Compare that to characters like Vergil and Dante, though, who have a normal that goes 3/4s screen. Viper just can't deal with that in a footsies game. She's also kind of a slow mover, now that I think about it.
That is pretty true. Her grounded movement was actually pretty surprising to me at first given how much higher octane it usually is to see Marlin play her. At the same time, that's Marlin.
I should really stop being afraid of approaching with air dashes, but I'm almost conditioned to use them sparingly since I get grabbed out of them easy. I can't tech grabs for shit.