Vincent (Beauty and the Beast)
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| Name: | Vincent, Vincent Wells |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
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Vincent is a character in both Beauty and the Beast (TV) and Beauty & the Beast (CW).
1987 Vincent
1987 Vincent: Brief Canon Overview
1987 Vincent: The Epitome of a Man
1987 Vincent: His Last Name
Many fans have chosen to use "Wells" as Vincent's last name. This, however, is fanon.
In June 1988 at Space Trek, Ron Perlman stated in an interview conducted for Beauty and The Beast (Beauty and the Beast fanclub newsletter) that "Vincent doesn't have a last name that I'm aware of. It may come out that he does." [2]
In June 1988 at Space Trek during Perlman's Q&A session on stage, a fan asked him about the last name. She reported that "Vincent's last name? "Gugglioni", according to Mr. Perlman in a penchant for an Italian ancestry..." [3]
1987 Vincent: Pairings
The vast amount of fanworks are about Vincent/Catherine.
There is a small amount of Vincent/Diana.
There is a very, very tiny handful of other pairings, including at least one slash story (see the much-maligned Black Cover).
1987 Vincent: His Voice
Many, many fans commented on Vincent's voice.
[1988]: Wouldn't you just love to be the recipient of one of those sumptuous hugs? Wouldn't you love to hear that voice whispering your name? [4]
[1988]: Who wouldn't fall for a dude with a build like that, a penchant for wearing Terminally Romantic Shirts, and a voice of that timbre reading Shakespearean sonnets? Get real. The whole thing looks pretty obvious to me. But then I'm still trying to figure out why anyone with more than two connected brain cells would want to have anything to do with Bruce Willis. [6]
[1988]:I turned the lights down low and the volume on the set up. Balancing a plate of take-out Chinese on one knee, I settled back into my favorite chair and prepared myself to be entertained. The music stirred. His voice floated out into the room, deep and melodious. I was definitely in the mood to be carried off to some far away place. And carried off I was.[8]
[1994]: Vincent's voice could melt anyone's heart! [9]
[2008]: I mean, come on, what woman doesn’t melt every time Ron Perlman speaks? [10]
1987 Vincent: Vincent: More Beast or More Human?
There has been a lot of fan discussion about Vincent's genetic make-up: is he more man than beast (and what beast?), an alien? What are the implications of each reality?
See more at Vincent: The Beast and Beast-Out.
1987 Vincent: Example Art
Art: Very Beastly
from Carousel of Dreams #1, artist is Star (1990)
from Choices, artist is Mary Ellen Nicosia (1991)
from A Secret Place #5, artist is Judy Ley
from Heartsounds #3, artist is Lynne Gutshall
from Tunnel Visions #3, artist is Sharon Reynolds
from What Light Through Yonder Window #1, artist is Lynette Combs
from She Walks in Beauty #3, artist is Catherine DeMasque
Art: Very Fabio-y
Vincent Wells as a vision in beefcake a la Fabio:
from A Future Too Late, artist is Anna M. Deavers (1989)
from One Day, A Rapture, artist is Beth Blighton (1989)
from Heartsounds #2, artist is Lynne Gutshall (1990)
from Wishes and Dreams #2, artist is Kriss Farver
artist is Karyl Weldon?, from A Life Without Limits #2 (1991)
from Magic Windows, artist is Barbara Gipson (1991)
from Below the Belt, artist is Rosemarie Hauer (1995)
from Sleepless in Providence, artist is Beth Blighton (1995)
from All Things are Possible #7, artist is Sandy Shelton (1996)
from Thy Sweet Love Remember'd , artist is Sandy Tew (2011)
Art: Very Young
artist is Beth Blighton, from Wildheart, "Heaven Lies About Us in Our Infancy," graphite pencil, reprinted from Destiny #2 (though the zine incorrectly says #1) (1990)
artist is Beth Blighton, from Wildheart, "Grrr," charcoal, portrays Vincent and Father (1990)
artist is Beth Blighton, from Wildheart, portrays Vincent and his brother, Devin Wells, "The Birds and the Bees," charcoal (1990)
artist is Beth Blighton, from Wildheart, "On the Edge of Seventeen," charcoal (1990)
from To Love Forever, artist is Rosemarie Hauer (1992)
from To Love Forever, artist is Rosemarie Hauer (1992)
from Faded Roses #3, artist is Terrie Smith, shows Vincent reading J.R.R. Tolkien (1991)
from Hopes and Dreams #8, artist is Renate Haller, portrays Vincent and Father (1993)
from Dreams of Long Ago, artist is P.S. Nim (1993)
from What Light Through Yonder Window #1, artist is Lynette Combs (1994)
from What Light Through Yonder Window #2, artist is Lynette Combs (1995)
from The Rose Journal, artist is Rosemarie Hauer (1996)
Art: Very Mundane
from Beauty & the Yeast, artist is P.S. Nim
Art: As a Father
Vincent as a father in artwork shows his physical ability to father children with Catherine, his tenderness (despite his claws and beastly ways) towards children, and his acceptance of parenthood. Fan art and fanfiction also often explores the topic of "will his children look more like Catherine (human) or more like himself (beast)?"
from Carousel of Dreams #1, artist is Susan Perry-Lewis (1990)
from All Things are Possible #2 (1991), artist is Pam Tuck
from Tunnel Visions #2, artist is Sharon Reynolds (1989)
from From the Tunnels #2, artist is Lisa Stubblefield (1990)
from Wildheart, artist is Beth Blighton (1990)
from Mirrors #4, artist is Beth Blighton (1991)
from The Spiral Staircase #3, artist is Pam Tuck (1991)
from The Spiral Staircase #4, artist is Mary Page (1991)
from Love Has Not Forgotten You, artist is Sandy C. Shelton (1992)
from A Tale of Two Kitties, artist is Barbara Gipson (1993)
from The Legacy, artist is Sandy C. Shelton (1993)
from Two of a Kind, artist is Rosemarie Hauer (1995)
Art: Different Vocations
as a sailor, from The Heart's Best Treasure (1992), artist is Teri Milliman
from Somewhere I Have Never Traveled: The Lovers' Journey , as a Canadian Mountie, artist is Jackie Kapke (2015)
1987 Vincent: Meta
- The Dual Nature or Dark Side of Vincent (1994)
- Vincent's Contradictions and Obstacles, or Just Exactly When Will We See That Lake, Vincent? (1994)
1987 Vincent: Fan Comments
See more fan comments about Vincent's appeal, his VOICE, his motivations, and more in the many letterzines.
[1990]:I'm one of those fans who firmly believe that they should have showed Catherine and Vincent realizing the full potential of their relationship. In a tasteful madder of course. I don't care what anyone says about Vincent's origins. No normal, red-blooded woman would be able to keep her hands off that gorgeous hunk for over two years.
[...]
Aside from all his physical attributes, Mr. Perlman has infused Vincent with a sense of loyalty, compassion, gentleness and love. What's not to like? Vincent has all the makings of every woman's fantasy. And of course there is also that sense of danger. Forbidden fruit so to speak. [11]
[2019:Vincent’s sex appeal was the talk of the town when the show premiered, and it’s not hard to see why: he’s a furry Fabio, a leonine Lord Byron, a hunky guy with the wardrobe of a medieval prince and the hair of Jon Bon Jovi. He reads poetry for fun. He gives his devotion freely and completely and asks for nothing in return. In an era in which romance had perhaps become mundane, even perfunctory, Vincent was demonstrative, attentive and overt in his affections – a knight in shining armour who scales buildings in the name of love. He is the melding of the mythic and the mortal, the non-toxic ne plus ultra of masculinity. He is basically the physical embodiment of those Ryan Gosling ‘hey girl, I respect you’ memes. In other words, he’s kind of the Ideal Man.
[...]
Though he comes in beastly trappings kitted out with medieval notions of chivalry, the real fantasy of Vincent is that he is a man who truly sees Catherine for who she is, listens to her intently, respects her deeply, and always has time for her. The fairy tale of the show is building an emotionally-mature relationship with a person who loves and respects you. But mixed in with that is the impossibility of such a person existing in real life. Vincent’s love is unconditional and indelible and, in many ways, his unerring devotion is unattainable to mere mortals, as Linda Hamilton attests: part of his appeal stems from the fact that he isn’t constrained by the mundanity of modern life’s demands. Vincent is the fabulously-coiffed, anti-capitalist magical stud-muffin you can only find Fridays at 8pm on CBS.[12]
2012 Vincent
2012 Vincent: Brief Canon Overview
"It centers on Catherine (Kreuk), a tough-minded NYPD Homicide Detective haunted by witnessing her mother’s murder 9 years ago and the killers’ quick demise at the hands of a Beast. After years of searching, Catherine finally finds the Beast, Vincent Koslow, the survivor of a military experiment that went disastrously wrong, and becomes the protector of his secret life as a bestial superhero." [13]
2012 Vincent: His Last Name
Vincent's last name in the 2017 series is "Vincent Koslow," which is an homage to Ron Koslow, the creator of the 1987 series.
2012 Vincent: Pairings
2012 Vincent: Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
References
- ^ Reader Too at Amazon.com about Love's Journey to Awakening (2008)
- ^ from Beauty and The Beast (Beauty and the Beast fanclub newsletter) v.1 n.3
- ^ from Passages #3
- ^ #1
- ^ from Once Upon a Time... Is Now/Issues 001-002 #1
- ^ from Once Upon a Time... Is Now/Issues 001-002 #1
- ^ from Once Upon a Time... Is Now/Issues 001-002 #1
- ^ from Once Upon a Time... Is Now/Issues 001-002 #1
- ^ from Chatterbox June 1994 (8)
- ^ an anonymous fan at Karen L. Haws's Storefront (via Wayback Machine)
- ^ from Something That Has Never Been #1 (1990
- ^ from Once Upon a Time is Now: Looking Back at Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990) (2019)
- ^ from Kristin Kreuk Cast in CW's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Series