Rip Hunter (Earth-Prime)

"One captain and one AI is a recipe for disaster. I mean, even Rip knew that he shouldn't be alone. That's why he brought the OG's on board in the first place. Yeah. And he also knew that the AI should learn from the humans, not the other way around."

- Astra Logue and Gideon

Rip Hunter was a former Time Master and the first captain of the Waverider. In his quest to destroy Vandal Savage, Hunter assembled the Legends of Tomorrow.

Early Life
At some point, Rip Hunter became a Time Master and served as the Waverider's first captain.

Recruiting the Legends
In 2015, in order to avenge his deceased wife and son, Hunter travelled back in time and recruited eight individuals insignificant to the timeline. The team was later considered and coined the Legends of Tomorrow by Hunter, as he led the team across the timeline. He was warned about the team's instability by Gideon and insisted that it was the only way. He then rearranged Gideon's priority and placed the Legends' safety over safeguarding the timeline.

After their first mission, Hunter greeted the Legends in the morning and asked if they had a good sleep. Ray Palmer expressed that his allergies worsened, while Mick Rory used Hunter's decorative urn as a bedpan. Despite his anger and frustration, Hunter reminded the team that they are Legends and informed them that the Waverider only has one bathroom. Jefferson Jackson, Carter Hall and Leonard Snart starting arguing with each other before Sara Lance entered the bridge. The five, including Palmer, then began to fight each other and was eventually broken off by Hunter.

After defeating Vandal Savage, Hunter was forced to bring the explosive Thanagarian meteorite to the sun. The trip was considered suicidal before Gideon could bring Hunter back to Earth safely.

Director of the Time Bureau
Later, Hunter left the team to Sara Lance's leadership and founded the Federal Time Bureau. He then recruited an AVA clone from 2213 and programmed a series of memories of a fake childhood in her mind.

Death
"I will miss you, Gideon. Truly. No more than I'll miss you, Hunter."

- Hunter and Gideon

In 2018, Hunter and the Legends battled Mallus before Hunter bravely sacrificed himself for the team's safety by exploding the Time Drive and temporarily incapacitating Mallus.

Abilities
"Nobody knows how to fix the ship like I do. Except for maybe Ray and Jax. And Hunter and Stein. I guess Behrad's not bad either."
 * Leadership: Hunter was the former leader of the Legends of Tomorrow and the director/founder of the Time Bureau, leading both organizations to success.

- Sara Lance


 * Engineering: Being the former sole crew member of the Waverider, Hunter was able to repair the ship's damage before members of the Legends took over the role as engineer, notably Ray Palmer, Jefferson "Jax" Jackson, Martin Stein, and Behrad Tarazi.
 * Timeline Knowledge: Hunter was an experienced Time Master, meaning he had deep understanding of the flow of time and the rules of time travel.

Former Equipment

 * Waverider: Hunter was the former captain of the Waverider and travelled across time as a Time Master.