<s>
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
is	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
game	O
antagonist	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
title	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
extensively	O
featured	O
in	O
promotional	O
material	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
capricious	O
and	O
mentally	O
unstable	O
character	O
who	O
antagonizes	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
main	O
character	O
Jason	B-Application
Brody	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
his	O
dark	O
psychological	O
mirror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
is	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
drug-addicted	O
wayward	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
community	O
of	O
the	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
who	O
betrayed	O
his	O
people	O
and	O
aligned	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
crime	O
boss	O
Hoyt	B-Application
Volker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
appearances	O
include	O
a	O
live-action	O
web	O
series	O
prequel	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Far	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
Experience	I-Application
,	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
title	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
VR	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Vaas	B-Application
:	I-Application
Insanity	I-Application
,	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
2021	O
title	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
a	O
villainous	O
character	O
who	O
is	O
comparable	O
in	O
stature	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
Vaas	O
is	O
portrayed	O
in	O
all	O
relevant	O
media	O
by	O
Canadian	O
actor	O
Michael	O
Mando	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
writer	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Jeffrey	O
Yohalem	O
,	O
is	O
credited	O
as	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
's	O
creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Yohalem	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
public	O
discourse	O
about	O
whether	O
video	O
games	O
are	O
good	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mental	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
about	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
gamification	O
"	O
in	O
society	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yohalem	O
wanted	O
to	O
examine	O
"	O
what	O
made	O
games	O
tick	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
examined	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
involvement	O
in	O
them	O
and	O
whether	O
these	O
experiences	O
are	O
enjoyable	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
or	O
whether	O
they	O
find	O
themselves	O
confronted	O
by	O
an	O
"	O
uncomfortable	O
development	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
archetype	O
represented	O
by	O
Vaas	O
,	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
who	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
knife	O
edge	O
between	O
sanity	O
and	O
mental	O
collapse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yohalem	O
opined	O
that	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
monologue	O
about	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
insanity	O
is	O
in	O
accord	O
with	O
the	O
philosophies	O
behind	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
design	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
"	O
perfectly	O
encapsulates	O
"	O
the	O
dark	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
which	O
the	O
writing	O
team	O
attempted	O
to	O
deconstruct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
was	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
original	O
vision	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
major	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yohalem	O
recalled	O
that	O
Vaas	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
lightning	O
rod	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
incredible	O
gravity	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
become	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
obsession	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
fandom	O
before	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
even	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
staff	O
originally	O
considered	O
creating	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
entertained	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
resurrecting	O
Vaas	O
,	O
but	O
abandoned	O
it	O
to	O
commit	O
to	O
a	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
with	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mando	O
became	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
when	O
he	O
auditioned	O
for	O
a	O
role	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Mr.	O
X	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mando	O
was	O
aware	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
taking	O
a	O
creative	O
risk	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
improvisation	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
met	O
with	O
approval	O
from	O
the	O
Ubisoft	O
staff	O
who	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
assessing	O
his	O
performance	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
animation	O
director	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
intrigued	O
by	O
Mando	O
's	O
creative	O
decision	O
for	O
his	O
audition	O
and	O
asked	O
the	O
casting	O
director	O
to	O
instruct	O
Mando	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
again	O
and	O
take	O
it	O
even	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mando	O
was	O
hired	O
following	O
the	O
audition	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
team	O
had	O
insisted	O
on	O
the	O
villain	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
being	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
physically	O
imposing	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
opens	O
with	O
montage	O
footage	O
of	O
player	O
character	O
Jason	B-Application
Brody	I-Application
holidaying	O
in	O
the	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
region	O
with	O
his	O
brothers	O
and	O
associates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
aligns	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
resistance	O
forces	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Rakyat	O
,	O
who	O
oppose	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
pirate	B-Application
group	O
in	O
an	O
armed	O
struggle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
 '	O
backstory	O
is	O
gradually	O
revealed	O
with	O
the	O
progression	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
narrative	O
:	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
he	O
became	O
addicted	O
to	O
drugs	O
introduced	O
to	O
Rook	O
Island	O
by	O
the	O
South	O
African	O
crime	O
boss	O
Hoyt	B-Application
Volker	I-Application
,	O
who	O
made	O
Vaas	O
his	O
right-hand	O
man	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
faction	O
terrorizing	O
the	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
and	O
his	O
men	O
assist	O
Volker	O
with	O
his	O
criminal	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
cannabis	O
cultivation	O
and	O
human	O
trafficking	O
,	O
while	O
inflicting	O
death	O
and	O
destruction	O
on	O
the	O
Rakyat	O
,	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
former	O
compatriots	O
who	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
his	O
estranged	O
sister	O
Citra	B-Application
Talugmai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
one	O
incident	O
,	O
Jason	O
attempts	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Liza	O
Snow	O
from	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
compound	O
and	O
is	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
trap	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
Vaas	O
,	O
but	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
with	O
her	O
through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
luck	O
and	O
sheer	O
grit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
features	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
Juan	O
,	O
talking	O
to	O
an	O
unnamed	O
smuggler	O
voiced	O
by	O
Michael	O
Mando	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
is	O
strongly	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
Vaas	O
,	O
who	O
somehow	O
survived	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
makes	O
his	O
first	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
post-launch	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Vaas	B-Application
:	I-Application
Insanity	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insanity	O
begins	O
at	O
the	O
climax	O
of	O
Jason	B-Application
Brody	I-Application
's	O
final	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Vaas	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
seemingly	O
stabbed	O
to	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
hallucination	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
his	O
sister	O
,	O
Citra	B-Application
Talugmai	I-Application
,	O
to	O
reconstruct	O
her	O
Silver	O
Dragon	O
Blade	O
to	O
win	O
her	O
approval	O
as	O
she	O
claims	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
he	O
can	O
escape	O
his	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
four-part	O
live	O
action	O
webseries	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Far	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
Experience	I-Application
,	O
which	O
stars	O
Mando	O
as	O
Vaas	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
promote	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Vaas	O
captures	O
and	O
tortures	O
to	O
death	O
fictionalized	O
versions	O
of	O
Christopher	O
Mintz-Plasse	O
and	O
his	O
cameraman	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
engaged	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
survival	O
challenge	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
that	O
inspired	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
appears	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
VR	O
,	O
a	O
2020	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
title	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
cooperatively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
find	O
themselves	O
marooned	O
by	O
Vaas	O
and	O
have	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
by	O
shooting	O
their	O
way	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
2021	O
tie-in	O
comic	O
series	O
called	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Rite	O
of	O
Passage	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
,	O
which	O
sees	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
villain	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
recounting	O
cautionary	O
tales	O
to	O
his	O
son	O
Diego	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
involves	O
an	O
account	O
of	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
childhood	O
years	O
and	O
the	O
retelling	O
of	O
his	O
eventual	O
"	O
downfall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
Book	O
of	O
Records	O
described	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
as	O
the	O
poster	O
character	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
at	O
2012	O
's	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
,	O
attendees	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
haircut	O
to	O
style	O
their	O
hair	O
like	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
mohawk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
run	O
of	O
lithographic	O
print	O
art	O
of	O
Vaas	O
by	O
artist	O
Ben	O
Oliver	O
for	O
customers	O
who	O
preordered	O
either	O
Assassin	O
's	O
Creed	O
III	O
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
from	O
the	O
GAME	O
concessions	O
stand	O
at	O
the	O
Eurogamer	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
European	O
players	O
could	O
also	O
purchase	O
the	O
Insane	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
all	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
launch	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Vaas	O
bobblehead	O
and	O
a	O
survival	O
skill	O
manual	O
for	O
usage	O
in	O
real	O
situations	O
of	O
danger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mando	O
's	O
reprisal	O
of	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Vaas	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	O
Vaas	B-Application
:	I-Application
Insanity	I-Application
earned	O
him	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
the	O
Great	O
White	O
Way	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Acting	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
became	O
a	O
viral	O
sensation	O
the	O
moment	O
he	O
was	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
E3	O
2011	O
trailer	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
noteworthy	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
fan	O
mod	O
reskins	O
player	O
character	O
Niko	O
Bellic	O
with	O
a	O
high-quality	O
,	O
bump-mapped	O
texture	O
that	O
recreates	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
character	O
model	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mando	O
wrote	O
in	O
a	O
2020	O
Reddit	B-Application
post	O
that	O
he	O
still	O
receives	O
recognition	O
by	O
appreciative	O
fans	O
in	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fascinated	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Vaas	O
was	O
almost	O
cut	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
entirely	O
,	O
Driver	O
argued	O
that	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
serendipitous	O
creation	O
changed	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
provided	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
iron-forged	O
identity	O
that	O
influences	O
everything	O
from	O
design	O
to	O
marketing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Edwards	O
from	O
PCGamesN	O
called	O
Vaas	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
industry	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
interesting	O
collaborations	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
Mando	O
's	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
believable	O
virtual	O
performance	O
since	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Alyx	O
Vance	O
in	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
highly	O
enjoyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaun	O
Prescott	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
considered	O
Vaas	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
fondly	O
remembered	O
villain	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
his	O
scary	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imogen	O
Donovan	O
from	O
Videogamer.com	O
called	O
Vaas	O
an	O
iconic	O
video	O
game	O
villain	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
“	O
flamboyant	O
,	O
intelligent	O
and	O
completely	O
insane	O
”	O
legacy	O
haunts	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
"	O
like	O
an	O
unfriendly	O
ghost	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
staff	O
described	O
Vaas	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
wonderfully	O
unhinged	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaas	O
placed	O
7th	O
on	O
a	O
2018	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
villains	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
with	O
staff	O
noting	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
"	O
poster	O
boy	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
despite	O
only	O
appearing	O
in	O
its	O
third	O
mainline	O
entry	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
publication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Bull	O
called	O
Vaas	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
scariest	O
video	O
game	O
villains	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
palpable	O
presence	O
and	O
unpredictability	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
making	O
villains	O
the	O
major	O
selling	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
going	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Kelli	O
Dunlap	O
from	O
Games	O
Foundation	O
concurred	O
that	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
characterization	O
evokes	O
a	O
problematic	O
stereotype	O
and	O
compared	O
him	O
to	O
Heath	O
Ledger	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Joker	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
Kefka	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
in	O
her	O
view	O
lacked	O
depth	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
character	O
development	O
because	O
their	O
motivations	O
are	O
entirely	O
defined	O
by	O
their	O
psychotic	O
tendencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
popular	O
fan	O
theory	O
about	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
that	O
Diego	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
,	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
a	O
young	O
Vaas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speculation	O
behind	O
the	O
theory	O
was	O
fueled	O
by	O
Mando	O
's	O
tease	O
of	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
via	O
a	O
Reddit	B-Application
post	O
,	O
Diego	B-Application
having	O
a	O
similarly	O
placed	O
scar	O
as	O
Vaas	O
in	O
his	O
live-action	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
observation	O
that	O
both	O
characters	O
wear	O
a	O
red	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fan	O
theory	O
was	O
debunked	O
in	O
2021	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Rite	O
of	O
Passage	O
,	O
which	O
unambiguously	O
differentiates	O
Diego	B-Application
from	O
Vaas	O
as	O
two	O
distinct	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
confirmation	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
narrative	O
director	O
Navid	O
Khavari	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
published	O
by	O
TheGamer	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Vaas	O
and	O
Citra	O
are	O
presented	O
as	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Rakyat	O
(	O
a	O
word	O
that	O
means	O
"	O
the	O
people	O
"	O
in	O
Indonesian	O
and	O
Malay	O
)	O
tribe	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
some	O
confusion	O
over	O
the	O
depiction	O
of	O
his	O
intended	O
cultural	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
Stewart	O
of	O
Game	O
Rant	O
also	O
remarked	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
accent	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
are	O
based	O
largely	O
on	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
Vaas	O
 '	O
way	O
of	O
talking	O
implies	O
that	O
he	O
grew	O
up	O
speaking	O
Latin	O
American	O
Spanish	O
,	O
unlike	O
his	O
sister	O
,	O
who	O
sounds	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
native	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
states	O
that	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
mystery	O
among	O
players	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
many	O
fan	O
theories	O
speculating	O
that	O
Vaas	O
must	O
have	O
spent	O
time	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
islands	O
in	O
his	O
youth	O
,	O
including	O
theories	O
assuming	O
that	O
Vaas	O
was	O
actually	O
Diego	B-Application
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
as	O
these	O
theories	O
are	O
attempts	O
to	O
reconcile	O
his	O
irregular	O
manner	O
of	O
speaking	O
with	O
his	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angga	O
Prawadika	O
Aji	O
,	O
a	O
lecturer	O
at	O
the	O
Airlangga	O
University	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
skin	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
group	O
led	O
by	O
Vaas	O
implied	O
their	O
identity	O
to	O
be	O
native	O
Rooks	O
Islanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
described	O
Vaas	O
as	O
"	O
decidedly	O
not	O
white	O
"	O
and	O
cited	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
media	O
where	O
the	O
hero	O
is	O
white	O
and	O
people	O
of	O
color	O
are	O
relegated	O
to	O
supporting	O
roles	O
or	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
defending	O
the	O
game	O
against	O
allegations	O
of	O
promoting	O
a	O
white	O
savior	O
narrative	O
,	O
Yohalem	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
foreign	O
player	O
character	O
Jason	B-Application
Brody	I-Application
was	O
not	O
originally	O
intended	O
by	O
Citra	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
tribe	O
's	O
ritual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Fox	O
,	O
Jr.	O
of	O
Paste	O
characterized	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
thrill-seeking	O
white	O
savior	O
protagonist	O
and	O
sociopathic	O
"	O
vaguely	O
ethnic	O
"	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pogue	O
also	O
observed	O
that	O
Vaas	O
criticises	O
Jason	B-Application
Brody	I-Application
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
integrate	O
into	O
Rakyat	O
culture	O
(	O
citing	O
this	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
mighty	O
whitey	O
"	O
trope	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Vaas	B-Application
:	I-Application
Insanity	I-Application
,	O
Vaas	O
asserts	O
his	O
native	O
identity	O
when	O
one	O
of	O
Hoyt	O
's	O
men	O
informs	O
him	O
and	O
three	O
of	O
his	O
pirates	B-Application
that	O
Hoyt	O
wants	O
them	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
operation	O
by	O
"	O
clearing	B-Application
"	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
the	O
indigenous	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ross	O
remarked	O
that	O
Vaas	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
both	O
scarred	O
and	O
mentally	O
ill	O
.	O
Georgia	O
Hinterleitner	O
states	O
that	O
while	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
several	O
mad	O
antagonists	O
,	O
Vaas	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
himself	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
mainly	O
interested	O
in	O
his	O
kidnapping	O
victims	O
for	O
money	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
becomes	O
almost	O
immediately	O
clear	O
that	O
his	O
criminal	O
activities	O
double	O
as	O
a	O
convenient	O
outlet	O
for	O
his	O
deeply	O
warped	O
personality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hinterleitner	O
compares	O
Vaas	O
to	O
Kefka	O
Palazzo	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
as	O
their	O
unstable	O
natures	O
are	O
both	O
based	O
on	O
very	O
old	O
and	O
common	O
ideas	O
of	O
mental	O
illness	O
which	O
establish	O
a	O
direct	O
link	O
between	O
madness	O
,	O
evil	O
,	O
and	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
,	O
John	O
Young	O
characterized	O
Vaas	O
as	O
a	O
gonzo	O
alpha	O
male	O
.	O
</s>
