Viper/Lore
< Viper
Lore
The malevolent familiar of a sadistic wizard who captured and hoped to tame him, Viper was curiously glad to have been sprung from the sealed and unchanging subterranean Nether Reaches where his race had lived for millions of years, after tectonic slippage had sealed off the Netherdrakes in luminous caverns. Viper spent some time appearing to submit to the wizard's enchainments, hoping to learn what he could of the dark magics the mage practiced. But he soon realized that few spells were as deadly as the toxins that were his birthright. Exuding an acid that swiftly ate away the bars of his cage, the Netherdrake slipped free of his confines, spit poison in the old spellcaster's eyes, and soared out to let the world know that it had a new master.
Viper | |
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Heroes: | ![]() |
Races: | Netherdrakes |
Places: | Nether Reaches |
- After his experience as
Pugna's pet, Viper intends to take a sorcerer as his pet.[1][2]
- Viper is interested in augmenting its body, a hobby picked up from his former master.[3] He accomplishes this through extensive magical experimentation, invoking sequences of spells that cause both him and his victims to suffer. When he feels that his body is sufficiently augmented, he plans on returning to the Nether Reaches via a rumored hidden passage, where he can reign as the most toxic creature of that place.[4]
- According to
Lifestealer, Viper tastes like chicken.[5]
Friendships and rivalries[edit]
Allies meeting Viper
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r Holy shit, it's Viper!
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r Reptiles rally!
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r You're not exciting, Viper, but you sure get the job done.
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r You're Viper? Don't look like one to me.
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r The green shadow takes wing!
Enemies killing Viper
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Aw, Viper, and I was gonna take you out for a spin.
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Viper, I've seen your end.
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Viper, you fall to Earth.
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Gravity brings you down.
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And they call me a buzzard!
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Mmm, Viper…tastes like chicken.
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r Monkey vs snake. Monkey wins. Monkey always wins!
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r Let's see if your poison's good for cleaning off blood.
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You let yourself get carried away.
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Green you may be, but I find you tiresome.
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Ah Viper, my erstwhile pet.
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Viper! I wondered where you had gotten to.
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What was it, Viper? Nether Reaches lost their charm?
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Back to the Nether Reaches with you, Viper!
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Viper, here you fly where below you crawled.
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One source of aerial pollution curtailed.
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You shouldn't have spit into the wind, Viper.
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Hit the ground!
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Dirt nap for you!
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Time to slow down.
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Dead air.
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Your poison shadow is now but a crater.
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Grounded.
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Venom beats Viper!
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Ah, Viper, you might want to invest in some venom.
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These are unfriendly skies for a viper.
Others
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r V is not for visions of victory, but for a victim of a vicious viper.
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I will bring you down!
References[edit]
- ↑ Viper response: ▶️ I am no sorcerer's familiar. Rather, I'll take a sorcerer as my pet.
- ↑ Pugna response: ▶️ Ah Viper, my erstwhile pet.
- ↑ Malefic Drake's Hood description.
- ↑ Malefic Drake's Strike description.
- ↑ Lifestealer response: ▶️ Mmm, Viper…tastes like chicken.