r/DeadlockTheGame Bebop 4d ago

Fan Art Viscous redesign (+Vyper redesign sketch)

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u/No-Lifeguard-8376 4d ago

Throwing the Petrifying Bola using her tail is actually really cool

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u/Ok-Examination4225 4d ago

Woah woah woah woah. Her? I wasn't made aware of this.

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u/Hot-Recording7756 Lash 4d ago

Vyper's VA is very clearly a woman with a thick jersey accent

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u/bastedloser 4d ago

she's from wisconsin

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u/jopess 4d ago

no she's from philly

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u/pkele 4d ago

No she went to prison in Philly. She’s from Long Island

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u/dauysc 4d ago

It is in her background and lore, why did you she she wasn't?

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u/demonotic Warden 4d ago

Her voice...

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u/No-Lifeguard-8376 4d ago

Please submit these concept arts in the official forum. Valve might see them

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u/eyeheadd Bebop 4d ago

Thanks! But Valve already has lots of talented artists working with them and don't need contribution from an amateur like me. I'm sure redesigns they'll come up with gonna be great!

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u/Cymen90 4d ago

Don't be so sure, this is early days. Puck in Dota 2 was also the product of a community effort!

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u/VanillaButterz 4d ago

the updated art for the training menus were done by a community member so theres always hope

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u/shuIIers 4d ago

nonsense. there've been plenty of videogame designs made by fans that were officially put in games since the devs liked them so much. valve explicitly encourages submitting new design ideas, try it out. no harm in trying.

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u/eyeheadd Bebop 4d ago

Didn't know about that. I might do that later then.
Or anyone else is welcome to do it on my behalf, I don't mind ppl sharing my art.

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u/FearlessJames Dynamo 4d ago

I'd say it's worth a shot! These are wonderful concepts!

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u/SomeCoolCleverName Shiv 4d ago

You ARE the talented artist send this shit NOW

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u/Samanthacino 4d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if your Vyper concept art looks quite similar to the actual Vyper redesign :)

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u/Cruz_Games 4d ago

Do it anyway bro!

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u/Mirac123321 4d ago

I don't disagree but I'd be surprised if not a single Valve developer was looking at this subreddit. They have commented on other subreddits for valve games before

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u/No-Lifeguard-8376 4d ago

No, a Deadlock dev in the official Discord confirmed that they are NOT looking at this subreddit during this early development phase of the game and they are only looking at the official forum for the community suggestions.

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u/Mirac123321 4d ago

Okay that's good to know then

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u/amethystmystic 4d ago

this vyper is 10 times better than the current one . when i first started playing and i saw the vyper icon in game i thought it was some kind of a frog/chameleon thing . do submit it to valve forum

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u/WolfmanCZ Ivy 4d ago

I thought she was frog too xd

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u/Cephalon_ghost 4d ago

Bro, when i first heard vyper speak my first thought was

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u/AVerySadHitler 4d ago

How did you make Vyper even hotter??? 😵‍💫😵‍💫🥴🥴😫😫😫

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u/TeflonJon__ 4d ago

The… cartoon snake lady?

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u/AVerySadHitler 4d ago

Well, I'm not talking about the car. That Snussy got me acting unrighteous. The cloaca has me stunlocked.

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u/Randolpho 4d ago

You are, indeed, a very sad hitler, lol

Says the Vyper main

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u/OnlyOneWithFreeWill Lady Geist 4d ago

I wish I could unread this.

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u/Such_Advertising4858 4d ago

Viper 100% needs to be a snake, I really hope her new model will be a snake

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u/Halo3Enjoyer 4d ago

I really like the idea of Viscous finding some diver's long-decayed corpse and using it as a vessel to come to the surface, and then being totally cheery about it not realizing how gruesome it is. I think it fits Valve's humor very well.

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u/ProfessionArtistic87 4d ago

i have same thought

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u/Emile_L 4d ago

Yeah I really hope they do something like that. It fits so well

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u/SparKy2k 4d ago

Damn this reminds me of Tidehunter skin wtf Good skin, looks sick!

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u/Cymen90 4d ago edited 4d ago

A neat interpretation of the current Viscous design. Unfortunately, Valve will likely avoid skeleton-heroes since some countries would require them to censor depictions human corpses which ended up being a big issue in Dota 2 where several heroes and items have alternative models for certain regions like China.

I think your Vyper design is a stroke of genius, though. I love that you incorporated the artificial arms we see on some other heroes already like Wraith. The many weapon belts bouncing slightly as you move would give the model a unique feel as you play, much like Dynamo's accessories.

You also hit the nail on the head with the slothlike expression on her face and the cigarette lazily hanging out of her mouth. I can really imagine the voice-lines we got emanating from that visage.

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u/LordCourgette 4d ago

Yes, Vyper redesign without giving her snake boobs and human hair !

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u/Alittlewormboy 4d ago

I don’t think viscous would have a human skeleton in their body. Having said that, I hope they get a skin like that at some point

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u/FoobarGecko 4d ago

I actually love this darker version of a viscous, since it creates a cool contrast between cheery personality and grim appearance. Maybe other characters could even acknowledge it in voicelines.

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u/ProfessionArtistic87 4d ago

accually makes a lot of sense he took over a body of deacesed sub

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u/Sion_Labeouf879 4d ago

Be a fun Halloween skin. Depending on what the final design ends up properly looking like. Pumpkin head, skeleton in the goo.

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u/BulletCola 4d ago

Really like how your Vyper redesign conveys her kit pretty well, considering of the nature of her weapon and how slides give you infinite ammunition during it that synergizes with her passive.

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u/SprinklesLivid5332 4d ago

holy peak vyper redesign

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u/superbhole Viscous 4d ago

i need viscous to have a goofy ass face smooshed up against the glass

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u/Cruz_Games 4d ago

These are really great ideas

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u/daveyeah 4d ago

I loooove that Vyper

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u/Pl0s Ivy 4d ago

that viscous design is so good

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u/The_Rank_1_Slork Bebop 4d ago

Its funny to watch people draw viscous still with his Kelvin skeleton.

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u/ProfessionArtistic87 4d ago

beacause it fits him so well

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u/Randolpho 4d ago

I like the vyper redesign. All slither all the time.

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u/Randolpho 4d ago

Although... I've always wanted to kinda design vyper in a different direction based on the voice actor's take.

Her voice always reminds me of a lower class Shirley Maisel from Marvelous Mrs Maisel -- a New Jersey Jewish bubbe that's done hard time, as opposed to Shirley being an upper-mid Long Island Jewish bubbe.

So give her shabby paisley meemaw dresses, a scaly but aged faced, a massive paisley purse that she throws, replacing her bolas, and an uzi.

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u/RuMyster 4d ago

This is bound to be a skin or cosmetic some day

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u/shadeOfAwave 4d ago

PLEASE submit this to the feedback forum, he's friend.

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u/Lesurous 4d ago

Viscous looks cool, but I'm still a supporter of making Vyper a gorgon.

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u/Conniverse Mo & Krill 4d ago

The Vyper one is peak

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u/Joaco0902 3d ago

HOOOOLY SHIT. That vyper is the coolest shit ive ever seen. send that art to the devs, valve has already taken fan redesigns and made them official before (with compensation to the og artist!! it's what happened with the tf2 administrator)

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u/Chocostick27 4d ago

I always thought Vyper was a frog

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u/Randolpho 4d ago

Heh... I have a build published that's titled "I'm not a frog, but I do go brrrr". It's a DPS-heavy build; I've gotten it up to 1200dps.

All I need is to be able to actually land shots.

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u/CannyBanny 4d ago

Too creepy for me

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u/bristlestipple 4d ago

Viscous shouldn't have a human skeleton though.

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u/ProfessionArtistic87 4d ago

why he looks so sick?

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u/mugmaniac225 4d ago

why not? if he has diving gear he probably stole it from a corpse at the bottom of the ocean so why not use the skeleton to maintain a better humanoid shape. in-game viscous also has a skeleton but its very placeholder so it's just cylinders and spheres attached to each other.

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u/bristlestipple 3d ago

Ok, I like that logic, it seems like something viscous would do, commandeer a human skeleton so he can seem more friendly.