Victor Mancha is a cyborg created by
Ultron after he encountered Marianella Mancha, a woman who was unable to conceive naturally due to a drug that was put in her. Ultron took some of Mancha's DNA and cloned it to create Victor Mancha, incorporating his own nanotechnology into him.
True Believers An older version of
Gertrude Yorkes arrives in the present and informs the Runaways of a villain in her time named "Victorious", and how they must stop him while he is still a teen. After the Runaways track Victor down at his school, the sight of
Karolina Dean activates Victor's electromagnetic superpowers - it would later be revealed that Victor's powers would manifest only when he came in contact with another superhero. Victor discovers that his actual "father" is Ultron, who created him as a
sleeper agent for the
Avengers. Victor was meant to grow up, travel to New York and meet the Avengers. After years of loyal service, he would have access to their most guarded secrets, and then Ultron would have taken over and destroyed every hero on the planet. The Runaways foiled this plan, but Victor still fears this future may come true.
Runaways Over the next few months, Victor proves himself to the team, particularly to
Chase Stein, in battle to make up for his alternate future self. He falls out of grace for a short while after
Nico Minoru discovers that the
Pride has tapped into Victor's circuits and was using him to spy on the team. After the Runaways' fight with the new Pride, Victor begins a relationship with Nico; he confesses to have initiated it because he harbors romantic feelings for her, but Nico claims to have participated as a way to escape her guilt regarding the death of Gertrude Yorkes. However, Victor still attempts a rescue when he discovers Chase has Nico hostage, but is easily shut down when Chase asks him a rhetorical question designed to overload Victor's circuits. Victor recovers with help from
Molly Hayes and saves Nico from being sacrificed to the
Gibborim.
Dead-End Kids After escaping
Iron Man and
S.H.I.E.L.D., Nico makes a decision to make a deal with
Kingpin, which disgusts Victor. The Runaways end up time-displaced in 1907 New York. It is during this period where Victor meets Lillie McGurty, a girl who can fly to the sound of music. While separated from Nico, Victor bonds with Lillie's carefree spirit. A short time later, he has a dream of kissing Lillie. Nico, understanding her relationship with Victor is deteriorating, backs off and allows Victor to initiate a relationship with Lillie, who agrees to return to the present with the Runaways. Right before the Runaways board the time machine that takes them home, Lillie changes her mind and decides to stay behind. During one mission he sacrifices himself to save a server containing an A.I. civilization. The team later discovers he is alive inside a server called the Diamond.
Vision Some time later, Victor moves in with Vision after getting an internship in
Washington, D.C. It is later revealed that Victor is actually acting as an undercover agent for the Avengers, with orders to spy on Vision and his family due to their increasingly erratic behavior. It is revealed via flashbacks that during his time with the Runaways, Victor had secretly developed an addiction to
Vibranium, which for him acts similar to narcotics used by humans. After using the Vibranium in a special piano given to Vision by
Black Panther, Victor misjudges the strength of his powers and accidentally kills Vision's son, Vin. Vision's wife Virginia kills Victor in retaliation.
Becoming Victorious When
Chase Stein attempts to revive Victor's head, the "Victorious" program begins. It is revealed that Victor is conscious when Chase Stein, Nico Minoru, Gertrude Yorkes, and
Old Lace visit Molly Hayes to see if she is interested in reforming the Runaways again. During this visit, Molly is the only one to figure out that he is conscious, and is happy that Victor is still alive in a sense. Victor asks Molly to keep this a secret as he figures out whether or not he wants to rejoin Chase and the others. Victor's body is eventually fully rebuilt. ==Powers and abilities==