Team Victory
| Team Victory | |
|---|---|
| Team Founders | Max Maelstrom, Verity Maelstrom |
| Seasons Played | 8 |
| Current Managers | Max Victory, Verity Victory |
| Current Team | Alex Victory (the Player), Nicholas “Nicky” Victory, Maria Victory, Riley Victory, Kaeo Victory, Kanda Victory, Dominic “Dom” Victory, Ben Victory, Sam “Z” Victory |
| Team Focus/Theme | Puzzles & Solving Them |
| Arena Teams (Quads) | |
| Primary Team | Alex , Nicky, Maria, Riley |
| Secondary Team | Dom, Ben, Z |
| Substitutes | Kaeo, Kanda |
Team Victory was founded by Max and Verity Maelstrom when they were twenty eight and twenty seven, respectively. Formerly both on Team Maelstrom, Max and Verity decided to start their own team for the latter half of their career. Team Victory has a reputation for being very good at both creating and solving puzzles for the arena.
Current Members
| Name | Age | Status | Persona | Role in Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Victory | 35 | Team Manager | The Visionary | -- |
| Verity Victory | 34 | Team Manager | The Puzzlecrafter | -- |
| Alex Victory (the Player) | 27 | Primary Quad | Master of the Arena | Foundation |
| Nicholas “Nicky” Victory | 26 | Primary Quad | The Bad Boy | Wildcard |
| Maria Victory | 25 | Primary Quad | The Lieutenant | Second in Command |
| Riley Victory | 21 | Primary Quad | The Tactician | Team Lead |
| Kaeo Victory | 21 | Substitue | The Quiet One | Second in Command |
| Kanda Victory | 21 | Substitue | The Rebel | Wildcard |
| Dominic “Dom” Victory | 19 | Secondary Quad | The Prankster | Team Lead |
| Ben Victory | 19 | Secondary Quad | The Fixer | Foundation |
| Sam “Z” Victory | 18 | Secondary Quad | The Rad One | Wildcard |
Team History
Team Victory is about 8 years old, a BABY in LA team terms, and originally very small. Most LA teams can field several quads at the same time. Team Victory has only ever fielded one, and is still not quite ready to field two.
Seasons 1 & 2
First Quad: Max, Verity, Alex, and Nicky > Stellar group, excellent together. First two seasons are massive wins for the quad. The team is small but they are mighty. Ages: Max: 28-30, Verity: 27-29, Alex: 20-22, Nicky: 19-21 > Breaks when Nicky and Alex are in a horrible arena-based accident and Alex loses a leg.
Seasons 3 & 4
Second Quad: Max, Verity, Nicky, and Maria > Maria comes in to replace Alex. Maria and Alex bond while he’s in rehabilitation. Nicky and Alex have a falling out, complicating their relationship as teammates and siblings. > Alex’s rehabilitation takes about 1.5y to get him up to combat level, and 6mo overlap with Max before he’s put back on the team. Max: 30-32, Verity: 29-31, Alex: 22-24, Nicky: 21-23, Maria: 20-22 > Breaks when Alex returns and Max takes the opportunity to retire. LA is a demanding sport.
Seasons 5
Third Quad: Verity, Alex, Nicky, and Maria > This is the…most awkward of the quads. They’re missing their mastermind. All of them defer to Verity, but she’s been a part of the winning team of Max&Verity for her entire career and she misses him like a limb (ahem, lol). She can step up, and they have a decent season, but it’s clearly not working. They only manage HALF a year. Yikes. Max: 32, Verity: 31, Alex: 24, Nicky: 23, Maria: 22 > Breaks when Verity announces her retirement and the acquisition of Riley midway through the season.
Seasons 5.5, 6, 7 & 8
Fourth Quad: Alex, Nicky, Maria, and Riley > These four ring in a ~golden era~ for Team Victory. Riley is a stone-cold natural mastermind, and the other three naturally fit together. Alex and Nicky are a stellar team, for all that they strike sparks from each other with their personalities, and Maria is the bedrock of the team. They basically steamroll any and all of the other teams out there. > Breaks (only temporarily) periodically whenever someone’s out for an injury and then Verity or a guest subs in. Sometimes one of Maria’s old team. Sometimes someone they’re trying to out acquire for the Victories. > Three full years of golden-age! Max: 32-35, Verity: 31-34, Alex: 24-27, Nicky: 23-26, Maria: 22-25, Riley: 18-21 (During this time, Kaeo and Kanda are acquired and trained. Dom and Ben are tested out and earmarked and then recruited, then Zed.)
Substitutes
Substitutions: Kaeo and Kanda. > Kaeo and Kanda were never meant to be arena-bound and were never tried out before they were recruited to the team. They were actually Max and Verity’s uh…they basically scooped them up out of a shitty situation and then they were part of the Victories and everything that entailed. So. They were trained. But it was definitely more of an immediate emotional adoption on the part of Max and Verity (and…Nicky, who is like ‘MY baby sisters.’ ‘(‘’baby’’ Max found them at 19)). Alex, Maria, and Riley were more skeptical, but equally as protective, tbh. These were the first ‘babies’ on the team after them all being so long established. > Kaeo is the better at the arena. Kanda is the crowd darling, because she’s the ‘rebel’ and ‘takes after Nicky’ who is the original team’s Bad Boy. > Kaeo & Kanda: recruited at 19, began to sub in at at 20, currently 21. They’ve only been subs for about a year, but have been with Team Victory for two.
NextGen/Secondary Quad
Quad in Training: Dominic, Ben, Zed, and <not yet picked> > Team Victory need to pick up one more ‘junior’ to round out their nextgen team, but they haven’t recruited one yet. When they do, they’ll be between 18-22 (college age). Until then, team two mostly trains with Kaeo and sometimes Kanda. In the current season, the juniors VERY rarely subs into the main team, and only when one of the twins is unavailable for the slot, and usually in their ‘role.’ (Riley <-> Dom, Nicky <-> Zed, and Ben <-> Alex.) Maria is usually replaced by Kaeo. Kanda pinch-hits, as she really spices up the dynamics, especially if Nicky AND Kanda are the team. > Dom was trained by Team Ferocity since he was 17, but most teams don’t use a puzzle/mastermind type, so Max snapped him up at 18, a bit before Ben. > Ben was part of open tryouts as an all-rounder and problem-solver who worked well with Dom. He’s a few months younger, but was also acquired at 18. They’ve both been with team victory for about a year and are currently 19. > Z, the BABY, picked up at 16, actually, from a shitty home situation, much like Kaeo and Kanda, though this because of trans issues. He’s a *gremlin,* and has been from the beginning. Also not originally going to be going into the LA arena, but there are a LOT of pressures for this as the baby and a legacy and seeing how well that worked out for Kaeo and Kanda (not well). So basically just…thinks that Dom and Ben were recruited to be ‘his’ team and is miserable about it. Has been with team victory for roughly two years, acquired *after* the twins but before Dom and Ben. Still the baby as much because of gremlin behavior as age. Currently 18.