| Rocko |
Rocko on Day 993.
Rocko was Stephen's cat that lived with his parents, Debra and Steve. He first appears on the vlog on Day 6. According to Day 1281, his birthday was May 28th, 2006. According to Day 3741, Rocko was adopted from the same place that Stephen and Mal would later adopt Sagan and Kepler from. Additionally, similarly to Sagan and Kepler, Rocko had a different name when he was adopted. Said name was "Leo" according to vlog Day 3743. According to Vlog Day 5304, Rocko was adopted from Cat Tails which is a cat adoption agency in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. When they went to go adopt a kitten, Rocko had climbed into the pet carrier they brought with them and that was when they decided to adopt Rocko.
Rocko has appeared on the Vlog many times and was seen almost as regularly as food during Stephen's college days. Rocko has also appeared on Ninten Speaks.
Rocko passed away on the night of June 3rd, 2024 at 18 years old. Stephen announced his passing on Twitter the following morning.
Relationship with Sagan and Kepler[]
Rocko has seen Sagan and Kepler several times when they have visited his house. Stephen and Mal tried to get Rocko used to Sagan and Kepler on three occasions: Day 1126, Day 1188 and Day 1343. Unfortunately, Rocko did not get along with Sagan and Kepler until Day 1343, when they actually stepped near each other. Even so, the cats aren't on the best of terms.
Since then, Stephen and Mal have continued to bring the cats over to his parents' house every year, but only on Christmas (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017).