Night Viper Predator

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Night Viper or S'loss is a Yautja created by Nightmare76.

Info
Rank: Enforcer

Species: Yautja

Gender: Male

Height: 8'

Status: Alive

Early Life
Before S'loss was even born, his father, Z'loss was held with great honor within his clan and was named the clan's leader right before his son's birth. After S'loss's birth, his father devoted himself to training his son to become a great hunter like him. As soon as S'loss came of age, his father began teaching him the ways of the hunt and it soon became obvious that S'loss was a natural. Eventually, S'loss and four other Yautja Young Bloods were given the chance to become "Blooded" by hunting the Yautja's most respected prey, the "Serpents". All of his fellow Young Bloods were killed one-by-one by the Xenomorphs until only S'loss remained, but he refused to give up and managed to even overcome a Prealien that had been born from one of his defeated comrades. At the hunt's end, S'loss had collected many trophies and had also managed to mark himself to become Blooded. Due to his victory over the "Abomination", he was granted a place in his father's clan. Proud of his son's hunting prowess, Z'loss gave him his glaive. Shortly after giving S'loss his glaive, Z'loss and his hunting party went on a hunt, but never returned. Most of the clan members believed that Z'loss had fallen in battle, but S'loss refused to believe it. He abruptly made his way to the planet his father had been hunting on and found it to be infested with Xenomorphs. Seeking to find his father, S'loss destroyed every Xenomorph he encountered as he searched the planet relentlessly, but the only sign he found of his father was his damaged bio mask; however, before leaving the planet, S'loss encountered a strange hunter fighting a Praetorian, but the hunter slayed the Xenomorph and vanished before S'loss could catch up to him. Eventually, S'loss was forced to return home. His countless kills on the remote planet and his bloodline earned him the honor of being the clan's new leader, but the loss of his father outweighed his achievements.

Leading his Clan
Eventually the pain of S'loss' loss began to subside and he sought vengeance on the Xenomorphs which he believed had killed his father. He would lead his clan on countless Serpent Hunts- always returning with little-to-no casualties of his own clan and an abundance of trophies. S'loss' savage hatred for the Xenomorphs eventually earned him the right to wear the Serpent Mask which was only worn by the greatest Serpent hunters in Yautja history. He accepted the mask and would wear it from then on. Eventually, S'loss found humans as an obstacle as it became increasingly common for his clan to encounter humans on their Serpent hunts. These humans were often marines, and although the conflicts often ended with more of his clan mates being killed, they were hardly a challenge compared to the Xenomorphs. That was until an incident on the planet LV-739 when a Serpent Hunt went awry when his clan not only encountered Xenomorphs and human marines, but another clan of seemingly larger and stronger Yautja who actually began to hunt S'loss' clan along with the humans and Xenomorphs. Eventually only S'loss, a human Marine, Corporal Matthews, a Prealien and one of the rival Yautja remained. The rival Yautja dispatched the Prealien as Matthews and S'loss fought, but eventually both of them were attacked by the rival Yautja and were forced to work together. After a bloody battle, S'loss and Matthews managed to kill the rival Yautja. S'loss then spared Matthews and gave him his ritual dagger as a sign of respect.

Becoming an Enforcer
Upon returning to Yautja Prime after his his clan mate's slaughter, S'loss discovered that the rival clan he and his clan had faced on LV-739 where known as "Super Black Yautja" a group of Yautja that did not hunt for trophies, but for DNA to make themselves stronger. They were obsessed with power and often hunted and killed normal Yautja. Then it came to him, the Yautja he saw when his father disappeared was one of them. He immediately stepped down as his clan's leader and would later become an Enforcer hoping that perhaps he would encounter the same Yautja he saw on that day. Shortly after he became an Enforcer, Machiko Noguchi the human she-predator went rouge on her clan and S'loss was sent to capture her alive and bring her back for her execution. He managed to track her down on same planet his father had vanished on. Although the sight of the planet brought back bad memories, he managed to track down Machiko. The two had a stand off, but S'loss gained the advantage and managed to knock Machiko unconscious and took her back to his ship were he examined her to make sure none of her injuries were fatal. With Machiko captured and still intact, he started to set off, but before he could leave a Predalien Queen and her hive were detected on the planet. In the resulting confusion Machiko was freed from captivity, but the two soon found they would have to collaborate with each other if they were to survive. Together they launched an attack on the hive, killed the Predalien Queen and then used S'loss wrist nuke to destroy the remaining eggs and Xenomorphs. After it was all over, Machiko was tired out and S'loss could have easily captured her again, but his sense of honor wouldn't allow it. Before leaving the planet, Machiko dubbed the Yautja "Night Viper" due to his wearing of the Serpent Mask and his snake-like hunting style; the name would stick from there on in.

Rescuing Machiko and Learning the Truth
Years after his encounter with Machiko, she would get back in the Yautja's good graces and once again be considered an ally. One day, she sent a distress call to Yautja Prime saying she and her hunting party had been captured by Black Super Yautja. S'loss quickly sprang to action and headed to the planet in which Machiko's distress call originated. He soon found that Machiko's hunting party had all by executed by the Black Yautja and Machiko herself was being used in their experiments since she had been more than capable of defeating Yautja in the past. After barely defeating two of the Black Super Yautja, S'loss managed to free Machiko, but he soon found the Black Super Yautja had discovered and captured his ship. Although he realized that he was outnumbered and Machiko would be of little help since she was slipping in and out of consciousness, S'loss refused to back down. He took Machiko and went into hiding- stealthily dispatching his enemies when they were alone. Eventually, Machiko's wounds healed and she aided S'loss in his fight against the Black Super Yautja. They managed to mount a successful attack on their foes and escaped the planet using S'loss' liberated ship. As they made their way to Yautja Prime, S'loss examined a Smart Disc he'd found during the final confrontation- he was sure it had his father's scent, it was bleak, but it had his scent.

Not long after he and Machiko escaped the Black Super Yautja, S'loss received a distress call from the exact same planet his father had vanished on. Not even taking time to think, S'loss flew to the planet, but soon discovered the distress call was fake when he was confronted by a Black Super Yautja, but then he realized this Yautja had almost the exact same scent as his father. The Black Super Yautja removed his mask and revealed he was indeed S'loss' father, Z'loss who would then attack his son. S'loss was stunned by his father's attack, but quickly regained his composure and fought back. The fight lagged on for hours, but in the end the fight ended when Z'loss fled.

Father Versus Son
Not long after his last confrontation with his father, S'loss received a distress call from a Yautja ship that was attacked by a Black Super Yautja ship and was forced to crash land on one of their hunting reserve planets. Worst yet their cargo of Xenomorph eggs had been freed upon the planet. S'loss would answer the call and head to the planet, but the trip took him three days. Once on the planet, S'loss discovered the ship and some if's crew's remains as well as empty Xenomorph eggs and countless animals they had used for hosts. As his search moved onward he found countless bodies of his fellow Yautja, Xenomorphs and Black Super Yautja. His search eventually lead him to the Xenomorphs hive where he discovered it's already dead Queen and corpses of hosts including one of his fellow Yautja and a Black Super Yautja. After slaying the hive's only survivor, a lone Predalien, he headed to the Black Super Yautja's camp where he discovered the bodies of his fellow Yautja and the Black Super Yatuja. He eventually came upon a Black Super Yatuja which was being killed by the Predalien that had been born from the Black Super Yautja he found in the hive. After a long and tiring battle, he managed to defeated the mutated Abomination, but soon found himself face-to-face with his father once again. This time, Z'loss attempted to talk S'loss into joining the Black Super Yautja claiming he would become an even greater hunter, but S'loss would have no part of it claiming his honor was more important than power. The two would then engage in combat, but it seemed Z'loss would be the victor due to the countless injuries S'loss had suffered in his battle against the Predalien, but Z'loss' arrogance became his downfall and S'loss killed his father with the glaive he had given him when he became Blooded. He would return to Yautja Prime with two no trophies- the head of the mutated Abomination and the skull of his father.

What the Future Holds
S'loss continues his work as an Yautja Enforcer, often working with Machiko since he sees her as an equal. He still prides himself in hunting Xenomorphs, but his hatred of them has turned to respect- his hatred now lies with those who would go against the Yautja's honorable ways such as Bad Bloods, Killers and of course, the Black Super Yautja.

Abilities and Weaponry
The Predator possesses superhuman strength, resistance, reflexes, and stamina. His reptlian-like biology makes him agile and able of performing high jumps and acrobatics, such as jumping from buildings. The Predator is an alien humanoid with advanced technology and a penchant for hunting difficult game. With interstellar travel capability, multi-spectrum vision enhancement, and a light-bending armor suit with equally advanced weaponry, the Predator is able to travel anywhere, hunt anything, and usually succeed. Night Viper is skilled in almost all Yautja combat arts and weaponry.


 * "Serpent" Bio Mask
 * "Hard Meat" Armor
 * Cloaking Device
 * Dual Wrist Blades
 * Plasma Caster
 * Plasma Pistol
 * Gauntlet Plasma Bolt
 * Burner
 * Ceremonial Dagger
 * Combi Stick
 * Glaive
 * Maul
 * Spear Gun
 * Smart Disc
 * Shuriken
 * Whip
 * Netgun
 * Fire Bombs
 * Plasma Grenades
 * Proximity Mines
 * Throwing Mines
 * Remote Detonator
 * Point-Defense System
 * Killscreen Generator
 * Vision Modes
 * Medicomp
 * Vocal Mimicry
 * Power Glove
 * Grappling Hook
 * Solvent
 * Yautja Mother Ship
 * Wrist computer
 * Self-destruct Device

Trivia

 * "Night Viper" is the name given to him by Machiko Noguchi, his actual name is believed to be S'loss.
 * S'loss prefers to hunt the "Serpents" over any other type of prey.
 * Unlike most Yautja, S'loss sees Machiko as an equal.
 * S'loss bio mask appears in AvP3 as the "Alien Predator" which came with the game if it was pre-ordered.
 * S'loss has wrist blades equipped to both of his arms rather than just one.

Relationships

 * Was forced to team up with Corporeal Matthews whom he later gave his ritual dagger out of respect.
 * Often fights alongside Machiko Noguchi.
 * Sought to find his father, but eventually discovered that he'd become a Black Super Yautja and was forced to face him in a fight to the death.

Appearances

 * Alien/Predator Fanon Omnibus

Links

 * Night Viper's Alien Fanon Wiki page