Dr. Victor

Dr. Victor
Japanese Name	Dr.ヴィクトル
Romaji	Dr. Vikutoru
English Name	Dr. Victor
First Appearance	Devil Summoner
Origin	Unknown
Occupation	Demon Expert
Weapon	None
Affiliation	Gōma-Den, Konnou-Ya

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.

Origin

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
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

Biography

Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. The Soulless Army

Victor is a mad genius obsessed with discovering the secrets of life and after life. 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.

Trivia

• In Persona 2 series, the unnamed master of restaurant "Jolly Roger" is actually shadowing the pirate captain outfitted Victor in Devil Summoner and 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.

Gallery

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Dr. Victor in the Raidou Kuzunoha series.