Profile
"What the fuck do you want? I’m playing Call of Duty!"
Personality
Vince is what most people would describe as chaotic. Even in his childhood he was a rebellious sort, constantly challenging his father in everything he did after the loss of his mother. This only worsened when his brother left for college and Vince was truly left to his own devices. He’s argumentative and takes great satisfaction in instigating others. He’s loud, rude, and determined; things you have to be when growing up in Alderney. He can easily become bored, which is terrible for everyone involved because it typically ends up with some kind of crime being committed.
But don’t let his rough exterior fool you - he’s got a big heart underneath it all. If someone’s being bullied or harassed, he’ll step in to take care of it. He cares a great deal for his friends and isn’t afraid to show it, wearing his heart on his sleeve even to his own detriment. He shows his affection physically (hugs, touching shoulders, etc) as well as poking fun and bantering good heartedly.
Appearance
The shortest guy on the team, Vince stands 5’8”. Broad-shouldered and packing quite the punch, his build makes up for his lack of height compared to his crewmates. His dark brown hair is curly and kept fairly short so it doesn’t obscure his eyes. His eyes are a shade lighter than his hair, and freckles litter his cheeks and nose. His freckles get darker the longer he’s in the sun. It’s not uncommon for him to show up to any given event bloodstained.
Vince is big on jewelry; he has two piercings in his left ear and one in his right, and is known to wear various rings when he isn’t wearing his brown leather gloves. He tends to wear earthy tones (browns, oranges, yellows). His crew outfit is a brown leather jacket with a popped collar and an orange shirt underneath, dark wash jeans, and a pair of tan or dark brown steel-toed work boots. His nails are always painted black (and are usually chipped from picking at them).
Relationships
Diana “Princess” Young
Diana is Vince’s old flame, not that she’s quite aware of that. The duo suffered through several years in the Magnolia City chapter of the Lost Motorcycle Club when they were in their late teens/early twenties. Diana fled the Lost after killing the President and her abusive ex-boyfriend (Tyler Matthews) in self-defense, leaving Vince behind in her search for herself. A fortuitous reunion in Los Santos years later saw them making amends, after which Diana trusted him enough to recruit him into the Firebrands as their Road Captain. Vince holds no true grudge against her for the way she left, though he does use it jokingly against her sometimes. Their bickering and roughhousing is how they show their affection for one another. Their friendship is stronger than ever. The two stars tattooed on his inner right wrist match the stars on Diana’s inner left wrist; Vince gave her this tattoo in reference to their nights in Magnolia spent stargazing.
Mateo “Hades” Torres
Irene “Valkyrie” de la Cruz
Backstory
Born and raised in Acter, Alderney, Vince lived a mostly normal life up until he entered high school. Years of fighting with his father drives him (and by extension, his best friend since seventh grade, Mateo Torres) to join ranks with the Lost MC sometime in his junior year with the promise of steady income if he proved to be reliable. Halfway through his senior year of high school he was expelled for threatening a student with a knife as well as possession of cocaine. His father was infuriated by this and refused to house him any longer, so Vince was granted a relocation request by the Lost MC to Magnolia, Texas. Mateo went his own way, but the two kept in touch.
The Magnolia Lost weren’t much different than Alberny’s except for the president being far more intolerable. Vince was able to keep his prospect progress, not that it mattered much to the patched members - if anything, they treated him worse than normal prospects because of his transfer. As a result, he only really got along with three people, one of whom being Diana Young, a fellow prospect and target of harassment. They became nearly inseparable within weeks and some time passed before Vince realized he had feelings for Diana. He would often find himself at odds with Liz and Tyler because of this. Unfortunately, he never confessed his feelings before she left the Lost.
After Diana’s departure, the Lost no longer had anything to offer Vince. He defected less than a month later at 23 years old and traveled to the west coast to reconnect with Mateo in Paleto Bay, where he met Irene de la Cruz. When Irene and Mateo broke up, he and Vince moved down into Los Santos, unaware that Diana was also in the city by this point. He and Mateo started their own auto shop and Vince worked enough off-the-record scores to draw the attention of Lester Crest, who brought him on to work for the Firebrands as a hired gun. Despite a somewhat rocky reunion, he would eventually be offered a permanent spot with the Firebrands as their Road Captain.
Present Day
Present day, Vince is living in Hawick with Mateo. Still a glutton for chaos, he spends the majority of his time with members of the Firebrands and causing trouble, or in the Firebrands clubhouse maintaining their bikes. His and Mateo’s auto shop is running smoothly, both as a front for money laundering as well as being a genuine passion project for the boys.
Currently the Firebrands are in the process of expanding their reach across San Andreas via gunrunning, drug dealing, and heisting in general.
Trivia
Irene is the only person allowed to call him “Vinny.”
His motorcycle is an orange and black Gargoyle with its original livery.
In support of Diana not smoking, he always carries at least two lollipops.
He has undiagnosed/unmedicated ADHD.
His crew name is “Greaser” because he’s been fixing up motorcycles since he was in high school.
