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Victor von Gerdenheim was first introduced in Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (Vampire: The Night Warriors in Japan). He is based off of Frankenstein's monster from the classic horror film Frankenstein, which in turn was an adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name.

In the game, Victor awakens to find his creator, Professor Von Gerdenheim. Another early creation of the Professor, Emily, also awakes, only to abruptly stop functioning some years later. Both Von Gerdenheim and Emily act as assist characters for Victor in Darkstalkers 3 (Vampire Savior in Japan).

Victor has made several cameos outside of the series including Pocket Fighters and Capcom Fighting Evolution. He was featured in UDON's Darkstalkers series where he teams up and becomes friends with Donovan Baine to rescue Anita and Emily.

Personality

Victor is a fun-loving, happy go lucky person who loves to help his sister, and gets angry when he is seeing anyone hurting her, he holds Donovan with high respect and his heroic nature due to him saving others, regardless of them being normal humans or supernatural beings, when he is talking to others. he will talk in a third person manner.

Power and Abilites

Victor has a special power to create a bolt of lighting throughout his body (though not to the same extent as Lord Raptor), he can jump very high in the air. He also has great strength for fighting and uses wrestling for combat. He uses his internalized electrical energy to enlarge and strengthen the weight behind his melee blows as well as increase the prehensilility of his bodily extremities.

Background

Victor was the creation of a sick scientist Prof. Victor Von Gerdenheim, who lost his life shortly after giving him life. Without having an understanding of life and death, Victor interpreted his deceased creator's unresponsiveness for disapproval. Believing that if he proves himself to be strong that the Professor would accept him, Victor departed the castle to find challengers to test his strength. Upon defeating many Darkstalkers, Victor returned home, but the dead Professor still did not wake up. Instead, the prototype Emily welcomed Victor back.

The two lived happily for many years until one night, Emily's ceased functioning. Victor came to believe that if he collected several souls, he would be able to revive Emily. He entered the Majigen to find said souls, but in the end, he sacrificed his body by using all his powers to revive Emily.

Professor Victor Von Gerdenheim

Every one of his research projects had some kind of humane problems. He was also marked as a dangerous man to the council that managed medical academic research. His research on the revival of cells was a completely new idea in the field, but was nothing more than a nuisance to those who lost their rights due to it. Although he was known as a great professor, people started spreading false rumors. Rumors that he was an inhumane, publicity chaser. Because of these rumors, the public and the council were filled with suspicion for his creations. Due to the power of the council, his chances to speak to the public about his creations to help others, it was taken away as well. Soon, he was forgotten by society.

Dstlku010 — Victor winning quote screen from *Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors*

He did not continue his research for fame. It was almost better that the public ignored him for his research. He moved his laboratory to a hospital in a country town and spent his days in the underground laboratory. The creation of life was the ultimate goal that grabbed his desires. According to his research, if he obtained the right materials and enough electric power, he believed that he would be able to prove his research. He used any measure to obtain the materials he needed. He obtained various chemicals and medicines in preparation for the creation of life. After moving into the laboratory, no saw him for over 20 years. His will alone made him move and called miracles.

Professor Von Gerdenheim left some pieces of writing before he got sick, it is very hard to obtain these books, but they covered researching the reactivation of electromagnetic waves and cells, the new boundaries between life and death, Arkane's Theorem about the research that Professor Von Gerdenheim put forward about spiritual energy, the principless of brain wave phenomenon that appears under special conditions, the future of studying revival, and parts 1 and 2 of the uncut reports of Professor Lugendreih, the head authority on organic cell research

For most of his latter days, he spent his time experimenting on Victor. It was very hard to read his research material when many mysterious signs were used in his writings. This is the legacy of the Professor who researched the creation of life that lies beyond the darkness.

Emily's history

Udon Darkstalkers Emily Issue 04 — Emily in Udon Comics.

Before the Professor went into his real experiment, he did many tests on human bodies. Emily was made as a prototype that couldn't generate electricity by herself and could only be activated once. He failed many times over and over until he finally succeeded in animating Emily. But she was only a doll that moved by flowing electricity into her constantly.

Her limbs could move temporarily and would only last for about 30 seconds. But this was still one step closer to his goal of creating new life. He began to design Victor who could generate electricity by itself and increased the size of the body to do this. It is still unknown why Emily can move like Victor after the experiment. Most likely, when Victor was created, a part of the large amount of electricity used to animate Victor flowed into Emily as well. She was able to store a vast amount of electricity in her due to an accident.

About the 'real' Frankenstein

Victor's date of birth coincides with the final revision of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. His name is derived from the mad, obsessed scientist, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who experimentally creates an artificial life, an Unnamed Monster, that ultimately terrorizes the Bavarian countryside. In 1931, Frankenstein was adapted into a Hollywood film that launched the career of actor Boris Karloff. Notably, while many people refer to the monster as Frankenstein, the monster was never given the name, instead called "Frankenstein's Monster" in the book. Victor's name being identical to that of his creator might be a subtle hint to this.

Appearances

In other video games

SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS

Cameos

Pocket Fighters, Victor appears on the Chinatown Restaurant stage along side Bishamon and Jon Talbain.
Capcom Fighting Evolution, appears in Pyron's ending.

Cameos in other media

Darkstalkers the Animated Series
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge OVA, Victor appears in the opening fighting with Felicia.

Trivia

According to one of Victor's Darkstalkers 3 win quotes, he also goes by the name Frank. This nickname may or may not be canon as it only appears in Darkstalkers 3.
Additionally, hacking the original Darkstalkers game will reveal an unused name,^[2] Frankenstein. The western region was likely the one who would identify Victor by this name.
Discounting characters who have weights that change, Victor is the second heaviest character in the Darkstalkers series; Huitzil is the heaviest.
Victor's Darkstalkers 3 special boss fight is against Lilith.

Sprite

Darkstalkers


Card Fighters' Clash	Card Fighters 2	Card Fighters DS

Gallery

The full image gallery for Victor von Gerdenheim may be viewed here.

Videos

Darkstalkers - Victor Moves Lists

Darkstalkers - Victor Character Strategy

Victor's Darkstalkers 3 Ending

Victor's Night Warriors Ending

Navigation

Darkstalkers cast

Main cast

Anita • Anakaris • Baby Bonnie Hood • Bishamon • Dee • Demitri Maximoff • Donovan Baine • Felicia • Hsien-Ko • Huitzil
Jedah Dohma • Jon Talbain • Lilith • Lord Raptor • Morrigan Aensland • Pyron • Q-Bee • Rikuo • Sasquatch
Victor von Gerdenheim

Secondary cast

Belial Aensland • Dark Talbain • Le Malta • Mei-Ling • Oboro Bishamon • Ozom

Other cast

Harry Grimoire • John Stately • Majorette/Thomas • Marionette • Shadow • Jack

External links

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Capcom, (2008). Darkstalkers Graphic File. Udon Entertainment Corp, pg. 40. ISBN 1897-37604-9
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[Graphic_File_40-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Capcom, (2008). Darkstalkers Graphic File. Udon Entertainment Corp, pg. 40. ISBN 1897-37604-9

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-'''Victor von Gerdenheim''' was first introduced in ''[[Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors]]'' (''Vampire: The Night Warriors'' in Japan). He is based off of Frankenstein's monster from the classic horror movie ''Frankenstein'' which was based off of Merry Shelly's 1823 novel of the same name, ''Frankenstein''. In game he is awaken to find his creator, Professor von Gerdenheim long dead. Emily who is an early creation of the Professor is awoken only to have her eventually stop functioning. Both characters assist Victor in ''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' (''Vampire Savior'' in Japan).
+'''Victor von Gerdenheim''' was first introduced in ''[[Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors]]'' (''Vampire: The Night Warriors'' in Japan). He is based off of [[wikipedia:Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's monster]] from the classic horror film ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'', which in turn was an adaptation of [[Wikipedia:Mary Shelley|Mary Shelley]]'s [[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|1818 novel of the same name]].
+In the game, Victor awakens to find his creator, Professor Von Gerdenheim. Another early creation of the Professor, Emily, also awakes, only to abruptly stop functioning some years later. Both Von Gerdenheim and Emily act as assist characters for Victor in ''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' (''Vampire Savior'' in Japan).
-'''Victor''' has made several cameos outside of the series including ''Pocket Fighters'' and ''Capcom Fighting Evolution''. He was featured in Udon's Darkstalkers series where he teams up with [[Donovan Baine]] to rescue [[Anita]] and Emily.
+Victor has made several cameos outside of the series including ''Pocket Fighters'' and ''Capcom Fighting Evolution''. He was featured in UDON's Darkstalkers series where he teams up and becomes friends with [[Donovan Baine]] to rescue [[Anita]] and Emily.
+===Personality===
+Victor is a fun-loving, happy go lucky person who loves to help his sister, and gets angry when he is seeing anyone hurting her, he holds Donovan with high respect and his heroic nature due to him saving others, regardless of them being normal humans or supernatural beings, when he is talking to others. he will talk in a third person manner.
+===Power and Abilites===
+Victor has a special power to create a bolt of lighting throughout his body (though not to the same extent as Lord Raptor), he can jump very high in the air. He also has great strength for fighting and uses wrestling for combat. He uses his internalized electrical energy to enlarge and strengthen the weight behind his melee blows as well as increase the prehensilility of his bodily extremities.
 == Background ==
-Victor was the creation of a mad scientist by the same name. However, Professor Victor Von Gerdenheim died shortly after giving life to Victor. Believing that if he proves that he is the strongest in the world, the Professor would accept him, Victor leaves the castle. After Victor had fought many Darkstalkers, he came back to the castle hoping the Professor would accept him, but the dead Professor did not wake up. Instead, the prototype Emily welcomed Victor back.
+Victor was the creation of a sick scientist Prof. Victor Von Gerdenheim, who lost his life shortly after giving him life. Without having an understanding of life and death, Victor interpreted his deceased creator's unresponsiveness for disapproval. Believing that if he proves himself to be strong that the Professor would accept him, Victor departed the castle to find challengers to test his strength. Upon defeating many Darkstalkers, Victor returned home, but the dead Professor still did not wake up. Instead, the prototype Emily welcomed Victor back.
-The two lived happily for many years until one night, Emily's functions came to a stop. Victor believed that if he collects many souls, he could revive Emily. He entered the Majigen to collect souls with this intent. In the end, he sacrificed himself by using all his powers to revive Emily.
+The two lived happily for many years until one night, Emily's ceased functioning. Victor came to believe that if he collected several souls, he would be able to revive Emily. He entered the Majigen to find said souls, but in the end, he sacrificed his body by using all his powers to revive Emily.
 == Professor Victor Von Gerdenheim ==
-Every one of his research had some kind of humane or ethical problems. He was also marked as a dangerous man to the council that managed medical academic research. His research on Revival of Dead Cells was a completely new idea in the field but was nothing more than a nuisance to those who lost their rights due to it. Although he was known as a weird professor, people started spreading false rumors about. Rumors that he was an inhumane, publicity chaser and even a drug addict. Because of these rumors, the public and the council were filled with suspicion and contempt. Due to the power of the council, his chances to speak in public were taken away as well. Soon, he was forgotten by society.
+Every one of his research projects had some kind of humane problems. He was also marked as a dangerous man to the council that managed medical academic research. His research on the revival of cells was a completely new idea in the field, but was nothing more than a nuisance to those who lost their rights due to it. Although he was known as a great professor, people started spreading false rumors. Rumors that he was an inhumane, publicity chaser. Because of these rumors, the public and the council were filled with suspicion for his creations. Due to the power of the council, his chances to speak to the public about his creations to help others, it was taken away as well. Soon, he was forgotten by society.
+[[File:Dstlku010.png|thumb|Victor winning quote screen from ''Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors'']]
-[[File:Dstlku010.png|thumb|Victor winning quote screen from ''Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors'']]He did not continue his research for fame. It was almost better that the public ignored him for his research. He moved his laboratory to an old hospital in a country town and spent his days in the underground laboratory. The creation of life was the ultimate goal that grabbed his heart. According to his research, if he obtained the right materials and enough electric power, he believed that he would be able to prove his research. He used any measure to obtain the materials he needed. He obtained various chemicals and medicines in preparation for the creation of life. After moving into the laboratory, no saw him for over 20 years and this isolation drove his mind into further madness. His will alone made him move and called miracles.
+He did not continue his research for fame. It was almost better that the public ignored him for his research. He moved his laboratory to a hospital in a country town and spent his days in the underground laboratory. The creation of life was the ultimate goal that grabbed his desires. According to his research, if he obtained the right materials and enough electric power, he believed that he would be able to prove his research. He used any measure to obtain the materials he needed. He obtained various chemicals and medicines in preparation for the creation of life. After moving into the laboratory, no saw him for over 20 years. His will alone made him move and called miracles.
-Professor Von Gerdenheim left some pieces of writing before he died At present, it is very hard to obtain these books, but they covered researching the reactivation of electromagnetic waves and cells, the new boundaries between life and death, Arkane's Theorem about the research that Professor Von Gerdenheim put forward about spiritual energy, the principless of brain wave phenomenon that appears under special conditions, the future of studying revival, and parts 1 and 2 of the uncut reports of Professor Lugendreih, the head authority on organic cell research
+Professor Von Gerdenheim left some pieces of writing before he got sick, it is very hard to obtain these books, but they covered researching the reactivation of electromagnetic waves and cells, the new boundaries between life and death, Arkane's Theorem about the research that Professor Von Gerdenheim put forward about spiritual energy, the principless of brain wave phenomenon that appears under special conditions, the future of studying revival, and parts 1 and 2 of the uncut reports of Professor Lugendreih, the head authority on organic cell research
+For most of his latter days, he spent his time experimenting on Victor. It was very hard to read his research material when many mysterious signs were used in his writings. This is the legacy of the Professor who researched the creation of life that lies beyond the darkness.
-For most of his latter days of his life, he spent his time experimenting on Victor. It was very difficult to read his research material when he was insane and many mysterious signs were used in his writings. This is the legacy of the Professor who researched the creation of life that lies beyond the darkness.
 == Emily's history ==
+[[File:Udon_Darkstalkers_Emily_Issue_04.png|thumb|120px|Emily in Udon Comics.]]
-[[File:Udon_Darkstalkers_Emily_Issue_04.png|thumb|120px|Emily in Udon Comics.]]Before the Professor went into his real experiment, he did many tests on human bodies. Emily was made as a prototype that couldn't generate electricity by herself and could only be activated once. He failed many times over and over until he finally succeeded in animating Emily. But she was only a doll that moved by flowing electricity into her constantly.
+Before the Professor went into his real experiment, he did many tests on human bodies. Emily was made as a prototype that couldn't generate electricity by herself and could only be activated once. He failed many times over and over until he finally succeeded in animating Emily. But she was only a doll that moved by flowing electricity into her constantly.
 Her limbs could move temporarily and would only last for about 30 seconds. But this was still one step closer to his goal of creating new life. He began to design Victor who could generate electricity by itself and increased the size of the body to do this. It is still unknown why Emily can move like Victor after the experiment. Most likely, when Victor was created, a part of the large amount of electricity used to animate Victor flowed into Emily as well. She was able to store a vast amount of electricity in her due to an accident.
 == About the 'real' Frankenstein ==
-Victor's date of birth coincides with the final revision of Mary Shelly Wollenscraft's novel Frankenstein. His name is derived from the mad, obsessed scientist, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who experimentally creates an artificial life, an Unnamed Monster, that ultimately terrorizes the Bavarian countryside. In 1931, Mary Shelly's Frankenstein was adapted into a Hollywood film that launched the career of actor Boris Karloff. Notably, while many people refer to the monster as Frankenstein, the monster was never given the name, instead called "Frankenstein's Monster" during the novel. Victor's name being identical to that of his creator might be a subtle hint to this.
+Victor's date of birth coincides with the final revision of Mary Shelley's novel ''Frankenstein''. His name is derived from the mad, obsessed scientist, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who experimentally creates an artificial life, an Unnamed Monster, that ultimately terrorizes the Bavarian countryside. In 1931, ''Frankenstein'' was adapted into a Hollywood film that launched the career of actor Boris Karloff. Notably, while many people refer to the monster as Frankenstein, the monster was never given the name, instead called "Frankenstein's Monster" in the book. Victor's name being identical to that of his creator might be a subtle hint to this.
 ==Appearances==
 ===In other video games===
-*''SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash''
+*''SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash''
-*''SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash 2''
+*''SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2''
 *''SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS''
 ===Cameos===
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 ==Trivia==
 *According to one of Victor's ''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' win quotes, he also goes by the name Frank. This nickname may or may not be canon as it only appears in ''Darkstalkers 3''.
-*Additionally, hacking the original ''Darkstalkers'' game will reveal an unused name, Franken. It is unknown which region would've identified Victor by this name.
+*Additionally, hacking the original ''Darkstalkers'' game will reveal an unused name,<ref name="CRF Victor">[http://tcrf.net/Darkstalkers#Franken.2FFrankenstein Cutting Room Floor Unused Graphics]</ref> Frankenstein. The western region was likely the one who would identify Victor by this name.
-*Discounting characters who have weights that change, Victor is the second heaviest character in the Darkstalkers series; [[Huitzil]] is the heaviest.
+*Discounting characters who have weights that change, Victor is the second heaviest character in the ''Darkstalkers'' series; [[Huitzil]] is the heaviest.
-*Victor's Darkstalkers 3 special boss fight is against[[ Lilith]].
+*Victor's ''Darkstalkers 3'' special boss fight is against [[Lilith]].
 == Sprite ==
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+Fighting games=
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+|-|
+Card Fighters=
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+| style="width: 20%; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"|[[File:SVC_CCF_card_Victor.png]]
+| style="width: 20%; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"|[[File:SVC_CCF2_Victor.png]]
+| style="width: 20%; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"|[[File:SVC_CCF_DS_Victor.png]]
+|-
+| style="width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"| <div style="background:#56626f; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top; color: white;text-align: center;">Card Fighters' Clash</div>
+| style="width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"| <div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #56626f; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top; color: white; text-align: center;">Card Fighters 2</div>
+| style="width: 20%; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"|<div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #56626f; padding: 3px; vertical-align: top; color: white; text-align: center;">Card Fighters DS</div>
+|}
+</tabber>
-==Official Images==
+==Gallery==
+{{Gallery
-<gallery captionalign="center" widths="100">
-Victor Concept 01.png|Concept artwork
+|image2 = Victor Concept 05.png
+|width2 = 100
-Victor Concept 02.png|Concept artwork
+|image1 = Darkstalkers Night Warriors Victor.png
-Victor Concept 03.png|Concept artwork
+|width1 = 100
-Victor Concept 04.png|Concept artwork
+|image3 = Victor von Gerdenheim Darkstalkers 3.png
-Victor Concept 05.png|Concept artwork
+|width3 = 100|image4 = Darkstalkers_3_Victor.png
-Victor Concept 06.png|Concept artwork
+|width4 = 100px
-Victor Concept 07.png|Concept artwork
+|image5 = UCDS_issue_4_cover_02.png
-Victor Concept 08.png|Concept artwork
+|width5 = 100px}}
-Victor Concept 09.png|Concept artwork
-Victor Concept Sketch.png
+===Videos===
-Darkstalkers Night Warriors Victor.png|''Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors'' Artwork
-Darkstalkers Night Warriors Victor 02.png|''Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors''
-Night Warriors Darkstalkers Revenge Victor 01.png|''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' Artwork
-Night Warriors Darkstalkers Revenge Victor 02.png|''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge''
-Victor von Gerdenheim (U.S. Cartoon).png|Victor von Gerdenheim in the [[Darkstalkers the Animated Series (1995)|animated series]].
-Victor von Gerdenheim (OVA).png|Victor von Gerdenheim in the [[Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (Anime)|anime]].
-Darkstalkers 3 Victor.png|''Darkstalkers 3''
-Victor.jpg|''Darkstalkers 3''
-UCDS_issue_4_cover_02.png
-UCDS_issue_five_cover_01.png
-</gallery>
-==Videos==
 <gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
 File:Darkstalkers - Victor Moves Lists|Victor Moves List
+File:Darkstalkers - Victor Character Strategy|Character commentary
+File:Victor's Darkstalkers 3 Ending|''Darkstalkers 3'' ending
+File:Victor's Night Warriors Ending|''Night Warriors'' ending
 </gallery>
 ==Navigation==
 {{characters}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Darkstalkers/Characters/Victor Victor - Strategy Wiki]
 *[http://wiki.mizuumi.net/w/Vampire_Savior/Victor Victor - Mizuumi Wiki]
 *[http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Victor Victor - Capcom Database]
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Males]]
+[[Category:Heroes]]
+[[Category:Germans]]