>>10486725>A unique name makes them sound like they are higher-ranked.eh? There are a lot of adjacent rank shit, fan lore and head canon be damned. A Viper has the same rank as a Trooper. In fact Larry Hama laid it out as such
>"Vipers can be the generic term for all Cobra Troopers. Tele-Vipers being the comm specialists, HISS-Vipers being attached to the armored branch, Air-Vipers to flight ops, etc. Fans didn't like it but Hasbro and Larry just treated it like irl military where specialties or sub organized groups don't effect rank. Also I don't get why fans didn't like because they are all fine with Officer ranks even though that does imply all these vipers and troopers are E-4 or equivalent.
