Seven - Vincent Cale

...on the subject of obfuscating stupidity, enter Vincent Cale. Vincent was a Solar Exalt, an archer, assassin, ostrich-riding woodsman, bumbling idiot and fantastic supreme ultimate genius. He was one of the most intelligent people in the world, but since he grew up in the forest with barely any human interaction, it took a while before his smarts manifested – and when they did, it was perhaps the most astonishing transformation of a character, ever.

The Vincent Cale that stepped onto the stage in the first session was an angry young man, seeking revenge for the murder of his father. During his journey, he learned that he was the Bronze Falcon, the reincarnated King of the East, and accepted his duties with... well, I would say grace, but Vincent was never graceful. In fact, his most interesting trait may have been his crippling inability to look or sound cool; he was terrible with words, something which his player committed to one hundred and ten percent.

What makes Vincent iconic is his smarts and savvy, coupled with his inability to apply them. Many other characters have followed in his footsteps – but Vincent's brilliant mind and terrible luck became a hallmark for his player, whose characters are often geniuses with crippling weaknesses.

Vincent was an Exalt, so it's really hard to pick just one moment from his career – but his most defining stunt ever was probably that one time where he got shot in the spine 17 times, only to perform surgery on himself, fashioning an artificial spine out of his appendix. It combines both his limitless intelligence, and his limitless lousy luck: He fired the 17 shots himself.