Michael Vinson

Michael Vinson was a recurring character in the fifth season. He is portrayed by Mike Dopud and debuts in Shifting Sands.

Vinson is a prisoner aboard Eligius IV and is wakened by Shaw and Diyoza.

Early Life
Vinson is a serial killer. According to Shaw, he kept his victims' hands and feet as mementos. At one point he was caught, and he was one of the prisoners sent on the Eligius IV to an Asteroid Mining Penal Colony.

Throughout the Series
In Shifting Sands, Charmaine Diyoza asked Dr. Abigail Griffin to examine him. When Marcus Kane questions why Vinson is wearing a collar, Diyoza explains that Vinson has trouble controlling his "more primal urges". Diyoza than hands a collar remote to Kane. A bit later, Diyoza notices that Vinson has picked up a scalpel. She tells him to put it down and shocks him until he drops it. As she leaves, Diyoza tells Abby and Kane, "Keep your hands and feet away from his mouth and you should be fine."

In How We Get to Peace, Abby examines him. She discovers one of the abscess burst open due to the sound waves. She gets an idea to use sound waves to treat him but she requires more power. Vinson goes and retrieves one of the mining drills, however Abby says they need an engineer. Vinson goes to retrieve Raven Reyes in the church. Miles Shaw tries to stop Raven from going with him, but she goes anyway. After Raven increases power on Abby's machine, Abby successfully treats Vinson.

In Sic Semper Tyrannis, he is the building being used as doctors' office spying for Abby and Diyoza. He alerts them that Paxton McCreary is coming. Diyoza tells Vinson to hide the machine, he does and hides from McCreary. He then pretends to come in the front door when McCreary threatens Abby and Dioyza and asks if he is too early for his check-up and McCreary leaves.

In The Warriors Will, he helps Abby get her pills so that she doesn't die from withdrawal symptoms. However, the guards find out that he obtained the pills that McCreary confiscated and Vinson kills them brutally while Abby watches.

Personality
He is very polite and reserved, but underneath that he is a serial killer who can't control his urge to kill. He is also very smart.

Physical Appearance
Vinson is tall and strong. He has very short blonde hair, almost bald. He also wears rectangle black glasses.

Relationships
He feels a weakness for Abby.

Quotes

 * I know what it's like to need something.

Killed Victims

 * Unknown number of victims
 * 2 Eligius Prisoners

Notes and Trivia

 * His character was announced on December 19, 2017.
 * According to Vinson's X-ray scan, in How We Get to Peace, his first name is Michael.