Vicious

Vicious, nicknamed the Poison Snake, was formerly a member of the Red Dragon Syndicate, of which he soon became its leader, and later became one of the members of the Nightmare Syndicate, who stood next to Yami and Claw.

## Appearance

Vicious is a tall and thin man with gray, untamed hair. His weapon of choice is a katana. He is usually seen with his pet cormorant perched on his shoulder and his katana in hand. Vicious is 27 years old, though appears older due to his grey hair, the deep bags beneath his eyes, and a generally worn face. His elderly appearance at his young age could possibly be attributed to the events on Titan, some event linked to it, or his implied Red Eye addiction. He usually appears with a scowl, although there are a few scenes in which he smiles albeit sadistically due to his nature.

## Personality

Vicious is portrayed as a cold, sadistic, ruthless, bloodthirsty and ambitious man who prefers solitude over company. Within the Red Dragon, he is feared by his senior leaders, the Van, precisely because of his social climbing, and is willing to do anything to get what he wants, and doesn't place the slightest moral scruple in fulfilling heinous acts to reach his goals and achieve a more powerful position. Furthermore, he ruthlessly sacrifices his subordinates and conspires behind those who have sworn allegiance.

He is perceived by many people to be the dark half of Spike, basically showing the same indifferent attitude towards everything, although more sociopathically and less passive. He also shares with Spike a strong cynicism and rather similar opinions on life and several ethical issues.

Vicious doesn't show the least respect for traditions or ancestors and, proof of this, considers the Van's code, the doctrine of honor of the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate, a bunch of unfounded principles, principles that he usually transgresses, and begins a crusade in order to destroy them. He also doesn't show any respect for the Van, considering them incompetent old corpses lost in their past, nor for any human life.

Curiously, Vicious is never seen smiling during the whole series, apart from the sadistic grin during battles and the smirk in flashbacks showing him fighting alongside Spike.

Given the conditions of his conjunctiva, it is quite credible that Vicious uses the drug Red Eye.

Because of his slimy and often ambiguous nature, the Van terms him as "the poisonous snake," or, more simply, "the snake."

## Story

Vicious was born during the colonization of Mars. Much about his early life was not widely known. Vicious became a powerful member of the Red Dragon along with Spike Spiegel. He also met and developed a relationship with Julia. Mao Yenrai has taken Vicious and Spike under his wing in the Syndicate, where they rise through the ranks. Spike decided to leave the syndicate and tried to take Julia with him. Which made it possible for him to become the head of the Syndicate himself, since he himself had long lost respect for Mao due to his softness and organizational losses. After that, he began to engage in a more radical criminal case. He knew that soon not only Spike, but all the warring Thracians on Earth and Masrah would hunt him, so one day he found an opportunity in defense, thanks to the Nightmare Syndicate.