Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, one of the most highly-anticipated films of 2023, is finally showing in cinemas. The film serves as a fitting end to the franchise which began in 2014 for several reasons. Among the most important as far as story goes, it also reveals key details about Rocket's backstory.
Among the other reasons, it features the longest runtimeof any Guardians of the Galaxy film. Also, despite disappointing critic reviews, the film scored the third highest audience rating ever in the MCU on Rotten Tomatoes at 98%.
Keep in mind that there are major spoilers ahead.
Over the years, Guardians of the Galaxy series has provided a backstory for most of its members. However, there has been little to no detail provided about Rocket's background. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, fans learn that Rocket the Raccoon is, in fact, from planet Earth. The film also wraps up several other threads that began in earlier films.
During the movie, Rocket comes across a cage filled with baby raccoons much like himself during a mission on the ship of his cruel creator the High Evolutionary. While attempting to free the baby raccoons, he discovers a label on the inside of a cage door that reveals the raccoons, and by extension, himself, are from the Earth continent of North America.