Samuel John LaRoquette (Earth-616)

Rock
Name	Samuel John LaRoquette
Current Alias	Rock
Aliases	The Rock; "Rocky"
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Riot Squad Formerly Assembly of Evil, Hulkbusters
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	Variable
Weight	Variable
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Body covered in self-replicating and self-reparing virtually indestructible rock-like substance that can shape-shift through his thoughts.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Exo-skeleton.
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Former servant of the Leader, college professor, employee of Argo Industries, civilian adviser to SHIELD
Education	College education
Base of Operations	Freehold, formerly Gamma Base
Creators and Appearances
Creators	John Byrne
First	Incredible Hulk #317 (December, 1985)
First	Incredible Hulk #317 (December, 1985)

History

As a child, Samuel LaRoquette was born into an urban area, and his family did not have many oppurtunities to take trips into the country or expand his horizons. This seemed to fuel young Samuel's mind in making his own opportunites for exploration. His favorite plaything had been am old refrigerator without a door found discarded in an alleyway near his tenement. Using this, he imagined it a vessel where he was an astronaut or a submarine captain, et cetera, exploring the unexplored.

When one of his Hulkbusters team-mates was killed in a training mission that was interrupted by Dr. Leonard Samson, LaRoquette swore vengence against anything with gamma-irradiated blood.

Though having to work with Dr. Samson as part of a deal with SHIELD, he still wished to kill both the Rick Jones version of Hulk and the Bruce Banner version.

When Nick Fury shut down the Hulkbusters, the Leader offered him and his former team-mate Craig Saunders Jr. to help him to defeat the Hulk.

Leader changed LaRoquette into a stone-exoskeleton wearing machine of destruction.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

LaRoquette is a survival expert with experience in many harsh climates and terrains.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

As a Hulkbuster, LaRoquette had access to advanced technology such as battlesuits, planes and large land vehicles outfitted with weapons powerful enough to threatean the Hulk. As Rock, LaRoquette is permanently bonded to a shape-shifting, rock-like exoskeleton that responds to his thoughts. The exoskeleton grants him immense durability, superhuman strength (Class 25) and flight. Rock can shape the exoskeleton into various forms, including a spiked form and a giant human shape over 30 feet tall. Because Rock is mentally linked to his exoskeleton, any harm done to it will also be felt by Rock.

See Also

• 36 appearance(s) of Samuel John LaRoquette (Earth-616)
• 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Samuel John LaRoquette (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Samuel John LaRoquette (Earth-616)
• 8 image(s) of Samuel John LaRoquette (Earth-616)

Links and References

• http://www.incrediblehulk.com/rockredeemer.html