Roxy Rocket
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Roxy Rocket (Roxanne Sutton) is a
Fictional character biography
DC Animated Universe
Roxy Rocket was first seen in the projects in the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Charity James.
In her appearance on
Roxy next appeared in "Knight Time", an episode of Superman: The Animated Series. In what amounts to a cameo appearance, Roxy tries her luck in Metropolis where she ends up tipping off Superman to the fact that Batman is conspicuously absent in Gotham. Unlike Batman (who cannot fly), Superman picks Roxy off her rocket speeder with no effort at all. The episode eventually leads to a team-up between Robin and Superman.
Roxy Rocket appears in The 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 by Catwoman. 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".
In
In
Comics
Roxy Rocket makes a cameo appearance in the pages of
After a lengthy absence from the DCU, Roxy made her first proper appearance in
Roxy appeared in Batman: Black and White #1. Her encounter with Batman mirrored her first appearance in the DCAU.[2]
Roxy Rocket appeared in Batman Li'l Gotham #5, 6, 14 and 17.
She also appears in Batman: White Knight #3-4, as part of a group of mind-controlled villains. She latter appears in the sequel storyline Batman: Curse of the White Knight, being among the villains murdered by Azrael.
Analysis
Series producer and writer Paul Dini has said that Roxy had always been a favorite of his: "She's a character Bruce Timm and I created for the first Batman 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".[3]
Powers and abilities
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 on Batwoman.
In other media
Television
- Roxy Rocket appears in Superman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, voiced by Charity James.
- Roxy Rocket appears in the Justice League Action episode "The Fatal Fare", voiced by Gillian Jacobs. This version is a former daredevil who started a space transportation service that comes into conflict with the taxi company that Space Cabbie works for.
Video games
- Roxy Rocket appears in the video game Batman: Chaos in Gotham as a level 4 sub-boss.
See also
References
- ^ "Paul Dini on Roxy Rocket". Roxy's Rocket. Archived from the original on 2008-01-30. Retrieved January 29, 2006.
- ^ "Animating Batman, Part III - Everying Old Is New Again". Movie Poop Shoot: Comics 101. Archived from the original on January 11, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2006.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
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- ^ Dini, P. (2009). "Batman: Mad Love and other Stories"
External links
- Roxy Rocket at DCAU Wiki
- Roxu Rockey at Comic Vine