Editing Victor (section)

==Abilities and Powers==
Victor is a skill thief, with the ability to absorb the practical expertise of anyone he spends time in the presence of. He has used this power to become a veteran martial artist, a computer hacker, board game player, an expert in various forms of gunplay, and many other things.<ref name="Cast2">'''Victor''' – Has the ability to steal learned skills and talents through proximity to others. Victor retains these talents indefinitely, while his victims may recover some of what was lost over weeks, months or years. An exceedingly accomplished martial artist, orator, singer, musician, dancer, fencer, gunman, sniper, pilot, driver, chess player, go player and computer hacker, among other things. Victor wears a black-painted breastplate with a v-neck, a blood red shirt and black slacks. Since his identity was revealed, he's decided not to wear a mask. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref> Similarly, he has gained resistance to many master abilities thanks to the absorption of standard PRT psychological counseling,<ref name=15.3e3>"The PRT trains its squads in resisting and reacting to master-category attacks. I've picked up some things," Victor's chin raised a fraction. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/23 Excerpt] from [[Colony 15.3]]</ref> and similarly many master abilities have negligible effects on him.<ref name=9.11IIeE>But Lung was part of the handful I'd fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''. Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.<br><br>Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way. The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.<br><br>The downside was that I had to make that adjustment. ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly. They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]</ref> These may be a function of his psychology and not solely due to his power.

This mechanism can act through several paths, such as eye contact or general proximity, with each connection made intensifying the breadth and depth of what he is able to steal, whether a specific skill or imparting a target's general skill set.<ref>Victor. He was a talent vampire, stealing people's trained skills, keeping them if he held on to them long enough, and leaving that person temporarily bereft of whatever skill they'd spent their lives learning. People like him had a tendency to pick up martial arts, parkour, weapons training and other combat skills. He tended to pair up with Othala, the girl who could grant powers, meaning Victor also had super speed, super strength or invincibility. If he was wounded, she could give him regeneration instead. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/20 Excerpt] from [[Colony 15.2]]</ref><ref name=15.3e1>"I'd step back, Skitter," [[Tattletale]] said. "His power works by proximity, among other things. Physical contact, eye contact and active use of a skill lets him leech them off you. The stronger the contact with each transfer point, the more transfer points he's maintaining, the faster the drain. He could suck away something essential, or make you just a little bit worse at everything you do." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/23 Excerpt] from [[Colony 15.3]]</ref> Barring a complete "robbery" of the skill in question, the victim will completely regain the skill given time.<ref name=15.3c1>People Victor drains regenerate what they've lost, unless it's taken to an extreme, in which case it may be gone forever (or 'regenerating' the lost skill would be more time consuming than learning from scratch). Tattletale probably wouldn't have volunteered her people for his skill-vampirism if they could lose something vital forever, and her people wouldn't have accepted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/colony-15-3/#comment-5369 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.3]]</ref>

To clarify the passive wide net skill stealing can be focused to specifically steal one thing permanently.<ref>Bit of clarification: he can choose to draw from on a singular skill or take a small fraction of every skill they have (you're right but your statement is easily misunderstood- at least, I misread it at first glance).<br><br>If he takes in enough of a skill he starts taking the fundamental grounding in the skill. By taking it, they don't regain what they lost, and he doesn't lose what he gained. Time doesn't matter - stuff regenerates at the same rate when he's away from the target.<br><br>'Skills' in this case is anything that you can practice and get better at (music, parkour), or broad knowledge you can learn, such as language or medical ability. - [https://reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/rbd3uv/_/hnnwv6d/ Wildbow on Reddit]</ref><ref name=e182/>

===Titan Nemean===
After becoming a Titan, his power increased dramatically in strength and potency. It affected everybody within a certain radius of himself, effectively giving them brain damage. He also seems to apply his power through objects, including air.<ref name="II18.2 eNemean">"The Nemean Titan. Formerly Victor, a member of the Shepherds. A thinker-stranger with theft of competency, both ambient and focused. Anyone who passes within a certain range of the titan loses all faculties except their power use. This includes ability to walk or speak. We have reason to believe it becomes permanent if they aren't able to evacuate in time. When his movements cause the air to ripple, the air carries the effect, and we can assume other things may spread it too." - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]</ref><ref>In the wake of the blow, again, she felt that wave of Victor's power, writ large. A loss of all faculties. Balance, coordination, everything else. Given enough of a hit, and they wouldn't regain what they lost. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/12 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 17.z II]]</ref> The Nemean Titan appears to gain an increase in power or confidence for every person that he drains.<ref>He was tenacious if nothing else, and he was fast enough that even limping and beaten by attacks from five different directions, he got to them faster than they got away from him.<br><br>I watched as people fell like dominoes. Trucks that had been moving veered off the road or collided with one another.<br><br>And he stood taller, no longer moving on all fours. His body shifted composition. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]</ref>

===Limitations===
Titan Nemean (and by extension Victor) is unable to steal/drain power-related skills.<ref name="II18.2 eNemean" />