TheViper
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TheViper 
Player Information
Name:
Ørjan Larsen
Birth:
December 13, 1991
Country:
Status:
Active
Years Active (Player):
2011 - Present
Team:
Total Earnings:
$118,273
Links
History
Ørjan "TheViper" Larsen (born December 13, 1991) is a Norwegian Age of Empires II player who is currently playing for GamerLegion. Since he became an active player in 2010, TheViper has won more tournaments than any other AoE2 player in history and is wildly regarded as one of the most successful AoE2 players of all time. His father Svein «_PkZ_» Larsen founded the website AoEZone in 2008, and is himself an active member of the AoE2 community.
In May 2019 TheViper moved to Leipzig in Germany where he is currently living with his German girlfriend Debbie.
Contents
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Mode | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-22 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 |  |  | Hidden Cup 3 |  | 4 : 0 |  Hera | $13,560 |
| 2020-01-12 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | |  | Nili's Apartment Cup 3 | | 6 : 4 | Hera | $8,112 |
| 2019-09-01 | 1st | S-Tier | Team | |  | Escape Champions League LAN Finals | | 5 : 2 |  | $4,500 |
| 2019-02-16 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | |  | Nili's Apartment Cup 2 | | 7 : 3 |  TaToH | $5,000 |
| 2019-02-03 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | |  | King of the Desert 2 | | 5 : 3 |  Liereyy | $5,000 |
| 2018-04-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Team | |  | Battle of Africa 1 |  | 4 : 0 | | $3,251 |
| 2016-10-09 | 2nd | S-Tier | Team | |  | Clan Masters: The Final Showdown | | 4 : 5 |  | $7,000 |
| 2015-03-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Team | | | War is Coming | | 4 : 0 | | $37,100 |
| 2013-12-08 | 1st | S-Tier | 1v1 | | Clash of the Titans | | 4/1 | Grp S. | $6,000 | |
| 2012-07-22 | 1st | S-Tier | Team | |  | The Tribal Wars 2012 | | $6,000 | ||
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||||
Recent Matches[edit]
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Player | VOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-16 | 19:45 UTC | S-Tier | |  | Red Bull Wololo III | 2 | : | 0 |  MbL |  |
| 2020-11-15 | 17:00 UTC | Show M. | |  | Hera vs TheViper | 4 | : | 1 | Hera |      |
| 2020-11-08 | 16:15 UTC | A-Tier | | | Tournament Champions League 2020 | 6 | : | 3 | Liereyy | |
| 2020-11-08 | 15:30 UTC | A-Tier | | | Tournament Champions League 2020 | 1 | : | 0 | Hera | |
| 2020-11-08 | 14:00 UTC | A-Tier | | | Tournament Champions League 2020 | 0 | : | 1 | Liereyy | |
| 2020-11-07 | 22:30 UTC | A-Tier | | | Tournament Champions League 2020 | 1 | : | 2 | Liereyy | |
| 2020-11-07 | 19:20 UTC | A-Tier | | | Tournament Champions League 2020 | 2 | : | 1 |  Mr_Yo | |
| 2020-11-07 | 15:15 UTC | A-Tier | | | Tournament Champions League 2020 | 2 | : | 1 | Hera | |
| 2020-10-18 | 17:00 UTC | S-Tier | | | King of the Desert 3 | 0 | : | 3 | Mr_Yo | |
| 2020-10-11 | 18:30 UTC | S-Tier | | | King of the Desert 3 | 3 | : | 0 |  TheMax | |
| Complete list of matches in any tournament | ||||||||||
Gear and Settings[edit]
| Hardware |
|---|
| Monitor | Refresh rate | |
|---|---|---|
 |
Asus VG248QE | 144 Hz |
| Keyboard | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Corsair K65 Rapidfire | |||||||||||
| Last updated on 2020-07-17 (184 days ago). | ||||||||||||
Earnings Breakdown[edit]
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Trivia[edit]
- TheViper's favorite color to play is yellow.
- Since TheViper seemed to have very good maps more often than other players, especially T90Official liked to talk about TheViper's "map hax" (ironically).
- TheViper is known for trolling the community with absurd strategies, often using smurf accounts.
- TheViper is also well known for his comeback ability (example, vs Hera).
- Age of Empires runs in the family, with TheViper's father, PkZ, owning and operating the AoEZone website.
- 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.[1]
- 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 Wrestler Randy Orton (born 01.04.1980)[2]
Gallery[edit]
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 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
- 2020-03-24 | Hidden Cup 3 | Grand Final & Reveal by T90Official & Dave at Hidden Cup 3
- 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 & Márcio Medeiros
- 2019-04-26 | AoE2 Hidden Cup #2 | Grand Final AND Reveal! by T90Official & Dave at Hidden Cup 2
- 2018-10-04 | AoE2 Hidden Cup | Final + Player Reveal by T90Official & Dave at Hidden Cup 1
- 2017-11-22 | KOTD Special interview with TheViper by MembTV
- 2017-03-04 | SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH THE VIPER by MembTV
- 2015-07-20 | TheViper Post-Game Interview by ZeroEmpires
- 2013-08-30 | Top Experts League - TheViper Interview by ZeroEmpires
- 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]
- 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]
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