Rocket Raccoon

"I've had a lot of folks try to kill me over the years, and I ain't about to be brought down by a tree and a talking raccoon." "What's a raccoon?" "What's a raccoon? It's what you are, stupid!"

- Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon

Rocket Raccoon is a genetically engineered raccoon turned freelance criminal who became a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy alongside his friend Groot.

Biography
Rocket Raccoon is an Earth-born raccoon that was recovered by an alien race. Brought to the alien world Halfworld in the Keystone Quadrant star system, Rocket was genetically and cybernetically enhanced so that he was given sentient intelligence. However, years of abuse and repetitive genetic rewrite caused Rocket to develop a vain and chaotic personality, driving him into becoming a gunslinging mercenary.

Partnering with Groot, a Flora colossus from Planet X, Rocket made his way in the galaxy performing various acts of dubious legality. After one such adventure, Rocket and Groot made their way to The Hub without money and desperate for a job in order to buy fuel for their vehicle. A job came their way via Sqqd'li, under the orders of his employer the crime-lord Zade Scraggot, who hired Rocket and Groot to retrieve a package being held in the highly secure "Uptown" section of the station for 1000 credits. Rocket and Groot successfully retrieved the package, but upon discovering that the package contained a family of sentient Scalluscs, a snail-like creature that Scraggot was planning on harvesting for their shells (and upon learning that the Scalluscs had money and could double Scraggot's pay), Rocket and Groot rescued the Scalluscs from their cruel fate after a brief scuffle with Scraggot and his men.

During a visit to Xandar Rocket and Groot were arrested by the Nova Corps and brought to the Kyln penal facility. There, the pair joined up with fellow prisoners Peter Quill, Gamora, and Drax to make their escape, becoming the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Rocket is the pilot of the Warbird.

Personality Traits
"Ain't nothing like me, 'cept me"

- Rocket Raccoon

Rocket is easily enraged and aggressive. He often gets insecure when people do not treat him as an equal and give him the same respect they would give a common rodent.

Abilities

 * Enhanced Intelligence: Unlike all other raccoons, Rocket can talk and communicate with other species.
 * Enhanced Flexibility: Rocket's entire skeletal structure is cybernetic, allowing him to move more like a human and still be as agile as a normal raccoon.
 * Raccoon Physiology: Since he is a raccoon, he still has the same enhanced abilities that normal raccoons possess.
 * Enhanced Senses: Rocket can see, smell, hear, and feel better than humans. This helps him when enemies are approaching.

Equipment
As a weapon specialist, Rocket Racoon favors the use of many different high-technology weapons in order to fulfill his missions as a mercenary.
 * Ion Cannon: Rocket's favorite weapon, until he was forced to sell it in The Hub in order to obtain cash in fast way.
 * Laser Cannon: Rocket's new weapon, described as "the juiciest killware seen in ages", and obtained in a confiscated weapons case in a customs station in The Hub.
 * Gas Grenade: A small device that emits a sleeping gas.
 * Hadron Enforcer: A large combustion cannon used for demolition purposes.

Relationships

 * Guardians of the Galaxy
 * Star-Lord - Teammate and leader
 * Drax the Destroyer - Teammate
 * Groot - Partner and best friend
 * Gamora - Teammate
 * Ronan the Accuser - Enemy
 * Thanos - Enemy
 * Nebula - Enemy
 * Lylla - Associate

Trivia

 * According to his criminal record, one of Rocket's associates is named Lylla. In the comics, Lylla is a sentient and Rocket's love interest.