Ripslinger

Ripslinger is Dusty Crophopper's rival and the main antagonist in the 2013 movie, Planes.

He is voiced by Roger Craig Smith.

Official Bio
With more wins than he can count and an abundance of fans, Ripslinger is wings-down the biggest name in air racing-and he knows it. But despite sky's-the-limit funding and the state-of-the-art equipment, the world champion still doesn't play fair-especially when it comes to a small-town plane with zero racing experience. Dusty doesn't belong in Ripslinger's sport and his mere presence makes the pro's fuel boil. And if Dusty's inexperience doesn't take him out of the race, Ripslinger's vast empire includes a couple of underhanded sidekicks to take care of business.

Personality
Ripslinger is a carefree and arrogant leader of Team RPX. He loves Hip Hop music, as it keeps him relaxed. Ripslinger is cruel towards Dusty Crophopper due to him being a cropduster, and says he's better of doing what he is built for. During the final run of the WATG Rally, as well as taking advantage out of camera range, Ripslinger tried to have Dusty killed by slamming him into the rocks & cactus, but Skipper was able to save Dusty on time. Whenever he is busy, he sends Ned & Zed to take care of his dirty deeds. In the video game, Ripslinger tries to get Dusty banned from the latest WATG Rally by doing various dirty deeds, and Ripslinger even causes trouble for Ishani. In the end, Ripslinger got suspended after his dirty actions were caught on camera.

Trivia

 * Ripslinger is also known as The Green Tornado.
 * Ripslinger is the leader of Team RPX.
 * He has two henchplanes named Ned & Zed.
 * Ripslinger is similar to Chick Hicks who was the antagonist of Cars.
 * Ripslinger's number is 13 which brings bad luck to his enemies.
 * Ripslinger has a personal DJ to keep him relaxed and he loves Hip Hop music.
 * Ripslinger is nicknamed Ripstinker near the end of the movie by Roper when he wrecked the portable toilets after losing the WATG Rally to Dusty and sometimes, he is called Rip.
 * Ishani said to Ripslinger that he was a great champion, but his arrogant ways made him a fallen racer.
 * Ripslinger bribed Ishani one of his racing team's Skyslycer Mark 5 propellers to give Dusty a misleading tip in the Himalayas, only for the plan to backfire when Dusty made it through the tunnel.
 * Ripslinger's dark secret is he gets afraid of getting beat by Dusty.
 * Ripslinger tells his sidekicks what happend to the end of Old Yeller which upsets them.
 * Ripslinger is also known as the Prince of Propellers by Ned and Zed.