Viktor

This is an unofficial version of Viktor's bio intended to more clearly present all currently known information regarding him. Sources can be found here.

Once commander of the elite Magistrate unit known as the Sentinels, after taking the blame for their disastrous final mission, Viktor was stripped of his rank and reassigned to a lower position by Karne himself. Despite this, Viktor remained completely loyal to the Magistrate, determined to regain his standing, pushing himself far beyond his limits in the growing conflict against the Resistance.

Viktor would later fight against other former Sentinels, Strix and Tyra, when the two began investigating Corvus after he'd been tricked into summoning Raum. Following this, Viktor would also join Atlas and various other champions in several battles against Yagorath in the Shattered Desert.

Following the defeat of Yagorath, Viktor would be present while Grand Magister Karne decided to step down and entrust leadership of the Magistrate to House Aico, with Viktor seemingly not being fond of the decision.

In the Lost Future, Viktor would seemingly be killed in Frozen Guard.

This was Viktor's in-game bio prior to the The Damned Frontier update. It's no longer considered canon.

The former commander of Sentinels, an elite Magistrate military unit, Viktor lives in shadow of his former glory. He took the blame for what happened during their final mission, was stripped of his rank, and reassigned to a lower position by Grand Magister Karne. His training and skill as a soldier remains unparalleled, though, along with his unwavering loyalty to the Magistrate.

Determined to regain his standing, he pushes himself well beyond his limits in battle against the Resistance, striving to end the rebellion before it picks up any further momentum.

Champion Skins

• Khaki
  • Khaki is a color commonly used in military uniforms for camouflage purposes.

• Ushanka
  • A ushanka is a type of Russian fur cap.
  • This skin shares its theme with Red Winter Tyra.

• Lone Heart Patch
  • This skin shares its theme with Love Specs Pip.

• Charcoal
  • This skin is a promotional item for players who connect their Twitter account.
  • This skin seems to appear in the Fallen Champion avatar.

• Invitational
  • This skin was a promotional item made for Hi-Rez Expo 2017; it shares this trait with Invitational Fernando and Convention 2017 Ying.

• Soldier +
  • This skin is a promotional item for players who connect their PlayStation Plus account.

• Code Green Trooper / Code Green Grenadier / Code Green Bandolier / Code Green Comms
  • The line "I'm not a toy!" (▶️) is likely a reference to Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, who spends most of the initial film believing he's a real agent of Star Command, rather than a toy.
  • The line "Ah, I love the smell of napalm in the morning." (▶️) is a reference to a line from the movie Apocolypse Now.
  • The line "I'm the jolly green giant!" (▶️) is a reference to the mascot of the same name for the frozen vegetable company Green Giant.
  • All of these skins appear in the Viktory and Wolf Pack sprays.

• V1-KTOR / Reaver
  • These skins are based on the Doomguy from the video game series DOOM.
  • The line "In the grim darkness of the grimdark, there is only... grim darkness." (▶️) is a reference to the tagline of the original Warhammer 40,000.
  • The line "It's time to engage in masculine power fantasy and chew bubblegum. And I'm all out of gum." (▶️) is a reference to a line from the 1988 film They Live. It could also be a reference to a similar line from Duke Nukem.
  • The line "This is my point! There are many like it, but this one is mine!" (▶️) is a reference to the Rifleman's Creed.
  • The Reaver skin is one of the only recolors of a non-default skin to not be released at the same time as the original skin.
  • The V1-KTOR skin appears in Galactic Scion Lian's splash art.
  • Both of these skins' splash arts appear as sprays.

• Full Moon
  • The line "Wanna' hear a joke? Thinking brick will keep me out." (▶️) is a reference to the fable The Three Little Pigs, in which the pigs are finally safe from the wolf stalking them by creating a house made of brick, which the wolf is unable to blow down.
  • The line "I just... Can't get this piece of grandma out of my teeth!" (▶️) is a reference to the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, in which a wolf devours Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, before proceeding to disguise itself as her.
  • This skin was one of the few skins present in-game as an NPC; it shares this trait with Abyssal Lord Drogoz, Knightmare Fernando, Day Walker Vivian, Death Speaker Ying, and Full Moon Viktor.
  • This skin is an Abyssal Echo. It shares this trait with Knightmare Fernando, Day Walker Vivian, and Death Speaker Ying.^[7]
  • As mentioned here, this skin is intended to be if Viktor was turned into a werewolf.
  • Concept art shows this skin originally had different splash artwork.^[8]
  • This skin appears in the Pale Moon spray.
  • This skin shares its theme with Knightmare Fernando, Sanguine Fernando, Day Walker Vivian, Contessa Vivian, Death Speaker Ying, Banshee Ying.

• Legionnaire
  • This skin shares its naming with the Legionnaire mount and Legionnaire Atlas.

• Draconic Fighter / Hunter's Bane
  • The line "Have you EVER thought that maybe the princess wanted to come hang out with me?" (▶️) references how in many fantasy stories, the hero instantly attempts to slay the dragon holding the princess captive without hesitation.
  • The death directed line against Terminus, "I fear no hunter, but that thing; it scares me." (▶️) is a variation of a similar, memetic line uttered by the Heavy in the Team Fortress 2 cinematic: "Meet the Pyro".
  • An early concept for the Draconic Fighter skin shows some minor differences, such as the skin's lower jaw being the same color as the rest of its head.^[9]
  • The Draconic Fighter skin appears in the Scaled Menace avatar.
  • This skin shares its theme with Scalebane Strix, Dragonsbane Strix, Draconic Enforcer Khan, Ironscale Khan, Solfire Furia, Dragonslayer Furia, and Draconian Huntress Ash.

• Chase
  • This skin is part of the third set of crossover content alongside the rest of the gen:LOCK Crossover Pass following Grover and Team Fortress 2 Barik.
  • As expected, this skin contains numerous references to gen:LOCK.
    • In various lines (▶️▶️▶️▶️), this skin references the song Let The Good Times Roll, which was Chase's father's favorite song.
    • Many lines mention or reference various aspects of the gen:LOCK Program, such as Holons.
    • The line "Ay, look at me, I'm really alive... ish." (▶️) is a reference to a line spoken by Chase in Episode 2 of the series.
    • The line "You're gonna live it up like there's no tomorrow, which is gonna make sure there's no tomorrow." (▶️) references a line spoken by Chase in Episode 3.
    • The line "*laugh* The only me I know." (▶️) references a line spoken by Chase in Episode 6, and also references the name of the episode itself.
    • The line "Alright, who wants to play some Siege?" (▶️) is a reference to the in-universe game known as Siege.
    • The line "Hey! Dr. Weller must've made this." (▶️) mentions Dr. Weller.
    • The line "Am I my own worst enemy?" (▶️) may be a reference to Nemesis.
  • This skin was initially intended to use one of Chase's other outfits.^[10]
  • Chase appears in the Chibi Chase avatar alongside his Holon, with the latter also appearing in the Chaser spray. The Flyboy spray is also themed after him.
  • This skin shares its theme with Yasamin Lex, Cammie Maeve, Valentina Kinessa, and Kazu Zhin.

• Rambo
  • This skin is the fourth piece of crossover content, following Grover's inclusion from SMITE, Team Fortress 2 Barik, and the gen:LOCK Crossover Pass.
  • This skin originally wore a tank top, but it was later changed to a shirt for an unknown reason. The tank top version can be seen here.
  • This skin had several unused concept designs, one of them notably featuring Rambo with an actively bleeding gunshot wound. Tyra was also considered to receive this skin due to potentially matching the proportions better, but it was decided she didn't and that Viktor was the right choice.^[11]
  • This skin is based on the Rambo film franchise.
  • Both Viktor's old and modern designs appear in this skin's splash art.
    • Viktor's modern design also appears in this skin's teaser trailer.^[4]