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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_viper
| no_bullet_resist = true
| no_spirit_resist = true
| voice_actor = Stephanie Kerbis
| release_date = January 17, 2025
| codenames = Viper
| no_sprint = true
| move_speed = <span style="font-size:15px">{{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|MaxMoveSpeed|2}}{{ss|0.023|12px}}</span>
| crit_scale = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|CritDamageBonusScale}}
}}

'''Vyper''' is a slithery [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]'', moving quickly along the battlefield and engaging critical targets.  She can Slither and slide to avoid enemy attacks with greater mobility, throwing slowing Screwjab Daggers and injecting her targets with Lethal Venom. By slinging her Petrifying Bolas, Vyper Slows and Damages groups while petrifying her hapless victim. 

Vyper is an impulsive outlaw that gets thrown in jail as many times as she escapes it, building a reputation among a number of criminal allies and enemies across the [[wikipedia:Tri-state_area|New Jersey Tri-State Area]].

Vyper was added to [[Hero Labs]] as "Viper" on [[Update:October 24, 2024|October 24, 2024]], and officially released on [[Update:January 17, 2025|January 17, 2025]]. 

== Abilities ==
Slither starts unlocked by default.<tabber>
|-|(1) Screwjab Dagger=
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| hero_name=Vyper
| ability_num=1
}}

|-|(2) Lethal Venom=
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| hero_name=Vyper
| ability_num=2
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|-|(3) Slither=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Vyper
| ability_num=3
}}

|-|(4) Petrifying Bola=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Vyper
| ability_num=4
}}
</tabber>

== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|Vyper|ph=true}}

== Update History ==
{{Main|Vyper/Update history|l1=Update history}}
{{Update history}}

== Background ==
{{Fates_Tale|viper}}

=== Lore ===
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 and Wisconsin.<ref name=":0">[[Vyper/Quotes#Conversations|Vyper conversations]]</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 [[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>

== Character interactions ==

*Vyper thinks {{HeroIcon|Lash|Jacob Lash}} is "awesome".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper_select_07.mp3|transcription=I'm just gonna say it: Lash is awesome, and he kicked Bebop's ass.}}</ref> When killing Lash, she may say she loves him and ask for an autograph.<ref>{{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>
*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>
*Vyper is a friend of {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill krill 04.mp3|context=(killed Mo & Krill)|transcription=Love you guys, but not enough to like, let you win.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill krill 05.mp3|context=(killed Mo & Krill)|transcription=I'll swing by their hovel later to apologize, it'll be fine.}}</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>
* 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 says {{HeroIcon|Yamato}} murdered a guy for owing the Seventh Moon a "C-Note" ($100).<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper_select_09.mp3|transcription=I know a guy who owed the Seventh Moon a C-note... well, I knew a guy who owed the Seventh Moon a C-Note... Yamato murdered the shit out of him.}}</ref>
* Vyper is barred from taking out another "marker" (slang for an informal loan) from {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}'s gambling ring, presumably because she still owes money to Wraith.<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>
* Vyper says {{HeroIcon|Calico}} has a reputation of "sloppy work" due to "a hit that went bad", a possible reference to the attempted assassination of {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}.<ref name=":0" />
* Vyper comments on {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}}'s health, due to his age.<ref name=":0" />
* Vyper wants {{HeroIcon|Mirage}} to "stop yelling about the Djinn".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill mirage 03.mp3|transcription=Anything to stop that guy from yelling about the Djinn!}}</ref>
* Vyper has been kicked out of the {{HeroIcon|Paradox}} museum.<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>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Vyper card.png|Portrait
File:Vyper.png|Icon
File:Viper Render.png|In-game render
File:Vyper name.png|Name typography
File:Viper Reference Sheet.png|Model sheet
File:Four heroes update.jpg|Vyper in the January 2025 update art
File:Vyper Weapon.png|Weapon - The Rattler
File:Vyper leak 1.png|Leaked work-in-progress new model
</gallery>

== Trivia ==

* Vyper's current appearance is a modified version of ''[[Neon Prime]]'s'' [[Kali]].
* Vyper's lead developer is [[Hopoo]],<ref>2024-10-28 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "''yes I was lead on viper (and magician), it’s why neither was in the hero list previously"''</ref> best known as the co-creator of the ''[[wikipedia:Risk_of_Rain_2|Risk of Rain]]'' series.
* Vyper is the only hero who starts with an unlocked ability by default.
* According to her voice actress Stephanie Kerbis, Vyper is "not from Wisconsin or New Jersey".<ref>2025-09-04 - gammaton32 on reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame - [https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame/comments/1n8qwaw/ Stephanie Kerbis is Vyper] (reposted from Stephanie's Tiktok)</ref> 
* "Making [[wikipedia:Pruno|Pruno]] in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Vyper in the [[Hideout]].

== References ==
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