Viper (LW2): Difference between revisions

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The Viper is the true face of the thin man from the invasion. Mobile and evasive, they serve as difficult to pin down skirmishers and are a common sight in the early-mid game. Early on they typically can be seen leading ADVENT pods, while later on they travel in full snake-packs, until they finally serve as auxiliaries for more dangerous aliens as the force level rises.

Long War 2 vipers have about the same combat strength, and are about as common as in vanilla.

Vipers are FAR more likely to use Poison Spit in Long War 2 if presented with grouped up targets or lacking a good shot.

A major change is that a Bound victim is now a valid target for the Viper's allies to shoot at. When facing several enemies, you may want to ensure the Vipers are disoriented, else a successful Tongue Pull early in the alien turn can result in the grabbed soldier being gunned down by easy shots from the Viper's allies before you have a chance to react.

Viper Abilities
Ability	Description
Tongue Pull	Grab a target with your tongue and pull them to melee range. Only humanoid targets can be pulled.
Bind and Crush	Bind and crush an adjacent humanoid enemy. Allied units can fire upon the immobilized target.
Poison Spit	Spit deadly poison at an area.

Vipers will still poison spit at immune targets.

ADVENT Viper Potential Tactical Dark Events
Ability	Effected Ranks	Chance to Adopt While Active
Center Mass	All ranks	16%
Deadshot	All ranks	50%
Hard Target	All ranks	33%
Lethal	All ranks	8%
Will to Survive	All ranks	15%

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-Vipers are a common sight in the early-mid game, typically seen leading pods or, later on, being led by more dangerous enemies. Long War 2 vipers have about the same combat strength, and are about as common as in vanilla.
+The '''Viper''' is the true face of the [[Thin_Man_(EU2012)|thin man]] from the invasion. Mobile and evasive, they serve as difficult to pin down skirmishers and are a common sight in the early-mid game. Early on they typically can be seen leading ADVENT pods, while later on they travel in full snake-packs, until they finally serve as auxiliaries for more dangerous aliens as the force level rises.
-Vipers are FAR more likely to use Poison Spit in Long War 2. Be careful about grouping your troops together!
+Long War 2 vipers have about the same combat strength, and are about as common as in vanilla.
+Vipers are FAR more likely to use Poison Spit in Long War 2 if presented with grouped up targets or lacking a good shot.
 A major change is that a Bound victim is now a valid target for the Viper's allies to shoot at. When facing several enemies, you may want to ensure the Vipers are disoriented, else a successful Tongue Pull early in the alien turn can result in the grabbed soldier being gunned down by easy shots from the Viper's allies before you have a chance to react.
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 | [[File:UIPerk_viper_poisonspit.jpg|38px]]<br>'''Poison Spit''' || ''Spit deadly poison at an area.''
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+* Vipers will still poison spit at immune targets.
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+|-
+|+ ADVENT Viper Potential [[Dark_Events_(LW2)|Tactical Dark Events]]
+|-
+! width=""50px" align="center" | Ability !! Effected Ranks !! Chance to Adopt While Active
+|-
+| {{Center Mass (LW2)}} Center Mass || align="center" | All ranks || align="center" | 16%
+|-
+| {{Deadshot (LW2)}} Deadshot || align="center" | All ranks || align="center" | 50%
+|-
+| {{Hard Target (LW2)}} Hard Target || align="center" | All ranks || align="center" | 33%
+|-
+| {{Lethal (LW2)}} Lethal || align="center" | All ranks || align="center" | 8%
+|-
+| {{Will to Survive (LW2)}} Will to Survive || align="center" | All ranks || align="center" | 15%
 |}
+[[Category: Long War 2]]
+[[Category: Aliens (LW2)]]