Waverider

The Waverider is a time-travelling ship used by Rip Hunter and also as a base of operation for his team.

History
After the Time Masters refused to help Rip Hunter in his quest to rid history of Vandal Savage, Rip took his time-ship, travelling to the year 2016 to recruit chosen heroes and villains as part of a team. After they accepted his offer, he took them aboard the ship and they travelled to 1975 to meet Dr. Aldus Boardman. While they were mostly all away from the ship, Chronos, employed by the Time Masters, came to damage and break in to the ship. However, they were able to re-enter the ship, Rip taking them in to the temporal zone for safety while repairs could occur. The team decides to remain in 1975 for the time being; however, they travel to Norway to confront Savage at a nuclear weapon auction. After Carter Hall is murdered by Savage and Rip "kills" Savage in turn, the team travels to 1986.

During 1986, the Waverider camouflages itself upon landing around the perimeter of the Pentagon to intercept files of Savage's whereabouts. After a failed mission, the ship travels to Moscow to confront renowned scientist Valentina Vostok. Through the Waverider's inventory, Gideon (the ship's AI computer) hands out capsules that enable the larynx to speak any language to Ray Palmer and Leonard Snart as well as dress them in nice-looking attire. The Waverider travels to the laboratory in which Vostok works at to get an insight into Savage's plans but fails once again after three members of the team (Palmer, Mick Rory, and Martin Stein) are captured. The Waverider soon hovers down into an anonymous zone where the team discusses a breakout plan. Within the ship, the Waverider provides Snart the attire of a Russian prison guard in order to rescue Rory and Palmer. After all the captured members are rescued, the ship hovers down to get all remaining members on board and evacuate before a nuclear explosion is released upon the prison. However, the Waverider is attacked by the wandering Chronos and unleashes a missile that knocks the ship out of the timestream.

After arriving in an unknown location, Rip orders Gideon to camouflage the Waverider, very soon confronting a mysterious archer. After facing the archer, they quickly return to the Waverider to discover that it is burning from the interior after an attack and that its main control, Gideon, is not functioning. The team sets to fixing the ship in order to get out of the apocalyptic city while others set out to discover the ruins. After the team assists both the original Green Arrow and the mysterious archer (revealed to be the son of John Diggle) defeat Deathstroke II and the Waverider is fixed, Rip instructs Gideon to input the coordinates of an unknown location into the ship.

Behind the scenes

 * The Waverider is named after Matthew Ryder aka Waverider, who in the comics is a superhero with the ability to travel through time.
 * Rip Hunter stealing the Waverider is reminiscent to the Doctor stealing a TARDIS from the British television series, Doctor Who. Arthur Darvill, who portrays Rip, had previously starred in Doctor Who as the Eleventh Doctor's companion Rory Williams.