#muse

[lionofchaeronea]

Starry Night Over the Rhone, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

[midna-chavelink]

Do you think Vicent could hear the screams of everyone in nibleheim?

[phantomyre]

Analyzing Vincent's Chamber in Rebirth

Vincent's Chamber as seen in FF7 OG

Vincent's Chamber as seen in Crisis Core Reunion

Vincent's Chamber as seen in Dirge of Cerberus First off-- this is obviously highly speculative, and borderline obsessive, but anyone who knows Squeenix and has done any kind of deep-lore investigation with FF7, you'll know that they like to include a lot of details and symbolism. As such, I think we can glean a few things based on what we see within the 4 seconds of Vincent's reveal. For those who've played FF7 OG, you may immediately notice the 'dungeon' Vincent is meant to be locked in no longer resembles a prison-- but rather a study lounge. Cobwebs, skeletons, chains, etc are all absent. Not only that, it is furnished in such a way that implies someone still lives there. One of the first details we may notice is the ample books strewn about, both half-hazardly stacked around an antique luxury leather chair, and many more by a large bookshelf and others besides. One book in particular is laid open beside on a nearby coffee-table, indicating it was the most recent book of study. Notably, there is a porcelain mug beside the open book, presumably filled with alcohol as there are several liquor bottles nearby. The lantern placed in the center appears to belong to Cloud and Co as the room is already heavily lit by wall lights and candle-sticks. Likely Cloud and Cait ventured into the chamber on their own before the rest of them team showed up, Vincent being awakened by Cloud and Cait as they've fallen beside the coffin. And speaking of coffin...

Not only does Vincent have a Cerberus gun and phone, but now he has a custom Cerberus coffin as well. While we can speculate who might have decorated his coffin, Cerberus is symbolic for Vincent's mindset (Cerberus guards the gates of hell in Greek lore, meaning Vincent is associated to being the 'keeper of hell's gate' and how he has locked himself to his nightmares/past). The fact that now he has a custom coffin implies that it's no longer a temporary piece. Instead, it has become a part of him, if not permanently. Much like his Cerberus gun. Notice how it's also not dusty but very clean, plush on the inside, and even has a pillow of all things. Certainly doesn't look to be something a self-deprecating, self-loathing individual would sleep in. Moving on to the other parts of the room... One of the more interesting pieces of furniture in the room is the wood stove placed conveniently close to Vincent's coffin and the coffee table (no, that is not a TV). It looks as though Vincent has decided to forego suffering the chill of the damp cold basement, this time-- a stark contrast to the overall environment he had previously been placed in.

Once we get a better view of the other side of the room, the room is notably very warm in terms of color-tone, juxtaposed to the cold tones of the outside of the chambers. Might this be a type of metaphor for how Vincent appears cold on the outside yet is warm on the inside? What is also strange is that there appears to be yet another basement just outside of Vincent's chamber as it goes even deeper into the basement. This implies that Vincent is not locked in the deepest part of the basement as was once assumed. Once again, the room is clear of dust and otherwise looks fairly clean. Yet again implying someone has been active within the room. Looking towards the back, the doors are now double-doors as opposed to the single dungeon-style door. Last but not least-- Vincent himself is different. As seen in the image above, and as many have noted, Vincent's hair is no longer unkempt or barbed. As a matter of fact, it is similarly styled to Cloud's hair but more importantly, looks pretty soft for being asleep for almost 30 years. SE has progressively been adding barbs to Vincent's hair, but this time around, he is completely devoid of Chaos-aesthetics. His cloak is no longer torn in exaggerated forms, as well, though it still looks very worn on the hem. Some minor details are that his buckles have been rearranged as seen on his thigh and waist (thankgoodness they kept the tiny DoC waist and slutty hips). The buckles on his leather 'shirt' are all arranged on the front instead of off to the side. He also appears to have something on his left thigh, though it is extremely hard to tell. His gauntlet looks slightly altered and his sabatons look more functional in terms of movement, though keeping the overall iconic design. The biggest alteration of his attire are the grieves attached to his shins which look as though they will provide a lot more protection (and damage) while performing melee and close-range combat. Over-all, Vincent looks a lot more like a medieval knight than ever before.

CONCLUSION: What's all of this tell us, you might ask...? Of course it could all be merely over-analyzing. However, I think what is being presented to us is a visual representation of who this version of Vincent really is. It doesn't look like he has been merely sleeping in his coffin for the past 20-30 years and condemning himself to eternal torment. Unless the room is being regularly used by someone else, it appears as though Vincent actually been fairly active, albeit behind closed doors. Everything from the books, the wine, the layout, etc. all seems to indicate we may no longer be dealing with a Vincent who only wanted to seal himself away in his despair-- but rather someone who is actively searching for answers. The Vincent we meet in Rebirth may no longer be the ultra 'emo' character fans have always known him to be. Something has changed about Vincent. And with the way things are going in the Remake trilogy, I don't think anyone should be surprised at this point. Because if there's anyone outside of Sephiroth and Aerith (and now Red) who ought to have some knowledge of what's taking place-- it should be Vincent. Edit: One story-point I neglected to note--- if Vincent has indeed been delving into the archives of Shinra Manor, and by default the library, then we might expect him to have some working knowledge of Omega/Chaos, and the Protomateria already. This might be expected to an extent, given what we've already seen in Remake. And if anything else... it was just a fun silly fan-speculation.

[peoplematchingartworks]

[fly-sky-high-bug-games]

Not so happy with the colors so those might change in the future but here's Vincent~

He's a doctor + ex assassin + medic for criminals. Well, now that he's old he's just a local doctor lol

Uhh no details I need to get to bed it's 4am...

[a-cloud-for-dreams]

Someone save me I just saw a post on the RC Reddit having a "burning hatred" for Vincent simply because he's not immediately obsessed with [Vyxaria] and "treats MC (us) like utter shit"

[coffeeandfrenchfilms]

Saskia De Brauw by Vincent Van De Wijngaard for Muse magazine, 2013

[prestonmonterey]

woo more adamandi fanart :3

im v proud of this one i have no idea how long it took but probably a while (again i did most of it in class)

im not sure i like the lettering :< but oh well

uhh flats under the cut (no text, heart or vignette)

[fivekrystalpetals]

found this template here and decided I had to do one for PH girls 😎

ID under the cut: (kinda if you can’t see who is what)

Alyss/Intention of the Abyss - Girlwar criminal

Lottie- Girlwar criminal + Girl boss

Sheryl - Girlboss

Sharon - Girlboss + Girl Employee + Woman

Alice - Girl boss + Girl Employee

Lacie- Woman + Sad Girl

Noise- Sad Girl + Failwoman

Ada- Failwoman

Echo - Failwoman + Pathetic wet cat

Lily- Pathetic wet cat

[fromthe7thsidelines]

| for @phantomyre-vincent-valentine |

Cid couldn't proper recall the last time he'd had a stopover long enough for relaxation, especially not since meeting Aerith and the whole merry band of misfits. But now here they were in Costa del Sol, probably the world's hottest vacation destination, with free time on their hands. The others were just as eager to take advantage, splitting off in pairs or trios until Cid was left standing near the docks with only Vincent. Not company he much minded, truth be told, though a place like this didn't seem the other man's speed.

Still, Cid wanted to enjoy as much as possible while they were here. And besides, from what he'd seen, Vincent could use some loosening up.

"Looks like it's you 'n me." He patted the other's shoulder, then dropped his hand to Vincent's elbow for a coaxing tug, his grin broad and a little lopsided. "C'mon! If we're gonna be out in the sun, might as well be seein' some sights."

[matyas-ss]

La Nuit étoilée, Vincent van Gogh (1888). Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

[voxiiferous]

1950s cooking and history of recipe advertisements??? And you expect me not to post it on my blog for someone who worked in advertising in the 1950s???? It helps that I love his video!

[peoplematchingartworks]

[tenacquity]

looks directly into the camera while i update the usfw rule on my (applicable) blogs bc someone (my absolute disaster gay son vincent but you didn't hear it from me) came in like a wrecking ball and refused to adhere to the whole "fade to black" gig and gave the rest of my muses ideas . . . (╯•﹏•╰)

so uh yea just a heads-up about that! it's obviously not going to be a primary focus on any blog, but you may see more of it now that the floodgates have been breached 🧍 everything of this nature will be tagged and under a read more, but if this bothers anyone, please take care of yourself and do what you need to do, okay? <3 thanks for understanding!

[general-kalani]

John is on the bars. Shaking viciously, trying to break them off somehow.

"LET ME THE FUCK OUT!!!"

[mar-the-magician]

Get Vincent and Lovelied

I GOT VINCENT AND LOVELIED!!!!

8D!!

This brought me much joy, thank you