music from an outdated Zune, or creating an emergency forcefield generator to protect a person in outer space.

THIEVING

Rocket's diminutive size and nimble paws make him an ideal pickpocket or burglar. He also used to have a reputation as one of the best safe-crackers in the business. The 'business' being space crime.

Sure, Rocket isn't making his living breaking into banks anymore. But the Guardians of the Galaxy tend to pull jobs that require Rocket's shadier skillsets pretty frequently, which has kept his thieving abilities pretty sharp. If you need a passkey swiped from a Nova Corpsman's pocket, or a security system hacked, Rocket is your raccoon.

WEAPONS

Rocket has been programmed with design specs and operating procedures for... just about every weapon in the known universe. Rocket can utilize just about anything he's likely to come across, from a conventional blaster rifle to a quantum torpedo. If you need someone to whip up a Hadron Enforcer out of spare parts with not much time, Rocket's your raccoon.

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FAME

As a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket is now considered something of a Big Deal on Xandar, Knowhere, or virtually anywhere else inside Nova Corps jurisdiction. Sure, the attention gets exhausting and keeps him from getting lucrative criminal work, but at least he tends to get free Gargle Blasters at every bar he goes to.

KNOWHERE

Prior to joining up with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket and Groot were bounty hunters and mercenaries who operated out of a small base on Knowhere. The headquarters of Rocket and Groot, LLC (the sign currently reads 'Rocket and Groot, LLC + Gardiens of the Galaxy') is still owned by Rocket, and is so far his only piece of real estate. It's got enough hangar space to house a medium-sized freighter or two, an armory (naturally), some living quarters, and a front office space. Sure, it's in one of the crummiest areas of Knowhere, but real estate property is hard to come by inside a dead Celestial's head, and the value is going up all the time.

NOVA CORPS

After helping save the Galaxy, Rocket earned a complete expungement of his criminal record and the enduring gratitude of the Nova Corps. Since these guys are basically the top cops in the Galaxy, this equates to a pretty huge 'Get Out Of Jail Free' card. Of course, he could probably only use that card once.

Weaknesses

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ALCOHOL

When you're a third the size of an adult human, but you insist on drinking human-sized shots, you're bound to be the first one at the party who gets wasted. Rocket is usually 'that guy', and tends to behave poorly after a couple of rounds of Gargle Blasters. It's best to try to keep Rocket away from the heavy ordinance when he starts drinking, but this is usually impossible. Arguments, threats, acts of violence, and general poor behavior are always in the cards when the Guardians have some celebratory drinks.

FREAK

There's nothing else like Rocket in the known universe. This makes Rocket truly alone on a level that most sentient beings can't fathom, but it also poses a lot of social difficulties. For one thing, he's got to get by in a galaxy that was mostly designed for humanoid life. For another thing, it makes it virtually impossible for Rocket to ever go incognito. But most annoyingly, it often leads to awkward encounters with people who think he's some sort of 'pet.' Most of those people still have most of their fingers...

HALFWORLD

Rocket is the product of illegal experimentation by scientists on Halfworld. It's possible that he could be used as evidence of criminal wrongdoing, which would subject those scientists to prosecution by the Nova Corps. Or, it could damage the facility's reputation and drive down share prices. Either way, it's likely that there are people on Halfworld who'd prefer to have Rocket quietly disposed of before he can make trouble for them.

Additionally, from the perspective of Halfworld, Rocket is a piece of intellectual property that makes use of a lot of proprietary technologies and techniques. In order to keep their trademarks secure, it's highly likely that a quiet bounty might be placed on Rocket's head...

ISSUES

Rocket is a hard-drinking, ultra-violent, cynical narcissist with anger problems and a persecution complex. And those are just the most obvious psychological problems. The uptake is that he engages in a lot of socially unacceptable behaviors, and tends to push people away. But he's getting better. Slowly.

REPUTATION

Back in the day, the names 'Rocket' and 'Groot' used to mean something. But ever since he started guarding the Galaxy, Rocket's reputation has gone straight into the krutacking toilet. It's getting hard for him to find even relatively innocent work like arms dealing, smuggling, or even some mercenary action. It's been ages since someone asked him to crack open a safe.

Whether he likes it or not, Rocket has been branded one of the (shudder) good guys. It also doesn't help that his former muscle is now about a foot tall...

WANTED

The Nova Corps might have cleared Rocket's criminal record, but they didn't give him Universal forgiveness. There are still shady characters out there that Rocket owes units to, or pirate clans who have a grudge to settle with Our Hero. And let's not forget the giant purple Death worshipper who'd like to see Rocket horrifically murdered. Or the obsessive collector who'd like to have Rocket stuffed and put on display.

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Title	Date	Scene Summary
Rocket Run: Mysterious Mutants	June 21st, 2022	Rocket walks into Sam's bar to solve a mystery. Expecting trouble, he finds solutions instead.
Rocket Run: Here puppy, puppy!	April 6th, 2022	The Spectral Howler goes to ground on Earth. And Rocket needs help from the natives to run him down.
Planet Hopping	February 24th, 2022	Summary needed
Brood Invasion: Buildup	January 20th, 2022	Summary needed
A planet called Dirt	December 23rd, 2021	When crash landing on top of him only seems to annoy the Juggernaut, Rocket suspects he may have found some unexpected talent for the war against the Brood...
Intelligence	November 20th, 2021	Rocket, Gigas and Lobo go collect on a Brood Queen bounty. They find a Queen... wrong Brood!
You mean this ain't the space port	October 13th, 2021	Still not paying the docking fees at the station! (and planning to take on the Brood)
Brood Invasion: On Medical Leave	September 18th, 2021	Summary needed
Brood Invasion: A Last Stand	August 9th, 2021	The battle of Raken 4 in the Brood-Shi'ar war ends with the planet being turned to ash... but what was left of the population evacuated... and now the battle lines shift in-system to Raken 3
Guns. Lots of Guns	July 7th, 2021	Star-Lord talks to a bunch of people on Knowhere about the Brood Invasion as the Guardians prepare to fly out to help in the fight.
Brood Invasion: A Reunion	June 21st, 2021	Gamora is welcomed back to the Milano. Rocket continues repairs on the crippled Milano, and Peter goes to his quarters to revise a Shi'ar contract.
Brood Invasion: Extraction	June 14th, 2021	After a scouting mission turns into a Brood ambush, the Guardians, Titans, and Justice League get together to save Lar from being Brooded right as a Shi'ar/Brood fleet battle starts.
Brood Invasion: The Second Rumor	June 6th, 2021	The Milano heads for a remote Shi'ar system to investigate a distress call... only to get ambushed by the Brood. Guest starring Lar, who becomes Brood chow. For now.
Scouting: Up close and personal.	June 2nd, 2021	The Guardians get back together, find out what Star-Lord has been up to, and set off on a hunt for the Brood.
Burnout in Space	June 1st, 2021	Loki meets Yondu and then Rocket. Poor Rocket is deprived of the bounty that is Loki.
Space Attack!	May 6th, 2021	Svartalfar attack and the heroes repel them!
It's LIKE a Vacation	August 23rd, 2020	The guardians discuss where to vacation.
Which came first, the stash or the stash	August 9th, 2020	Some people drive a hard bargain for their silence. I'm lookin' at you, Gamora!
It's so sticky	August 8th, 2020	A creature is stuck to the Milano, and the crew works together to scrape it off.
Surviving Infinity: Guardians Intervention	January 30th, 2020	The Guardians find two terrans: Tony and Cap!
Surviving Infinity: For Hire	January 21st, 2020	The Guardians discuss a new mission involving Thanos....
Guardians of the Space Amoeba	January 13th, 2020	Rumors take the Milano into an ambush, and pit the crew against a giant space creature
Guardians of the Unfortunate	December 28th, 2019	The Guardians protect a ship of settlers from a pirate attack to the sound of awesome Terran tunes
Guardians of the House of Ill Repute	December 13th, 2019	The Guardians visit an 'establishment' on Contraxia. Peter and Rocket make up.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Interception on Contaxia	December 6th, 2019	Summary needed
Guardians of the Cesear	November 27th, 2019	Oh, the same ol' same ol' for them durned guardian brothers.
Guardians of the Evidence Locker	November 21st, 2019	The Guardians of the Galaxy are broke and kind of in debt to the Ravager Yondu Udonta. Rocket hatches a brilliant plan: rob the evidence locker of a Xandarian garrison on the border planet of Ataxes III. They're cops, so they MUST have the best contraband, right? This plan surely can't fail, and it definitely won't have reprecussions for the Guaradians down the road.
Guardians of the traveling Pants	November 20th, 2019	The Guardians go to Knowhere, Grails there, Lobo shows up, everyone leaves really happy and eternal friendships are forged.
Guardians of the Milano's Bank Account	November 19th, 2019	Gamora does her Red Dead thing, while Peter Mantis and Rocket have a game of table tennis.
Guardians of Quill's Dumb A**	November 19th, 2019	The Guardians guard Peter's life from himself and his own idiocy.
Guardians of the Feelin'	November 16th, 2019	The crew of the Milano are intercepted by Yondu, whom they owe a lot of credits and/or drugs. Sans Quill, Rocket takes control of negociations and stages an unsuccessful mutiny with the arrival of Gamora. Drax's sudden unexpected arrival and expert diplomacy skills aid Mantis' gift giving forethought into a smooth transition back into normalacy. I. Am... Groot.
Not Space Losers	May 31st, 2019	Summary needed
Pub Crawl	May 17th, 2019	Summary needed
Glorious Laughter	May 16th, 2019	Rocket and Drax deal with a sudden life and death situation on the Milano.
War of Light: Between Sorties	May 9th, 2019	Star-Lord and Rocket talk on the Milano between runs down to Takron-Galtos handling prisoner containment
Long Ears & Bandit	May 9th, 2019	Summary needed
The Hare and the Raccoon	May 7th, 2019	Summary needed
Knowhere to go	May 7th, 2019	Rocket recruits a waitess from Knowhere
Daughters of Daratar: Escape from Arcadia	February 9th, 2019	The Guardians of the Galaxy and company rescue space princesses.
Rocket's a Pillow	October 9th, 2018	Adam, Gamora, and Rocket converse on the Nebula. Rocket angers Gamora and she spins him. Adam watches semi-amusedly.
She brought gifts	September 25th, 2018	Gamora Rocket and Drax hang out in the cargo hold and listen to music, also, Gamora brings gifts for her crew mates.
Skittering Dinner	September 18th, 2018	Tough guys in a tough place. Only the toughest of bounty hunters invited!
Searching for Mar-Vell	August 27th, 2018	Rocket and Hal discuss Mar-Vell, the Collector, and the Infinity Gems...no curse words of course.
A Friendly Visit	July 10th, 2018	Summary needed
Hey Hey, Good Lookin'.	June 26th, 2018	Summary needed
A Mars Encounter	May 29th, 2018	Summary needed
You should'a seen the OTHER guy we almost brought home..	May 22nd, 2018	Summary needed
The Weaponsmith	May 1st, 2018	Summary needed
Are you not entertained	April 9th, 2018	Bjorn fights Thor while the Guardians, and friends, eat popcorn
Definitely Somewhere	March 26th, 2018	Summary needed
A Warlock is welcomed	February 27th, 2018	Summary needed
A Knowhere check in	February 20th, 2018	Summary needed
'Routine' inspections	February 14th, 2018	There's a hole in the cargo hold where Peters Booze was. Rocket may or may not be to blame.
This'll Work	February 11th, 2018	The Guardians of the Galaxy rescue Peter and trash a Prison Ship along the way!
A WHAT walked into the bar	February 10th, 2018	Zinda meets a space raccoon in a bar. No, really.
Burnout Paradise	February 10th, 2018	Summary needed
In the middle of Knowhere	January 28th, 2018	Summary needed
Its Got to be Somewhere.	January 8th, 2018	Summary needed
Peter. We Need to Talk.	December 3rd, 2017	Gamora and Rocket hold an impromptu intervention for Peter. The topic? Leaving Earth. Arguments are had but in the end they head out for the stars.
An Unexpected Invader	November 7th, 2017	Summary needed
Invasion: Erf	October 2nd, 2017	Summary needed
Log 2483	September 16th, 2017	The Guardians and Star*Drake team up (loosely) to capture a criminal.
The Twofer	June 6th, 2017	Summary needed
Get Him to the Galadorian	May 26th, 2017	Zardu Hasselfrau is Missing and Due At A Show. The Guardians must fix this. Yondu ... is not helping.

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