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=== ''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzonoha'' series === |
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== Profile == |
== Profile == |
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Revision as of 01:52, 25 March 2013
Dr. Victor is a non-player character in the Devil Summoner series. He serves as an assistant to the player in terms of fusing and recording demons.
History
The character Victor is based on the protagonist of the classic 1818 novel by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, where he goes by the name Victor Frankenstein. In this he is a Swiss student of chemistry who becomes obsessed with the idea of creating life in inanimate matter. He drops out of school to study alchemy in private, through which he creates a humanoid creature out of once dead tissue. Repulsed by his creations ugliness, Victor abandons it, and in revenge the creature kills several of Victor's family members. Despite Victor's attempts to destroy the monster, he would eventually die of pneumonia.
Many variations of this story have been told throughout history by authors for books, plays, and movies.
Appearances
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
- Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
- Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
- Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
- Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito
Personality
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Victor is more mature and acts a bit more solemnly in comparison with the Raidou series. He's been alive for so long because he discovered the secret to eternal life, which was transfusing vampire blood into himself.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzonoha series
Victor is a mad genius obsessed with discovering the secrets of life and the afterlife.
Profile
Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. The Soulless Army
He fled from his home country when his research angered the people into a violent mob, and finally settled in Japan. It was here that he discovered the dark art of devil summoning and fusion, and by cooperating with the Devil Summoners in the Capital, has become closer to uncovering the secrets of life.
Victor has come to an arrangement with the owner of the Konnou-Ya that allows him to carry on his research in the basement beneath the shop, although the owner has no idea exactly what it is Victor does. Here in the Gouma-Den, he has discovered much about demon fusion, and works to learn more ways to fuse demons every day by binding ancient alchemy with modern technology. He provides the added services of Sacrificial Fusion and Forge, the art of fusing demons into swords.
Dr. Victor is consulted when a mission to destroy the satellite powering the Soulless God Oumagatsu becomes necessary. He has Raidou capture Rasputin and analyzes his technology. He heavily implies that even at this time he has modified his body extensively to the point it is hard for him to leave the Gouma-Den.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
You can find him in the Gouma-Den through going in save points or simply in Konnou-Ya, in Tsukudo-Cho. He returns offering the same services to Raidou, except Forge no longer implies fusing demons with swords.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito
Dr. Victor appears briefly in order to fuse Futsunushi for Raidou. He makes one final, brief appearance in the last chapter.
Gallery
Trivia
- In the Persona 2 duology, the unnamed master of restaurant "Jolly Roger" is actually shadowing the pirate captain outfitted Victor in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers. A model of his cruise ship can also be found in the restaurant.
- Another reference to his origins is mentioned in Raidou Kuzunoha Vs The Soulless Army, where he recommends a sea trip to Raidou, while commenting it's better to avoid the Arctic Circle, the location of Victor Frankenstein's apparent death in the original novel.
- Dr. Victor is one of bidders at the Devil Auction in the Devil Survivor games.
- Dr. Victor is a battlenet opponent in the DemiKids games under the name Viktor. Viktor runs a demon research ship and uses demons created from Fusion errors in battle.
| Characters | Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV - Gouto - Kaya Daidouji - Shouhei Narumi - Tae Asakura - Dr. Victor - General Munakata - Rasputin - Nakamura - Kiyoshi Daidouji - Dr. Tsukumo - Raido Kuzunoha the XIV - Goto-Douji - Satake Kenzou - Owner of Konnou-Ya - Owner of Ryugu - Sadakichi - Herald of Yatagarasu - Shizu Iida - Denpachi Iida - Detective Kazama |
| Locations | The Capital - Tsukudo-Cho (Narumi Detective Agency - Konnou-Ya - Gouma-Den) - Daidouji Residence - Ginza-Cho (Shin-Sekai Soda Joint) - Fukagawa-Cho - Daidouji Factory - Harumi-Cho - Kasumidai - Shipbuilding Facility - Sakuradayama (Waden One) - Kasuminomori - Akarana Corridor - Nameless Shrine Shinoda (Training Hall) - Dark Realm |
| Soundtracks | Devil Summoner Kuzunoha Raidou vs The Soulless Army Complete Music Works |
| Demon Orders | Pyro - Frost - Volt - Wind - Fury - Pagan - Skill - Undead |
| Archives | Demons - Bosses - Skills - Items - Statuses - Confinement |