Viper produced the first nine Legends events at Challenge Park Xtreme.
“ Living Legends was Wayne and I,” he said. Then, I ran the following eight on my own.”
Viper Enterprises would continue to run largescale scenario events around the country until 2022 when Kerry retired.
" Kerry just knew how to create game mechanics that could be fun, and not taken too seriously,” said“ Rob“ Firefly” Rivera, an up-and-coming producer who Viper would go on to mentor.“ Making the games fun kept morale high, even when you were losing, and that is what it ' s all about.”
In 2018, after CPX closed, Viper would pass the baton to DJ“ Honu” Fox, who would go on to produce Living Legends until the series was acquired by Brian Barno in 2024. But more on this later.
Like Wayne Dollack, Viper ' s influence on future game producers was huge. Lawrence“ TB”
Wright, an early disciple of Viper ' s( and MXS), went on to produce or co-produce more than 20 scenario games. He created storylines, character cards, mission structures, and helped design props and game-play systems for many large-scale events. He played a significant role in the in the first Living Legends of Paintball.
Promoters like Sean " Spyro " Riggs and his now wife Melissa " Bunny " Riggs met while playing one of Viper ' s events.
“ For years, they were a huge help with roleplaying and props, as well as reffing, and were sounding boards for a lot of my ideas,” Viper said of the Riggs’.“ They would go on to run their own scenario events.”
Chris " Stryker " Scotting was another regular at Viper games who would go on to run his own games under the name Stryker Scenarios. The sphere of Viper ' s influence is vast, and many of today ' s promoters credit Viper for their success.
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