Ripcord (Movie)
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- Ripcord is a G.I. Joe character from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| File Name |
Wallace Weems |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military information | |
| Service branch |
US Army |
| Grade / Rank | |
| Training |
Pilot |
| Organizational information | |
| Factions | |
Ripcord was the call-sign of G.I. Joe member Wallace Weems.
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Fiction
IDW Movie comics
Wallace Weems participated in a HALO mission led by Conrad Hauser. When Hauser got stuck in a tree, Weems helped him down - the fast way.
When the mission turns out to be bigger than the team thought, Hauser gets nervous, thinking about an op that went wrong in the past, and how it cost him a good friend, Wallace reassures the man and keeps him on-mission.
While the rest of the team creates a diversion, "Weemsie" makes a move for the door of their target - a simple trailer loaded with computers - and takes a round in the chest as the big Russian inside defends his position. Luckily his bulletproof vest stopped the bullet, but he still had a cracked rib and a bruised lung, and was out of the rest of the fight.[1]
Rise of Cobra (2009 Movie)
Write up.
The movie begins with Ripcord, Duke and a security team delivering nanite missiles when they were attacked by Cobra and saved by The Joes, where they are taken back with them. Ripcord soon develops a crush on Scarlett. His tests prove he has a 99% chance of accuracy but Scarlett has a 100% chance. While she initially ignores him, he comforts her after her loss to the Baroness and saves her in Paris after the Baroness blows her off her motorcycle. She kisses him before he steals the prototype Cobra Night Raven to stop the two missles headed for Moscow and Washington D.C. In the end, he and Duke decide to stay on the team. He seems to be freaked out by Snake-Eyes.
Toys
| Generation 3 | |
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| The Rise of Cobra (2009) "Accelerator Suit" Ripcord was released in 2009 as part of Series 2 of the Rise of Cobra toys. Appearance: a heavy armored black suit with grey panels Accessories: two-part black and silver helmet; silver spring-loaded missile launcher; silver ammo belt; missile; black submachine gun; black display stand. |
| The Rise of Cobra (2009) "Reactive Impact Armor" Ripcord was released in 2009 as part of Series 5 of the Rise of Cobra toys. Appearance: dark armor with a grey drybrushing and a white G.I. Joe logo on the chest. Accessories: black knife; black pistol; black rifle; black submachine gun; black machine gun; green, treaded missile launcher; blue missile. YoJoe.com page/Filecard |
| Merchandise | |
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 | The Rise of Cobra 12" series (2009) Ripcord is among the number of movie characters to get honored with a 12" action figure. For its accessory, it came with a machine gun. |
Trivia
- Blackfilm.com originally thought Marlon Wayans was going to play Heavy Duty.[2]
