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* PlotHole: For someone who goes out of his way to stop people from messing up time for their own ends, he does absolutely nothing to undo the Reverse Flash's murder of Nora Allen.

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* CivvieSpandex: In ''Booster Gold'', Rip swaps out space suits for more modern clothing.



* KaleidoscopeEyes
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* LukeYouAreMyFather: Lately revealed to be the son of ComicBook/BoosterGold.

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GoodIsNotNice: Post-Crisis Rip is out to protect the timeline, but he has no problem lying to or manipulating people to do that.
* KaleidoscopeHair
KaleidoscopeEyes: Rip's eye colour tends to change a lot.
* KaleidoscopeHair: Same with his hair. Is it brown, ginger, strawberry blond, regular blond? Yes.
* TheLostLenore: Bonnie Baxter, as of ''Booster Gold'' vol 2, apparently having been erased from existence in some way Rip can't undo. Taunting him about this is inadvisable.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Lately ''Booster Gold'' vol 2 revealed him to be the son of ComicBook/BoosterGold.ComicBook/BoosterGold.
* MysteriousPast: A lot about post-Crisis Rip is kept hidden by Rip himself, to stop his enemies going after him or his family to kill them.



* PetTheDog: After much time spent lecturing Booster on how he cannot change time, Rip does make a little cheat to rescue Booster's sister from her own death.



* TimePolice: As one of the Linear Men.

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* TimePolice: As one of the Linear Men. Later on, he locked the Linear Men away (and they were pretty unhappy about that fact).
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* CListFodder: Zig-zagged, as he's surprisingly resilient given how often DC does reality-altering {{Crisis Crossover}}s. His original Pre-Crisis self survived the original Crisis and ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', but might have been killed off during a Superman storyline in the 2000s, while his Post-Crisis self survived until the TimeCrash of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''. Then he was revealed to be alive for ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', which ended with ''all'' DC timelines and realities restored, so at least two of him are out there somewhere.

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* CListFodder: Zig-zagged, as he's surprisingly resilient given how often DC does reality-altering {{Crisis Crossover}}s. His original Pre-Crisis self survived the original Crisis and ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'', but might have been killed off during a Superman storyline in the 2000s, while his Post-Crisis self survived until the TimeCrash of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''. Then he was revealed to be alive for ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', which ended with ''all'' DC timelines and realities restored, so at least two of him are out there somewhere.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Typical day for your average time-travelling adventurer.]]



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'''Rip Hunter''' is a TimeTravel-themed superhero from Creator/DCComics. Created in 1959 for the anthology series ''Showcase'', he appeared for a few issues before getting his own title ''Rip Hunter...Time Master'' which lasted from 1961 to 1965. Since then he has continued to appear as a supporting character in various books and storylines, including ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', starring the eponymous fellow time traveller.

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'''Rip Hunter''' ''Rip Hunter'' is a TimeTravel-themed superhero from Creator/DCComics. Created in 1959 for the anthology series ''Showcase'', he appeared for a few issues before getting his own title ''Rip Hunter...Time Master'' which lasted from 1961 to 1965. Since then he has continued to appear as a supporting character in various books and storylines, including ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', starring the eponymous fellow time traveller.



* TimeTravel: His whole thing.

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* TimeTravel: His whole thing.
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* KaleidoscopeEyes
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* FutureSpandex: Pre-Crisis and sometimes Post-Crisis.


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* NotWearingTights: Sometimes, Post-Crisis.

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* CrisisCrossover: Tends to have a role in these, since he's a Time Master.

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* CrisisCrossover: Tends to have a role in these, since he's a Time Master.the timeline is often at stake.


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* TimePolice: As one of the Linear Men.
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* BadassNormal: Has no superpowers.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: His modern portrayal compared to pre-Crisis leans toward this.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: His modern portrayal compared to pre-Crisis Pre-Crisis leans toward this.this, being more manipulative.
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* ScienceHero: Invented his own time travel devices.
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* CListFodder: Zig-zagged, as he's surprisingly resilient given how often DC does reality-altering {{Crisis Crossover}}s. His original pre-Crisis self survived the original Crisis and ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', but might have been killed off during a Superman storyline in the 2000s, while his Post-Crisis self survived until the TimeCrash of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''. Then he was revealed to be alive for ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', which ended with ''all'' DC timelines and realities restored, so at least two of him are out there somewhere.

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* CListFodder: Zig-zagged, as he's surprisingly resilient given how often DC does reality-altering {{Crisis Crossover}}s. His original pre-Crisis Pre-Crisis self survived the original Crisis and ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', but might have been killed off during a Superman storyline in the 2000s, while his Post-Crisis self survived until the TimeCrash of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''. Then he was revealed to be alive for ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', which ended with ''all'' DC timelines and realities restored, so at least two of him are out there somewhere.
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'''Rip Hunter'' is a TimeTravel-themed superhero from Creator/DCComics. Created in 1959 for the anthology series ''Showcase'', he appeared for a few issues before getting his own title ''Rip Hunter...Time Master'' which lasted from 1961 to 1965. Since then he has continued to appear as a supporting character in various books and storylines, including ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', starring the eponymous fellow time traveller.

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'''Rip Hunter'' Hunter''' is a TimeTravel-themed superhero from Creator/DCComics. Created in 1959 for the anthology series ''Showcase'', he appeared for a few issues before getting his own title ''Rip Hunter...Time Master'' which lasted from 1961 to 1965. Since then he has continued to appear as a supporting character in various books and storylines, including ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', starring the eponymous fellow time traveller.
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Outside of comics, Rip has appeared in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBraveAndTheBold'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. He is played by Creator/ArthurDarvill in the latter.

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Outside of comics, Rip has appeared in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBraveAndTheBold'' ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. He is played by Creator/ArthurDarvill in the latter.
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'''Rip Hunter'' is a TimeTravel-themed superhero from Creator/DCComics. Created in 1959 for the anthology series ''Showcase'', he appeared for a few issues before getting his own title ''Rip Hunter...Time Master'' which lasted from 1961 to 1965. Since then he has continued to appear as a supporting character in various books and storylines, including ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', starring the eponymous fellow time traveller.

Outside of comics, Rip has appeared in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBraveAndTheBold'' and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. He is played by Creator/ArthurDarvill in the latter.
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Tropes applying to Rip Hunter include:

* AlternateSelf: After DC rebooted its {{Multiverse}} for the first time with ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', the original Rip continued to exist alongside a new version from the new Earth.
* CListFodder: Zig-zagged, as he's surprisingly resilient given how often DC does reality-altering {{Crisis Crossover}}s. His original pre-Crisis self survived the original Crisis and ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', but might have been killed off during a Superman storyline in the 2000s, while his Post-Crisis self survived until the TimeCrash of ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''. Then he was revealed to be alive for ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', which ended with ''all'' DC timelines and realities restored, so at least two of him are out there somewhere.
* CrisisCrossover: Tends to have a role in these, since he's a Time Master.
* DarkerAndEdgier: His modern portrayal compared to pre-Crisis leans toward this.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Lately revealed to be the son of ComicBook/BoosterGold.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Often he's involved in such plots.
* TimeTravel: His whole thing.

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