Origin

Viper was an orphaned in Eastern Europe. Her face was scarred when she was young and she would eventually join the criminal underworld. She worked up way up the ranks and would gain respects of many from the criminal underworld. She would eventually become the leader of HYDRA under the code name Madame Hydra. HYDRA and Viper would constantly battle Captain America and SHIELD. When another Supervillain had used the code-name Viper, she helped him escape from jail and she kills him right afterwards to take back her name. On one of her attempts to take over a terrorist organization named Serpent Society, she was trying to assassinate their leader but was betrayed and then arrested by Captain America.

She continued her career as a professional terrorist and would eventually get into a relationship with the Red Skull. However, their relationship ended when he found out she was using his money to finance terrorist activities with nothing to gain. Viper later reveals that her real name was Merriem Drew, the mother of Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman). It was later revealed that Viper’s memories were false and she was not actually the mother of Spider-Woman. She later began battling the X-Men when she aided her lover Silver Samurai in an attempt to assassinate Mariko Yashida. Eventually she would marry Wolverine when she was able to succeed in black-mailing him. They would eventually divorce. She later became a member of the Hellfire Club and the Hand.

Powers

She has the strength, agility, and stamina of an Olympic athlete. She also has been trained to use various guns and firearms. Shed is very talented with knives. Viper is also gifted with disguises and acting. She is a brilliant strategist. She has fangs and lipstick that are poisonous and often fatal. Viper also employs a wide arrange of gasses. Viper also has used a sedative to make others susceptible to her control.