Victor Kennedy

"Oh no I don't shake hands I suffer from a skin complaint. Exeema." Victor Kennedy upon meeting employees of the Luxsaw Bus Company at a company party.

Victor Kennedy was a corrupt businessman who was the main finiancl backer of the Luxsaw Bus Company, and he along with the company's manager Richard Burton were both part of a crime syndicate called The London Underground Crime Syndicate which planned to extort millions of pounds from the Royal Bank of London.

Background/Joining The Syndicate
Victor was born somewhere in Great Britian in the 1970's, and  was always well represented even as a young boy mainly due to his parent's over uptight nature as well as his family's high social standing in their communtity. Victor left school at the age of 16, and got a job sweeping roads in London. It was during this time, he met Richard Burton future manager of the Luxsaw Bus Company. In 1994, Victor developed a new street sweeping invention known as the Street Sweeper 9000 which became an instant hit over night. He then began developing more products in a similar fashion such as Victor Kennedy's Toilet Cleaner and Victor Kennedy's Cuterly Set. He quickly became one of the most richest and powerful men in London buying a massive mansion in the Kensington estate of London. At the start of his career, Victor was a honest man but soon turned to corruption when his businesses began not making as much money due to competition. He accepted large bribes from street gangs and small time crooks, and in exchange he protected them from police intervence due to his status as a high profile public figure. In 2003, Victor invested in Richard Burton's bus company the Luxsaw Bus Company, and became the company's chief investor. Burton then convinced Victor to join a crime syndicate known as the London Underground Crime Syndicate which planned on extorting money from the Royal Bank of London. Victor and Burton both joined the syndicate serving as lieutenants to the syndicate's chairman Professor John Marcus. He also at some point developed a severe skin condition affecting his hands known as exeema. People often think he is misprouncing the word aczema but he claims that exeema is a completely different, and much worse condition which causes blissters to appear on his hands in times of stress.

Role In The Syndicate
Victor's businesses serve as a cover up for the syndicate, and he uses the money made from his products, to help fund for the syndicate's opreations. Victor is not trusted by Marcus and his righthand man Major Claude Courtney who think he is untrustworthy and far too unpredictable. Victor directly serves as guidance for Burton who often calls upon his services when things aren't going right at the bus company. Victor is not liked by the bus company, and he was the one who made it a rule for conductors to be on the buses. He often attends the bus company's social gathering such as Boxing Day Socals. Company Picnics, as well as company parties. He did not attend the 2007 Boxing Day Social due to an undercooked Christmas turkey given him a bad case of food poisoning preventing him from attending the Social. Bus driver Stan Butler even seemed to notice his absence asking Inspector Blake: "where's that Kennedy bloke then?"

Family
Victor's parents were friends of the Royal Family which caused their uptight and over pompous nature which later transferred over to Victor. Victor also has an unnamed brother who works in a car factory in Liverpool. Victor's brother is nothing like him, and is something of a social basket case. HIs brother is far more cruder, and often tells raunchy jokes at social gatherings. His brother is also far more romantically involved with woman, having a wife and three kids at home with him. Victor has never been married and has no kids, and never plans on having any and also has no problems to ever start a family. This has led to rumours that he might be interested in men instead.

Personality
Victor is a well dressed, highly intelligent, and respectful indiviual. He is a man of very high social standing, and is regarded as a high profile public figure in the city's databases. His status as a high profile figure is what got him his rank in the London Underground Crime Syndicate despite the leaders of the syndicate not trusting him. Victor always talks with a posh accent but it is rumoured that he is faking it, and really talks with a Welsh accent but these rumours have been disputed by Victor sevearl times. He despite his high social standing very rarely appears in public only when he is asked to do an appearance. His posh nature is mainly because of his parents who were friends of the Royal Family. Victor may also be faking his exeema diagonis as suggested by Jark Harper during a company party which Victor was in attendence to. Jack also hints that Victor suffers from germophobia.

Trivia

 * Kennedy is always well dressed in a tailored suit sometimes with an overcoat.
 * He also has an unnamed brother whom works in a car factory.
 * His exeema may be a lie as Jack Harper suggests he only says that because he is germophobic.
 * Kennedy uses a walking cane despite not needing one.
 * Kennedy may be related to Leon Scott Kennedy due to them both having the same surname. But this is very unlikely.
 * He apparantly cheats at cards, and has terrible wind.