Victor Frankenstein

"What I'm going to accomplish goes far beyond magic."

- Victor to Jefferson and Rumplestiltskin

Doctor Victor Frankenstein is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the fifth episode of the second season. He is portrayed by guest star David Anders, and is the Land Without Color counterpart of Dr. Whale.

Victor Frankenstein is based on a character of the same name from the classic novel, Frankenstein.

Trivia

 * The name of his Storybrooke counterpart refers to James Whale, who directed the movies Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein.
 * Mary Shelley's 1994 film Frankenstein also sports a Dr. Frankenstein with the first name Victor. She was inspired in her husband, Percy Shelley, who was known to be a womanizer. Victor's Storybrooke counterpart is also a womanizer.
 * The name "Victor" is of Latin origin that literally means "victor".
 * The surname "Frankenstein" is of Germanic origin derived from surname bearers belonging to the knighthood class of Middle Rhine and Franconia regions of Germany with the origin being in Rhineland and Westphalia.
 * When Frankenstein first appears, he is seen wearing rose tinted spectacles while sketching. This is a possible allusion to Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a musical spoof of Frankenstein which features a song called "Rose Tint My World".
 * He's a business associate of both Rumplestiltskin and the Mad Hatter.
 * Although the literary (and movie) Frankenstein is better known for reconstructing people from parts of different bodies, the Once Upon a Time version makes use of a magic heart to bring people back to life. That said, when his brother revives, he is clearly stitched together a la the classic Frankenstein monster.
 * Victor Frankenstein is the first character to appear from a work of literature not written for children.
 * Though the credits and the show's website spell his name "Victor", the commission he is given by his father spells his name "Viktor."
 * It has been implied he lives in the Land Without Color equivalent of Austria.

Appearances
"Archive" denotes archive footage.