TheViper
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TheViper 
Player Information
Name:
Ørjan Larsen
Birth:
December 13, 1991
Country:
Status:
Active
Years Active:
2011 - Present
Team:
Total Earnings:
$228,810
Alternate IDs:
Neo_
Links
Achievements
History
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2010-07-21 — 2011-03-16
2011-03-16 — 2011-10-23
2011-10-23 — 2018-07-14
2018-07-14 — 2020-07-27
2020-09-10 — Present
Ørjan "TheViper" Larsen (born December 13, 1991) is a Norwegian Age of Empires II and Age of Empires IV player who is currently playing for GamerLegion.
Biography[edit]
TheViper is known for his late game capabilities, decision making, exceptional macro and unit control. Becoming an active player in 2010, TheViper has won more tournaments than any other AoE2 player in history and is often considered to be the best AoE2 player of all time. In May 2019 TheViper moved to Leipzig, Germany.
Age of Empires II[edit]
This section is an excerpt from Age of Empires II Biography of TheViper
TheViper's first major tournament appearance was in World Clan League 7 with his team Revenge of Knight. They finished 2nd place, only losing to TyRanT in the Final Group Stage. After WCL 7, kkab approached TheViper and JorDan_23 and invited them to join TyRanT. Although TheViper was mostly the bench player during WCL 7, his talent was recognized by kkab.[1]
Age of Empires IV[edit]
TheViper had access to Age of Empires IV during various stages of the game's pre-alpha, alpha, and beta versions. However, it was not until the creator preview event two weeks before the game's official release date of October 28th, 2021, that TheViper started actively playing and practicing.
On November 6, 2021, TheViper played in the Genesis Qualifier, AoE4's first big S tier tournament. He qualified for the main event by defeating ZertoN 2 to 0. During the entire qualifier, TheViper did not lose a single game played during the entire 512 player qualifier.
He won the main event by winning 3:1 against LucifroN7 and RecoN and 4:2 in the finals against TheMista.
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Mode | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-06 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 |  |  | Wandering Warriors Cup | | 4 : 2 |  DauT | $6,250 |
| 2021-12-12 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | |  | King of the Desert 4 | | 5 : 2 |  Vinchester | $20,667 |
| 2021-11-14 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 |  |  | GENESIS | | 4 : 2 |  TheMista | $7,000 |
| 2021-09-19 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | |  | Red Bull Wololo V | | 4 : 3 |  Liereyy | $26,750 |
| 2020-03-22 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | | | Hidden Cup III |   | 4 : 0 |  Hera | $13,560 |
| 2020-01-12 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | | | Nili's Apartment Cup III | | 6 : 4 | Hera | $8,112 |
| 2019-09-01 | 1st | S-Tier | Team | | | Escape Champions League LAN Finals | | 5 : 2 |   | $900 |
| 2019-02-17 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | | | Nili's Apartment Cup 2 | | 7 : 3 |  TaToH | $5,000 |
| 2015-03-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Team | | | War is Coming |  | 4 : 0 | | $7,420 |
| 2012-07-15 | 1st | S-Tier | Team | | | The Tribal Wars 2012 | | 5/0/0 | Grp S. | $1,200 |
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||||
Recent Matches[edit]
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Player | VOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-15 | 15:00 UTC | S-Tier | |  | Golden League | 4 | : | 2 |  DeMusliM | |
| 2022-05-08 | 18:40 UTC | S-Tier | | | Golden League | 4 | : | 1 | Wam01 |      |
| 2022-04-30 | 16:10 UTC | S-Tier | | | Golden League: Round 3 | 0 | : | 2 |  MarineLorD | |
| 2022-04-27 | 17:00 UTC | C-Tier | |  | Bring it on 4 | 3 | : | 1 | VortiX | |
| 2022-04-27 | 15:00 UTC | C-Tier | | | Bring it on 4 | 2 | : | 0 | Bee | |
| 2022-04-24 | 16:30 UTC | S-Tier | | | Golden League: Round 3 | 2 | : | 3 | Beastyqt | |
| 2022-04-24 | 15:00 UTC | S-Tier | | | Golden League: Round 3 | 2 | : | 1 | 1puppypaw | |
| 2022-04-23 | 18:00 UTC | S-Tier | | | Golden League: Round 3 | 2 | : | 1 |  State | |
| 2022-04-23 | 16:20 UTC | S-Tier | | | Golden League: Round 3 | 2 | : | 1 |  Ourk | |
| 2022-04-23 | 15:00 UTC | S-Tier | | | Golden League: Round 3 | W | : | FF | TheMista | |
| Complete list of matches in any tournament | ||||||||||
Earnings Breakdown[edit]
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Gear and Settings[edit]
| Hardware (list of) |
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| Mouse | Mousepad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Razer Mamba Elite | |
Razer |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | |
|---|---|---|
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ASUS VG248QE | 144 Hz |
| Keyboard | Headset | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition |  |
Bose QuietComfort 20 |
| Last updated on 2021-03-31 (412 days ago). |
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Trivia[edit]
- His father Svein «_PkZ_» Larsen founded the website AoEZone in 2008, and is himself an active member of the AoE2 community.
- TheViper's signature ingame color is yellow.
- TheViper has also reached Grandmaster status in Star Craft 2.
- Since TheViper seemed to have very good maps more often than other players, especially T90Official liked to talk about TheViper's "map hax" (in jest).
- TheViper is known for doing "Masterpieces", winning games with very unconventional strategies.
- TheViper is also well known for his comeback ability (example 1 vs Hera, example 2 vs Barles).
- Debbie, Ørjan's significant other, often refers to him as Vipey when casting games he is on.
- TheViper will often listen to ASMR videos when doing work for his YouTube channel.[2]
- TheViper likes to play other games than Age of Empires II as a warm-up for tournament games, such as Starcraft and Age of Empires III.
- TheViper's and Debbie's dog is called Justus.
- TheViper is named after the nickname of the WWE wrestler Randy Orton.[3]
- Ørjan Larsen has two brothers, one is older and one is younger[4]
- TheViper sometimes is compared to pop musician Ed Sheeran.[5]
- In the "Top 50 best Age of Empires 2 players of all time" ranking, which was published on aoezone.net in December 2020, TheViper was voted in the 1st place by various other expert players. Furthermore, he also was designated with the title "The Greatest of All Time".[6]
- In the "World Sport Ranking" by sportspedia TheViper was voted 15th place in 2020.[7]
- He has wrist issues since 2020.[8]
- He won the 4th edition of Zugzwang (including 3,000€ prizemoney), a chess tournament organized by Rocket Beans TV. It's an invitational tournament aimed towards amateur chess players who are streamers or friends of the house (VOD). [9] [10]
- 23.10.2021 was the last day Viper streamed at Twitch before he was moving to Facebook Gaming.[11]
Gallery[edit]
TheViper (Team Secret) during ECL Finals (2019)
TheViper (2020)
TheViper's snake (viper) logo
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2022-03-20 | N4C Interviews - TheViper by Dave at N4C
- 2021-11-18 | Interview with TheViper on Age of Empires IV: “To be honest, for it just being released, I feel like it is an incredibly balanced game.” by Patrik Chen
- 2021-11-05 | Kings & Plebeians - Episode #06: TheViper & Nili by MaSmOrRa
- 2021-07-08 | Strategy Talk Interview #9 - TheViper by GuanfrancoGG
- 2021-06-20 | Interview TheViper #2 by Red Bull Gaming at Red Bull Wololo 4
- 2021-06-19 | Interview TheViper #1 by Red Bull Gaming at Red Bull Wololo 4
- 2021-06-18 | Redbull Wololo 4 - JorDan & TheViper - Q&A by GamerLegion
- 2021-06-08 | Kings and Plebeians - Episode 1: TheViper by MaSmOrRa
- 2021-03-17 | Hidden Cup Hype - Interview with JorDan and TheViper by GamerLegion
- 2021-01-08 | AoE 2 DE | Red Bull Wololo 3 Interview with TheViper by Sebastian "Adico" Quintanilla
- 2020-10-11 | KOTD3 Specials Intros, TheViper want the crown again by MembTV at King of the Desert 3
- 2020-09-17 | KOTD3 TheViper interview by MembTV at King of the Desert 3
- 2020-06-14 | The AoE Podcast Season 1 Episode 3 | with TheViper and Dave by Bulletchen and Dave
- 2020-05-07 | Community Spotlight: TheViper by Chamille Mies
- 2019-12-25 | NAC3 Talk /w TheViper by Nili_AoE
- 2019-09-29 | Age of Empires 4: “I want to see a worthy successor of AOE2”, says the best of the world by Maximilian Rox and Márcio Medeiros
- 2017-11-22 | KOTD Special interview with TheViper by MembTV
- 2017-03-04 | SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH THE VIPER by MembTV
- 2013-08-30 | Top Experts League - TheViper Interview by ZeroEmpires and MaSmOrRa at Top Experts League #1
- 2012-03-14 | Interview with TheViper by BBQTurkman
- 2011-06-21 | An Interview with TheViper by _CsK_Im_NoT_DrG
Player Profile[edit]
- 2020-08-21 | Red Bull Wololo 2 - AoE2:DE Tournament Day 2 by Red Bull Gaming at Red Bull Wololo 2
Showcases[edit]
- 2021-03-21 | Hidden Cup 4 Showcase | TheViper by T90Official at Hidden Cup 4
- 2020-04-30 | Red Bull Wololo - AoE2:DE Tournament Day 1 by Red Bull Gaming at Red Bull Wololo 1
- 2020-03-22 | Hidden Cup 3 Showcase | TheViper by T90Official at Hidden Cup 3
- 2019-04-15 | AoE2 Player Showcase | TheViper by T90Official at Hidden Cup 2
References[edit]
- ↑ MaSmOrRa (2021-06-08). "Kings & Plebeians - Episode #01: TheViper". YouTube.
- ↑ https://clips.twitch.tv/ElatedSuperUdonShazBotstix
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQO8MsnU_jY
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA3lefoY7mc YouTube (26.03.2021): 1v1 Migration | Land or Water!?
- ↑ https://www.aoezone.net/threads/top-experts-league-5.105047/#post-378958
- ↑ https://www.aoezone.net/threads/the-50-best-age-of-empires-2-players-of-all-time-as-voted-by-expert-players-5-to-1-is-up.172002/#post-711591
- ↑ Sportspedia (2020): World Sport Ranking
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheViperAOE/status/1397499509526077440
- ↑ Fabian Krane (2021-07-07). "Zugzwang Season 4: Alle Regeln und Matches des Schachturniers im Überblick".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkAbfJddwRs
- ↑ https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1184888574
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