Vic Viper



"Let's roll!"

- Vic Viper's pilot in Gradius V

Vic Viper is the main protagonist's spaceship of shoot 'em up video game series Gradius created by Konami.

Fanon Wiki Ideas So Far

 * Vic Viper VS R-9A Arrowhead (By Tonipelimies)

Battle Record
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Battle Record
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 * Wins: 0
 * Losses: 0
 * Draws: 0

Possible Opponents

 * Luke Skywalker (Star Wars; on X-Wing Starfighter)
 * Opa-Opa (Fantasy Zone; Parodius variant)
 * Rynex (Thunder Force IV) (Thunder Force IV)
 * TwinBee
 * ZIG (Zero Wing) (Zero Wing)

Background

 * Aliases: Warp Rattler, M.A.X.
 * Vehicle Type: Trans-Dimensional Spaceship
 * Age: Unknown
 * Pilots: James Burton (Gradius/MSX Nemesis/ReBirth), Captain Ebara (Gradius V)
 * Afflilation: Gradius Empire

Powers & Abilities

 * Agility
 * Laser Cannon
 * Vic Viper's primary weapon
 * Can shoot beams straight-forward from the front
 * Can be fired at semi-rapid succession
 * Flying in space
 * Time Travel (T-301 exclusive)
 * Can create tears in the space-time continuum to travel back in time

Arsenal/Weapon Types

 * Missile Types
 * Missile
 * Fires one missile downwards
 * Flies along the terrain
 * Can be upgraded to a Level 2 shot to travel faster
 * Upper Missile
 * Similar to a basic missile, but fires upwards
 * Hawk Wind
 * Shoots a missile up or down
 * Depends on the vertical position of Vic Viper
 * Can climb surfaces instead of stopping at a hill
 * Spread Bomb
 * Drops bombs in an frontal arc
 * Explodes in a wide blast
 * Most damaging missile weapon
 * S. Spread
 * Drops spread bombs backwards (Gradius III Arcade)
 * Drops two small spread bombs straight downwards (Gradius III SNES)
 * Napalm Missile
 * A combination of the regular Missile and Spread Bomb
 * Fires downwards and follows the terrain
 * Explodes on-contact with a series of blasts
 * Photon Torpedo
 * Fires torpedoes straight down that follow the terrain
 * Has a piercing capability unlike a normal missile
 * Can sometimes only pass through weak enemies
 * Can be upgraded to fire both up and down or gain more striking power (while being slowed down)
 * Guided/Homing Missile
 * Self-explanatory
 * Homes in on the nearest enemy
 * Control Missile
 * Manually moves the missile up or down
 * 2-Way Missile
 * Fires missiles straight up and down
 * Both disappear on-contact
 * Can be upgraded to follow the terrain
 * 2-Way Back
 * Launches behind Vic Viper instead of in-front
 * Flying Torpedo
 * Two missiles fly straight-forward
 * Can spread apart vertically before launching forward
 * Vertical Mine
 * Like Spread Bombs, explodes on-contact or after a short time
 * Explodes in a thick vertical line
 * Mines are thrown with the velocity and direction of Vic Viper
 * Affected by gravity at all times
 * Arming Ball
 * A orb that is fired in the last direction moved in
 * Bounces offf of surfaces one time
 * Howk(sic) Variants:
 * Upgrades that allow missiles to ascend terrain
 * Psy Com/Alpinias Missile
 * Same as Homing Missile, under a different name
 * Option Types
 * Laser Types
 * Double Types
 * Speed Types
 * Shield Types
 * Speed Types
 * Shield Types
 * Shield Types
 * Shield Types

Models/Variants

 * Vic Viper BP-456X
 * Used in Gradius and Gradius ReBirth
 * Has the basic weaponry
 * Vic Viper BP-456Y
 * A slight variation of the original model
 * Used in Nemesis GB and Gradius: The Interstellar Assault
 * Vic Viper BP-8332
 * A variation with new wings similar to Delta-wings
 * Used in Salamander and Salamander 2
 * Features the new Ripple Laser and Twin Missiles
 * An upgrade allows it to use Options as powerful counter-attack weapons
 * Vic Viper BP-8272
 * Used in Gradius II and IV.
 * One of the most powerful models
 * Added Spread Bomb, Armor Piercing and Floating Mine as new weapons
 * Vic Viper BP-5963
 * Used in Gradius III
 * Also known as "Vic Viper Mark-III" or "M.A.X."
 * The first model able to combine great numbers of different weapons in a single fighter ship
 * Vic Viper Gaiden
 * An unnamed Vic Viper used in Gradius Gaiden
 * Vic Viper BP-592A
 * Used in Solar Assault
 * Has the same weapons as the original model
 * Is created for high-speed interceptions
 * Vic Viper T-301
 * A futuristic version of Vic Viper used in Gradius V
 * Has a smaller hitbox than the previous models
 * Is capable of traveling through/back in time by creating tears in the space-time continuum

Feats

 * Destroyed/defeated the Bacterian Empire multiple times
 * The Bacterian forces threatened to plunge the universe into total war and complete annihilation
 * Gofer stated himself being the center of the universe and he will rule every living thing there
 * Flew away at insane speeds after eventually making a really sharp U-turn
 * Can travel faster than light and escape off a black hole, which sucks the entire stage
 * Survived atmospheric re-entry back to Earth
 * Survived a planetary explosion without a scratch and still functions normally
 * Survived an another planet-sized explosion while escaping in Gradius ReBirth
 * It's wing tip was dragged on the ground in the opening of Gradius III & IV (minor durability feat)