Who Is Rip-Cord? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Rip-Cord is a Hasbro comic book character, the alter ego of Wallace A. Weems, with over 95 comic issue appearances. Ripcord is a member of the G.I. Joe team and trained in flying all types of War aircrafts.

Who is Rip-Cord?

Origin Marvel Ripcord grew up in Columbus, Ohio, where he joined the Civil Air Patrol while still in high school. Once there, he fell in love with skydiving and joined the Army to jump from higher altitudes in even more dangerous circumstances. In Airborne Infantry, Ripcord became a HALO jumper, which stands for "High Altitude Low Opening". In order to avoid detection, a HALO jumper jumps from very high altitudes, drops for thousands of feet, and then opens his chute at the last second, just enough to break the fall. This is the most fearless group in the Airborne Infantry, and Ripcord still loves to jump. Ripcord was eager to join the G.I. Joe team, and when the older Joes were promoted and given desk jobs, Ripcord was to be one of their replacements. It was soon obvious that the original Joes were not totally finished with their previous duties, but Ripcord and the other new Joes remained on the team.

Key facts

Rip-Cord is of human origin and first appeared in "Ripcord". The character is published by Hasbro. With 95 recorded issue appearances, Rip-Cord ranks among the most featured characters in comics.