Warning! This article contains spoilers for Netflix’s 1992.
Netflix’s1992waits till its final moments to reveal the Flamethrower killer’s true motives and identity, leaving viewers curious about why he carried out the brutal acts of violence. Unfolding as a well-rounded miniseries, Netflix’s1992keeps viewers on their toes with its gripping mysteries and investigative drama. Although1992does not do anything distinct to make itself stand out among otherdetective TV shows on Netflix, it manages to keep viewers hooked with its compelling character beats and performances.
One of the most intriguingcharacters in1992is an enigmatic criminal named the Flamethrower killer. For obvious reasons, his name stems from his modus operandi of killing as he uses a flamethrower to burn his victims to death. However, instead of randomly targeting innocents, the killer only focuses on a specific set of people, suggesting that he is driven by a strong sense of purpose and is seemingly murdering people to exact some form of revenge.
The Flamethrower Killer Is Revealed As Victor In 1992
Victor Plans To Kill Each Member Of The 1992 Expo Committee
1992reveals that the Flamethrower killer is a middle-aged man named Victor who lives in isolation and meticulously plots his crimes. Victor sets his eyes on the committee members of the 1992 Expo in Seville and kills them one by one using a flamethrower. Since his modus operandi of killing his targets is very destructive, he also ends up murdering several innocents who come in his way. For instance, in the show’s opening arc,he kills Amparo’s husband while setting out to murder one of his main victims from the 1992 Expo’s committee.
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Even towards1992’s ending arc, the Flamethrower killer burns the Minister’s guards with his gun before entering his home to kill him. Victor has a distinct appearance because he has burns all over his body. This prevents him from blending in with the crowd. However, he still manages to disguise himself before sneaking into the locations where his victims are hiding. Moments before he kills his victims, he also wears the Expo’s Curro mascot’s head as a mask. The mask seems to be an important part of his ritual, which raises many questions about his past connections with the 1992 Expo.
Victor’s Backstory In 1992 Explained
A flashback in theSpanish Netflix showreveals that, in1992, Victor’s mother was a sex worker. She and two other women were invited to a party by the committee members of the Seville Expo. One of the committee members, Esteban, who later became the minister, accidentally killed her that night, leaving Victor with a lifelong trauma. Although Victor was initially clueless about his mother’s fate, he later found her body in the Expo’s pavilion moments before it was burned down by a security guard paid off by the committee members.
Despite having a traumatic childhood, Victor did not initially set out to avenge his mother’s death.
In a desperate attempt to save his mother’s body, Victor, too, severely burned himself. However, he somehow survived, and a cleaner, Rosa, became his caregiver. Although Victor gradually healed, he was left with severe burns all across his body. Despite having a traumatic childhood, Victor did not initially set out to avenge his mother’s death. He kept to himself for yearsuntil a fateful encounter with a man encouraged him to seek vengeance.
Why Victor Burns His Victim
He Hopes To Punish His Enemies The Same Way They Tormented Him
After almost getting burned to death as a child, Victor seemingly grows obsessed with fire. His destroyed nerve endings prevent him from feeling the heat of the fire, explaining why he places his palm over a flame in many scenes from1992. Since both he and his mother were burned by the man hired by the committee members, he wishes to bring the same fiery pain and suffering to those responsible for their torment. By claiming control over the element that destroyed his life,Victor takes charge of his life and pushes further down a path of revengeagainst the people who harmed him.
How Fernando Victoria Uses Victor’s Trauma To His Advantage
Fernando Manipulates Victor To Save Himself From Bankruptcy
As the flashbacks in1992establish, Victor initially felt helpless and had no intentions of killing the committee members. He also knew little about what exactly happened to his mother that night. However, after one of the committee members, Fernando Victoria, hears about him, he decides to use his trauma to his advantage. After removing himself from a picture of the committee members, Victoria shows it to Victor, encouraging him to seek revenge by killing all of them.
While the 1992 Seville Expo actually happened, the events surrounding in Netflix’s1992are fictional.
He provides him with all the equipment he needs to pull off the murders and hides in the shadows to ensure no one else learns about his involvement in the crimes. While Victor commits the crimes,Victoria works from behind the scenes and asks the victims for ransom. Towards1992’s ending moments, the Minister also falls for his ploy and sends him $3 million. This saves Fernando from going bankrupt.
Carlos Valladares
Younger Victor
However, as seen in1992’s finale, Victor eventually finds footage from the night his mother was murdered. In the footage, he spots Fernando Victoria, realizing that he, too, was a part of the Expo’s committee and had helped the other members cover up the crime. Although Amparo and Richi attempt to stop him, the Flamethrower killer manages to complete his revenge plan by killing Fernando Victoria in1992’s final arc.
1992
Set against the backdrop of Seville Expo ‘92, this gripping series follows a grieving widow and a troubled ex-cop as they unravel a web of murders connected to the event’s dark undercurrents, exposing hidden truths and unexpected alliances.
