The Laser Cannon, or Rifle Cannon, is a weapon obtained by Rocket from a confiscated weapons case in a customs station in the Uptown district of The Hub. It became his weapon of choice after leaving the station, carrying it on various bounty hunting missions.
History[]
Acquisition[]
Hired by Sqqd'li, an employee of the crime lord Zade Scraggot, to retrieve a package being held in the highly secure Uptown district of The Hub, Rocket and his partner Groot successfully infiltrated the customs station in which the package was being held.
However, after selling his ion cannon, Rocket could not resist the urge to obtain a new weapon, breaking a confiscated weapon case and obtaining a laser cannon, drawing the attention of other Hub security members in the process.
Rocket fighting Zade Scraggot's men
Rocket Raccoon then used the weapon to shoot at the security guards and to blast open one of the bay doors of the station and exit to outer space.
After changing the deal with Scraggot and rescuing the Scalluscs retrieved from the Uptown district, Rocket and Groot had a brief scuffle with Scraggot and his men, with Rocket using his newly obtained laser cannon in the gunfight.[1]
Later Uses[]
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While pursuing Star-Lord after finding that the outlaw had a large bounty on his head, Rocket used the Laser Cannon to temporarily incapacitate him. However, Rocket was forced to drop the weapon when the Nova Corps arrived on the scene and placed him, Groot, Quill, and the assassin, Gamora, under arrest.
However, Rocket had managed to retrieve it during the resulting prison breakout and attempted to shoot Drax with it during a drunken stupor.[2]
He also used it to temporarily incapacitate Gamora right before escaping from the destruction of Ego, to prevent her from sacrificing herself in an attempt to rescue Quill from there.[3]
Capabilities[]
The laser cannon is a weapon powered by dual internal RE-1FF laser/ion power cells that allow it to shoot both lethal laser beams and stunning ion pulses through a secondary trigger. The ion pulses are shot through a set of quadruple barrels that collapse behind the main cannon. The weapon is also customized with a TRE-VA5 detachable heat scope, a forward sight with weighted auto leveller and a protective hood extender.[4]
Alternate Versions[]
| Origin | Status | Creators | Owners | Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers Campus Recruitment Universe | Active | - | Rocket Taneleer Tivan |
Rocket |
| Heroic Japanese Excursions Universe | Active | - | Rocket | Rocket |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Battle of Knowhere | Active | - | Rocket | Rocket |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket and Groot Fight Back | Active | - | Rocket | Rocket |
| Phase Two: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | Active | - | Rocket | Rocket |
