Source: comicvine.gamespot.com
5. Judomaster
University of Connecticut student Rip Jagger…WAIT, STOP.
Rip Jagger. I"¦I am so happy that this is a name. I can't believe how much I like that. Can I name my kid that? Can I rename myself that?
Update: Apparently, according to my girlfriend, the answer to both is "Yes, of course." She's the best.
But back to Judomaster. Rip left college to go serve overseas in the army during World War II. While over there, he encountered a group of Japanese citizens opposed to the war, who trained him in Judo. And of course the white dude who has been on Japanese soil for maybe a couple months is instantly the best at Judo because"¦um"¦colonialism? They also give him a costume based on Japanese iconography which, while very sweet, isn't necessarily the best of ideas?
Like, don't wear a costume based on the imagery of the country you are currently fighting! That's just gonna get you shot by some twitchy American soldier during the next All-Star Squadron meeting.

