Origin

Robert Farrell was the oldest child of seven. When his parents died, he was left in charge of his siblings. Being gifted, Farrell created a jet-powered skateboard along with some technological weaponry. He became the criminal known as Rocket Racer.

When a villain named Jackson Weele hired him to steal evidence that may incriminate him, Robert used this to blackmail him instead. Jackson could not take the abuse anymore and had the Tinkerer build him a machine and Jackson named himself the Big Wheel (Robert use this name to insult Jackson). Jackson chased Robert all over New York until Spider-Man assisted Robert and they defeated Jackson.

Rocket Racer's career as a criminal did not go too well. He fought against the police and Spider-Man several times. Farrell even had to serve a short jail sentence. Realizing that crime wasn't the answer, Farrell earned a scholarship to attend Empire State University and has occasionally assisted Spider-Man in fighting crime.

He is now a registered hero of the Initiative but is tempted by MODOK to a life of crime again because of his ailing mother and repossession of their house. It was later revealed that he is a mole working for SHIELD. SHIELD will give him the money he need to solve his problems in exchange for the hypernova. Robert failed on retrieving it and its unknown on what will be the consequence of his failure.

Powers

Rocket Racer has no powers, but uses various weapons and gadgets either of his own design, or created for him by the Tinkerer. His primary gadget is a rocket-propelled skateboard. This board is controlled by a cybernetic helmet device. The board is capable of reaching great speeds and has gyroscopic wheels that allow it to race up the sides of buildings. Rocket Racer also had gloves that are able to fire small but powerful missiles, or allow him to deliver a rocket-powered punch.