Pit Viper

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Pit Viper
Information
Driver(s)	Angela Fortin
Vehicle Type	Dune Buggy
License Plate	GN4HYR
Special Weapon Sound Effect
File Name	DUNEB
Menu Statistics ( * )
Special Weapon Power
Speed
Handling
Armor

Pit Viper is a vehicle introduced in Twisted Metal (1995). It is is a dune buggy, balanced in armor and speed. Although slightly lacking in Handling, its special attack, a ball of acid, is capable of inflicting heavy damage.

Description

Tough and sturdy, the Viper shoots a blob of acid that can melt most opponents with a single hit.

When Driving It

Take advantage of Pit Viper's unique sliding properties. Race around a corner, fire into the streets, and keep moving!

Special Weapon

• Sizzle: Your opponents will sizzle when covered with the deadly green slime.

Trivia

• Pit Viper is the only vehicle in Twisted Metal (1995) not to reappear in any other Twisted Metal game.
• Pit Viper's license plate (GN4HYR) means "Gun For Hire".
• Grasshopper replaces Pit Viper in Twisted Metal 2. Some elements of Pit Viper were left in the game, as Pit Viper's Acid Spit animations exist, complete, in Grasshopper's texture file, but are unused (can be seen by texture swapping Grasshopper's with another vehicle). Grasshopper's files in the PC port are, respectively, initialed "PV".
• Grasshopper's upgraded special in Twisted Metal: Head-On, which involves tapping the fire button to shoot beams of acid whilst airborne, may be a nod to Pit Viper.
  • Furthermore, in an early build of Head-On when the game was still known as Twisted Metal: Rage, the Grasshopper car was named "Pit Viper".
• On page nine of the art booklet included with the Extra Twisted Edition of Twisted Metal: Head-On, a render of a complete Pit Viper with a model different to that of the modern Grasshopper can be seen. This model is the same one that can be found in a leaked build of the cancelled Twisted Metal: Harbor City from 2005.
• According to David Jaffe, concept art and a model for Pit Viper were created for Twisted Metal (2012) as a possible DLC, but went unused. There are no public screenshots of it.

Gallery

Pit Viper in the car selection screen.

Pit Viper in-game.

Pit Viper card.

Pit Viper poster from the Arena Duel level.

Concept art of Pit Viper.