Vincent Roberts

**Vincent Anthony Roberts** (also known as the **Titanium Fox**) was the former Elemental Master and Ninja of Ice. He is the son of Chosen and Kira Roberts, older half-brother of Joey Destrevan and stepson of Johnathan Destrevan. Vincent was also the adopted sister of Digital, adoptive father of Martin Roberts, Earth-21 representative and key member of the leadership in the Multiverse Protection Corps, and manager of the Defenders. He inherited his powers from his uncle who had descended from a long line of masters of ice and had also given them to another boy. He learned how to control his powers and was taught many martial arts before his father was poisoned and killed. After this he would be saved by Lloyd Garmadon, who put him under the guidance and protection of Zane Julien. Under Zane and P.I.X.A.L.'s guide, he would learn all the essential martial arts and would master his powers.

After the death of Master of Art, Liam Disborough, Vincent, alongside Emma and James, was given the spot on the Ninja Force as Master of Ice. He was accepted quickly by everybody, but would have to cope with trauma created by the Destrevans who had taken his mother and father from him. Luckily, he would have friends like Jason, Michael, or even Alessia who could help him find a way to face his trauma. He would help them fight against the Dark Horizon Syndicate all the way to Landon and Rian Haruno. But over the time between their adventures, Vincent would fall in love with Emma Haruno and would watch her fall to his stepfather's blade, face his brainwashed mother and nearly die at her hand, become a Nindroid, save his mother, and save the realms from the Fukitsuna's incursion. He would be a part of the four-man-team that would ultimately lead to the restoration of their timeline's events on another.

Within the new world of Earth-21, Vincent's list of troubles was still stacking up with the Ninja Force having to face bigger and badder foes popping up more rapidly than ever. The wins the team would get were balanced out by the losses: the defeat of the Mokin-Rui Gang at the cost of Kai's life, the elimination of the thousand-year-old sorcerer Malikon at the cost of Brad's life, the defeat of the Oni and the elimination of Shiro Garmadon, at the cost of Levi, Michael, Joey, and Tyler's lives, and the resignment of many members of the team. Before the team would be fully reunited and back toegether, Vincent would battle Echo Zane for control over his own body and eventually befriend him before watching him sacrifice himself to stop Oru, as well as, saying his goodbyes to Zane before his shutdown and repurpose into the team's new supercomputer. With his heart of steel and body of titanium would help him push through these various traumas, and help lead the effort that stopped Shadow Convergence and the near victory of Landon. After that happened, Vincent would resume his duties around Mount Ninja and keep tabs on everybody; unaware of what would come next...

With the Dark Order instigating a conflict between the Prowlers and Oni Empire into one with the entire multiverse, the Ninja Force of Earth-21 and their allies within the government would form a multiversal alliance with their friends from other worlds: the Multiverse Protection Corps. Vincent would be on the field of battle as one of the big generals helping coordinate an array of huge victories over the course of the First Power Wars. Over this time, Vincent became close with Cody and Brooklyn; being with them during the Attack on Saiko, Battle Against Blackout, and the Siege of the Scarlet Collective's Nuclear Testing Zone. Vincent would also be with Jason, Keith, Lucas, Alessia, and Natalie when they took down the God Garmadon, Kizuato, and Samara's Operative in the Final Battle of the second campaign of the wars. After the third campaign's wrap-up ended the conflict, Vincent resumed his duties in the MPC before adopting a displaced child named Martin, who would go on to succeed him.

In the age of the Defenders and their battles against their own set of foes, Vincent would serve as a guardian, advisor, and manager to the team after their deployment. Watching his adopted son bond with the other members, some of which were children of his friends, reminded Vincent of his own beginnings as a hero. He would also be active in the field during big conflicts like the Geddon Invasion, Oni Uprising, Second Power Wars, and Age of Fire & Water; saying goodbye to many of his friends along the way. Vincent would be proud of Martin for turning his biological father back to the light and would give him the gift of carrying on the Roberts bloodline's legacy before his and many others' deaths on the Night of the Red Eye and Crimson Vision. Martin would not be the only one to remember Vincent's feats and life as all the Defenders blessed their fallen allies' trip to the afterlife.

## History

### Early Life

#### A Humble Beginning

Vincent Mark Roberts was born to Kira Ozaku & Chozen Roberts in what was their clan of six dozen or so family members. Vincent's uncle, Thomas L. Roberts, was the Master of Ice almost two generations before him and the Frost Greens Clan wouldn't see another of their kin manifest the power until Vincent eventually did at the age of five. While Vincent would go on to become the next Master of Ice, he still stayed deeply attached to his family and clan throughout his childhood. He would often help his mother with daily work and chores and discuss many topics with his aged father. After taking some tests in Ninjago City, it was found that Vincent was diagnosed with a mild case of Aspergers Syndrome as he was socially distant and apart from other children in his clan. He would also develop a high intelligence as he learned from everyone and everything in the world around him.

#### Tragedy & Darkness

Unbeknownst to anybody in the clan and even Chosen himself, Kira had become enamored with another man. That man was Johnathan Destrevan, who was looking for recruits in his coalition that would help get the Destrevans back to their former glory. He would also develop feelings for her as they spent more and more time together. Chosen would eventually find out and would have multiple arguments with Kira while Vincent would sit in another room and listen. Eventually Chosen would grown ill with his age making his body work against him. Johnathan would corrupt Kira's mind and force her to kill Chosen in his sleep as he massacred the rest of the clan in a bloody disaster. Kira would spare Vincent however and tell Destrevan that Chosen was the only one who had been left to kill. Vincent would wake up the next morning to find that all of his clans-people were dead and he would flee the village in fear that whatever got them could come back for him. He would however bury his father before saying goodbye and heading for NINJAGO City. As he would journey there, the spirits of his ancestors would bade him to go south rather than west and Vincent would end up at the Monastery of Spinjitzu where Zane, Lloyd, and PIXAL nursed him back to health. He would then be taken in by Zane as a young protégé.

#### Becoming Ice

As Zane would take Vincent into his makeshift family comprised of PIXAL, their daughter DIGITAL, and the Falcon, Zane would help Vincent cope with his trauma and recover from the horrors that he saw. It was here that Vincent would unlock his true potential at only the age of 12 and begin vigorous training to succeed the nindroid whom had succeeded his uncle. Zane and PIXAL would both teach him various fighting techniques and Spinjitzu as the young ice ninja grew into a teenager. At the age of sixteen, Vincent would be gifted with his own pet falcon that he would call Asuma. Vincent would go on covert operations missions with PIXAl before he would eventually be recruited by Lloyd to join the other young men and women on the Ninja Force.

## Appearance

From childhood to his early teenage years, Vincent would have short, spiky, light-brown hair as a way to keep his focus on point. He had smooth, sand-colored skin that made him look younger than he was. He always had more of a square chin as part of his physique and would tend to wear light blue or white clothing as white was his favorite color. This interest would go along with the ninja gi he would wear, as the colors fit his cold element. Vincent did freckles for a small period of his childhood but they would slowly fade away as he grew older. He had pale blue eyes that seemed cold and uninviting at first but soon they would become admired for their mysterious beauty.

After his surgery and transformation in Season 7, Vincent found himself in the body of an advanced and personalized clone of Zane's blueprints. His conciousness and soul were put into the robotic, metal exoskeleton that was plated with a nearly indestructible and was made out of a titanium & gurostone alloy. This "clone" body was far more superior to Zane's and was less prone to getting hacked unlike other Nindroids as it was a prototype that Kate would tweak to keep up with Vincent's thoughts and movements. The metal hair on the top of the body was similar to Vincent's human hairstyle but in a black color and the muscles and physique of the body gave Vincent a little more height than his 6'2 human height. Eventually the body would be given a holographic projector that allowed Vincent to look like a human again for both personal and practical reasons.

## Relationships

Vincent was good at making friends and allies, due to being fluent in manners, but he hates it when a traitor pops up like Brian or Landon. He didn’t trust the Shifter much at first, due to him always being behind a mask, but when the Shifter’s identity was revealed Vincent accepted him as a friend. Vincent had a closer friendship to Natalie, Matthew, and Jason due to them being a four man team so often. But Vincent is a born entertainer and is good at pretty much anything he puts his mind to, so he’s pretty likable and easy to get along with.

He started to call his teammates his family after he became a nindroid. And he was close to his son Martin, whom he adopted. And it was hard to accept the fact that, after he died Martin would be the only Roberts family member left. He also had adapted a teacher/guardian relationship with most of his students.

Vincent immediately was attracted to Emma Haruno, the Elemental Master of Amber. The two started dating after the events of Ghostly Empires. And he proposed to her a few years later, but didn’t tell anybody. A week after their engagement was the day Vincent fought his mother and nearly died losing. After his transformation, the two stayed together even though it meant they couldn’t have kids. A few days after that, Emma died at the hands of Vincent’s evil stepfather, Johnathan Destrevan, which made Vincent hate him forever.

Vincent thought he could trust his stepbrother, Joey, whom he truly cared about. He thought they were truly family. But after he learned of his stepbrother’s true intentions, the two clashed and Vincent won. After Joey’s death at the hands of the Omega, Vincent cut himself away from his cruel stepfamily and visited his mother often, whom after the events of Age of Garmadon, he reestablished a strong bond with.

## Weapons & Abilities

Vincent’s Powers of Ice allow him to freeze objects and perform tasks in below freezing temperatures. His powers also help him harness the ability to create multiple forms of attack using shards of ice, for both defense and offense. His powers were strengthened after the events of the eleventh season, as he now could move masses of ice the size of islands if he so desired. He had the ability to create blades and arrows made of ice, but he prefers less icy weapons. This could be his usual bow and arrow in battle, allowing him to fire shots from an open or close range. For more close quarters combat, Vincent would use either shurikens, kunai knives, or even his birth father's sword. Among all this, Vincent could perform abilities such as Spinjitzu, Forbidden Spinjitzu, Dark Ice, and Airjitzu.

Being older than most of his teammates gave Vincent an advantage, he'd had a few more years than them to sharpen his skills. This made him much more well versed in various martial arts and fighting styles. However, he became even stronger when he was granted his nindroid body. He could move faster, fight longer, and lift heavier weight with his new physique. His new body allowed him to amplify his powers and gave him the ability to run up walls and climb on the ceiling without failure. Vincent is also a talented engineer with one of the highest intelligences in the group. He has a wide range of other talents due to his unique conditions.

## Notes

* Vincent’s name means “victorious”, which goes along with his spirit, because once he puts his mind to something there’s no stopping him.
* Brad nicknamed him “Vinny” once paying homage to the titular cameraman from LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu.
* Vincent's story is partially inspired by Takashi Shirogane from *Voltron: Legendary Defender*, as he started out as a human and would soon be reborn in the form of a robot (or nindroid in his case) and would become more powerful than ever.