actions of James McCullen. Their codenames, presumably earned in the Army, are carried over with them into G.I. Joe. The team's commanding officer, General Hawk states that Ripcord's test scores are comparable to Duke's, if imperfect. Also, after completing a marksmanship test, Ripcord's score comes just short of matching the best on record: Scarlett's. Throughout the film, Ripcord tries to impress Scarlett, to whom he is openly attracted. Though she generally rebuffs his advances, they become close over the course of the film, and she kisses him by its completion. Wayans tried out for the part of Heavy Duty before it went to Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Video games Ripcord appears as a playable character in the video game G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. References External links Ripcord at JMM's G.I. Joe Comics Home Page Action film characters Comics characters introduced in 1983 Fictional aviators Fictional characters from Ohio Fictional corporals Fictional military sergeants Fictional United States Air Force personnel Fictional United States Army personnel G.I. Joe soldiers Male characters in comics