Rip Hunter (Legends of Tomorrow)



"The name's Rip Hunter. I'm from East London. Oh, and the future."

Captain Rip Hunter (also known as Gareeb) is the main protagonist of the 2016 action series DC's Legends of Tomorrow. He is based on the comic book character of the same name.

He is portrayed by English actor Arthur Darvill who also played Rory Williams.

Rip is a time traveler who used to be a member of a group called the Time Masters until he stole a ship called the Waverider which had an artificial intelligence called Gideon. Travelling to different places in 2016, Rip recruits eight men and women to help him travel through time to stop a villain named Vandal Savage (who in 2166 during the Second Blitz in London, killed Rip's wife Miranda and son Jonas).

Trivia

 * Rip is slightly similar to The Doctor
 * Both are time travellers
 * Both are/were part of a group (Time Masters and Time Lords)
 * Both steal a ship to travel through time in (The Waverider and the Tardis)
 * Both have an archenemy (Vandal Savage and The Master)
 * Coincidently, Arthur Darvill (who plays Rip), appeared in Doctor Who as the Eleventh Doctor's companion Rory Williams.