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'''Rai-Dei the Blade''' is a Gung-Ho Gun who appears in [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime).]]

==Biography==
Rai-Dei participated in the massacre Roderick Thieves at Jeneorarock and was present for the Gung-Ho Gun roll call. {{Storylink|DEMONS EYE}}

Rai-Dei again appeared in in the city of [[Places (anime)|Augusta]] to challenge [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash]] to a fight after killing would-be competitor [[E.G. Mine]]. Rai-Dei was disgusted by Vash's lack of interest in fighting him, but he was also frustrated because if Vash wouldn't fight him, then he couldn't achieve the supposed enlightenment that comes with facing the fear of death. Rai-Dei backed Vash up against a wall and revealed that his ''katana'' also contained a gun by firing a few shots. Vash's Angel Arm then began to activate, due to the control of [[Legato Bluesummers (anime)|Legato]]. This surprised Rai-Dei, and then began to frighten him. He didn't know what is happening and desperately begged for an explanation despite Vash's pleas for him to run away. As a result, Rai-Dei unwittingly ended up getting a front-row seat to the destruction of Augusta. He miraculously survived, only to be shot dead by [[Nicholas D. Wolfwood (anime)|Nicholas D. Wolfwood]] when he tried to appeal to Wolfwood to help him stop Vash (who had disappeared by this time).{{Storylink|FIFTH MOON (episode)|FIFTH MOON}}{{Clear}}

==Character<!-- incomplete -->==
=== Appearance===
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====Personality====
Nothing much is known about Rai-Dei's past, other than the fact that he trained under the masters of the Ito School in their fighting style. Rai-Dei comes across as stoic and composed, as a well-trained fighter would be.

==Weapon==

===Gunblade===
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==Gallery ==
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File:LDStage8.png|Rai-Dei with fellow Gung-Ho Guns E.G. Mine and Dominique.
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==Notes==

* Rai-Dei is the only member of the Gung-Ho Guns to have the same number (9) as his [[Rai-Dei the Blade (manga)|manga counterpart]].

==Appearances==
===[[Trigun (1998 anime)|Trigun (1998 anime):]]===
====Episodes====

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

====Opening Credits ====

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[[Category:Trigun (1998)]]
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[[Category:Gung-Ho Guns]]
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