When X-Men fans think of Riptide, they generally think back to his first appearance as one of the 'Marauders' during Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr.'s X-Men run in 1986. The Marauders were an evil team of mutants brought together by Gambit under the command of Mr. Sinister. Based on Riptide's character history and his first appearance, how will he fit into the 'X-Men: First Class' movie plot-line?

Riptide hadn't made an appearance in any of the 'X-Men: First Class' trailers or character teaser clips up until recently when we caught a glimpse of him as what appears to be Sebastian Shaw's right hand man. In the clip, we see Riptide in full force and in the guise of a tornado approximately 13 seconds in. He then reverts to a human likeness (portrayed by actor Alex Gonzalez) at around 50 seconds into the clip, adjusting his suit jacket.

In the brief moments we do see Riptide, he appears on screen as an assistant to Sebastian Shaw, the leader of The Hellfire Club. Could this mean that Riptide is simply one of Sebastian's henchmen in the upcoming movie? If so, this would be a completely different characterization of Riptide- not really what we've seen in the comics. The good news is that Riptide does seem to be keeping his powers; his crazy wind burst and super speed giving him powers likening to that of a tornado. How does this compare to his comic book appearances?

In the comics, Riptide is considered something of a henchman as well, and is probably most famous for the damage he did to Nightcrawler during the Claremont story-line. During the Mutant Massacre, Riptide unleashed his whirl-wind powers, launching projectiles in all directions, massacring the Morlocks and causing the most damage of any other mutant. He gravely injured X-Men teammates Nightcrawler and Colossus- his actions eventually led Colossus to snap his neck. I have to wonder if Riptide will have his neck broken in the film, even though (unfortunately) Colossus won't be the one to do it.

Fox's X-Men: First Class hits theaters June 3rd, 2011. What do you think of all the changes being made to the portrayal of the X-Men in the upcoming movie? It's pretty safe to say that his connection to Mr. Sinister will not be featured at all. Are you looking forward to the film?

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@Babs said: "... how will he fit into the 'X-Men: First Class' movie plot-line?"

Excellent question. Unfortunately, based on everything I've seen I would have to ask the same question of every character offered in this movie (and all other X-Men offerings to date). No one seems to be "adapted" terribly well and they all seem to be wedged together in some sort of bastardized amalgamation of the producer's, director's and writer's warped imaginations.
My question is: "Why can't we see real story lines from the comics?" We deserve story lines that are true to the actions, the spirit, and the events of things we've all read and enjoyed. I'm all for eliminating childish concepts, awkward costumes and "all other thing lame", but drastically altering characters, team members, and just making up story lines doesn't satisfy my need for some butt-kicking marvel action. These comics were written well. Why not use the material?
If a certain studio wants to continue to create garbage that does not follow traditional continuity and is nothing but a series of over-the-top special effects, inane one-liners, and dubious acting, why not just get John Wu and Michael Bay to collaborate on all movies they produce from now on? The trailers could all feature a byline "FROM THE MINDS OF JOHN WU AND MICHAEL BAY" followed by "The Voice-Over Guy's" baritone "IN A WORLD ..." at their opening, and I'll know to take that as my cue to squeeze my eyes shut, stuff my fingers in my ears, and scream "LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA" at the top of my lungs until the mind-numbing, culture-destroying, trash is over and I can continue with my day.

@Kweschun_Mark: Don't worry, we have them all planned out. Be sure to check really really soon...

The collection of mutants on this flick gets weirder and weirder...when's Alchemy or Gateway gonna show up?

Hi !

Why Riptide as Shaw's henchman ?

Why Havok in the 60's ?

Why Azazel ?

Because Fox don't give a f***. To them, they're just gizmos for pop-corn eaters.

Hihane washte.

I'm looking forward to the film but good lord there's so much footage and commentary we've seen now.  It makes me wonder if there's anything left to surprise me when I go to actually see it.  As for no Mr. Sinister, I knew it wouldn't happen even if Sinister is one of my all time favorites.

I don't mind them using Riptide since he's filling a henchman role.   Presumably he won't have much plot significance.

@MrCipher: 
Why do I want to sit through a movie about the exact same story that I've already read. I already have all the emotions, ideas and fulfillment from reading the story why do I need to see it in live action? I want new stories that will make me just as excited and emotionally invested.

Let's get out of comics for a second and go to books.....specifically the Harry Potter series. This was a book franchise that made a ton of money. I started reading them when I was a high school day camp councilor/swim instructor because all my kids were carrying them around and I was curious how a book could be grabbing so much attention from them. So I read the first two, enjoyed them and read the rest of the series.

When the movies started coming out I really wasn't that happy about it. For one I hate movies based on books. For instance one of my favorite books is Starship Troopers......but I wouldn't recommend the movie to anyone. Too much is lost in the transition from books to movies and you don't get the same atmosphere watching a scene as you do creating it in your head from the pages of a book.

So with the Potter movies I knew alot of the detail that made the books so great and built that world wouldn't get on the screen......and that's exactly what happened. There's no way you could keep an audience engaged through the 5-6 hrs it would take to fully cover the books and so you get a much more condensed and rushed feeling in the theater than you would from reading the series.

The same would be true of any direct comic book storyline adaptation. Most of the major series takes place over numerous books, crossovers with other titles and so on and trying to streamline it into a 2 hr movie would lose that girth that made the stories so memorable in the first place.

Though some books have been perfectly (and faithfully) adapted to the big screen (To Kill a Mockingbird definitely my favorite), the best adaptations have come from loose reference to the material used by the writers and directors to build there own visions. Look at films like Goodfellas (from Wise Guys), Blade Runner (from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version), Shawshank Redemption (Open Seasons), and Apocalypse Now (Heart of Darkness) to name a few.

if he is any sequels to first class, i want him to be involved with the Mutant Massacre, because he is a Marauder, Then I will be pleased.

They are just raping the Marauders one by one... Arclight in X3, and now Riptide in this. 

@Itbrd

I think it is okay to expect a loose adaptation.  We aren't even gettting that.  Singer and Fox are giving us a re-imagining of a top selling franchise rooted with history and continuity.  They aren't even trying to do anything remotely close to the comics.  They didn't do it in the other four productions they have given "fans". 

I think it is sad Fox and Singer don't believe enough in the X-Men brand to be truer to its roots.  Instead they count on the popularity of the brand to fuel the box-office regardless of the trashy mish-mash they throw up on screen.

Fox will never give us the movie we want.  Please people, please don't give Fox your money.  We won't get a decent X-men flick until Marvel/Disney gets the rights back to the franchise.

Every Marvel studios made movie, may not have been tried and true of the comics, but at least they were adaptations.  You can see the essence of the core material pressent in the plot and characterization.  I would rather have a strawberry flavored shake made with strawberry flavoring, than a frog in a blender.

I originally thought this was supposed to be Shinobi Shaw, but he makes a good Riptide. This is a good casting and character choice, in my opinion.

There have been about three trailers and something stupid like eight TV spots.

People need to stop encouraging it. They're so afraid of going into a movie unaware nowadays. I HATE that aspect of modern culture, it sucks.

yeah, there really is nothing left to wonder about in terms of what's going to happen anymore from all the coverage being given with the bits we have seen. i feel like i've practically seen the whole thing at this point. but i'm guessing other than the white queen and shaw who was the black king, we won't be seeing any other true hellfire members. pity, it's a damn interesting group of villains. yes frost and shaw are the most engaging, but it was still cool to see a sort of cabal of sorts that resembled a high society social club on the outside.

Even the movie is entirely different from comics, I'm definitely going to watch it.

his inclusion made me go WHAAAA t first but meh Fox just wants rights to characters adn they say its all keeping within film continuity....

@Itbrd

 

I think it is okay to expect a loose adaptation.  We aren't even gettting that.  Singer and Fox are giving us a re-imagining of a top selling franchise rooted with history and continuity.  They aren't even trying to do anything remotely close to the comics.  They didn't do it in the other four productions they have given "fans". 

I think it is sad Fox and Singer don't believe enough in the X-Men brand to be truer to its roots.  Instead they count on the popularity of the brand to fuel the box-office regardless of the trashy mish-mash they throw up on screen.

Fox will never give us the movie we want.  Please people, please don't give Fox your money.  We won't get a decent X-men flick until Marvel/Disney gets the rights back to the franchise.

Every Marvel studios made movie, may not have been tried and true of the comics, but at least they were adaptations.  You can see the essence of the core material pressent in the plot and characterization.  I would rather have a strawberry flavored shake made with strawberry flavoring, than a frog in a blender.

Why do they have to screw this movie so much. If was making X-Men First Class i wouldn't put Riptide.

I seriously don't understand everyone's negativity toward this film. The Movie-verse is compeltely different than the Comic-verse. You want to see storylines from the X-Men comics, go re-read them. Honestly, give them a chance. You should treat the live action Movie-verse as a different AU like Ultimates or AOA.

While I'll admit I was a bit on edge about the character castings at first, I've come to approve of the vast majority of characters they've chosen.

For those of you who want to argue that Emma doesn't fit in because of the Wolverine Origin's movie...please go dig youself in a bunker and rot. That movie was pittiful. Doesn't even deserve to be counted as continuity.

As for Havok...don't even pretend this is the first time we've seen Havok and he wasn't Scott's younger brother. If I recall he was Older than Scott in one of the other AU's (Ulitmates?). Regardless would it be so bad if Havok turned out being Scott's cousin or Uncle...still family...

Why aren't they making the movie exactly how I wanna see it. Stupid popcorn is so expensive anyway. Why is Galactus a cloud gaaaaaaaah! 

The more I see of this the more I like =)

Riptide?.........Mkay, this film officially has the most random assortment of characters.

When I saw him in the trailer, I thought it was a gender swapped Dust.

Im really excited to see this movie. No continuity from the other movies, and start fresh, i can't wait to see the under appreciated x-characters and other new mutants alike to debut on the big screen. Hopefully this can knock off the bad tast of X-3 and Wolverine  Origins out of my mouth.

well its took me awhile but i think i'm going to see this movie. I don't like the change to much but i'm just going to see it for x-men as movie and not a comic.

I wouldn't expect much respect or faithful adaptations for these characters and storyarcs.
You guys are reading waaaay too much into this.

The Marauders? Seriously? In the next movie??
BWAHAHAHA!

I don't really care if a movie or tv show is anything like the written material I love. I always look at it as a retelling. After so many instances, starting back with The Stand, you're just looking for a reason to be upset if you hope for it to be anything like what the original material was. If it is, great, if not, get over it and try to enjoy it for what it is. I'm super hyped this year! So many comic movies coming out! At the very least it will bring a couple readers to the comics we love hopefully prolonging their runs with added revenue to the companies printing them.

Cool video, but the screams...way too much for people supposed to become heroes...they're young..alala

I wouldn't expect much respect or faithful adaptations for these characters 

@SC:  Vertigo's my fave Marauder too!  :D  I love her, she has such simple but cool powers (: and I love her hair.

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The words "disposable henchman" come to mind.

I originally thought this was supposed to be Shinobi Shaw, but he makes a good Riptide. This is a good casting and character choice, in my opinion.

@Babs said: "... how will he fit into the 'X-Men: First Class' movie plot-line?"

Excellent question. Unfortunately, based on everything I've seen I would have to ask the same question of every character offered in this movie (and all other X-Men offerings to date). No one seems to be "adapted" terribly well and they all seem to be wedged together in some sort of bastardized amalgamation of the producer's, director's and writer's warped imaginations.
My question is: "Why can't we see real story lines from the comics?" We deserve story lines that are true to the actions, the spirit, and the events of things we've all read and enjoyed. I'm all for eliminating childish concepts, awkward costumes and "all other thing lame", but drastically altering characters, team members, and just making up story lines doesn't satisfy my need for some butt-kicking marvel action. These comics were written well. Why not use the material?
If a certain studio wants to continue to create garbage that does not follow traditional continuity and is nothing but a series of over-the-top special effects, inane one-liners, and dubious acting, why not just get John Wu and Michael Bay to collaborate on all movies they produce from now on? The trailers could all feature a byline "FROM THE MINDS OF JOHN WU AND MICHAEL BAY" followed by "The Voice-Over Guy's" baritone "IN A WORLD ..." at their opening, and I'll know to take that as my cue to squeeze my eyes shut, stuff my fingers in my ears, and scream "LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA" at the top of my lungs until the mind-numbing, culture-destroying, trash is over and I can continue with my day.

I dunno why ppl keep complaining about these films not sticking to the source material. If the so-called fans want an EXACT play by play of the X-MEN: FIRST CLASS story, then they need to go buy the comic and cut the crying. 
I personally dont really kno what kind of fool would want to limit themselves to the original story when they have this opportunity to create a new universe all there own. 
This is just a different version, just like the AGE OF APOCALYPSE X-Men, ULTIMATE X-Men, or even X-Men 2099.

I like their take on Riptide a lot. so exited but will I even see any footage I haven't already? They have revealed way too much.

Riptide's hair was really immaculate in that movie. Don't you think it would get blown around a bit with all that wind? What kind of gel does he use?