A sad news for Marvel fans at the beginning of the year is that Oreo the raccoon – the model for Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy – passed away due to illness. Oreo’s departure has left many people sad.
Surely everyone is impressed with the character Rocket Raccoon of the Guardians of the Galaxy team . Appearing in the form of a small raccoon but carrying within him a strong belief and life.
First appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Rocket is a wanted criminal who was later rescued from prison by the Kree, and is known as a member of Star Lord’s Guardians, tasked with stopping the Phalanx Empire’s plans to conquer the galaxy.
Rocket quickly won the hearts of the audience with his natural talent for tactics, along with his courage, loyalty and humor. Not only that, he also has the ability to unite the members of the team to form a powerful and notorious Guardians team throughout the galaxy.
But many people probably don’t know that the model for this character actually exists in real life, it is a raccoon named Oreo. This is the most famous and important raccoon to ever walk the red carpet alongside famous Hollywood actors.
But recently, according to information from Quinta Layla – the person in charge of taking care of Oreo, this raccoon died of illness. Oreo is now nearly 10 years old, although with the average lifespan of a wild raccoon being 2-3 years, it seems that he has lived a relatively long life.
Oreo’s passing has left many fans in mourning. In addition to being the inspiration for Rocket, Oreo once walked the red carpet with director James Gunn. James himself once commented that Oreo was an extremely wonderful and talented animal.
How sad, right? Let’s take a minute to remember Oreo and thank it for all the wonderful things it has brought.
Below, let’s take a look at some pictures of this Oreo raccoon.
