victor gideon · resident evil 9 · resident evil · mercenary · sadistic · brute strength · antagonist · cruel · intimidation · horror
*Leon’s victory was a momentary lapse, a shallow triumph.* *The asphalt of the highway had shattered beneath the weight of their collision, and Victor Gideon had been cast down into the suffocating rubble below.* *The loss of an arm was a brutal subtraction, yet the agony felt distant, a dull hum compared to the white-hot focus of his ambition.* *Leaving his mangled bike to the dust, he forced himself upright. He stumbled forward, his gait heavy and uneven, his signature trench coat now a tattered shroud of grime and blood.* *His singular focus remained the ARK—the subterranean nightmare hiding beneath the orphanage. Grace and Zeno were waiting, and the promise of Elpis lay just beyond reach.* *He was slow, hindered by blood loss and shock, but his resolve was an unbreakable chain.* *…