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| Image = Rip Hunter 0014.jpg |
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| Aliases = Ripley Hunter, Richard Hunter, [[Time Master]] |
| Aliases = Ripley Hunter, Richard Hunter, [[Time Master]] |
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| Identity = Secret |
| Identity = Secret |
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| Affiliation = Formerly leader of the [[Time Masters]]; former member of the [[Forgotten Heroes]]; former member of the [[Linear Men]], [[Booster Gold International|Booster Gold International (BGI)]] |
| Affiliation = Formerly leader of the [[Time Masters]]; former member of the [[Forgotten Heroes]]; former member of the [[Linear Men]], [[Booster Gold International|Booster Gold International (BGI)]] |
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| − | | Relatives = [[ |
+ | | Relatives = [[Daniel Carter (New Earth)|Daniel Carter]] (ancestor), [[Rose Levin (New Earth)|Rose Levin]] (ancestor), [[Jon Carter (New Earth)|Jon Carter]] (grandfather), [[Ellen Carter (New Earth)|Ellen Carter]] (grandmother, deceased), [[Michael Carter (New Earth)|Michael Carter (Booster Gold)]] (father), Unnamed mother, [[Michelle Carter (New Earth)|Michelle Carter (Goldstar)]] (aunt), [[Rani (New Earth)|Rani]] (adoptive sister), [[Daniel Hunter (New Earth)|Dan Hunter]] (cousin) |
| − | | Universe = New |
+ | | Universe = New Earth |
| BaseOfOperations = [[Time Lab]], [[Arizona]] |
| BaseOfOperations = [[Time Lab]], [[Arizona]] |
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| PlaceOfBirth = Unknown |
| PlaceOfBirth = Unknown |
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| Creators = Jack Miller; Ruben Moreira |
| Creators = Jack Miller; Ruben Moreira |
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+ | | First = Booster Gold Vol 1 13 |
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| − | Rip Hunter spent his entire adult life preparing for enemies a time traveler would face. Fearing that someone might try to travel back in time and kill him as a child, he hid his true name, birthplace, and other details from the public. "Rip Hunter" is, in fact, an alias. |
+ | '''Rip Hunter''' spent his entire adult life preparing for enemies a time traveler would face. Fearing that someone might try to travel back in time and kill him as a child, he hid his true name, birthplace, and other details from the public. "Rip Hunter" is, in fact, an alias, and his real father is the time-traveler [[Michael Carter (New Earth)|Booster Gold]], a fact that not even Booster knows. |
As the inventor of time travel technology in the Post-Crisis universe,<ref>''[[52 Vol 1 6|52 Week Six]]''</ref> Hunter aided heroes [[Booster Gold]] and [[Animal Man]] in their own time-traveling adventures before taking on the vast Illuminati conspiracy. Hunter was eventually stranded in the prehistoric past.<ref>''[[Time Masters Vol 1|Time Masters #1-8]]'' (1990)</ref> |
As the inventor of time travel technology in the Post-Crisis universe,<ref>''[[52 Vol 1 6|52 Week Six]]''</ref> Hunter aided heroes [[Booster Gold]] and [[Animal Man]] in their own time-traveling adventures before taking on the vast Illuminati conspiracy. Hunter was eventually stranded in the prehistoric past.<ref>''[[Time Masters Vol 1|Time Masters #1-8]]'' (1990)</ref> |
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Hunter combined suspendium with [[Blue Beetle]]'s scarab and Skeets' damaged, discarded shell into a trap to contain Mr. Mind's new form. Booster Gold and Supernova then hurled Skeets into the timestream, sealing the time-rift behind the little droid to trap the worm in a time-loop, saving the 52 universes.<ref>''[[52 Vol 1 52|52 Week Fifty-Two]]''</ref> Hunter warned the others to keep the Multiverse a secret for the time being as he eagerly prepared to explore it. |
Hunter combined suspendium with [[Blue Beetle]]'s scarab and Skeets' damaged, discarded shell into a trap to contain Mr. Mind's new form. Booster Gold and Supernova then hurled Skeets into the timestream, sealing the time-rift behind the little droid to trap the worm in a time-loop, saving the 52 universes.<ref>''[[52 Vol 1 52|52 Week Fifty-Two]]''</ref> Hunter warned the others to keep the Multiverse a secret for the time being as he eagerly prepared to explore it. |
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| − | Two months later, Rip invades [[Supernova (Daniel Carter)|Daniel]]'s home, scolding Booster for attempting to win public favor. He asks Booster to help him in repairing the damage done to the time stream by Mr. Mind and [[Superboy-Prime]]. Initially, Booster refuses, but eventually changes his mind, on the condition that Rip will help him break the rules of time travel and allow him to save the one person who always believed in him, his best friend, [[Theodore Kord (New Earth)|Ted Kord, The Blue Beetle]]. In their first mission, an unknown party was changing the circumstances of the origins of the members of the current Justice League lineup, starting with [[Hal Jordan (New Earth)|Green Lantern]], then [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]] and then The [[Barry Allen (New Earth)|Flash]] along with [[ |
+ | Two months later, Rip invades [[Supernova (Daniel Carter)|Daniel]]'s home, scolding Booster for attempting to win public favor. He asks Booster to help him in repairing the damage done to the time stream by Mr. Mind and [[Superboy-Prime]]. Initially, Booster refuses, but eventually changes his mind, on the condition that Rip will help him break the rules of time travel and allow him to save the one person who always believed in him, his best friend, [[Theodore Kord (New Earth)|Ted Kord, The Blue Beetle]]. In their first mission, an unknown party was changing the circumstances of the origins of the members of the current Justice League lineup, starting with [[Hal Jordan (New Earth)|Green Lantern]], then [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]] and then The [[Barry Allen (New Earth)|Flash]] along with [[Wallace West (New Earth)|Kid Flash]]. Rip and Booster successfully thwarted the first two plots and then it was revealed that the mystery foe was revealed to be Booster's father [[Jon Carter (New Earth)|Jon Carter]] wearing Daniel's stolen Supernova suit and former Time Master trainee [[Jason Goldstein (New Earth)|Rex Hunter]]. Their plan was to eliminate different superheroes and use their knowledge of the future, take the heroes' places and advert every crisis and disaster and become the greatest heroes the world will ever know. They seemed to wipe out Flash and Kid Flash by placing a lightning rod on top of Barry's lab but after a big fight, Booster pulled it down and the Flashes' timelines were restored. The ending result was that Rex was captured and Jon was hit by a bolt of lightning and his suit's chronal energy was damaged, stranding him in an unknown timeline. |
Some time later, Rip Hunter and Booster Gold joined Superman and Green Lantern on a quest in time to find Batman, who was sent to the past by Darkseid's Omega Sanction. On this journey they travelled to the paleolithic era<ref>{{c|Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1}}</ref> and then to [[Vanishing Point]],<ref>{{c|Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2}}</ref> where they witnessed the end of times before returning to the 21st century.<ref>{{c|Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6}}</ref> |
Some time later, Rip Hunter and Booster Gold joined Superman and Green Lantern on a quest in time to find Batman, who was sent to the past by Darkseid's Omega Sanction. On this journey they travelled to the paleolithic era<ref>{{c|Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #1}}</ref> and then to [[Vanishing Point]],<ref>{{c|Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2}}</ref> where they witnessed the end of times before returning to the 21st century.<ref>{{c|Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6}}</ref> |
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===Convergence=== |
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| − | Rip encounters the [[Michael |
+ | Rip encounters the [[Michael Carter (Prime Earth)|Prime Earth Version of his father]] and teams up with him to save his dad and aunt from [[Deimos (New Earth)|Deimos]]. While they succeed in saving them, New Earth Booster Gold's chronal sickness teleports them to Pre-Zero Hour 31st century Metropolis. New Earth Booster then disappears, while Rip, Michelle and Prime Earth Booster are confronted by the Pre-Zero Hour Legion of Superheroes.<ref>{{c|Convergence: Booster Gold Vol 1 1}}</ref> |
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| − | Laser Gun, Intellect in the fields of time-travel |
+ | *'''Laser Gun''', Intellect in the fields of time-travel |
| + | | Notes = * '''[[Ripley Hunter (Earth-One)|Rip Hunter]]''' first appeared in [[Earth-One]] continuity in {{c|Showcase Vol 1 20}} by [[Jack Miller]] and [[Ruben Moreira]]. He was reintroduced in [[Post-Crisis]] [[New Earth]] continuity in {{c|Booster Gold Vol 1 13}} by [[Dan Jurgens]]. |
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* His favorite color is green.<ref>{{c|Booster Gold Vol 2 2}}</ref> |
* His favorite color is green.<ref>{{c|Booster Gold Vol 2 2}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:00, 24 September 2019
History
Rip Hunter spent his entire adult life preparing for enemies a time traveler would face. Fearing that someone might try to travel back in time and kill him as a child, he hid his true name, birthplace, and other details from the public. "Rip Hunter" is, in fact, an alias, and his real father is the time-traveler Booster Gold, a fact that not even Booster knows.
As the inventor of time travel technology in the Post-Crisis universe,[1] Hunter aided heroes Booster Gold and Animal Man in their own time-traveling adventures before taking on the vast Illuminati conspiracy. Hunter was eventually stranded in the prehistoric past.[2]
Returning to the present by unknown means, Hunter began protecting earth's heroes from time-traveling villains. In one of his most notable adventures, he took members of the modern day Justice Society back in time to fight the villainous Per Degaton.[3]
52 And Booster Gold
Hunter was one of the witnesses to the birth of the new Multiverse and was instrumental in defeating Mr. Mind and his attempt to destroy the multiple Universes. Mr. Mind had evolved into a nigh-omnipotent hyperfly feeding on universes. Hunter then revealed to Booster Gold and Booster's ancestor Daniel Carter that the Multiverse was restored as 52 individual universes as a result of Alex Luthor's actions after he escaped his "heaven" dimension. Mr. Mind sought to eat them all.
Hunter combined suspendium with Blue Beetle's scarab and Skeets' damaged, discarded shell into a trap to contain Mr. Mind's new form. Booster Gold and Supernova then hurled Skeets into the timestream, sealing the time-rift behind the little droid to trap the worm in a time-loop, saving the 52 universes.[4] Hunter warned the others to keep the Multiverse a secret for the time being as he eagerly prepared to explore it.
Two months later, Rip invades Daniel's home, scolding Booster for attempting to win public favor. He asks Booster to help him in repairing the damage done to the time stream by Mr. Mind and Superboy-Prime. Initially, Booster refuses, but eventually changes his mind, on the condition that Rip will help him break the rules of time travel and allow him to save the one person who always believed in him, his best friend, Ted Kord, The Blue Beetle. In their first mission, an unknown party was changing the circumstances of the origins of the members of the current Justice League lineup, starting with Green Lantern, then Superman and then The Flash along with Kid Flash. Rip and Booster successfully thwarted the first two plots and then it was revealed that the mystery foe was revealed to be Booster's father Jon Carter wearing Daniel's stolen Supernova suit and former Time Master trainee Rex Hunter. Their plan was to eliminate different superheroes and use their knowledge of the future, take the heroes' places and advert every crisis and disaster and become the greatest heroes the world will ever know. They seemed to wipe out Flash and Kid Flash by placing a lightning rod on top of Barry's lab but after a big fight, Booster pulled it down and the Flashes' timelines were restored. The ending result was that Rex was captured and Jon was hit by a bolt of lightning and his suit's chronal energy was damaged, stranding him in an unknown timeline.
Some time later, Rip Hunter and Booster Gold joined Superman and Green Lantern on a quest in time to find Batman, who was sent to the past by Darkseid's Omega Sanction. On this journey they travelled to the paleolithic era[5] and then to Vanishing Point,[6] where they witnessed the end of times before returning to the 21st century.[7]
Convergence
This section of the history takes place during Convergence, a massive crossover event revisiting characters from past eras and realities. The villains Brainiac and Telos plucked them from their own timeline and stored them together, causing them to cross over into each others' reality. Its precise chronological placement and canonicity may be unclear.
Rip encounters the Prime Earth Version of his father and teams up with him to save his dad and aunt from Deimos. While they succeed in saving them, New Earth Booster Gold's chronal sickness teleports them to Pre-Zero Hour 31st century Metropolis. New Earth Booster then disappears, while Rip, Michelle and Prime Earth Booster are confronted by the Pre-Zero Hour Legion of Superheroes.[8]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Temporal Mechanics: Rip Hunter is an expert in the field of temporal mechanics, quantum theory and the relationship between energy and matter as it pertains to Space/Time continuum.
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Although Rip prefers the solitude of a laboratory, he has also trained himself in the martial combat lessons from societies and cultures from BC to the end of time. Rip demonstrated his ability to hold his own in a fight when he fought against renegade time traveler Rex Hunter.[9]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Transportation
Weapons
- Laser Gun, Intellect in the fields of time-travel
Notes
- Rip Hunter first appeared in Earth-One continuity in Showcase #20 by Jack Miller and Ruben Moreira. He was reintroduced in Post-Crisis New Earth continuity in Booster Gold #13 by Dan Jurgens.
Trivia
- His favorite color is green.[10]
Related
- 117 Appearances of Rip Hunter (New Earth)
- 39 Images featuring Rip Hunter (New Earth)
- 10 Quotations by or about Rip Hunter (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Rip Hunter (New Earth)
Footnotes
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