Ripper

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Ripper or The Ripper may refer to:

People

Jack the Ripper, a pseudonym for an unidentified serial killer (or killers) active in London in the latter half of 1888
Brandon Vedas, a man who died of a drug overdose on IRC
Tim "Ripper" Owens, a heavy metal singer
"The Ripper" Paul Burchill, professional wrestler based on Jack the Ripper
"The Ripper", nickname of Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist in the heavy metal band Metallica
Ripper Jayanandan, Indian serial killer currently at large
Ripper (surname)

Rupert Giles, a major character from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer also known as "Ripper"
General Jack D. Ripper, in the movie Dr. Strangelove, played by Sterling Hayden
'Ripper', the villain in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero
Rippers, a type of creature in the Metroid video game franchise
A race of mutant kangaroo–human hybrids in the graphic novel and film Tank Girl
Ripper (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe
Stefan Salvatore, a character from The Vampire Diaries also known as "Ripper"
Raiden, from the Metal Gear franchise, who has the alias of Jack the Ripper during his time as a child soldier in the Liberian civil war

Ripper (film), a 2001 horror film, starring A. J. Cook and Bruce Payne
Ripper (television), a proposed spin-off series or made-for-TV movie from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ripper (video game), a computer game released in 1996
Ripper, the fourth novel in Michael Slade's long-running Special X series
Ripper (El juego de Ripper), a novel by Isabel Allende
"The Ripper" (song), a song by Judas Priest, from the album Sad Wings of Destiny

CD ripper, a piece of software that reads compact discs and extracts audio data and stores it in an audio format computer file
DVD ripper, a computer application that copies the contents of a DVD to a hard disk
A slater's tool with a blade and a hook, used for removing broken slate
A moveable hard steel hook on the back of a bulldozer used to break up hard soil or pavement

Operation Ripper, a United Nations Korean War operation
Ripper (hot dog), a variety of hot dog served in New Jersey
Ripper (racquet), a racquetball racquet from Wilson Sporting Goods
Ripper, a Houston heavy metal band, and recording artists for Black Widow Records
Gibson Ripper, a model of electric bass guitar
A colloquialism for flatulence
London Rippers, a former professional baseball team based in London, Ontario, Canada
Grand Rapids (baseball team), known as the Rippers in 1894 and 1896