Victor (Dollhouse)
Victor is a male television character who features in Dollhouse.
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Biography
Anthony Ceccoli
As a soldier, he was once shown trying to save a young woman in a war zone. She panicked though and ran off where she set off an explosive as a result. (Episode: Echoes)
The Afghanistan war veteran with severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD) which he was cured of in exchange for a five-year contact with the Dollhouse. Previous episodes hinted of his military past. (Episode: Stop-Loss)
Victor is trying to get rid of black paint because Sierra has been making dark pictures with it that make her sad. Reasoning that without the paint she would be happy and with some help from Echo, he collects the paint and begins to pour in down the showers when Sierra comes in. After explaining what he was doing, Sierra thanks him before painting on him and herself saying he looks like an Indian chief. This statement coupled with seeing Sierra in black face paint brings up another war memory and Victor sees another soldier asking him for orders in the middle of a war zone. Victor then collapses into Sierra's arms, weeping that he doesn't want to be in charge. (Episode: Belonging)
Victor was suspected of raping Sierra with the evidence seemingly stacking against him. This was seen when she screamed in response to his touch and she was found to have been having sex recently. In encounters with staff, she was seen telling them that Victor liked to 'pretend they were married'. After these events, at Langton's instruction, Dollhouse staff members detained Victor and his substitute handler, Bicks. The detention confuses and upsets Victor because, as he tells Echo, he could not understand why Sierra screamed at him, and nobody has told him what action had gotten him into trouble. Fortunately for Victor, he and his handler's incarceration is just a ruse by Langton in order to flush out the real culprit, Joe Hearn, Sierra's handler. Afterward, Sierra is wiped in order for her to forget the ordeals, and Victor goes to see her while she is reading. He is happy that Sierra is back to her calm self, and after asking her, he sits down to read a book with her. (Episode: Man on the Street)
Victor notes to Sierra that he is aware of what is happening to him while in the Dollhouse but is unable to do anything, in a sense being trapped in his own body and mind. This would suggest he is also developing sentience but in a different way to Echo. He even mentions that he saw Sierra being raped but couldn't do anything because of his doll state. He also always stays up to watch Sierra go to sleep to make sure she is all right, showing more of a developing bond. When he and Sierra encountered Nolan he displayed a protective nature to Sierra by attacking Nolan for what he did to her. (Episode: Needs)
Later on, Victor was imprinted with Laurence Dominic's personality to answer a question about a mysterious flash drive. Later, he was awoken in his sleeping pod when a fight between Boyd and Paul breaks the cover, giving him minor scratches. Claire finds him and takes him to her office, where Alpha is lying in wait. Alpha slashes Victor's face with a knife. (Episode: Briar Rose) Dr. Saunders tended to Victor's scarred face. Victor realizes he was not his best anymore, and was unable to comfort him, even angrily announcing that now he was stuck being ugly. (Episode: Omega) Victor then underwent an expensive treatment to repair his scars, at Adelle's personal request. (Episode: Vows) Victor came to be imprinted with the mind of Terry Karrens, a comatose serial killer, in order to find out where his victims are. Terry/Victor then escapes and goes looking for another victim. Topher's attempt to remote wipe him instead results in swapping imprints with Echo, and he receives the Kiki imprint. Kiki's college girl behavior in Victor's male body leads to an altercation with some club patrons which Paul rescues 'her' from. (Episode: Belle Chose) Victor was later shown to be one of the Actives hired by Nolan Kinnard to help him seduce Priya Tsetsang. Even in this state, as early as their first encounter he demonstrates that he was attracted to and protective of her. In the present, Victor tries to help Sierra's distress by getting rid of the black paint in the art class, but this sets off another war flashback. When Sierra is sent away, he sits and waits patiently for her to return. The episode ends with him and Sierra cuddling in a sleep pod while Echo watches over them. (Episode: Belonging)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Although Victor does not exhibit the same self-awareness that Echo has, he develops feelings such as love in his doll state.
It came to the attention of both Topher and Dr. Saunders that Victor was having erections. Upon further investigation, it was shown that Victor was actually attracted to Sierra. While being interviewed after Sierra was raped, Victor was asked how Sierra made him feel. He stated that she made him feel better. (Episode: True Believer)
Powers and abilities
The drug N-7316 was shown to be capable of bypassing the blocks the Dollhouse had put on its actives' memories. (Episode: Echoes)
Notes
- Victor was created by Joss Whedon and portrayed by actor Enver Gjokaj where he featured in the setting of the Dollhouse universe.
Appearances
- Dollhouse:
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