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Triple D, this snake monster is guaranteed to rattle Kirby.
— N.M.E. Sales Guy • Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

The Red Viper is a muscular snake monster who appeared in the episode Power Ploy.

Physical Appearance[]

Red Viper is an extremely muscular limbed snake. His body is a large sphere with arms and a tail at the end. He wears a pair of red sunglasses and a tight red muscle shirt. He has a bright green underbelly and a light-brown snout. He has the number eight tattooed on both his biceps and the top of his head, and has a crimson marking running across his back. He growls and hisses like a normal snake would, but is also shown to whimper like a puppy dog after being injured.

History[]

Red Viper was hired by Escargoon on behalf of King Dedede (as King Dedede was unable to do so because he was left weak from having drank bottles of Power-Down E bought from Nightmare Enterprises) to clobber Kirby. Red Viper was at an advantage during the battle because Kirby was weak from one of the Power Down E drinks, and he was even able to give Kirby a run for his money because of it. Tiff and Tuff try to get Kirby away from Red Viper, but he knocks them away and starts using Kirby as a punching bag. Kirby is even unable to board the Warp Star due to his lack of strength. Red Viper then tosses him up into the air and catches him in his mouth. Luckily for Kirby, Chef Kawasaki was able to toss him some homemade stew (made with Pump Up D) just before Red Viper's jaws closed down on him. With his energy back, Kirby forces the serpent's jaws open, grabs him by the tail, and slams him around town and into Dedede's limo. After pummeling Red Viper for a bit, Kirby hops on his Warp Star and heads up into space. Red Viper tries to attack Kirby mid-flight in an attempt to free himself, but Kirby evades him, and Red Viper accidentally punches his tail instead. Kirby continues far into space, twirls Red Viper around, and instantly destroys the muscular snake by hurling him into the sun. After destroying Red Viper, Kirby safely lands back down in Cappy Town.

Powers and Abilities[]

Red Viper is primarily a physical attacker, and attacks include using his tail as a whip, eating his foes whole, dribbling them, and simply punching them.

Etymology[]

Red Viper is named after the color of his getup and his similarities to a snake, being similar to that of nagas, half-human half-serpent beings.

His Japanese name, 赤マムジ (Aka Mamuji), comes from the Japanese word for red, 赤 (aka); and the Japanese word for viper, マムシ/まむし/蝮 (Mamushi).

Related Quotes[]

Great! Red Viper, go get Kirby!
— N.M.E. Sales Guy • Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Trivia[]

  • Red Viper is the second monster Kirby defeats by using the sun. The first is Popon.
  • The way the Red Viper is defeated is similar to how Bowser is defeated in Super Mario 64.

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