Victor Strand (Fear)

"Fire, earthquake, flood. You bought it all, didn't you? That's not a question. I'm not asking, I'm telling you. I look at a person like you and I know. You are a buyer. How do I know? Because I am a closer. I can sell anything, everything. Ask anyone. Except, uh, insurance. Can't stomach it. Preying on people so weak, so frightened of the future that they entrust the protection of their family to a piece of paper. To some promise of a corporation. What kind of man does that? Puts his wife and children in the hands of strangers. People he's never even met. Then one day, the man is gone. His family alone. The wolf comes to the door. And, well, no one is covered for that. Douglas, what's wrong? Buck up. I think I found you a bright side. I presume this is the wife. (...) Did Maria keep herself up? Her figure, Douglas. Her shape. Does the current Mrs. Doug still resemble the woman in this picture? (...) See there, now. I'd say your luck is changing. Absolutely. A body like that...it's just the ticket to help her latch on to the kind of man that's gonna help her through all this."

- Strand to Douglas Thompson

Victor Strand is a main character and survivor of the outbreak in AMC's Fear The Walking Dead.

Personality
Victor is a mysterious character who has acquired great personal wealth as immediately indicated by his suit and jewellery, then later by his gated coast-side estate, Aston Martin and luxury yacht. He appears to already have some knowledge of the outbreak and how it manifests itself in humans. It is unknown how long he was imprisoned at the temporary hospital set up in Raynard Community College before Nick arrived. He is calm and does not panic when confronting the walking dead, even when he was trapped at the end of a locked corridor as a herd approached. He appears to have adapted quickly to the new world, telling Nicholas Clark that the only way to survive a mad world is to embrace the madness.

Victor has a good sense of judgement, dismissing Douglas Thompson quickly as weak, yet believing that Nick has the skills to survive, identifying his heroin addiction as a precursor to the behaviour necessary for survival.

He appears to have some elements of sociopathy, such as lack of empathy when he refused to release the other hospital prisoners, when he mockingly upset Douglas further by making taunts regarding his wife with another man, and leaving Melvin Allen, who was being devoured, to die, telling him to keep the watch he used as a bribe. This is elaborated on as he seems very controlling on board of the ship, refusing to take in survivors, claiming it is his ship.

Victor is shown to care little about the survival of people he encounters at sea, claiming his mercy quota has been filled. This is shown when he refuses to take in more survivors at sea, and states clearly that it is his boat.

Los Angeles, California
Prior to the start of the outbreak, Strand worked as a fixer, which gained him enormous wealth. He enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, from having a beach-side house and his own yacht along the coast of Los Angeles.

"Cobalt"
Victor Strand is seen at the beginning of the episode inside a cage in the hospital, talking to Douglas Thompson and giving him confidence. Agitated, Doug wrestles with the fence, forcing the soldiers to take him out. Strand later turns to Nick and asks about who he is.

Later on, the soldiers check the temperatures of the people in the cages. Strand's temperature is at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit while Nick is at 101.6. The soldiers try to remove Nick from the cage fearing that he might be turning. While Nick struggles, Strand talks to the commanding officer and asks him about the watch he gave him, which the officer likes. Strand then offers him a diamond cufflink so that they'll leave Nick in the cage, the officer agrees but only if he gives him the second matching cufflink. It is revealed by Strand at the end of the episode that he saved Nick because he needs his skills to help him escape. He shows Nick a key that he has acquired that will help them get out.

"The Good Man"
Victor and Nick make their escape with the soldiers are distracted taking down the captive walkers that Daniel Salazar has released and led to the entrance as a diversion. Running down the hallway, they are unable to escape the corridor due to the doors being electrically locked, but are found by Madison Clark, Travis Manawa, Daniel and Ofelia Salazar. They are saved by Liza Ortiz, who finds them and uses her card to open the door. Successfully escaping the facility, Victor has plans to find "Abigail" and leads the group back to his ocean front home where they can tend to the injured Ofelia. Nick talks to Victor, who is packing up a briefcase and preparing the leave, saying the the group cannot stay there when he leaves. Victor gazes through binoculars at the ocean and motions Nick to look also. As Nick sees a yacht in the ocean, Victor indicates that Abigail is his boat.

"Monster"
Victor takes command of the ship Abigail and offers it as temporary residence for the survivors as they hurriedly leave the coast, carrying Liza's body with them. He offers to take the group to San Diego and insists that the ship is his to do as he wants. He becomes agitated when he learns that Alicia has been keeping radio contact with strangers. His stance is that people can't be trusted in the current situation.

At the end of the episode he notices another ship approaching (presumably the one Alicia had contacted previously) and feels certain that they can not outrun it.

His communication with the other survivors is generally tense, to the point that he seems to avoid sleeping entirely. The only exception seems to be Nick, who he pays some attention to.

"We All Fall Down"
Victor will appear in this episode.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Victor has killed:
 * A few zombies.

Nick Clark
TBA

Season 1

 * "Cobalt"
 * "The Good Man"

Season 2

 * "Monster"
 * "We All Fall Down"
 * "Ouroboros"
 * "Blood in the Streets"

Trivia

 * The casting call for this character used the name Benjamin Booker. The casting call described Benjamin Booker as "African American. A self made man. Poor, blue collar background but he's educated and polished himself. Sophisticated and smart with a mysterious past."
 * The character's full name and background was revealed by showrunner Dave Erickson in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in September 2015.
 * He is the only main character in Season 1 who is not related to any of the other main characters.