What If…?

Summary

OneMCUhero is about to fulfill their darkest desires in an exciting way in the upcomingWhat If … ?season 2 . Rocket Raccoon has an odd fixation on stealing people ’s limbs , whether it ’s helpful on a missionary station or if he just call up it looks cool . InGuardians of the Galaxy , he expect for someone ’s prosthetic leg during the jailbreak , and inAvengers : Infinity War , he adjudicate to getBucky Barnes ' weapon during battle . His obsession with consistence parts does make plenty of hilarious scenario , but there is a tragic connexion between this infantile fixation and his past .

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3reveals that his limb compulsion come from the traumatic experience he had with the High Evolutionary and the friends he met there . However , Rocket has always been a character who has made the most of every situation thanks to his intelligence and resource . Now , he is last capitalize on his fascination with dead body part in anupcoming episode ofWhat If … ?season 2 .

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Rocket Raccoon’s Weird Prosthesis Obsession Is Getting A Cool Pay-Off

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What If … ?explores alternate realities where many heroes and villains are given amazing payoff that would have drastically changed their journeying in the main MCU . Rocket Raccoon has been desperately trying to compile body parts , whether it ’s prosthetic implements of war and leg or fake eyes . The latesttrailer forWhat If … ?gives a small glimpse at Rocket ’s new show , which is likely the cunning mammal living out his wild phantasy .

The trailer shows Rocket in a large courtship that calculate like a mech suit of clothes made out of various prosthetic parts . The suit of clothes boast a bombastic robotlike subdivision , prosthetic leg , and a monolithic cannon positioned on his back . Rocket has built the ultimate weapon made out of his favorite thing . It ’s undecipherable if he stole these limbs or if he establish the suit himself , but it appear like he is consume a gust , literally and figuratively . The preview is Christmas theme , which makes sense as it bet like Christmas came early for him .

Why Rocket Was Always Obsessed With Prosthetics

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3featured flashbacks to Rocket ’s past where he and his friends were tortured and experimented on by the High Evolutionary . His protagonist , Floor , Lylla , and Teefs , were all give prosthetic limbs , which could explain why Rocket has a connexion to the fake parts . Despite hating the High Evolutionary , he has a standardized captivation with the " improvements " given to other animal , and he knows the raise that some of these simulated limbs can get .

InI Am Groot , there is a scene showing Rocket ’s body part aggregation , proving that he does keep his compulsion lead , even when it ’s not shew on screen . Perhaps he ’ll use this solicitation to build the mech suit that ’s demo inWhat If … ?Hopefully , Rocket keeps this dark but comedic fixation go , even if he has received some closure now .

What If … ?season 2 premieres Friday , Dec. 22 on Disney+ .

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Rocket Raccoon in a robotic suit in What If…? Season 2

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What If…?

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