Cobra Viper Pilot

Code Name:

The Enemy

Desimone Guide: #20

Tomart's Guide: #GI5153b

Viper Pilot's Filecard

Figure History

Viper Pilot was released as part of the second series (1983), packaged exclusively with the Cobra Viper Attack Glider.

The Viper Pilot and Viper Glider were sold in 1984, then discontinued domestically in 1985.

Versions of Viper Pilot:

This version of Viper Pilot was the only one ever released.

Accessories:

Viper Pilot came with no accessories.

Variations:

No variations of the Viper Pilot are known to exist. [SEE BODY CONSTRUCTION BELOW]

Body Construction:

Viper Pilot's entire body was from the same exact mold as the swivel-arm version of Cobra. The mold was later used for Python Officer from the eighth series (1989).

Note that the Viper Pilot looks exactly like the Cobra, except that it has a silver logo instead of a red one. Unlike the Cobra's red logo, the Viper Pilot's silver logo scratches away extremely easily. If you find a swivel-arm Cobra that has no logo on its chest, more than likely you have a scratched-up Viper Pilot instead of a scratched-up Cobra.

Note that the figure's head only turns left and right - it does not allow the head to look up and down. The heads only turned left and right until the the swivel ball head that was introduced in 1985 (Series Four).

International Variants:

In Brazil, a version of Cobra Viper Pilot was released with the Cobra Asa Delta - the Brazilian version of the Viper Glider. However, the figure has more in common with the straight-arm Cobra Soldier than the Viper Pilot.