- For other uses, see Vic Viper (disambiguation).
Vic Viper (ビックバイパー Bikku Baipā) is a recurring character in the Parodius series, appearing in all games. He is based on the titular starfighter from the Gradius series.
Vic Viper would later be joined by Lord British, also based on the eponymous Gradius starfighter.
History[]
Originally created to serve as a standard Space Fighter for pilot James Burton in 6658, he served the front line for eight years until the Metalion showed up to stop Venom's invasion of Gradius. By this point, he retired into the deep underground, and presumably, gained sentience. By Tako's request, he came out of retirement to fight off the Dream Eater and joined forces with the Space Fighters. He came up to the idea to travel the universe as remembrance of his younger days, but stayed in active service during the later Paro-Wars. By the time of the Second Paro-War, he was stated to be 58 years old. In Sexy Parodius, he is aged up to 64 while Lord British is 49.
Gallery[]
| Parodius | ||
| Characters | Tako • Vic Viper • Penta • Goemon • Popolon | |
| Stages | Ur Star • Game Star • Annoying Star • Stray Star • Mystic Star • The Star • Extra Stage | |
| Bosses | Big Moai • Big Penguin • Bug-Misfit • Jan Ken Pon • Tenuki Tenuki Buzz • Cute Bills • Maids • Bug-Mayhem • Ge Ge Ge Aunt • Bug-Abaddon • Organ • Bug | |
| Parodius Da! | ||
| Characters | Tako • Vic Viper • Pentaro • TwinBee | |
| Stages | Pirate Island • Las Vegas • Omake Stage (PSX/SAT) • Labyrinth • Amusement Park (FC) • Crystal Cave (GB) • Japan • Moai Battleship • Pachinko • Clouds and Bubbles • Ice Cave • Night of the Living Dead • Public Bath (SNES) • Zeo's Fortress | |
| Bosses | Cat Battleship • Captain Penguinovski the 3rd • Chichibinta Rika • Eagle Eagle Sabnosuke • Hot Lips • Pig Tide • Yoshiko • Viva Core • Honey Miyako • Pooyan • Iron Maiden MK III • Yoshiwara Dayuu • Showering Beauty • Golgotha Takobee | |
| Port Exclusive | Miss Mishitarina • Madam of Yotsuya Q • Viking Moai • Woon Botton • Tako Hyuuma • Penguin Bomb • Crystal Golem • Penguin Conducter • Pinwall • Marvelous Green Mantle • Great Gourmet King Manjiri Kun • Super DX Emperor Penguin | |
| Gokujō Parodius! ~Kako no Eikō o Motomete~ | ||
| Characters | Takosuke and Belial • Vic Viper and Lord British • Pentaro and Hanako • TwinBee and WinBee • Hikaru and Akane • Mambo and Samba • Michael and Gabriel • Koitsu and Aitsu • Goemon and Ebisumaru • Dracula-kun and Kid Dracula • Upa and Rupa • Mr. Past Glory | |
| Stages | Circo Porto Harborland • Cat Battleship Forever • Candy Land • Traffic Signs • Core Ship Parade • Moai Battleship • The Moon • Disco • Shooting Memories | |
| Bosses | Anna Pavlova • Cat Submarine • Eliza • Decoration Core • Crazy Core • Capsule Monster Cappuccino • Yoshiko • Princess Kaguya • Chichibinta Rika • Tako's Cutie • Pentaro X | |
| Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius | ||
| Characters | Takohiko and Belial • Vic Viper and Lord British • Pentaro and Hanako • TwinBee and WinBee • Sue and Memim • Mike and Ran • Soitsu and Doitsu • Upa and Rupa • Dracula-kun and Kid Dracula • Mr. Past Glory | |
| Stages | Hip Hop Disco • School • Donburi Fields • Edo • Sweet Land • High Speed Patrol • Fiesta Base • Polygon Space (Omake 1) • Grand Prix (Omake 2) | |
| Bosses | Mirror Ball • Judy • Enormous Hikaru and Akane • Mardock and Warumon's Ships • BaronBee • BoinBee • Goemon Compact • Decoration Core MK II • Cat Battle Train • Big Core MK I (SNES) • Ghost Woman (SNES) • Big BaronBee (SNES) • John Wanjiro (PSX) • Penkuro (PSX) • Temple Lord • Mr. Goldfish's Selling Fortress • Chichibinta Rika • Bacteriya • Robot Wall | |
| Sexy Parodius | ||
| Characters | Vic Viper and Lord British • Ivan and Toby • Hikaru and Akane • Mambo and Samba • Michael and Gabriel • Koitsu and Aitsu • Option and Multiple • Shooting Star and Black Viper (Ace) • The Old Lecher Tako | |
| Stages | Farm • Bath House • Underwater Palace • Castle Dracula • Girl Factory • Coal Mine • Sweet Sky • Boss Rush • Taj Mahal • Special Stage | |
| Bosses | Corn Chiwa • Finally Penguin • Otohime • Medusa • Transporting Crane • Tanuko the Tanuki • Candy Core • Capsule Monster Cappuccino • Captain Penguinovski the 3rd • Eagle Eagle Sabnosuke • Hot Lips • Yuko • "Mon" • Kaori • Sexy Star | |