Victor Strand is a fictional character in the AMC television series Fear the Walking Dead portrayed by Colman Domingo.

[1] [2] Despite his villainous tendencies and selfish decisions, Victor's relationship with Madison and Alicia Clark was what kept him from going off the deep end.

Eventually, Victor went from an untrustworthy conman to a dictatorial leader of his own community, putting him at odds with his former allies.

[3][4] Victor is a mysterious character who has acquired great personal wealth as immediately indicated by his suit and jewelry, 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.

Travis' group reach the holding cells and set the detainees free before reuniting with Nick, Liza, and Strand.

Strand leads the group to his oceanside mansion where he reveals to Nick that he owns a yacht called the Abigail, on which he plans to escape.

Alicia manned the radio, only to hear distress calls, and she struck up a conversation with another seaborne survivor named Jack.

He supported her plan to get Travis and Alicia back when she decided to trade with the bandits who stole his yacht, the Abigail.

Strand arranged to pay the Mexican military for safe passage, but a shooting ensued that left two officers and Luis, dead.

Using the technique of covering themselves with walker blood, Victor and Madison managed to pass unnoticed among the undead and escaped unscathed from the hotel.

After discovering that the van in which they had traveled had disappeared, Strand quickly deduced that either Ofelia, or Alicia, was responsible and the duo had no choice but to take refuge in the hotel again.

Hearing the noises of someone calling for help, Victor and Madison managed just in time to save Alicia, Elena and Hector from a group of infected.

After recovering from his injuries, Madison informed Strand that Brandon and Derek were in the parking lot and that she suspects Chris is dead.

After Travis beat Brandon and Derek to death, Madison insisted they should leave the hotel with him, but Strand refused to have anything to do with the plan.

Strand has evolved into a tyrannical dictator in charge of his own community, the abandoned office tower he survived the nuke in.

While initially denying his true identity to Madison, Strand eventually confesses to her all of the atrocities he committed while in control of the Tower.

A group of hostile survivors hunt for Madison, causing Strand to team up with his old friend to evade them until they are eventually captured.

The leader of the group is revealed to be Troy Otto, who survived the dam explosion and threatens to bludgeon Strand to death until Madison tells him where PADRE is.

Upon being reunited with June, Dwight and Sherry, they insist on trading Strand over to Troy alongside Tracy, still harboring resentment towards him for his past actions.

Or at least, via flashbacks, important notable moments that helped explain Strand's wealth, yacht, and passage to Mexico.