Blackjack O'Hare

Intro Blackjack O'Hare was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #271 (May 1982). Blackjack O'Hare is an anthropomorphic hare who is a mercenary and leader of the Black Bunny Brigade. He was hired by Judson Jakes and Lord Dyvyne to kidnap Lylla, the C.E.O. of Mayhem Mekaniks. He planned on betraying his employers by marrying Lylla and inheriting the company but was found out. He was rescued by Rocket Raccoon and after a series of incidents that caused him to question his own loyalty, he aided Rocket in defeating the tyrants and left with his new friends to start a new life.[1] All this appeared to be false when Rocket visited Halfworld and discovered that Blackjack, along with Lylla and Wal Rus, were all actually service animals for the mental patients who inhabited the planet. Blackjack married Lylla after Rocket left to ensure the imprisonment of a dangerous criminal.[2] However, this story was immediately retconned as Blackjack returned as a mercenary and adversary to Rocket and Groot. Blackjack was once again working for Dyvyne with his next assignment being that he kidnapped Princess Lynx. Rocket, Groot, and Wal Rus arrived to defeat Blackjack, his brigade, and Dyvyne, once again.[3] He turned up again, disguised as an impostor Rocket and framing him for a series of murders.[4] He reveals his identity to Rocket and claims that the reason for framing him was that he ruined his chance to assassinate Princess Amalya and destroyed his reputation in the process. Amalya had become a "General" and arrived with Rocket's ex's in an effort to exterminate him themselves. Blackjack considered the possibility of assassinating her now but was shot by Amalya because he was talking out loud. As a last-ditch effort, he fires a missile at Rocket, but it gets deflected and Blackjack is presumably killed.[5]