OVA
Description
Rally Vincent, alternately known as Irene Vincent or Larry Vincent due to Japanese-English phonetic nuances, appears in multiple iterations. She first features in the 1989 OVA *Riding Bean* as a fair-skinned, blonde British woman. Partnering with driver Bean Bandit, she acts as his gunner on high-risk transport missions, presented with professional focus but minimal personal history.
The *Gunsmith Cats* manga and anime reimagine her as an American of Indian and English descent, with dusky skin, black hair, and dark blue eyes. Standing 5'7" to 5'8" and weighing 112–130 lbs, her past involves childhood trauma: her mother, opposed to firearms, was murdered during a robbery at her father's Chicago gun store, "Gunsmith Cat." Her father, an Olympic-level marksman, vanished pursuing the killers, leaving her independent. She falsified documents to list her age as 21 for legal firearm handling, though her actual age spans 19 in early stories to 23 by *Gunsmith Cats Burst*'s conclusion.
Professionally, she co-runs the struggling "Gunsmith Cats" gun shop with Minnie May Hopkins. To fund her search for her father and cover expenses, she works as a bounty hunter, gaining renown for non-lethal precision—such as disarming opponents by shooting their thumbs—earning monikers like "Thumb Snatcher." She maintains a moral code, refusing drug or human trafficking jobs while tolerating low-level organized crime. Her skills encompass master marksmanship (favoring firearms like the CZ-75, SIG P210, and Walther WA2000 sniper rifle), hand-to-hand combat, surveillance, and advanced driving, though Bean Bandit exceeds her driving ability. A near-fetishistic fascination with guns and muscle cars manifests, interpreted as sublimation for her lack of romantic or sexual engagement.
Her primary pursuit vehicle is a modified 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500, driven recklessly; she later replaces it with a Ford Mustang II Cobra after the original's destruction. Relationships include a protective dynamic with May and later thief Misty Brown, alongside wary respect for Bean Bandit following initial opposition during a drug-delivery bet. After locating her father—revealed as a vigilante—and resolving conflicts with crime lord Goldie, she retires from bounty hunting. By *Burst*'s end, she focuses on independent shooting practice while May and Misty pursue separate lives.
The *Gunsmith Cats* manga and anime reimagine her as an American of Indian and English descent, with dusky skin, black hair, and dark blue eyes. Standing 5'7" to 5'8" and weighing 112–130 lbs, her past involves childhood trauma: her mother, opposed to firearms, was murdered during a robbery at her father's Chicago gun store, "Gunsmith Cat." Her father, an Olympic-level marksman, vanished pursuing the killers, leaving her independent. She falsified documents to list her age as 21 for legal firearm handling, though her actual age spans 19 in early stories to 23 by *Gunsmith Cats Burst*'s conclusion.
Professionally, she co-runs the struggling "Gunsmith Cats" gun shop with Minnie May Hopkins. To fund her search for her father and cover expenses, she works as a bounty hunter, gaining renown for non-lethal precision—such as disarming opponents by shooting their thumbs—earning monikers like "Thumb Snatcher." She maintains a moral code, refusing drug or human trafficking jobs while tolerating low-level organized crime. Her skills encompass master marksmanship (favoring firearms like the CZ-75, SIG P210, and Walther WA2000 sniper rifle), hand-to-hand combat, surveillance, and advanced driving, though Bean Bandit exceeds her driving ability. A near-fetishistic fascination with guns and muscle cars manifests, interpreted as sublimation for her lack of romantic or sexual engagement.
Her primary pursuit vehicle is a modified 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500, driven recklessly; she later replaces it with a Ford Mustang II Cobra after the original's destruction. Relationships include a protective dynamic with May and later thief Misty Brown, alongside wary respect for Bean Bandit following initial opposition during a drug-delivery bet. After locating her father—revealed as a vigilante—and resolving conflicts with crime lord Goldie, she retires from bounty hunting. By *Burst*'s end, she focuses on independent shooting practice while May and Misty pursue separate lives.