Victoria

> *This healing water would really make some great ramen!*
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> —Victoria to the party
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**Victoria**, also known as **Troy** or **Tori**, is one of the three main protagonists of *Crystal Fragments*.

Wielding a plethora of weapons in the Cosplay Arsenal, they usually come to battle with a positive attitude no matter what situation the party might be in. Victoria holds friendship very close to themselves, and will do anything to defend such friends. A lover of ramen.

## Development

Victoria is based off of a real-life friend of the developer's. As a famous cosplayer, Victoria's character greatly reflects many aspects of their real-life inspiration, from the many tools used for weapons to the introduction to cosplay clothes. Cooking and ramen too are made f an inspiration, as the real-life inspiration *loves* ramen and has a great skill for cooking, a trait shared between Sullivan, Victoria, and Blake.

Victoria's designs are also taken from their real-life counterpart. Miranda and Klanjac go back and forth during production and writing to keep both visuals and conversation style accurate to real life.

## Design

### Main Outfit

"Cosplay Outfit" was created by Victoria herself. In real-life, Victoria normally makes their own cosplay outfits, which is reflected on in-game.

The Cosplay Outfit consists of a yellow vest with pull strings and a zipper. The vest goes down to their waist. Underneath the vest is a blue hoodie with sleeves. In promotional art and game art, Victoria is shown with short sleeves. However, their sprite shows them with long sleeves.

Alongside the vest and hoodie are a pair of beige pants that go down to the middle of their shins. The outfit also includes a pair of blue shoes.

On their neck is a necklace shaped like a Ramen Bowl. It is said to be a very important keepsake to them. Although unnoticable, the necklace later is infused with a Soul Crystal, giving Victoria the ability to utilize magic spells and skills. The necklace can be found in their initial inventory upon their first addition to the party. It is called "Sentimental Necklace".

There are also goggles on Victoria's head. They mention there's a story behind them, but hasn't gone into detail about it. It is a brass-like color, with clear lenses. The sprite, however shows the goggles having blue lenses instead; this is just a visual representation of "clear" lenses.

## Gender

Although previous graphics and dialogues for "Victoria" make them seem female, they truly do not have a specified gender within the game. Pronouns switch back and forth between "she" and "he" in some moments in older versions of *Demo Version*, but in *Aurum Demo* onward into the Early Access and full game, most moments the dialogue between the main characters don't use any gender-based pronoun at all, referring to Victoria by their name or by using the terms "they/them/their".

Miranda has gone on record to say that with future versions, Victoria will continue to go by "them/they", with their canon name being changed to Troy with story reasons, alongside other character name changes.

## Trivia

* In the original plans of the older demo, Victoria was going to be the only character who could have their names changable. This was later taken out due to a limitation with a used code script. There were hints of a workaround for the limitation in early 2020, and screenshots now show the ability to select from three pre-designated names as well as a single player-typed one. This is now an option for most characters.
* Victoria is the only character released so far that can dual-wield weapons.
* Victoria is a huge fan of the anime series *Naruto*. This is hinted at in their character design as well as dialogues and clothing.
	+ Their outfit "Companion Cosplay" features an orange and blue color scheme, which is similar to the color scheme of the first Naruto outfit.
	+ Their first outfit you meet Victoria in is called "Epic Ramen Cosplay".
		- This is also a reference to an older cosplay Facebook page, which they've since closed down during development.
	+ Their favorite food, ramen, is a shared aspect with Naruto.
* Victoria is also a lover of the game *Undertale*. This can be hinted at in dialogue and character design.
	+ Their outfit Bad Time is based loosely on Sans.
* Victoria's childhood is unknown, as most of the characters don't know anything about it and Victoria doesn't wish to share the details. It is hinted that their childhood was dark.
	+ It is also rumored that Victoria and Heather share a similar link in their past.
* Due to their friendly disposition and helpfulness, Victoria seems to inspire those they spend time with.

## See also

* Sullivan
* Blake
* Seven
* Cooking