Character Profile: Vincent Volaju

Vincent is a man plagued by mystery. From what can be gathered from the "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" (or "Knocking on Heaven's Door"), Vincent was an experiment in a project. Vincent states to Faye "There were no enemies, no allies in that war, just guinea pigs." Vincent and the rest of his team were brought to Titan as test subjects for "Nano-Machines" that, disguised as lymphocytes, would enter the body, reproduce, eat you away, kill you, and then leave the body as protein. Now, at the same time Rhajid (a man Spike met) says that the nano-machines also cause a hallucination making you see light in the shape of butterflies.

Vincent is still alive because he injected himself with counter nano-machine, that work just like the nano-machines but they go through and destroy any nano-machines. Vincent stole the nano-machines (which are inside the tiny marble things in the movie) from the Cherious Medical Pharmaceutical Company, the same place Electra works for.

Vincent is trying to find the door to heaven, so he can get out of what he believes is his purgatory, as well as regain his memory of his past, and where the butterflies came from. He deviously plans an attack during a Halloween Parade, where nano-machines would be set off in the center of the parade and force millions of bodies to break down. And due to Vincent's own counter nano-machines, he would still live.

But his plans are stopped by the combined efforts of Spike Spiegal, Faye Valentine, Jet Black, and Electra herself. Vincent is most commonly known for actually defeating Spike in a hand to hand (gun to gun) combat on a rail train, and nearly killing Spike in the process.

In the end, after a brutal battle with Spike atop of a tower, Vincent is shot by Electra during a gun to gun standoff. It was unfortunate for Vincent that after he had pointed his gun to Electra, and Electra's trigger was already pulled....that Vincent's memory returned to him and he realized there was no door. His final words to Electra before his dying breathe... "The only time I truly felt alive was when I was with you...it's good to see you one last time"

The Scientists know Vincent is alive, but they are trying to cover up the nano-machines... because of a thing in the movie known as the "Amsterdam Treaty" which made nano-weapons illegal. So the Cherious Medical people would do anything to cover up any leaks. Electra knew about Vincent still being alive, but did not know that he lost his memory. She also had been working for the same government division prior to his death. She had contact with him once, that is how she too has the Counter nano machines.