I just travelled back to goodsprings and noticed victor is dead outside his shack.

So I fast travelled to the strip and there he is live and well.

Is victor just a program that downloads into different robot bodies?

Or have I just encountered a post patch bug?

He downloads to different securitrons if he dies. Working as intended.

Thanks.

If he dies, you get to ask him something along the lines of 'I thought you were dead!" and he'll explain that he jumps from Securitron to Securitron. I followed him from Boulder City to the Strip and he died in a deathclaw random encounter.

Victor shall live until the house falls.

I killed Victor...and he's still dead. Lol.

While I was wandering the wastes shortly after leaving Goodsprings, Victor stopped by to say hi, and since my character is evil and paranoid, and just likes to do evil for evil's sake...I told him to quit following me, and then killed him when he ended the conversation.

No big deal I thought, he'll just come back in a different securitron...right?

Nope, I went to Novac, and right outside the hotel area is a dead securitron, face down. LOL! That's what you get for stalking me you tin can!