Avengers: Endgame hinted at Rocket Raccoon's (Bradley Cooper) origin story in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. James Gunn's third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will bring back the franchise's fan-favorite cosmic team. This time, the spotlight is expected to be on the gang's resident loudmouth as the threequel explores his backstory, which was previously teased in Joe and Anthony Russo's culminating film last year.
While all six original Avengers survived Thanos' (Josh Brolin) snap, with some other independently-operating heroes also making it out of the Decimation, Rocket and Nebula (Karen Gillan) were the only characters from Guardians of the Galaxy left for most of Endgame. Rocket teamed up with other remaining characters in the hopes of bringing back his family via the time heist, which they ultimately succeeded in doing, Now, the cosmic team is about to venture off to their next mission, with Rocket playing an integral part in Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Not much is known about Rocket's past, although it's clear that he's traumatized by being experimented on. He typically masks his vulnerabilities by projecting a strong persona - something that Yondu (Michael Rooker) pointed out during their intense confrontation in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Endgame, however, teased what fans can expect from the character's mysterious origin ever so subtly. On the heels of their loss to Thanos at the beginning of the film, a malnourished Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) who had just come back to Earth after floating in space for three weeks catches up with what happened on his home planet while he's gone. He asks about Thor (Chris Hemsworth) who is silently pondering on his colossal mistake, and Rocket answers, saying the God of Thunder "thinks he failed, just like everyone else." Not one to lose his penchant for sassy remarks, Tony told Rocket that he thought he's a Build-A-Bear. Instead of refuting it, the cosmic hero simply said, "Maybe I am." On the surface, the banter is meant to be humorous, offering fans some levity amid the predicament, but it could also be a reference to Rocket's disturbing past.
The Build-A-Bear Workshop allows customers to customize their own teddy bears, as well as other stuffed animals and characters. Aside from the actual product, the company sells the experience of being able to create one's own plush toy with patrons getting to pick their stuffed toys and fill them with scents, sounds, and of course fluff. From there, it gets sewn up and ready to be brought home. Somehow, this is reminiscent of what happened to Rocket. In his outburst in the Guardians of the Galaxy, he revealed that he was torn apart and put back together. Fans also saw scarring, not to mention cybernetic implants on his back - a physical reminder of how his creators essentially customized him by experimenting and genetically modifying him just like how Build-A-Bears are made.
Given his off-world origins, there's a chance that Rocket doesn't even know what Build-A-Bear is, so his simple acceptance of Tony's remark in Avengers: Endgame may just be because he just didn't have the energy for a verbal sparring. That said, it's also not that difficult to deduce what it means so his surprisingly honest reply might actually be intended. In any case, that back-and-forth is a good tease to the upcoming revelation of Rocket's harrowing backstory. Gunn previously confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will shed a light on the said scarring on Rocket's back as he intends to wrap up the character's arc in the threequel.
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July 07, 2020 at 05:25AM
