Viper's Creed
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Viper's Creed title card
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ヴァイパーズ・クリード (Vaipāzu Kurīdo) |
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| Genre | Action, Cyberpunk, Mecha, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Kanbe |
| Written by | Masanao Akahoshi |
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AIC Spirits Digital Frontier |
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| Original network | Animax, BS11 |
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| Original run | January 6, 2009 – March 24, 2009 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Viper's Creed (ヴァイパーズ・クリード Vaipāzu Kurīdo?) is a mecha action anime series created by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan with animation by AIC Spirits and Digital Frontier. Though Hiroyuki Kanbe is the main director of the show,Shinji Aramaki is solely responsible for the creation and conception of the show. G4 aired the show in the United States, but later pulled it from the schedule after only four episodes, likely due to low ratings.
With most of the Earth's cities underwater due to the onset of global warming followed by a third world war which brought calamity and turmoil to the people, various PMCs are one of the few remaining organizations able to provide law enforcement and self-defense protection for cities that are trying to rebuild again from the war and the floods. One of the PMCs providing law enforcement is the Arqon Global Security corporation, responsible for protecting Fort Daiva City from terrorism, armed crimes, and renegade unmanned machines called Bug Mechs, by deploying its elite military unit called Viper led by its operatives called Blademen.
Maneuver Blades are humanoid mecha used by Blademen are capable of transforming into motorcycles. These mecha are primarily armed with an assault rifle, a rocket launcher in each shoulder, and a 6-tube missile pod on the left shoulder. While in motorcycle form they can easily reach speeds over 80 kilometers an hour. Most maneuver blades are equipped with a secondary weapon depending on the combat tactics of the pilot including a grenade launcher attachment to the assault rifle, heat chainsaw, a gatling gun, or a sniper rifle. The head of the mecha also serves as cameras with highly detailed targeting scanners.
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