Rip Hunter

## Background

### 1980 - 2013: Rip Hunter

Michael Ripley Hunter was born in Bakerline district, the most northern of the districts in Metropolis. The location worked as they were directly across the Delaware Bay from Gotham, where his cousins Michael & Michelle Carter lived. He frequently would travel there as he was amazed at that vast difference between the two cities. Growing up, he began going going by Rip to separate himself from his cousin Michael.

Rip became a self proclaimed ladies man, always having a girlfriend or two at a time. That all stopped when he met Miranda Coburn in 2006. She was one of the few girls to give him a run for his money & for once, he took her up on that offer. After trying to court her for months, she gave in & they began dating. After she gave birth to their son Jonas in summer of 2009, Rip proposed to her & they were married the summer of next year. They lived a quiet life, moving to the Park Ridge district as it was known for its historic buildings & great restaurants, two things that Miranda loved.

The three would frequently take trips into the New Troy district to try out new restaurants & then spend the rest of the day there. One of these trips happened to coincide with an event come to be known as Reign of Terror. Both Miranda & Jonas were caught in the debris during Reign & Supergirl's fight. The two were crushed & the ambulance announced them dead on the scene.

### 2013 - Present: Rip Hunter

In the aftermath, Rip lost all will to live, almost committing suicide before he realized that both his wife & son wouldn't want him to end his life just to be with them. For the next year, he travelled the world & learned the ways of various different societies.

At the end of his journey, he decided to create a team called the Legends. Their mission was to be more proactive as he believed they were to reactive & that's why Reign wasn't stopped in time.

He would go on to recruit various superheroes from other teams & some super powered individuals to join in his mission. After some time, they were able to get their own headquarters on an vibrant street that introduced them to some intersting people.

## Romantic Relationships

* Miranda Coburn: Girlfriend (2007 - 2010); Wife (2010 - 2013)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Rip has trained himself in the martial combat lessons from various societies & cultures. However, he can been easily outmatched by stronger or more skilled opponent.
* **Firearms:** He has high levels of skill in the use of his sidearm. He is a very skilled quick-draw & sharpshooter.
* **High Level Intellect**
	+ ***Engineering*:** Rip is extremely skilled in building & repairing technology. He is fully capable of maintaining & repairing the *Waverider* on his own.
	+ ***Investigation*:** Upon finding a corpse, Rip was able to instantly deduce numerous details about the person's death.
	+ ***Leadership***
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** He speaks fluent English & Arabic.
	+ ***Quantum Mechanics***: Rip Hunter is an expert in the field of temporal mechanics, quantum theory and the relationship between energy and matter

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 89 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* His charismatic nature makes it hard to dislike him but also easy to be annoyed by him.
* His wife & son died on April 18, 2013.
* He understands that Samantha Arias & Reign are two separate people but still refuses to be around her.
* Rip's favorite candy is jelly beans.
* He likes the song "Careless Whisper" by George Michael.

## Notes

* *Earth-44 Explanation: In the comics, Rip Hunter is the son of Michael Jon Carter aka Booster Gold. Since there is no time travel, they* *are cousins instead.*
* Miranda Coburn & Jonas are nods to the *Arrowverse.*
* Daniel Carter & Rose Levin are the name of his ancestors.