Vincent Valentine was a Turk, noticeably having shorter hair than his current appearance, and assigned to guard the scientist Lucrecia Crescent, who previously worked with Vincent’s father, Grimoire Valentine. Over time, the two fell in love, but Lucrecia decided instead to carry the child of Hojo, head of the Science Department, for an experiment relating to Jenova’s cells. Eventually, she began seeing visions of what her son, Sephiroth, would become and became sick. In anger, Vincent confronted Hojo on the matter, only to be shot in the stomach. Hojo then experimented on Vincent, which resulted in him gaining the abilities of immortality, strength, stamina, healing, and the ability to transform into powerful beast’s. However Vincent still remained a lifeless corpse, and was then disposed of by Hojo.In an effort to save him, Lucrecia infused stagnant Lifestream, which carried a being called Chaos, into Vincent. To keep Chaos under control, Lucrecia implanted Protomateria into him. Regaining consciousness to find the place deserted and horrified at what he became, Vincent believed that this was payment for his sin, not being able to save Lucrecia. To further his punishment, he locked himself in one of the coffins in the Shinra manor basement. Though briefly waking up to converse with the leader of the Turks, Verdot, he doesn’t leave the basement and join the outside world until 30 years later.

Age: 51 (BC:FFVII - chronologically)
57 (FFVII)
59 (FFVII:AC)
60 (DOC:FFVII)
Although hes over 50, he still possess the body of a 27 year old (physically) through the games.
Weapon: Gun (Cerberus)
Birth place: Unknown, However he apparently lives in Kalm during DOC.
Occupation: Unemployed, ex-Turks

Acquiring Vincent in Final Fantasy VII
Get the Mansion Key from the safe upstairs in the Shinra Mansion. The combination is RIGHT TO 36, LEFT TO 10, RIGHT TO 59, RIGHT TO 97. Enter the locked celler halfway to Sephiroth’s Library in the basement. Enter the cellar using the gold key from the safe. Touch the foot of the purple coffin. The lid will fly off and Vincent will talk to you. Choose the bottom reply when he asks you a question. When the coffin closes, touch the coffin again. Choose the second (bottom) reply when Vincent poses another question, and you can name him. Leave the cavern and he’ll join you.

Limit Breaks
Level 1:
Galian Beast- Vincent transforms into a malevolent, wild purple beast that unleases a variety of spells and attacks against the enemy.

Level 2:
Death Gigas- Vincent transforms himself into a monster of death.

Level 3:
Hell Masker- Vincent transforms into a hockey masked, chainsaw armed monster.

Level 4:
Chaos- Vincent transforms into a malevolent winged demon, and attacks the enemy with Chaos Saber and Satan Slam.

To get Chaos, go to the waterfall in the middle of the Western Continent using either the submarine or a chocobo capable of travelling the ocean. If you enter the waterfall from the left side with Vincent in your party, he’ll meet a girl from his past. You have to visit the falls twice, once during Disc 2 and again in Disc 3; it’s during your second visit that you’ll get his manual. You’ll also get his ultimate weapon, the Death Penalty.

Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
Vincent is seen in his normal attire having a conversation with Verdot, leader of the Turks at that time, in the Shinra basement.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Here he is found sleeping a coffin by the protagonist of the game, Zack Fair. Due to the camera angle and darkness, he himself is not seen.

Final Fantasy VII
After sleeping for 30 years, Vincent is found by Cloud, who had managed to retrieve the key from the safe. Vincent was surprised by Cloud’s knowledge of Sephiroth, recognizing him as Lucrecia’s son, and demands an explanation. Cloud tells him about everything that had happened and the atrocities Sephiroth has committed, but this only served to make Vincent feel even more guilty for his failure and he shuts himself back in the coffin. After some further coaxing from Cloud, he emerges from the coffin again and tells who he was and about Lucrecia, before sealing himself again. But when Cloud leaves the room and begins to head back upstairs, Vincent catches up to him and joins Cloud after learning that his group may eventually meet up with Hojo with whom he had an understandable vendetta.

For the remainder of Final Fantasy VII, Vincent plays a very minor role and very little story is centered around him. The only other time that there is any focus on Vincent is when they use the submarine to travel through an underwater cave and surface in a small lake surrounded by mountains. They find a cave in one of the surrounding mountains, and inside the cave Vincent finds Lucrecia, who in her pain and regret had sealed herself away in mako crystals. Reviving briefly, Lucrecia asks Vincent if Sephiroth is still alive, but he lies to her, telling her that he is dead in order to spare her the pain of learning about the atrocities that Sephiroth had committed. He later gets his wish to battle Hojo when the group discover him in Midgar, and joins the battle against him.

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
Vincent first appears rescuing Cloud from Kadaj and his gang, transforming into an intangible monster evocative of his cloak. He reveals to Cloud the cause of Geostigma, of Kadaj’s intentions to merge with the remaining Jenova cells to bring about Sephiroth’s rebirth, and that he rescued two of the Turks, Tseng and Elena, from them. He later showed up to help his friends defeat the Bahamut SIN summoned by Kadaj. It was Vincent who told his friends not to help Cloud and let him face his own personal battle against Sephiroth, confident in Clouds ability to win. He was seen in the end with the rest of the characters and appears in a picture all of them took together.

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Vincent acts as the central character, working with Reeve and the World Regenesis Organization to eliminate an organization called Deepground. Deepground targets Vincent for he unknowingly carries the Protomateria inside his body. It eventually is forcefully ripped from his body by the Deepground Tsviet Rosso the Crimson. Though he survives, he becomes plagued with flashbacks and feels the stress of Chaos’s desire to kill. Eventually he confronts the Deepground leader, Weiss, who he discovers has been possessed by the digitalized mind of Hojo. Hojo reveals information on Vincent and his plans to awaken Omega, whose original purpose was to absorb the Lifestream and leave the planet when it was destroyed. With gathered information, Hojo created the plan to awaken Omega early. However, the renegade Deepground member, Shelke, urges Vincent to take control of Chaos power, and Vincent battles Weiss, succeeding due to Weiss’s pure Lifestream force being contaminated by his brother, Nero. When Weiss enters the Lifestream, Hojo’s mind dispersed, but Omega was awakened. The full power of Chaos was also drawn out, but with the effort of Shelke, Vincent reaquires the Protomateria and takes control of Chaos’s true form, succeeding in destroying Omega’s mortal shell, freeing the Lifestream. He survives this attack, with Chaos joining Omega in returning to the planet until they are truly needed. Vincent thanks Lucrecia in her cave, now understanding she was the reason he survived and leaves her resting place, able to begin his life anew.

Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII
The mobile game Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII also uses Vincent as the main player, and takes place during Dirge of Cerberus. It recounts what happened when Vincent was traveling by helicopter to Shinra Mansion and was attacked by Deepground. He fights his way to Shinra Mansion, destroying many Deepground soldiers and a battle bot.

Other appearances
Vincent appears in the fighting game Ehrgeiz as an unlockable fighting character. His Turk uniform serves as his alternative costume.

Did you know?
Vincent is often seen as one of the more popular characters in the Final Fantasy VII conglomerate, even rivaling the main character, Cloud Strife, and the main antagonist, Sephiroth, who is often voted to be one of the most popular villains ever. Vincent’s popularity has also lead to merchandise being created related to Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII, games where he was the central character, as well as action figures being released.

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