Viktor Gagné

**Viktor Gagné** is a fictional character and one of the 6 minor antagonists in Need For Speed: Hot Import Nights. He's is the former FIA Formula 1 champion, and a false idol of Ruka Cooper. He is a minor antagonist and he is featured as the boss of Mezzanotte Club in Infinity Highways in Streal.

## Role in game

### Pre-Hot Import Nights

Gagné is the former FIA Formula 1 champion, and a false idol of Ruka Cooper. It was shown that he's obnoxious and cares only about winning. He is bitter to the fact that he may lose to Ruka and is willing to go to great lengths to ensure he wins. He attempts to bribe the organizers of his races, but is unsuccessful in his ultimate race with Ruka as Gagné's car tires blew up, causing his car to lose control and end up flying to the wall and crashing, then he eventually loses the race and his Formula 1 career permanently.

### Hot Import Nights

Two years after losing his Formula 1 career permanently, Gagne became a street racer and is the chief of the Mezzanotte Club as part of Darius' plans in order to get his revenge against Ruka and bring back his former FIA Formula 1 career.
When Ruka and Neville are on their way to Palmont City, Gagné's Mezzanotte Club chases them with their BMW X6Ms and Dodge Challenger SRT8s, and then block them with several Hummer H2s. As Gagné with his Ferrari GTO harasses Ruka for losing the race in the FIA Formula 1 Championship and his career two years ago, unfortunately, he was stopped by Neville, asking him to give Ruka a few weeks to prepare for the race between Ruka and Gagne. Afterward, Gagne and the rest of the Mezzanotte Club crews are left.

After Ruka wins their first event in the Infinity Highway races and the Infinity Highway Sponsor events is chosen, Gagné gives him a warning to Ruka through his phone saying "Did you took a first win in the Infinity Highways, huh? Then stop being so fun Ruka Cooper!" while Ruka replies "Racing in the highways are fun! But I won't lose to race against your crew mates!". After Ruka wins 3 Sponsor race events in the Infinity Highway, Gagne alone will arrive again, harassing Ruka demanding a never be a true hero of the road, as Ruka replies to Gagné, saying "Never be a true hero? think again. I'm the true hero in the road and I'll bring the villain down with my knowledge and speed. I'll prove it!", while Gagne replies "The true hero? I don't think so. You never made it to the further limits of your knowledge and speed.", and eventually drives off after a short conversation.

After Ruka wins all Mezzanotte HIN racing league races, Gagné phones Ruka saying his Infinity Highways are belongs to the Mezzanotte Club and demanding him "These are all ours, not yours kid!" Eventually, Ruka races Gagné again as from two years prior in the FIA Formula Championship. Racing against Gagné in three races: circuit race, speed trap race, and sprint race from the north and south Infinity Highway. Eventually, Gagne is defeated by Ruka once again as Gagné's revenge against Ruka from two years prior remain unsuccessful, and Mezzanotte Club disbanded, thus Mezzanotte Club permanently no longer exists.

After Gagné was defeated by Ruka, he gives a 2,300,000 cash check as well as a Ferrari Voucher to Ruka in order to buy the fastest hyper car, then he left.

Later on, the Stacked Deck leader Darius recruits Gagné into his crew along with Caleb, Takashi, Carter and Jayna, all five former crew bosses including Damien who joins the Stacked Deck crew.

## Character Info

### Appearance

Gagné is a elder man of 26 years old with short but bob cut black hair and yellow eyes.

### Personality

Gagné was shown that he's obnoxious and cares only about winning. He is bitter to the fact that he may lose to Ruka and is willing to go to great lengths to ensure he wins. He attempts to bribe the organizers of his races, but is unsuccessful in his ultimate race against Ruka. Gagne was facing numerous Indycar sanctions, most likely for causing the massive car crash and attempting to maintain he's in first place by form of cheating such as malfunctioning opponent F1 engines with roses, as well as the aforementioned bribery. It can also be presumed that Gagne lost his frame and was ruined in the racing world (as well as a couple of Indy Car sanctions since his cheating scandal) Two years after losing his Formula 1 career permanently, he became a street racer and is the chief of the Mezzanotte Club as part of the Darius plans, Gagné's personality become cold and aggressive hungry for revenge against Ruka, but maintains his cool attitude and he abandons his cheating method to beat the opponent happened in the F1 career.

## Cars

Gagné drives a violet Ferrari GTO with an indigo and purple F1 style livery, and his driving style is based on his F1 driving style 2 years prior. He drives the Ferrari FXX upon joining Stacked Deck that cannot be obtained by the player.