V
Lore

Vyper Lore

When it comes to breaking the law, not getting caught is a pretty important part of the job. Vyper never got that memo. Luckily for her, if there’s one thing she’s better at than being arrested, it’s escaping out of…

ContentsHide
  1. 1Overview
  2. 2Biography
  3. 3Personality
  4. 4Appearance
  5. 5Character Relationships
  6. 6Lash
  7. 7Billy
  8. 8Silver
  9. 9Wraith
  10. 10Ivy
  11. 11The Shopkeeper
  12. 12Character Interactions
  13. 13References

You ever get the feeling that something bad is gonna happen?… Yeah so, I don’t, that’s why I end up in jail so much.

Having done time in every major prison in the tri-state area, Vyper has built an impressive network of street level lowlifes that owe her one. She’s also built an impressive network of street level lowlifes that want her dead, but she tries to focus on the positive.

Overview

Vyper’s wish seems to be a new and secure life for herself.[1][2][3]

Biography

Vyper is a gorgon.[4] It’s implied that Petrifying Bola is one of her gorgon abilities,[5] though she also got the inspiration from Silver‘s Entangling Bola.[6] She often refers to herself as "V".[7][8]

Vyper has been to New Jersey,[9] Staten Island,[10] Philadelphia,[11] Illinois,[12] Oklahoma[13] and Wisconsin.[14] She has been to many small towns like DeKalb (which left a strong impression on her)[15] and Wisconsin Dells.[16]

Vyper has been incarcerated in (and escaped from) Riker’s Island multiple times.[17] She doesn’t want to be sent to Lost Whisper.[18] She has experience making pruno ("prison wine")[19][20] and fighting in prison riots.[21][22]

Vyper used to work for the Mendoza Syndicate, acting as Infernus Infernus‘ replacement.[23][24] When working for Mendoza, Vyper was caught by Ivy Ivy and tried for 13 counts of murder, although Vyper mentions that the actual kill count was way higher.[25][26] Vyper has killed tourists in the past and felt no remorse for doing so.[27]

Vyper has been kicked out of the Paradox Museum and the Baroness Hotel.[28][29] She’s also been barred from Jezebel’s.[30] Vyper once crashed Fashion Week.[31] She claims to know "the best bars to get kicked out of".[32]

Vyper says her mother was "slinging poison" after she found out about a life insurance policy, implying that she murdered her spouse for the insurance.[33] Similarly, Vyper wants to get married to a rich husband and kill him for the inheritance.[34]

Vyper has a Midwest accent, according to Mina Mina.[35] According to Vyper’s voice actress Stephanie Kerbis, Vyper is "not from Wisconsin or New Jersey".[36]

Personality

Vyper calls herself a "degenerate"[37] and has "real bad impulse control".[38] She likes to commit petty crimes and has trouble holding onto money, preferring to steal what she wants.[39][40] She rarely pays off her loans and has to hide from loan sharks.[41][42]

Vyper often flirts with men (especially Lash)[43][44][45] and is willing to go out with anyone who offers her drinks so long as they’re buying,[46] even if she finds them intimidating.[47]

Vyper thinks that making Daggers is "meditative",[48] and Poison is "fun" and "awesome".[49][50] She compares her daggers to "the greasy spoon diner food that you get when you’re hung over but you never really wanna finish when you’re sober: flawed, but lovable".[51]

Other heroes call Vyper "scum" and think she’s "the worst".[52][4][53] They dislike her even when on the same team.[54][55]

Appearance

Leaked Vyper remodel

Vyper’s model is a modified version of Kali‘s model. She’s an androgynous, skinny lizard-like creature with a long tail, lime-green skin and greenish-white chest, with black accents around her chest and face, and black hands and feet. She has 4-fingered hands and 2-toes digitigrade feet with long claws. She has black spikes over her eyes, similar to a horned viper.

She has purple eyes and a purple forked tongue, and sharp teeth. She wears brown shorts and a brown vest/strap top with a plastic/metal structure in the front. Her gun seems to be based on a German MP 18 submachine gun.

A leaked Vyper remodel had a Cobra hood, snake body and no clothes, and a different gun.

Character Relationships

Lash

Vyper is infatuated with Lash.[43][56][57] She has watched him sleep (without his knowledge)[58] and sends Lash letters made to "stand out" (the contents of the letters are unknown, but they do make Lash uncomfortable).[59][60] When Vyper flirts with Billy, she asks if she can call him "Lash".[44]

Lash is scared of Vyper’s obsession with him and wants her to leave him alone.[61][62][63]

Billy

Billy and Vyper are familiar with each other. While on the same team, Billy and Vyper flirt with each other, and he doesn’t care that she wants to call him "Lash".[44]

While Vyper holds Billy in high regard,[64][65] Billy thinks Vyper is a moron.[66][67] Vyper is upset that Billy never visited her when she was in town.[44][68]

It’s implied that Vyper knew Billy from before he got his goat head.[69]

Silver

Silver has hunted and caught Vyper so many times that Vyper’s use of Petrifying Bola comes from Silver’s Entangling Bola.[17][6]

Wraith

Wraith wants Vyper dead since she once robbed one of Wraith’s poker rooms.[70][71] She also doesn’t allow Vyper to take out markers (informal loans) since Vyper never pays them back.[41][72] Vyper knows Sophia Arroyo works for Wraith.[73]

Ivy Ivy

Ivy caught Vyper when Vyper was working for Mendoza.[74][25][26] Vyper doesn’t want to get involved in Ivy’s "family drama".[73]

ShopkeeperThe Shopkeeper

Vyper has robbed the Shopkeeper before.[75] Despite this, the Shopkeeper likes Vyper and considers her "his kind of lowlife".[76]

Character Interactions

References

  1. ↑ ArchmotherArchmother‘s in-game voice line (Vyper Start): "You slink from shadow to shadow, Vyper, longing for security that always eludes you, but if you complete the ritual, you will find what you seek."
  2. ↑ Hidden KingHidden King‘s in-game voice line (Vyper Start): "Vyper, the cycle can be broken. A new life awaits you once you’ve completed the ritual!"
  3. ↑ ArchmotherArchmother‘s in-game voice line (Vyper Start): "The life you’ve longed for is not a fantasy, it could be yours! But first, you need to summon the Archmother."
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Celeste Celeste‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper): "Gorgons are the worst!"
  5. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Upgrade Petrifying Bola): "Gorgon’s gonna gorgon! You know what I’m saying?"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Silver Silver‘s in-game voice line (upgrade Entangling Bola): "I threw these at Vyper so many times she started carrying ’em around herself."
  7. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killstreak): "Just give up, baby. No one’s better than V!
  8. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Leave Base): "V’s comin’ to save the day, baby!"
  9. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "Learned this trick in Jersey."
  10. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "A Staten Island classic!"
  11. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "You know, they love this in Philly."
  12. ↑ Vyper And Holliday Conversation 2 – "Where from?" – "Illinois." – "No shit! You know, I did a little time in Cook County."
  13. ↑ Vyper And Drifter Conversation 1 – "Yeah, it’s because they never did time in OKC."
  14. ↑ Vyper And Calico Conversation 2 – "You know, when I was in the joint I heard stories about you." – "I didn’t realise my exploits were things of New Jersey lore." – "No, not New Jersey, Wisconsin! There’s actually a lot of assassins in Wisconsin."
  15. ↑ Vyper And Mirage Conversation 3 – "You’re just saying that cause you’ve never experienced the majesty of DeKalb. (…) It’ll grab your heart and never let it go…"
  16. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (killed Ivy) – "Man, I could’ve been the savior of Wisconsin Dells…"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Silver Silver‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper): "You can keep breakin’ out of Rikers all you want, I’ll keep sendin’ your ass back there."
  18. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line – "Ah, sometimes I think ‘Man, it would be so fun to break out of Lost Whisper’ and then I think ‘V, that is a dumbass idea’."
  19. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "Ah, whatever. I needed to make pruno anyway."
  20. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (use Lethal Venom) – "Have some pruno on the house!"
  21. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (kill) – "They wouldn’t last two minutes in a prison riot!"
  22. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (kill) – "This is more fun than a Phily prison riot!"
  23. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Ivy): ""Savior of Spanish Harlem". Man, I could have been the savior of Spanish Harlem… Ha, probably would have had to stop working for Mendoza to do it, but people can change."
  24. ↑ Infernus Infernus‘ in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "Can’t believe Mendoza replaced me with someone like her!"
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Ivy Ivy‘s in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "I stopped you when you worked for Mendoza, and I’ll stop you again!"
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Vyper And Ivy Conversation 2
  27. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Viscous): "I swear to God, that is the first tourist I have legitimate guilt about killing."
  28. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "Okay, maybe next time, you guys shouldn’t kick me out of the Paradox Museum!"
  29. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed The Doorman): "That’s for kicking me out of the Baroness."
  30. ↑ Infernus Infernus‘ in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "There’s a reason that lady’s not allowed in Jezebel’s!"
  31. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Mina): "Man, you crash Fashion Week one time and the next thing you know the lady plots your death."
  32. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line – "You wanna know the best bars to get kicked out of, I am your girl."
  33. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (upgrade Lethal Venom) – "I’m gonna be slinging more poison than my mom after she found out about the life insurance policy."
  34. ↑ Vyper And Lady Geist Conversation 3 – "’Cause I wanna marry into money. Like, wait five years and bump off my husband for the inheritance, ’cause this bird wasn’t meant to be in a gilded cage, baby!"
  35. ↑ Mina‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "I hate your stupid face, I hate your stupid attitude, and I hate your stupid Midwest accent."
  36. ↑ 2025-09-04 – gammaton32 on reddit.com/r/DeadlockTheGame – Stephanie Kerbis is Vyper (reposted from Stephanie’s Tiktok)
  37. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (unselect) – "You didn’t want my help anyway, I’m a degenerate."
  38. ↑ Vyper And Lash Conversation 2 – "I got two hands, a knife, and real bad impulse control!"
  39. ↑ Shopkeeper‘s in-game voice line – "Oh my god, you’re actually spending money instead of robbing me!"
  40. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Tier 4 item reminder) – "Aw maaan, I could get something nice, and also not have to steal it."
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "I don’t get why Wraith won’t let me take out a marker, I paid it off! Once."
  42. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (select) – "I can’t help ya, I gotta go hide from a loan shark… also some cops… and, uh, and another loan shark."
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (killed Lash) – "I love you."
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 Billy And Vyper Conversation 1
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Vyper And Mirage Conversation 1 – "You smell of cheap cigarettes and cheaper morals." – "Keep talkin’ to me like that and I’m gonna lead you to a cheaper motel."
  46. ↑ Vyper And Abrams Conversation 3 – "Am I buyin- No! I’m not buy- I’m a lady! Have some manners!"
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Vyper And Drifter Conversation 2 – "Y’know, I was lookin’ to get as, uh, far away from you as possible while you were still in a good mood… but if you’re buying I’m good for, like, a cocktail or two."
  48. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line – "Building shanks is like a meditative thing, you know?"
  49. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line – "Oh, what can I say? Poison is fun!"
  50. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line – "Poison is awesome, it’s like the slow cooker for murder!"
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Vyper‘s in-game voice line (upgrade Screwjab Dagger) – "Shiv’s like the filet mignon of bladework, you know? I’m more like the greasy spoon diner food that you get when you’re hung over but you never really wanna finish when you’re sober, you know what I mean? Flawed, but lovable."
  52. ↑ The Doorman‘s in-game voice line – "You’re scum, Vyper."
  53. ↑ Pocket‘s in-game voice line – "Vyper, you are the worst."
  54. ↑ Lady Geist‘s in-game voice line (pass Vyper on zipline) – "Try not to die, Vyper. No one will miss you if you do."
  55. ↑ Pocket‘s in-game voice line (ally Vyper killed in lane) – "Someone finally killed Vyper!"
  56. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "Probably a bad time to ask for an autograph?"
  57. ↑ Vindicta And Vyper Conversation 2 – "You’re the woman infatuated with Lash, right?" – "Oh, come on, everyone loves Lash."
  58. ↑ Lash And Vyper Conversation 1 – "You smell even better when you’re awake."
  59. ↑ Lash And Vyper Conversation 3 – "You get the letters I sent you when I was in jail?" – "Yeah. They were… Very specific." – "Yeah, well, y’know, I’m sure you get a lot of fan mail, so… Wanted to make sure they stood out."
  60. ↑ Lash Lash‘s in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "Maybe now she’ll stop sending me mail."
  61. ↑ Lash Lash‘s in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "I need her to leave me alone!"
  62. ↑ Lash Lash‘s in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "Oh, I hope she got the message…"
  63. ↑ Lash Lash‘s in-game voice line (Ally Vyper Killed): "They took out Vyper! Thank God…"
  64. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (killed Billy): "Hey, you’re lookin’ good, Billy."
  65. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (killed Billy): "Love to hate that guy."
  66. ↑ Billy Billy‘s in-game voice line (select): "Vyper thinks she’s hard because she did time. Lady can’t go three blocks without catchin’ a charge. She’s no con, she’s a moron!"
  67. ↑ Billy Billy‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper): "I’ve met good criminals, I’ve met bad criminals. You’re just a stupid criminal."
  68. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (killed Billy) – "That’s for never visiting me in Atlantic City."
  69. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (killed Billy): "He’s making that goat head work, I gotta say."
  70. ↑ Vyper And Wraith Conversation 2 – "I’d never hire you." – "Why, ’cause I tried to rob one of your poker rooms? That’s like ancient history!" – "It’s not, but tell you what: If we complete the ritual, we’ll call things square."
  71. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Wraith): "Look, she probably wanted me dead anyways, so it’s not like I made things worse."
  72. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Wraith): "Yeah, I don’t think she’s gonna be clearin’ my marker anytime soon."
  73. ↑ 73.0 73.1 Vyper And Ivy Conversation 3 – "Yeah, I just wanted to know how you feel about your sister working for Wraith. (…) Sorry, I love hearing about family drama, but I’m not inserting myself in it unless a will’s involved. So let’s… uh, let’s go shoot some people."
  74. ↑ Ivy Ivy‘s in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "Been a while, Vyper."
  75. ↑ ShopkeeperShopkeeper‘s in-game voice line (Vyper buys T4 item): "Oh my God, you’re actually spending money instead of robbing me!"
  76. ↑ Shopkeeper‘s in-game voice line (Vyper buys T4 item) – "You’re my kind of lowlife, V!"
  77. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s other hero interactions
  78. ↑ Rem Rem‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper): "I don’t know why people hate her."
  79. ↑ Rem Rem‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper): "Don’t worry, Vyper. One day I’ll have money, and then you can mug me!"
  80. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "When are you gonna get the message, Bebop? You suck!"
  81. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (high killstreak) – "I feel like Lash in a room full of Bebops."
  82. ↑ Vyper And Abrams Conversation 3 – "Abe, you wanna meet up for a drink after this?"
  83. ↑ Vyper And Abrams Conversation 2 – "You’re looking good, detective!"
  84. ↑ 84.0 84.1 Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Venator): "Oh, I could listen to that guy read me the phone book. He is killing me. Heh ha!"
  85. ↑ Vyper And Paige Conversation 2
  86. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (killed Mo & Krill) – "Love you guys, but not enough to like, let you win."
  87. ↑ Mo & Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper) – "I’ll say this about Vyper… actually, there’s nothing nice to say about Vyper, she’s just kind of a terrible person."
  88. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "Infernus used to be hard, but now he’s just a bitch, slinging Mary Pickfords to other bitches… Oh my god, don’t tell him I said that."
  89. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "I liked him better before he joined the Baxter Society."
  90. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "Shiv, buddy, what did you let those losers in the Baxter Society do to you?"
  91. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (use Screwjab Dagger) – "Shiv’s got nothing on me."
  92. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game voice line (upgrade Screwjab Dagger) – "Oh, this is so much fancier than the toothbrush-mattress spring combo I used to stick Molly Molenzo back on Long Island."
  93. ↑ Vyper And Wraith Conversation 1 – "Heard you shanked Molly. (…) She’s not [a friend]." – "Cool, yeah. No, I stabbed the hell outta her. Not a fan."
  94. ↑ Yamato And Vyper Conversation 3 – "You did time on Rikers, yes? (…) So, you must know Molly Molenzo. It’s very important I speak to her."
  95. ↑ Vyper And Calico Conversation 2 – "There was something about… like a hit, that went bad? I don’t remember all the details, honestly, Wisconsin hooch is top-shelf."
  96. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "Sorry, Red."
  97. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "Her brother was just, like, way more fun to hang out with."
  98. ↑ Vyper And Grey Talon Conversation 1 – "I’m not trained in CPR, by the way." – "What?" – "Like, if you have a heart attack, you’re gonna die, probably? ‘Cause, I ain’t helping ya!"
  99. ↑ Vyper‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- – "Anything to stop that guy from yelling about the Djinn!"
  100. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Pass Calico on Zipline): "Damn, I want her cat…"
  101. ↑ Graves And Vyper Conversation 2 – "Does it matter? ’cause I’m not giving it to you."
  102. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Kelvin): "I wonder if I could pull off a parka."
  103. ↑ Vyper And Lady Geist Conversation 1
  104. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Pocket): "I should try to hawk his case!"
  105. ↑ Vyper Vyper‘s in-game voice line (Killed Yamato): "Aw, I can’t wait to use that sword to cut a Reuben."
  106. ↑ Haze Haze‘s in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "Normally, cretins like her are beneath my pay grade."
  107. ↑ Paradox‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper) – "You’re an insult to my profession, Vyper."