Victor Mancha
| Fighting |
Excellent |
| Agility |
Good |
| Strength |
Typical |
| Endurance |
Excellent |
| Reason |
Typical |
| Intuition |
Remarkable |
| Psyche |
Excellent |
| Health |
90 |
| Karma |
36 |
| Resources |
Not Applicable |
| Popularity |
0 |
Powers
- Victor Mancha is a cyborg, created from DNA from Marianella Mancha and the technology of Ultron. Ultron's nanite technology was so advanced such that, over time, Victor's artificial parts would become identical to his human parts, making it nigh impossible to determine he was a once a cyborg. As a result, he possesses several computer related abilities, including high levels of intelligence, a literal form of photographic memory, and the ability to interface with other machines directly. Along with those, he seems to possess some level of superhuman strength, speed, and jumping ability, as well as some manner of self-reparation through his nannites.
- In combat, however, Victor primarily employs his electromagnetic abilities, which has briefly caused the Runaways to consider Electro, Magneto, and other electric based villains as his father. Victor has been shown capable of directing electricity outwards as damaging, high voltage electric blasts from his hands, as well as using his magnetic abilities to reshape and bend metallic objects to his will.
Talents
None
Contacts
None
History
Ultron met Marianella Mancha in a scrapyard after fighting the Avengers. Marianella was a drug mule who was physically unable to have children, and Ultron promised to give her a child as a "reward" for saving him, though he had ulterior motives. Marianella, a devout Christian, saw Ultron as a John the Baptist figure and followed his words. He used her DNA to begin work on a fully-grown cyborg that was programmed with false memories of a normal childhood. He then dubbed the cyborg "Victor" and gave it a deep-rooted love for super-heroes. Ultron's long-term plan involved sending Victor to New York City when he was twenty-one so that he could meet his idols, the Avengers, and be recruited to the team after exhibiting his powers. Ultron counted on Victor's Hispanic heritage garnering him a spot on the team to fulfill the Avengers' need for ethnic diversity.
In one Marvel timeline, Ultron's plan succeeds. Victor joins the Avengers under the codename Victorious and becomes the world's greatest super-hero. After learning the secret plans, strengths, and weaknesses of his teammates, Victor's sleeper- switch is activated and he kills every super-hero on Earth, including the Avengers, the Fantastic Fourteen, Iron Woman, and the X-Men. The leader of the Avengers, Heroine (who is in fact an older version of the Runaways' very own Arsenic) goes back in time to deliver a warning to her past self and her former teammates. Heroine dies, but not before telling the Runaways where to find the present-day Victor Mancha.
Marianella keeps Victor isolated on the West Coast so that he will not make contact with any super-beings, who are concentrated on the East Coast. As a result of his cybernetic parts, Victor cannot pass through metal detectors. Victor is a student at East Angeles High School in Los Angeles when he first meets the Runaways. Ultron, still wishing to keep Victor's true origin a secret, sends a Doombot to kidnap Marianella and pose as Victor's father. Victor and the Runaways rush to the rescue and the Doombot is destroyed; Ultron chooses that moment to reveal himself and kills Marianella right in front of Victor. Ultron then triggers Victor's sleeper-switch so that he will attack the Runaways; however, Gert is able to reason with Victor and he rejects his programming, defying his "father." Afterwards, the Runaways take the now-orphaned Victor back to their hideout to keep him from ending up in Social Services.
Because of his superior intelligence and electromagnetic powers, Chase calls him the Calculator Kid and Nico calls him Zapper. After observing the team in action for a month, Victor proves his worth by defeating Swarm using his electromagnetic abilities.
The Runaways are mostly friendly towards Victor, but they know that he is still a potential threat. He is often paired with Molly Hayes when the team separates to buy supplies, because Molly is the only individual member of the team strong enough to take him down should he go rogue. Chase Stein is still suspicious of Victor, and resents his developing interest in Gert. Judging by a comment made by Nico Minoru at the end of "True Believers," she is fully prepared to kill Victor if the need arises.
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