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Descartes is a minor character who appears in [[Trigun (1998 anime)]] and [[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|Trigun Maximum]].
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|occupation=Bounty hunter<sup>anime</sup><br>Convict<sup>''Maximum''</sup>
|en_va=[[Joe Romersa]]<ref>https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Trigun/Descartes/</ref><ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=480</ref>
|ja_va=[[Daisuke Gori]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060719111501/http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/trigun/staff.html</ref><ref>https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Trigun/Descartes/</ref><ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=871</ref>
|firstmanga=[[RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH]]
|lastmanga=[[THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHING]]<sup><i>cameo only</i></sup>
|firstanime=[[The $$60 Billion Man]]
|lastanime=[[Vash the Stampede (episode)|Vash the Stampede]]<sup><i>flashback only</i></sup>
|ja_kanji=デカルト
|romaji=Dekaruto
|img=Descartes_98Anime.png
|race=Human (giant)
|hair=Green
|gender=Male
|affiliation=[[Descartes' gang]]
|eye=Black}}


{{Character Info|subj=Descartes|occupation=bounty hunter|en_va=Joe Romersa|ja_va=Daisuke Gori|firstmanga=Trigun Maximum Vol. 2 Ch. 1, "RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH"|lastmanga=Trigun Maximum Vol. 12 Ch. 1, "THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHING" <sup>cameo only</sup>|firstanime=[[The $$60 Billion Man]]|lastanime=[[Vash the Stampede (episode)|Vash the Stampede]] <sup>flashback only</sup>|ja_kanji=デカルト|img=Descartes_98Anime.png}}
'''Descartes''' is a minor character who appears in [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]] and ''[[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|Trigun Maximum]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==


===1998 anime===
===1998 anime===
Descartes and his gang tried to catch [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]] in order to claim the $$60 billion bounty. Due to the conflicting rumors of Vash heard by [[Meryl Stryfe (anime)|Meryl]], [[Milly Thompson (anime)|Milly]], and Loose Ruth, Descartes was mistakenly assumed to be Vash the Stampede. <!-- incomplete, needs expansion. -->
Descartes and his gang tried to catch [[Vash the Stampede (anime)|Vash the Stampede]] in order to claim the $$60 billion bounty. Due to the conflicting rumors of Vash heard by [[Meryl Stryfe (anime)|Meryl]], [[Milly Thompson (anime)|Milly]], and [[Loose Ruth]], Descartes was mistakenly assumed to be Vash the Stampede. {{Storylink|The $$60 Billion Man}}
 
<!-- incomplete, needs expansion. -->


===Trigun Maximum===
===Trigun Maximum===
Descartes was imprisoned by the No Man's Land Cavalry, serving a 830 year sentence for an unknown crime. He was offered a chance to reduce his sentence by using his combat skills to assist the Cavalry raid the manor of Lord Daryl Goodman. Descartes was ordered to kill Grey the Ninelives and Midvalley the Hornfreak when they emerged from the manor.<!-- incomplete, needs expansion -->
Descartes was imprisoned by the [[No Man's Land (planet)|No Man's Land]] Cavalry, serving a 830 year sentence for an unknown crime. He was offered a chance to reduce his sentence by using his combat skills to assist the Cavalry raid the manor of Lord Daryl Goodman. Descartes was ordered to kill [[Gray the Ninelives (manga)|Gray the Ninelives]] and [[Midvalley the Hornfreak (manga)|Midvalley the Hornfreak]] when they emerged from the manor.<!-- incomplete, needs expansion -->


==Character<!-- incomplete -->==
==Character<!-- incomplete -->==


=== Appearance ===
===Appearance===
Descartes is a giant man who stands 12 feelz (feet?) tall. He is burly and heavyset with short legs. His green hair styled in a mohawk. His earlobes are very long and both are pierced with a single hoop earring. His right arm is entirely mechanical. Large screwheads seemingly protrude from the sides of his head and left shoulder.
Descartes is a giant man who stands 12 feelz (feet?) tall. He is burly and heavyset with short legs. His green hair styled in a mohawk. His earlobes are very long and both are pierced with a single hoop earring. His right arm is entirely mechanical. Large screws seemingly protrude from the sides of his head and left shoulder.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Stage1-Settei21.png|1998 anime design.
</gallery>


=== Personality ===
===Personality===


==== 1998 anime ====
==== 1998 anime====
Descartes has a reputation as being "''the worst womanizer anyone's ever seen.''"
Descartes has a reputation as being "''the worst womanizer anyone's ever seen.''"


==== Trigun Maximum ====
====Trigun Maximum====
 
===Relationships===
 
====[[Descartes' gang]]====
 
====[[Loose Ruth]]====


==Weapon==
==Weapon==


=== Boomerang ===
===Boomerang===
Descartes wields a giant metal boomerang, which he throws using his mechanical arm.  
Descartes wields a giant metal boomerang, which he throws using his mechanical arm. The boomerang is powerful enough to slice entire buildings and boulders cleanly in two.
 
====1998 anime====
To throw the boomerang, a retractable cable with a hook is attached to the wrist of Descartes' mechanical arm. The cable reel is attached to his left hip. There is a large, spinning screw-shaped button on the reel that is pressed. When Descartes pulls his arm back, this he presses the button to lock the cable and create tension. The button is pressed again to release the tension when he throws the boomerang. The boomerang is capable of deflecting bullets. When not using the boomerang, Descartes carries it on his back.
 


==== 1998 anime ====
==== Trigun Maximum====
The boomerang can be attached with a hook to a retractable cable reel mounted on his left hip. When not using the boomerang, Descartes carries it on his back.
Descartes has at least three boomerangs, which were presented to him on a cart. It is unclear if the cart belongs to Descartes or the Cavalry. His mechanical arm appears to be powered by a pneumatic system or some type of explosive, which is controlled with a handheld trigger, attached via a cable and held in his left hand. Very hot shells or casings are expelled upon using it.
<gallery mode="packed">
File:DescartesBoomerangCartMax.png|Boomerang cart.
File:DescartesBoomerangMax.png|Descartes picks up a boomerang.
File:DescartesBoomerangTriggerMax.png|Mechanical arm trigger mechanism.
</gallery>


==== Trigun Maximum ====
== Development ==
Descartes has at least three boomerangs, which were presented to him on a cart. It is unclear if the cart belongs to Descartes or the Cavalry. His mechanical arm appears to be powered by a pneumeic system with a handheld trigger attached by a cable, which he holds in his left hand when using.
An earlier design of Descartes can be seen on the height chart for [[The $$60 Billion Man|episode 1]]. He has a different mechanical arm and boomerang, additional buckles on his chest harness, and is not wearing a belt.
[[File:Stage1-Settei19.png|thumb|center|Height chart featuring an earlier design for Descartes.]]


==Gallery==
== Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:TAB14.jpg|alt=|Vash sitting atop a mostly-buried Descartes' head.
File:01 DescartesAndHenchmen.png|Descartes and his henchmen.
File:Remix4B-01.png|set materials.
File:TAB14.jpg|alt=|Vash sitting atop a mostly-buried Descartes' head
File:Trimax12 Descartes.png|Cameo in Trigun Maximum Volume 12, Chapter 1.
File:Remix4B-01.png|1998 anime design.
File:Remix1-23.png
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Notes==
==Notes ==  


* Descartes appears in the opening credits of every episode of the original English Pioneer release as well as the Funimation 2010 ''Trigun: The Complete Series'' DVD release due to the first episode's credits being mistakenly used for all 26 episodes.
* Descartes appears in the opening credits of every episode of the original English Pioneer release as well as the FUNimation 2010 ''Trigun: The Complete Series'' DVD release due to the first episode's credits being mistakenly used for all 26 episodes.
** However, he appears on [[TRUTH OF MISTAKE|episode 2]]'s opening on all releases of the show due to it not having a unique opening credits sequence and reusing episode 1's.
* Descartes' name is not spoken in the show itself, though his name is seen in the show's credits and in the [[Roman Album TRIGUN ART BOOK|Anime Art Book]].


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


*[[The $$60 Billion Man]]
*[[The $$60 Billion Man]]
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*''[[TRUTH OF MISTAKE]]''  ''(credits only, reused from episode 1)''
*''[[TRUTH OF MISTAKE]]''  ''(credits only, reused from episode 1)''


===Trigun Maximum===
===== ''Preview Only''=====
*''[[DIABLO (episode)|DIABLO]] (reused footage from episode 1)''
 
===[[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|Trigun Maximum:]]===


*"RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH"
*"RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH"
*''"THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHING" (cameo only)''
*''"THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHING" (cameo only)''


==References<!-- needs proper citation/reference section formatting but wanted to have the links collected here for now -->==
==References==
 
* https://web.archive.org/web/20030213151005/http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/trigun/staff.html
* https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Trigun/Descartes/
* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=88


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[[Category:Trigun Maximum]]
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Descartes
Japanese name デカルト (Dekaruto)
Alternate spelling
Age
Born
Alias
Race Human (giant)
Height
Hair Color Green
Eye Color Black
Gender Male
Occupation Bounty hunteranime
ConvictMaximum
Affiliation Descartes' gang
First appearance
Last appearance
First manga appearance RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH
Last manga appearance THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHINGcameo only
First anime appearance The $$60 Billion Man
Last anime appearance Vash the Stampedeflashback only
First Stampede appearance
Last Stampede appearance
Japanese voice actor Daisuke Gori[1][2][3]
English voice actor Joe Romersa[4][5]

Descartes is a minor character who appears in Trigun (1998 anime) and Trigun Maximum.

Biography

1998 anime

Descartes and his gang tried to catch Vash the Stampede in order to claim the $$60 billion bounty. Due to the conflicting rumors of Vash heard by Meryl, Milly, and Loose Ruth, Descartes was mistakenly assumed to be Vash the Stampede. The $$60 Billion Man


Trigun Maximum

Descartes was imprisoned by the No Man's Land Cavalry, serving a 830 year sentence for an unknown crime. He was offered a chance to reduce his sentence by using his combat skills to assist the Cavalry raid the manor of Lord Daryl Goodman. Descartes was ordered to kill Gray the Ninelives and Midvalley the Hornfreak when they emerged from the manor.

Character

Appearance

Descartes is a giant man who stands 12 feelz (feet?) tall. He is burly and heavyset with short legs. His green hair styled in a mohawk. His earlobes are very long and both are pierced with a single hoop earring. His right arm is entirely mechanical. Large screws seemingly protrude from the sides of his head and left shoulder.

  • 1998 anime design.

    1998 anime design.

Personality

1998 anime

Descartes has a reputation as being "the worst womanizer anyone's ever seen."

Trigun Maximum

Relationships

Descartes' gang

Loose Ruth

Weapon

Boomerang

Descartes wields a giant metal boomerang, which he throws using his mechanical arm. The boomerang is powerful enough to slice entire buildings and boulders cleanly in two.

1998 anime

To throw the boomerang, a retractable cable with a hook is attached to the wrist of Descartes' mechanical arm. The cable reel is attached to his left hip. There is a large, spinning screw-shaped button on the reel that is pressed. When Descartes pulls his arm back, this he presses the button to lock the cable and create tension. The button is pressed again to release the tension when he throws the boomerang. The boomerang is capable of deflecting bullets. When not using the boomerang, Descartes carries it on his back.


Trigun Maximum

Descartes has at least three boomerangs, which were presented to him on a cart. It is unclear if the cart belongs to Descartes or the Cavalry. His mechanical arm appears to be powered by a pneumatic system or some type of explosive, which is controlled with a handheld trigger, attached via a cable and held in his left hand. Very hot shells or casings are expelled upon using it.

  • Boomerang cart.

    Boomerang cart.

  • Descartes picks up a boomerang.

    Descartes picks up a boomerang.

  • Mechanical arm trigger mechanism.

    Mechanical arm trigger mechanism.

Development

An earlier design of Descartes can be seen on the height chart for episode 1. He has a different mechanical arm and boomerang, additional buckles on his chest harness, and is not wearing a belt.

Height chart featuring an earlier design for Descartes.

Gallery

  • Descartes and his henchmen.

    Descartes and his henchmen.

  • Vash sitting atop a mostly-buried Descartes' head

  • Cameo in Trigun Maximum Volume 12, Chapter 1.

    Cameo in Trigun Maximum Volume 12, Chapter 1.

  • 1998 anime design.

    1998 anime design.

Notes

  • Descartes appears in the opening credits of every episode of the original English Pioneer release as well as the FUNimation 2010 Trigun: The Complete Series DVD release due to the first episode's credits being mistakenly used for all 26 episodes.
    • However, he appears on episode 2's opening on all releases of the show due to it not having a unique opening credits sequence and reusing episode 1's.
  • Descartes' name is not spoken in the show itself, though his name is seen in the show's credits and in the Anime Art Book.

Appearances

Trigun (1998 anime):

Episodes

Opening Credits

Preview Only
  • DIABLO (reused footage from episode 1)

Trigun Maximum:

  • "RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH"
  • "THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHING" (cameo only)

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060719111501/http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/trigun/staff.html
  2. ↑ https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Trigun/Descartes/
  3. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=871
  4. ↑ https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Trigun/Descartes/
  5. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=480
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