Viper "The Burning Wrath"

Viper "The Burning Wrath" is a Sumeragi Group member and antagonist in Azure Striker Gunvolt, serving as the boss of the mission Conflagration (Biochem Plant). He is also the main protagonist of the drama CD Justice Rage.
Once the former leader of a notorious gang, he became infatuated with Lumen after hearing one of her songs and promptly joined Sumeragi. Upon learning the truth about their virtual idol, his focus shifted to Joule. He is an Adept with an affinity for the Septima Explosion, which allows him to create and control heat energy.
==Website Description==
== Appearance ==
Viper is a teenage boy with red eyes and long, spiky red hair, tied up in a ponytail. He wears a black Sumeragi executive jacket with gold highlights, and a white shirt underneath that. He wears checkered cargo pants and black boots. He also wears silver earrings. In various artwork for Justice Rage, Viper is depicted wearing a dark red jacket.
In his Armed Phenomenon, Viper gains black eyes with red irises, and his hair turns a much brighter orange. He wears red and black armor with white highlights, white gloves and a single red horn-like spike on his forehead. Attached to his lower back are guns which can double as hind legs.
===Gallery===
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== Personality ==
Representing the sin of Wrath, Viper is hot-headed, loud, and vulgar. His most notable attributes are his incredibly short temper and highly defensive attitude, making even the slightest tease send him into a whirlwind of fury. Once, he savagely beat one of his own gang members for making fun of him. He is also very impulsive, something Nova takes advantage of to manipulate him into doing odd jobs.
However, when he isn't consumed by rage, Viper can be surprisingly calm and aloof, showing a general interest in nothing in particular and is very dismissive about everything in general. It's revealed in Justice Rage that Viper generally dislikes his Septima, calling it meaningless, and saying he never asked for it.
He also holds some resentment against society, feeling discriminated against due to his Septima, and fully acknowledging people only follow him out of fear, and often feels a general "emptiness".
Viper is also extremely infatuated with Joule, her being the sole reason he joined the Sumeragi Group, saying she is "cute" hooked up to machines, and that her song was the only thing to inspire true passion within his heart. In exchange for his allegiance to Sumeragi, Nova promised to give her to him after Project Muse was completed. When she is captured by Gunvolt, Viper seemed to develop a personal vendetta against the Adept. When fighting him, he flew into a murderous rage bordering on outright insanity, constantly screaming about how he was going to kill him.
== History  ==
===Justice Rage===
====Smoldering Flame====
The scene begins with Viper giving an inner monologue, describing Septima as a "monstrous power", and mocking those who see it as a privilege, claiming that his "Explosion" has never been useful. A girl nearby recognizes his Septima, and states that a criminal with the same power recently robbed a shopping center, much to Viper's distress. A man listening in claims that Septima reflects personality, so Viper probably is like that criminal. Furious, Viper assaults the man, easily beating him. Viper then explains that he went to vent his frustration in street brawls, always winning thanks to his power, though he was never sure if it was a good idea. He then noticed that a group, "Maiden Blood" began to form around him, and assumes there aren't many Adepts like him.
The scene then changes to Viper hanging out with a few of his cronies, when another walks in, boasting of his fight with another gang, LD, but states he forgot to place the gangs signature handkerchief, something Viper could care less about. Another member agrees, and says he just sticks it for team morale, as Viper asks the intruder what he wants. The man says LD thought he was a fake Maiden Blood, and attacked him in a pair, but he took out the handkerchief and they chickened out. Viper tells him not to get cocky, saying he himself took on fifteen. The Maiden Blood member is immediately jealous, and wishes for a Septima, to which Viper scoffs at.
He then notices another member listening to music on his phone, and tries to get his attention. When this eventually works, the member reveals he was listening to Lumen's new song Sakura Efflorescence, which the others are ecstatic about. Viper however, has no idea who she is. The cronies gush about the virtual idol, but Viper still isn't too impressed. One member suggests that it's because Viper isn't into girls outside of grade school, something Viper vaguely hears, and the man quickly apologizes. The owner of the phone shows him a picture, and Viper dismisses her as not his "type". Another gangster agrees, saying Viper prefers the "REALLY young girls". Hearing this, Viper flips out, saying he just wanted to see if he was real. The man tries to defend himself, saying everyone knows, but Viper renders him unconscious with his Septima.
Viper returns to his monologue, stating his gang was just a bunch of idiots, but it wasn't bad hanging out with fellow misfits, and wonders if it's made him a better person. However, he still feels empty with them, and acknowledges his people follow him only out of fear of his Septima, noting that he's exactly like that criminal he denied being. 
====Flame & Water====
Some time after, Viper is confronted by a member of the LD gang, whom Viper crippled. The man reveals himself to be an Adept with the Septima, "Hydro Pressure", that allows him to shoot high pressure water. He attacks, but Viper blocks with a wall of flames. The gangster still insists he will win, but Viper mocks him, asking if he hates science. When the man tells him he dropped out of grade school, Viper informs him that flames evaporate water. He then goes on the offensive and easily beats his foe, sending him running.
Then, he notices two people watching close by. They come out, introducing themselves as Nova and Jota. Viper assumes they're Adepts, and asks what gang they are in. To his surprise, Nova tells him they are with Sumeragi, with the Maiden Blood leader claiming they're Adept Hunters. Nova admits that such a label is inevitable, given the other units "overbearing" methods. He also admits he is a hunter, but doesn't like overbearing means and just wants to talk, and offers Viper a place working for him. Viper refuses the offer, and challenges Nova to a fight, to which the latter accepts.
====Justice & Rage====
Viper attacks Nova, however, he finds himself unable to counter the sheer might of Nova's Psychokinesis, who isn't even bothering to use Glaives, and is easily trumped. Nova remarks how he's impressed with Viper's powers, but in stark contrast, the Maiden Blood leader laments his loss, furious over his apparent useless power. Jota mocks him for his lack of belief as well as his lack of power, asking if he ever thought he could do something with it. Furious, Viper yells that he never asked for his power, something Nova takes note of as Viper curses his Septima.
Nova then moves on, saying that it's no good being sulky. When Viper questions how a power that only blows things up is useful, Nova tells him that dynamite, whilst a deadly explosive, was invented to increase safety, a metaphor which Viper doesn't understand, before Nova simplifies it to say that if he uses it in the right way, his power can be useful, and again offers employment. Viper refuses to go aid the society which oppresses him, and after a few more failed attempts, Nova and Jota leave, though leaving a business card, as well as informing him of a special, live Lumen concert that night, and asks he check it out. Viper merely scoffs and walks off.
====Viper's Ignition Point====
Making his way back to his hideout, his lackeys are surprised by his ragged state, though he dismisses their concerns, and asks why they're all crowded around a PC, but then hears the song, recognizing Lumen, and realizes this is the live performance Nova spoke of. His lackeys urge him to listen, and as he does, suddenly experiences an intense, smoldering heat in his heart. Ecstatic, he expresses his new-found love, much to his teammates' surprise and joy. Remembering that Lumen is sponsored by Sumeragi, Viper searches for Nova's card, only to realize he threw it away, deciding to instead go directly to Sumeragi and Lumen, immediately running off, much to the dismay of his lackeys.
The scene ends on Viper's inner monologue, telling that he found Sumeragi and discovered the truth behind Lumen, and the girl who made his flames burn with a flaming passion: Joule.
===Azure Striker Gunvolt===
====Conflagration (Biochem Plant) ====
At the beginning of the story, the protagonist Gunvolt frees Lumen from her forced role as Sumeragi's sonar in their project to locate and capture adepts throughout the world.
Some time after, QUILL sends Gunvolt on a mission to plant a bomb in the reactor core of the biochem plant. When Viper catches wind of this, he immediately heads to the reactor core to face Gunvolt, who, upon meeting him, tells him to take a hike. Viper viciously refuses, claiming it took some effort to get there, and that he's got a bone to pick with Gunvolt for taking his love, Joule. He then uses his Glaive to transform before attacking Gunvolt.
During the fight, Gunvolt is surprised to see that Viper has feelings for Joule. Viper claims that he was about to make his move, but Gunvolt took her away, something he calls unforgivable. Gunvolt says Sumeragi was just using her, and asks Viper why he didn't set her free if he loved her. Viper claims that as a terrorist, Gunvolt should know that the world is an unforgiving place for adepts, and that Sumeragi shielded Joule from danger.
He then admits she may not have been happy about it, but says that it's part of the job, and Gunvolt had no right to decide what was right for her. Gunvolt insists she wanted to be free, and asks if Viper wanted her to be his canary in a cage. Viper claims that just because she wanted it, doesn't mean she'll be happy. He then suddenly becomes much more perverse, claiming that she looked "cute" hooked up to her machines, and that Gunvolt stole his utopia. Disgusted, Gunvolt finally manages to beat and kill Viper, before planting the bomb in the core.
====Stratosphere (Babel)====
At some point after he is killed, Viper is resurrected by Sumeragi's Rebirth Adept, Elise. He, along with Nova's other resurrected Adepts, await Gunvolt's arrival at Sumeragi's orbital space station, Firmament, as the last defense standing between him, and Nova and The Muse.
As anticipated, Gunvolt arrives at the space elevator Babel, and, after killing Merak, boards it to Firmament. As he climbs, Stratos, Jota and Viper beam in via Elise to stop him. After Jota and Stratos's defeat, Viper comes in, swearing vengeance.
As he battles Gunvolt once more, Viper insists Joule will be his after Project Muse is finished, having heard it directly from his superiors. Having lost his cool by now, Gunvolt states Joule doesn't belong to anyone, and makes her own choices. Not interested, Viper says he only wants to hear Gunvolt scream, resulting in GV calling him a chump. Mad with his wrath, Viper vows to turn him to ash. Gunvolt eventually does finish Viper once and for all, and finally reaches Firmament.
=== Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 ===
An illusion of Viper created by Serpentine from Gunvolt's memories appears as part of the first dual boss in Sunrise Palace 2, being partnered with an illusion of Jota. The illusions fight Kirin and Gunvolt while berating the latter over his past choices and failures, but the heroes defeat them and proceed deeper into the palace.
==Other Appearances==
===Azure Striker Gunvolt 2===
Viper appears as the boss of the Score Attack exclusive stage EX Isle of Dreams. 
The stage was originally released for the Nintendo 3DS version alongside EX Prism Highway as part of the DLC pack "Missions - Viper and Stratos" for $1.99 / €1.89 / 300 Yen, and has been included by default in all ports of the game to later platforms.
===Mighty Gunvolt===
Viper is featured as a boss in the 8-bit spin-off as the boss of the Train stage. His attacks are similar to his ones from the original game.
===Mighty Gunvolt Burst===
Viper appears as a collectible Pixel Sticker. It is a random drop by an enemy.
===Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime===
Viper makes a cameo at the end of the OVA, surrounding Gunvolt along with the other Sumeragi Adepts (minus Merak) as a silhouette.
===Card-en-Ciel===
"I busted my tail to get down here."
Viper is one of the characters from the first Azure Striker Gunvolt featured in the crossover roguelite card-battling RPG Card-en-Ciel, appearing as both cards and an enemy paired with Jota.
Viper's cards possess the [Convert] function, which means his normal state card is the default one in the deck and all copies will be converted into the armored version when [Convert] is triggered, and back again if [Convert] is triggered again.
Card 	Character 	Effect 	Cost	Movement
The Burning Wrath	Viper (Normal) 	9 damage. [Convert]. [Attack Amp: 3](Special: 29 damage. [Convert]. [Attack Amp: 3]) 	2 	Up
Refulgence 	Viper (Armed Phenomenon)	36 damage. Double all damage boost effects. [Convert]. [Attack Amp: 3](Special: 56 damage. Double all damage boost effects. [Convert]. [Attack Amp: 3])	2 	Up
== Powers and Abilities ==
As a human attuned to the Septimal stage of the Lifewave, Viper is a powerful Adept who wields the Explosion Septima. True to its name, allows him to manipulate fire, usually by compressing thermal energy into fireballs.
While initially untrained with his powers, upon gaining a Glaive, Viper's powers have become strong enough that he can compress enormous amounts of thermal energy into spheres of heat called "Angry Bombs" that cause powerful explosions on impact. Viper's Septima also gives him resistance to fire as shown in his Refulgence Special Skill where he jumps through the fire pillars and gathers heat around himself with no ill effects.
Due to all his time spent fighting other gang members before joining Sumeragi, Viper is a formidable opponent. Viper can engulf his body in flames to bolster the strength of his physical attacks, usually done to enhance the strength of his kicks. Viper is also very agile, often leaping across the screen with great ease, even using his powers to create a platform of heated air that he can kick off to change his airborne movements.
In his Armed Phenomenon, Viper mainly fights with his waist mounted guns, using them to fire his Angry Bombs. The guns can also unfold into a pair of robotic hind legs to enhance his agility.
===Boss Battle Skills===
====Azure Striker Gunvolt====
The boss fight with Viper is unique in that fire pillars stand at the sides of the screen, restricting movement within the boss arena as well as providing arena hazards for Gunvolt.
Skill 	Description
Sliding(スライディング) 	Viper's standard attack. Viper performs a quick sliding kick across the floor towards Gunvolt.
*At battle phase one, Viper may perform two slides consecutively. Beginning with battle phase two, Viper no longer performs consecutive slides.
*Viper will always follow-up this attack with his angry bombs or his unicorn drop.
Angry Bomb(アングリーボム) 	Viper's standard attack. Viper fires three explosives in an upward arc.
*The explosives can be detonated if they come into contact with Gunvolt's Flashfield or if Gunvolt shoots them with his bolt; the explosives leave lingering explosions in the spot where they were detonated.
*Viper will not proceed to his next attack until lingering explosions have dissipated.
Volcano Axe(ボルケーノアックス) 	Viper begins using this attack at battle phase two onward. Viper performs this attack as a follow-up or cancel to his unicorn drop. When Viper wall-kicks towards the ceiling in his unicorn drop attack sequence, he will disappear momentarily before performing a drop kick on Gunvolt. The drop kick's impact on the ground causes two bits of fiery debris to rise and fall on either side of Viper.
Feint Assault(フェイントアサルト) 	Viper begins using this attack at battle phase two onward. Viper performs this attack as a follow-up or cancel to his unicorn drop. When Viper reaches a fire pillar at any time during his unicorn drop attack sequence, he may jump towards Gunvolt and fire a three-way shot at him.
Unicorn Drop(ユニコーンドロップ) 	Viper begins using this attack at battle phase two onward. Viper first jumps towards the fire pillar farthest from him. He then performs a wall-kick towards the other fire pillar, shooting a three-way set of angry bombs towards the ground while he is mid-air. He performs a second wall-kick once he reaches the second pillar, shooting a two-way set of angry bombs towards the floor while he is mid-air. At the conclusion of this attack, Viper will perform a third wall-kick towards Gunvolt and kick him.
*Viper may follow-up or interrupt this attack with his volcanic axe attack or feint assault.
*If Gunvolt is in the way of any of Viper's jumps or wall-kicks, then Viper will kick him into a fire pillar and cancel this attack.
Refulgence(サンシャインノヴァ, Sunshine Nova) 	Viper's special attack. Viper performs wall-kicks across the fire pillars until he reaches the top of the screen; whenever Viper makes contact with a fire pillar, two bits of fiery debris will drop onto the floor. He then fires several dozen slow-moving fiery shots that radiate outward in a spiral pattern. After a few seconds of firing these he stops, and instead proceeds to oscillate side-to-side in the air, firing slow-moving waves of three-way and two-way shots below him.
The spiral pattern is extremely difficult to dodge, requiring standing below and just slightly to the left of Viper and then gently stepping forward in the small gaps in between shots. Alternatively, with well-timed recharged the Chargeguard Pendant will also allow you to dodge this part without taking damage. To avoid the second part, simply stay below him and keep track of what form of shot will be fired next, as it always alternates consistently between two-way and three-way shots.
==== Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (Fighting alongside Jota) ====
Skill 	Description
Luminous Rain + Angry Bombs 	Jota flies around the room, placing laser bots at the corners of the room and another point in the room. While this is happening, Viper slides onscreen and fires three Angry Bombs at the player that explode upon contact with the player, or when hit by attacks. Once Jota is done placing the bots, he disappears while Viper slides offscreen. The laser bots then point at the player and fire lasers, before Jota reappears onscreen and returns the laser bots to himself.
In Hard Mode, battle phase two onwards, after the attack there is a chance for Viper to jump back onscreen to the middle of the room and fire three Angry Bombs to each of his sides, before sliding back offscreen.
Flash Stinger 	Jota appears at one side of the room and arranges his bots in a V formation behind him, while Viper appears on the other side of the room. Jota then charges across and off the room, while Viper slides across at the same time; Jota's bots then turn into swirling lances and move in the direction Jota did, while four flame pillars appear in the room.
In Hard Mode, five flame pillars appear instead. Battle phase two onwards, seven flame pillars appear instead, with six of the pillars appearing in groups of three.
Unicorn Drop 	Viper jumps onscreen as two flame pillars appear on both sides of the room. Viper then jumps to one pillar, jumps to the other while throwing two Angry Bombs downward in midair, then does another jump while throwing one Angry Bomb straight down in midair, before jumping upwards and offscreen. As the flame pillars disappear, Jota appears with his laser bots aimed over and firing downwards over the half of the room he's not in, before Viper drops down on the player's position with a Volcanic Axe Kick.
In Hard Mode, Viper fires four bombs on the first jump, and five bombs on the second jump instead. Jota's laser bots instead fire in X formations throughout the room, and when Viper axe kicks, he throws up four fireballs around him. Battle phase two onward, there is also a chance for Jota to appear at the center of the room, with his laser bots firing outwards in five directions three times.
Incandescent Blade(プロミネンスブレイド, Prominence Blade) 	Viper and Jota's combined Special Skill. Two flame pillars appear at the sides of the screen. Viper charges into and jumps off the flame pillars, firing two fireballs behind him as he does, until he reaches the top middle of the room, where Jota surrounds him with his laser bots. Viper then, while surrounded by flames, fires spreads of fireballs outwards repeatedly, while Jota's laser bots also fire in five ways; first in five directions outward, then aimed at the player, then in another five directions outwards, then over half the room, then over the other half. Viper then flies off and reappears in the other side of the room, where he jumps up and hovers, charging up heat, while Jota appears at the other side of the room and forms his laser bots into a giant sword. Jota takes aim at the player, indicated by a transparent laser coming from his sword, before firing a large purple tear which restricts the player's movement in the direction he was aiming. Viper then flies upwards offscreen, before dropping back down on the player with an axe kick, making two flame pillars appear to each of his sides.
In Hard Mode, Viper's spreads of fireballs are wider, and he unleashes more flame pillars when axe kicking.
====Mighty Gunvolt====
Just like in Azure Striker Gunvolt, Viper's boss fight is unique in that it's fought with pillars of fire by the edges of the stage.
Skill 	Description
Angry Bomb(アングリーボム) 	Viper's standard attack, he slowly fires 3 exploding orbs: One forward, one at a slight angle and one at a 45* angle. The first one can be jumped over, the second one slid under or double jumped over, and the third simply requires standing far enough away. With Ekoro, a viable method of dodging is simply hovering over Viper to stand behind him during the attack.
Sliding(スライディング) 	Viper will sometimes use this attack inbetween Angry Bombs if the player gets too close. It's a slide kick that rams right into the player with little time to react or avoid. Best method of avoiding it is simply keeping it from activating in the first place.
Refulgence(サンシャインノヴァ, Sunshine Nova) 	A simplified version of Viper's Special Skill, he begins using the attack after having lost more than half of his health. Viper hops back slightly, then dashes into the fire pillar in front of him, with splashes of fire leaving the point of impact. He dashes diagonally upwards from the fire pillar and repeats this a couple of times, before reaching near the top of the screen. Then, he begins hovering left to right, shooting down Angry Bombs in fixed angles. Reacting to the initial dashes can be difficult, especially since the second dash goes at an extremely low angle but is still too high up to be jumped over, but the Angry Bombs are simple to avoid with small, tiny movements.
==Boss Battle Voices==
=== Azure Striker Gunvolt ===
Event 	Translation	Romaji 	Japanese
Transform 	 	Fun! Uoooo! Haa! 	フン！ウオオオッ！ハッ！
Sliding 	 	Haa! 	ハァッ！
Angry Bombs 	 	Oraoraoraaa! 	オラオラオラァッ！
Volcanic Axe 	 	Keritsubusuu! *Deyaaa! 	蹴り潰すっ！デヤーッ！
Unicorn Drop 	 	Ti! Oraa! Ti!Oraa! *Deyaaa! 	ティ！オラッ！ティ！ オラッ！デヤーッ！
Faint Assault 	 	Ti! Oraaa! 	ティ！オラァッ！
Refulgence 	 	Kire taze!Sanshain noba!*Deyaaa! Kogetsukina!Hyaa haa!	キレたぜ！サンシャイン・ノヴァ！ デヤーッ！ 焦げ付きな！ヒャッハァ！
1st Phase Down	 	Keshizumi ni nari yagare! 	消し炭になりやがれ！
2nd Phase Down	 	Chiri sura nokosanee! 	塵すら残さねえ！
Defeated 	 	Shian-chaann! 	シアンちゃ～んっ！
=== Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (Fighting alongside Jota) ===
====Japanese====
Event 	Translation	Romaji	Japanese
Luminous Rain + Angry Bombs	Jota: Hmph...
Viper: Hah! There, there, theeere!
Jota: Light!
(Extra attack) Viper: Hah! There, there, theeere!	Fun!
Haa! Oraoraoraaa!
Hikari yo!
(Extra attack) Haa! Oraoraoraaa!	ふっ…
ハァッ！オラオラオラァッ！
光よ！
(Extra attack) ハァッ！オラオラオラァッ！
Flash Stinger 	Jota: I'll cut you down! Flash Stinger!
Viper: Hyahah!	Kirifuseru! Furasshu Sutingaa!
Hyaa haa!	斬り伏せる！フラッシュスティンガー！
ヒャッハァ！
Unicorn Drop 	Viper: Hah! Ti! Ti!
Jota: Be cut to shreds!
Viper: I'll kick and crush you! Theeeere!
(Extra attack) Jota: Disappear within this light!	Haa! Ti! Ti!
Dansai se yo!
Keritsubusuu! Deyaaa!
(Extra attack) Hikari ni kie yo!	ハァッ！ティ！ティ！
断裁せよ！
蹴り潰すっ！デヤーッ！
(Extra attack) 光に消えよ！
Incandescent Blade 	Viper: Theeeere! I'm pissed!
Jota: I'll end this here...!
Viper: Incandescent...
Jota: ...Blade! Hmph...
Viper: Burn to a crisp!
Jota: You shan't escape! Break even light itself! Haaaah!
Viper: Hyahah! Theeeere!	Deyaaa! Kireta ze!
Owaraseru...!
Purominensu...
...Bureido! Fuu...
Kogetsuki na!
Nigashi wa sen! Hikari sura hadan seyo! Haaaaa!
Hyaa haa! Deyaaa!	デヤーッ！キレたぜ！
終わらせる…！
プロミネンス…
…ブレイド！ふっ…
焦げ付きな！
逃がしはせん！光すら破断せよ！ハァァーッ！
ヒャッハァ！デヤーッ！
1st Phase Down 	Viper: I'll turn you to cinders!
Jota: You lightless being...!	Keshizumi ni nari yagare!
Hikari naki mono ga...!	消し炭になりやがれ！
光無き者が…！
2nd Phase Down 	Viper: Not even dust will remain of you!
Jota: How dare you block my light!	Chiri sura nokosanee!
Hikari wo saegiru ka!	塵すら残さねえ！
光を遮るか！
====English====
Event 	Voice
Luminous Rain + Angry Bombs	Jota: Hmph.
Viper: Hu! Die, die, die!
Jota: Light up!
(Extra attack) Viper: Hu! Die die die!
Flash Stinger 	Jota: I'll cut you down. Flash Stinger!
Viper: Hahaha!
Unicorn Drop 	Viper: Dyah! Hu! Hu! Hu!
Jota: Fall to shreds.
Viper: I'll crush you! Huah!
(Extra attack) Jota: Disappear into light!
Incandescent Blade 	Viper: Dyah! Now I'm pissed!
Jota: Allow me to end this!
Viper: Incandescent...
Jota: Blade! Hmph!
Viper: This one's scorching!
Jota: There's no escape. The light will purge you! Haaah!
Viper: Hyahaha! Huah!
1st Phase Down 	Viper: I'll burn you to cinders!
Jota: These unenlightened...
2nd Phase Down 	Viper: You won't even leave ash behind!
Jota: You dare block the light?!
==Special Skill Chants==
Refulgence:
Incandescent Blade:
== Quotes ==
==Creator Comments==
===Designer Comments===
Source: Armed Blue: Gunvolt Complete Works
===Scenario Writer Comments===
Source: Justice Rage
The boss that represents “anger”. He will bash his anger into GV. But when I was struggling to think what he was angry about, his transformed design caught my attention. His motif was the angry beast, the unicorn. Unicorns are said to like pure maidens. I see! He likes small girls - he likes Joule! He likes her despite the fact that she likes someone else!
When I came up with that idea, I solidified his character. Him being the main character of this drama CD might be because I needn’t boil my brains to come up with his sentences (laughs). As a boss, he’s pretty strong even in normal gameplay.
But, for a small number of players who complete quests and such gameplay, he turns into the demon’s handiwork. You could say he represents what the game is about. Guess Asimov would say “when you have to play the mission normally, you can use skills and the Prevasion to beat it”. Those confident in their skills might try to beat him with the “Dullahan” dart. Not like that brings upon anything. Because he’s a street gang guy (?)
-- Toshiaki Tai
==Musical Themes==
Title 	Context 	Composer 	Audio
Raging Inferno(猛る炎獄, The Raging Flame Jail) 	Viper's theme, and the Biochem Plant stage BGM. 	Katsunori Yoshino	
Raging Inferno(猛る炎獄, The Raging Flame Jail) 	An 8-bit remix appearing in the Mighty Gunvolt DLC stage Factory. As Viper already appeared as the game's intro boss, Pyrogen was the stage boss instead.	Katsunori Yoshino	
Track notes by sound designer Ryo Kawakami:Armed Blue Official Soundtrack
*Raging Inferno
The theme track of Viper "The Burning Wrath", that plays in the Biochem Plant. The loose boiling emotions explode at once. And that’s why it’s a rock number heavily based on the impulse. His character image perfectly matched with that of a burning background stage so “heavy rock + industrial” was the direction that I set upon but given how the tone was so aggressive I struggled to balance it with the other tracks; by arranging it through the synth, without using a guitar, allowed me to properly fit into the basis of the Gunvolt sound.
==Trivia==
*The seven Sumeragi Swordsmen are based on the seven deadly sins and an animal that represents it. Viper represents wrath and is based on the unicorn, and his design also features centaur elements.
*Following the naming scheme of most Azure Striker Gunvolt 1 characters, Viper's comes from the Dodge Viper. His Japanese name, Daytona, is named after the Daytona, which is a car manufactured by Dodge.
*In the Japanese version, Viper's Glaive, Hi no Kagutsuchi (referred to as Lord of Fire on the official GV1 English site) is a real world mythical sword said to have been wielded by the god Izanagi to cut up the fire god Kagutsuchi, hence its name. It is also known as the Ame no Oohabari.
*Concept art and at least one promotional illustration show Viper smoking cigarettes. This is never depicted in-game.
*Viper is one of two bosses available to fight in the Azure Striker Gunvolt demo. The other is Jota. Both of them proceeded to appear together on several occasions, including the drama CD Justice Rage and a dual boss battle in Azure Striker Gunvolt 3.
*Viper is the first of six characters to call out to another character when defeated, with Viper screaming out for Joule. The others are Tenjian and Zonda, who call for each other; Stella and Dystnine, who do the same; and Sistina, who calls for ZedΩ (however, unlike the others, she doesn't die).
*In the Japanese version, after Viper transforms, he says "Anyone who thwarts another's love shall go to hell by the hooves of this horse". This quote originated from Mobile Fighter G Gundam episode 46.
*In the very first trailer's English subtitles, Viper is referred to as "Explosive Rage Daytona."
*Viper is the only returning boss in Gunvolt 3 who did not appear in the Armed Blue Gunvolt drama CD.
*Viper's Armed form is the only one seen so far where the hair color (orange) and the eye color (red) do not match, aside from the similar "unmasked" Primal Dragon forms of the four ex-berserk Adepts in Gunvolt 3.
== References ==
* Official Japanese Tweet Regarding Viper
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