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Jimmie Zara, a.k.a. “The Rocket Man”, is only in the third and final high school musical.  He is a bench warmer on the basketball team.  He looks up to Troy, Chad, and the rest of the seniors.  As Troy and the seniors are finishing up their final season, Jimmie is preparing to “take over” the team.  However, Troy and Chad want Jimmie to earn this.

During the championship game the Wildcats are down one point with only time for one more possession.  The other team knows that Troy is going to be the one to shoot the last shot so they triple team him.  Troy wants Rocket Man in the game because the other team will never expect him to take the final shot.  Troy’s plan works and Rocket Man wins the championship game for the Wildcats!  This boosts Jimmie’s confidence and makes him think more about his roll on the team once Troy has gone to college.

When Jimmie and his other friend ask for Troy and Chad’s basketball lockers in the locker room, Troy and Chad are happy to give the lockers to them.  However, they want them to earn them.  So, while Jimmie and his friend are in the shower, Troy and Chad steal their clothes and Jimmie has to chase them all around the school to get them back.  This is very humiliating for them, but ultimately they get the lockers and know that it was all just a joke.

While the Wildcats are working on the Senior Year Musical, Rocket Man is assigned to be Troy’s understudy.  He doesn’t really know what this means but someone tells him that the understudy never has to go in.  Because of this Jimmie doesn’t take it very seriously.  However, when Troy and Gabriella are late to the musical Jimmie is called to go in with Sharpay (Gabriella’s understudy).  He is not very good, but he enjoys himself while he is preforming.  Eventually, Troy and Gabriella come in the save the day.

In the end, Jimmie is a character that shows a lot of growth throughout the movie.  He starts out as a pretty shy highschooler and throughout the year he gains a lot of confidence.  We can see him shape into a personality that is similar to Troy’s and know that he will be very successful and popular in his final years at East High.