Roxy Rocket

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Concept art for Roxy Rocket.

Roxy Rocket is a minor supervillain who was originally created for The Batman Adventures Annual #1 in 1994. Roxy was incorporated into the animated show in the episode "The Ultimate Thrill", which first aired on September 14, 1998. Shortly thereafter, Roxy appeared in "Knight Time", an episode of the Superman animated series. Roxy later appeared in several comic books based on the TV show. In 2006, the character was introduced to the main DC Comics universe.

1 Character history
2 Analysis
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Character history

Roxanne "Roxy Rocket" Sutton was formerly a stunt double for a Hollywood actress. However, she lost her job after she tried to make her stunts too dangerous. Out of work but still hungering for thrills, Sutton began stealing jewels for The Penguin. Unlike other villains in Gotham City, Roxy's crimes were fairly benign. She was always the one being put at risk. Batman also 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 crush was unrequited when Batman had her arrested.

Roxy's next (and final) appearance within the DC Animated Universe was the Superman episode, Knight Time. 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 conspicously absent in Gotham. The episode eventually leads to a team-up between Robin and Superman. In both appearances, Roxy was voiced by Charity James.

Roxy later appeared as a boss in the video game Batman: Chaos in Gotham.

Roxy Rocket makes a cameo appearance on the first page of Detective Comics #822, trying to shake Batman off her rocket. This is her first appearance in the regular DC universe.

[edit] Analysis

Like many other female characters introduced in the series, Roxy represents the increasing number of women in Batman's gallery of rogues. (Other such characters introduced late in the series include Baby Doll, Calendar Girl and Livewire.) 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," Dini said. "We always liked her, so we created a [television] story for her. Sparks fly in that one." ^[1]

The introduction of Roxy is also representative of the darker, more adult turn the series took towards its end. Some viewers have noted that Roxy's joy and thrill of escaping from Batman in the conclusion of The Ultimate Thrill seems literally orgasmic. ^[2] ^[3]