Vincent Valentine is a vampire. ::Gypsy gets strangled by all those fanatical Vincent lovers out there:: Just kidding. He just looks like one. Vincent was kept in the basement of the Shinra Mansion for about thirty years, after having various experiments performed on him.

Now, he is no longer human, has a metal claw instead of a left hand, can transform into savage beasts when provoked, and has red eyes. Pretty cool, if you ask me.