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{{Quotation||You ever get the feeling that something bad is gonna happen?... Yeah so, I don't, that's why I end up in jail so much.}}

Vyper is a gorgon.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Petrifying Bola|voice line]] (Upgrade Petrifying Bola): ''"Gorgon's gonna gorgon! You know what I'm saying?"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Celeste}}'s in-game [[Celeste/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Vyper): ''"Gorgons are the worst!"''</ref> She often refers to herself as "V".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Killstreak|voice line]] (Killstreak): ''"Just give up, baby. No one's better than V!''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Situational|voice line]] (Leave Base): ''"V's comin' to save the day, baby!"''</ref>

Vyper has been to New Jersey,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_use_power1_01.mp3|transcription=Learned this trick in Jersey.}}</ref> Staten Island,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_use_power2_04.mp3|transcription=A Staten Island classic!}}</ref> Philadelphia,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_use_power4_09.mp3|transcription=You know, they love this in Philly.}}</ref> Illinois,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Holliday|number=2|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=Where from?|hero_quote2=Holliday|quote2=Illinois.|hero_quote3=Vyper|quote3=No shit! You know, I did a little time in Cook County.}}</ref> Oklahoma<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Drifter|number=1|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=Yeah, it's because they never did time in OKC.}}</ref> and Wisconsin.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Calico|number=2|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=You know, when I was in the joint I heard stories about you.|hero_quote2=Calico|quote2=I didn't realise my exploits were things of New Jersey lore.|hero_quote3=Vyper|quote3=No, not New Jersey, Wisconsin! There's actually a lot of assassins in Wisconsin.}}</ref> She has been incarcerated (and escaped from) [[wikipedia:Riker's Island|Riker's Island]] multiple times.<ref name=":22" /> She doesn't want to be sent to [[Lost Whisper]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|quotes=Vyper/Quotes|transcription=Ah, sometimes I think 'Man, it would be so fun to break out of Lost Whisper' and then I think 'V, that is a dumbass idea'.}}</ref>

Vyper used to work for the [[The Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza Syndicate]], acting as {{PageRef|name=Infernus}}' replacement.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Ivy): ''""Savior of Spanish Harlem". Man, I could have been the savior of Spanish Harlem... Ha, probably would have had to stop working for Mendoza to do it, but people can change."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Infernus}}' in-game [[Infernus/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"Can't believe Mendoza replaced me with someone like her!"''</ref> When working for Mendoza, Vyper was caught by {{PageRef|name=Ivy}} and tried for 13 counts of murder, although Vyper mentions that the actual kill count was way higher.<ref name=":0">{{PageRef|name=Ivy}}'s in-game [[Ivy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"I stopped you when you worked for Mendoza, and I'll stop you again!"''</ref><ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Ivy|number=2}}</ref> Vyper has killed tourists in the past and felt no remorse for doing so.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Viscous): ''"I swear to God, that is the first tourist I have legitimate guilt about killing."''</ref>

Vyper calls herself a "degenerate"<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|quotes=Vyper/Quotes|context=(unselect)|transcription=You didn't want my help anyway, I'm a degenerate.}}</ref> and has "real bad impulse control".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Lash|number=2|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=I got two hands, a knife, and real bad impulse control!}}</ref> She often flirts with men (especially {{HeroIcon|Lash}})<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> and is willing to go out with anyone who offers her drinks, even if she finds them intimidating.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Drifter|number=2|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=Y'know, I was lookin' to get as, uh, far away from you as possible while you were still in a good mood... but if you're buying I'm good for, like, a cocktail or two.}}</ref>

Vyper has been kicked out of the [[Paradox Museum]] and the [[Baroness Hotel]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill chrono 05.mp3|transcription=Okay, maybe next time, you guys shouldn't kick me out of the Paradox Museum!}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed The Doorman): ''"That's for kicking me out of the Baroness."''</ref> She's also been barred from [[Jezebel's]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Infernus}}' in-game [[Infernus/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"There's a reason that lady's not allowed in Jezebel's!"''</ref> Vyper once crashed Fashion Week.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Mina): ''"Man, you crash Fashion Week one time and the next thing you know the lady plots your death."''</ref>

Vyper makes references to [[wikipedia:Pruno|pruno]], an improvised alcoholic beverage also known as "prison wine".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper_unselect_01.mp3|transcription=Ah, whatever. I needed to make pruno anyway.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_use_power2_06.mp3|context=(use Lethal Venom)|transcription=Have some pruno on the house!}}</ref>

Vyper has a Midwest accent, according to {{PageRef|name=Mina}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mina|file=Vampirebat kill viper 05.mp3|transcription=I hate your stupid face, I hate your stupid attitude, and I hate your stupid Midwest accent.}}</ref> Though according to Vyper's voice actress Stephanie Kerbis, Vyper is "not from Wisconsin or New Jersey".<ref name=":1">2025-09-04 - gammaton32 on [https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame/ reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame] - [https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame/comments/1n8qwaw/ Stephanie Kerbis is Vyper] (reposted from Stephanie's Tiktok)</ref>

Billy and Vyper are familiar with each other. While on the same team, Billy and Vyper flirt with each other. Vyper asks if she can call Billy "Lash", to which Billy doesn't care.<ref name=":3" />

While Vyper holds Billy in high regard,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Billy): ''"Hey, you're lookin' good, Billy."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Billy): ''"Love to hate that guy."''</ref> Billy thinks Vyper is a moron.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"Vyper thinks she's hard because she did time. Lady can't go three blocks without catchin' a charge. She's no con, she's a moron!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Vyper): ''"I've met good criminals, I've met bad criminals. You're just a stupid criminal."''</ref>

It's implied that Vyper knew Billy from before he got his goat head.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Billy): ''"He's making that goat head work, I gotta say."''</ref>

=== {{HeroIcon|Lash}} ===

Vyper is infatuated with Lash.<ref name=":4">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill lash 02.mp3|context=(killed Lash)|transcription=I love you.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill lash 04.mp3|transcription=Probably a bad time to ask for an autograph?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Vyper|number=2|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=You're the woman infatuated with Lash, right?|hero_quote2=Vyper|quote2=Oh, come on, everyone loves Lash.}}</ref> She has watched him sleep (without his knowledge)<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Vyper|number=1|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=You smell even better when you're awake.}}</ref> and sends Lash letters made to "stand out" (the contents of the letters are unknown, but they do make Lash uncomfortable).<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Vyper|number=3|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=You get the letters I sent you when I was in jail?|hero_quote2=Lash|quote2=Yeah. They were... Very specific.|hero_quote3=Vyper|quote3=Yeah, well, y'know, I'm sure you get a lot of fan mail, so... Wanted to make sure they stood out.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"Maybe now she'll stop sending me mail."''</ref> When Vyper flirts with {{HeroIcon|Billy}}, she asks if she can call him "Lash".<ref name=":3">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vyper|number=1}}</ref>

Lash is scared of Vyper's obession with him and wants her to leave him alone.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"I need her to leave me alone!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"Oh, I hope she got the message..."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Ally Vyper Killed): ''"They took out Vyper! Thank God..."''</ref>

Silver has hunted and caught Vyper so many times that Vyper's use of {{AbilityIcon|Petrifying Bola}} comes from Silver's {{AbilityIcon|Entangling Bola}}.<ref name=":22">{{PageRef|name=Silver}}'s in-game [[Silver/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Vyper): ''"You can keep breakin' out of Rikers all you want, I'll keep sendin' your ass back there."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Silver}}'s in-game [[Silver/Quotes#Entangling Bola|voice line]] (upgrade Entangling Bola): ''"I threw these at Vyper so many times she started carrying 'em around herself."''</ref>

=== {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} ===

Wraith wants Vyper dead since she once robbed one of Wraith's poker rooms.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Wraith|number=2|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=I'd never hire you.|hero_quote2=Vyper|quote2=Why, 'cause I tried to rob one of your poker rooms? That's like ancient history!|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=It's not, but tell you what: If we complete the ritual, we'll call things square.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Wraith): ''"Look, she probably wanted me dead anyways, so it's not like I made things worse."''</ref> She also doesn't allow Vyper to take out markers (informal loans) since Vyper never pays them back.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_select_05.mp3|transcription=I don't get why Wraith won't let me take out a marker, I paid it off! Once.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Wraith): ''"Yeah, I don't think she's gonna be clearin' my marker anytime soon."''</ref> Vyper knows [[The Arroyo's#Sophia Arroyo|Sophia Arroyo]] works for Wraith.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Ivy|number=3|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=Yeah, I just wanted to know how you feel about your sister working for Wraith.}}</ref>

*Nobody trusts Vyper,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s [[Vyper/Quotes#Other Characters|other hero interactions]]</ref> with the exception of {{PageRef|name=Rem}}.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Rem}}'s in-game [[Rem/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (killed Vyper): ''"I don't know why people hate her."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Rem}}'s in-game [[Rem/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (killed Vyper): ''"Don't worry, Vyper. One day I'll have money, and then you can mug me!"''</ref>

*Vyper dislikes {{HeroIcon|Bebop}}, Lash's pitfighting rival.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill bebop 05.mp3|transcription=When are you gonna get the message, Bebop? You suck!}}</ref>

*Aside from {{PageRef|name=Lash}}, Vyper is attracted to {{PageRef|name=Abrams}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Abrams|number=3|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=Abe, you wanna meet up for a drink after this?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Abrams|number=2|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=You're looking good, detective!}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=Billy}}<ref name=":3" /> and {{PageRef|name=Mirage}}.<ref name=":5">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Mirage|number=1|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=You smell of cheap cigarettes and cheaper morals.|hero_quote2=Vyper|quote2=Keep talkin' to me like that and I'm gonna lead you to a cheaper motel.}}</ref> She also likes [[Cinnamon]], a "librarian" who performs at the "Pole Palace" and resembles {{PageRef|name=Paige}}.<ref name=":6">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Paige|number=2}}</ref>

* Vyper believes {{HeroIcon|Infernus}} "used to be hard, but now he's just a bitch".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_select_08.mp3|transcription=Infernus used to be hard, but now he's just a bitch, slinging Mary Pickfords to other bitches... Oh my god, don't tell him I said that.}}</ref> She also liked {{PageRef|name=Shiv}} before he went straight.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Shiv): ''"I liked him better before he joined the Baxter Society."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Shiv): ''"Shiv, buddy, what did you let those losers in the Baxter Society do to you?"''</ref>

* Vyper says her Screwjab Daggers are better than {{HeroIcon|Shiv}}'s Serrated Knives.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_use_power1_02.mp3|context=(use Screwjab Dagger)|transcription=Shiv's got nothing on me.}}</ref>

* Vyper stabbed a woman named Molly Molenzo in Riker's Island. {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} dislikes Molly and {{HeroIcon|Yamato}} wants to talk to her.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|quotes=Vyper/Quotes#Screwjab Dagger|context=(upgrade Screwjab Dagger)|transcription=Oh, this is so much fancier than the toothbrush-mattress spring combo I used to stick Molly Molenzo back on Long Island.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Wraith|number=1|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=Heard you shanked Molly. (...) She's not [a friend].|hero_quote2=Vyper|quote2=Cool, yeah. No, I stabbed the hell outta her. Not a fan.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Yamato|hero2=Vyper|number=3|hero_quote1=Yamato|quote1=You did time on Rikers, yes? (...) So, you must know Molly Molenzo. It's very important I speak to her.}}</ref>

* Vyper nicknames {{PageRef|name=Paige}} "Red" and knew her brother, [[Minor characters#Bryce|Bryce]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Paige): ''"Sorry, Red."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Paige): ''"Her brother was just, like, way more fun to hang out with."''</ref>

* Vyper is interested in stealing [[Calico|Ava]],<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Pass Calico on Zipline): ''"Damn, I want her cat..."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Graves}}' lich hand,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Graves|hero2=Vyper|number=2|hero_quote1=Graves|quote1=Does it matter? 'cause I'm not giving it to you.}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s parka,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Kelvin): ''"I wonder if I could pull off a parka."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}'s earrings,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vyper|hero2=Lady Geist|number=1}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s suitcase<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Pocket): ''"I should try to hawk his case!"''</ref> and {{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s sword.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Yamato): ''"Aw, I can't wait to use that sword to cut a Reuben."''</ref> She's robbed the {{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}} before.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Shopkeeper|voice line]] (Vyper buys T4 item): ''"Oh my God, you're actually spending money instead of robbing me!"''</ref>

* {{PageRef|name=Ivy}} is familar with Vyper from when she worked for Mendoza.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Ivy}}'s in-game [[Ivy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"Been a while, Vyper."''</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />