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.

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• Vic Viper VS R-9A Arrowhead

Battle Record

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Battle Record

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 0
• Draws: 0

Possible Opponents

• Luke Skywalker (Star Wars; on X-Wing Starfighter)
• Opa-Opa (Fantasy Zone; Parodius variant)

Death Battle Info

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
• Has a computer that scans enemies' weaknesses
• 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

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)