Character Studies: Vincent

I don't believe I ever introduced this character to my watchers on DA. Well, time to fix that.

Vincent past is that mostly of mystery, due to his inability to recall things from his mind. Vincent earliest memories are that of when he was a rider in a rodeo, where he rode horses, bulls and roped cattle for tourist to watch. It was in this line of work, while Vincent was riding a bull; he was thrown from the mammal and then trampled over, his head having taken most of the damage.

Vincent was in the hospital in a coma for about a week, when he came to; he had no recollection of his past. He knew what basic things were, he knew how to read, write, and speak. But his background, history was completely erased. His short term memory was also affected to the point that he was increasingly forgetful. The Rodeo attempted to put Vincent back to work in hopes that it would help him remember, his body already knowing how to ride and move, he was able to once again do some tricks but was not allowed to do anymore of the "bucking Bronco" kind of work.

Even then Vincents short term memory and forgetfulness was at a point to where it was clear to the owners of the rodeo that Vincent was no longer fit for work. They let him go and even helped set him up to where he could receive aid for the disability he had received at work so he would be able to live. So Vincent took his horse and headed out. Unfortunately Vincents lack of memory caused him to forget that he was even receiving money, let alone the bank that it was in. So with the need of money in mind Vincent went on his way back to finding work.

Vincent would then end up living on the street as when he did get paid for his services, He would often find himself unable to afford a place to live much less utilities. Most of his money went to keeping him and his horse fed. Any extra money Vincent received was often gambled away since he enjoyed gambling. Vincent did many jobs or types of gambling which would involve usually fighting, racing or cards. When he had no money to use he would often start hunting in order to survive. His ability as a pyromancer made things easier for him when he needed a fire to cook, stay warm or even just light a cigarette, though to this day he does not know where he learned the talent.

Vincent would then go on to start doing mercenary work in order to not only have a more stable income, but to feed his adrenaline fix. It was on one of the jobs where he had gotten into a fight with a werewolf and bitten, thus transforming himself into a werewolf as well. Being a werewolf didn't really affect Vincent much, he only found that he was healthier, he healed faster and now he ate as much as his horse did if not more. This furthered his need to keep a stable job.

Vincents lack of memory became more of a problem as he began to meet people he would take jobs from and would often forget who gave him the job and where the person was located. Again on such a job he met another mercenary, Jett Knight, whom was working the same job he was. They two got along well enough and Jett, after learning more of Vincent and the situation, offered Vincent to partner up with him so they could do more jobs that did not rely on solo work. With Jett keeping an eye on him, Vincent was able to not only have a roof over his head, but he was able to keep record of his finances and jobs as well.

Vincent now goes on jobs with Jett and is able to finally get his life in order, with a little help. But he still remains forgetful and gullible, usually trying to help someone, mostly women, and often ending up in situations much to Jetts amusement.

Written by Kre'ul