No Man's Land (planet): Difference between revisions

'''No Man's Land''' is the planet that the story of [[Trigun]] takes place on. The name is only used in the manga and Stampede continuities. The planet is unnamed in the 1998 anime continuity, though due to a [[Trigun The Planet Gunsmoke|misunderstanding]] is often called "Gunsmoke".  

''See also: [[Animals]]''

No Man's Land appears to utterly lack any native vegetation of its own, as evidenced by the fact that Meryl did not recognize things like flowers and trees when she was presented with them in ''Stampede''. However, the 1998 series shows that the soil can be made to grow vegetation with effort, either by traditional methods{{Storylink|LOVE&PEACE}} or with the help of a [[Plant|geoplant]].{{Storylink|LITTLE ARCADIA (episode)|LITTLE ARCADIA}}

There are a number of notable creatures, or fauna, on No Man's Land, but the most notable are the worms. Although they only appear in one episode of the 1998 series, they have a much more prominent role in Stampede. Apparently, the worms have evolved to fill almost every niche on the planet and form most, if not all, of its ecosystem. There are microscopic species at the bottom of this ecosystem that perform photosynthesis<ref>TakeOxi Twitter Lore Thread:

https://twitter.com/TakeOxi/status/1639869688565092352</ref>, and this is likely the main source of the planet's free oxygen (at least in Stampede).

There are also the [[toma]]/[[thomases]], which are strange birdlike creatures used as pack and draft animals by the humans who've come to inhabit the planet. The 1998 series gives them claws, while the original manga gives them hooves. Stampede goes in its own direction by making them look like blue emus.

 

All three series also suggest or imply that humans have brought their own plants and animals with them as well, which would make logical sense from the perspective of terraforming.