@ami_angelwings Took me a minute, but I came up with a definite #FavCharacterV choice: Vincent, the French mercenary who ends up working alongside the main character, Sam, in the film Ronin from 1998. Jean Reno's always had a knack for playing the affable but believably dangerous type, and he plays off of Robert De Niro perfectly here. It's a great movie, one I revisit every few years.

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In 3rd place for #FavCharacterV, who would have been the third detective on my list had I chosen her (Near & Tsubasa being the other 2): Victorique de Blois from Gosick.

Basically she's Sherlock Holmes as a teenage gothic lolita. >_> She even has a pipe for no reason, and an addiction to sweets instead of opium. She's brilliant and can solve any mystery but can also be extremely self-centered and bratty.

The only reason I didn't pick her as my choice is probably because I find her "Watson" to be very annoying, and I can't get him screaming "VIC-TOR-REE-KA" constantly out of my head >_>

Also the show is a bit weird, and she has a kind of strange supernatural background, & a genetic excuse why she's always going to look like a little girl no matter how old she is.

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in 2nd place for #FavCharacterV, the hero of one of my favourite video games of all time:

Vyse from Skies of Arcadia. During a period where most JRPG protagonists were sullen, troubled, or too cool for school, Vyse is an old school "just want to help" good guy. Interested in exploration, helping others, and never giving up hope, Vyse is the heart of Skies, and despite being so "we can do it" that he can be corny at times, the story is driven by his positive attitude. Skies is a pretty dark world that gets darker, and he inspires a lot of characters to be their best selves, to look past vengeance, and to even switch sides.

And at the end, when HE'S feeling hopeless, they pay it all back <3

Also, he ends up in a bisexual thrupple solving the love triangle JRPG trope.

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I actually had a very hard time trying to decide between my 3 Vs because they're so different, but I love all 3. I think I've decided but I'm going to do runner ups to talk about the other 2 also.

So my #FavCharacterV is Vetra Nyx from Mass Effect: Andromeda. A hot Turian smuggler who I immediately fell for because of how cool and confident she was when she introduced me to the Tempest and also bribed the guy to let us lift off. She's working for a better life for her sister, Sid, who is adorable, and she's also vulnerable and sensitive underneath her cool cocky exterior. And she hates cops and Liam which makes her even better in my book (she even calls Liam a cop at one point which I was like YES). Oh and she has cool skills.

I romanced her and didn't regret it.

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I remembered Vivi Ornitier, the goofy black mage from Final Fantasy IX. It’s been many years but the combination of his cute looks with the seriousness and poignancy of his story have endured. Finding the village of black mages was a high point in that game for me.

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Victor the Cleaner from La Femme Nikita

While the movie is supposed to have themes about how espionage work destroys the self and one's humanity, shit doesn't get real until this guy shows up. Jean Reno does a magnificent job of portraying him as a man who has sacrificed his humanity for duty, and doesn't even occur to try to reclaim it until he knows it's too late.

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@ami_angelwings Vivian from Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door! She's very sweet and a strong team member in a great game.

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#QuestionOfTheDay #FavCharacterAtoZ

Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first/given/personal name begins with the letter "V"?

Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.

Include the hashtag #FavCharacterAtoZ and #FavCharacterV to it so that we can sort the answers easily.

NOTE: you can always participate in previous letters too (A-U). Or just do the ones you want. Their hashtags are #FavCharacterA #FavCharacterB, etc

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