<Li> Rocket Raccoon appears in the Rocket and Groot shorts, voiced again by Trevor Devall . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Rocket Raccoon appears in the live - action Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Bradley Cooper and played by Sean Gunn in motion capture . His real name in the film is 89P13 . In addition to being genetically altered, Rocket is shown to have cybernetic implants within his body . He is only referred to as "Rocket" in the film, even asking "what's a raccoon?" when told of his resemblance to the Earthly animal . He serves as the team's pilot and technical expert, providing the weapon that Peter Quill uses against Ronan the Accuser in the final confrontation and piloting a Ravager ship in the final assault against Ronan's fleet . Rocket also displays a talent for engineering jailbreaks . Having previously escaped from 22 prisons, he devises and executes a scheme to free his eventual teammates from a Nova Corps prison . Screenwriter Nicole Perlman has stated that early drafts of the film did not include the character due to "a little bit of a fear that he would come across as cartoonish because he's a raccoon ." Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was persuaded to approve Rocket's inclusion in the film . A live raccoon named "Oreo" was used on set to help animators accurately capture the motion and behaviors of it for their CGI model . Director James Gunn took Oreo to the film's European premiere . </Li> <Li> Cooper returns as the voice for Rocket in the sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, released in 2017 . In the film, he causes the team to get chased by the Sovereign after stealing their anulax batteries, much to Quill and Gamora's ire . He is left on the planet they crash landed in (as a result of him and Quill fighting over the controls) to guard Nebula with Baby Groot after the rest explore Ego's planet . They are captured by the Ravagers and imprisoned with Yondu . During their imprisonment, Rocket and Yondu bond over their similarities and manage to escape the ship alongside Groot and Yondu's right - hand man Kraglin . They assist the other Guardians in combating Ego's forces . When Rocket tries to assist Yondu in escaping the planet before it explodes, Yondu requests to stay behind to help Quill . Rocket gives him a protective suit and jet pack and welcomes him as a member of the Guardians . He is saddened by Yondu's sacrifice in the climax . A running gag throughout the film involves Rocket being repeatedly mistaken for different animals, and being angered when called a raccoon . </Li> <Li> Bradley Cooper will reprise his role as Rocket in the upcoming film Avengers: Infinity War . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Rocket Raccoon appears in the live - action Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Bradley Cooper and played by Sean Gunn in motion capture . His real name in the film is 89P13 . In addition to being genetically altered, Rocket is shown to have cybernetic implants within his body . He is only referred to as "Rocket" in the film, even asking "what's a raccoon?" when told of his resemblance to the Earthly animal . He serves as the team's pilot and technical expert, providing the weapon that Peter Quill uses against Ronan the Accuser in the final confrontation and piloting a Ravager ship in the final assault against Ronan's fleet . Rocket also displays a talent for engineering jailbreaks . Having previously escaped from 22 prisons, he devises and executes a scheme to free his eventual teammates from a Nova Corps prison . Screenwriter Nicole Perlman has stated that early drafts of the film did not include the character due to "a little bit of a fear that he would come across as cartoonish because he's a raccoon ." Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was persuaded to approve Rocket's inclusion in the film . A live raccoon named "Oreo" was used on set to help animators accurately capture the motion and behaviors of it for their CGI model . Director James Gunn took Oreo to the film's European premiere . </Li> <Li> Cooper returns as the voice for Rocket in the sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, released in 2017 . In the film, he causes the team to get chased by the Sovereign after stealing their anulax batteries, much to Quill and Gamora's ire . He is left on the planet they crash landed in (as a result of him and Quill fighting over the controls) to guard Nebula with Baby Groot after the rest explore Ego's planet . They are captured by the Ravagers and imprisoned with Yondu . During their imprisonment, Rocket and Yondu bond over their similarities and manage to escape the ship alongside Groot and Yondu's right - hand man Kraglin . They assist the other Guardians in combating Ego's forces . When Rocket tries to assist Yondu in escaping the planet before it explodes, Yondu requests to stay behind to help Quill . Rocket gives him a protective suit and jet pack and welcomes him as a member of the Guardians . He is saddened by Yondu's sacrifice in the climax . A running gag throughout the film involves Rocket being repeatedly mistaken for different animals, and being angered when called a raccoon . </Li>

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