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Fire Vipers are colossal, snake-like monsters in the Skylanders franchise. For thousands of years, they are the preferred minions of Dark Portal Masters everywhere alongside the Hydra, the Sand Serpent, the Two-Headed Spider, and the less popular One-Legged Spider. They made their debut in Skylanders: Swap Force.
Abilities
Fire Vipers possess the ability to breathe fire and blast molten spiked fireballs. They also hold the ability to fly. Their main weakness are the large Evilizer Crystals that grow on their heads and from inside their bodies that appear to be their life source.
Story
Skylanders: Swap Force
A hundred years ago, several Fire Vipers were summoned by a dark figure to attack the Ancient Elementals atop Mount Cloudbreak, but the SWAP Force Skylanders were able to stop them.
In the present, one Fire Viper was summoned by Kaos to prevent the Skylanders from saving the Ancient Terrasquid, but it was eventually defeated.
Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing
Two Fire Vipers, a red variant and a blue ice variant, act as Battle Chase bosses of the Frosty Volcano race track.
See also
Trivia
- Rattle Shake, Cobra Cadabra, Pit Boss and the Fire Vipers are currently the only known snake characters to have limbs.
- In concept art, Swap Force's Fire Viper appears with a black, segmented stone body and a skull-like jaw, with fire glowing through lines and holes in its body. Its eyes are bright, corrupted pink, and it does not have any limbs, granting it a demonic serpentine appearance. [1]
- A Fire Viper was mentioned in Wallop's backstory when it woke up from its slumber in the volcano Mount Scorch. The serpent then proceeded to attack the Trap Master's village until Wallop defeated the Fire Viper.
- A Fire Viper makes a cameo in Stump Smash Crosses the Bone Dragon on the cover of one of Hugo's books entitled 'The Spotters' Guide to Hideous and Dangerous Monstrosities'. However, it is depicted as a regular snake with small horns on its head.[2]
- Although Fire Vipers have Petrified Darkness on their heads, they do not appear to be evilized.
- The Strata artbook for Skylanders: Swap Force shows that at some point Fire Vipers were an evilized creature created from a Crystal Master, but their original (non-evilized) appearance was not depicted.
- In Swap Force's alpha, Kaos originally appeared after completing the Twisty Tunnels level to introduce his Fire Viper, which he referred to as "Fire Guardian." Kaos would continue to provide commentary throughout the viper's boss battle, including the reuse of several of his lines from Spyro's Adventure. Meanwhile, the player would have to draw the viper's fire away while Sharpfin set up crossbows with which to use to attack.[3]
References
- ↑ Strata: The Art of Skylanders Swap Force. (Date Posted: Feb. 19, 2024).
- ↑ Skylanders: Stump Smash Crosses the Bone Dragon, page 70
- ↑ Skylanders Swap Force - All Alpha Dialogue/Voicelines. (Date Posted - Dec 16, 2023). YouTube.
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