[SPOILER] Comes Face-to-Face With Death in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Wait, does Rocket die in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'? The movie's marketing hints that is the anthropomorphic raccoon's final challenge.

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Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Are you able for one closing trip?

The time has come to mention goodbye to everyone's favourite band of heroic intergalactic misfits, the Guardians of the Galaxy. The third and final installment in the franchise, fittingly titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, is the remaining time audiences see the Guardians as they have got come to understand them.

The film sees our beloved Guardians settling into existence on Knowhere, but soon, their lives are upended through remnants of Rocket's (Bradley Cooper) tumultuous past. In order to give protection to him, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) must rally the Guardians on a deadly challenge to save Rocket's existence.

So, do they complete the mission? Or does Rocket die? Stick around to find out.

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So, does Rocket die in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'?

Although several characters chunk the bullet, fans will be thrilled to grasp that none of the Guardians, together with Rocket, die in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The anthropomorphic raccoon is largely in a coma for far of the movie; he does technically die at one point, flatlining simply as the Guardians get him exactly what he must live on.

Thankfully, Peter performs CPR and effectively revives Rocket. He then joins the Guardians in the ultimate combat against the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) — he also completes his emotional arc by way of embracing his identification as a raccoon and saving the day with his family one final time.

Bradley Cooper stated he "cried pretty hard" staring at 'GOTG Vol. 3.'

When establishing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, writer-director James Gunn felt inspired to have Rocket and his nerve-racking early lifestyles power the narrative. The wise-cracking, cosmic criminal may look difficult on the outdoor — however within, he is one of, if now not the saddest creature in the galaxy.

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"This is a little animal who was taken and turned into something he shouldn't be and felt completely ostracized and alienated from every other life form in the galaxy and was angry because of that and angry because he's scared," he advised Marvel.com. "That loneliness is the center of the Guardians of the Galaxy."

Rocket is an emotional catalyst and the heart of the GOTG Vol. 3 tale, so we do not blame Bradley Cooper for tearing up all through what is likely his closing time voicing the anthropomorphic raccoon.

At the global premiere, Bradley spoke with Entertainment Tonight and published he were given choked up watching the movie, particularly when he saw how Rocket's story unfolds: "It was ... emotional's the right word," he said. "I watched a cut of it a while ago, and I cried pretty hard. I mean, it's pretty hardcore. Little Rocket went through a lot."

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Three is now in theaters.

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