Viktor Licht

was formerly the head of incendiary research at Haijima Heavy Industries, and the scientist of the 8th Special Fire Brigade.

Appearance
Victor is a young man with a large, dark-coloured curly afro, and drowsy, dark, large eyes. He dons a long white lab coat, with a black and white horizontally-striped vest underneath, black trousers and white shoes.

Personality
Victor is said to be a mad scientist, and is a self-described weirdo. . He is interested in the matters of the Special Fire Brigades, as he personally looked into Akitaru Ōbi's life before he became a Fire Officer and attended the Fire Officer Newcomer Tournament as a spectator. As a scientist, Victor is deeply interested in the Adora Burst, going as far as crawling on the floor and grabbing Shinra Kusakabe's feet to get a closer look. Though somewhat creepy, he seems to be an intelligent, meticulous and curious man.

Background
Victor attended the Imperial University of Tokyo, and graduated in record time after being the top of his class. He later joined Haijima Heavy Industries, where he locked himself away while doing research, and was eventually appointed head of incendiary research.

Introduction arc
Victor provides Joker with jars of explosive substance, which is later used to disrupt and intimidate the 8th Special Fire Brigade in the Iriya District. Later on, he spectates the Fire Officer Newcomer Tournament in the stands, alongside other important guests. The following day, Victor and Joker have a discussion about the events of the tournament and research on the 8th Special Fire Brigade.

Preacher Pursuit arc
During a meeting of all the Special Fire Brigade Battlion Commanders and Raffles III, Victor ask Joker if he can hear the conference. Following the meeting, the Tokyo empire orders Haijima Heavy Industries scientists to join Special Fire Brigade's, in-order to strengthen their chemistry divisions. Victor later tells Joker of becoming a member of the 8th brigade, and that the timing of the appointment was perfect for the pair.

Post-Asakusa arc
After introducing himself to his brigade, Shinra walks in the building, much to Victor's interest. He dashes to the floor and grabs Shinra's feet, questioning aloud where the Adora Burst is, but Hibana removes him from Shinra protectively. Victor is then asked what exactly is the Adora Burst, to which he goes on to explain how its history and potential. Shinra then asks Victor of Adora Link, to which he lies and says he has not heard of it, but is interested that Shinra knows of it. Akitaru and Hibana then question Licht on why he wanted to join the 8th brigade, and as he explains his reasoning, leaving Akitaru unconvinced. As the 8th and Hibana discuss how they will confront Vulcan, Victor observes from a distance, simply intrigued by how they decide to confront Vulcan personally. He thinks to himself that maybe he can use the 8th to achieve Joker's objective.

Trivia

 * Victor bears a resemblance to Franken Stein, a character from Atsushi Ōkubo's previous work Soul Eater: both characters are both mad scientists who wear a lab coat, and their names allude to the character Victor Frankenstein from Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.