For a list of the other versions, see Ripcord.
- Ripcord is a G.I. Joe character from the G.I. Joe: Renegades series.
This extreme-sports daredevil isn't afraid to do anything, and he's always got a joke to tell. Usually a bad one. Private Wallace "Ripcord" Weems is a rookie looking to prove himself, and he's always ready for combat with his Plasma Pulse Sub-Machine Gun. Maybe if his jokes were as good as his battle skills, he wouldn't bug Tunnel Rat so much.
Fiction
Animated continuity
Wallace Weems was one of four soldiers chosen by Lady Jaye to accompany Agent O'Hara on a mission to investigate a terrorist threat against a Cobra facility. When she found him, he was joyfully running through jump training, annoying his instructor all the while.
Meeting up with the other recruits, Weems started cracking wise, giving them all nicknames - "Roadblock," "Tunnel Rat," etc. When the team introduced themselves at the facility, Cobra security guards rushed the room and a firefight broke out. Making their way down a disguised elevator shaft, Weems and the other Joes discovered Cobra's new top secret weapon, the Bio-Viper project, being overseen by wanted criminal Dr. Brian Binder. Weems helped fight against the Bio-Viper, but was eventually captured with the rest.
After being freed by Snake-Eyes, Weems rigged the plant's generator to blow up, to destroy the nigh-invulnerable Bio-Vipers. Scarlett told him to hurry up, nicknaming him "Ripcord," a name he said he liked.
As the team made their escape, one of the Bio-Vipers dislodged the power cord that would have destroyed the generator. Ripcord saw this and darted past them, reconnecting the line and starting the power overload. He ran for the elevator to rejoin the rest of his team, but was grabbed by the Bio-Vipers. There was no time for the Joes to reach him before the power planet exploded, and he was killed in the blast.[1]
After escaping the Cobra lab, the other Joes were angry that they'd lost a man, but since they'd just been brought together for this mission, no one knew enough about Weems to properly eulogize him. Scarlett offered that he'd liked the nickname she gave him, which was the most anyone could say.[2]
Trivia
- Ripcord was an extreme-sports daredevil.[3]
- Ripcord was presented as a key Joe in the publicity material and previews released before the show's premiere, so his death in the first episode came as quite a shock to the fans. Renegades' sister show, Transformers: Prime pulled the same thing with Cliffjumper, so obviously somebody at Hasbro liked the idea of offing a character to show that these new continuities had consequences.
See Also
- Appearances of Ripcord (Renegades)
- Image Gallery: Ripcord (Renegades)
Footnotes
- ↑ The Descent (Part I)
- ↑ The Descent (Part II)
- ↑ According to his HubWorld profile.