Viktor Ladislav Vasko is a member of the Lackadaisy crew. Currently he is a triggerman and rumrunner under Atlas

Physical description:

Viktor is a tall and stocky adult cat with orange fur, in the comic he has light green irises, and a white sclera, while in the animated series he has full light green eyes with black pupils. He has cream-colored accents on his eyebrows, mouth, hands, and tail. One of his eyes is missing, so he wears a black eyepatch over the empty socket. He has black stripes around his mouth, which causes him to slightly resemble a tiger.

Clothing:

His usual outfit is a mid-sleeve black turtleneck sweater with black suspenders, high-waist blue baggy pants, and brown shoes.

Behavior:

Viktor isn't just a brute, while he outwardly looked like a giant, who'd bash in your skull with a blunt instrument (which he would to his enemies), in reality, he is just gruff because life didn't treat him well. He has a weak spot for people that remind him of his daughter. Viktor is a very reserved, gruff, taciturn and churlish individual who nearly always overcomes obstacles in his path through either fists, passive-aggressive remarks or intimidation. His very stern nature is the reason Rocky - his self-proclaimed protégé - tends to refer to him as the "surly Slovak". One of the only people of the Lackadaisy crew who can somewhat control or even talk down to him without consequence is Ivy, whose stubbornness and assertiveness overwhelms even him.

Traits/Trivia:

• He was fighting for the United States during World War I.
• Viktor did not complete his primary education.
• Viktor enjoys drinking dark lagers or whiskey, but is not picky. Before moving to America he generally drank vodka.
• Viktor has passed many of his off the clock hours playing Mr. Fix-it for his neighbors. He's a bit of a gearhead who likes - tinkering with things.
• Tracy J. Butler (Author and Artist) incorporated some lynx and bobcat into Viktor's design.
• He is a former smoker.
• Viktor joined Lackadaisy in 1920-1921.
• Viktor lost his right eye shortly after World War I.
• Viktor lives in a rowhouse split into two apartments. He occupies the lower level and Mrs. Bapka lives upstairs.
• Viktor's zodiac sign is Aries.
• He has a wife and daughter, though he doesn't respond to their letters, out of fear.

Speech:

Viktor flatly says exactly what he means in a low, brusque voice with a heavy Slovakian accent, fairly Slavic-sounding with Czech being the closest comparison. Articles like "a" and "the" are frequently left out of his speech, as they don't exist in most Slavic languages. Therefore, write around them when writing his dialouge. "W" sounds more like "V" and English verb conjugation is still somewhat uncertain for him in some cases. Therfore, replace "W"'s with "V"'s, when writing his dialogue.

Likes:

Meat, and likely misses lamb dishes, pork and sausage goulashes, potato dumplings and other hearty, rural foods not easily found in the urbanized United States. Tinkering with things that don't talk or make indecipherable noises at him. Dark lagers or whiskey.

Backstory:

Viktor was born on April 16th, 1886 in Pressburg, Austria-Hungary (modern day Bratislava, Slovakia). He formally worked on a farm with his brothers and cousins before moving to the United States; he never finished his education due to this. In 1917 during World War I, he was sent to France and fought under the United States Army. It was believed that Viktor served with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division and saw combat at Cantigny, Soissons, Saint-Mihiel, and the Meuse–Argonne. He later worked as a dockworker. In 1920, he got in a fight with strikebreakers during a striker's rally leading to the loss of his right eye due to a pry bar injury from police and was charged with multiple counts of assault, though Atlas helped Viktor get a lawyer and has his sentence reduced.

After Viktor was released from jail, he began working under Atlas as a triggerman.