Viper

Viper
Background info
Faction	Necris
Game info
Type	Ground
Health	200
Seats	1
Seat functions	Bouncing Plasma shots, Jump, Kamikaze
Appears in	Unreal Tournament 3

"The Viper is the fastest moving vehicle on any battlefield. The Viper is lightly armored and somewhat less agile than similar Axon counterparts, but it compensates for this with one of the most destructive attacks of all Necris vehicles. It can literally launch itself at a target, converting all its momentum and power into a single armor-penetrating impact.
As the Viper rises into the air, two articulated stabilizers unfurl to reveal the anti-gravity fuel cell that controls vehicle movement. It momentarily hovers while it locks on to a target, then simultaneously ejects its pilot and launches itself forward with fully destructive intention.
Its conventional armament includes front-mounted cannons that launch spheres of rebounding plasmid energy. They are not particularly lethal, but their high rate of fire and ability to ricochet around corners makes them effective nevertheless."

– UT3 manual

The Necris Viper is a vehicle found in Unreal Tournament 3.

Overview

The Viper is a single passenger speeder. Its primary gun fires ricocheting projectiles (akin to Ripper projectiles in Unreal Tournament or Razorjack projectiles in Unreal) that can do quite some damage if aimed correctly.

The vehicle can also spread out like a real life viper to hover high in the sky, which also is the preparation for its self-destruct mode. Like UT3's version of the Scorpion on ground, while on air, it can be shot as a missile, and ram vehicles or targets from the air. When activated, the driver is ejected and the Viper launches itself at its target, detonating on impact and causing massive damage. Many smaller and medium-sized vehicles and turrets can be destroyed with a single hit, including the Nightshade and the Nemesis. A successful kill with the self-destruct mode gives the player a "Bullseye" reward. However, if the launched Viper is destroyed before impact, the player hears "Denied". If the launched Viper was destroyed by a Goliath or Paladin, the tank driver gets the "Eagle Eye" reward.

The Viper is the fastest vehicle in the game. It's not as agile as a Manta, so hit-and-run kills are a little harder when the target player manages to dodge the incoming Viper.

Related Achievements

	Armadillo  10
	Get the "Roadkill" award in 10 matches.

	Jack of All Trades  10
	Kill an enemy with every vehicle (except Hoverboard).

	Deathwish  10
	Get "Bullseye" (self-destruct to destroy an enemy) award in 20 matches.

Tips and tricks

Using the Viper

• Due to its fast speed, the Viper is good for getting places quickly. The viper's weapons bounce off walls, which means that they have better chance of killing enemies. Its thin structure means it has less of a chance of crashing into objects. The Viper can jump to places where no other ground vehicle can jump. The Viper can also Self - Destruct and safely eject the pilot after the destruction.
• The Viper's weapons sometimes bounce off walls, and hit your vehicle, causing damage. Even though its thin structure means it has less of a chance of crashing into objects, this also means that it has less chance of running over enemies. The Viper only has 200 HP, the lowest in the game, along with the Manta.
• The Viper can be a very useful vehicle for assisting flag runners, due to its speed. It's also good for quickly cutting off an enemy flag runner, and its fair amount of agility will help you to get to them.
• It is also useful for eliminating high-priority targets, such as enemy Goliaths.
• Much like in VCTF, Vipers can give Orb carriers a trip to the next node, greatly expediting their trip and allowing for a quicker offensive pace. They're also great at taking down enemy nodes, as the Plasma balls do fairly good damage and when the Viper is damaged enough the driver can kamikaze the node, doing a great deal of damage to it.
• It can also be very useful in tight corners of maps, where the balls can bounce around in the cramped quarters and potentially strike some enemies.

Fighting against the Viper

• A single well-placed AVRiL rocket can easily take out a Viper.
• If you're on foot and don't have the AVRiL, you can try your luck with the Impact Hammer's EMP mode. It will push back the Viper and severely damage it.
• In a Darkwalker you can use the secondary "horn" attack to push the driver off the Viper.
• A Scorpion also kills a Viper pretty fast, since the Scorpion's shots home into the Viper.

Gallery

See also

• Phayder Corporation
• Necris
• Necris Black Legion