Victor's Child

Victor's Child is the unborn offspring of Victor and Alicia Neff. They are currently developing inside Alicia's womb, with its mind forming in the pre-natal realm.

In the Waking World
While the child technically exists in the waking world, it does not make any explicit appearances due to being inside Alicia Neff for the entire game. It is often referred to by Victor and Alicia, with Victor claiming it as his motivation in life and Alicia complaining about the effects of her pregnancy.

The first interaction with the child is at the end of Chapter 5, when Victor realises the mind of the Child has also been affected by the Dream Machine and is forced to use one of the Machine's helmets on it, via Alicia's stomach.

In the Dreamscape
The child appears in the dreamscape at the very end of the game, once Victor has reached the pre-natal realm. It has been possessed by the Dream Machine, but is freed when Victor agrees to take the machine into his own head. As the Machine transfers itself into Victor, the two humans talk; the Child can communicate freely despite being a foetus due to being in the pre-natal realm, a place of pure thought for all life.

Trivia

 * The gender of the Child is never mentioned in the game, it is only referred to in gender neutral terms. However, the title of Chapter 6, which takes place during Victor's attempt to enter his child's mind, is 'Awake, awake my little boy'. Whether this is confirmation of the child being male or simply a poetic reference is unclear.