Vincent Valentine (Record Keeper)

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A gunslinger who slept in a coffin in the Shinra Mansion for many years. Vincent is one of the few who knows Sephiroth's true origin. Vincent has been surgically altered, giving him eternal youth and the ability to change into a variety of beasts.
Character profile

Vincent is a playable character who could initially be recruited via the Challenge Event A Brewing Nightmare, where he was the First Time Reward for completing the event's Sister Ray stage on the Classic difficulty track.

As a gunner-mage, Vincent suffers from low defense and middling HP, but makes up for it with strong Attack and excellent Magic. It's recommended to put him in the back row with a strong gun, to make the best of his damage output.

Stats

Level	HP	Attack	Defense	Magic	Resistance	Mind	Accuracy	Evasion	Speed
1	186	11	7	12	7	5	25	20	106
10	723	27	14	37	17	12	25	20	110
20	1,321	46	24	60	29	21	26	21	116
30	1,918	65	35	82	41	30	26	21	122
40	2,516	83	46	102	53	38	27	22	129
50	3,113	102	57	122	65	47	28	22	136
60	3,711	121	69	141	77	56	28	23	143
65	4,010	130	75	150	83	60	28	23	146
70	4,309	139	81	160	89	64	29	23	150
80	4,906	158	93	178	101	73	29	24	157
Rank (Max: 5)	3	4	1	5	1	1	3	3	4

Abilities

Vincent can use Black Magic abilities up to rarity rank 5, Summoning abilities up to rarity rank 4, Support abilities up to rarity rank 4, Darkness abilities up to rarity rank 5, Sharpshooter abilities up to rarity rank 5, and Machinist abilities up to rarity rank 5.

Most of Vincent's Soul Breaks are fire-elemental. As a physical/magic hybrid attacker, he excels in damage from either type, although most of the time his magic output yields better results.

Soul Breaks

Name	Designation	Relic	Effects
Name	Designation	Relic	Gauge	Type	Duration	Power (Including potency of stat increase(s) and chance of effect(s) occurring)
Head Shot	Default	N/A	2	PHY	N/A	0.38
Head Shot	Default	N/A	Deal four ranged physical attacks to one target.
Chain Shot	Unique	Vincent's Cape (VII)	2	PHY	25s	129% 35% (stats)
Chain Shot	Unique	Vincent's Cape (VII)	Deal four ranged physical attacks to one target, and temporarily raise the user's Attack and Magic a moderate amount.
Cerberus Shell	Super	Shotgun (VII)	2	BLK	25s	3.60 20% (MAG)
Cerberus Shell	Super	Shotgun (VII)	Deal four magic non-elemental attacks to all targets, and temporarily raise the party's Magic a small amount.
Bestial Roar	Super	Shortbarrel (VII)	2	BLK	25s	2.21
Bestial Roar	Super	Shortbarrel (VII)	Deal eight magic fire attacks to one target, and temporarily infuse the user with the power of fire.
Galian Beast	Burst	Vincent's Glove (VII)	2	PHY or BLK	25s Party reflect damage 30s	0.94 (PHY) 2.21 (BLK)
			Deals six fire and non-elemental physical or magic attacks to all targets, grants allies a barrier that reflects damage back at the attacker, and grants Burst Mode to the user. Attack type depends on the stats of the user.
				PHY	N/A	0.47 (0.65 if Doomed)
				Claws of the Damned: Deal four physical fire and non-elemental attacks to one target. Deals more damage if the user has Doom.
				BLK	N/A	2.04 (2.86 if Doomed)
				Howl of the Damned: Deal four magic fire and non-elemental attacks to one target. Deals more damage if the user has Doom.
Lucrecia's Lament	Ultra	Cerberus (VII-DoC)	2	PHY or BLK	Fire infuse 25s EX mode 15s	0.85 (PHY) 2.25 (BLK) 30% (stats)
Lucrecia's Lament	Ultra	Cerberus (VII-DoC)	Deal six ranged physical or magic fire and non-elemental attacks to all targets, reduce delay of the user's actions for one turn, temporarily infuse the user with the power of fire, and enter Hellhound EX mode. Hellhound EX mode temporarily raises the user's Attack or Magic a moderate amount, and reduces delay of the user's next action after using a fire attack. Type of damage dealt and stat raised depends on the user's stats.
Cerberus Soul	Chain	Riot Gun (VII)	2	NAT	150 hits (15s)	50% (MAG) 50% (fire field)
Cerberus Soul	Chain	Riot Gun (VII)	Trigger a fire chain up to 150 hits long that increases the fire damage of all allies a large amount, and temporarily raise their Magic a large amount.

Materia

Record Materia

Materia	Description	Acquirement
Flesh Undying	Gain a small amount of Magic when a gun is equipped.	Awarded for breaking character level cap.
Unerring Shot	Deal significantly more physical damage when a gun is equipped.	Obtain the Flesh Undying Record Materia. Chance to obtain with Vincent in your party.
Lingering Nightmare	Gain a moderate amount of Defense and Resistance when a gun is equipped.	Break Vincent's level cap 3 time(s) and obtain the Unerring Shot record materia. Awarded for raising Vincent to level 99.

Legend Materia

Materia	Description	Acquirement
Turk Among Turks	Increase fire damage a small amount.	Legend Sphere
Beast Within	When low on HP, restore HP to the user, temporarily increase some of their stats a moderate amount, and enter Beast Mode, reducing delay of their actions. Can only trigger once per battle.	Legend Sphere
Seeing Red	Small chance for offensive fire abilities to trigger twice.	Vincent's Bandana (VII-DoC)