After nearly being killed by Sean Sonus, Vincent survived due to the particle accelerator explosion and upon becoming a meta-human with the ability to regenerate much faster than normal humans, he began a crusade against criminals as the masked vigilante publicly nicknamed, aptly, Vigilante. Vincent was killed by Laurel Lance on February 1, 2018. Before becoming a meta-human vigilante, Vincent was considered to be a good person. After becoming a vigilante, Vincent became extremely violent, cruel and ruthless, even towards criminals who had only committed minor offenses. He is also willing to kill criminals in cold blood, even if they have not physically harmed anyone. Vincent claims that he was exactly like Oliver Queen only more effective, which was not entirely without merit given how similar his methods are to Oliver's when the latter was starting out, particularly a murderous "no mercy" attitude towards criminals.
Publication Information
- Arrow : Vincent Sobel
- Version : Arrow 2016
- Alter Ego : Vince, Vinny
- Multiverse : Earth One
- Known As : Criminal
- Type :
- Related : Dinah Drake : Boyfriend and Former Partner
- Affiliation :
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Earth One
- Season : Arrow
- First Appeareance : Arrow Season 5 Episod 1 : Legacy
- Last Appeareance :
- Number of Appeareance :
- Potrayer :
- Voice Actor : Mick Wingert : Voice As Vigilante
- Main View : Full Episod
Undercover and apparent death
Vincent Sobel was the lover of Dinah Drake; an highly skilled manufacturer, he used to make little boxes with paper roses for her. Vince and Dinah both worked together at the CCPD as partners and they never told anyone about the relationship between them, even to their captain David Singh. In 2013, Dinah, under the guise of Tina Boland, was kidnapped by a criminal named Sean Sonus whilst undercover. Two weeks later, Vincent was kidnapped by Sonus as well. He was brought to Tina, where Sonus pointed a gun to his head, wanting to kill him in front of her.
Beginning of his vigilante activities
Emerging as a vigilante after Genesis Day, Vincent, known publicly as "Vigilante", tried to stop Triad gun running deals, and also tried to stop their money laundering through Star City Trust Bank. These actions brought the attention of Felicity Smoak who was researching Star City vigilantes.
Antagonism with the Green Arrow
After the Spooky Crew, a gang of skull-masked criminals, began robbing banks, Vigilante went after them. During their heist at Star City National Bank, he killed Rickie Jenkins. That night, they hit Star City Allied Bank. However, before Vigilante could kill any of them, Team Arrow intervened, with Green Arrow asserting his opposition to what Vigilante was doing, causing the latter to quickly escape. Later on, he targeted the Papp Motel, where the leader of the gang, Eric Dunn, was recovering. Unfortunately for Vigilante, the Green Arrow was there, and he kept Dunn safe, not being affected by any of Vigilante's bullets.
Targeting Mayor Queen
When Oliver Queen faced impeachment, Vigilante decided to target him for supposedly being corrupt and prepared his weapons, not knowing Oliver was secretly Green Arrow. He attacked Oliver's limo by shooting it, causing it to flip, telling the others in the limo that if Oliver surrendered he'd let them live. He was attacked by Dinah and Thea Queen but he managed to subdue them. Oliver faced him and Vigilante shot him, but Oliver dodged and cops arrived, so Vigilante told him he had one more day to live.
Targeting Councilwoman Pollard
Vigilante emerged again, to try to kill Emily Pollard for also supposedly being corrupt after her crafting and supporting anti-vigilante legislation. He first attempted to kill her with a sniper rifle, but Dinah Drake saw him and pushed her out of the way. He was caught on video camera, allowing Team Arrow to know he was back. When he attempted to sneak into Pollard's apartment, he was spotted by Dinah again, in which he tried to escape, realizing he couldn't escape in time, he attempted to raise a weapon at her but she used her Canary Cry to destroy his googles.
Working with Cayden James
Vincent continued to send messages to Dinah all the time, eventually Dinah agreed to meet him and he wanted to be with her. She refused him and told him to leave Star City or next time she will take him down. Unknown to her, the conversation was watched by Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak and John Diggle, which caused a confrontation which ultimately led to Dinah leaving Team Arrow. Dinah contacted Vincent and she told him that she needed a friend, unknown to her, he has been working with Cayden James as he and the Cabal have been watching Dinah and Team Arrow for months.
Alternate reality
When the Legion of Doom used the Spear of Destiny to rewrite reality, Damien Darhk became the mayor of Star City. In this reality, Vigilante tried to oppose his rule and was killed for it. His mask was placed in his office beside other vigilantes and heroes who Darhk had killed and kept their masks as trophies.
Legacy
Vincent's death at the hands of Laurel Lance, served as the catalyst; that resulted in Dinah Drake returning to her ruthless and destructive ways once again.
Vincent Sobel (Vigilante)
- Vincent Sobel (Vigilante)
- After becoming a vigilante, Vincent became extremely violent, cruel and ruthless, even towards criminals who had only committed minor offenses. He is also willing to kill criminals in cold blood, even if they have not physically harmed anyone. Vincent claims that he was exactly like Oliver Queen only more effective, which was not entirely without merit given how similar his methods are to Oliver's when the latter was starting out, particularly a murderous "no mercy" attitude towards criminals.
- Meta-human physiology : After Vincent was struck by the energy of the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator, this altered his DNA and supercharged his cells, augmenting his physiology and to access his powers.
- Accelerated healing factor : Vincent had the ability to heal at a much faster and more efficient rate than normal humans, as his body could heal from severe and even fatal injuries such as a bullet to the head.
- Computer hacker: Vincent had at least basic computer hacking skills.
- Intimidation : Vincent was shown to effectively terrorize people, both his enemies and unwilling allies like a gun shop owner.
- Master combatant / Martial artist : Vincent was shown to have excellent combat skills as Vigilante.
- Expert marksman : Vincent prefers guns and rifles as his favorite type of weapons, and has great proficiency
- Peak of human physical condition : Vincent was in top physical condition and well-trained
- Stealth : Vincent was shown to have great skills in stealth, being able to sneak closely to Mr. Terrific and Artemis, silently defeat both of them.
- High tolerance for pain : Vincent had a high tolerance for pain, as he forcefully pulled his hand out of handcuffs causing it to bleed and was barely fazed.
- Skilled in using morse code : Vincent was familiar enough and able to construct morse code messages without having to look it up.
- Vigilante suit: Vincent's suit is comprised of black leather and computerized orange goggles that resemble ski goggles.
- Heckler / Koch MP5K : Vincent's main submachine gun.
- FN SCAR-L : Vincent's main assault rifle with a mounted FN MK 13 Mod 0 grenade launcher.
- Glock 17 : Vincent's main sidearm.
- Nemesis Arms Vanquish : A suppressed sniper rifle.
- Bola : Vincent used a bola to subdue Dinah during his first assasinsttion attempt on Oliver Queen
