The Entire Life of Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy 7 In-Depth Explanation) 

We've been feeling a lot of love for Vincent and as he's just been released in Opera Omnia publishing this now feels rather apt! We hope you guys enjoy! Let us know who you'd like us to tackle next :) ~Darryl/Lauren

You know officially the main villain of FF VII is Sephiroth, but IMO the real villain is Dr. Hojo...

The fact that Cloud and Vincent both had really rough times in their lives before they meet, is probably why they get along so well compared to others.

They better give us more Vincent than ever before in part 2 of the FF7 Remake

Vincent : asks about his father Lucrecia : "that's none of your business" k den

As a kid I never realized how metal yet anime Vincent's story got.

Imagine a psycho stealing your girl, then ruin your body, life, AND afterlife---turning you into a monster till the ends of time. 20 decades later, and I'm still pissed she chose Hojo over Vincent.

I like Vincent because he remained as a human in heart even those this body has now turned into a monster.

Vincent's character is what Cloud always wanted to be but couldn't. There's even a piece of dialogue in the original FF7, if i remember correctly, that has Cloud admiring Vincent's way of being "cool" overall.

I really don't know why everyone hates Dirge of Cerberus so much. I played the shit out of this game in my youth and loved the story as much as the gameplay. This is the only game that's still on my list I want to see a remaster of. Then all of my relevant PS2 games have been ported

I'm so hoping the Remake fleshes out Vincent's story and his relationship with Hojo. For an optional character, he ended up having an interesting connection to Sephiroth and the greater story. - Plus Hojo kinda suffers for taking a back seat to Sephiroth all the time even though he's basically the reason everything happens in the story (Sephiroth's brith, experimenting on Cloud, etc). Having a character who's more interested in taking that psycho out once and for all and treats defeating Sephiroth as a means of redemption really sets Vincent apart from the rest of the group.

Not alot of people relize just how fucking hard Vincent was to unlock,with most people not even trying to do so. It involves cryptic puzzles of many kinds includeing number puzzles and music puzzles. In the days before the internet it was like "good luck doing this" yet hes one of the most famous..very likely due to the fact that he was so hard to unlock.

Vincent: I need to control this chaos inside me Vincent: *is losing battle Chaos: it's free real estate

Vincent is similar to soldier returning from the war trying to fit in society and trying to get over the pain that they had to endure

I hope they give him a much more key role in the remake, his actual connection to the big baddies of FF7 is really big.

Cloud, Vincent and Red was always my main party

Vincent eyes are so pretty.

The cherry on top of the cake; Vincent is voiced by the legendary Steven fckin Blum ..just when you think you couldn't love this dude enough he's voiced by Spike Speigal

Why do the awesome people wear red Vincent Alucard Dante

Vincent Valentine was my very first crush way back in middle school and now here I am 30, married, and a mom of one and nothing has changed, I'm still crushing on him.

Please do Reno from the Turks. He is my favorite character in the series and I'd really like to see him get the in depth treatment you've done with Vincent, another Turk.

Lucrecia: Im sorry I killed your dad..and manipulated and hurt your feelings..and used your body for experiments.. Vincent: k

I wanna see all 4 of them on an Episode of Maury. Sephiroth Lucretcia, Hojo and Vincent. You tell me who you really think is the father. Vincent and Sephiroth got the same facial structure, pointy nose deep set eyes, similar height. Hair grows and parts the same way. I wanna see the D.N.A test damnit.

There's so much symbolic meaning to his story and how it can relate to things in life. He was only wanting to protect someone he really cared about. Only to become subjected to so much pain, where the person he cared about pushed him away; and went to something that wasn't really good for them - relative to life's battles which can take it's toll on you and either make you or break you. Which is relevant to Vincent's story - all these things that happened against him, yet he still saw the hope in his situation in making things right; regardless of how much torment he went through. Even by the one he cared for most but still fought with all he had. With Vincent he had every reason to become evil after what he had to deal with. But he chose to pursue a path of righteousness; even though he had every excuse from the pain and hurt he went through. It reflects that some things we go through in life can change us, and at times turn us into something where we ain't the same, but you can still turn things around. Vincent is a symbol of that. That hope even in your darkest time that can still reconcile the wrongs, and be content with yourself. Some would say Vincent is a monster, but he's not. He's the result of bad things that happened to him, but the hope, love, and his will to fight for liberty determined who he'd become. A hero. A hope. An example that you can make things right even in your darkest time.

I find it heartbreaking (perhaps a bit humorous) that Lucrecia fit herself with a gown before shielding herself in a crystal cocoon. Was she dressing herself for her own funeral? Or was she like, yo, just in case I meet up with my starcross lover; imma gonna dress like a bride, even tho I see myself as guilty and sinful and unworthy.

I missed Vicent on my first playthrough, but a friend at school told me about him I loaded up my save prior to the northern cave and went and found him I was not disappointed possibly my favorite character in FF7

All this FF7 remake just renewed my teenage obsession with Vincent. I love him so much. His character,his tragic story, his brooding gorgeousness...what is it with us females falling for the tortured soul? lol such a well made character.

He is one of my favorite characters, loved dirge of Cerberus.

His design was just sick asf

Vincent is insanely awesome...one of the best characters in the entire franchise

I loved seeing Vincent's backstory and it would be interesting to see Hojo as he seems to be the true evil mastermind in FF7.

My favorite character in the game besides Cloud, Vincent is the reason I fell in love with Dante from Devil May Cry. He was like Vincent and Cloud combined lol

This is great but wish you add in the novel of FF7 where Vincent meets up withe Red XIII in midgar every year

Zack fair and Vincent valentine needs to be on dissidia nt

Dirge Of Cerberus doesn't need a remaster, it needs a remake. Honestly, Vincent is my favorite FF character of all time and literally is the character that got me into FF ENTIRELY. But with the outdated gameplay and the short storyline of DOC though, it makes it difficult to fully give him the credit he deserves as a character since he ties in way too well with the story even as a secret character in the original FFVII. I feel like he is a character with way too much potential and important plot points to just be a B-Lister in the franchise, he SERIOUSLY needs a game that acts like a redemption arc in video game history.

After playing the remake I think your hopes of a fleshed out Vincent and his rivalry with Hojo are pretty much guaranteed to be met

I really wanna see a Fang backstory. I remember a point in lightning returns where fang explains why she believes she is the oldest person alive. This really intrigued me.

Vincent, the emo vampire before it was cool. Ultimate thug life

Great work! Vincent is also a masterclass in character design. I always thought that contributed to his appeal. He LOOKS awesome! : ) I LOVED the mystique of his original FFVII iteration.

One of the characters that have interested me the most is Genesis lol. I liked his design and the way he spoke. He wasn’t evil even though his actions did set the stage for Sephiroth lol

Vincent killing the big boss alone while cloud and tifa “aid” him killing reactors xD

Man I love these videos , amazing content

I know this will be unpopular but i like going with the theory of sephiroth being vincent's son. Yes i know hojo being canon, but think about it. What if vincent and lucrecia had a relationship, after vince finds out about his father, she was pregnant but stayed quiet and gave herself to hojo to make it seem like it was his. And seph does share a lot of similar features to vince (yes, the real reason he looks nothing like hojo is because of the jenova cells, sons tend to look more like their mothers, and the only thing he inherited was his forehead). Like i said, just a theory and fun to think about, even if its not canon

He also saves Nanaki (Red XIII) and offer him some advices and moral support in the On The Way To A Smile novel.

This was some amazing storytelling, with the music in the background and covering everything from start to finish about Vincent was really nice to listen to. Great, meticulous work and I nominate Freya from FF9 to be next in FF Lore :)

This was awesome!! It really made me make a lot of connections between things I didn't understand throughout some of the games/Advent Children. I also think your explanation at the end about why people like Vincent so much is spot on! This is my first video from this channel and I loved it. I definitely be back for more

Look, all I'm saying is; Sephiroth looks a lot more like Vincent than he does Hojo. You can argue that it's the Jenova genes, but even Lucrecia must've known what's good!

Can't wait to see this character in FF7 remake, part 2! Loved him in Advent Children. ^_^

Really ncie video! Vincent is one of my all time favourite characters and I love his story, I really do hope there will be more of him. A lot more.

Lucrecia falling for Hojo doesnt fit.

What an epic story! Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I have always loved Vincent’s character and cannot wait to see what introductions he makes in Rebirth.

I've always wondered if there could have been a small chance Vincent was Sephiroth's father?

Who else loves Vincent Valentine

I watching this on my ps3 through RU-vid too lol. I live Vincent reminds me of one if my friends. He's always grumpy and moody but with a heart of gold.

Man, this video was excellent. So much more to Vincent's story then I thought. Even playing FF7 and DoC and watching FF7:AC and I still learned a lot. You guys really do a great job with these videos. Thanks for this one! I really hope they do him justice this time in FF7 remake.

Vincent Valentine: I must atone for my sins.... Square Enix: We must too Dirge of Cerberus!!!

Omg my favorite character!! dude I love these final fantasy lore vids!! Where can I donate to support this channel?

That was an incredible high quality deep dive into Vincents story Darryl! It also helped teach me a lot about the characters around him (e.g Lucrezia). Btw did she ever pass Vincent's father's message onto him (the one he told her to tell Vincent when he died)? Fantastic work again FF Union!

Amazing deep dive into one of my most fav characters, thank you!

thank you guys so much for existing. :'3

Oh man can yall imagine a remake of Vincent's game, I actually loved Dirge of Cerberus and it was what got me into square enix games!

The story of this game is so damning. So many troubled hero's with beautifully written stories. Greatness at work

wow, very well explained!!!!! Never played Vincent's game, but I knew some of his history, but now with your explanation it became so much clear!!!! Thanks!

Bravo!! Very good way of summarizing the story!!

Great video. It is a lovely conclusion to Vicent Valentine´s case. I love this character a lot.

My favorite character :) and he was my hero in the game when I was a little kid cuz my first playthrough I got stuck at the Pyramid boss and gave up and repicked the game up a few years later and discovered he existed (missed him the first time). His limit break just annihilated that thing after 2 people died. I was like holy shit he's so powerful.

*Thank you for keep making these videos*

Wooow such an in-depth look in to this character thank you brother

Ooh, thanks for this, was a good watch. I enjoyed Vincent when I played him in ff7 and in dirge of Cerberus. Story wise and gameplay. So seeing his story wrapped up in a nice little bow is great.

One of my all time favourite characters in all of the Final Fantasy series. Love his character and story and the development throughout. His story is very reminiscent of the main character of my favourite anime coincidentally, Gungrave.

I needed this , thank you so much

Some extra trivia: there is a mobile game that is tied into FF:Dirge of Cerberus that was nearly lost. It took place between some of the later events in DoC, and I distinctly remember having an ad for it with my copy of the game. It was for flipphones, and I always wondered how that was possible.

watching this again to celebrate Vincent's LD release in Opera Omnia

Can you guys do Tidus/Shuyin? I'd love to see how you guys handle them and any possible connection between them.

Wow, I never got the chance to play Dirge of Cerberus so I never knew all of that about Vincent! Awesome video. Thank you

Thank you for that video! Really informative

Thaaaaank you!!! I was so waiting for Vincent's :) Awesome vid as always :D I am not sure how will they treat Vincent on the new FFVII remake but he definitely should have a more central role in the story.

I wanna see Rydia, Cecil, and Kain. These videos are so much fun

I've had a crush on Vincent Valentine ever since the game first came out. I'm glad I watched this video. I'd want to give him a hug.

Vincent has always been a huge favorite of mine and DoC storywise is one of my favorites. I don't have a lot of money or places to put figurines right now but I have a Kotobukiya Vincent mini statue that I am super proud of♡

My 3 seconds of fame, right there xD Thank you so much for doing this video, Vincent is one of my all time favourite characters even though he's somewhat underwhelming for most people who love FF7

Can't wait to see Vincent in Part 2. Always loved his backstory and his character. Also, what's the background music called?

Pretty in-depth well done! 👍👍

Thanks you guys are honestly so dope

Vincent had all the reasons to be a villain but I guess he is too kind for that 😂

good video! really in-depth look at almost this characters entire history throughout all the various media they've been in! I actually, somewhat liked Dirge of Cerberus, despite the community's terrible opinion of it. It was a fresh take and pretty much the 1st of its kind, taking a difference stance or approach for a FF-based game that wasn't turn-based RPG, but rather, action RPG, utilizing shooters as its basis. The lore, all still very much FF. I could see how some might not have liked the gameplay, but they took a chance on it. and of course, the graphics being what they were, on the PS2, were pretty limited. Vincent is indeed a really cool character.

Such a great video!!

thanks so much for doing this!

Dude, why did you stop doing these videos? The’re great :)

Could you do Zack Fairs story?

Thanks for this!

This video was absolutely amazing! Hands down without a doubt, it definitely explains things not only accurately but also logically. Love it! There's an immediate sub from me to you.

Sephiroth looks more like Vincents son than Hojos...i mean have you seen Hojos forehead...

Poor Vincent, all he wanted was love and instead was offered eternal suffering

I love this video~ thanks for helped me up ting up his story~♡

Loved this video thank you

I actually enjoyed playing Dirge of Cerberus. It had issues but I somehow really enjoyed the game. Vincent is seriously cool lol

there are hints that vincent is sephiroth's father. the timing of the birth. (there's a note about it in one of the games, maybe crisis core) sephiroth's ridiculous resilience to mako and inhuman experimentation. (like what vincent went through) also i'm pretty sure hojo knew, so in his spite he made vincent suffer ungodly amounts of pain. also would explain lucrecia's soulcrushing guilt bout the whole situation

Nice bro keep the fantasy coming

Loving these series! Great job on these stories. I vote you do shadow in the future!