What are your Viper ocs like?
I just have the one (Bond)!
Bond being a Thin Man who got into the humans' rebellion when XCOM HQ fell, and thereby never got modified back into her true form. She did get alterations similar to the Speaker's, in that she looks more believably human, but her eyes still give her away. Her work for the Rebellion is to regularly infiltrate ADVENT and sabotage it from within; if she needs to go undercover, she uses contact lenses, makeup, all the sexy spy things.
Bond is, personality-wise, the sort of prideful person that is mostly a façade but isn't very self-aware that it is a façade. She thinks she is, indeed, very proud of who she is and what she's capable of, and in her defense she can be quite judgy towards others who aren't as good at her particular areas of expertise (namely, infiltration). She's a hard worker who recognizes her own efforts. However, she's also the sort of person who believes her value is not inherent, that if she isn't being useful then what the hell is she here for. She also has a weak sense of self outside of her work, and wouldn't be able to describe her own personality if asked.
As for how others describe her, she's charismatic, versatile, a quick decision-maker, casually flirty and a bit of an attention-seeker. Her moral compass is a bit of a mess, in that she has no qualms about the dirtier parts of her job, doesn't even blink when presented with even the most depraved behaviour, and has a habit of playing Devil's Advocate when explaining the motives to those things even when she doesn't agree with them; but there are certainly things she would never choose to do, and she does have a streak of compassion that comes out whenever an ally needs help— something she doesn't hesitate to do, but simultaneously feels somewhat ashamed of, due to the indoctrination of the Elders.
(She's very much like a cult escapee that never fully unlearned the cult's teachings, essentially. Even long after leaving the service of the Elders, if asked what she wants for herself and her own life, the only answer she knows how to give involves being in service to someone else. Insisting that's not a valid answer just confuses her.)
She still considers herself a Viper, and most other aliens also refer to her as a Viper, regardless of her resembling human. Funny enough, I wonder if other Vipers would question the idea of Thin Men still being Vipers, or if they'd see them as an offshoot the way Berserkers are to Mutons, or if they're even further removed like Archons are to Mutons 🤔
But on that note, while she was growing up among her fellow Vipers, she had a reputation for being a "kiss-ass" and a "teacher's pet" lol
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