Vic White

Vic White is a Manhattan police investigator, the best friend and former work partner of Jack Arthur.

Profile
Vic was born and raised in Buffalo up until his fifth birthday, when his mother received an office job opportunity in New York City, leading to them transferring the entire family. While Vic was terrified of starting school, especially in a new city, but soon befriended Jack Arthur via the two acting out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the playground. Jack let Vic be Raphael, which ultimately won him over.

The two were best friends for years, even in high school when Vic became mathematically-inclined while Jack became interested in soccer. Vic actually won a number of math bees during high school, and was one of the best students in his law class, putting him ahead as a perfect candidate for a detective. He was at first anxious that Jack was becoming a detective just to stay in contact with him.

Vic was trained primarily for homicide cases and has acquired a rather strong stomach, and he's particularly good at dealing with complex clues and handling dodgy or irritable suspects. He continues to work steadily in Manhattan, although he's struck up quite the adoration of Meifun Yan back in Westbury.

Personality
Vic, while naturally laid back, is always quite a hard worker and it's hard to get him to stop focusing on something. He's rather reserved and won't talk about what he's thinking unless pressured to, just because he doesn't like seeing other people worrying over him. On the other hand, he's a master of any situation, whether it's putting the moves on a girl or chasing down a criminal (i.e. Lucas O'Hare). He also treats Jack like an older brother would.

Physical Appearance
Vic is tall, rather well-built, his hair closely trimmed and a flurry of curls. He always has a thick, well-maintained mustache. He tends to dress in loose suits, similarly to Jack, albeit less unkempt-looking. From his default expression, he comes off as being an irritable-looking man when it's very much the opposite.

Design & Conception
Vic was planned as just being one of a few characters to show who Jack would leave behind in Manhattan, but it was realized that Jack needed a consistent friend. When it was confirmed he would reappear again, he was included in the second edition cover of Fragments of Manhattan, along with his department's secretary Dory Shulman.

Very slight parts of him come from the character Bearis, used in the 2005-2008 series version. The aspects lifted from that character were his brotherly bond with Jack and how he could get away with making fun of Jack.