People like to dismiss Viktor’s dabbling in eugenics (in part because they like infantilizing him therefore robbing him of agency but I digress), but personally I love it because it’s a great parallel to how, irl, sometimes people in minority groups can be swayed by alt-right talking points due to the immense depth of their own internalized bigotry. They’ll hear these discussions and think “I can be fixed” (rather than learning they don’t need fixing because nothing is wrong in the first place), then throw themselves into that ideology thinking it will lead them to acceptance.
This is why Jayce’s speech saying that Viktor was “never broken” and that his “imperfections” are part of why he admired the man is so so important. The solution will always be love. You can’t shame yourself out of insecurities, they’ll just be buried so deep inside that you’ll start to believe it’s the natural way of things to feel that way.
I’m not saying Viktor is evil. He truly wanted to help people! But I believe this is a commentary both on the dangers of unchecked power as well as a warning of the paths we can fall into.
