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Is Vincent in FF7 Rebirth?

Nice hockey hair, Jagr

Vincent was a popular (optional) party member in 1997ā€™s Final Fantasy 7 on PS1 because, uhā€¦ How much time do you have to talk about the ā€˜90s? Never mind, you might be wondering if heā€™s in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

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Yeeeah. He is. But, that comes with some bad news.

When do you meet Vincent in FF7 Rebirth?

You donā€™t bump into everyoneā€™s favorite mulleted vampire until way late in the game. If youā€™re familiar with the plot of the PS1 version, Chapter 11 is when the party arrives at Nibelheim, the last free-roam region in the game.

Once you visit Cloud and Tifaā€™s hometown, you then proceed to Shinra Manor where the corporation worked on some of its mad science. There, you meet Vincent. I donā€™t know how to put this, but after an encounter, he joins you, but doesnā€™t join your party. He has a part in the narrative, but doesnā€™t actually join in the fight.

Is Vincent playable in FF7 Rebirth?

You might think that, even if Vincent doesnā€™t join your proper party, he might join as a ā€œGuestā€ party member like Red XIII did in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but thatā€™s the bad news. Vincent doesnā€™t really do anything aside from being present. He doesnā€™t even join your bench party in slinging attacks from outside the boundaries of the battle. Heā€™s just along to have a say and look pretty. In this sense, heā€™s a lot like Cid.

Chances are that Vincent will become playable in the last chapter of this new Final Fantasy VII trilogy. However, in FF7 Rebirth, heā€™s mostly ornamental.


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