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Victor Zaitsev is the main antagonist of video game Vanquish.
He is the oppressive principle of the Order of the Russian Star and one of the Russian war criminals who took control of Providence (an American space station) which served as a secret weapon to launch war on the United States and he is also Sam Gideon's archenemy.
He was voiced by Marc Worden, who also played Deacon Blackfire in Batman: Arkham Knight.
Biography[]
He is the principle of the Order of the Russian Star, the ones responsible for enacting a regime change in Russia by military coup. He pilots a battle suit of his own, a suit that rivals the ARS in terms of abilities, which he used to personally direct the assault on the Providence space colony, which resulted in the annihilation of San Francisco. Now he is threatening the US that he will do the same to New York unless the US government surrenders. Once Sam defeats his armor it is discovered that they were slave units and that Victor was controlling them from another position outside of Providence. He activates the units tactical nukes once they are defeated and Sam has to escape Providence.
Later in space he is talking to an anonymous figure that appears to be a higher in command, off to the next phase of invasion.
Personality[]
Zaitsev appears as a stoic and emotionless commander of the Russian forces, always speaking with a dull tone of voice. He is shown to be noticeably cruel and remorseless, as he didn't hesitate to destroy San Francisco and its population, and then threatened to destroy New York City if the U.S. doesn't agree to surrender. He appears to be very intelligent and calculating as he is almost one-step ahead of his enemies, Sam Gideon in particular, at every battle. He is shown to be a very capable officer and combatant when he is leading his forces to delay the Marines and can hold his own against Sam with his own advanced battle suit, albeit it was cybernetically linked to his brain from a far distance, but he is shown to be capable of controlling two suits at the same time.
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Trivia[]
- The name Victor Zaitsev is derived from Viktor Zaytsev, an Uzbek athlete specializing in javelin throwing.
- Despite being the main antagonist of the video game, Victor Zaitsev is the only villain to have won his plans.
- Despite being the main antagonist of the video game, Victor Zaitsev is considered one of the darkest antagonists in SEGA history.
- Despite the fact that he managed to escape from Providence station before deceiving the President of the United States into committing suicide. If Vanquish could have a potential site, Sam Gideon (the main protagonist of the video game) should take his revenge on Victor Saitsev who is also his archenemy.