Hydro-Viper

Hydro-Vipers are Cobra characters from the A Real American Hero series.

Hydro-Viper
Personal information
Alias	Demon of the Deep
Military information
Specialty	Undersea terrorism
Training	Eel School
Organizational information
Faction(s)	Cobra

Fiction

Comics

Action Force (British) Comics Continuity

Rumors persisted for some time that Cobra had developed surgically altered Eels to give them insulation, webbed hands & feet and the ability to resist the effects of deep sea diving. The first confirmation came when a W.H.A.L.E. was attacked in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of north west Africa, with the Eel squad led by a Hydro-Viper. They successfully captured both the Action Force crew and a Tactical Analysis Computer System (T.A.C.S.) containing the key to many Ministry of Defence secrets. However a further crew led a rescue. In the battle the Hydro-Viper's head was crushed by a rock wielded by Lt. Falcon.

Toys

Generation 1

A Real American Hero (1988) Hydro-Vipers were first released carded as part of the 1988 series of A Real American Hero toys. Appearance: purple face mask with red mouthpiece; purple wet suit with scaled vest; red tubing, wristbands, and shoes; webbed left hand Accessories: dark red, crested full-head helmet; thin, black scuba backpack; black harpoon gun with fancy grip and trigger guard; black lightning-bolt knife; two scaly, dark red flippers; two standard short, black hoses; black manta ray. YoJoe.com page/Filecard

Trivia

• Whilst the Hydro-Viper toy appears to be wearing a full wet-suit, the comic depiction in "War beneath the Waves" implies that it is nearly naked and has surgically altered skin.
• Hydro-Vipers appear as regular enemies on sections 1-1 and 1-2 in the NES Taxan G.I. Joe game (their pet manta rays appear on both sections as well).
• Hydro-Vipers were only animated for commercials.

Gallery

A squad of Hydro-Vipers

Footnotes

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