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'''Victor''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]'' who walks the line between life and death. Victor has learned to | '''Victor''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]'' who walks the line between life and death. Victor has learned to harness pain into power, shocking himself with Jumpstart to get his adrenaline rushing and his faulty heart pumping. He welcomes incoming damage with open (albeit mismatched) arms, channeling it into his Pain Battery and granting enemies a taste of the pain he endures. Get too close and risk getting caught in his Aura of Suffering, but hey, at least you'll be suffering together. And just when you think you've taken him down, he'll piece himself back together and live again! | ||
Victor was released on [[Update:August 29, 2025|August 29, 2025]] as the final hero of the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes]] update. | Victor was released on [[Update:August 29, 2025|August 29, 2025]] as the final hero of the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes]] update. | ||
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| ability_num=1 | | ability_num=1 | ||
|ability2_notes=* Jumpstart self damage cannot be reduced by Spirit Resistance. | |ability2_notes= | ||
* On T3, existing non-ultimate debuffs have their duration cut in half| ability3_notes= | * Jumpstart self damage cannot be reduced by Spirit Resistance. | ||
* On T3, existing non-ultimate debuffs have their duration cut in half | |||
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* Aura of Suffering self damage cannot be reduced by Spirit Resistance. | * Aura of Suffering self damage cannot be reduced by Spirit Resistance. | ||
* On T3, enemies within Aura radius take +13% [[Damage Amp]] from all sources. | * On T3, enemies within Aura radius take +13% [[Damage Amp]] from all sources. | ||
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=== Lore === | === Lore === | ||
Victor is made out of dead body parts.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Ivy|number=2|hero_quote1=Victor|quote1=I'm in chronic pain, and my body's stitched together from corpses I can't Identify.}}</ref> Though he has been searching for a while, he has yet to find the origins of any of his body parts.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Infernus|number=3|hero_quote1=Infernus|quote1=You figure out where any of you came from yet?|hero_quote2=Victor|quote2=No.}}</ref> Because he doesn't know where pieces of his body come from, he hasn't replaced or discarded any limbs.<ref name=":1">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Bebop|number=2|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=I'm not trying to be rude but... How much of you is... Original you? Well not original per se, but-|hero_quote2=Victor|quote2=I see where you're going. No. I haven't had to swap out parts yet. Probably should. My left arm keeps popping off. But it doesn't feel right to discard it when I don't even know who they were.}}</ref> It's implied that Victor's physical condition is deteriorating, and | Victor is made out of dead body parts.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Ivy|number=2|hero_quote1=Victor|quote1=I'm in chronic pain, and my body's stitched together from corpses I can't Identify.}}</ref> Though he has been searching for a while, he has yet to find the origins of any of his body parts.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Infernus|number=3|hero_quote1=Infernus|quote1=You figure out where any of you came from yet?|hero_quote2=Victor|quote2=No.}}</ref> Because he doesn't know where pieces of his body come from, he hasn't replaced or discarded any limbs.<ref name=":1">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Bebop|number=2|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=I'm not trying to be rude but... How much of you is... Original you? Well not original per se, but-|hero_quote2=Victor|quote2=I see where you're going. No. I haven't had to swap out parts yet. Probably should. My left arm keeps popping off. But it doesn't feel right to discard it when I don't even know who they were.}}</ref> It's implied that Victor's physical condition is deteriorating, and his left arm keeps falling off.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
Victor's in constant chronic pain, with the only relief being from [[Viscous#(2) The Cube|The Cube]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s in-game [[Victor/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Clutch Cube): ''"I... I don't feel pain!"''</ref> | Victor's in constant chronic pain, with the only relief being from [[Viscous#(2) The Cube|The Cube]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s in-game [[Victor/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Clutch Cube): ''"I... I don't feel pain!"''</ref> | ||
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== Character interactions == | == Character interactions == | ||
* Victor is often seen by the other heroes as sad or pitiable.<ref name=":0"> {{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s [[Victor/Quotes#Enemy Heroes|enemy hero interactions]]</ref> | * Victor is often seen by the other heroes as sad or pitiable.<ref name=":0"> {{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s [[Victor/Quotes#Enemy Heroes|enemy hero interactions]]</ref> | ||
* Victor is | * Victor is considered attractive. {{PageRef|name=Infernus}} calls him "a pretty good looking corpse",<ref>{{PageRef|name=Infernus}}' in-game [[Infernus/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Victor): ''"All things considered: he's a pretty good looking corpse."''</ref> and {{PageRef|name=Silver}} refers to him as the "prettiest corpse on Manhattan".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lady Geist|hero2=Silver|number=3|hero_quote1=Silver|quote1=Geist, keep running your mouth and you'll be the prettiest little corpse on Manhattan. Well... second prettiest, Victor's kinda got a lot going for him.}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=Paige}} tells Victor never to put on a shirt,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Paige|hero2=Victor|number=1|hero_quote1=Paige|quote1=Never put on a shirt.}}</ref> and {{PageRef|name=Mina}} offers to properly sew his body together if he'll work as a clothing model at one of her shows.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mina|hero2=Victor|number=2|hero_quote1=Victor|quote1=Then fix me up after the ritual.|hero_quote2=Mina|quote2=You walk one of my shows, then sure.}}</ref> | ||
* | * {{PageRef|Ivy}} attempts to ask Victor out to dinner.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Ivy|hero2=Victor|number=3|hero_quote1=Ivy|quote1=So, Victor. I'm not sure what your plans are after the ritual (...) I was talking about dinne.}}</ref> | ||
* Victor often asks other characters for any leads on his origins. He asks {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill}} if he can search the New York sewers to see if any body parts down there match his own.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=1}}</ref> He also asks {{PageRef|name=Dynamo}} where Columbia College gets their cadavers for their medical program.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Dynamo|number=2}}</ref> Victor asks {{PageRef|name=Abrams}} if any of his past cases included "a mad genius who lost one of his creations".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Abrams|number=3}}</ref> | * Victor often asks other characters for any leads on his origins. He asks {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill}} if he can search the New York sewers to see if any body parts down there match his own.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=1}}</ref> He also asks {{PageRef|name=Dynamo}} where Columbia College gets their cadavers for their medical program.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Dynamo|number=2}}</ref> Victor asks {{PageRef|name=Abrams}} if any of his past cases included "a mad genius who lost one of his creations".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Abrams|number=3}}</ref> | ||
* Victor asks {{PageRef|name=Abrams}} for help with uncovering his past.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Abrams|number=1}}</ref> | * Victor asks {{PageRef|name=Abrams}} for help with uncovering his past.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Abrams|number=1}}</ref> | ||
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* Victor and {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}} promised each other that they'd stick together, as they're both walking corpses.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s in-game [[Victor/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Kelvin): ''"So much for the dead sticking together."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s in-game [[Kelvin/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Victor): ''"I was hoping us corpses could stick together."''</ref> | * Victor and {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}} promised each other that they'd stick together, as they're both walking corpses.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s in-game [[Victor/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Kelvin): ''"So much for the dead sticking together."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s in-game [[Kelvin/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Victor): ''"I was hoping us corpses could stick together."''</ref> | ||
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} suggests that Victor should see her grandson, [[Johann Geist (Jr.)|Johann Jr.]], to get him fixed.<ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Lady Geist|number=3|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=Your condition is only going to worsen without someone to maintain you. And Johann is one of the best in New York. I'll introduce you when this ritual business is concluded.}}</ref> | * {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} suggests that Victor should see her grandson, [[Johann Geist (Jr.)|Johann Jr.]], to get him fixed.<ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Lady Geist|number=3|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=Your condition is only going to worsen without someone to maintain you. And Johann is one of the best in New York. I'll introduce you when this ritual business is concluded.}}</ref> | ||
** Lady Geist calls | ** Lady Geist calls Johann her son. It's unclear if this is a mistake or a lie by Lady Geist to hide her age. | ||
* {{PageRef|name=Mina}} offers to stitch up Victor's wounds if he stars in one of her fashion shows.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Mina|number=2|hero_quote1=Victor|quote1=Then fix me up after the ritual.|hero_quote2=Mina|quote2=You walk one of my shows, then sure.}}</ref> | * {{PageRef|name=Mina}} offers to stitch up Victor's wounds if he stars in one of her fashion shows.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Mina|number=2|hero_quote1=Victor|quote1=Then fix me up after the ritual.|hero_quote2=Mina|quote2=You walk one of my shows, then sure.}}</ref> | ||
* {{PageRef|name=Infernus}} and {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}} tell Victor to focus on his future instead of his past.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Infernus|number=1|hero_quote1=Infernus|quote1=Trust me brother, fixating on your past is no way to build a future.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Kelvin|number=1|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=My friend... We were gifted unnatural life. Don't squander it. Travel. Write a book! Find love.}}</ref> | * {{PageRef|name=Infernus}} and {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}} tell Victor to focus on his future instead of his past.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Infernus|number=1|hero_quote1=Infernus|quote1=Trust me brother, fixating on your past is no way to build a future.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Victor|hero2=Kelvin|number=1|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=My friend... We were gifted unnatural life. Don't squander it. Travel. Write a book! Find love.}}</ref> | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Victor's name is a reference to [[wikipedia:Victor_Frankenstein|Victor Frankenstein]]; the creator of Frankenstein's monster in Mary Shelly's 1818 novel | * Victor's name is a reference to [[wikipedia:Victor_Frankenstein|Victor Frankenstein]]; the creator of Frankenstein's monster in Mary Shelly's 1818 novel ''Frankenstein''. | ||
* Victor's appearance and attractiveness are likely also inspired by Frankenstein's monster's description in the original novel, quote: ''"I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His skin scarcely covered his work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing."'' <ref> Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley, 1818</ref> | * Victor's appearance and attractiveness are likely also inspired by Frankenstein's monster's description in the original novel, quote: ''"I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His skin scarcely covered his work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing."'' <ref> Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley, 1818</ref> | ||
* Victor was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidentally leaked on stream in May 2025.<ref>2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - [https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1kclj5p/streamer_accidentally_leaks_hero_roster_of_a_more/ Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build]</ref> Victor's model was also leaked when a game tester from Deadlock's private build accidentally posted a bug report about Victor to ''Deadlock's'' public forums in July 2025. | * Victor was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidentally leaked on stream in May 2025, originally named '''Frank'''.<ref>2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - [https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1kclj5p/streamer_accidentally_leaks_hero_roster_of_a_more/ Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build]</ref> Victor's model was also leaked when a game tester from Deadlock's private build accidentally posted a bug report about Victor to ''Deadlock's'' public forums in July 2025. | ||
* "Brooding in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Victor in the [[Hideout]]. | * "Brooding in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Victor in the [[Hideout]]. | ||
* Victor has [[wikipedia:Heterochromia_iridum|heterochromia]]. This is likely due to the fact that he is a patchwork of different body parts and they're two different people's eyes. | * Victor has [[wikipedia:Heterochromia_iridum|heterochromia]]. This is likely due to the fact that he is a patchwork of different body parts and they're two different people's eyes. | ||
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Victor is a Hero in Deadlock who walks the line between life and death. Victor has learned to harness pain into power, shocking himself with Jumpstart to get his adrenaline rushing and his faulty heart pumping. He welcomes incoming damage with open (albeit mismatched) arms, channeling it into his Pain Battery and granting enemies a taste of the pain he endures. Get too close and risk getting caught in his Aura of Suffering, but hey, at least you'll be suffering together. And just when you think you've taken him down, he'll piece himself back together and live again!
Victor was released on August 29, 2025 as the final hero of the Six New Heroes update.
Pain Battery
28m
0
2s
spirit damage once per target.
x1.6
100
-0%
0%
125
Jumpstart
0.35s
4.5s
1
8s
30s
spirit damage to yourself. Then, gain bonus 
regeneration and 
bonus move speed, decaying over time.
15%
x1.2
100
3m
0%
125
Aura of Suffering
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2s
spirit damage over time to both enemies and yourself.
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Debuff Resist
125
Ethereal Shift.
Shocking Reanimation
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slow. spirit damage and applying 
stun to nearby enemies.
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Stun
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Bullet Resist
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Spirit Resist
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Fire Rate
120%
Move Speed
3s Slow Duration
125
70 Damage Per Second
Victor's weapon takes 1.67s to spin up and reach max fire rate and bullet spread.
See Victor/Lore for more story content.
“A lot of people spend their whole lives wondering who they really are. For Victor, this existential question is made more complicated as he woke up on a mortuary table with no knowledge of his creator, why he was made, and whom he is made of.
Now searching the five boroughs for answers, Victor is hoping to find someone who can identify any part of him.
Victor is made out of dead body parts.[2] Though he has been searching for a while, he has yet to find the origins of any of his body parts.[3] Because he doesn't know where pieces of his body come from, he hasn't replaced or discarded any limbs.[4] It's implied that Victor's physical condition is deteriorating, and his left arm keeps falling off.[5][4]
Victor's in constant chronic pain, with the only relief being from The Cube.[6]
Victor's willing to do anything for answers on his origins.[7]
Infernus calls him "a pretty good looking corpse",[9] and 
Silver refers to him as the "prettiest corpse on Manhattan".[10] 
Paige tells Victor never to put on a shirt,[11] and 
Mina offers to properly sew his body together if he'll work as a clothing model at one of her shows.[12]
Ivy attempts to ask Victor out to dinner.[13]
Mo & Krill if he can search the New York sewers to see if any body parts down there match his own.[14] He also asks 
Dynamo where Columbia College gets their cadavers for their medical program.[15] Victor asks 
Abrams if any of his past cases included "a mad genius who lost one of his creations".[16]Abrams for help with uncovering his past.[17]
Pocket luck with their problems.[18]
Kelvin promised each other that they'd stick together, as they're both walking corpses.[19][20]
Lady Geist suggests that Victor should see her grandson, Johann Jr., to get him fixed.[5]
Mina offers to stitch up Victor's wounds if he stars in one of her fashion shows.[21]Infernus and Kelvin tell Victor to focus on his future instead of his past.[22][23]Ivy and Paige have offered to help Victor with his problems.[24][25]
Bebop, 
Grey Talon, Kelvin, Krill, 
Mirage and 
Vindicta wish Victor luck in uncovering his past.[8]
Seven believes Victor doesn't know a thing about "real" suffering.[26]
Yamato is offended by Victor's existence.[27][28]Bebop has invited Victor to see Ms. Shelly.[29]
The Doorman has invited Victor to the Baroness Hotel.[30]View the full update history: Victor/Update history
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"I'm in chronic pain, and my body's stitched together from corpses I can't Identify."
"You figure out where any of you came from yet?" - "No."
"I'm not trying to be rude but... How much of you is... Original you? Well not original per se, but-" - "I see where you're going. No. I haven't had to swap out parts yet. Probably should. My left arm keeps popping off. But it doesn't feel right to discard it when I don't even know who they were."
"Your condition is only going to worsen without someone to maintain you. And Johann is one of the best in New York. I'll introduce you when this ritual business is concluded."
Victor's in-game voice line (Clutch Cube): "I... I don't feel pain!"
Victor's in-game voice line (Upgrade Aura of Suffering): "There's no price I'm not willing to pay for answers."
Victor's enemy hero interactions
Infernus' in-game voice line (killed Victor): "All things considered: he's a pretty good looking corpse."
"Geist, keep running your mouth and you'll be the prettiest little corpse on Manhattan. Well... second prettiest, Victor's kinda got a lot going for him."
"Never put on a shirt."
"Then fix me up after the ritual." - "You walk one of my shows, then sure."
"So, Victor. I'm not sure what your plans are after the ritual (...) I was talking about dinne."
Victor's in-game Voice line (Killed Pocket) "Any other day I would've wished them luck"
Victor's in-game voice line (Killed Kelvin): "So much for the dead sticking together."
Kelvin's in-game voice line (Killed Victor): "I was hoping us corpses could stick together."
"Then fix me up after the ritual." - "You walk one of my shows, then sure."
"Trust me brother, fixating on your past is no way to build a future."
"My friend... We were gifted unnatural life. Don't squander it. Travel. Write a book! Find love."
Ivy's in-game voice line (Killed Victor): "I'll help you after the ritual, Victor, but for now, I have to stop you."
"Do you want my help?"
Seven's in-game voice line (killed Victor): "You don't know a thing about real suffering, Victor!"
Yamato's in-game voice line (killed Victor (translated)): "His existence offends me."
"After the ritual, you should stop by The Baroness. Our house tailor is top-notch, should any part of you… pop loose."
