Victor Neff

Victor Neff is the main protagonist and player character in "The Dream Machine", appearing in every chapter of the game. Currently unemployed, he moves in a new apartment with his pregnant wife, Alicia Neff, just before the events of the game, where he quickly discovers the dark secrets of the apartment block's landlord, Felix Morton.

Early Life
Before marrying Alicia, Victor was something of a slacker, with no real desires or motivations, preferring to coast along in life rather than make decisions for himself.

Victor was often bullied as a child, specifically remembering one event when he was beaten up by children as school. He was apparently more religious in this time as well, describing himself as God's 'biggest fan'. He enjoyed fishing and would go out to a nearby pond to relax, until the moment he caught his first fish. Realising his father would scold him for not throwing it back, he threw it away and had a moment of reflection on needlessly taking another creature's life. He later described it as the moment he wasn't a child anymore.

During the Game
Over the course of the game Victor becomes far more pro-active due to the threat placed on his family, and begins to comes to terms with his past worries. While he usually tried to avoid any responsibility at all, at the end of Chapter 3 he promises to look after Alicia, should she be unable to wake up from her own dream.

In Chapter 1 he has a small argument with Alicia over the nature of his dream; she believes it represents his inner desire to escape family life, an idea he denies. However, in Chapter 4 he admits to Edie Jones that he never really wanted to have a child, but realised he changed his mind when he found his family was in danger.

At the end of the game, Victor's determination to save his family and willingness to abandon his simple, care-free lifestyle reach a head, and he voluntarily sacrifices his own life in the waking world to live in a symbiotic relationship with the Dream Machine.