Dark Vincent

**Dark Vincent** or **Dark Vince** is a fighter in the CPUCS, debuting in Season 3 - NO FUN ALLOWED. Dark Vince is Vincent from an alternate timeline where ToyConvict won PRISON BREAK and took over the world. He is thought to have grown cynical and evil in his world, coming to the Light Realm for domination and acting as the main antagonist of Season 3. He is older than Vincent, and uses a gun.

In his first Thug Finals, he defeated the reigning champion, Audible Link, and corrupted him with the darkness, turning him into Dark Audible Dark Link and temporarily merging the Dark and Light Timelines.

Dark Vincent had numerous evil doppelgangers of CPUCS fighters working for him, such as Dark Ken, Shadow Mewtwo, and Dark Meta Knight, among many others. Dark Vincent returned in the WORLDS COLLIDE tournament, where he was defeated by his rival, Punished Convict. Despite this, he ultimately won the tournament through his second-in-command, Dark Wolf.

Dark Vincent met his defeat by Vincent within the depths of his own lair in the Dark Realm during the events of the Season 3 finale, ENDGAME, where he was knocked into his own cannon trap. However, he was later confirmed to be alive by Naomi Winters, hiding out in the Dark Realm. Naomi also implied that Dark Vince was never the one in charge - instead, she claimed that he was working for someone else. Dark Vince's return was hinted at by the faint image of his face at the end of Season 4 - MAJOR'S PRE-MAJOR INVITATIONAL, and he returned to the Light Realm in the next episode, aiding Blood Falcon in THE TOSTINO'S INVITATIONAL.

## Origin

After PRISON BREAK, Alpharad created a thread on the CPUCS subreddit, asking the community what the next villain should be like. Many people asked for an evil or dark twin for Vincent, but users u/Jaydenoob616, u/AlmightyRoadkill and u/frute-lupes, additionally proposed an episode featuring a tournament for dark versions of other characters (including a potential "dark Linus"). Dark Vincent was later revealed on Alpharad's Twitter, and he debuted at the start of Season 3 in NO FUN ALLOWED, with tournaments showcasing Dark Realm counterparts to CPUCS fighters in WORLDS COLLIDE and ENDGAME.

Dark Vincent is a Mii Gunner. Like Vincent, Dark Vince wears the Vince Hat. However, he differentiates himself with the Business Suit outfit.

### **Moveset**

* **Neutral Special:** Option 3 - Grenade Launch
* **Side Special:** Option 1 - Flame Burst
* **Up Special:** Option 1 - Lunar Launch
* **Down Special:**Option 2 - Bomb Drop

## Match History

### **Season 3**

* *NO FUN ALLOWED*

 Round 2
 Semifinal

* *WORLDS COLLIDE*

* *ENDGAME*

## Trivia

* In WORLDS COLLIDE, Major Duncan states that he fought multiple Dark Vincents in his timeline, implying the presence of multiple copies of Dark Vince in the Dark Timeline.
* Dark Vincent appears to have used time travel in addition to his universe-travelling, as he is said to be older than Vincent and sent Dark Realm fighters, such as Dark Samus, the first CPU champion, to the Light Realm before the two timelines diverged in Seasons 1 and 2.
* Interestingly, Dark Vincent does not appear with his arm cannon in the Season 4 intro, fighting more like a brawler, similar to Vincent.
* Despite being canonically male, Dark Vince uses a female voice selection for his in-game vocalizations.

### **Non-Canon**

* Dark Vincent was set to appear in THE NON-CANON SUMMIT, and was a part of the Dark Realm team attacking Terry Bogard and his group of girls. However, due to the Squad Strike ruleset, Dark Vincent didn't appear, as his team defeated the Light Realm defenders before he was needed.

## Gallery

Dark Vincent intimidating Palutena and Audible Link on the thumbnail of NO FUN ALLOWED.Dark Vincent using his up smash against Vincent to take away one of his stocks in NO FUN ALLOWED.Dark Vincent parrying a forward smash from Vincent in NO FUN ALLOWED.Dark Vincent taking a stock from King Dedede using his up smash in NO FUN ALLOWED.Dark Vincent teabagging against Link in the Thug Finals of NO FUN ALLOWED, echoing Vincent.Dark Vincent nullifing a Remote Bomb from Link using his own grenade in the Thug Finals of NO FUN ALLOWED.Dark Vincent finishing off Link with his down air, sending him to the Dark Realm and turning him into Dark Audible Dark Link in the Thug Finals of NO FUN ALLOWED.Dark Vincent battling Punished Convict on the thumbnail of WORLDS COLLIDE.Vincent preparing for his battle with Dark Vince on the thumbnail of ENDGAME.Dark Vincent sending Vincent downwards in the pit using his neutral air in ENDGAME.Dark Vincent as he appears in the Season 4 intro.Dark Vincent (left) with the Commissioner (center) and Blood Falcon (right) in the Season 4 intro.Dark Vincent with Blood Falcon battling Naomi Winters on the thumbnail of THE TOSTINO'S INVITATIONAL (middle).
## References

1. ↑ Thus conclude the Toyconvict Arc
2. ↑ *"Vincent vs dark Vincent (the tournament could just be filled with dark/edgy versions of characters)"* - Jaydenoob616 on r/CPUCS February 25th, 2019.
3. ↑ *"I really want to see a Dark Vincent or a Dark Linus come into play. Or just any character with Dark in their name so you know they're for real."* - AlmightyRoadkill on r/CPUCS February 25th, 2019
4. ↑ *"Fucking dark Vincent. Just make his mii darker and give him horns with the eye brows. That’d be pretty cool, but cliche to say the best" -* frute-lupes on r/CPUCS February 27th, 2019
5. ↑ Fellas, I think we found Vincent's new rival March 6th, 2019
6. ↑ Alpharad on Twitter March 5th, 2019
7. ↑ Because of the Squad Strike ruleset, only 1 of the 3 remaining stocks actually belonged to Dark Vince. The other two belonged to Dark Palutena and Bayonetta.