Having met Ripsnort in person at the con last year....
Think of Ripsnort as a young Yul Brynner. Slim, muscular, with eyes that blaze forth with the conviction of a man who knows what he wants, and how to get it. Quiet, polite, a gentle family man. A little lacking in the hair dept, but I suppose that's better than having a huge bald spot and trying to comb the last four strands of hair over it.