Mysterious, transformed by science, and cloaked in crimson—Vincent Valentine walks the line between man and myth.

Name:	Vincent Valentine
First Appearance:	Final Fantasy VII (1997, PlayStation)
Affiliation:	Avalanche; formerly the Turks
Weapon:	Triple-barrel revolvers (notably, Death Penalty)
Fighting Style:	Precise ranged combat; transforms via volatile Limit Breaks
Height:	184 cm (6′0″)
Weight:	82 kg (181 lbs)
Appearance:	Tall, pale, brooding; crimson cloak, golden claw, intense stare
Personality:	Quiet, remorseful, poetic; tormented by past choices and lost love
Love Interest:	Lucrecia Crescent
Notable Traits:	Sleeps in a coffin; Limit Breaks include beast forms (e.g., Chaos, Galian)
Goal:	To atone for his role in Shinra’s experiments and Lucrecia’s sorrow

Short Bio: Vincent Valentine

At 27, Vincent cuts an enigmatic figure—tall, sharp-eyed, and perpetually cloaked in crimson. Once a Turk assigned to protect the scientists of the Jenova Project, he fell in love with Lucrecia Crescent, a brilliant researcher haunted by her past. When she chose to partner with Professor Hojo instead—both romantically and professionally—Vincent objected to their unethical experiments. For his defiance, Hojo shot him and used his body in twisted experiments, altering his physiology and granting him monstrous transformations. Lucrecia, wracked with guilt, attempted to save him by infusing him with mako and the Protomateria, unknowingly binding him to the Chaos entity. Now, Vincent lives in the shadow of what was done to him—haunted by love, loss, and the question of whether redemption is even possible.