Victor Branco

Victor Branco
Status	Either suicide or murder by hanging
Personal Information
Birth Date	1965
Death Date	2012
Family	Rodrigo Branco (older brother) Marcelo Branco (younger brother) Fabiana Branco (sister-in-law) Giovanna Taveres (sister-in-law)
Career Information
Affliations	Branco Family UFE Cracha Preto
Occupation	Federal Deputy
Behind the Scenes
Voice Actor	Robert Montano
Performer	Robert Montano

"We have always been targets, We all know that."

―Victor Branco to his brothers and bodyguards, 2012.

Victor Branco was a local politician in São Paulo, a member of the Branco Family, and the key figure behind São Paulo's organ harvesting scandal.

Originally thought to be a kind-hearted politician who tries to clean up the crime from his city, Victor is revealed to be the mastermind behind a plan of selling human organs through the city by kidnapping people from the favelas and stealing their organs. Victor is also the "behind the scenes" boss of the Unidade de Forças Especiais, a law enforcement group that he uses for his own plans, alongside his friend and the commander of the UFE, Armando Becker and the employer of the Crachá Preto, a ruthless freelance death squad. His purpose is later revealed by Max Payne, the same man he has hired to protect his family. Max hunts down Victor and Becker, while the two try to escape via airport. Max crashes Victor's plane, who survives. Victor is then arrested by the police and taken into custody. A week later, Victor is found dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial.

Biography

Background

Not much is known about Victor's early life, except that he graduated in 1985. He was described as a "local politician" of São Paulo. At some point, he and his brothers had lost their father, who died of a heart attack while visiting a brothel.

The organs harvesting scandal

"Guy was smoother than an oil slick on an iceberg and about as toxic."

―Max Payne on Victor's character

Hiring Max Payne

In 2012, Victor's brother Rodrigo hires former NYPD detective, Max Payne, to work as the family's bodyguard, alongside Raul Passos. Victor has actually paid Passos to find and bring Payne, after Victor heard about Max Payne and investigated his life; his wife & daughter, Mona, the Valkyr Case, the Mafia vendetta, the Inner Circle power struggle, etc. and decided Max would be the perfect fall guy, considering Max's history and assuming he had nothing else to live for afterwards.

At some point in that year, Victor's sister-in-law, Fabiana Branco, is kidnapped by the Comando Sombra.

True face

Victor is later revealed to be the one behind the deaths of his family members, and also the one behind the UFE, working with a high-ranking officer named Armando Becker. It is also revealed that he makes deals with the Crachá Preto (through the UFE), and use both groups to "clean up" São Paulo from crime, in order to be favored by citizens. After Max breaks into the UFE base and begins to choke Becker, Victor arrives and holds Max at gunpoint. Max, however, disarms and attacks Victor, who is saved and carried away by Becker.

Airport shootout

Later, Victor and Becker try to escape via planes, but Max soon arrives at the airport and makes his way through Becker's men. Max finds Becker and mortally wounds him using Becker's own launched grenade. Victor is already on the plane and is about to escape, but Max manages to kill Becker's last men, and blow up the plane. Victor, however, survives, and is about to be executed by Max, who is stopped by Wilson Da Silva.

Victor then laughs and states the "you know I'll walk," meaning he can clean all the charges against him, leading Max saying that "you'll walk with a limp", and breaks Victor's leg.

Death

"Local justice..."

―A Bahian bartender on Victor's death.

Victor is captured by the police and taken to prison. A week later, it is revealed in the news that he is found hanged in his prison cell though it is unknown if his death was a suicide or retaliation for his part in the organ harvesting scandal.

Personality and traits

Despite his outward charm and friendliness, Victor was a cold, calculating, manipulative sociopath who was willing to murder hundreds of people, including his own family, to get what he wanted. He was also willing to eliminate his allies when they ceased to be useful, as with the Crachá Preto. He was also somewhat cowardly, fleeing in his private jet from Max Payne while leaving Becker and the UFE to fight off Payne. He was also arrogant, believing he would beat the charges against him when he was arrested, not realizing that while awaiting trial, many of the cellmates and guards would have reason to want him dead. He is also hinted to be a fascist as his targets involved the poor as well as left-wing politicians.

Appearances

• Max Payne 3
  • Something Rotten in the Air
  • Nothing But The Second Best (Newspaper)
  • Just Another Day at the Office
  • Alive If Not Exactly Well (Picture only)
  • A Dame, A Dork, and A Drunk
  • A Hangover Sent Direct from Mother Nature
  • The Great American Savior of the Poor (Newspaper)
  • A Fat Bald Dude with a Bad Temper
  • One Card Left to Play (Killed)

Behind the scenes

• Victor is the main antagonist in Max Payne 3, along with Becker. He is one of the very few antagonists to not be killed by the player.