- "Settle yourself, Eric. We're already proceeding. I'm only sharing with you my doubts. This is what humans do."
- ―Victor Frankenstein to Eric Frankenstein[src]
Doctor Victor Frankenstein was a mad scientist who created and experimented with Eric Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein.
Biography[]
Creating Eric Frankenstein[]
- "I created you in the interest of exploring that infinitesimal space that falls between life and death. I have not yet learned enough from you to justify doing it again."
- ―Victor Frankenstein to Eric Frankenstein[src]
Doctor Victor Frankenstein once married a wife, driven by an obsession to uncover the secrets of life and death, conducted experiments that culminated in the creation of Eric Frankenstein, a living being assembled from parts of deceased individuals. Victor began to conduct research on the creature, unsure of wanting to perform the experiment again.[1]
Creating the Bride of Frankenstein[]
Frankenstein is threatened by Eric Frankenstein
- "Eric, you're frightening her!"
- ―Victor Frankenstein to Eric Frankenstein[src]
In 1831, Eric Frankenstein began to desire a zombie bride like himself, pleading with his creator to craft him a wife, with Victor soon contacting the funeral director to deliver some abandoned corpses. Once they were ready to perform the experiment again, Victor voiced concerns about the implications of creating another zombie, attempting to reason with Eric. Unmoved, Eric insisted on his desire for a bride who would love him. Victor refused, citing insufficient study of Eric’s condition, Eric grew enraged and threatened to kill Victor’s wife as a “balance of life.”
Frankenstein works on creating the Bride
When Eric became even more upset, Victor calmed him down, assuring him that they were already in the process of being created and that he only shared his doubts, stating that this was what humans did, showing him the bodies, and Eric looked with delight at one of the heads which he went to appreciate, stating that it was the face of his true love. Reluctantly, Victor acquiesced and began experimenting with remains to construct a female companion for Eric. While Victor worked meticulously to put the pieces together, later using bolts of electricity to animate her and bring her back to life.
When the Bride woke up, Eric tried to approach her, but Victor asked him to wait for her to regain consciousness, explaining that, unlike human babies, the Bride had been suddenly conceived, without understanding who she was or where she was. Eventually, Victor began teaching Bride to talk, showing her objects to which she responded with their names, while they practiced the names of the apple and the hat, to which Eric expressed frustration believing that teaching her to talk was not important, however, Victor continued to teach her to talk, showing her a necklace which Bride identified as pretty, which Victor affirmed but telling her it was called a necklace.
Frankenstein is attacked by Eric Frankenstein
One time, Eric tried to forcefully approach her by pinning her against a wall, but his erratic behavior scared her, causing Victor to intervene to stop him and talk some sense into him, however, he became angry and strangled his father and slammed him into the bed, leaving the room crying. As Victor whined, Bride worriedly went to see him, with Victor relieving her by assuring her that he was fine. Seeing how much Bride had liked the necklace, he decided to give it to her, wrapping it in a box and then giving it to her.
Frankenstein gifts the Tourmaline Necklace to the Bride
Victor continued to teach Bride vocabulary words, showing her a wooden horse, which Bride correctly identified as a child's toy, and Victor then played with a wooden mustache mimicking a mustache man, which made Bride laugh. When Victor went to get himself something to drink, Bride caught him using the mustache, laughing together. Victor then remembered the gift he had for Bride, handing it to her, explaining that she had to tear the wrapping to see the contents inside, which Bride did, watching with delight as Victor gave her the necklace, which she proceeded to put on while she looked at herself in the mirror, considering it beautiful.[1]
Assasinated by Eric[]
Frankenstein is killed by Eric Frankenstein
- "I did what I had to do. Don't you understand? He and his wretched giggling and his horrid gift-giving powers were the only obstacles to our love."
- ―Eric Frankenstein to the Bride[src]
Victor began to develop an affair with Bride, which caused Eric to begin to feel hatred for his father. One night, Victor and Bride had sex in the middle of the laboratory, and were unwittingly discovered by Eric from a distance, which broke his heart and brought him to tears. When the Bride was distracted going to get lemonade for the doctor, Eric Frankenstein took Victor by surprise, mutilating him with all his hatred and twisting his body against the metal bed until he died, considering him an obstacle in the love of his Bride.[1]
Personality[]
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Abilities[]
- Genius-Level Intellect: Victor Frankenstein was a brilliant scientist, able to conduct two successful experiments giving life to inanimate corpses. He had enough knowledge to properly teach language to his creations, giving them their own intellect and perceptions of life. He was also a skilled engineer to piece together the machinery used to create Eric and the Bride.
- Master Scientist: Victor Frankenstein was a highly skilled scientist, ahead of his time. His meticulous research and knowledge over genetics and human bodies has led to the creation of intelligent life forms, Eric and the Bride, with their own self-dependence. He also created very advanced electric generators for his time to revive his creations.
Facilities[]
- Frankenstein Manor: Doctor Frankenstein used the mansion as his primary workshop to conduct his experiments and to educate his creations. The Manor was divided into different rooms; the main one being the large laboratory at the upper floor. Despite being his family's property, the Bride mentioned Victor only used the place for work and lived with his wife up the street. Following Victor's death, the fire, and the Bride's escape, the laboratory was rendered inactive for centuries to come.
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Trivia[]
- In the comics, Victor Frankenstein is the mad scientist who created Frankenstein's Monster. He is inspired by the classic Frankenstein character of the same name.
- In an interview, James Gunn mentioned he took inspiration from both the Universal movies' and the Hammer Production's respective depictions of Victor Frankenstein to create the character. For example, the 1957 Hammer film depicts Frankenstein's laboratory at his family home.
- The subtitles mistakenly refer to Eric Frankenstein in the first flashback of The Iron Pot as "Victor."
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