Ripp Grunt

Early Life
Ripp Grunt grew up in Strangetown where he lived with his father, General Buzz, his older brother, Tank, and his younger brother, Buck. His mother, Lyla, passed away when he was a young teenager. Growing up, Ripp had a poor relationship with his father, as he was a free spirit who wished to choose his own life path instead of following in his father's footsteps and training for the military. Ripp also had a negative relationship with his older brother Tank, as the two would constantly fight, however he was very close with his younger brother Buck.

Growing up, Ripp was best friends with fellow Strangetown teens Johnny Smith and Ophelia Nigmos. He did not have any romances until college.

College
Ripp attended Sim State University and got his degree in Arts.

During his freshman year, Ripp met the loves of his life, Ricky Cormier and Dirk Dreamer. Ripp had his first kiss with Ricky and the two dated throughout college, as they were madly in love and had great chemistry. At the same time, however, Ripp was pining for Dirk who, at the time, was just his (and Ricky's) friend. He would express his feelings by quoting songs about forbidden love.

After Ricky got expelled from college due to his poor academic performance, Ripp and Dirk finally decided to act on their feelings for each other. They were keeping their love a secret from Ricky, however.

Life as a Graduate
After graduating college, Ripp and his boyfriend, Ricky, moved to their own apartment in Strangetown.

Ripp was guilty about his affair with Dirk and decided to come clean to Ricky, who was not mad, and admitted to also having feelings for Dirk. The three men went on to have a polyamorous relationship with each other. Even though Dirk lived in Pleasantview, he would visit Ripp and Ricky in Strangetown as often as he could.

During this period of his life, Ripp would often spend his free time painting and blowing bubbles.

Going to Pleasantview
Ripp and Ricky have decided to drive to Pleasantview to visit Dirk. The two stayed as guests in the Dreamer house.

For Ripp, this was his first time visiting.

Drippy
Ripp and his partners, Ricky and Dirk have a business called Drippy (currently under construction). Drippy is located in Strangetown and is part clothing store, part art shop, and part makeover salon.

The ideation of the store comes from the fact that Ripp is a painter who also has quite a bit of interest in makeup and cosmetology, Ricky enjoys sewing and occasionally paints, and Dirk has a natural business instinct.

Pregnancy and Family
Ripp is currently pregnant with his partner Ricky's child, as is his other partner, Dirk.

The three were able to achieve this through a new (and slightly experimental) methodology of same-sex couple pregnancy that was developed by Strangetown scientists, based on alien abduction pregnancy.

Ripp is now very close to both of his brothers. He and Tank made amends in their adulthood after spending their teen years having constant fights.

Ripp is still tight-knit with his childhood best friends, Johnny and Ophelia.