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Extraordinary optical transmission in the ultraviolet region through aluminum hole arrays
Optics Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 2, pp. 172-174 (2007)
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We investigated the extraordinary optical transmission phenomenon in the UV range by fabricating large-area, free-standing aluminum hole arrays using extreme UV interference lithography and shadow thermal evaporation. Transmission spectra show strong peaks in the UV region resulting from both surface plasmon polariton and localized surface plasmon excitations. The results indicate that the high plasmon frequency of Al is directly responsible for the presence of strong resonance peaks in the UV region, which supports the role of plasmonic phenomena in the extraordinary transmission. The simple fabrication method enables large-area production of such structures for research and industrial production purposes.
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(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(260.7190) Physical optics : Ultraviolet
(310.6860) Thin films : Thin films, optical properties
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Physical Optics
Original Manuscript: May 2, 2006
Revised Manuscript: September 28, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: October 2, 2006
Published: December 23, 2006
Yasin Ekinci, Harun H. Solak, and Christian David, "Extraordinary optical transmission in the ultraviolet region through aluminum hole arrays," Opt. Lett. 32, 172-174 (2007)
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, CA 90024, USA
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Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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Center for Health Services Research, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, 10920 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
JAMA 288:2836-45. 2002..Few depressed older adults receive effective treatment in primary care settings... - Effect of improving depression care on pain and functional outcomes among older adults with arthritis: a randomized controlled trialElizabeth H B Lin
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash 98101, USA
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Department of Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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Kaiser Permanente, Division of Research, 2000 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
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Department of Aging and Mental Health, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MHC 1400, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
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Research Health Scientist, Center for Mental Health Care and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR, USA
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Department of Psychiatry, MIND Institute, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
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Ontario plans to scrap a "troubling" World War II-era law blamed for arrests, confusion and alleged civil rights abuses in policing the G20 summit last June, the Star has learned.
Community Safety and Corrections Minister Jim Bradley will announce the move Thursday after former attorney general and chief justice Roy McMurtry delivers his long-awaited report on the flawed 1939 Public Works Protection Act, a top government source said.
The broad arrest powers creates "potential for abuse (that is) beyond troubling," McMurtry wrote in his 54-page effort, a copy of which was obtained by the Star.
He compared such legislation to a "loaded weapon" for authorities to use at their whim, and noted the public works law was initially passed to protect public works like hydroelectric plants at Niagara Falls from Nazi sabotage.
"The PWPA raises issues regarding the liberty and security of the person in providing for warrantless searches and stopping for identification," he added, noting police or private guards do not have to justify their actions on citizens, who face fines of up to $500 and two months in jail for disobeying.
"A vague law can lead to inconsistent and arbitrary enforcement … In my view, the PWPA has been used for purposes beyond its intent."
A copy of the REPORT OF THE REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROTECTION ACT by The Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, O.C., O.Ont., Q.C. dated April 2011 is available here.
It was a privilege to be a contributing member of the Ontario Bar Association's Working Group which prepared the Submission to the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry's Review of the Public Works Protection Act , submitted December 23, 2010 .
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I have been doing some exploring with my TFO half weight and start fishing some really small water. I found a tiny trickle of water that just happens to be loaded with little cutthroat that violently attack dry flies. There were a few large 13 inch fish I spotted but they were in spots impossible to make a cast of any kind into. The fish were extremely spooky, I was crouching and sneaking around trying not to spook the fish. There was some cool spots about the size of a kitchen table and 3 inchs deep that you could see were devoid of fish but when my dry landed on the water fish darted out from under every piece of wood and small under cut to smash my fly. I'm glad I brought the half weight rather than my 3wt because there was very little room making it a struggle for even the 5ft half weight to cast.
Thank you! It was not easy I didnt think he was gonna come out but then that bug showed up and I got a pic before he grabbed it and returned to his hole!
SERIOUSLY micro! Nice!! I went hiking once in CO with a girlfriend. We came up on a little stream that was LOADED with little cutties and brookies. We fished for an hour or so. There were so many trout that they would fight each other to get to the fly. I just tied on the biggest, ugliest fly I could find in my box - it didn't matter what you threw. It was practically cane pole fishin. It was like a bait ball in the ocean (ok, ok, so I'm exaggerating a little). A total giggle fest. The biggest fish was probably 12" - maybe 14. We kept the ones that we bounced off of the rocks getting in and let 99% of them go. Fried em up in butter after rolling in cornmeal for dinner. The next morning - you couldn't see or find a fish to save your life. I have no idea where they went or how they hid when the night before you could see them by the dozen. It was a high mountain stream that took 1/2 day to hike into. Great times.
Neat pics. That stream looks fun, kinda like a lot of the water that closed when we went to "closed unless listed open" for Puget Sound tribs.
Thanks for posting. This opens up more water that I previously would not have considered. I think my 2wt is overkill for this kind of water. I too especially like your pic of the micro fish hiding out under the log eyeballing the bug.
Hey WA-Fly, I gotta know, did the fish eat the bug? It looks like the bug is doomed in the second pic. Maybe your flash startled the fish and the bug made a clean get a way?
Already been said... But COOL! I really like the close up of the cutty in Pic labeled 008.jpg. The spots, the fin, the cut ... Really makes me want to put TapaTalk away and head toward the Blue Ridge Pkwy streams. Thanks for sharing.
I'm sorry but I can't tell you, go out and explore it makes it worth it discovering something on your own
I truly believe where there is water there are fish, and a 2wt would be perfect so long as it is short.
That's awesome! Cool stuff. Talk about skinny water and tight casting, you nailed it! Thanks for posting.
I'm glad you all enjoyed this report, I plan to do more reports in the future on more Micro streams and other small water!
Well, I've fished an old Orvis Ultrafine 2-pc, 2wt for many years. After reading this & reviewing a host of 1wt's, I ordered an Orvis Superfine. I don't particularly like the reel seat, but I DO prefer full-flex micro rods. I'll use this on some fav, tiny, Brookie streams back home (as well as at some high mountain lakes, one featuring voracious-but-diminutive Goldens), & on 'Gills locally. Besides that, I'm an old, bachelor curmudgeon, so there's no need for purchase approval (Hank doesn't care which fly rod I'm using; he's just content being there with me . . . oh, and rolling in stinky stuff, lol.), and the 1wt completes the progressive quiver: 1 thru 8, with a few duplicates in between. Thanks for posting!


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Bala, Vasanth and Bruck, Jehoshua and Cypher, Robert and Elustondo, Pablo and Ho, Alex and Ho, Ching-Tien and Kipnis, Shlomo and Snir, Marc (1995) CCL: a portable and tunable collective communication library for scalable parallel computers. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 6 (2). pp. 154-164. ISSN 1045-9219. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:BALieeetpds95
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A collective communication library for parallel computers includes frequently used operations such as broadcast, reduce, scatter, gather, concatenate, synchronize, and shift. Such a library provides users with a convenient programming interface, efficient communication operations, and the advantage of portability. A library of this nature, the Collective Communication Library (CCL), intended for the line of scalable parallel computer products by IBM, has been designed. CCL is part of the parallel application programming interface of the recently announced IBM 9076 Scalable POWERparallel System 1 (SP1). In this paper, we examine several issues related to the functionality, correctness, and performance of a portable collective communication library while focusing on three novel aspects in the design and implementation of CCL: 1) the introduction of process groups, 2) the definition of semantics that ensures correctness, and 3) the design of new and tunable algorithms based on a realistic point-to-point communication model.
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I simply went to my local home depot and picked up six of the largest paint chips in the colors I desired. I first tried cutting out a template using loose leaf paper and tracing it onto the back of the paint chips, but after a few times of tracing, the paper became worn. It was getting a bit tedious and I wanted to keep is simple and easy.
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After tracing and cutting out each flag, I grabbed some string to attach the flag to. I used cooking twine because that was what I had on hand. It's pretty self explained, glue the flag to the string making sure they are evenly spaced. Unless you could care less about spacing, then by all means, don't evenly space them!
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As I wrote in this story in today's newspaper, Vikings outside linebacker Anthony Barr has been wearing a few different hats for the Vikings, who are already putting the rookie's versatile skill set to use. But one of the things that excites them most is his upside as a pass rusher coming off the edge.
Barr had 23.5 sacks in two seasons as a 3-4 outside linebacker at UCLA. His size and his success in that scheme left some draft analysts scratching their heads, saying he wasn't a fit for the Vikings. The Vikings quickly made it clear, though, that they had a special role in mind for their top pick.
That role includes rushing off the edge in sub packages or blitzing up the gut as a stand-up 'backer.
Barr has already impressed veteran teammate Brian Robison with his pass-rushing prowess.
"He's got good speed," Robison said yesterday. "A lot of us are speed rushers on this team. The one thing that we do well is beat guys with speed then try to set up other moves off of that. I think he's no different. He's a great speed guy off the edge and has decent moves to go along with it."
Barr showed off one nice counter move during yesterday's practice. After lining up over the outside shoulder of left tackle Matt Kalil, he burst off the line toward the inside. Kalil shuffled to his right to deny a path to quarterback Matt Cassel, but Barr dusted him with a spin move to the outside. He chased after Cassel but couldn't get there in time as the quarterback had quickly rolled to his right.
While Barr is usually with linebackers coach Adam Zimmer during position drills, he also spends time working with defensive line coach Andre Patterson, who is helping him with his pass-rushing moves.
"I've just got to continue to work at that and hopefully I can make an impact when I'm asked to rush the passer," said Barr, who is trying to get used to rushing from a three-point or four-point stance.
Head coach Mike Zimmer said the Vikings still have to develop him "a little bit more" as a rusher.
"In college, you can run around guys," Zimmer said. "You can't do that here in this league."
Still, they expect immediate contributions from Barr, who should start right away. They have been impressed with him from a mental standpoint, saying he has been a sponge, soaking up Xs and Os.
"He's really one of those guys that want to learn," Robison said. "With rookies, you sometimes have to pull them along, but he's doing a great job of getting into our defense, getting into our book, learning our schemes and things like that. We look forward to him having a huge year for us."
Throughout the offseason workouts and minicamp practices we were allowed to attend, new Vikings coach Mike Zimmer often drifted toward his defensive backs to quickly chew them out or coach them up. Zimmer got his start in the NFL as a defensive backs coach with the Cowboys, so this is nothing new. But his notable focus on the secondary is also necessitated by the fact that the Vikings ranked 31st in the NFL in pass defense last season. He will have a few key decisions to make on the back end down in Mankato, with two of his five starters still unsettled.
In the final installment of our "Going Camping" series, let's take a look at the Vikings secondary.
WHERE THINGS STAND: The Vikings gave Zimmer some quality young defensive backs to work with. Free safety Harrison Smith had a frustrating 2013 season, but the talent is there. Xavier Rhodes, a 2013 first-round pick, made steady progress throughout his rookie season and is seen by some in the national media as a future star. The Vikings also signed former Panthers cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, who will play on the outside in the base defense and move inside in the nickel (given the way NFL offenses operate today, he will be in the slot a lot). But the rest of the secondary is uncertain. The battle at strong safety appears to be wide open, especially since incumbent starter Jamarca Sanford was sidelined throughout the spring. With Sanford and Andrew Sendejo sitting out, Robert Blanton and Kurt Coleman were given an opportunity to impress Zimmer, as was sixth-round pick Antone Exum. The Vikings must also choose their third cornerback -- which is basically a starting position in today's NFL -- among Josh Robinson, Derek Cox and Marcus Sherels, along with rookies Jabari Price and Kendall James.
CAMP BATTLE TO WATCH: Whoever wins the safety battle will be expected to play more snaps, but one could argue the third cornerback will be more critical to the defense. The Vikings appear to be in good shape with Rhodes lined up on the left and Munnerlyn in the slot. But opponents will look to attack the weakest link, so another cornerback needs to step up. Robinson and Cox, who both disappointed in 2013 (Cox played for the Chargers), are the most likely candidates.
THE BURNING QUESTION: How good can Rhodes be in his second season? It's easy to assume that he will continue to ascend, especially after he had a strong spring, but the development of young cornerbacks isn't always linear. Especially when that young cornerback has to match up against wide receivers like Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery and Jordy Nelson.
Every Monday during the offseason we'll take four questions from Twitter for our weekly mailbag using the #VikingsST hashtag.
@MasterStrib Bridgewater starts week __... Barr starts week __... #VikingsST
— Matt Kalina (@kali0116) July 20, 2014
I've thought since the time Bridgewater played his last game at Louisville, he'd be a guy that could start Week 1. Seeing him person hasn't changed that opinion. Will the Vikings do so is an entirely different conversation.
It's very reasonable to expect Bridgewater to start at some point this season. He's been nothing short of impressive since rookie minicamp. Bridgewater was well prepared at Louisville to become an NFL caliber quarterback with the ability to read defenses, go through progressions and look off safeties. It's one thing to see this during minicamp and another when Bridgewater actually performs in pads. Whenever he does start, there will be an adjustment period. But he's very mature for a 21-year-old and already on par with the other options at quarterback in terms of ability. If he starts early on this season, naturally the comparisons will be drawn to when Christian Ponder started 10 games his rookie season. I don't think that's necessarily fair to Bridgewater, who shouldn't be held back because of the way Ponder's career has played out.
Barr is more difficult to predict. There's still some growth he has to make at understanding the position before the Vikings feel comfortable to start him. Barr only spent two seasons at linebacker at UCLA, but he did noticeably improve in that span. If he's also a quick learner on this level then mid-season could be possible. But unless there's a significant injury, I'd ease him in and allow him to develop. May seem contradicting, but unlike Bridgewater, Barr is still a raw talent and not as polished. He'll be used in pass rushing situations because of his size and athleticism but even as bleak as the situation looks at linebacker at the moment, it's best not to rush him into a starting role.
@MasterStrib How will the Vikings-Kluwe saga likely impact the play on the field this season? #VikingsST
— Josh (@Luckydragon84) July 20, 2014
Outside of special teams coordinator Mike Priefer's three game suspension, that can be reduced to two games at the team's discretion, it won't. And it shouldn't.
The distraction will linger over the team at least through the start of training camp and possibly into the season depending on how this plays out in court. That's something both sides said they hoped to avoid but failed to accomplish. There will be some players that could get asked about the investigation in training camp but that's not an excuse for a bad performance in practice, preseason or regular season. Yes, the situation is getting nastier by the week but the players should focus on football. And they will.
@MasterStrib What are the chances we play what amounts to a 3-4 defense this season? Seems like we have the personnel for it. #VikingsST
— Erik Thiele (@erik_thiele) July 20, 2014
Down the road, it could be a possibility but this is a 4-3 base defense at the moment. It's what Zimmer has done for most of his career as a defensive coordinator, except for two seasons with the Cowboys under Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells. Zimmer said Parcells waited two years to get the proper personnel before switching over to the 3-4 defense, in which they drafted defense end Demarcus Ware and defensive tackle Marcus Spears.
A selection like Barr, who played in a 3-4 defense at UCLA, makes the transition down the road a possibility. Zimmer seems intrigued with the idea of having a defense that can play multiple fronts so don't be surprised if there are pockets of a 3-4 front incorporated this year to throw teams off. Buut the Vikings have been a 4-3 base defense up to this point.
@MasterStrib Did you dig the Vikings' proposed, kinda, maybe alternate black unis from 2003? #VikingsST
— Andy Carlson (@PurpleForTheWin) July 20, 2014
It's a good thing the Vikings opted not to make them.
Uni Watch revealed sketches of prototype Vikings jerseys designed by Reebok in 2003. It included two sketches of a black alternate jersey and they're pretty bad.
Look, I like fashion. I'm probably into uniform designs more than I should be. I like crazy looks for some teams (like my alma mater, Arizona State) but others should stick to what they're known for. The Vikings are one of those teams. Purple home jerseys and white road jerseys – nothing more, nothing less. It's iconic and looks good.
The Vikings didn't produce the black jerseys and did a great job updating their jerseys and logos with Nike last year, so they're 2-for-2 in my book.
Look good, play good. Eat good, die good.
Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was asked at the NFL Combine in February whether it was true that he was so obsessed with football that he doesn't think about anything else.
"Yes. I eat, sleep and breathe football," Bridgewater responded. "There's not a moment that goes by that I'm not thinking about football whether it's I'm playing a game, practicing, watching film, even on the video game. A lot of people ask me what do I do on the video game. I call it taking virtual reps. Each day, I'm trying to get better. I'm trying to outwork my opponent, outsmart my opponent and just try to be the best quarterback that I can be."
Bridgewater said on Wednesday he's still taking "virtual reps" in the NFL as well. He said video games are so advanced that the defenses in the game are similar to those in real life.
"I try to take as many reps as I can," Bridgewater said. "Whether it's on a video game, playing EA Madden Football or in the playbook, just drawing it or visualizing it in my head, I try to maximize every rep I can get and every opportunity that I can take.
"It helps because you get one more rep than you had in practice, actual practice. Any chance you get to take an extra rep or go the extra step, extra mile, it's going to be very beneficial transferring it to the field."
Other notes:
*Bridgewater also touched on his deep ball accuracy, which offensive coordinator Norv Turner said has been 'outstanding' so far. It was considered a weakness of Bridgewater by many draft pundits.
"It's just been all footwork – laying it and playing," Bridgewater said on the improvement. "I've been able to watch Matt [Cassel], watch Christian [Ponder] and watch how those guys have had great success throwing the deep ball and try to apply some of the things that they're doing to my game also.
*Linebacker Anthony Barr felt he's coming along well despite his month long absence due to NFL restrictions on rookies that haven't finished their finals.
"I was real bored," Barr said of the layoff. "The longest four weeks, really. It was a good time for me to kind of decompress a little bit and get my mind right for this.
"There's a little bit of a learning curve, missing OTAs but it kind of is what it is," Barr said. "I've just got to catch up and continue to watch film and continue to get better."
Barr has been mixed in as a linebacker in the base 4-3 and nickel. He's also been used with his hand in the ground while at defensive end, which Barr said he's never done before.
"That's something that's still real new to me, and something I worked on when I was gone," Barr said. "So, I'm going to continue to improve on as I continue to practice it."
*The Vikings released a statement from general manager Rick Spielman thanking former defensive tackle Kevin Williams, who signed with the Seahawks, for 11 seasons with the franchise.
"Kevin Williams earned a place in Vikings history and continued the proud tradition of great defensive linemen to wear purple. Kevin's work ethic, humility and team-first approach is a model for younger players. A 6-time Pro Bowler and 5-time 1st-Team All-Pro, Kevin was honored as an NFL All-Decade player for the 2000s along with a spot on the 50 Greatest Vikings squad. We wish him the best and will always count him as a member of the Vikings family."
Former Vikings Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kevin Williams is still looking for a team for the 2014 season after the Vikings allowed him to reach free agency back in March. He has visited the Giants and Seahawks and most recently the 33-year-old has been courted by the Patriots.
But in an interview on SiriusXM today, Williams said he has heard from another team: the Vikings.
"We had several talks since [head coach Mike Zimmer has] been there," Williams said. "They just felt they were going to try to go younger, but still they talked to [my agent] lately and they might be trying to ease back into the picture. We'll know more maybe as the week goes on."
It had appeared that the Vikings had moved on from Williams after they showed little interest in re-signing him before he reached free agency, signed defensive linemen Linval Joseph, Tom Johnson and Corey Wootton, brought back Fred Evans, and took nose tackle Shamar Stephen late in the draft.
Zimmer said last week that he thought the team would have good depth along the defensive line once everyone was healthy and rookies Anthony Barr and Scott Crichton were eligible to practice with the team. So it's a little surprising to hear that the Vikings and Williams are talking again.
Williams said in the radio interview that he is fine with being a rotational player at this point in his career and he is optimistic that he will sign a deal with a team before the start of training camp. He ideally would like to play for a team with a good quarterback that has a chance to win in 2014.
"I've been having a few talks with some teams, the ones that I met with. They're kind of picking up a little bit so hopefully we can knock something out in the next week or two," Williams said. "Hopefully sooner than later, to put it like that, and I'll be signed before camp."
Williams, who has said he would be comfortable with retirement if the right opportunity didn't come along, feels he still has something to give to an NFL team. We'll see if the Vikings agree.


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Vincent Valentine
Vincent Valentine | |
Final Fantasy character | |
Vincent Valentine artwork by Tetsuya Nomura
First game | Final Fantasy VII (1997) |
Designed by | Tetsuya Nomura |
Voiced by (English) | Steven Blum[1] |
Voiced by (Japanese) | Shōgo Suzuki (Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus)[1] Kazuhiro Nakata (Ehrgeiz)[1] |
Fictional profile | |
Weapon | Firearms |
Vincent Valentine (ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタイン Vinsento Varentain?) is a player character in Square's (now Square Enix) 1997 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII. Designed by Tetsuya Nomura, he also appears in various titles from the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, a metaseries set in the Final Fantasy VII continuity. Specifically, he is the protagonist in the 2006 third-person shooter Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and its mobile phone tie-in Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode. Vincent is voiced in Japanese by Shōgo Suzuki and in English by Steven Blum.
In the backstory to Final Fantasy VII, Vincent is a Turk who is assigned to guard the scientist Lucrecia Crescent, with whom he falls in love. After a series of scientific experiments involving the cells of the extraterrestrial lifeform Jenova, Crescent gives birth to the game's antagonist, Sephiroth. Soon thereafter, Vincent himself became subject to experiments performed by Crescent's boss, Professor Hojo, resulting in genetic modification that means he will not age. If the player unlocks Vincent, he will join Cloud Strife's group to stop Sephiroth, as well as to seek revenge on Hojo.
Due to time constraints, Vincent was originally not intended to be playable in Final Fantasy VII; however, he was ultimately made an optional character. Despite his optional status and lack of concrete detail as to his background, he proved very popular with both fans and critics, and his history was developed greatly in other installments of the Compilation, primarily Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus.
Final Fantasy VII[edit]
Players can unlock Vincent by the halfway point of Final Fantasy VII, when Cloud Strife and his allies find him sleeping in a coffin in the basement of Shinra Mansion in Nibelheim.[2] Cloud mentions his quest to stop the game's antagonist, Sephiroth, who Vincent recognizes as the son of Lucrecia Crescent.[3] Vincent joins the group when he learns that they may eventually meet up with Hojo, against whom Vincent has an unexplained vendetta.[4] Later, Vincent finds Lucrecia inside a cave, and his backstory is partly revealed. Vincent was a member of the Turks, an elite group of Shinra agents. While serving as Lucrecia's guard, he fell in love with her, but she ultimately decided to remain faithful to Hojo, who persuaded her to use her unborn baby in his experiments. When protesting about the nature of these experiments, Vincent was shot by Hojo, who subsequently began to experiment on him as well. This resulted in him not aging and having the ability to transform in various demons.[5] Not being able to protect Lucrecia, Vincent felt a strong guilt which led him to his isolation.[6] Overcome by guilt, Lucrecia sealed herself away in Mako crystals. Upon entering the cave in the game, Lucrecia revives and asks Vincent if Sephiroth is still alive, but Vincent lies and tells her that he is dead.[7]
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII[edit]
In Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII, which is set six years prior to Final Fantasy VII, Vincent is seen in his Turk attire having a conversation with Veld, leader of the Turks. He subsequently helps Veld obtain some Materia needed for a mission.[5] In the film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, set two years after Final Fantasy VII, Vincent rescues Cloud from Kadaj and his gang. He reveals to Cloud Kadaj's intentions to merge with the remaining Jenova cells so as to bring about Sephiroth's rebirth. Vincent later helps Cloud and his Final Fantasy VII allies defeat the summon creature Bahamut SIN.[8] In the On the Way to a Smile novella "Case of Nanaki", set between the original game and Advent Children, Vincent encounters his former comrade, Red XIII (Nanaki), who is fearful that he will soon be alone due to his lifespan being much longer than humans. Vincent explains to Red that he is immortal and promises to meet with him every year to prevent his loneliness.[9]
In Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, which takes place one year after Advent Children, Vincent is seen working with Reeve Tuesti and the World Regenesis Organization to eliminate an organization called Deepground,[10] who have targeted Vincent because he carries "Protomateria" inside his body, implanted by Lucrecia after he was shot by Hojo. The purpose of the Protomateria was to enable Vincent to control the Chaos gene, with which he was injected by Lucrecia to save his life.[11] The Protomateria is eventually ripped from his body by Rosso the Crimson, leading to Vincent being unable to control Chaos. Eventually he confronts the Deepground leader, Weiss the Immaculate, who is possessed by the digitalized mind of Hojo. Hojo reveals that his plan is to awaken Omega WEAPON, who will absorb the Lifestream and leave the Planet, resulting in the death of all living things.[12] After Omega's awakening, the renegade Deepground member, Shelke, returns the Protomateria to Vincent, and he is once again able to control Chaos, ultimately destroying both Hojo and Omega. The mobile game Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII takes place during Dirge of Cerberus and also features Vincent as the protagonist.[13]
Other appearances[edit]
Outside the Final Fantasy VII series, Vincent appears in the fighting game Ehrgeiz as an unlockable character, with his Turk uniform as an alternate costume. Like the other Final Fantasy VII characters in the game, Vincent does not serve a role in the main storyline.[14] Although he was meant to appear in Kingdom Hearts, his design was instead used as the basis for Cloud's redesign.[15] Vincent's popularity has seen merchandise related to the character, including the release of action figures.[16][17]
Character design[edit]
Character designer Tetsuya Nomura has explained that Vincent's character shifted from that of horror researcher, to detective, to chemist, and finally to the figure of a former Turk with a tragic past. Director Yoshinori Kitase was in charge of the cutscene in which Vincent joins the party, while scenario writer Kazushige Nojima wrote his backstory. Nojima had a great deal of trouble with Vincent's dialogue, as he very rarely speaks.[18] In the original script of the game, Vincent was introduced in a similar fashion, but was a handsome, sarcastic personality. He would join Cloud's group after learning they were in pursuit of Hojo, but he had no knowledge of the results of the experimentation to which he was subjected.[19] Additionally, he would be also privy to more information regarding Shinra's involvement with the creation of Sephiroth, and it is he who would explain to Cloud the story of Sephiroth's origins.[20] When the game was still in development, Nomura and his staff considering removing Vincent and Yuffie Kisaragi altogether, as they did not have enough time to work them into the story properly. As a result, Vincent and Yuffie ultimately appeared as optional characters in the game.[18]
Vincent's Japanese voice actor, Shōgo Suzuki, explained that he tries "to hold back as much emotion as possible when playing Vincent," noting that Vincent is "a bit of a loner" and "appears cold on the surface."[21] Nomura wanted Cloud and Vincent's voices to contrast with each other due to their similarities in terms of personality. He felt Vincent was older and more mature than Cloud, and as a result he cast Suzuki, who has a very low voice.[22]
Vincent is shown as a tall, lean young man with long black hair and a ragged red cloak and mantle over black underclothes. He wears a metallic, golden gauntlet on his left forearm. Vincent's cloak covers the lower half of his face and is held closed by a series of buckles. His eyes are naturally red. His crimson cloak was added to symbolize the idea of Vincent carrying a heavy weight connected to death.[23] While other characters were given simple costumes in Advent Children, Vincent was given something more complex. Nomura felt that changing his design to something complicated would "conflict with his personality," which is relatively straightforward, and he was thus given attire consisting of "various, complex parts."[21] His cloak was difficult to animate due to it being very organic; the overall complexity of Vincent's design led to his scenes being "especially hard to create."[21] These scenes were constantly being adjusted so as "to convey [their] elusive nature of seemingly having shape, but not." These adjustments concluded six months before the films completion.[21]
Vincent was chosen as the protagonist of Dirge of Cerberus due to his strong connections to the setting of Final Fantasy VII and the room available for expanding on his background.[24] Due to the staff's desire to make Dirge a shooter, Vincent was also chosen because of his weaponry, while his transformations into different type of beasts in the original Final Fantasy VII was something the staff wanted to work into the gameplay.[25] For the game, Nomura redesigned Vincent's gun in the same way that Cloud's Buster Sword was redesigned for Advent Children, so as to demonstrate that Vincent is the protagonist of the game.[24] The gun was named Cerberus in reference to the multi-headed hound with the same name from Greek and Roman mythology; the gun has three barrels as Cerberus has three heads.[24]
The character has received primarily positive reviews by video games publications. In GameSpot's article "The History of Final Fantasy", Vincent was comically referred to as the Final Fantasy VII character who female players found to be "the most alluring undead man they've ever met."[26] GameSpot writer Greg Mueller regarded Vincent as one of "the more interesting characters from Final Fantasy VII," and liked how Dirge of Cerberus was focused on him and explained his origins more clearly.[27] His character design and abilities have been praised by GameSpy's Justin Speer, who felt that with such traits he "capably steps into a leading role" of Dirge of Cerberus.[28] IGN's Jeremy Dunham had a similar opinion, noting that Vincent "is exposed pretty convincingly here."[29]
On the other hand, Eurogamer's Rob Fahey criticized Vincent as not being familiar enough to players, even to those who played the original Final Fantasy VII, to warrant his role as protagonist in Dirge of Cerberus. However, Fahey still recognized him as very popular character, commenting that he is one of the most common characters from Final Fantasy VII to be featured in fan fiction and fan art.[30] Although RPGamer's Michael "CactuarJoe" Beckett said that Vincent was one of the "less well-developed" characters from Final Fantasy VII, he found his development in Dirge of Cerberus to be satisfying.[31] According to GamesRadar, Dirge of Cerberus focused on developing Vincent due to his lack of backstory in Final Fantasy VII, and regarded the mobile phone spin-off as "Vincent fanservice instead of FFVII canon."[32]
In IGN's 2008 list top ten Final Fantasy VII characters, Vincent was given an honorable mention by Dave Smith.[33] He received praise for his "striking" character design, as well as the fact that "FFVII's 3D engine made his shape-shifting Limit Breaks some surprisingly scary stuff."[33] He has been held as an example of the recurring character categories of "The Kickass Quiet Guy" by 1UP.com[34] and "The Brooding Pretty Boy" by GamesRadar.[35] In 2013, Vincent was included among the ten most notable vampire characters in video games by Gergo Vas of Kotaku.[36] That same year, Gus Turner Complex ranked Vincent as the 13th greatest Final Fantasy character of all time.[37]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c "Voices of Vincent Valentine". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ Square (September 7, 1997). "Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation. SCE America.
Vincent: To wake me from the nightmare... Who is it?! .... Never seen you before. You must leave.
- ^ Square (1997-09-07). "Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation. SCE America.
Vincent and Cloud: You know Sephiroth? / Vincent: You Start first.
- ^ Square (1997-09-07). "Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation. SCE America.
Vincent: Wait! If I go with you will I meet Hojo? / Cloud: Dunno. But we're after him and Sephiroth. So, I guess sooner or later... / Vincent: Lucrecia... All right. I've decided to go with you.
- ^ a b Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania (Revised Edition) (in Japanese). Square-Enix. 2009. pp. 68–71. ISBN 978-4-7575-2560-3.
- ^ Square (September 7, 1997). "Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation. SCE America.
Vincent:This body is... the punishment that's been given to me... I was unable...... to stop Professor Gast and Hojo... And Lucrecia... I was unable to stop them... All that I was able to do was watch... That is my punishment...
- ^ Square (September 7, 1997). "Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation. SCE America.
Lucrecia: I wanted to disappear... I couldn't be with anyone... I wanted to die... But the Jenova inside me wouldn't let me die... Lately, I dream a lot of Sephiroth... My dear, dear child. Ever since he was born I never got to hold him, even once... Not even once. You can't call me his mother... That... is my sin... Back!! Stay back!! Vincent... Won't you please tell me? / Vincent: ......What? / Lucrecia: Is Sephiroth still alive? I heard he died five years ago. But I see him in my dreams so often... And, I know that physically, like myself, he can't die so easily. Please, Vincent tell me...... / Vincent: Lucrecia... Sephiroth is dead...
- ^ Tetsuya Nomura (Director) (September 14, 2005). Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (DVD). Square Enix.
- ^ On the Way to a Smile: Final Fantasy VII (in Japanese). Square-Enix. 2009. ISBN 4-7575-2462-5.
- ^ Square Enix (August 15, 2006). "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation 2.
Vincent: Reeve. Who were those men? / Reeve: Deepground soldiers. / Vincent: Deepground? / Reeve: Yes. The shadow of the Shinra Company, constructed by the former president and completely hidden from the rest of the world. / Vincent: Constructed? / Reeve: His goal was to create an army of superhuman warriors--not once letting morality interfere. The man you met earlier, Azul, is also a member of Deepground. But, he belongs to an elite unit known as the Tsviets.
- ^ Square Enix (August 15, 2006). "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation 2.
Rosso: So you're Vincent Valentine. Keeper of the Protomateria. / Vincent: Protomateria? / Rosso: Yes. The key to controlling Omega. We know you have it.
- ^ Square Enix (August 15, 2006). "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation 2.
Hojo: If the Chaos within you was born of a tainted Lifestream, then the almighty Omega would be born of a pure one. So I had my minions gather up the "uncontaminated" to create a stream of refined mako, thus awakening Omega inside me. /.../ Hojo: Only a scientist of my caliber is worthy to become one with Omega and leave this planet for the stars!
- ^ Square Enix (August 15, 2006). "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII". PlayStation 2.
Vincent: Lucrecia. Everything's alright now. Omega and Chaos have returned to the planet. Thank you. It was you. You were the reason I survived.
- ^ "Ehrgeiz Hints & Cheats". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ Kingdom Hearts Ultimania: Revised Edition (in Japanese). Japan: Square Enix. 2002. ISBN 4-7575-1349-6.
- ^ "Dirge of Cerberus at SE Store" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ "Action Figure at SE Store" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania (Revised Edition) (in Japanese). Square-Enix. 2009. pp. 8–13. ISBN 978-4-7575-2560-3.
- ^ Studio BentStuff, ed. (2005). Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω (in Japanese). Square-Enix. p. 523. ISBN 4-7575-1520-0.
- ^ Studio BentStuff, ed. (2005). Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω (in Japanese). Square-Enix. p. 528. ISBN 4-7575-1520-0.
- ^ a b c d SoftBank, ed. (2006). Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Reunion Files (in Japanese and English). Square-Enix. p. 48. ISBN 4-7973-3498-3.
- ^ SoftBank, ed. (2006). Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Reunion Files (in Japanese and English). Square-Enix. p. 49. ISBN 4-7973-3498-3.
- ^ Knight, Sheila (2003). "Tetsuya Nomura 20s". FLAREgamer. Retrieved April 13, 2006.
- ^ a b c Dirge of Cerberus Official Complete Guide (in Japanese). Square-Enix. 2006. ISBN 978-4-7575-1622-9.
- ^ Cheng, Justin (May 19, 2005). "E3 2005: Yoshinori Kitase Interview". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "The History of Final Fantasy". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ Mueller, Greg (2006-08-15). "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Speer, Justin (May 11, 2006). "GameSpy: Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Preview". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ Dunham, Jeremy (August 11, 2006). "IGN: Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ Fahey, Rob (November 16, 2006). "Eurogamer: Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Review". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ Beckett, Michael. "RPGamer: Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Review". RPGamer. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ Glasser, AJ (March 5, 2008). "Timeline: Final Fantasy VI". GamesRadar. Future plc. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Final Fantasy VII: Top 10 Characters". IGN. IGN Entertainment. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Sharkey, Scott. "Top 5 Final Fantasy Character Types". 1UP.com. UGO Networks. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ Barrat, Charlie. "The Top 7... Lazy Character Clichés". GamesRadar. Future plc. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ Vas, Gergo (January 28, 2013). "The Most Notable Vampires In Video Games". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Vincent Valentine — The 20 Greatest Final Fantasy Characters of All Time". Complex. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
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