Carlo Kincaid

Carlo Kincaid is a character in Final Fantasy VII Remake Trace of Two Pasts. Taken under Clay Gainsborough's wing, he becomes crucial to the Gabriel Gainsborough family business in the Sector 5 slums, and thus becomes close with Elmyra Gainsborough.
==History==
Carlo was a young worker when Clay, a "number two" in Gabriel Gainsborough's business, took him under his wing. Clay put him on Gabriel's radar, and would always advocate for Carlo, covering for his mistakes and setting him straight. Carlo looked up to Clay as akin to an older brother. Elmyra suspected that when Clay married Elmyra, he was somewhat resentful as he felt Elmyra took Clay's attention away from him. He nonetheless warmed to her later.
Shortly after Aerith Gainsborough first arrived in the Gainsborough home, Carlo came to Elmyra's home, distressed as Elmyra had not met with him to give the required signature and fingerprint as she had planned. Elmyra protested that she would not agree unless she had Mr. Meguro's blessing, causing him to leave angrily.
When Gabriel passed away and Clay was away at war, Carlo aimed for a spot in the business, taking the opportunity as Gabriel was less fond of him. After Clay passed away, Meguro, the man now running the business, sent Carlo to Elmyra for support.
When one of the number threes of the business, Butch, announced plans to retire, Carlo's name was brought up as a possible replacement. Carlo also hoped to throw a party for Aerith's eighth birthday in February, inviting the Gainsborough family business as well as the Sector 5 House children, but it was cancelled after Mr. Meguro had a heart attack.
After Mr. Meguro's health issues worsened, Carlo visited Elmyra to tell her that Meguro was considering moving up onto Midgar's plate, and that Don Corneo and Mr. Manson were looking to expand their turf into Sector 5. Carlo also suggested arranging a driver and car to get Aerith to Kalm for safety. Upon hearing this, his son Marcellus ran away, but was found by a tip Aerith provided using her Cetra abilities.
Though Aerith told Carlo how she had known where Marcellus was, Carlo responded to report a rumor that the others in the Gainsborough business, including Meguro, believed Elmyra had kidnapped Marcellus as a warning to Meguro for making plans without her. This led Elmyra to talk to Meguro herself; though both Aerith and Carlo feared for Elmyra's safety, Carlo restrained her out of Elmyra's request. Elmyra returned saying that Meguro had never suspected Elmyra was involved and no longer suspected Marcellus was kidnapped, then left Carlo a signet and the deeds to their properties, leaving Carlo to take charge of the business thereafter.
==Characteristics==
Aerith's first impression of Carlo was as a "jerk" who was always threatening Elmyra to a "friendly, reliable" old guy. She corrected herself that she had only perceived him as old when she was younger, estimating he was in his thirties. Earlier, Carlo had been hotheaded and on occasion attempted to intimidate Elmyra with violence, thoug he was unsuccessful. Ultimately, her and Meguro agreeing to leave Carlo to run the business suggests she also warmed to him and saw that he had grown.
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Category:Characters in Final Fantasy VII Remake Trace of Two Pasts