Roxy Rocket
| Roxy Rocket | |
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 Concept art for Roxy Rocket. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Batman Adventures Annual#1 |
| Created by | Paul Dini Bruce Timm |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Roxanne Sutton |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Penguin |
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Roxy Rocket(Roxanne Sutton) is asupervillain.Originally created in 1994 forThe Batman Adventures Annual#1, a series published byDC Comics,based onBatman: The Animated Series,Roxy was incorporated intoThe New Batman Adventuresin the episode "The Ultimate Thrill", which first aired on September 14, 1998. Shortly thereafter, Roxy appeared in "Knight Time", an episode ofSuperman: The Animated Series.Roxy later appeared in several comic books based on the TV show. In 2006, the character was introduced to the mainDC Universe.
Fictional character biography
[edit]DC Animated Universe
[edit]Roxy Rocket was first seen in the projects in the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Charity James.[1]
In her appearance onThe New Batman Adventures,Roxy was formerly astunt doublebefore being fired after her stunts became too dangerous for any company to insure her. Out of work, but still hungering for thrills, Sutton began stealing jewels forPenguin,while slightly seducing him as well as ignoring his advice to tone down her reckless antics. Unlike other villains inGotham City,Roxy's crimes were fairly benign. She was always the one being put at risk.Batmanalso took risks in his attempts to catch Roxy in midair chases, leading Roxy to believe Batman was a kindred spirit who understood the pleasure of risk-taking. In the end, however, Roxy realized her feelings were unrequited when Batman had her arrested as the police approach the area.
Roxy next appeared in "Knight Time", an episode ofSuperman: The Animated Series,where she attempts to commit crime inMetropolisduring Batman's disappearance before being defeated bySuperman.
Roxy Rocket appears inThe Batman Adventures Annual#1 where she vows to "straighten up and fly right". She is seen robbing a safe on a security camera, but it turns out she was framed byCatwoman.Angered at this, she tries, along with Batman, to apprehend her which results in a fight between the two women. Catwoman tries to hold her hostage with the intent of killing her but Roxy manages to get away and knocks her off the rooftop with a punch. Roxy makes the effort to save her but Catwoman slashes her hand instead choosing to fall down into the alleyway below. Roxy expresses worry and extreme remorse thinking that she has killed her but Batman reassures her that Catwoman still has "eight more lives".
InJustice League Adventures#6,Hawkgirlposed as Roxy Rocket.
InJustice League Adventures#10, Roxy Rocket made a cameo where she uses arocket packinstead of her usual rocket speeder.
Comics
[edit]Roxy Rocket makes a cameo appearance in the pages ofDetective Comics#822, written by Paul Dini. She is trying to shake Batman off her rocket after she has stolen ion thruster plans from Gotham'sS.T.A.R. Labs,but this does not work. They crash high on the Sprang River Bridge and it takes Batman an hour and a half to get them both down. This is her first appearance in theDC Universe.
After a lengthy absence from the DCU, Roxy made her first proper appearance inBatgirl#6-7, as one of the villains inRoulette's game, and is shown battling the new Batgirl,Stephanie Brownin theBatgirl#7 cover.[2]
Roxy appeared inBatman: Black and White#1. Her encounter with Batman mirrored her first appearance in the DCAU.[3]
Roxy Rocket appeared inBatman Li'l Gotham#5, 6, 14 and 17.
She also appears inBatman: White Knight#3-4, as part of a group of mind-controlled villains. She latter appears in the sequel storylineBatman: Curse of the White Knight,being among the villains murdered byAzrael.
Analysis
[edit]Series producer and writerPaul Dinihas said that Roxy had always been a favorite of his: "She's a characterBruce Timmand I created for the firstBatman Adventures Annual.We always liked her, so we created a television story for her. Sparks fly in that one ".[1]
Bruce Timm called the television episode "probably the most blatantly risque episode we've ever done".[4]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Roxy has no powers, but displays an exceptional skill in acrobatics and stunts due to her former employment as a stunt double. She has a skill in flying her trademark rocket, and has enough knowledge in mechanics to be able to repair it.
She is also very skilled in hand-to-hand combat, as she was able to easily defeat Jay, Lark, and Raven, the Penguin's henchwomen, who have been trained so well they were fighting on par and sometimes gaining the upper hand onBatwoman.
In other media
[edit]- Roxy Rocket appears in theJustice League Actionepisode "The Fatal Fare", voiced byGillian Jacobs.[1]This version is the head of a space transportation company and rival ofSpace Cabbie.
- Roxy Rocket appears as a boss inBatman: Chaos in Gotham.
- Roxy Rocket appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Paul Dini on Roxy Rocket".Geocities.Archived fromthe originalon January 30, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 29,2006.
- ^"Animating Batman, Part III - Everying Old Is New Again".Movie Poop Shoot: Comics 101.Archived fromthe originalon January 11, 2006.RetrievedJanuary 29,2006.
- ^ab"Roxy Rocket / Roxanne Sutton Voices (Batman)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedJuly 13,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon July 21, 2011.RetrievedNovember 14,2009.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^Batman: Black and White#1 (2013)
- ^Dini, P. (2009). "Batman: Mad Love and other Stories"
- ^Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013)."DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide".IGN.RetrievedJuly 13,2024.
External links
[edit]- Roxy Rocket at DCAU Wiki
- Roxu Rockeyat Comic Vine