Otto Rocket

Otto RocketRocket Power character
Production information
Voiced by	Joseph Ashton
First appearance	"New Squid on the Block"
Last appearance	Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy
Background information
Species	Human
Age	11
Personality	Skilled, prodigious, lazy, obnoxious, highly competitive
Citizenship	Ocean Shores, California
Relatives	Reggie (sister); Raymundo (father); Danni (biological mother; deceased); Noelani Makani (stepmother)
Allies	Reggie Rocket, Twister Rodriguez, Sam Dullard, Eddie Valentine
Enemies	Lars Rodriguez, Pi Piston, Sputz Ringley, Animal, Theodore McGill
Likes	Cool sports, thrill-seeking, being with his gang, the Shore Shack, fun
Dislikes	Rules, Reggie's bossiness, working at the shack, torment from Lars and his gang, antagonized citizens, not getting what he prepares
Quote	"Nailed it!"

Otto Rocket is the lead character on Rocket Power. Voiced in English by Joseph Ashton, Otto is an 11-year-old boy living in Ocean Shores with his older sister Reggie and widowed father Raymundo. He is a skilled, prodigious, and highly competitive athlete who has won numerous competitions in surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding; He's also very handy with a bicycle, with rollerblades, and is captain of the local youth league street hockey team that he shares with Reggie, his best friend, Twister and the newcomer Sam, a.k.a. "The Squid." The given name Otto is derived the old Germanic language meaning "wealth."

Background

Some parts of a deep backstory can be surmised about Otto from the observable facts: he would have been born about a decade before the series timeframe started to Raymundo and Danni about a year or so after the young couple had Reggie. Danni passed away probably before Otto turned three, as from the small snippet in Otto Hangs Eleven of Otto's third birthday party, Danni was nowhere to be seen, or she might have been the one taking the pictures.

Appearance

Otto is very tan and of what may be slightly less than average height for his age. He wears his auburn-colored hair arranged high and tight in dreadlocks, kept in place with a headband, and wrap-around sunglasses worn all waking hours of the day and night. Otto favors a pale yellow v-neck T-shirt (which some have interpreted as actually being a soccer jersey, a possible homage to voice-actor Ashton's passion for soccer), burgundy corduroy walk shorts, and white basketball shoes with thick soles.

Basis of character

Arlene Klasky has stated in an interview that Otto was not based on any particular modern sports figure or other person, though a few fans have noted similarities between Otto and Jackie Cooper's eponymous character from Hal Roach's Our Gang/Little Rascals series. Another fan thinks that an Orange County surfer from the late 1980s named Wally Fox - who had curly hair and frequently wore a headband and shades - could have been an influence. Giving added weight to the latter theory is that Surfer Magazine staff member and RP tech consultant "Curious Gabe" Sullivan might have known of Wally in passing.

Gallery

Otto and Clio smiling at each other.

Otto with Reggie and Twister in Rugrats Comic Adventures #3-10.

External links

• Rocket Power Wiki: Otto Rocket