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57-578: Arthur Darvill portrays Rip Hunter in the Arrowverse television series Legends of Tomorrow . The Challengers of the Unknown is a quartet of science fiction adventurers created by Jack Kirby . They debuted in 1957, and their commercial success spawned two other science fiction characters: Cave Carson and Rip Hunter. Hunter was the more successful of the two, with art in his early appearances by Joe Kubert , Mike Sekowsky , and Nick Cardy . Hunter

114-410: A limited series that is a companion piece to Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne . The series followed the heroes' journey to find Batman who was lost in time following Final Crisis . Though Rip Hunter was shown blinking out of existence following the end of the 2011 storyline " Flashpoint ", Convergence reveals that he survived and may have turned against his father, Booster Gold (who survived

171-539: A "Heroes for Hire" type business, subsidized by Beetle’s fortune which fell through, thanks to Beetle being shut out of his own company. Booster Gold and Blue Beetle’s troubles were compounded by the arrival of the Omnizon, an alien warrior claiming Earth as her own. Help has arrived, however, in the form of Rip Hunter. After investigating, Hunter learns that Omnizon and her people claimed the Earth millennia ago, when humanity

228-461: A Commander Hunter, who apparently scattered himself across time, with only "bits of flesh and bone" which kept resynchronizing in the lab. Rip's next major appearance is within the page of 2004's Justice Society of America , where he takes members of the modern day Justice Society of America back in time to fight the villainous Per Degaton . Once again, Rip serves as a device that allows for time-travel, and for other heroes to do so. This version of

285-645: A form much as it was before The New 52 . the Green Lantern Corps began investigating strange temporal anomalies, one such anomaly was detected inside the Citadel of the Corps. As the Green Lanterns stay on guard, from the anomaly emerges Rip Hunter who introduces himself and delivers a cryptic message before he passes out: "The Green Lantern Corps has been erased from the future...". More strange

342-486: A man out of time and without a home, with no one remembering his existence. The writers further expanded on this by having their new fictional universe contain an alternative version of Rip, one who was native to this timeline, and also a master of time travel. The original version of Rip is then depicted as attracting the attention of the Linear Men with his attempts to reach his original universe. Impressed by Hunter,

399-669: A musical adaptation of Roald Dahl 's Fantastic Mr. Fox which premiered at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, in November 2016. In 2018, Darvill started the new musical collective Paperlands with Ines De Clercq. The collective performed at St Pancras Old Church on 22 November 2018. They took some time to record in a studio in December of that year. In 2020, Darvill appeared on the concept album for Vikki Stone and Katie Mulgrew's musical #ZoologicalSociety . Despite

456-623: A mysterious figure who is later revealed to be Booster Gold's robot companion Skeets. Hunter finally emerges in the Bottle City of Kandor . Working with Supernova, Hunter has been trying to put together a machine that will "fix" time before Skeets can find him. When Skeets attacks Kandor, Supernova turns back into Booster Gold and battles Skeets using special items gathered from the planet. Rip Hunter and Booster then teleport away, angering Skeets even more. After discovering Mister Mind burrowing into Skeets' shell, Rip Hunter uses T.O. Morrow and

513-572: A narrative device within the comics, known as a crisis event, to explain dramatic changes to the appearance or personality of characters. Rip Hunter has undergone several different developments within this fictional universe. In his original incarnation, Rip Hunter is portrayed as an ordinary man who uses his invention, the Time Sphere, to travel through time. Aided by his friend Jeff Smith, girlfriend Bonnie Baxter, and Bonnie's kid brother Corky, they have adventures in time. These stories were told in

570-495: A normal life) and the fact that several characters that he intended to have been killed in the first series were alive in The Kingdom , such as Zatara, Hawkman, and Kid Flash. In addition to Ross's criticisms, The Kingdom was also criticized by some for its artwork. Others praised Hypertime, a concept introduced in the story as a metaphor for reader response and canonicity. Despite its mixed reviews, The Kingdom has remained

627-530: A performance The Times described as "compelling". Later that year, he appeared in the Vaudeville Theatre 's production of Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater , Helen Baxendale and Matt Smith (which gained him a London Newcomer Award nomination). In 2008, Darvill made his television acting debut in the ITV crime drama He Kills Coppers . The same year, he played Edward "Tip" Dorrit in

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684-537: A prequel that would bridge the gap between the mainstream DC Universe and the one portrayed in Kingdom Come . Artist and co-writer Alex Ross left the project, and writer Mark Waid revised the story into what was eventually published. Ross later criticized several aspects of the story in a Wizard magazine special, including the decision to make the birth of Superman and Wonder Woman's child a major world event (Ross believed they would keep it secret to give their child

741-529: A shadowed figure who resembles the Phantom Stranger opposes Gog's actions. This figure plans to recruit his agent to stop Gog, leading to a crisis. As Gog travels closer to the modern DC Universe , the Linear Men panic when they see that their ordered index of time is unraveling. Rip Hunter is tasked by the shadowed figure with stopping Gog, and he recruits Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman from

798-660: Is an English actor and musician. He is known for portraying Rory Williams , a companion of the Eleventh Doctor in the television series Doctor Who (2010–2012), as well as Rip Hunter in Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2018, 2021) and Rev. Paul Coates in Broadchurch (2013–2017). From 2013 to 2014, he appeared in the lead role in the theatre musical Once in the West End and on Broadway . He played Curley in

855-429: Is both a sequel and in some ways a prequel to Kingdom Come , which Waid co-wrote with Alex Ross . Both books form an Elseworlds saga, as they are abstracted from official DC Comics continuity. The storyline extended into one-shot books entitled New Year's Evil: Gog , The Kingdom: Kid Flash , The Kingdom: Nightstar , The Kingdom: Offspring , The Kingdom: Planet Krypton and The Kingdom: Son of

912-533: Is when Hal Jordan notices that Hunter is wearing a Green Lantern power ring. Rip Hunter was seen in the DC Nuclear Winter Special #1, stranded on a post-apocalyptic version of Earth's future telling holiday stories about DC heroes from alternate earths, the future, and the past to some cannibals trying to eat him, stalling for time while he recharged the battery in his Time Sphere. Later, when Booster Gold and Blue Beetle attempt to establish

969-421: Is why he leads a guarded life, constantly protecting his identity. When Hunter confronts Omnizon and her people, he reminds her that to kill a Time Master like himself is to bring about her own destruction. Rip Hunter does not elaborate what he meant by this, but the implication is clear: Rip Hunter’s knowledge of the time stream and temporal mechanics makes him dangerous beyond measure - more so than any member of

1026-691: The Assembly Rooms during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . His performance was praised by Nicholas de Jongh of the Evening Standard and Susannah Clapp of The Observer . Darvill appeared in Terre Haute ' s transfer to Trafalgar Studios in 2007. His performance gained him a Best Newcomer nomination at the 2007 Evening Standard Theatre Awards . Darvill played Rob in the 2007 monologue Stacy , in

1083-607: The Forgotten Heroes , he prevents an alien invasion of Earth. The Forgotten Heroes are then seen in the 1985 series Crisis on Infinite Earths , a mini-series intended to change the fictional universe shared by DC characters. During this story, Hunter enables the superheroes of the Multiverse to travel to the dawn of time where they face off against the Anti-Monitor . The battle that ensues effectively destroys

1140-681: The Hammond organ for artists including Edwin Starr , Ruby Turner , Fine Young Cannibals , and UB40 . Darvill attended Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire from 1993 to 2000. Darvill joined Stage2 Youth Theatre Company at the age of 10. He was a member from 1991 to 2000, and had an early job on CITV in 2000, presenting the continuity links between the shows; during this time he was billed as Tom Darvill. He left in 2001, founded his own theatre company (called Fuego's Men), and performed in

1197-538: The Revolutionary War . This is used to create a link between Rip Hunter and the pre-existing western themed Dan Hunter, a character associated with Tomahawk . This series concludes with Hunter being stranded in the prehistoric past. In the Chronos series, starring Walker Gabriel, an alternate version of Gabriel, experimenting with time travel to avert World War III, mentions a horrible accident suffered by

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1254-857: The Young Vic and in September 2013 another collaboration, The Lightning Child , opened at the Globe. Darvill had worked with Walker for a number of years since they had first met at RADA, developing the songs and music for the show. The musical was performed at the Latitude Festival in July and had a run at the Traverse Theatre in August. Darvill received a Judge's Discretionary Award from MTM for his music. In 2010, Darvill helped promote

1311-544: The BBC serial Little Dorrit . Darvill began playing Rory Williams , companion to the Eleventh Doctor , in the fifth series of the BBC 's science fiction show Doctor Who (reuniting with his Swimming with Sharks co-star Matt Smith). He became a regular character in the sixth series , and confirmed that he would be appearing in the seventh series ; before he and his co-star Karen Gillan (on-screen wife Amy Pond ) left in

1368-496: The Bat . The entire storyline was later collected into a trade paperback. Unlike Kingdom Come , which features artwork by Alex Ross, The Kingdom has a different visual style. The story directly expands upon the original storyline, exploring areas of the future that were not covered in the original miniseries. While Kingdom Come can stand alone, The Kingdom is a continuation and is not a complete story in itself. Twenty years after

1425-539: The Justice League. Rip Hunter was about to leave by Boom Tube after he had saved his father and his best friend from a battle. Rip Hunter's friend Trixie wanted to say good to him, and was wondering why Rip Hunter cared for Booster Gold for. Rip Hunter revealed to Trixie that Booster Gold was his father, and that he did not want to embarrass her with a long story about time travel, before leaving. Arthur Darvill Thomas Arthur Darvill (born 17 June 1982)

1482-481: The Kingdom Come era to help. Meanwhile, four young heroes – Kid Flash, Offspring, Nightstar, and Ibn al Xu'ffasch – try to stop Gog on their own and are eventually recruited to assist Rip Hunter's plan. During the battle, the future Wonder Woman reveals to the present Superman why Gog kept hunting and killing him. After defeating Gog, Hyperman reveals himself and explains that he was hidden by his infant self within

1539-515: The Linear Men are wrong about the non-existence of alternate timelines in the post-Crisis universe. Rip also reveals that the timeline of the Kingdom can exist, regardless of what happens in the present. Shortly thereafter, the Linear Men, including the original character of Hunter, are destroyed during Imperiex 's onslaught. Although their consciousnesses survive, and they eventually construct new bodies for themselves, they have been driven insane by

1596-541: The Linear Men recruit him into their ranks and the writers altered the appearance of Rip, using the stress of time travel as an explanation for those changes. Now, with white hair and bionic implants, he is seen in several series that involve time, or the manipulation of time as an element of the narrative—most notably during the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! mini-series and event. In The Kingdom , Hunter turns on

1653-664: The Midlands. At the age of 21, Darvill moved to London with four friends from youth theatre, each having secured a place at a drama school . They moved into a house in White City together. Darvill trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , and is trained in stage combat . Darvill made his professional stage debut playing condemned criminal Harrison in Edmund White 's Terre Haute , which ran at

1710-638: The Multiverse. Hunter then reunites with some of his Forgotten Heroes teammates, as well as cosmic heroes Adam Strange and Captain Comet in a quest to defeat the Anti-Monitor once and for all. With the help of Brainiac , they journey to Apokolips , where the tyrant Darkseid uses his advanced science to peer into the Anti-Matter universe and aid Alex Luthor , Superman , and Superboy-Prime in

1767-537: The UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children . The cards were auctioned off on eBay during May 2014. Darvill is non-religious . In 2015, Darvill married Inès De Clercq. The Kingdom (comics) The Kingdom is a story arc spanning two issues of a self-titled comic book limited series , and multiple one-shot comics published by DC Comics in 1999. The story was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Ariel Olivetti and Mike Zeck . It

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1824-741: The West End revival of Oklahoma! , for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical . Arthur Thomas Darvill was born in Birmingham on 17 June 1982. His mother, Ellie, is an actress; during his early childhood, she worked with masks, puppets and live acting as a member of Cannon Hill Theatre at the Midlands Arts Centre , and toured the world. She is also known as the puppeteer and voice behind Why Bird from Playdays . His father, Nigel, played

1881-409: The character returns to a sci-fi influenced costume and the use of a time bubble. The ramifications of being a time-traveler are explored by writer Geoff Johns , who turns the name Rip Hunter into an alias. This is explained as being part of an attempt by the character to hide all of the details of his history, lest an enemy travel back in time and kill him as a child. The themes of time and changes to

1938-477: The concert being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the album featuring Darvill was released digitally on 27 March 2020. On 13 June 2020, it was confirmed that Darvill would reprise his role as Rory Williams with Big Finish Productions , in a multi-box set series entitled The Lone Centurion , chronicling the character's time between the episodes " The Pandorica Opens " and " The Big Bang ". Darvill plays

1995-773: The continuity reboot of the DC Universe that occurred in the aftermath of "Flashpoint" with The New 52 ). Through means that are yet to be revealed, Rip Hunter almost managed to prevent his father from frantically warning his newly created counterpart that the romance between Wonder Woman and Superman will erase the past of his future from existence. A Rip Hunter story by writer Damon Lindelof and artist Jeff Lemire appeared in Time Warp #1, published by Vertigo in May 2013. In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called DC Rebirth , restoring its continuity to

2052-550: The events of Kingdom Come , a man who survived the Kansas disaster is granted power by four members of the Quintessence, including Shazam, Ganthet, Zeus, Izaya Highfather, and dubbed Gog. However, the power drives him mad and he takes his anger out on Superman, killing him multiple times by traveling back in time. The other four members of the Quintessence are prepared to let things unfold, hoping to achieve their own goals but

2109-479: The experience. The Quintessence, a group of cosmic beings who counsel one another, disband the Linear Men, and Hunter vanishes in a whirlwind. Running parallel to those stories, another version of Rip has adventures; as the inventor of time travel technology in the Post- Crisis universe. In this universe, Hunter aids heroes Booster Gold and Animal Man in their own time-traveling adventures, before taking on

2166-759: The fifth episode. Darvill had a minor role as a stable groom in Ridley Scott 's Robin Hood , and played Mick Gallagher in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (both 2010). In the summer of 2011, he played Mephistopheles "an agent of the Devil in human form" in Doctor Faustus at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, a production which was subsequently issued as a DVD. After his departure from Doctor Who he

2223-432: The future. These papers had references to facts and events like the mortality of Vandal Savage , the last Lazarus Pit of Nyssa Raatko , and the appearances of the mysterious Supernova . The purpose of the blackboard was to provide clues for the readers of upcoming storylines within that series and other DC Universe titles. As this series progresses, more and more time-traveling characters, such as Waverider are killed by

2280-623: The guitar and keyboards, and formed an indie band called Edmund in his teenage years; it was named after Edmund Pevensie , his favourite character in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . He enjoys cooking and attending the theatre and concerts. He also collects taxidermy . He is close friends with his Doctor Who former co-stars Karen Gillan and Matt Smith . Alongside other British celebrities, Darvill designed and signed his own card for

2337-491: The lead male role of Curly McLain in the musical Oklahoma! at the Young Vic . In 2023, he continued the role in the West End production. Darvill is also a musician and a composer; he has written songs and music for the Bush Theatre , and composed the score for Che Walker 's 2008 play The Frontline at Shakespeare's Globe . In June 2009, the musical Been So Long , based on Ché Walker 's 1998 play, opened at

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2394-487: The multiverse. Hunter warns the others to keep the Multiverse a secret for the time being as he eagerly prepares to explore it. Rip is next seen as an integral part of the cast of the Booster Gold series. Rip acts as a companion and boss to Booster Gold. His identity is revealed to be that of Booster Gold's yet-to-be-born son and that most, if not all, of Rip's exploits were actually committed by Booster. To protect

2451-449: The other Linear Men, who believe that time follows a single course of events, and joins forces with Superman, Batman , and Wonder Woman . Rip also joins forces with young heroes from the future, to stop the time-traveling villain Gog in his efforts to destroy Kansas twenty years ahead of schedule. As a result of this battle, Hunter finally breaks down the barrier to Hypertime , revealing that

2508-448: The role in the West End production from 17 March 2014 until 10 May 2014. In March 2015, Darvill was cast as the time-traveller Rip Hunter in the series Legends of Tomorrow . He was written out of the show in 2018, by the end of the third season. However, he returned in 2021 for the show's one hundredth episode. In 2019, Darvill took on the role of Oscar Lindquist in the West End revival of Sweet Charity . In 2022, Darvill played

2565-520: The series Rip Hunter...Time Master which ran for 29 issues between 1961 and 1965. Rip is next seen in the series Challengers of the Unknown , where, in the year AD 12,000,000, he assists the Challengers of the Unknown , Swamp Thing , and Deadman in defeating the dictatorial Sun Lords. The character's next major appearance is in Action Comics #552–554. With the aid of Superman and

2622-416: The severed head of Red Tornado as bait for him. Mr. Mind metamorphoses into a nigh-omnipotent imago form, a universe-eating hyperfly. Hunter then reveals to Booster Gold and Booster's ancestor Daniel Carter that the Multiverse is restored as 52 individual universes as a result of Alex Luthor's actions after he escaped his "paradise dimension". Subsequently, the heroes seal Mr. Mind in a time rift to save

2679-494: The solo album of Fyfe Dangerfield , playing with him on sessions for Graham Norton 's show and on Xfm . Darvill has undertaken a number of radio and voice projects, including Doctor Who audiobooks . In December 2011, he played Keith Moon for BBC Radio 4 's Burning Both Ends . In 2012, he voiced Gulliver in Radio 4's Gulliver's Travels and Sam in the short film Penguin . He collaborated with playwright Sam Holcroft on

2736-405: The stream of Hypertime upon being rescued from Gog, and Rip Hunter explains the existence of timelines. In Infinite Crisis , it is retroactively established that Superboy-Prime is responsible for the creation of Hypertime when he fractures the timeline from the pocket dimension he was trapped in. The Kingdom received mixed reviews upon its publication. Initially, the project was meant to be

2793-706: The surviving members of the Linear Men after they tried to mess with the timeline to save Waverider (the time abnormality); and Rip tortured Rex Hunter when Rex wouldn't give Rip information. Rip might have also been motivated by a personal grudge, as Rex was a former Time Master who had murdered Rips' previous team. Rex had been working with the Time Stealers and was murdered as a child by them before Rip could learn any information. Rip, along with Booster Gold , Superman , and Hal Jordan starred in Time Masters: Vanishing Point (2010–11),

2850-518: The timeline are next explored in the weekly series 52 . Following up from events in the Infinite Crisis mini-series, Booster Gold tries to contact Hunter. Booster discovers his base of operations in a time-locked concrete bunker in the Arizona desert, but when he finally manages to enter the bunker, he finds only a blackboard, a globe, and some pieces of paper filled with writings about

2907-426: The timeline, Rip convinces Booster to turn down membership in the recently reformed Justice League and to continue to act like a self-absorbed goof to make sure that his father's legacy is one of failure and is ultimately forgotten by history. This is done to ensure rogue time travelers have no motivation to kill Booster in the past, erasing Rip in the process and the various works he and Booster will engage in to protect

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2964-580: The timestream. Rip and an older Booster occasionally would interact during the present version's mission, as they discuss the need to manipulate Booster (in particular, teaching him not to change history when Booster demands they prevent the death of Ted Kord). In Carl Draper 's Checkmate blog, a reference is made to the Smith-Baxter Group, a time-travel consultancy whose founders were trained by Hunter. In this new version, Rip Hunters' methods are darker than previously portrayed: he imprisoned

3021-417: The ultimate destruction of the Anti-Monitor. This narrative event allowed the writing staff of DC Comics to alter many of their heroes and fictional situations. The Crisis on Infinite Earths series was used as a plot device to dramatically alter the fictional histories of many characters. Unlike most other characters, Hunter continues with the same personality and memories that preceded this event, becoming

3078-463: The vast Illuminati conspiracy during the eight-issue series Time Masters . This more gritty and realistic (symbolized by jeans and a T-shirt rather than a costume) take on the character attempts to change the past to prevent the Illuminati, led by Vandal Savage , from coming into existence. During the series, a relative of the character known as Dan Hunter decides to stay in the past at the time of

3135-409: Was cast in the drama Broadchurch as vicar Paul Coates, alongside David Tennant and Olivia Colman . On 19 April 2013, he took over the lead male role of Guy from the musical Once , on Broadway, New York, opposite new co-star Joanna Christie . The two performers also made an appearance on the 2013 Tony Awards to perform a number and to present the award for best scenery. Darvill continued

3192-401: Was still in its infancy and in no position to dispute the claim. Hunter tells his companion Terri that he can help, but it will require "breaking the rules". Terri, curious, presses Rip about time-travel, and she realizes he can find out anything he wants from any point in time with Terry concluding that this level of power is too dangerous to be in one person’s hands. Rip agrees, telling her this

3249-414: Was the leader of a gang of time travelers who were featured in brisk and historically accurate adventures in various eras. DC editor Jack Schiff reported that he and writer Jack Miller had "lots of fun" creating the comics. Rip Hunter has had numerous revisions within the fictional DC Universe. Those changes are generally connected to larger events and story lines. The writing and editorial staff often use

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