Vincent 2013

Nicknames: Vin, Vince

Compatibility/Relatability:

In relation to the 4 main turtles, he'd be most compatible with Leo, just because he'd respect Leo as a character. Raph and Mikey would be the two he'd butt heads with, and he'd just acknowledge Donnie's existence. 

Vincent is more mean than nice most of the time, and his happy is most others' "apathetic" facial expression. Most of his fighting is fueled by his anger and his always wanting to fight somebody. He's impulsive, as is if you ever bumped into him by accident, expect something back-- and in time, because it's coming at you fast. 

His nicer side is just basic manners-- more actions than words, though. He's not much of a talker; usually he doesn't say anything nice. Vin wouldn't sugarcoat anything he says, which can be both a plus and a bad thing. (He also has a foul mouth.) Vincent also uses teamwork only if it helps him out. He'd do stuff like hold the door open for you only if he was walking through it-- he wouldn't go out of his way to do it. 

Let's say if you were to try to speak to him, you can't be highly-energetic like Mikey, sarcastic like Raph, or way-too-smart like Donnie. Being straightforward, and not being offensive, is the best way to go. 

He's like the spring-semester senior in high school who's sick of everything. 

Bio:

Vincent was the local zoo's komodo dragon, captured straight out of Indonesia. (I'm still unsure on the accent, though. Probably sticking with American XD) This happened when he was younger, not too far out of the eggshell. He wasn't the tame type; he always gave the zookeepers an extra problem if they didn't already have one, and he often goes down swinging. They named him Vincent, because they name most of their animals, and refer to him with other names like "tough guy" or "the tough one". He was always a favorite among the crowds because he has two large scars on his shoulder, and he grew to be quite large. 

One night Kenny, an employee, was cleaning some of the reptile habitats. The zookeepers already put some of the bigger ones in cages outside their specific habitats-- especially the komodos. All Kenny had to do was put them in a room to keep them out of the open. 

Hauling in some of those cages was one heck of a chore. There was Vincent in a large cage. The zookeepers already shoved him in there, and that cage is definitely staying on the floor. Kenny didn't like dealing with him because he always hears of Vincent's aggressive reputation.  

That night, Kenny went to go clean the habitat's interior glass. Vincent was content with being left alone. He curled up in his cage and was about to doze off when a weird and familiar revving sound came over the zoo. Soon after, a glowing green canister had tumbled through the window and shattered it and the canister itself. It hit the floor and splashed all over the place… and into his cage. He doesn't remember this much pain since a long time, but whatever the stuff was, he hated it now. It burned so bad.  

He eventually came back to consciousness; vision regaining perception and sharpness. All of the sudden, his cage seemed to get smaller. His limbs were longer. He actually had legs. Vincent wasn't overly terrified with this experience; he feels like he's "leveled up", per se.

All of the sudden, Kenny runs into the room. He wipes out onto the green stuff (mutagen) and he himself transforms. Vincent soon found out exactly what happened to him.  Most of the reptiles were pressed against the backs of their cages. Kenny picked up his torn work uniform, turned it over in his hands, and tossed it. He looked around the room. He observed the giant green puddle of goo. He traced his eyes along the splash path, right up into Vincent's cage. Kenny paused, then crouched down to look in. Vincent thought this a great opportunity to give him more of a scare than he's already gone through. Kenny leaned his head in closer to the door of the cage, when Vincent hissed loudly and made Kenny jump back so fast, he lost coordination and knocked a whole lot of stuff over off a cart. Vincent, pleased with himself, chuckled a bit. Kenny then sat straight back up and glared directly at him. Vincent stopped. 

Kenny's adamant trait kicked in: "Alright, what are you and why d'ya do that?!" 

"I'm the komodo you all hate, remember?" he replied. 

"..."
"Yeah, we call you Vincent."

"Vincent, eh?" 

"Yes." 

Pause. Okay, back to being serious. Vincent starts, "Humph. Hey, it'd be awesome if you got me out of this, you know."

"Oh, hell no."

"Hey, if you help me, I'll help you."

"... And?" Kenny looked at him like he had "jackass" written on his forehead. 

"You're telling me that either one of us can survive this alone?"

"No. Though I have a way better chance." 

"You're a six-foot turtle. Good luck sneaking around the city, pal How am I going to not get captured by those aliens?" The Kraang had been taking zoo animals at night over the past few months. 

"Aliens?"

"You know, the ones taking us animals for experiments? The ones behind all this?"

"Uh, no!?"

"Wow, and I thought I lived under a rock," Vincent looked straight into his eyes, "How do you know they now won't take you?"

Pause.

"Alright, fine. I'm letting you out. Pull anything, and I'll crush your skull."

"Fine." 

Kenny dragged the cage to the door, stood behind it, and unlatched the door. Vincent slowly came out, revealing his full being. Kenny sighed and said, "First things first, kid, you can't walk around looking like that."

"Touche." 

"Secondly, we're getting a hiding spot. Let's go. Mess this up and you'll be dinner for the tigers."

"I don't plan on that." He was just glad he was out of that blasted thing. Though Kenny seemed to be a decent survival partner already. 

Kenny reached out his hand, "We're working together. Deal?" Vincent looks at his hand, wearily offers his, and they shake on it. 

"Deal."  

Who he knows:

Zinaida, Kenny, Vittoria, Jaeger

Capabilities:

Not very acrobatic, he's a very get-to-the-objective fighter. He uses anything fancy more to evade opponents than to attack. He fights low to the surface/ground, and doesn't use attacks from above all that much. Sometimes, he uses his tail to grab opponents or to sweep them. He also uses it to whip Kenny for pokes and teases. 

His weapons are his knives, claws, and his bite. He has certain pockets to keep his knives in the front of his pants. Vin sometimes throws them, but only if he knows he'll get them back. He uses his claws as an auxiliary weapon, and sometimes just to make the opponent bleed. Being a komodo dragon, he has a venomous bite, and he sometimes bites somebody. Because I think this explains it better than I can:

"The team found that the dragon's venom rapidly decreases blood pressure, expedites blood loss, and sends a victim into shock, rendering it too weak to fight.

In the venom, some compounds that reduce blood pressure are as potent as those found in the word's most venomous snake, western Australia's inland Taipan."

-- news.nationalgeographic.com/ne… dragon-venom_2.html 

He has to really not like you to do that. >;D

Other Information:

- Hobbies include thieving, going undercover, creeping and following people just to scare them, and beating up other thieves that "come into his territory". He does supply runs at night for Kenny, or to get food. 

- He's stealthy… except when he's pissed. 

- Vincent loves loves loves meat.

- Vin doesn't smile-- broadly --all that often, because he has a mouthful of teeth. Him smiling scares people. 

- As much as he seems to dislike them, Vincent actually cares for Kenny and Zinaida more than you'd think .

- He's learned to fight by watching/fighting the Kraang and Foot Clan, or by fighting the other two members of the team. 

Supportive Texts:

*Kenny and Vincent playing video game

// Kenny looks determined, Vincent looks irritated

// Kenny begins to win, Vincent looks more stunned than irritated

// They resume playing for a beat

// Vincent gets an idea, thrusts his hand in Kenny's face

// Vincent clicks a button

// Game soundfx goes BOOM

// Kenny's player goes CRASH

// Game says "Game Over Player 1"

// Vincent looks very pleased with himself, Kenny looks absolutely defeated

*

Quote: Right. And you think you can just waltz in here without a problem. Well, I'm your problem.

Quote: (after beating Kenny in a mock fight)

Kenny: Hey man, that last move was cheap!!

Vincent: Cheap? Ha, as if. Hey, it's only your fourth loss in a row today-- not bad for your standards. ~ 

Kenny: >:[

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