Rocket can use her kinetic energy as a means of propulsion for genuine flight. Rocket is capable of flying through narrow corridors and performing complex aerial maneuvers. She can even hover in midair by releasing controlled bursts of kinetic energy beneath her. Rocket's inertia field has certain weaknesses due to its very nature. First, the field will not activate if a person or object exerts little kinetic energy against it. This makes Rocket vulnerable to stealth attacks, which rely on slower movements and minimal force. Second, the inertia field offers little protection against weapons based on non-kinetic energy like thermal (e.g., flamethrowers) or electrical (e.g., tasers). Finally, Rocket will begin to feel the force of attacks directed against the field if it is overloaded as occurred in her battle with Oblivion. In other media Rocket appears in Young Justice, voiced initially by Kittie in her first three appearances and subsequently by Denise Boutte. This version initially works with Icon before joining the Team. In the second season, Invasion, an adult Rocket joins the Justice League and gets engaged. As of the third season, Outsiders, she has given birth to a son named Amistad. During the fourth season, Phantoms, Rocket grapples with balancing her duties to the League and raising the autistic Amistad on her own. Rocket appears as a playable character in Young Justice: Legacy, voiced by Cree Summer. Analysis Rocket held liberal views on economic and social issues, which resulted in her often clashing with her conservative partner, Icon. Under her influence, Icon eventually began re-evaluating his views. W. E. B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk was a major influence in shaping Rocket's liberal views. Rocket is the first comic book superheroine who is a single teenage mother. The only other one is Mirage, a former member of the Teen Titans. Although Stephanie Brown, the former Batgirl and current Spoiler, gave birth at 15, she gave the child up for adoption. See also Icon References Further reading The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art, ed by Frances Gateward and John Jennings (Rutgers University Press, 2015) External links World of Black Heroes: Rocket Biography International Heroes: Rocket Rocket at the DC Database Project African-American superheroes Black people in comics Characters created by Dwayne McDuffie Comics characters introduced in 1993 DC Comics characters with superhuman strength DC Comics female superheroes DC Comics sidekicks