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Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)

2026-04-13T22:33:19Z

Katie5000: Added an episode list.

{{Stub}}{{Disambig|Legato Bluesummers|about=the [[Stampede continuity]] iteration of the character}}{{Character Info
|img=Stargaze legato.png
|subj=Legato Bluesummers
|ja_va= [[Kouki Uchiyama]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=56091</ref>
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|last=TBD
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|hair=Cerulean Blue
|eye=Golden Yellow
|gender=Male
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'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Legato first appears in episode six, as part of Wolfwood's flashback. Wolfwood tries to escape from the Eye of Michael prison block by jumping out of a giant window, but he is caught mid-air and brutally crushed right before achieving freedom. When next we see him, he is in a holding cell whose doors part to reveal Legato. Legato tells Wolfwood he's working for the EoM now, despite his resistance. The two men verbally spar with each other, with Legato crushing Wolfwood into the floor in retaliation for being called a "blue-haired freak". He then presents Livio - the closest thing Wolfwood has to a brother - and says that if Wolfwood won't do the job, Livio has volunteered to do it instead. This at least gets Wolfwood working for Legato, albeit reluctantly.

In the present day, Legato has Livio target Vash aboard a sand steamer on its way to the city of July, knowing Wolfwood will protect Vash from harm. Legato's plan is to see whether Wolfwood will choose to protect Vash by killing Livio or spare Livio by allowing Vash to die. To up the ante, Legato uses telekinesis to break one of the drive shafts within the sand steamer and put it on a crash course with the Hopeland Orphanage - the place Wolfwood grew up.{{Storylink|Once Upon a Time in Hopeland}} Legato's reasoning is that if he can eliminate all emotional ties that Wolfwood has, then he can make Wolfwood into the perfect believer and a perfect instrument of Knives's plans. He is fixated on Wolfwood because Wolfwood has the rare physiological distinction of being highly receptive to the experimental drugs used on subjects of the Eye, with a grade of S+ - Wolfwood cannot simply leave the cult or die because more children would be taken from the orphanage until another like him is found. Legato is ultimately unsuccessful at crashing the sand steamer into the orphanage, nor does he secure Wolfwood's loyalty, but he orders Zazie to retrieve Livio's body, saying that he is still useful. {{Storylink|WOLFWOOD (episode)}}

Legato resurfaces two years after the destruction of July and resumes stealing Plants alongside some of the other Gung Ho Guns. These new Plants will be used to rehabilitate Knives, who exists solely as a nervous system in a stasis tank in the wake of his last fight with Vash. Legato and Elendira are excited for his eventual awakening, though another Gun, Midvalley, is not. Legato takes Midvalley along with him on another Plant-stealing mission in which he uses telekinesis to turn the targeted town's armed guard into pureé by cramming them all into a parked tanker truck through the hatch on top of it. Knives is eventually physically reconstituted, but one more ingredient is needed to awaken him fully: his brother Vash. Vash is currently residing on Ship 3, or "Home", with Luida, Brad, and the others, and a plan is hatched to break in and get him.

Legato and Grey the Ninelives volunteer to procure Vash after Midvalley is sent first and ends up defecting. Grey goes after the Plants onboard the ship and is confronted by Wolfwood. Vash meets up with Legato and confronts him, but won't kill him. Legato suspends Vash with his telekinetic powers and is about to leave when he notices Vash shakily raise his gun in spite of the forces being exerted upon him. This excites Legato, and momentarily forgetting about everything else, he decides to turn up the intensity of his telekinesis to see just how much Vash can handle before he breaks. He pushes Vash to the point where one of his black Plant wings begins to sprout before he is interrupted and neutralized by Elendira, whose nails bring him back to his senses. He apologizes, and she rebukes him. Vash is taken onboard the Ark and secured in a stasis tube next to Knives.

Vash is used to successfully re-awaken Knives, whose first act is to order that Vash be held prisoner on board the ship. Legato proceeds to use his telekinetic powers to suspend Vash for five entire months while Knives unsuccessfully interrogates him. Legato is naturally exhausted by this, which allows Wolfwood to get the drop on him and shoot him multiple times. Wolfwood then flees with Vash and manages to escape. Legato eventually catches up to Vash again and challenges him to one final fight. He has the upper hand for most of it, but in a brief moment of weakness, Vash is able to seize him from behind and expose the emblem on his arm, which appears to be the source of his powers. Wolfwood aims at it to destroy it, but both Wolfwood and Vash are immobilized by a burst of telekinetic energy. Legato has them both pinned, and tells Vash that he must kill him if he wants to save Wolfwood from being crushed to death. Vash holds out for as long as he can before resigning himself to fate and pulling the trigger. However, right as the bullet touches Legato's forehead, it is dissolved by none other than Knives himself, who descends to the scene to congratulate his brother for finally overcoming his absolute pacifism. Legato, for his part, is subsequently beheaded by Knives both for overstepping his bounds and for no longer being useful to Knives' plans. The cut by Knives' blade is so clean that as he dies, Legato is able to shed a single tear and declare that he can now be reborn.

==Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is very slender, with a toned physique. He has cerulean blue hair that's parted on the side, causing his long bangs to flop over his right eye.

Legato's outfit consists of white pants fastened at the waist with a belt and tucked into calf-high white boots. Tucked into the pants is a form-fitting black shirt, and over this shirt he wears a cropped white jacket with long sleeves. The right sleeve is normal, with a cuff at the wrist, but the left sleeve is fully enclosed, ending in a glove that has a pattern traced onto it in blue. The left sleeve also bears an emblem that looks like a spider with a skull-shaped body, and is topped with spikes in a fan shape.

===Personality===
Legato comes across as a sadist and sociopath. He is a fanatical devotee, striving to be like Knives in every way, including being cold and emotionless. However, every so often the mask will slip to reveal a man who is passionate and driven. He is devoted to Knives to the point of obsession, fully buying into the Eye of Michael's scripture describing Knives as an angel and referring to him as "beautiful", while regarding any opposition to him or his vision with disgust. Hypocritically, however, Legato's devotion borders upon jealousy and causes him to interfere with his master's plans. Like his master, Legato is prone to petulant violence when things don't go his way, despite regarding himself as above such emotional displays.

===Occupation===
Legato serves as the ''de facto'' leader of the Eye of Michael cult, using them to further Master Knives's agenda.

===Family===
He has no known family.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Wolfwood is that of a cruel master and personal enemy, particularly after the events on the sand steamer. His relationships to Conrad and Zazie are ones of grudging tolerance laced with contempt. He vacillates between loathing and idolizing Vash, seemingly jealous of the little brother his beloved master is so tirelessly focused on. He has no known lovers.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telekinesis ===
Legato has the ability to manipulate physical matter without physical contact. The series never reveals how he came by this ability - all he has said is that it isn't electrical or nerve impulses. One sleeve of his jacket has an emblem on it that may serve to amplify or enhance this power.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="100">
File:Malevolent ken doll.PNG|Legato.
File:Legato Hair.png|Don't talk about his hair.
File:Stargaze legato.png|In better lighting.
File:Licking his lips.png|Licking his lips.
File:Legato insanity.png|Monologuing.
File:Legato crushed.png|Shot by Elendira.
File:Legato hollering.png|Hollering at Vash.
File:Legato angry face.png|Looking irritated.
File:Hugging knives tank.png|Hugging Knives' stasis tank.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==
Unfortunately, Legato's backstory in ''Stampede'' & ''Stargaze'' is never revealed to the viewer. However, Takehiko Okishi, writer of ''Stamped''e's background, offers a strong hint about it in one of his tweets: unnatural hair colors like blue are a legacy of SEEDs passengers who underwent gene therapy to modify their appearances. These characteristics were merely intended to be fashionable and cosmetic and were not intended to be passed on, but children born on No Man's Land can still inherit them in extremely rare cases. Sadly, they subsequently become targeted for human trafficking and attract high prices on the slave market.<ref>https://twitter.com/TakeOxi/status/1639870472581165060</ref>

== Appearances==

===Trigun Stampede===

====Episodes====
* [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
* [[WOLFWOOD (episode)| WOLFWOOD]]

===Trigun Stargaze===

====Episodes====
* [[What A Wonderful World]]
* [[The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn]]
* [[The Hurt Locker]]
* [[Martyr]]
* [[I Miss You]] (briefly)

===Audio Dramas===

==References==
* https://www.trigun-anime.com (the character section)
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]

<references />
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)

2026-04-13T22:28:22Z

Katie5000: /* In Stampede */

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|subj=Legato Bluesummers
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'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Legato first appears in episode six, as part of Wolfwood's flashback. Wolfwood tries to escape from the Eye of Michael prison block by jumping out of a giant window, but he is caught mid-air and brutally crushed right before achieving freedom. When next we see him, he is in a holding cell whose doors part to reveal Legato. Legato tells Wolfwood he's working for the EoM now, despite his resistance. The two men verbally spar with each other, with Legato crushing Wolfwood into the floor in retaliation for being called a "blue-haired freak". He then presents Livio - the closest thing Wolfwood has to a brother - and says that if Wolfwood won't do the job, Livio has volunteered to do it instead. This at least gets Wolfwood working for Legato, albeit reluctantly.

In the present day, Legato has Livio target Vash aboard a sand steamer on its way to the city of July, knowing Wolfwood will protect Vash from harm. Legato's plan is to see whether Wolfwood will choose to protect Vash by killing Livio or spare Livio by allowing Vash to die. To up the ante, Legato uses telekinesis to break one of the drive shafts within the sand steamer and put it on a crash course with the Hopeland Orphanage - the place Wolfwood grew up.{{Storylink|Once Upon a Time in Hopeland}} Legato's reasoning is that if he can eliminate all emotional ties that Wolfwood has, then he can make Wolfwood into the perfect believer and a perfect instrument of Knives's plans. He is fixated on Wolfwood because Wolfwood has the rare physiological distinction of being highly receptive to the experimental drugs used on subjects of the Eye, with a grade of S+ - Wolfwood cannot simply leave the cult or die because more children would be taken from the orphanage until another like him is found. Legato is ultimately unsuccessful at crashing the sand steamer into the orphanage, nor does he secure Wolfwood's loyalty, but he orders Zazie to retrieve Livio's body, saying that he is still useful. {{Storylink|WOLFWOOD (episode)}}

Legato resurfaces two years after the destruction of July and resumes stealing Plants alongside some of the other Gung Ho Guns. These new Plants will be used to rehabilitate Knives, who exists solely as a nervous system in a stasis tank in the wake of his last fight with Vash. Legato and Elendira are excited for his eventual awakening, though another Gun, Midvalley, is not. Legato takes Midvalley along with him on another Plant-stealing mission in which he uses telekinesis to turn the targeted town's armed guard into pureé by cramming them all into a parked tanker truck through the hatch on top of it. Knives is eventually physically reconstituted, but one more ingredient is needed to awaken him fully: his brother Vash. Vash is currently residing on Ship 3, or "Home", with Luida, Brad, and the others, and a plan is hatched to break in and get him.

Legato and Grey the Ninelives volunteer to procure Vash after Midvalley is sent first and ends up defecting. Grey goes after the Plants onboard the ship and is confronted by Wolfwood. Vash meets up with Legato and confronts him, but won't kill him. Legato suspends Vash with his telekinetic powers and is about to leave when he notices Vash shakily raise his gun in spite of the forces being exerted upon him. This excites Legato, and momentarily forgetting about everything else, he decides to turn up the intensity of his telekinesis to see just how much Vash can handle before he breaks. He pushes Vash to the point where one of his black Plant wings begins to sprout before he is interrupted and neutralized by Elendira, whose nails bring him back to his senses. He apologizes, and she rebukes him. Vash is taken onboard the Ark and secured in a stasis tube next to Knives.

Vash is used to successfully re-awaken Knives, whose first act is to order that Vash be held prisoner on board the ship. Legato proceeds to use his telekinetic powers to suspend Vash for five entire months while Knives unsuccessfully interrogates him. Legato is naturally exhausted by this, which allows Wolfwood to get the drop on him and shoot him multiple times. Wolfwood then flees with Vash and manages to escape. Legato eventually catches up to Vash again and challenges him to one final fight. He has the upper hand for most of it, but in a brief moment of weakness, Vash is able to seize him from behind and expose the emblem on his arm, which appears to be the source of his powers. Wolfwood aims at it to destroy it, but both Wolfwood and Vash are immobilized by a burst of telekinetic energy. Legato has them both pinned, and tells Vash that he must kill him if he wants to save Wolfwood from being crushed to death. Vash holds out for as long as he can before resigning himself to fate and pulling the trigger. However, right as the bullet touches Legato's forehead, it is dissolved by none other than Knives himself, who descends to the scene to congratulate his brother for finally overcoming his absolute pacifism. Legato, for his part, is subsequently beheaded by Knives both for overstepping his bounds and for no longer being useful to Knives' plans. The cut by Knives' blade is so clean that as he dies, Legato is able to shed a single tear and declare that he can now be reborn.

==Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is very slender, with a toned physique. He has cerulean blue hair that's parted on the side, causing his long bangs to flop over his right eye.

Legato's outfit consists of white pants fastened at the waist with a belt and tucked into calf-high white boots. Tucked into the pants is a form-fitting black shirt, and over this shirt he wears a cropped white jacket with long sleeves. The right sleeve is normal, with a cuff at the wrist, but the left sleeve is fully enclosed, ending in a glove that has a pattern traced onto it in blue. The left sleeve also bears an emblem that looks like a spider with a skull-shaped body, and is topped with spikes in a fan shape.

===Personality===
Legato comes across as a sadist and sociopath. He is a fanatical devotee, striving to be like Knives in every way, including being cold and emotionless. However, every so often the mask will slip to reveal a man who is passionate and driven. He is devoted to Knives to the point of obsession, fully buying into the Eye of Michael's scripture describing Knives as an angel and referring to him as "beautiful", while regarding any opposition to him or his vision with disgust. Hypocritically, however, Legato's devotion borders upon jealousy and causes him to interfere with his master's plans. Like his master, Legato is prone to petulant violence when things don't go his way, despite regarding himself as above such emotional displays.

===Occupation===
Legato serves as the ''de facto'' leader of the Eye of Michael cult, using them to further Master Knives's agenda.

===Family===
He has no known family.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Wolfwood is that of a cruel master and personal enemy, particularly after the events on the sand steamer. His relationships to Conrad and Zazie are ones of grudging tolerance laced with contempt. He vacillates between loathing and idolizing Vash, seemingly jealous of the little brother his beloved master is so tirelessly focused on. He has no known lovers.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telekinesis ===
Legato has the ability to manipulate physical matter without physical contact. The series never reveals how he came by this ability - all he has said is that it isn't electrical or nerve impulses. One sleeve of his jacket has an emblem on it that may serve to amplify or enhance this power.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="100">
File:Malevolent ken doll.PNG|Legato.
File:Legato Hair.png|Don't talk about his hair.
File:Stargaze legato.png|In better lighting.
File:Licking his lips.png|Licking his lips.
File:Legato insanity.png|Monologuing.
File:Legato crushed.png|Shot by Elendira.
File:Legato hollering.png|Hollering at Vash.
File:Legato angry face.png|Looking irritated.
File:Hugging knives tank.png|Hugging Knives' stasis tank.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==
Unfortunately, Legato's backstory in ''Stampede'' & ''Stargaze'' is never revealed to the viewer. However, Takehiko Okishi, writer of ''Stamped''e's background, offers a strong hint about it in one of his tweets: unnatural hair colors like blue are a legacy of SEEDs passengers who underwent gene therapy to modify their appearances. These characteristics were merely intended to be fashionable and cosmetic and were not intended to be passed on, but children born on No Man's Land can still inherit them in extremely rare cases. Sadly, they subsequently become targeted for human trafficking and attract high prices on the slave market.<ref>https://twitter.com/TakeOxi/status/1639870472581165060</ref>

== Appearances==

===Trigun Stampede===

====Episodes====
* [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
* [[WOLFWOOD (episode)| WOLFWOOD]]

===Audio Dramas===

==References==
* https://www.trigun-anime.com (the character section)
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]

<references />
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)

2026-04-12T23:43:04Z

Katie5000: Added to the biography.

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|img=Stargaze legato.png
|subj=Legato Bluesummers
|ja_va= [[Kouki Uchiyama]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=56091</ref>
|en_va= [[Daman Mills]]<ref> https://twitter.com/DamanMills/status/1629584484655054848 </ref><ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=134672</ref>
|ja_kanji=レガート・ブルーサマーズ
|first=[[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
|last=TBD
|race=Human
|hair=Cerulean Blue
|eye=Golden Yellow
|gender=Male
|occupation=''de facto'' head of the Eye of Michael cult
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'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==

=== In Stampede ===
Legato first appears in episode six, as part of Wolfwood's flashback. Wolfwood tries to escape from the Eye of Michael prison block by jumping out of a giant window, but he is caught mid-air and brutally crushed right before achieving freedom. When next we see him, he is in a holding cell whose doors part to reveal Legato. Legato tells Wolfwood he's working for the EoM now, despite his resistance. The two men verbally spar with each other, with Legato crushing Wolfwood into the floor in retaliation for being called a "blue-haired freak". He then presents Livio - the closest thing Wolfwood has to a brother - and says that if Wolfwood won't do the job, Livio has volunteered to do it instead. This at least gets Wolfwood working for Legato, albeit reluctantly.

In the present day, Legato has Livio target Vash aboard a sand steamer on its way to the city of July, knowing Wolfwood will protect Vash from harm. Legato's plan is to see whether Wolfwood will choose to protect Vash by killing Livio or spare Livio by allowing Vash to die. To up the ante, Legato uses telekinesis to break one of the drive shafts within the sand steamer and put it on a crash course with the Hopeland Orphanage - the place Wolfwood grew up.{{Storylink|Once Upon a Time in Hopeland}} Legato's reasoning is that if he can eliminate all emotional ties that Wolfwood has, then he can make Wolfwood into the perfect believer and a perfect instrument of Knives's plans. He is fixated on Wolfwood because Wolfwood has the rare physiological distinction of being highly receptive to the experimental drugs used on subjects of the Eye, with a grade of S+ - Wolfwood cannot simply leave the cult or die because more children would be taken from the orphanage until another like him is found. Legato is ultimately unsuccessful at crashing the sand steamer into the orphanage, nor does he secure Wolfwood's loyalty, but he orders Zazie to retrieve Livio's body, saying that he is still useful. {{Storylink|WOLFWOOD (episode)}}

Legato resurfaces two years after the destruction of July and resumes stealing Plants alongside some of the other Gung Ho Guns. These new Plants will be used to rehabilitate Lord Knives, who exists solely as a nervous system in a stasis tank in the wake of his last fight with Vash. Legato and Elendira are excited for his eventual awakening, though Midvalley is not. Legato takes Midvalley along with him on another Plant-stealing mission in which he uses his telekinetic powers to turn the targeted town's armed guard into pureé by cramming them all into a parked tanker truck nearby. Knives is eventually physically reconstituted, but one more ingredient is needed to awaken him fully: his brother Vash. Vash is currently residing on Ship 5, or "Home", with Luida, Brad, and the others, and a plan is hatched to break in and get him.

Legato and Grey the Ninelives volunteer to procure Vash after Midvalley is sent and ends up defecting. Grey goes after the Plants onboard the ship and is intersected by Wolfwood. Vash meets up with Legato and confronts him, but won't kill him. Legato suspends and immobilizes Vash with his telekinetic powers, and is about to leave when he notices Vash shakily raise his gun in spite of the forces being exerted upon him. This excites Legato, and momentarily forgetting about everything else, he decides to turn up the intensity of his telekinesis to see just how much Vash can handle before he breaks. He pushes Vash to the point at which one of his black wings begins to sprout before he is interrupted and neutralized by Elendira, whose nails bring him back to his senses. He apologizes, and she rebukes him. Vash is taken onboard the Ark and secured in a stasis tube next to Knives.

Vash is used to successfully re-awaken Knives, whose first act is to order that Vash be held prisoner on board the ship. Legato proceeds to use his telekinetic powers to suspend Vash for five entire months while Knives unsuccessfully interrogates him. Legato is naturally exhausted by this, which allows Wolfwood to get the drop on him and shoot him multiple times. Wolfwood then flees with Vash. Legato eventually catches up to Vash again and challenges him to one final fight. He has the upper hand for most of it, but in a brief moment of weakness, Vash is able to immobilize him from behind and expose the emblem on his arm, which appears to be the source of his powers. Wolfwood aims at it to destroy it, but both Wolfwood and Vash are immobilized by a burst of telekinetic energy. Legato has them both pinned, and tells Vash that he must kill him if he wants to save Wolfwood from being crushed to death. Vash holds out for as long as he can before resigning himself to fate and pulling the trigger. However, right as the bullet touches Legato's forehead, it is dissolved by none other than Knives himself, who descends to the scene to congratulate his brother for finally overcoming his absolute pacifism. Legato, for his part, is subsequently beheaded by Knives both for overstepping his bounds (yet again) and for no longer being useful to Knives' plans. The cut by Knives' blade is so clean that as he dies, Legato is able to shed a single tear and declare that he can now be reborn.

==Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is very slender, with a toned physique. He has cerulean blue hair that's parted on the side, causing his long bangs to flop over his right eye.

Legato's outfit consists of white pants fastened at the waist with a belt and tucked into calf-high white boots. Tucked into the pants is a form-fitting black shirt, and over this shirt he wears a cropped white jacket with long sleeves. The right sleeve is normal, with a cuff at the wrist, but the left sleeve is fully enclosed, ending in a glove that has a pattern traced onto it in blue. The left sleeve also bears an emblem that looks like a spider with a skull-shaped body, and is topped with spikes in a fan shape.

===Personality===
Legato comes across as a sadist and sociopath. He is a fanatical devotee, striving to be like Knives in every way, including being cold and emotionless. However, every so often the mask will slip to reveal a man who is passionate and driven. He is devoted to Knives to the point of obsession, fully buying into the Eye of Michael's scripture describing Knives as an angel and referring to him as "beautiful", while regarding any opposition to him or his vision with disgust. Hypocritically, however, Legato's devotion borders upon jealousy and causes him to interfere with his master's plans. Like his master, Legato is prone to petulant violence when things don't go his way, despite regarding himself as above such emotional displays.

===Occupation===
Legato serves as the ''de facto'' leader of the Eye of Michael cult, using them to further Master Knives's agenda.

===Family===
He has no known family.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Wolfwood is that of a cruel master and personal enemy, particularly after the events on the sand steamer. His relationships to Conrad and Zazie are ones of grudging tolerance laced with contempt. He has yet to meet Vash in person, but it is implied his jealousy may extend to the little brother his beloved master is so tirelessly focused on. He has no known lovers.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telekinesis ===
Legato has the ability to manipulate physical matter without physical contact. The series has not yet revealed how he came by this ability - all he has said is that it isn't electrical or nerve impulses. One sleeve of his jacket has an emblem on it that may serve to amplify or enhance this power. It is unknown at this time if Legato can also manipulate minds.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="100">
File:Malevolent ken doll.PNG|Legato.
File:Legato Hair.png|Don't talk about his hair.
File:Stargaze legato.png|In better lighting.
File:Licking his lips.png|Licking his lips.
File:Legato insanity.png|Monologuing.
File:Legato crushed.png|Shot by Elendira.
File:Legato hollering.png|Hollering at Vash.
File:Legato angry face.png|Looking irritated.
File:Hugging knives tank.png|Hugging Knives' stasis tank.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==
Unfortunately, Legato's backstory in ''Stampede'' & ''Stargaze'' has never been revealed. However, Takehiko Okishi, writer of ''Stamped''e's background, offered a strong hint about it: unnatural hair colors like blue are a legacy of SEEDs passengers who underwent gene therapy to modify their appearances. These characteristics were merely intended to be fashionable and cosmetic and were not intended to be passed on, but children born on No Man's Land can still inherit them in extremely rare cases. Sadly, they subsequently become targeted for human trafficking and attract high prices on the slave market.<ref>https://twitter.com/TakeOxi/status/1639870472581165060</ref>

== Appearances==

===Trigun Stampede===

====Episodes====
* [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
* [[WOLFWOOD (episode)| WOLFWOOD]]

===Audio Dramas===

==References==
* https://www.trigun-anime.com (the character section)
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]

<references />
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)

2026-04-12T22:11:07Z

Katie5000:

File:Stargaze legato.png

2026-04-12T21:56:45Z

Katie5000: Exactly what it says on the tin. Legato as he looks in Trigun Stargaze.

== Summary ==
Exactly what it says on the tin. Legato as he looks in Trigun Stargaze.

File:Licking his lips.png

2026-04-12T21:56:01Z

Katie5000: Stargaze Legato licking his lips in anticipation.

== Summary ==
Stargaze Legato licking his lips in anticipation.

File:Legato insanity.png

2026-04-12T21:55:18Z

Katie5000: Stargaze Legato gesturing grandly while in the middle of a dramatic monologue.

== Summary ==
Stargaze Legato gesturing grandly while in the middle of a dramatic monologue.

File:Legato hollering.png

2026-04-12T21:54:33Z

Katie5000: Stargaze Legato hollering, "Vash the Stampeeeede!"

== Summary ==
Stargaze Legato hollering, "Vash the Stampeeeede!"

File:Legato crushed.png

2026-04-12T21:53:49Z

Katie5000: Stargaze Legato in the wake of almost crushing Vash. Elendira had to step in and stop him.

== Summary ==
Stargaze Legato in the wake of almost crushing Vash. Elendira had to step in and stop him.

File:Legato angry face.png

2026-04-12T21:52:59Z

Katie5000: Stargaze Legato looking irritated.

== Summary ==
Stargaze Legato looking irritated.

File:Hugging knives tank.png

2026-04-12T21:52:26Z

Katie5000: Stargaze Legato hugging knives' stasis tank.

== Summary ==
Stargaze Legato hugging knives' stasis tank.

Millions Knives (anime)

2026-02-06T04:37:01Z

Katie5000: /* Biography */

{{Stub|cont=anime|type=character}}
{{Disambig|Millions Knives|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info
|img=TrigunKnives3.png
|subj=Millions Knives
|ja_va=[[Tohru Furusawa]] 
[[Masamichi Ota]]young
|en_va=[[Kirk Baily]] (credited as Bo Williams) 
[[Joshua Seth]] (credited as Jeremiah Freedman)young
|ja_kanji=ミリオンズ・ナイヴズ or {{nowrap|ナイブズ}}
|romaji=Mirionzu Naivuzu'' or ''Naibuzu
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]
|race=Plant (independent)
|hair=Pale blond
|eye=Light blue
|gender=Male
|altspelling=Knives Millions}}

'''Millions Knives''' is the main antagonist of [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

==Biography==
Knives begins life as a kid onboard a human colony ship that is part of a [[Project SEEDS (anime)|Project SEEDS]] fleet drifting through space. Both he and his twin brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash]], are independent Plants born from one of the dependent Plants during the voyage, and are raised primarily by [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]], who is one of the human crew members. Knives, though more analytical and reserved than his brother, seems normal enough at first. He gets along with Rem, Vash, and the other crew members, and enjoys learning and spending time in the ship's rec room. But while Vash becomes closer to Rem, Knives becomes more distant and begins to ponder what he is and how he fits in among human society. Little does the crew know that Knives has been suffering verbal and physical abuse at the hands of alcoholic crew member Steve, who is resentful of both Knives and Vash. Knives cuts his own hair into its characteristic short crop around the same time Rem gives Vash his iconic hairstyle, and it is seemingly after this that things begin to unravel.

Through manipulation, Knives gets the crew of the ship (sans Rem) to turn against each other and kill themselves in one way or another. Then Knives sets the entire fleet's course such that it will crash-land onto the desert planet below and kill all of the sleeping colonists as well. Rem shoves Vash and Knives into an escape pod and launches it before making one last-ditch effort to save the fleet. Vash is devastated as he watches the ship that Rem is on explode, but Knives reacts with homicidal glee, saying he is glad that she is gone.

The pod crash-lands onto the planet, and the boys must stick together to survive. Knives almost has his head bashed in by Vash while he is sleeping, but luckily for him Vash backs off. Some time passes, and both Knives and Vash watch the survivors of the crash develop settlements. At some point, Knives and Vash come upon some old ship wreckage. Knives tells Vash to wait outside while he disappears within. When Knives finally emerges, he has a matching pair of guns - one of which he gives to Vash to become his iconic weapon. Shortly after this, Vash shoots Knives in the leg, shocking him. He did not expect Vash to betray him like this. Vash is also shocked as well as horrified by what he did, and runs away. Some time later, Knives presumably forms a small personal army of criminals and mercenaries that he christens the [[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho Guns]] - the anime does not go into much detail about how and why this happens, though.

Knives eventually gets Vash to come to the [[Places (anime)|city of July]] for a meeting and confrontation, but this does not go well. Though Vash loses an arm, Knives loses everything from the waist down when he goads Vash into using his Angel Arm to shoot him. The city of July is also destroyed, and Vash gains both his bounty and his infamous reputation. Knives is presumably picked up and tended to medically during this time, though by whom is never mentioned. He then goes on to spend the next two and a half decades upside down in a stasis tube regenerating. During this time, the Gung-Ho Guns are run by [[Legato Bluesummers (anime)|Legato Bluesummers]], and are used to hunt down Vash and torment him in retaliation for what he did to Knives.

Knives eventually recuperates and has one last confrontation with Vash. He and Vash are pretty evenly matched in ability for most of it, though it eventually seems like Knives might get the upper hand. To his surprise, however, Vash shoots him multiple times (though not fatally) and immobilizes him. The last time Knives is seen, he is slung over Vash's shoulder and being carried back to the town that Vash was staying in before their confrontation. It is presumed that he will be slowly rehabilitated by Vash, though the anime ends before anything more is shown.

==Character==

===Appearance===
Knives is tall and toned, with a body akin to a Greek statue. He has sharp features, and wears his white-blond hair in a short crew-cut. For clothing, he simply wears one of the old Project Seeds bodysuits, sometimes with a raggedy poncho over it.

=== Personality===
Knives comes across as cold and sociopathic. He prefers logic over emotion, seeing the acceptance and expression of emotion as a sign of weakness. When it comes to Vash, however, he can become very emotional. He seems to experience love as obsession and express it as possessiveness. His wrath is something to be feared when combined with the powers that he has.

=== Occupation===
He's the series' main antagonist. His eventual goal is to destroy the humans on the planet who survived the Fall.
===Family===
Knives has one brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]], from whom he is estranged. [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]] served as his adoptive mother.
===Relationships===

====Rem Saverem ====
Knives' relationship to Rem is primarily that of mother-and-child.

==== Vash the Stampede====
His relationship with Vash is that of an estranged sibling.

==== Legato Bluesummers====
Knives' relationship to Legato is that of a god or lord - someone worthy of reverence.

==== Gung-Ho-Guns====
Knives' personal army. Legato has control of them while Knives regenerates. He is the only member of the bunch to talk to Knives directly.

====Nicholas D. Wolfwood====
Wolfwood is the subordinate of a subordinate, and it is questionable if Knives even knows he exists in the anime.

Canonically, Knives has no lovers, as he holds humanity in the utmost contempt.

==Weapons & Abilities==
===Long Colt 45===
The black version of Vash's gun.

===Angel Arm===
The black-and-red version of Vash's arm.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:TAB13.jpg|Knives looms ominously behind Vash.
File:Rental VHS 7.png|Knives looms ominously behind Vash again.
File:TAB19.jpg|Knives smiles ominously behind Vash and Legato.
File:TAB18.png|Knives smiles ominously behind Rem while Vash screams.
File:LDStage9.png|Young Knives with Vash and Rem.
File:TrigunKnives2.png|Looking homicidal.
</gallery>
==Notes & Trivia ==
==Appearances==
===Trigun (1998)===
'''Episodes'''

*''[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]] (Flashback only)''
*''[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]] (Flashback only)''
*[[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
* ''[[GOODBYE FOR NOW]] (Flashback only)''
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''Opening Credits'''

* [[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''''Preview Only'''''

*

===[[Trigun The 2nd Donut Happy Pack]]===

*Album booklet story

==References==
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=665
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8959
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7991
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1285
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
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|}
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Millions Knives (anime)

2026-02-06T04:28:54Z

Katie5000: /* Biography */

{{Stub|cont=anime|type=character}}
{{Disambig|Millions Knives|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info
|img=TrigunKnives3.png
|subj=Millions Knives
|ja_va=[[Tohru Furusawa]] 
[[Masamichi Ota]]young
|en_va=[[Kirk Baily]] (credited as Bo Williams) 
[[Joshua Seth]] (credited as Jeremiah Freedman)young
|ja_kanji=ミリオンズ・ナイヴズ or {{nowrap|ナイブズ}}
|romaji=Mirionzu Naivuzu'' or ''Naibuzu
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]
|race=Plant (independent)
|hair=Pale blond
|eye=Light blue
|gender=Male
|altspelling=Knives Millions}}

'''Millions Knives''' is the main antagonist of [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

==Biography==
Knives begins life as a kid onboard a human colony ship that is part of a [[Project SEEDS (anime)|Project SEEDS]] fleet drifting through space. Both he and his twin brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash]], are independent Plants born from one of the dependent Plants during the voyage, and are raised primarily by [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]], who is one of the human crew members. Knives, though more analytical and reserved than his brother, seems normal enough at first. He gets along with Rem, Vash, and the other crew members, and enjoys learning and spending time in the ship's rec room. But while Vash becomes closer to Rem, Knives becomes more distant and begins to ponder what he is and how he fits in among human society. Little does the crew know that Knives has been suffering verbal and physical abuse at the hands of alcoholic crew member Steve, who is resentful of both Knives and Vash. Knives cuts his own hair into its characteristic short crop around the same time Rem gives Vash his iconic hairstyle, and it is seemingly after this that things begin to unravel.

Through manipulation, Knives gets the crew of the ship (sans Rem) to turn against each other and kill themselves in one way or another. Then Knives sets the entire fleet's course such that it will crash-land onto the desert planet below and kill all of the sleeping colonists as well. Rem shoves Vash and Knives into an escape pod and launches it before making one last-ditch effort to save the fleet. Vash is devastated as he watches the ship that Rem is on explode, but Knives reacts with homicidal glee, saying he is glad that she is gone.

The pod crash-lands onto the planet, and the boys must stick together to survive. Knives almost has his head bashed in by Vash while he is sleeping, but luckily for him Vash backs off. Some time passes, and both Knives and Vash watch the survivors of the crash develop settlements. At some point, Knives and Vash come upon some old ship wreckage. Knives tells Vash to wait outside while he disappears within. When Knives finally emerges, he has a matching pair of guns - one of which he gives to Vash to become his iconic weapon. Shortly after this, Vash shoots Knives in the leg, shocking him. He did not expect Vash to betray him like this. Vash is also shocked as well as horrified by what he did, and runs away. Some time later, Knives presumably forms a small personal army of criminals and mercenaries that he christens the [[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho Guns]] - the anime does not go into much detail about how and why this happens, though.

Knives eventually gets Vash to come to the [[city of July]] for a meeting and confrontation, but this does not go well. Though Vash loses an arm, Knives loses everything from the waist down when he goads Vash into using his Angel Arm to shoot him. The city of July is also destroyed, and Vash gains both his bounty and his infamous reputation. Knives is presumably picked up and tended to medically during this time, though by whom is never mentioned. He then goes on to spend the next two and a half decades upside down in a stasis tube regenerating. During this time, the Gung-Ho Guns are run by [[Legato Bluesummers (anime)|Legato Bluesummers]], and are used to hunt down Vash and torment him in retaliation for what he did to Knives.

Knives eventually recuperates and has one last confrontation with Vash. He and Vash are pretty evenly matched in ability for most of it, though it eventually seems like Knives might get the upper hand. To his surprise, however, Vash shoots him multiple times (though not fatally) and immobilizes him. The last time Knives is seen, he is slung over Vash's shoulder and being carried back to the town that Vash was staying in before their confrontation. It is presumed that he will be slowly rehabilitated by Vash, though the anime ends before anything more is shown.

==Character==

===Appearance===
Knives is tall and toned, with a body akin to a Greek statue. He has sharp features, and wears his white-blond hair in a short crew-cut. For clothing, he simply wears one of the old Project Seeds bodysuits, sometimes with a raggedy poncho over it.

=== Personality===
Knives comes across as cold and sociopathic. He prefers logic over emotion, seeing the acceptance and expression of emotion as a sign of weakness. When it comes to Vash, however, he can become very emotional. He seems to experience love as obsession and express it as possessiveness. His wrath is something to be feared when combined with the powers that he has.

=== Occupation===
He's the series' main antagonist. His eventual goal is to destroy the humans on the planet who survived the Fall.
===Family===
Knives has one brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]], from whom he is estranged. [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]] served as his adoptive mother.
===Relationships===

====Rem Saverem ====
Knives' relationship to Rem is primarily that of mother-and-child.

==== Vash the Stampede====
His relationship with Vash is that of an estranged sibling.

==== Legato Bluesummers====
Knives' relationship to Legato is that of a god or lord - someone worthy of reverence.

==== Gung-Ho-Guns====
Knives' personal army. Legato has control of them while Knives regenerates. He is the only member of the bunch to talk to Knives directly.

====Nicholas D. Wolfwood====
Wolfwood is the subordinate of a subordinate, and it is questionable if Knives even knows he exists in the anime.

Canonically, Knives has no lovers, as he holds humanity in the utmost contempt.

==Weapons & Abilities==
===Long Colt 45===
The black version of Vash's gun.

===Angel Arm===
The black-and-red version of Vash's arm.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:TAB13.jpg|Knives looms ominously behind Vash.
File:Rental VHS 7.png|Knives looms ominously behind Vash again.
File:TAB19.jpg|Knives smiles ominously behind Vash and Legato.
File:TAB18.png|Knives smiles ominously behind Rem while Vash screams.
File:LDStage9.png|Young Knives with Vash and Rem.
File:TrigunKnives2.png|Looking homicidal.
</gallery>
==Notes & Trivia ==
==Appearances==
===Trigun (1998)===
'''Episodes'''

*''[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]] (Flashback only)''
*''[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]] (Flashback only)''
*[[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
* ''[[GOODBYE FOR NOW]] (Flashback only)''
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''Opening Credits'''

* [[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''''Preview Only'''''

*

===[[Trigun The 2nd Donut Happy Pack]]===

*Album booklet story

==References==
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=665
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8959
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7991
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1285
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
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|}
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Millions Knives (anime)

2026-02-06T04:28:13Z

Katie5000: /* Biography */

{{Stub|cont=anime|type=character}}
{{Disambig|Millions Knives|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info
|img=TrigunKnives3.png
|subj=Millions Knives
|ja_va=[[Tohru Furusawa]] 
[[Masamichi Ota]]young
|en_va=[[Kirk Baily]] (credited as Bo Williams) 
[[Joshua Seth]] (credited as Jeremiah Freedman)young
|ja_kanji=ミリオンズ・ナイヴズ or {{nowrap|ナイブズ}}
|romaji=Mirionzu Naivuzu'' or ''Naibuzu
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]
|race=Plant (independent)
|hair=Pale blond
|eye=Light blue
|gender=Male
|altspelling=Knives Millions}}

'''Millions Knives''' is the main antagonist of [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

==Biography==
Knives begins life as a kid onboard a human colony ship that is part of a [[Project SEEDS]] fleet drifting through space. Both he and his twin brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash]], are independent Plants born from one of the dependent Plants during the voyage, and are raised primarily by [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]], who is one of the human crew members. Knives, though more analytical and reserved than his brother, seems normal enough at first. He gets along with Rem, Vash, and the other crew members, and enjoys learning and spending time in the ship's rec room. But while Vash becomes closer to Rem, Knives becomes more distant and begins to ponder what he is and how he fits in among human society. Little does the crew know that Knives has been suffering verbal and physical abuse at the hands of alcoholic crew member Steve, who is resentful of both Knives and Vash. Knives cuts his own hair into its characteristic short crop around the same time Rem gives Vash his iconic hairstyle, and it is seemingly after this that things begin to unravel.

Through manipulation, Knives gets the crew of the ship (sans Rem) to turn against each other and kill themselves in one way or another. Then Knives sets the entire fleet's course such that it will crash-land onto the desert planet below and kill all of the sleeping colonists as well. Rem shoves Vash and Knives into an escape pod and launches it before making one last-ditch effort to save the fleet. Vash is devastated as he watches the ship that Rem is on explode, but Knives reacts with homicidal glee, saying he is glad that she is gone.

The pod crash-lands onto the planet, and the boys must stick together to survive. Knives almost has his head bashed in by Vash while he is sleeping, but luckily for him Vash backs off. Some time passes, and both Knives and Vash watch the survivors of the crash develop settlements. At some point, Knives and Vash come upon some old ship wreckage. Knives tells Vash to wait outside while he disappears within. When Knives finally emerges, he has a matching pair of guns - one of which he gives to Vash to become his iconic weapon. Shortly after this, Vash shoots Knives in the leg, shocking him. He did not expect Vash to betray him like this. Vash is also shocked as well as horrified by what he did, and runs away. Some time later, Knives presumably forms a small personal army of criminals and mercenaries that he christens the [[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho Guns]] - the anime does not go into much detail about how and why this happens, though.

Knives eventually gets Vash to come to the [[city of July]] for a meeting and confrontation, but this does not go well. Though Vash loses an arm, Knives loses everything from the waist down when he goads Vash into using his Angel Arm to shoot him. The city of July is also destroyed, and Vash gains both his bounty and his infamous reputation. Knives is presumably picked up and tended to medically during this time, though by whom is never mentioned. He then goes on to spend the next two and a half decades upside down in a stasis tube regenerating. During this time, the Gung-Ho Guns are run by [[Legato Bluesummers (anime)|Legato Bluesummers]], and are used to hunt down Vash and torment him in retaliation for what he did to Knives.

Knives eventually recuperates and has one last confrontation with Vash. He and Vash are pretty evenly matched in ability for most of it, though it eventually seems like Knives might get the upper hand. To his surprise, however, Vash shoots him multiple times (though not fatally) and immobilizes him. The last time Knives is seen, he is slung over Vash's shoulder and being carried back to the town that Vash was staying in before their confrontation. It is presumed that he will be slowly rehabilitated by Vash, though the anime ends before anything more is shown.

==Character==

===Appearance===
Knives is tall and toned, with a body akin to a Greek statue. He has sharp features, and wears his white-blond hair in a short crew-cut. For clothing, he simply wears one of the old Project Seeds bodysuits, sometimes with a raggedy poncho over it.

=== Personality===
Knives comes across as cold and sociopathic. He prefers logic over emotion, seeing the acceptance and expression of emotion as a sign of weakness. When it comes to Vash, however, he can become very emotional. He seems to experience love as obsession and express it as possessiveness. His wrath is something to be feared when combined with the powers that he has.

=== Occupation===
He's the series' main antagonist. His eventual goal is to destroy the humans on the planet who survived the Fall.
===Family===
Knives has one brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]], from whom he is estranged. [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]] served as his adoptive mother.
===Relationships===

====Rem Saverem ====
Knives' relationship to Rem is primarily that of mother-and-child.

==== Vash the Stampede====
His relationship with Vash is that of an estranged sibling.

==== Legato Bluesummers====
Knives' relationship to Legato is that of a god or lord - someone worthy of reverence.

==== Gung-Ho-Guns====
Knives' personal army. Legato has control of them while Knives regenerates. He is the only member of the bunch to talk to Knives directly.

====Nicholas D. Wolfwood====
Wolfwood is the subordinate of a subordinate, and it is questionable if Knives even knows he exists in the anime.

Canonically, Knives has no lovers, as he holds humanity in the utmost contempt.

==Weapons & Abilities==
===Long Colt 45===
The black version of Vash's gun.

===Angel Arm===
The black-and-red version of Vash's arm.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:TAB13.jpg|Knives looms ominously behind Vash.
File:Rental VHS 7.png|Knives looms ominously behind Vash again.
File:TAB19.jpg|Knives smiles ominously behind Vash and Legato.
File:TAB18.png|Knives smiles ominously behind Rem while Vash screams.
File:LDStage9.png|Young Knives with Vash and Rem.
File:TrigunKnives2.png|Looking homicidal.
</gallery>
==Notes & Trivia ==
==Appearances==
===Trigun (1998)===
'''Episodes'''

*''[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]] (Flashback only)''
*''[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]] (Flashback only)''
*[[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
* ''[[GOODBYE FOR NOW]] (Flashback only)''
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''Opening Credits'''

* [[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''''Preview Only'''''

*

===[[Trigun The 2nd Donut Happy Pack]]===

*Album booklet story

==References==
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=665
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8959
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7991
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1285
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
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|}
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Millions Knives (anime)

2026-02-06T04:23:30Z

Katie5000: /* Biography */

{{Stub|cont=anime|type=character}}
{{Disambig|Millions Knives|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info
|img=TrigunKnives3.png
|subj=Millions Knives
|ja_va=[[Tohru Furusawa]] 
[[Masamichi Ota]]young
|en_va=[[Kirk Baily]] (credited as Bo Williams) 
[[Joshua Seth]] (credited as Jeremiah Freedman)young
|ja_kanji=ミリオンズ・ナイヴズ or {{nowrap|ナイブズ}}
|romaji=Mirionzu Naivuzu'' or ''Naibuzu
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]
|race=Plant (independent)
|hair=Pale blond
|eye=Light blue
|gender=Male
|altspelling=Knives Millions}}

'''Millions Knives''' is the main antagonist of [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

==Biography==
Knives begins life as a kid onboard a human colony ship that is part of a [[Project SEEDS]] fleet drifting through space. Both he and his twin brother, Vash, are independent Plants born from one of the dependent Plants during the voyage, and are raised primarily by Rem Saverem, who is one of the human crew members. Knives, though more analytical and reserved than his brother, seems normal enough at first. He gets along with Rem, Vash, and the other crew members, and enjoys learning and spending time in the ship's rec room. But while Vash becomes closer to Rem, Knives becomes more distant and begins to ponder what he is and how he fits in among human society. Little does the crew know that Knives has been suffering verbal and physical abuse at the hands of alcoholic crew member Steve, who is resentful of both Knives and Vash. Knives cuts his own hair into its characteristic short crop around the same time Rem gives Vash his iconic hairstyle, and it is seemingly after this that things begin to unravel.

Through manipulation, Knives gets the crew of the ship (sans Rem) to turn against each other and kill themselves in one way or another. Then Knives sets the entire fleet's course such that it will crash-land onto the desert planet below and kill all of the sleeping colonists as well. Rem shoves Vash and Knives into an escape pod and launches it before making one last-ditch effort to save the fleet. Vash is devastated as he watches the ship that Rem is on explode, but Knives reacts with homicidal glee, saying he is glad that she is gone.

The pod crash-lands onto the planet, and the boys must stick together to survive. Knives almost has his head bashed in by Vash while he is sleeping, but luckily for him Vash backs off. Some time passes, and both Knives and Vash watch the survivors of the crash develop settlements. At some point, Knives and Vash come upon some old ship wreckage. Knives tells Vash to wait outside while he disappears within. When Knives finally emerges, he has a matching pair of guns - one of which he gives to Vash to become his iconic weapon. Shortly after this, Vash shoots Knives in the leg, shocking him. He did not expect Vash to betray him like this. Vash is also shocked as well as horrified by what he did, and runs away. Some time later, Knives presumably forms a small personal army of criminals and mercenaries that he christens the Gung-Ho Guns - the anime does not go into much detail about how and why this happens, though.

Knives eventually gets Vash to come to the city of July for a meeting and confrontation, but this does not go well. Though Vash loses an arm, Knives loses everything from the waist down when he goads Vash into using his Angel Arm to shoot him. The city of July is also destroyed, and Vash gains both his bounty and his infamous reputation. Knives is presumably picked up and tended to medically during this time, though by whom is never mentioned. He then goes on to spend the next two and a half decades upside down in a stasis tube regenerating. During this time, the Gung-Ho Guns are run by Legato Bluesummers, and are used to hunt down Vash and torment him in retaliation for what he did to Knives.

Knives eventually recuperates and has one last confrontation with Vash. He and Vash are pretty evenly matched in ability for most of it, though it eventually seems like Knives might get the upper hand. To his surprise, however, Vash shoots him multiple times (though not fatally) and immobilizes him. The last time Knives is seen, he is slung over Vash's shoulder and being carried back to the town that Vash was staying in before their confrontation. It is presumed that he will be slowly rehabilitated by Vash, though the anime ends before anything more is shown.

==Character==

===Appearance===
Knives is tall and toned, with a body akin to a Greek statue. He has sharp features, and wears his white-blond hair in a short crew-cut. For clothing, he simply wears one of the old Project Seeds bodysuits, sometimes with a raggedy poncho over it.

=== Personality===
Knives comes across as cold and sociopathic. He prefers logic over emotion, seeing the acceptance and expression of emotion as a sign of weakness. When it comes to Vash, however, he can become very emotional. He seems to experience love as obsession and express it as possessiveness. His wrath is something to be feared when combined with the powers that he has.

=== Occupation===
He's the series' main antagonist. His eventual goal is to destroy the humans on the planet who survived the Fall.
===Family===
Knives has one brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]], from whom he is estranged. [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]] served as his adoptive mother.
===Relationships===

====Rem Saverem ====
Knives' relationship to Rem is primarily that of mother-and-child.

==== Vash the Stampede====
His relationship with Vash is that of an estranged sibling.

==== Legato Bluesummers====
Knives' relationship to Legato is that of a god or lord - someone worthy of reverence.

==== Gung-Ho-Guns====
Knives' personal army. Legato has control of them while Knives regenerates. He is the only member of the bunch to talk to Knives directly.

====Nicholas D. Wolfwood====
Wolfwood is the subordinate of a subordinate, and it is questionable if Knives even knows he exists in the anime.

Canonically, Knives has no lovers, as he holds humanity in the utmost contempt.

==Weapons & Abilities==
===Long Colt 45===
The black version of Vash's gun.

===Angel Arm===
The black-and-red version of Vash's arm.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:TAB13.jpg|Knives looms ominously behind Vash.
File:Rental VHS 7.png|Knives looms ominously behind Vash again.
File:TAB19.jpg|Knives smiles ominously behind Vash and Legato.
File:TAB18.png|Knives smiles ominously behind Rem while Vash screams.
File:LDStage9.png|Young Knives with Vash and Rem.
File:TrigunKnives2.png|Looking homicidal.
</gallery>
==Notes & Trivia ==
==Appearances==
===Trigun (1998)===
'''Episodes'''

*''[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]] (Flashback only)''
*''[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]] (Flashback only)''
*[[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
* ''[[GOODBYE FOR NOW]] (Flashback only)''
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''Opening Credits'''

* [[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''''Preview Only'''''

*

===[[Trigun The 2nd Donut Happy Pack]]===

*Album booklet story

==References==
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=665
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8959
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7991
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1285
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
{| ![[File:VashKnife.png|thumb|Knife.|left]]|}



|}
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Millions Knives (anime)

2026-02-06T04:19:29Z

Katie5000: /* Biography */

{{Stub|cont=anime|type=character}}
{{Disambig|Millions Knives|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info
|img=TrigunKnives3.png
|subj=Millions Knives
|ja_va=[[Tohru Furusawa]] 
[[Masamichi Ota]]young
|en_va=[[Kirk Baily]] (credited as Bo Williams) 
[[Joshua Seth]] (credited as Jeremiah Freedman)young
|ja_kanji=ミリオンズ・ナイヴズ or {{nowrap|ナイブズ}}
|romaji=Mirionzu Naivuzu'' or ''Naibuzu
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]
|race=Plant (independent)
|hair=Pale blond
|eye=Light blue
|gender=Male
|altspelling=Knives Millions}}

'''Millions Knives''' is the main antagonist of [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

==Biography==
Knives begins life as a kid onboard a human colony ship that is part of a [[Project SEEDS]] fleet drifting through space. Both he and his twin brother, Vash, are independent Plants born from one of the dependent Plants during the voyage, and are raised primarily by Rem Saverem, who is one of the human crew members. Knives, though more analytical and reserved than his brother, seems normal enough at first. He gets along with Rem, Vash, and the other crew members, and enjoys learning and spending time in the ship's rec room. But while Vash becomes closer to Rem, Knives becomes more distant and begins to ponder what he is and how he fits in among human society. Little does the crew know that Knives has been suffering verbal and physical abuse at the hands of alcoholic crew member Steve, who is resentful of both Knives and Vash. Knives cuts his own hair into its characteristic short crop around the same time Rem gives Vash his iconic hairstyle, and it is seemingly after this that things begin to unravel.

Through manipulation, Knives gets the crew of the ship (sans Rem) to turn against each other and kill themselves in one way or another. Then Knives sets the entire fleet's course such that it will crash-land onto the desert planet below and kill all of the sleeping colonists as well. Rem shoves Vash and Knives into an escape pod and launches it before making one last-ditch effort to save the fleet. Vash is devastated as he watches the ship that Rem is on explode, but Knives reacts with homicidal glee, saying he is glad that she is gone.

The pod crash-lands onto the planet, and the boys must stick together to survive. Knives almost has his head bashed in by Vash while he is sleeping, but luckily for him Vash backs off. Some time passes, and both Knives and Vash watch the survivors of the crash develop settlements. At some point, Knives and Vash come upon some old ship wreckage. Knives tells Vash to wait outside while he disappears within. When Knives finally emerges, he has a matching pair of guns - one of which he gives to Vash to become his iconic weapon. Shortly after this, Vash shoots Knives in the leg, shocking him. He did not expect Vash to betray him like this. Vash is also shocked as well as horrified by what he did, and runs away. Some time later, Knives presumably forms a small personal army of criminals and mercenaries that he christens the Gung-Ho Guns - the anime does not go into much detail about how and why this happens, however.

Knives eventually gets Vash to come to the city of July for a meeting and confrontation, but this does not go well. Though Vash loses an arm, Knives loses everything from the waist down when he goads Vash into using his Angel Arm to shoot him. The city of July is also destroyed, and Vash gains both his bounty and his infamous reputation. Knives is presumably picked up and tended to medically during this time, though by whom is never mentioned. He then goes on to spend the next two and a half decades upside down in a stasis tube regenerating. During this time, the Gung-Ho Guns are run by Legato Bluesummers, and are used to hunt down Vash and torment him as retaliation for what he did to Knives.

Knives eventually recuperates and has one last confrontation with Vash. He and Vash are pretty evenly matched in ability for most of it, though it eventually seems like Knives might get the upper hand. To his surprise, however, Vash shoots him multiple times (though not fatally) and immobilizes him. The last time Knives is seen, he is slung over Vash's shoulder and being carried back to the town that Vash was staying in before their confrontation. It is presumed that he will be slowly rehabilitated by Vash, though the anime ends before anything more is shown.

==Character==

===Appearance===
Knives is tall and toned, with a body akin to a Greek statue. He has sharp features, and wears his white-blond hair in a short crew-cut. For clothing, he simply wears one of the old Project Seeds bodysuits, sometimes with a raggedy poncho over it.

=== Personality===
Knives comes across as cold and sociopathic. He prefers logic over emotion, seeing the acceptance and expression of emotion as a sign of weakness. When it comes to Vash, however, he can become very emotional. He seems to experience love as obsession and express it as possessiveness. His wrath is something to be feared when combined with the powers that he has.

=== Occupation===
He's the series' main antagonist. His eventual goal is to destroy the humans on the planet who survived the Fall.
===Family===
Knives has one brother, [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]], from whom he is estranged. [[Rem Saverem (anime)|Rem Saverem]] served as his adoptive mother.
===Relationships===

====Rem Saverem ====
Knives' relationship to Rem is primarily that of mother-and-child.

==== Vash the Stampede====
His relationship with Vash is that of an estranged sibling.

==== Legato Bluesummers====
Knives' relationship to Legato is that of a god or lord - someone worthy of reverence.

==== Gung-Ho-Guns====
Knives' personal army. Legato has control of them while Knives regenerates. He is the only member of the bunch to talk to Knives directly.

====Nicholas D. Wolfwood====
Wolfwood is the subordinate of a subordinate, and it is questionable if Knives even knows he exists in the anime.

Canonically, Knives has no lovers, as he holds humanity in the utmost contempt.

==Weapons & Abilities==
===Long Colt 45===
The black version of Vash's gun.

===Angel Arm===
The black-and-red version of Vash's arm.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:TAB13.jpg|Knives looms ominously behind Vash.
File:Rental VHS 7.png|Knives looms ominously behind Vash again.
File:TAB19.jpg|Knives smiles ominously behind Vash and Legato.
File:TAB18.png|Knives smiles ominously behind Rem while Vash screams.
File:LDStage9.png|Young Knives with Vash and Rem.
File:TrigunKnives2.png|Looking homicidal.
</gallery>
==Notes & Trivia ==
==Appearances==
===Trigun (1998)===
'''Episodes'''

*''[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]] (Flashback only)''
*''[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]] (Flashback only)''
*[[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
* ''[[GOODBYE FOR NOW]] (Flashback only)''
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''Opening Credits'''

* [[REM SAVEREM (episode)|REM SAVEREM]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]

'''''Preview Only'''''

*

===[[Trigun The 2nd Donut Happy Pack]]===

*Album booklet story

==References==
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=665
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8959
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7991
*https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1285
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
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|}
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Milly Thompson (Stampede)

2026-02-06T03:29:31Z

Katie5000: Added a page for Stargaze Milly.

{{Stub|type=character|cont=stampede}}{{Disambig|Milly Thompson|about=the [[Stampede continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info|subj=Milly Thompson|race=Human|gender=Female|ja_va=[[]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=248868</ref>|en_va=[[]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=184047</ref>}}

'''Milly Thompson''' is a character from [[Trigun Stargaze|''Trigun Stargaze'']], part of the Stampede continuity.

== Biography ==

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===

=== Personality ===

=== Relationships ===

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Milly Thompson (disambiguation)

2026-02-06T03:26:10Z

Katie5000: Added a link for Stargaze Milly.

'''Milly Thompson''' is one of the main characters in ''[[Trigun]]'', appearing in the [[Manga continuity|manga]] and [[Anime continuity|anime]] [[Continuity|continuities]] of the series.
== Versions ==
<center><gallery widths="200" perrow="3" heights="300">
File:Trigun N-2 Amazon.jpeg|[[Milly Thompson (manga)|Milly Thompson]] - [[Manga continuity]]
File:Milly 98Anime.png|[[Milly Thompson (anime)|Milly Thompson]] - [[Anime continuity]]
File:Milly image.png|[[Milly Thompson (Stampede)|Milly Thompson]] - [[Stampede continuity]]
</gallery></center>

[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]

[[Category:Character disambiguations]]

Trigun Stampede

2026-02-06T03:18:02Z

Katie5000:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Trigun Stampede''}}
{{Stub|cont=stampede}}{{SeriesInfobox|title=''Trigun Stampede''|director=[[Kenji Muto]]|img=StampedeTitleCard.png|producer=[[Yoshihiro Watanabe]]|composer=[[Tatsuya Kato]]|studio=[[Orange]]|creator=[[Yasuhiro Nightow]]|network_JP=TV Tokyo<ref name="ANN" />|network_US=Crunchyroll (streaming)<ref name="ANN">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25847</ref>|premiere_JP=January 7th, 2023<ref name="ANN" />|premiere_US=January 7th, 2023<ref name="ANN" />|episodes=12 | |next season =[[Trigun Stargaze]]}}'''''Trigun Stampede''''' is the latest anime adaptation of [[Trigun]], released in 2023 via [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3PK5/trigun-stampede?referrer=cap_cr_carousel_2_trigun-stampede&utm_campaign=trigun-stampede_en&utm_medium=carousel_2&utm_source=cap_cr Crunchyroll]. The first season, consisting of twelve episodes twenty-five minutes long, completed on March 26, 2023. A [[Trigun Stargaze | second season]] began airing on January 10, 2026, and is currently available for viewing.
== Overview ==
From Crunchyroll:<blockquote>Vash the Stampede’s a joyful gunslinging pacifist, so why does he have a $$6 million bounty on his head? That’s what’s puzzling rookie reporter Meryl Stryfe and her jaded veteran partner when looking into the vigilante only to find someone who hates blood. But their investigation turns out to uncover something heinous—his evil twin brother, Millions Knives.</blockquote>''Stampede'' heavily references both the manga and the earlier anime adaptation in broad plot developments, but expands upon and alters many details to create a "retelling" of Vash's story. Though the previously published material is not needed to understand the plot, numerous references to those works exist throughout ''Stampede'' for an informed viewer's enjoyment.

Tonally and thematically, ''Stampede'' most resembles the manga, particularly ''Trigun Maximum'', quickly moving from comedic and quirky to dark, disturbing and violent, though not without comedy or hope. While still greatly inspired by the aesthetics of the American West, ''Stampede'' also uses more science fiction elements and aesthetics than previous versions.

The largest change is in the story's reshuffled timeline. Where the manga opened in the aftermath of the "Lost July" incident, and the anime also depicted the incident as already in the past, ''Stampede''<nowiki/>'s main plot begins with the city of July still standing and follows Vash as he journeys to confront his brother, Millions Knives, accompanied by news reporters Meryl Stryfe and Roberto de Niro. Along the way, he encounters several other major characters, including Nicholas D. Wolfwood. Because they appear earlier than before in their lives and in the show's narrative, the characters are all designed to be young or incomplete versions of the ones viewers already know.<ref name=":0">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2023/sakura-con/orange-reveals-the-making-of-trigun-stampede/.196922</ref>

Vash develops his conviction over the course of the series, going from uncertain in himself and fearful of his brother to determined to see Knives's plans fail, as their origins and previous confrontations are slowly revealed.

== Episodes ==
{{Main|List of Trigun Stampede episodes}}
# [[NOMAN'S LAND]]
# [[The Running Man|逃げる男]] [[The Running Man]]
# [[Bright Light, Shine through the Darkness|光よ、闇を照らせ]] [[Bright Light, Shine through the Darkness]]
# [[HUNGRY!]]
# [[Child of Blessing|祝福の子供]] [[Child of Blessing]]
# [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland|ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・ホープランド]] [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
# [[WOLFWOOD (episode)|WOLFWOOD]]
# [[Our Home.]]
# [[Millions Knives (episode)|Millions Knives]]
# [[Humanity|人間]] [[Humanity]]
# [[To A New World|新世界へ]] [[To A New World]]
# [[HIGH NOON AT JULY (episode)|HIGH NOON AT JULY]]
== Production ==

Created by Studio Orange, ''Stampede'' uses the same style as their previous works ''Land of the Lustrous''/''Houseki no Kuni'' and ''Beastars'': a hybrid of 3D models animated with 2D principles, warping the models in relation to the camera to resemble traditional anime stylisation.<ref name=":0" /> This is a challenging and time-consuming process, requiring two years spent creating custom software for the characters' faces alone, and five years total in production (compared to the studio's usual three years).<ref name=":0" />
=== Staff ===

=== Cast ===

== Soundtrack ==
The music for Trigun Stampede was composed by [[Tatsuya Kato]].

=== Theme Songs ===
All episodes use the same opening and closing theme songs, with the exception of Episodes 1 and 0. <ref>https://trigun-anime.com/music/</ref>

==== Opening ====
"TOMBI" by Kvi Baba Episodes 2-11

==== Closing ====
"TOMBI" by Kvi Baba Episode 1 
"星のクズ α" by Salyu × haruka nakamura Episodes 2-11 
"聖者の行進" by Salyu × haruka nakamura Episode 0

== Releases ==
{{Subpage|Home Media Releases|Foreign home media releases}}

== Gallery ==
{{Subpage|Gallery}}

== Note ==

* Because of streaming, this series is the first Trigun series to be simulcast - episodes are able to premiere in Japan and the US on the same date.

== Links ==

* [https://trigun-anime.com/ Trigun Stampede official website]
* [https://www.orange-cg.com/ Studio Orange website]
* [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3PK5/trigun-stampede?referrer=cap_cr_carousel_2_trigun-stampede&utm_campaign=trigun-stampede_en&utm_medium=carousel_2&utm_source=cap_cr Trigun Stampede on Crunchyroll]

== References ==
[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
<references />
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Trigun Stampede

2026-02-06T03:17:28Z

Katie5000:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Trigun Stampede''}}
{{Stub|cont=stampede}}{{SeriesInfobox|title=''Trigun Stampede''|director=[[Kenji Muto]]|img=StampedeTitleCard.png|producer=[[Yoshihiro Watanabe]]|composer=[[Tatsuya Kato]]|studio=[[Orange]]|creator=[[Yasuhiro Nightow]]|network_JP=TV Tokyo<ref name="ANN" />|network_US=Crunchyroll (streaming)<ref name="ANN">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25847</ref>|premiere_JP=January 7th, 2023<ref name="ANN" />|premiere_US=January 7th, 2023<ref name="ANN" />|episodes=12 | |next season =[[Trigun Stargaze]]}}'''''Trigun Stampede''''' is the latest anime adaptation of [[Trigun]], released in 2023 via [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3PK5/trigun-stampede?referrer=cap_cr_carousel_2_trigun-stampede&utm_campaign=trigun-stampede_en&utm_medium=carousel_2&utm_source=cap_cr Crunchyroll]. The first season, consisting of twelve episodes twenty-five minutes long, is complete as of March 26, 2023. A [[Trigun Stargaze | second season]] began airing on January 10, 2026, and is currently available for viewing.
== Overview ==
From Crunchyroll:<blockquote>Vash the Stampede’s a joyful gunslinging pacifist, so why does he have a $$6 million bounty on his head? That’s what’s puzzling rookie reporter Meryl Stryfe and her jaded veteran partner when looking into the vigilante only to find someone who hates blood. But their investigation turns out to uncover something heinous—his evil twin brother, Millions Knives.</blockquote>''Stampede'' heavily references both the manga and the earlier anime adaptation in broad plot developments, but expands upon and alters many details to create a "retelling" of Vash's story. Though the previously published material is not needed to understand the plot, numerous references to those works exist throughout ''Stampede'' for an informed viewer's enjoyment.

Tonally and thematically, ''Stampede'' most resembles the manga, particularly ''Trigun Maximum'', quickly moving from comedic and quirky to dark, disturbing and violent, though not without comedy or hope. While still greatly inspired by the aesthetics of the American West, ''Stampede'' also uses more science fiction elements and aesthetics than previous versions.

The largest change is in the story's reshuffled timeline. Where the manga opened in the aftermath of the "Lost July" incident, and the anime also depicted the incident as already in the past, ''Stampede''<nowiki/>'s main plot begins with the city of July still standing and follows Vash as he journeys to confront his brother, Millions Knives, accompanied by news reporters Meryl Stryfe and Roberto de Niro. Along the way, he encounters several other major characters, including Nicholas D. Wolfwood. Because they appear earlier than before in their lives and in the show's narrative, the characters are all designed to be young or incomplete versions of the ones viewers already know.<ref name=":0">https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2023/sakura-con/orange-reveals-the-making-of-trigun-stampede/.196922</ref>

Vash develops his conviction over the course of the series, going from uncertain in himself and fearful of his brother to determined to see Knives's plans fail, as their origins and previous confrontations are slowly revealed.

== Episodes ==
{{Main|List of Trigun Stampede episodes}}
# [[NOMAN'S LAND]]
# [[The Running Man|逃げる男]] [[The Running Man]]
# [[Bright Light, Shine through the Darkness|光よ、闇を照らせ]] [[Bright Light, Shine through the Darkness]]
# [[HUNGRY!]]
# [[Child of Blessing|祝福の子供]] [[Child of Blessing]]
# [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland|ワンス・アポン・ア・タイム・イン・ホープランド]] [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
# [[WOLFWOOD (episode)|WOLFWOOD]]
# [[Our Home.]]
# [[Millions Knives (episode)|Millions Knives]]
# [[Humanity|人間]] [[Humanity]]
# [[To A New World|新世界へ]] [[To A New World]]
# [[HIGH NOON AT JULY (episode)|HIGH NOON AT JULY]]
== Production ==

Created by Studio Orange, ''Stampede'' uses the same style as their previous works ''Land of the Lustrous''/''Houseki no Kuni'' and ''Beastars'': a hybrid of 3D models animated with 2D principles, warping the models in relation to the camera to resemble traditional anime stylisation.<ref name=":0" /> This is a challenging and time-consuming process, requiring two years spent creating custom software for the characters' faces alone, and five years total in production (compared to the studio's usual three years).<ref name=":0" />
=== Staff ===

=== Cast ===

== Soundtrack ==
The music for Trigun Stampede was composed by [[Tatsuya Kato]].

=== Theme Songs ===
All episodes use the same opening and closing theme songs, with the exception of Episodes 1 and 0. <ref>https://trigun-anime.com/music/</ref>

==== Opening ====
"TOMBI" by Kvi Baba Episodes 2-11

==== Closing ====
"TOMBI" by Kvi Baba Episode 1 
"星のクズ α" by Salyu × haruka nakamura Episodes 2-11 
"聖者の行進" by Salyu × haruka nakamura Episode 0

== Releases ==
{{Subpage|Home Media Releases|Foreign home media releases}}

== Gallery ==
{{Subpage|Gallery}}

== Note ==

* Because of streaming, this series is the first Trigun series to be simulcast - episodes are able to premiere in Japan and the US on the same date.

== Links ==

* [https://trigun-anime.com/ Trigun Stampede official website]
* [https://www.orange-cg.com/ Studio Orange website]
* [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GXJHM3PK5/trigun-stampede?referrer=cap_cr_carousel_2_trigun-stampede&utm_campaign=trigun-stampede_en&utm_medium=carousel_2&utm_source=cap_cr Trigun Stampede on Crunchyroll]

== References ==
[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
<references />
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Trigun Stargaze

2026-02-06T03:10:34Z

Katie5000:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Trigun Stargaze''}}
{{Stub|cont=stampede}}{{SeriesInfobox
|title=''Trigun Stargaze''
|img=TriSG logo.png
|director=[[Masako Sato]]
|writer=[[Kazuyuki Fudeyasu]]<ref>https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/3/20/trigun-stargaze-anime-2026-premiere-super-teaser-visual</ref>
|studio=[[Orange]]
|creator=[[Yasuhiro Nightow]]
|network_US=Crunchyroll (streaming)<ref>https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/7/4/trigun-stampede-final-phase-trigun-stargaze?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=community_cr&utm_campaign=news_en&referrer=twitter_community_cr_news</ref>}}

'''''Trigun Stargaze''''' is the second season of the '''Stampede continuity''', following on from [[Trigun Stampede]]. It was originally announced as ''Stampede's'' 'Final Phase'<ref>https://x.com/trigun_anime/status/1639635026571587586</ref><ref>https://x.com/CG_Orange_eng/status/1640055709349064705</ref>.

== Episodes ==
{{Main|List of Trigun Stargaze episodes}}
# [[Wandering Days]]
# [[Unforgiven]]
# [[Memento Mori]]
# [[From Order to Chaos]]

==Production==
On March 20th, 2025, it was announced that [[Masako Sato]] would be taking over the directorial role from [[Kenji Muto]], and [[Kiyotaka Oshiyama]] would be the new character designer. It was also announced that the season would be scheduled for a 2026 premiere, and a new teaser visual by Oshiyama was released<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/cg-orange-eng.bsky.social/post/3lkrrsfpibc2g</ref>.

The series went on to premiere on Crunchyroll on January 10, 2026.
=== Staff ===

*Director: Masako Sato<ref name="WEBSITE"</>
*Concepts: [[Takehiko Oxy]]
*Head Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
*Concept Art: [[Koji Tajima]]
*Character Design: Kiyotaka Oshiyama
*Production: Orange

===Cast===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Main Cast<ref name="WEBSITE">https://trigun-anime.com/#stargaze</ref>
!Character
!Japanese
!English
|-
|Vash the Stampede (Stampede) | Vash the Stampede
|[[Yoshitsugu Matsuoka]]
|Unconfirmed
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:StampedeFP Vash wanted poster.jpg | Teaser visual for 'Trigun Stampede Final Phase'
File:Kv stargaze teaser.jpg | Teaser visual for Trigun Stargaze. Illust. Kiyotaka Oshiyama
</gallery>

==Links==
* [https://trigun-anime.com/news/?p=573 Announcement on ''Stampede's'' website]
* [https://x.com/trigun_anime/status/1809009735016067213 Name reveal (X)]
==References==
[[Category:Anime]]
<references />
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Trigun Stargaze

2026-02-06T03:06:27Z

Katie5000: /* Production */

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Trigun Stargaze''}}
{{Stub|cont=stampede}}{{SeriesInfobox
|title=''Trigun Stargaze''
|img=TriSG logo.png
|director=[[Masako Sato]]
|writer=[[Kazuyuki Fudeyasu]]<ref>https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/3/20/trigun-stargaze-anime-2026-premiere-super-teaser-visual</ref>
|studio=[[Orange]]
|creator=[[Yasuhiro Nightow]]
|network_US=Crunchyroll (streaming)<ref>https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/7/4/trigun-stampede-final-phase-trigun-stargaze?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=community_cr&utm_campaign=news_en&referrer=twitter_community_cr_news</ref>}}

'''''Trigun Stargaze''''' is the upcoming second season of the '''Stampede continuity''', following on from [[Trigun Stampede]]. It was originally announced as ''Stampede's'' 'Final Phase'<ref>https://x.com/trigun_anime/status/1639635026571587586</ref><ref>https://x.com/CG_Orange_eng/status/1640055709349064705</ref>.

==Production==
On March 20th, 2025, it was announced that [[Masako Sato]] would be taking over the directorial role from [[Kenji Muto]], and [[Kiyotaka Oshiyama]] would be the new character designer. It was also announced that the season would be scheduled for a 2026 premiere, and a new teaser visual by Oshiyama was released<ref>https://bsky.app/profile/cg-orange-eng.bsky.social/post/3lkrrsfpibc2g</ref>.

The series went on to premiere on Crunchyroll on January 10, 2026.
=== Staff ===

*Director: Masako Sato<ref name="WEBSITE"</>
*Concepts: [[Takehiko Oxy]]
*Head Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
*Concept Art: [[Koji Tajima]]
*Character Design: Kiyotaka Oshiyama
*Production: Orange

===Cast===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Main Cast<ref name="WEBSITE">https://trigun-anime.com/#stargaze</ref>
!Character
!Japanese
!English
|-
|Vash the Stampede (Stampede) | Vash the Stampede
|[[Yoshitsugu Matsuoka]]
|Unconfirmed
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:StampedeFP Vash wanted poster.jpg | Teaser visual for 'Trigun Stampede Final Phase'
File:Kv stargaze teaser.jpg | Teaser visual for Trigun Stargaze. Illust. Kiyotaka Oshiyama
</gallery>

==Links==
* [https://trigun-anime.com/news/?p=573 Announcement on ''Stampede's'' website]
* [https://x.com/trigun_anime/status/1809009735016067213 Name reveal (X)]
==References==
[[Category:Anime]]
<references />
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:56:00Z

Katie5000: /* Biography */

{{Stub|type=character|cont=stampede}}{{Disambig|Nicholas D. Wolfwood|about=the [[Stampede continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info|subj=Nicholas D. Wolfwood|gender=Male|race=Human|en_va=[[David Matranga]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9293</ref> [[Emily Neves]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=83471</ref>|ja_va=[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53773</ref> [[Mirei Kumagai]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=109274</ref>}}

'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is quite lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===
Wolfwood appears long and lanky, much like Vash. He has black hair cut short, though his bangs are long enough to get into his eyes. He wears black sunglasses with squarish lenses. He wears an untucked gray dress shirt over straight-leg pants that stop at the tops of his ankles. Over the dress shirt, he wears a black blazer, and on his feet he wears black espadrilles. He is often seen lugging his Punisher around on his back.

=== Personality ===
This version of Wolfwood is sullen and cynical, doing whatever he has to do for the Eye to keep Livio and the other kids at the orphanage out of danger. He seems resigned to his fate despite being frustrated, because he can't see any way of escape. However, inside him there is still that kind-hearted boy who slowly begins to come out as he spends more time with Vash and his group.

=== Relationships ===
Wolfwood is begrudgingly friendly with Meryl and her group (though the begrudging-ness seems to lessen as time goes on). He is on good terms with Vash, although Vash's behavior frustrates him quite a bit. He rescues Meryl from JuLai before it explodes. He despises Legato (and resents Conrad) for forcing him into a role he does not want, and for threatening the people he cares about. He knows of the other Gung-Ho Guns to a greater or lesser degree, though it's not clear what his relationships with them are like. He's not fond of [[Elendira the Crimsonnail|Elendira]], though he does not seem to despise her the same way he does Legato. He knows about Knives, but it's not clear what his direct relationship is like with him (or if he even has one).

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, also acts as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:54:06Z

Katie5000: /* Relationships */

{{Stub|type=character|cont=stampede}}{{Disambig|Nicholas D. Wolfwood|about=the [[Stampede continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info|subj=Nicholas D. Wolfwood|gender=Male|race=Human|en_va=[[David Matranga]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9293</ref> [[Emily Neves]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=83471</ref>|ja_va=[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53773</ref> [[Mirei Kumagai]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=109274</ref>}}

'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===
Wolfwood appears long and lanky, much like Vash. He has black hair cut short, though his bangs are long enough to get into his eyes. He wears black sunglasses with squarish lenses. He wears an untucked gray dress shirt over straight-leg pants that stop at the tops of his ankles. Over the dress shirt, he wears a black blazer, and on his feet he wears black espadrilles. He is often seen lugging his Punisher around on his back.

=== Personality ===
This version of Wolfwood is sullen and cynical, doing whatever he has to do for the Eye to keep Livio and the other kids at the orphanage out of danger. He seems resigned to his fate despite being frustrated, because he can't see any way of escape. However, inside him there is still that kind-hearted boy who slowly begins to come out as he spends more time with Vash and his group.

=== Relationships ===
Wolfwood is begrudgingly friendly with Meryl and her group (though the begrudging-ness seems to lessen as time goes on). He is on good terms with Vash, although Vash's behavior frustrates him quite a bit. He rescues Meryl from JuLai before it explodes. He despises Legato (and resents Conrad) for forcing him into a role he does not want, and for threatening the people he cares about. He knows of the other Gung-Ho Guns to a greater or lesser degree, though it's not clear what his relationships with them are like. He's not fond of [[Elendira the Crimsonnail|Elendira]], though he does not seem to despise her the same way he does Legato. He knows about Knives, but it's not clear what his direct relationship is like with him (or if he even has one).

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, also acts as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:44:21Z

Katie5000: /* Personality */

{{Stub|type=character|cont=stampede}}{{Disambig|Nicholas D. Wolfwood|about=the [[Stampede continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info|subj=Nicholas D. Wolfwood|gender=Male|race=Human|en_va=[[David Matranga]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9293</ref> [[Emily Neves]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=83471</ref>|ja_va=[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53773</ref> [[Mirei Kumagai]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=109274</ref>}}

'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===
Wolfwood appears long and lanky, much like Vash. He has black hair cut short, though his bangs are long enough to get into his eyes. He wears black sunglasses with squarish lenses. He wears an untucked gray dress shirt over straight-leg pants that stop at the tops of his ankles. Over the dress shirt, he wears a black blazer, and on his feet he wears black espadrilles. He is often seen lugging his Punisher around on his back.

=== Personality ===
This version of Wolfwood is sullen and cynical, doing whatever he has to do for the Eye to keep Livio and the other kids at the orphanage out of danger. He seems resigned to his fate despite being frustrated, because he can't see any way of escape. However, inside him there is still that kind-hearted boy who slowly begins to come out as he spends more time with Vash and his group.

=== Relationships ===

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, also acts as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:43:20Z

Katie5000: /* Personality */

{{Stub|type=character|cont=stampede}}{{Disambig|Nicholas D. Wolfwood|about=the [[Stampede continuity]] iteration of the character}}
{{Character Info|subj=Nicholas D. Wolfwood|gender=Male|race=Human|en_va=[[David Matranga]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9293</ref> [[Emily Neves]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=83471</ref>|ja_va=[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]]<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53773</ref> [[Mirei Kumagai]]young<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=109274</ref>}}

'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===
Wolfwood appears long and lanky, much like Vash. He has black hair cut short, though his bangs are long enough to get into his eyes. He wears black sunglasses with squarish lenses. He wears an untucked gray dress shirt over straight-leg pants that stop at the tops of his ankles. Over the dress shirt, he wears a black blazer, and on his feet he wears black espadrilles. He is often seen lugging his Punisher around on his back.

=== Personality ===
This version of Wolfwood is sullen and cynical, doing whatever he has to do for the Eye to keep Livio and the other kids at the orphanage out of danger. He seems resigned to his fate despite being frustrated, because he can't see any way of escape. However, inside him there is still a kind heart that slowly begins to thaw as he spends more time with Vash and his group.

=== Relationships ===

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, also acts as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:42:20Z

Katie5000: /* Personality */

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'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===
Wolfwood appears long and lanky, much like Vash. He has black hair cut short, though his bangs are long enough to get into his eyes. He wears black sunglasses with squarish lenses. He wears an untucked gray dress shirt over straight-leg pants that stop at the tops of his ankles. Over the dress shirt, he wears a black blazer, and on his feet he wears black espadrilles. He is often seen lugging his Punisher around on his back.

=== Personality ===
This version of Wolfwood is sullen and cynical, doing whatever he has to do to keep Livio and the other kids at the orphanage out of danger. He seems resigned to his fate despite being frustrated, because he can't see any way of escape. However, inside him there is still a kind heart that slowly begins to thaw as he spends more time with Vash and his group.

=== Relationships ===

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, also acts as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:35:19Z

Katie5000: /* Appearance */

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'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===
Wolfwood appears long and lanky, much like Vash. He has black hair cut short, though his bangs are long enough to get into his eyes. He wears black sunglasses with squarish lenses. He wears an untucked gray dress shirt over straight-leg pants that stop at the tops of his ankles. Over the dress shirt, he wears a black blazer, and on his feet he wears black espadrilles. He is often seen lugging his Punisher around on his back.

=== Personality ===

=== Relationships ===

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, also acts as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:26:49Z

Katie5000: /* Weapons */

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'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===

=== Personality ===

=== Relationships ===

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, also acts as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-06T02:25:50Z

Katie5000: /* Weapons */ Added a short paragraph.

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'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===

=== Personality ===

=== Relationships ===

==Weapons==
Wolfwood's primary (and iconic) weapon is his Punisher cross, which fires normal bullets, fires laser beams, and, as of Stargaze, act as a shield. The cross is at least as tall as Wolfwood is, and it is made of metal with turquoise green inlays that light up when it's in use. The materials are presumably somewhat lightweight, as Wolfwood is often seen hefting the cross around one-handed.

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-05T23:11:35Z

Katie5000: /* Biography */

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'''Nicholas D. Wolfwood''' is one of the main characters of [[Trigun Stampede|''Trigun Stampede'']].

== Biography ==
Wolfwood's story begins as a child of about 11, growing up at the Hopeland Orphanage. During this time, he befriends [[Livio the Double Fang (Stampede)|Livio]], who is also living there, and the two have typical childhood adventures. Unbeknownst to either boy, the orphanage is run by the [[Eye of Michael]] cult, and it is not long before their representatives come to the orphanage looking for the next Child of Blessing. Wolfwood is chosen and given a send-off party, but notices that his friend Livio is not present.

Upon arriving at the cult's base, Wolfwood is strapped to a cross-shaped table and injected with [[EoM serum]]. This rapidly accelerates his aging, causing him to physically grow into an adult in a matter of days to weeks instead of years. Wolfwood is lucky in that his body is still human and his sanity is still intact - in fact, this is so uncommon among test subjects that it earns Wolfwood an "S+" designation as the perfect test subject. Wolfwood is angry, however: he is angry at what's happened to him and angry at the cult for perpetrating it without his informed consent. One night, he breaks out of his cell and tries to escape, but is only stopped by [[Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)|Legato]] himself, who has come to see the "S+ Boy" and tell him that he is to become the Punisher of heretics in Knives' grand plan. Wolfwood wants nothing to do with it, but Legato presents Livio and says that if Wolfwood doesn't comply, they'll drug Livio instead and get ''him'' to do it. This at least gets Wolfwood to back down and do the job, even though he hates it the entire time.

Wolfwood then signs a contract with the cult - specifically, [[William Conrad (Stampede)|Pastor William]] - in which he is tasked with finding [[Millions Knives (Stampede)|Knives']] wayward brother [[Vash the Stampede (Stampede)|Vash]] and bringing him back to the headquarters at [[JuLai]]. While travelling the desert, Wolfwood is hit by Meryl's car when she fails to see him in time to avoid him. [[Meryl Stryfe (Stampede)|Meryl]] and [[Roberto DeNiro|Roberto]] are travelling with Vash in the backseat, incidentally on their way to JuLai themselves. On the way to the sand steamer docks, the group stops in a deserted village to confront what remains of [[Rollo]], a previous Child of Blessing who did not take well to the serum. This reveals an ideological divide between Vash and Wolfwood regarding mercy and murder: Wolfwood is frustrated by the fact that Vash seems so "soft".

At the docks, the group boards the steamer and heads for JuLai, but is surprised and confronted by a grown Livio. It turns out that the steamer is being trailed by the EoM - specifically Legato and [[Zazie the Beast (Stampede)|Zazie]] - and after Livio attempts suicide, Legato breaks a drive shaft in the steamer and sends it onto a collision course with Wolfwood's hometown. He and Vash have to work together to succeed in stopping it and are miraculously successful. Wolfwood becomes even more frustrated with - and puzzled by - Vash's ideology. The group then stops by Ship 3 to see [[Brad (Stampede)|Brad]] and [[Luida (Stampede)|Luida]] and learn more about Vash's past. Meryl is kidnapped by Zazie and taken to JuLai, which finally leads Vash and Wolfwood back to JuLai and straight into EoM headquarters. Wolfwood's contract is considered fulfilled, much to his disgust, and he is free to leave. Vash and Knives have a massive confrontation which causes the headquarters and city to crumble. Wolfwood grabs Meryl and escapes to safety before they are consumed.

Currently, Wolfwood is travelling with Meryl and Co., but as Stargaze is still ongoing, it remains to be seen what will happen to Wolfwood and how it will play out.

== Character ==

=== Appearance ===

=== Personality ===

=== Relationships ===

==Weapons==

== Gallery ==

== Notes ==

== Appearances ==

== References ==

[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Stampede continuity]]

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-05T23:00:25Z

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Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Stampede)

2026-02-05T22:57:50Z

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Legato Bluesummers (anime)

2023-10-04T01:34:53Z

Katie5000:

{{Stub}}{{Disambig|Legato Bluesummers|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}{{Character Info
|img=Why tf you so creepy.jpg
|subj=Legato Bluesummers
|ja_va= Toshihiko Seki
|en_va=Richard Cansino (credited as Richard Hayworth)
|ja_kanji=レガート・ブルーサマーズ
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[SIN (episode)|SIN]] physical [[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]] In Flashback
|race=Human
|hair=Cornflower Blue
|eye=Golden Yellow
|gender=Male
|occupation=Knives' second-in-command Gung-Ho-Guns' de facto leader
|affiliation=[[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho Guns]]}}

'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

== Biography ==

=== 1998 anime ===
In the 90s anime, no mention is made of Legato's past or how he came to know [[Millions Knives (disambiguation)|Millions Knives]]. He is first seen telling [[Monev the Gale]] that it is now his time to go challenge [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]]. Later on, he finds Vash and tells him that he'll be visited by the Gung-Ho-Guns. After this, he ends up in the saloon at [[Places (anime)|Jeneora Rock]] alongside some of the [[Roderick Thieves]] and their girlfriend-captives. He catches the eye of one of the girls, which enrages her gang-member boyfriend and makes him challenge Legato to a fight. At first Legato is indifferent, but once he's provoked enough he makes the challenger quite literally rip his own heart out. He then makes the rest of the gang members present shoot each other to death (notably, he spares the girls). Legato leaves the saloon and travels to the top of a rocky spire housing the town's giant windmill, where he is confronted by the rest of the Roderick Thieves. The other [[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho-Guns]] meet up with him here as well, and they all proceed to kill half of the remaining members - the half that were spared are explicitly told that it was only so that they could bury their dead. Legato sets [[Dominique the Cyclops]] to fight with Vash and then leaves.

Legato then goads Vash into coming to the city of [[Places (anime)|Augusta]] to fight with him. When Vash gets there, he is confronted first by [[EG Mine]] and then challenged to a fight with [[Rai-Dei the Blade]]. Legato invades Vash's mind and pushes him into fully activating his Angel Arm, annihilating the city of Augusta in the process. Legato and Midvalley watch the mayhem unfold from atop a distant scarp of rock, where Legato reveals to him that this was the exact same thing that caused the annihilation of [[Places (anime)|July]] 23 years prior.

Legato appears again when [[Leonoff the Puppetmaster]] infiltrates the semi-intact SEEDS ship that Vash is visiting and reports back to him what's going on. This is when he realizes that [[Nicholas D. Wolfwood (anime)|Nicholas D. Wolfwood]] has turned traitor, and also realizes how he can take advantage of that to make Vash truly suffer. Legato's plan presumably plays out in the episode "Paradise", when he has [[Chapel the Evergreen]] confront Wolfwood about proving his loyalty and killing Vash. Chapel challenges him to a duel, but surprisingly loses. Wolfwood decides to spare Chapel, trusting that his old mentor won't shoot him when he turns his back. Legato, however, takes control of Chapel's body and makes him shoot Wolfwood anyway, killing him. Chapel is angry enough to try and seek vengeance by killing Legato, but is unsuccessful. Knives has healed by this time, so Legato assumes that he's no longer needed and decides to go out in dramatic fashion. He has Vash meet him on a scarp of rock above [[Places (anime)|LR Town]], where he forces Vash to choose to deliberately kill him. He dies smiling, knowing that he's likely broken Vash mentally.

== Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is about as tall as Vash, with a slender build and broad shoulders. He has overgrown blue hair, the bangs of which cover his left eye. Aesthetically speaking, he is an unusually beautiful man.

For clothes, he wears a black long-sleeved turtleneck paired with waist-high gray pants that have a skinny leg. Over this outfit he wears a long white duster with a high collar and prominent lapels (the left lapel has a notch taken out of it). The sleeves on the jacket are short, and are cuffed with metal rings. The right shoulder of the jacket bulges into a spherical shape and has a set of wicked-looking impalement spikes protruding from it. The left arm of the jacket has a skull lashed to it. To complete the outfit, Legato also wears fingerless gloves and leather boots that are cuffed at the ankles with metal rings. He wears a weird metal ring around his right thigh like a garter.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Remix4B-24.png
File:Remix4B-25.png
</gallery>

===Personality===
Legato is a "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrawNihilist straw nihilist]" who is preoccupied with the idea that living is painful. He is dutiful, faithful, and obedient, at least to those he deems worthy (Knives). To everyone else he seems polite but aloof at best; frightening and dangerous at worst. He exudes an aura of power and total control. He seems to have a sadistic streak, though it's debatable as to whether he actually gets pleasure out of tormenting his victims (the exception being Vash). Legato can also be passive-aggressive and is given to deadpan sarcasm, though he doesn't seem to emote much vocally.
===Occupation===
Legato serves as Knives' second-in-command and the ''de facto'' leader of the Gung-Ho-Guns (he is the first Gung-Ho-Gun). His primary job is to cause Vash eternal pain and suffering on Knives' behalf, presumably for injuring him during the events that annihilated July.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Vash is that of a bully or antagonist. His relationship to the Gung-Ho-Guns is that of "boss" ([[Midvalley the Hornfreak]] serves as a kind of personal assistant). His relationship to himself is one of loathing and contempt. Legato does not have a relationship with the insurance girls, except to take them hostage in order to provoke Vash into shooting him. He has no canonical lovers.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telepathy ===
Legato's weapon is his mind. He is able to take control of another person's mind and body and make them do his bidding (they may or may not be conscious of what's happening). He can also project mental images into a person's mind, and seemingly astral project. Most significantly, he is able to activate Vash's Angel Arm.

Though it isn't outright stated, the source of Legato's power is thought to be Vash's left arm - this was grafted to his body at some point prior to the events of the series. Since Vash is a plant, the graft likely imbued Legato with some of whatever it is that gives plants their powers and abilities.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Captain creepy.png|Legato's outfit
File:Legato lets goooo.png|From one of the artbooks
File:LDStage6.png|Legato.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==

* The word "Legato" comes from the Latin term ''ligare'', which means "to bind". It's where the terms "ligand", "ligament", and "delegate" come from. The character was probably so named because he acts as Knives' emissary, or ''delegate'', for most of the series - he is the tie binding Knives to his brother. (Note: His weapon of choice in the manga also makes use of strings, but that hadn't yet been revealed at the time the 90s anime was produced.)
** ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legato Legato]'' is also a type of musical notation used to indicate that a series of notes should be played in a smooth and connected way.

* Legato's English voice actor, Richard Cansino, is the nephew of Old Hollywood actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Hayworth Rita Hayworth]. He sometimes goes by "Richard Hayworth" when credited.

== Appearances==

===Trigun (1998)===

====Episodes====

*[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
*[[DEMONS EYE]]
*[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]]
*[[FLYING SHIP]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[ALTERNATIVE]]
*[[PARADISE]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*''[[LIVE THROUGH]]'' ''(Flashback only, reused footage)''
*''[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]'' ''(Flashback only, reused footage)''

====Opening Credits====

* [[DEMONS EYE]]
* [[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]]

====''Preview Only''====
===Audio Dramas===

==References==

* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1139

[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Legato Bluesummers (anime)

2023-10-04T01:33:07Z

Katie5000: /* Telepathy */

{{Stub}}{{Disambig|Legato Bluesummers|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}{{Character Info
|img=Why tf you so creepy.jpg
|subj=Legato Bluesummers
|ja_va= Toshihiko Seki
|en_va=Richard Cansino (credited as Richard Hayworth)
|ja_kanji=レガート・ブルーサマーズ
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[SIN (episode)|SIN]] physical [[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]] In Flashback
|race=Human
|hair=Cornflower Blue
|eye=Golden Yellow
|gender=Male
|occupation=Knives' second-in-command Gung-Ho-Guns' de facto leader
|affiliation=[[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho Guns]]}}

'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

== Biography ==

=== 1998 anime ===
In the 90s anime, no mention is made of Legato's past or how he came to know [[Millions Knives (disambiguation)|Millions Knives]]. He is first seen telling [[Monev the Gale]] that it is now his time to go challenge [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]]. Later on, he finds Vash and tells him that he'll be visited by the Gung-Ho-Guns. After this, he ends up in the saloon at [[Places (anime)|Jeneora Rock]] alongside some of the [[Roderick Thieves]] and their girlfriend-captives. He catches the eye of one of the girls, which enrages her gang-member boyfriend and makes him challenge Legato to a fight. At first Legato is indifferent, but once he's provoked enough he makes the challenger quite literally rip his own heart out. He then makes the rest of the gang members present shoot each other to death (notably, he spares the girls). Legato leaves the saloon and travels to the top of a rocky spire housing the town's giant windmill, where he is confronted by the rest of the Roderick Thieves. The other [[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho-Guns]] meet up with him here as well, and they all proceed to kill half of the remaining members - the half that were spared are explicitly told that it was only so that they could bury their dead. Legato sets [[Dominique the Cyclops]] to fight with Vash and then leaves.

Legato then goads Vash into coming to the city of [[Places (anime)|Augusta]] to fight with him. When Vash gets there, he is confronted first by [[EG Mine]] and then challenged to a fight with [[Rai-Dei the Blade]]. Legato invades Vash's mind and pushes him into fully activating his Angel Arm, annihilating the city of Augusta in the process. Legato and Midvalley watch the mayhem unfold from atop a distant scarp of rock, where Legato reveals to him that this was the exact same thing that caused the annihilation of [[Places (anime)|July]] 23 years prior.

Legato appears again when [[Leonoff the Puppetmaster]] infiltrates the semi-intact SEEDS ship that Vash is visiting and reports back to him what's going on. This is when he realizes that [[Nicholas D. Wolfwood (anime)|Nicholas D. Wolfwood]] has turned traitor, and also realizes how he can take advantage of that to make Vash truly suffer. Legato's plan presumably plays out in the episode "Paradise", when he has [[Chapel the Evergreen]] confront Wolfwood about proving his loyalty and killing Vash. Chapel challenges him to a duel, but surprisingly loses. Wolfwood decides to spare Chapel, trusting that his old mentor won't shoot him when he turns his back. Legato, however, takes control of Chapel's body and makes him shoot Wolfwood anyway, killing him. Chapel is angry enough to try and seek vengeance by killing Legato, but is unsuccessful. Knives has healed by this time, so Legato assumes that he's no longer needed and decides to go out in dramatic fashion. He has Vash meet him on a scarp of rock above [[Places (anime)|LR Town]], where he forces Vash to choose to deliberately kill him. He dies smiling, knowing that he's likely broken Vash mentally.

== Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is about as tall as Vash, with a slender build and broad shoulders. He has overgrown blue hair, the bangs of which cover his left eye. Aesthetically speaking, he is an unusually beautiful man.

For clothes, he wears a black long-sleeved turtleneck paired with waist-high gray pants that have a skinny leg. Over this outfit he wears a long white duster with a high collar and prominent lapels (the left lapel has a notch taken out of it). The sleeves on the jacket are short, and are cuffed with metal rings. The right shoulder of the jacket bulges into a spherical shape and has a set of wicked-looking impalement spikes protruding from it. The left arm of the jacket has a skull lashed to it. To complete the outfit, Legato also wears fingerless gloves and leather boots that are cuffed at the ankles with metal rings. He wears a weird metal ring around his right thigh like a garter.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Remix4B-24.png
File:Remix4B-25.png
</gallery>

===Personality===
Legato is a "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrawNihilist straw nihilist]" who is preoccupied with the idea that living is painful. He is dutiful, faithful, and obedient, at least to those he deems worthy (Knives). To everyone else he seems polite but aloof at best; frightening and dangerous at worst. He exudes an aura of power and total control. He seems to have a sadistic streak, though it's debatable as to whether he actually gets pleasure out of tormenting his victims (the exception being Vash). Legato can also be passive-aggressive and is given to deadpan sarcasm, though he doesn't seem to emote much vocally.
===Occupation===
Legato serves as Knives' second-in-command and the ''de facto'' leader of the Gung-Ho-Guns (he is the first Gung-Ho-Gun). His primary job is to cause Vash eternal pain and suffering on Knives' behalf, presumably for injuring him during the events that annihilated July.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Vash is that of a bully or antagonist. His relationship to the Gung-Ho-Guns is that of "boss" ([[Midvalley the Hornfreak]] serves as a kind of personal assistant). His relationship to himself is one of loathing and contempt. Legato does not have a relationship with the insurance girls, except to take them hostage in order to provoke Vash into shooting him. He has no canonical lovers.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telepathy ===
Legato's weapon is his mind. He is able to take control of another person's mind and body and make them do his bidding (they may or may not be conscious of what's happening). He can also project mental images into a person's mind, and seemingly astral project. Most significantly, he is able to activate Vash's Angel Arm.

Though it isn't outright stated, the source of Legato's power is thought to be Vash's left arm - this was grafted to his body at some point prior to the events of the series. Since Vash is a plant, the graft likely imbued Legato with some of whatever it is that gives plants their powers and abilities.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Captain creepy.png|Legato's outfit
File:Legato lets goooo.png|From one of the artbooks
File:LDStage6.png|Legato.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==

* The word "Legato" comes from the Latin term ''ligare'', which means "to bind". It's where the terms "ligand", "ligament", and "delegate" come from. The character was probably so named because he acts as Knives' emissary, or ''delegate'', for most of the series - he is the tie binding Knives to his brother. (Note: His weapon of choice in the manga also makes use of strings, but that hadn't yet been revealed at the time the 90s anime was produced.)
** ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legato Legato]'' is also a type of musical notation used to indicate that a series of notes should be played in a smooth and connected way.

* Legato's English voice actor, Richard Cansino, is the nephew of Old Hollywood actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Hayworth Rita Hayworth]. He sometimes goes by "Richard Hayworth" when credited.

== Appearances==

===Trigun (1998)===

====Episodes====

*[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
*[[DEMONS EYE]]
*[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]]
*[[FLYING SHIP]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[ALTERNATIVE]]
*[[PARADISE]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*''[[LIVE THROUGH]]'' ''(Flashback only, reused footage)''
*''[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]'' ''(Flashback only, reused footage)''

====Opening Credits====

* [[DEMONS EYE]]
* FIFTH MOON

====''Preview Only''====
===Audio Dramas===

==References==

* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1139

[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Legato Bluesummers (anime)

2023-10-04T01:31:40Z

Katie5000: /* Opening Credits */

{{Stub}}{{Disambig|Legato Bluesummers|about=the [[anime continuity]] iteration of the character}}{{Character Info
|img=Why tf you so creepy.jpg
|subj=Legato Bluesummers
|ja_va= Toshihiko Seki
|en_va=Richard Cansino (credited as Richard Hayworth)
|ja_kanji=レガート・ブルーサマーズ
|first=[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
|last=[[SIN (episode)|SIN]] physical [[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]] In Flashback
|race=Human
|hair=Cornflower Blue
|eye=Golden Yellow
|gender=Male
|occupation=Knives' second-in-command Gung-Ho-Guns' de facto leader
|affiliation=[[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho Guns]]}}

'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]].

== Biography ==

=== 1998 anime ===
In the 90s anime, no mention is made of Legato's past or how he came to know [[Millions Knives (disambiguation)|Millions Knives]]. He is first seen telling [[Monev the Gale]] that it is now his time to go challenge [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]]. Later on, he finds Vash and tells him that he'll be visited by the Gung-Ho-Guns. After this, he ends up in the saloon at [[Places (anime)|Jeneora Rock]] alongside some of the [[Roderick Thieves]] and their girlfriend-captives. He catches the eye of one of the girls, which enrages her gang-member boyfriend and makes him challenge Legato to a fight. At first Legato is indifferent, but once he's provoked enough he makes the challenger quite literally rip his own heart out. He then makes the rest of the gang members present shoot each other to death (notably, he spares the girls). Legato leaves the saloon and travels to the top of a rocky spire housing the town's giant windmill, where he is confronted by the rest of the Roderick Thieves. The other [[Gung-Ho Guns (anime)|Gung-Ho-Guns]] meet up with him here as well, and they all proceed to kill half of the remaining members - the half that were spared are explicitly told that it was only so that they could bury their dead. Legato sets [[Dominique the Cyclops]] to fight with Vash and then leaves.

Legato then goads Vash into coming to the city of [[Places (anime)|Augusta]] to fight with him. When Vash gets there, he is confronted first by [[EG Mine]] and then challenged to a fight with [[Rai-Dei the Blade]]. Legato invades Vash's mind and pushes him into fully activating his Angel Arm, annihilating the city of Augusta in the process. Legato and Midvalley watch the mayhem unfold from atop a distant scarp of rock, where Legato reveals to him that this was the exact same thing that caused the annihilation of [[Places (anime)|July]] 23 years prior.

Legato appears again when [[Leonoff the Puppetmaster]] infiltrates the semi-intact SEEDS ship that Vash is visiting and reports back to him what's going on. This is when he realizes that [[Nicholas D. Wolfwood (anime)|Nicholas D. Wolfwood]] has turned traitor, and also realizes how he can take advantage of that to make Vash truly suffer. Legato's plan presumably plays out in the episode "Paradise", when he has [[Chapel the Evergreen]] confront Wolfwood about proving his loyalty and killing Vash. Chapel challenges him to a duel, but surprisingly loses. Wolfwood decides to spare Chapel, trusting that his old mentor won't shoot him when he turns his back. Legato, however, takes control of Chapel's body and makes him shoot Wolfwood anyway, killing him. Chapel is angry enough to try and seek vengeance by killing Legato, but is unsuccessful. Knives has healed by this time, so Legato assumes that he's no longer needed and decides to go out in dramatic fashion. He has Vash meet him on a scarp of rock above [[Places (anime)|LR Town]], where he forces Vash to choose to deliberately kill him. He dies smiling, knowing that he's likely broken Vash mentally.

== Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is about as tall as Vash, with a slender build and broad shoulders. He has overgrown blue hair, the bangs of which cover his left eye. Aesthetically speaking, he is an unusually beautiful man.

For clothes, he wears a black long-sleeved turtleneck paired with waist-high gray pants that have a skinny leg. Over this outfit he wears a long white duster with a high collar and prominent lapels (the left lapel has a notch taken out of it). The sleeves on the jacket are short, and are cuffed with metal rings. The right shoulder of the jacket bulges into a spherical shape and has a set of wicked-looking impalement spikes protruding from it. The left arm of the jacket has a skull lashed to it. To complete the outfit, Legato also wears fingerless gloves and leather boots that are cuffed at the ankles with metal rings. He wears a weird metal ring around his right thigh like a garter.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Remix4B-24.png
File:Remix4B-25.png
</gallery>

===Personality===
Legato is a "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrawNihilist straw nihilist]" who is preoccupied with the idea that living is painful. He is dutiful, faithful, and obedient, at least to those he deems worthy (Knives). To everyone else he seems polite but aloof at best; frightening and dangerous at worst. He exudes an aura of power and total control. He seems to have a sadistic streak, though it's debatable as to whether he actually gets pleasure out of tormenting his victims (the exception being Vash). Legato can also be passive-aggressive and is given to deadpan sarcasm, though he doesn't seem to emote much vocally.
===Occupation===
Legato serves as Knives' second-in-command and the ''de facto'' leader of the Gung-Ho-Guns (he is the first Gung-Ho-Gun). His primary job is to cause Vash eternal pain and suffering on Knives' behalf, presumably for injuring him during the events that annihilated July.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Vash is that of a bully or antagonist. His relationship to the Gung-Ho-Guns is that of "boss" ([[Midvalley the Hornfreak]] serves as a kind of personal assistant). His relationship to himself is one of loathing and contempt. Legato does not have a relationship with the insurance girls, except to take them hostage in order to provoke Vash into shooting him. He has no canonical lovers.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telepathy ===
Legato's weapon is his mind. He is able to take control of another person's mind and body, and make them do his bidding (they may or may not be conscious of what's happening). He can also project mental images into a person's mind, and seemingly astral project. Most significantly, he is able to activate Vash's Angel Arm.

Though it isn't outright stated, the source of Legato's power is thought to be Vash's left arm - this was grafted to his body at some point prior to the events of the series. Since Vash is a plant, the graft likely imbued Legato with some of whatever it is that gives plants their powers and abilities.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Captain creepy.png|Legato's outfit
File:Legato lets goooo.png|From one of the artbooks
File:LDStage6.png|Legato.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==

* The word "Legato" comes from the Latin term ''ligare'', which means "to bind". It's where the terms "ligand", "ligament", and "delegate" come from. The character was probably so named because he acts as Knives' emissary, or ''delegate'', for most of the series - he is the tie binding Knives to his brother. (Note: His weapon of choice in the manga also makes use of strings, but that hadn't yet been revealed at the time the 90s anime was produced.)
** ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legato Legato]'' is also a type of musical notation used to indicate that a series of notes should be played in a smooth and connected way.

* Legato's English voice actor, Richard Cansino, is the nephew of Old Hollywood actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Hayworth Rita Hayworth]. He sometimes goes by "Richard Hayworth" when credited.

== Appearances==

===Trigun (1998)===

====Episodes====

*[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]]
*[[DEMONS EYE]]
*[[FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON]]
*[[FLYING SHIP]]
*[[OUT OF TIME]]
*[[ALTERNATIVE]]
*[[PARADISE]]
*[[SIN (episode)|SIN]]
*''[[LIVE THROUGH]]'' ''(Flashback only, reused footage)''
*''[[UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE]]'' ''(Flashback only, reused footage)''

====Opening Credits====

* [[DEMONS EYE]]
* FIFTH MOON

====''Preview Only''====
===Audio Dramas===

==References==

* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1139

[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
[[Category:Anime continuity]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)

2023-10-04T01:28:12Z

Katie5000: /* Gallery */

{{Stub}}{{Disambig|Legato Bluesummers|about=the [[Trigun Stampede]] iteration of the character}}{{Character Info
|img=Malevolent ken doll.PNG
|subj=Legato Bluesummers
|ja_va= Koki Uchiyama
|en_va= Daman Mills <ref> https://twitter.com/DamanMills/status/1629584484655054848 </ref>
|ja_kanji=レガート・ブルーサマーズ
|first=[[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
|last=TBD
|race=Human
|hair=Cerulean Blue
|eye=Golden Yellow
|gender=Male
|occupation=''de facto'' head of the Eye of Michael cult
}}

'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun Stampede]].

== Biography ==

=== In Stampede ===
Legato first appears in episode six, as part of Wolfwood's flashback. Wolfwood tries to escape from the Eye of Michael prison block by jumping out of a giant window, but he is crunched up right before achieving freedom. When next we see him, he is in a holding cell whose doors part to reveal Legato. Legato tells Wolfwood he's working for the EoM now, despite his resistance. The two men verbally spar with each other, with Legato crushing Wolfwood into the floor in retaliation for being called a blue-haired freak. He then presents Livio - the closest thing Wolfwood has to a brother - and says that if Wolfwood won't do the job, he'll just have Livio do it instead. This at least gets Wolfwood working for Legato, albeit reluctantly.

In the present day, Legato presumably sets up a meeting between Wolfwood and Livio onboard the sand steamer that's supposed to take Vash to the city of July. To up the ante, Legato uses telekinesis to break one of the drive shafts within the sand steamer and put it on a crash course with the Hopeland Orphanage - the place Wolfwood grew up. Legato's reasoning is that if he can eliminate all emotional ties that Wolfwood has, then he can make Wolfwood into the perfect believer. The reason he is so dead-set on Wolfwood is because Wolfwood has the rare physiological distinction of being able to tolerate all of the weird drugs that the EoM has given him with minimal side-effects - it would take forever to find another human like that. At any rate, Legato is ultimately unsuccessful at crashing the sand steamer into the orphanage. He orders Zazie to retrieve Livio because Livio is still useful.

It remains to be seen if Stampede will get into Legato's backstory and how he met Knives, though some [https://twitter.com/TakeOxi/status/1639870472581165060 tantalizing lore] recently dropped from a ''Stampede'' staff member on Twitter (check the very last tweet).

==Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is slender, with an incredibly toned physique. He has cerulean blue hair that's parted on the side, causing his long bangs to flop over his right eye. Aesthetically, he looks very beautiful.

Legato's outfit consists of white pants fastened at the waist with a belt and tucked into calf-high white boots. Tucked into the pants is a form-fitting black shirt, and over this shirt he wears a cropped white jacket with long sleeves. The right sleeve is normal, with a cuff at the wrist, but the left sleeve is fully enclosed, ending in a glove that has a pattern traced onto it in blue. The left sleeve also bears an emblem that looks like a spider with a skull-shaped body, and is topped with spikes in a fan shape.

===Personality===
Legato comes across as a sadist and sociopath. He is also a fanatic devotee - he strives to be like Knives in every way, including being cold and emotionless. However, he is not perfect, and every so often the mask will slip to reveal a man who is actually very passionate and driven.

===Occupation===
Legato serves as the ''de facto'' leader of the Eye of Michael cult, using them to further Master Knives' agenda.

===Family===
He has no canonical family at this time.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Wolfwood is that of a cruel boss or master. His relationships to Conrad and Zazie are ones of grudging tolerance laced with contempt. It is unknown at this point what his relationship with Vash will be like. He has no canonical lovers as of yet.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telekinesis ===
Legato has the ability to manipulate physical matter without physical contact. The series has not yet revealed how he came by this ability - all he has said is that it isn't electrical or nerve impulses. One sleeve of his jacket has an emblem on it that may serve to amplify or enhance this power. It is unknown at this time if Legato can also manipulate minds.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Malevolent ken doll.PNG|Legato.
File:Legato Hair.png|Don't talk about his hair.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==

== Appearances==

===Trigun Stampede===

====Episodes====
* [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
* [[WOLFWOOD (episode)| WOLFWOOD]]

===Audio Dramas===

==References==
* https://www.trigun-anime.com (the character section)
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]

Legato Bluesummers (Stampede)

2023-10-04T01:27:25Z

Katie5000: Added an image.

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|ja_kanji=レガート・ブルーサマーズ
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'''Legato Bluesummers''' is one of the main characters in [[Trigun Stampede]].

== Biography ==

=== In Stampede ===
Legato first appears in episode six, as part of Wolfwood's flashback. Wolfwood tries to escape from the Eye of Michael prison block by jumping out of a giant window, but he is crunched up right before achieving freedom. When next we see him, he is in a holding cell whose doors part to reveal Legato. Legato tells Wolfwood he's working for the EoM now, despite his resistance. The two men verbally spar with each other, with Legato crushing Wolfwood into the floor in retaliation for being called a blue-haired freak. He then presents Livio - the closest thing Wolfwood has to a brother - and says that if Wolfwood won't do the job, he'll just have Livio do it instead. This at least gets Wolfwood working for Legato, albeit reluctantly.

In the present day, Legato presumably sets up a meeting between Wolfwood and Livio onboard the sand steamer that's supposed to take Vash to the city of July. To up the ante, Legato uses telekinesis to break one of the drive shafts within the sand steamer and put it on a crash course with the Hopeland Orphanage - the place Wolfwood grew up. Legato's reasoning is that if he can eliminate all emotional ties that Wolfwood has, then he can make Wolfwood into the perfect believer. The reason he is so dead-set on Wolfwood is because Wolfwood has the rare physiological distinction of being able to tolerate all of the weird drugs that the EoM has given him with minimal side-effects - it would take forever to find another human like that. At any rate, Legato is ultimately unsuccessful at crashing the sand steamer into the orphanage. He orders Zazie to retrieve Livio because Livio is still useful.

It remains to be seen if Stampede will get into Legato's backstory and how he met Knives, though some [https://twitter.com/TakeOxi/status/1639870472581165060 tantalizing lore] recently dropped from a ''Stampede'' staff member on Twitter (check the very last tweet).

==Character ==

===Appearance===
Legato is slender, with an incredibly toned physique. He has cerulean blue hair that's parted on the side, causing his long bangs to flop over his right eye. Aesthetically, he looks very beautiful.

Legato's outfit consists of white pants fastened at the waist with a belt and tucked into calf-high white boots. Tucked into the pants is a form-fitting black shirt, and over this shirt he wears a cropped white jacket with long sleeves. The right sleeve is normal, with a cuff at the wrist, but the left sleeve is fully enclosed, ending in a glove that has a pattern traced onto it in blue. The left sleeve also bears an emblem that looks like a spider with a skull-shaped body, and is topped with spikes in a fan shape.

===Personality===
Legato comes across as a sadist and sociopath. He is also a fanatic devotee - he strives to be like Knives in every way, including being cold and emotionless. However, he is not perfect, and every so often the mask will slip to reveal a man who is actually very passionate and driven.

===Occupation===
Legato serves as the ''de facto'' leader of the Eye of Michael cult, using them to further Master Knives' agenda.

===Family===
He has no canonical family at this time.

===Relationships===
Legato's relationship to Knives is that of a devoted worshipper and faithful servant. His relationship to Wolfwood is that of a cruel boss or master. His relationships to Conrad and Zazie are ones of grudging tolerance laced with contempt. It is unknown at this point what his relationship with Vash will be like. He has no canonical lovers as of yet.

==Weapons & Abilities==

=== Telekinesis ===
Legato has the ability to manipulate physical matter without physical contact. The series has not yet revealed how he came by this ability - all he has said is that it isn't electrical or nerve impulses. One sleeve of his jacket has an emblem on it that may serve to amplify or enhance this power. It is unknown at this time if Legato can also manipulate minds.

==Non-Canon==

==Development==

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Malevolent ken doll.PNG|legato
File:Legato Hair.png|Don't talk about his hair.
</gallery>

==Notes & Trivia==

== Appearances==

===Trigun Stampede===

====Episodes====
* [[Once Upon a Time in Hopeland]]
* [[WOLFWOOD (episode)| WOLFWOOD]]

===Audio Dramas===

==References==
* https://www.trigun-anime.com (the character section)
[[Category:Trigun Stampede]]
[[Category:Characters]]

File:Legato Hair.png

2023-10-04T01:25:34Z

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