High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rip Cord, also called Ripcord, is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series of the 1980s. The character is first featured in the series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and G.I. Joe: Sigma 6. He is the G.I. Joe team`s HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) Jumper and debuted in 1984.