Victor Van Dort is the nervous groom who accidentally marries the dead bride in Tim Burton’s 2005 film Corpse Bride.
Victor is a shy young man whose parents arrange his marriage to Victoria Everglot, linking two families from different social classes. While practicing his wedding vows in a forest, Victor places the ring on what he believes is a branch. The object is actually the Corpse Bride’s finger, and the action binds him to her.
The film follows Victor between the Land of the Living and the colorful Land of the Dead. His growing understanding of both Victoria and the Corpse Bride leads to the story’s emotional resolution. Johnny Depp provides Victor’s voice, while Emily Watson voices Victoria and Helena Bonham Carter voices the Corpse Bride.
Corpse Bride was made with stop-motion animation and was released by Warner Bros. in 2005. Victor’s surname, Van Dort, is sometimes omitted in casual references, but it is the character’s canonical full name.