Vincent (Final Fantasy VII party member)

Vincent is a secret playable character in Final Fantasy VII. Vincent is a Gunner and wields various firearms. His special ability is to transform into monsters that augment his powers, but he loses control of his actions. His ultimate weapon, Death Penalty, deals more damage the more enemies Vincent kills and is found in the cave behind the waterfall.
Vincent can be recruited in the party in the Shinra Mansion. On a technical level, Vincent occupies the same party slot as Sephiroth does for the flashback. The game only properly updates the slot during the character naming screen, so he will not function correctly if this is bypassed when adding him to the party by non-standard means.
== Battle ==
Vincent uses a variety of different pistols, revolvers, shotguns and rifles. Being a ranged fighter, he will do full damage with physical attacks from the back row. His unique Limit Break heals and transforms him, but the player loses control of him. His victory pose is to spin his gun a few times before returning it to its holster. He will not pose in his transformed state.
=== Stats ===
Vincent has rather low stats. He is, however, one of the best magic users, his Magic being second to Aeris and Cloud, and tied with Cait Sith, while his max MP is second only to Aeris. Vincent has the least HP at level 99, and only has higher Strength than Aeris. Along with Cait Sith, Vincent has the least Vitality at the highest levels, and his Dexterity is average. He has the highest Spirit rating, along with Cloud, Aeris, and Cait Sith.
Vincent's starting level is determined by the following formula: [average party level + 3].
LV	Exp 	HP 	MP 	Strength	Dexterity	Vitality	Magic 	Spirit 	Luck 	+
1 	0 	178 	18 	9 	5 	10 	11 	11 	14 	
2 	7 	187 - 197 	19 - 24 	9 - 11 	5 - 7 	10 - 12 	11 - 13	11 - 13 	14 - 16	
3 	35 	201 - 215 	28 - 30 	9 - 13 	5 - 9 	10 - 14 	11 - 15	11 - 15 	14 - 17	
4 	98 	219 - 233 	35 - 37 	10 - 15 	5 - 10 	11 - 16 	12 - 17	12 - 17 	14 - 18	
5 	210 	235 - 251 	40 - 43 	11 - 16 	6 - 11 	12 - 17 	13 - 18	13 - 19 	14 - 19	
6 	385 	253 - 269 	46 - 49 	12 - 17 	7 - 12 	13 - 18 	14 - 19	14 - 20 	14 - 20	
7 	637 	269 - 287 	53 - 56 	13 - 18 	7 - 13 	14 - 19 	15 - 20	15 - 21 	14 - 20	
8 	980 	287 - 305 	58 - 62 	14 - 19 	8 - 14 	15 - 20 	16 - 21	16 - 22 	14 - 20	
9 	1428 	303 - 323 	64 - 68 	15 - 20 	9 - 15 	16 - 21 	17 - 22	17 - 23 	14 - 20	
10	1995 	321 - 341 	71 - 75 	16 - 21 	10 - 16 	17 - 22 	18 - 24	18 - 25 	14 - 21	
11	2695 	337 - 359 	76 - 81 	17 - 22 	10 - 17 	18 - 23 	19 - 25	19 - 26 	14 - 21	
12	3639 	398 - 420 	84 - 90 	18 - 23 	11 - 18 	19 - 24 	20 - 26	20 - 27 	14 - 21	
13	4675 	426 - 456 	92 - 98 	19 - 24 	12 - 19 	20 - 25 	21 - 27	21 - 28 	14 - 21	
14	5891 	467 - 497 	100 - 106	20 - 25 	13 - 20 	21 - 26 	22 - 29	22 - 29 	14 - 21	
15	7302 	503 - 538 	108 - 114	21 - 26 	14 - 21 	22 - 27 	23 - 30	24 - 31 	14 - 21	
16	8922 	544 - 579 	115 - 122	22 - 27 	15 - 22 	23 - 28 	24 - 31	25 - 32 	14 - 21	
17	10765 	580 - 620 	123 - 130	23 - 28 	15 - 22 	24 - 29 	26 - 33	26 - 33 	14 - 21	
18	12845 	621 - 661 	130 - 138	24 - 29 	16 - 23 	25 - 30 	27 - 34	28 - 35 	14 - 21	
19	15177 	657 - 702 	138 - 146	25 - 30 	17 - 24 	26 - 31 	28 - 35	29 - 36 	14 - 21	
20	17776 	698 - 743 	145 - 154	26 - 32 	18 - 25 	27 - 32 	30 - 37	30 - 37 	15 - 22	
21	20656 	739 - 784 	153 - 162	27 - 33 	18 - 25 	28 - 33 	31 - 38	31 - 38 	15 - 22	
22	24827 	826 - 871 	162 - 171	28 - 34 	19 - 26 	29 - 35 	32 - 39	32 - 39 	15 - 22	
23	28457 	886 - 944 	171 - 180	29 - 36 	20 - 27 	30 - 36 	34 - 41	33 - 40 	15 - 22	
24	32424 	953 - 1011 	179 - 189	30 - 37 	21 - 28 	31 - 37 	35 - 42	35 - 42 	15 - 22	
25	36744 	1013 - 1078	188 - 198	31 - 38 	22 - 29 	32 - 38 	37 - 44	36 - 43 	15 - 22	
26	41431 	1080 - 1145	196 - 207	33 - 40 	23 - 30 	33 - 39 	38 - 45	37 - 44 	15 - 22	
27	46501 	1140 - 1212	205 - 216	34 - 41 	23 - 30 	34 - 40 	40 - 47	39 - 46 	15 - 22	
28	51968 	1207 - 1279	213 - 225	35 - 42 	24 - 31 	35 - 41 	41 - 48	40 - 47 	15 - 22	
29	57848 	1267 - 1346	222 - 234	36 - 43 	25 - 32 	36 - 42 	43 - 50	41 - 48 	15 - 22	
30	64155 	1327 - 1413	230 - 243	38 - 45 	26 - 33 	37 - 43 	44 - 51	43 - 50 	16 - 23	
31	70905 	1394 - 1480	239 - 252	39 - 46 	26 - 33 	38 - 44 	45 - 52	44 - 51 	16 - 23	
32	79149 	1497 - 1583	248 - 263	40 - 47 	27 - 34 	39 - 46 	47 - 54	45 - 52 	16 - 23	
33	86931 	1583 - 1677	257 - 272	41 - 48 	28 - 35 	40 - 47 	49 - 56	46 - 53 	16 - 23	
34	95207 	1669 - 1771	266 - 283	42 - 49 	29 - 36 	41 - 48 	50 - 57	48 - 55 	17 - 24	
35	103992 	1746 - 1857	276 - 293	43 - 50 	29 - 36 	42 - 49 	51 - 58	49 - 56 	17 - 24	
36	113302 	1823 - 1943	284 - 302	44 - 51 	30 - 37 	43 - 50 	52 - 59	50 - 57 	17 - 24	
37	123151 	1909 - 2029	293 - 312	45 - 52 	31 - 38 	44 - 51 	53 - 60	52 - 59 	17 - 24	
38	133555 	1986 - 2115	302 - 321	46 - 53 	31 - 38 	45 - 52 	54 - 61	53 - 60 	17 - 24	
39	144529 	2072 - 2201	311 - 331	47 - 54 	32 - 39 	46 - 53 	55 - 62	54 - 61 	17 - 24	
40	156088 	2149 - 2287	321 - 341	48 - 55 	33 - 40 	47 - 54 	57 - 64	56 - 63 	17 - 24	
41	168248 	2235 - 2373	329 - 350	49 - 56 	34 - 41 	48 - 55 	58 - 65	57 - 64 	17 - 24	
42	181023 	2345 - 2494	339 - 361	50 - 57 	35 - 42 	48 - 55 	58 - 65	58 - 65 	18 - 25	
43	194429 	2455 - 2615	349 - 371	50 - 57 	35 - 42 	49 - 56 	58 - 65	59 - 66 	18 - 25	
44	208481 	2565 - 2725	359 - 381	51 - 58 	36 - 43 	49 - 56 	59 - 66	60 - 67 	18 - 25	
45	223194 	2675 - 2835	368 - 391	51 - 58 	37 - 44 	50 - 57 	60 - 67	61 - 68 	19 - 26	
46	238584 	2774 - 2945	377 - 401	52 - 59 	37 - 44 	51 - 58 	61 - 68	62 - 69 	19 - 26	
47	254665 	2873 - 3055	387 - 411	52 - 59 	38 - 45 	51 - 58 	62 - 69	63 - 70 	19 - 26	
48	271453 	2983 - 3165	396 - 421	53 - 60 	39 - 46 	52 - 59 	63 - 70	64 - 71 	19 - 26	
49	288963 	3082 - 3275	406 - 431	53 - 60 	39 - 46 	53 - 60 	64 - 71	65 - 72 	19 - 26	
50	307210 	3192 - 3385	415 - 441	54 - 61 	40 - 47 	54 - 61 	65 - 72	66 - 73 	19 - 26	
51	326210 	3291 - 3495	425 - 451	54 - 61 	41 - 48 	54 - 61 	66 - 73	67 - 74 	19 - 26	
52	345977 	3401 - 3618	434 - 462	55 - 62 	41 - 48 	55 - 62 	67 - 74	68 - 75 	20 - 27	
53	366527 	3511 - 3741	443 - 472	55 - 62 	41 - 48 	56 - 63 	67 - 74	69 - 76 	20 - 27	
54	387875 	3621 - 3864	454 - 483	56 - 63 	41 - 48 	56 - 63 	68 - 75	69 - 76 	20 - 27	
55	410036 	3744 - 3987	463 - 493	56 - 63 	42 - 49 	57 - 64 	69 - 76	70 - 77 	20 - 27	
56	433026 	3854 - 4110	474 - 504	56 - 63 	42 - 49 	57 - 64 	70 - 77	71 - 78 	20 - 27	
57	456859 	3977 - 4233	483 - 514	57 - 64 	43 - 50 	58 - 65 	70 - 77	72 - 79 	20 - 27	
58	481551 	4087 - 4356	494 - 525	57 - 64 	43 - 50 	59 - 66 	71 - 78	72 - 79 	20 - 27	
59	507117 	4210 - 4479	503 - 535	58 - 65 	44 - 51 	59 - 66 	72 - 79	73 - 80 	20 - 27	
60	533572 	4320 - 4602	512 - 546	58 - 65 	44 - 51 	60 - 67 	73 - 80	74 - 81 	21 - 28	
61	560932 	4443 - 4725	522 - 556	59 - 66 	45 - 52 	60 - 67 	73 - 80	74 - 81 	21 - 28	
62	589211 	4551 - 4845	538 - 572	59 - 66 	45 - 52 	60 - 67 	74 - 81	75 - 82 	21 - 28	
63	618425 	4659 - 4965	554 - 588	60 - 67 	46 - 53 	61 - 68 	75 - 82	76 - 83 	21 - 28	
64	648589 	4767 - 5085	568 - 602	60 - 67 	46 - 53 	61 - 68 	76 - 83	77 - 84 	21 - 28	
65	679718 	4875 - 5205	584 - 618	61 - 68 	46 - 53 	62 - 69 	76 - 83	77 - 84 	21 - 28	
66	711828 	4983 - 5325	600 - 634	61 - 68 	46 - 53 	62 - 69 	77 - 84	78 - 85 	21 - 28	
67	744933 	5091 - 5445	614 - 648	61 - 68 	46 - 53 	63 - 70 	77 - 84	78 - 85 	21 - 28	
68	779049 	5211 - 5565	630 - 664	62 - 69 	46 - 53 	63 - 70 	77 - 84	79 - 86 	21 - 28	
69	814191 	5319 - 5685	646 - 680	62 - 69 	47 - 54 	64 - 71 	78 - 85	80 - 87 	21 - 28	
70	850374 	5439 - 5805	660 - 696	63 - 70 	47 - 54 	64 - 71 	78 - 85	80 - 87 	22 - 29	
71	887614 	5547 - 5925	670 - 710	63 - 70 	47 - 54 	64 - 71 	79 - 86	81 - 88 	22 - 29	
72	925925 	5667 - 6045	682 - 724	63 - 70 	47 - 54 	65 - 72 	79 - 86	81 - 88 	22 - 29	
73	965323 	5775 - 6165	693 - 736	64 - 71 	47 - 54 	65 - 72 	80 - 87	82 - 89 	22 - 29	
74	1005823	5883 - 6285	702 - 746	64 - 71 	47 - 54 	66 - 73 	80 - 87	83 - 90 	22 - 29	
75	1047440	6003 - 6405	713 - 758	65 - 72 	48 - 55 	66 - 73 	81 - 88	83 - 90 	22 - 29	
76	1090190	6111 - 6525	724 - 769	65 - 72 	48 - 55 	67 - 74 	81 - 88	84 - 91 	22 - 29	
77	1134087	6231 - 6645	733 - 778	65 - 72 	48 - 55 	67 - 74 	81 - 88	84 - 91 	22 - 29	
78	1179147	6339 - 6765	743 - 789	66 - 73 	48 - 55 	68 - 75 	82 - 89	85 - 92 	22 - 29	
79	1225385	6459 - 6885	753 - 800	66 - 73 	48 - 55 	68 - 75 	82 - 89	86 - 93 	22 - 29	
80	1272816	6567 - 7005	763 - 811	67 - 74 	48 - 55 	69 - 76 	83 - 90	86 - 93 	23 - 30	
81	1321456	6675 - 7125	772 - 820	67 - 74 	48 - 55 	69 - 76 	83 - 90	87 - 94 	23 - 30	
82	1371319	6757 - 7207	773 - 821	68 - 75 	49 - 56 	70 - 77 	84 - 91	87 - 94 	23 - 30	
83	1422421	6839 - 7299	774 - 822	69 - 76 	49 - 56 	70 - 77 	84 - 91	88 - 95 	23 - 30	
84	1474777	6921 - 7391	775 - 824	70 - 77 	49 - 56 	71 - 78 	85 - 92	88 - 95 	23 - 30	
85	1528402	7003 - 7483	777 - 826	70 - 77 	49 - 56 	71 - 78 	85 - 92	88 - 95 	23 - 30	
86	1583312	7085 - 7575	779 - 830	70 - 77 	49 - 56 	71 - 78 	85 - 92	89 - 96 	23 - 30	
87	1639521	7177 - 7667	783 - 834	70 - 77 	49 - 56 	71 - 78 	85 - 92	89 - 96 	23 - 30	
88	1697045	7259 - 7759	787 - 840	71 - 78 	50 - 57 	72 - 79 	86 - 93	89 - 96 	23 - 30	
89	1755899	7351 - 7851	792 - 845	71 - 78 	50 - 57 	72 - 79 	86 - 93	90 - 97 	23 - 30	
90	1816098	7433 - 7943	798 - 852	71 - 78 	50 - 57 	72 - 79 	86 - 93	90 - 97 	23 - 30	
91	1877658	7525 - 8035	804 - 858	72 - 79 	50 - 57 	72 - 79 	87 - 94	90 - 97 	23 - 30	
92	1940593	7607 - 8127	810 - 864	72 - 79 	50 - 57 	73 - 80 	87 - 94	91 - 98 	23 - 30	
93	2004919	7699 - 8219	817 - 871	72 - 79 	50 - 57 	73 - 80 	87 - 94	91 - 98 	23 - 30	
94	2070651	7781 - 8311	823 - 878	73 - 80 	51 - 58 	73 - 80 	88 - 95	91 - 98 	23 - 30	
95	2137804	7873 - 8403	830 - 886	73 - 80 	51 - 58 	73 - 80 	88 - 95	92 - 99 	23 - 30	
96	2206394	7955 - 8495	837 - 893	73 - 80 	51 - 58 	74 - 81 	88 - 95	92 - 99 	23 - 30	
97	2276435	8037 - 8587	844 - 900	74 - 81 	51 - 58 	74 - 81 	89 - 96	92 - 99 	23 - 30	
98	2347943	8129 - 8679	852 - 908	74 - 81 	51 - 58 	74 - 81 	89 - 96	93 - 100	23 - 30	
99	2420933	8211 - 8771	859 - 915	74 - 81 	51 - 58 	74 - 81 	89 - 96	93 - 100	23 - 30	
=== Equipment ===
Vincent's default weapon is the Quicksilver pistol, which he carries in his official artwork. Vincent's guns have mediocre Attack power, but two of them have a 255% hit rate, meaning they will never miss, and all of his guns are long range. The 255% Accuracy makes Vincent a good choice for the Deathblow Materia, which inflicts double damage but has low Accuracy—the 255% hit rate can make up for this.
Vincent's ultimate weapon is the Death Penalty, whose strength increases with the number of enemies Vincent has killed. Due to an overflow glitch, with his ultimate weapon, Vincent is capable of killing even Emerald Weapon in one shot.
=== Limit Breaks ===
Vincent's Limit Breaks are different from the others'. He has only one Limit Break for each of the four levels, and when Vincent initiates a Limit Break, he turns into a berserk monster and stays that way until the battle is over, win or lose. When he shifts his form, Vincent's stats increase and his HP refills, but he cannot shift back at will. Thus, while his Limit Breaks can be powerful, they are risky. If Vincent is knocked out he will revert to his normal form.
The offensive properties of Elemental or Added Effect do not carry over to his Limit Break forms, perhaps because he's not using his weapon to attack. Defensive Materia set-ups continue to work. Vincent learns new Limit Breaks the fastest of all party members. Vincent is the only character to find both his ultimate weapon and Limit Break Level 4 in the same place: ???.
FFVII-DeathGigas.png|Death Gigas.
FFVII-HellMasker.png|Hellmasker.
FFVII-Chaos.png|Chaos.
== Quests ==
=== Recruiting Vincent ===
In the Shinra Mansion, the player must get the Mansion Key from the safe upstairs. The combination is RIGHT TO 36, LEFT TO 10, RIGHT TO 59, RIGHT TO 97; hints to where to find the codes are explained in a letter found near the entrance, but the player doesn't need to find the hints if they know the correct code.
Following the opening of the safe, a boss called Lost Number will appear. The key can be picked up from the safe after the battle and used to open the locked cellar in the basement. Inside, the player will find coffins, and one of them contains Vincent. The player must talk about Sephiroth when Vincent asks the party a question. When the coffin closes, the player must touch the coffin again and ask his name when Vincent poses another question. As the party leaves the cavern, Vincent will join.
It is possible to recruit Vincent with Tifa or Cid as party leader, which gives a slightly different dialogue. The dialogue will also change after "Mako Cannon Rampage", when the target of his hatred has already been killed. Vincent will nonetheless still join the party, ready to exact his revenge.
In the PC version re-release acquiring Vincent earns the "Vincent" achievement. Recruiting him in the PlayStation 4 version earns the "Won't You Be My Valentine?" trophy.
=== Lucrecia's Cave ===
After Cloud returns to the party after the "Searching for the You of That Day" events, the player can travel to a secret cave for a unique quest when Vincent is in the party. Upon first entering the cave with Vincent, Lucrecia Crescent will appear and tell of the experiments through which Hojo had put her, Sephiroth, and Vincent in Shinra Mansion.
Afterwards, the player must exit and fight ten random encounters. Returning with Vincent in the party, the player can find his Limit Break manual and his ultimate weapon, Chaos and Death Penalty, respectively, at the back of the cave, which is otherwise empty.
==Unique scenes==
When the party meets at the Gold Saucer's Ghost Square inn and discusses the next plan of action (after obtaining the Keystone), Cait Sith suggests that Cloud explain the overall reason behind their journey thus far, since he, Vincent (if he has been recruited at the time), and Cid were not part of the party at the start of the journey. Cid will agree, after which Vincent will chime in with his agreement as well. At the end of the meeting, Vincent will approach Cid and invite him to join him in returning to their rooms. However, Cid has fallen asleep (which he will do regardless of whether Vincent has been recruited by this time).
If Vincent is in the party at the "end of Part I scene", Vincent walks over to Aerith and looks at her. He goes to Cloud and looks at him, then silently walks away. The original PC version has a humorous graphics glitch that occurs if Vincent is in the party during this scene, where his character model is stuck with one leg extended out into the air. This glitch was fixed to the 2012 re-release.
Visiting the cave behind the waterfall near Nibelheim (on a submarine or colored Chocobo) with Vincent in the party starts a unique scene and explains some of his, Lucrecia's, Professor Hojo's, and Sephiroth's backstory.
Vincent has additional dialogue during the confrontation with Professor Hojo at the Sister Ray if he is in the party. Upon finally learning everything that Hojo had done to Lucrecia and Sephiroth, he tells Hojo that he should've been the one forced into the long sleep rather than Vincent himself.
== Glitches ==
Other than the overflow glitch with Death Penalty, there are two other harmless glitches associated with Vincent: the Vincent Mug glitch, and a glitch that occurs only in the original PC-version if Vincent is in the party during the scene at the end of Part 1, where his character model is stuck with one leg extended into the air.
Vincent's Limit Break forms behave oddly under All Lucky 7s since he seems to revert to using his gun though there is no animation for it.
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