10 Darkest Moments In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

10. Rocket Opens His Heart - Guardians Of The Galaxy

Marvel (and director James Gunn) had one heck of a challenge on their hands when approaching the creation of Guardians Of The Galaxy; making audiences care about, and believe in, a talking raccoon.

But not only did they do it, they crafted arguably one of the finest, most memorable CGI characters of recent times.

A big part of the character's success was his saddening backstory, which he details in a scene featuring an argument between himself, Drax and Star-Lord.

Rocket painfully yells "I didn't ask to get made! I didn't ask to be torn apart and put back together over and over and turned into some... some little monster."

This reminds us of the scarring on his back from an earlier scene set in a prison, reaffirming that Rocket was, essentially, born out of torture and pain.

This helped us connect with him on a level other than 'he's funny and witty', giving this CGI creation heart, humanity and depth.

It also made us think about what he's been through - the incredible pain and distress he suffered - and imagine what it must be like to be the result of somebody else's twisted experiment.