Guy Ripley

Guy Ripley was a fictional character played by Ryland Blackinton during his time as the lead guitarist for Cobra Starship, but most actively from 2007-2009. Guy was portrayed as an British interviewer who worked for the BBC World News, who although meant well, often ended up expressing an annoying and awkward personality. He was also displayed as being obsessed with Victoria Asher, the keytarist for Cobra Starship.

Guy appeared in many 2000’s Fueled By Ramen videos, most notably The Academy Is… web series “TAI TV” and Cobra Starship web series “CobraCam.tv”. He also contributed the introduction for Fall Out Boy’s 2008 promotional mixtape CitizensFOB: Welcome To The New Administration.

Since Blackinton’s departure from Cobra Starship in 2014, which lead to the band’s dissolution in 2015, the character has been inactive.