Legato Bluesummers (manga)
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| Japanese name | レガート・ブルーサマーズ |
| Race | Human |
| Hair Color | Blue |
| Eye Color | yellow? |
| Gender | Male |
| First appearance | Trigun Vol. 2, "Blood And Thunder" |
Legato Bluesummers is one of the major antagonists of Trigun & Trigun Maximum.
Biography
Nothing is known about Legato's early life: when he was born, where he was born, or who his parents were. His story begins as an unnamed teenage slave in a fortress town who is used repeatedly for the sexual gratification of others. He despises everyone living there and hatches a plan to kill them all by getting them to kill each other. In his spare time, he devises and builds a set of bracelets that can shoot ultra-thin wires that embed themselves into the muscles of a victim and allow Legato to control their movements through electrical impulses. He attempts to deploy this system against all 1300 fortress-dwellers at once, but it's too overwhelming for him and he gets apprehended. As punishment, the man who is presumably his owner shackles him to a Y-shaped cross and begins to rape him. The act is interrupted by a giant scythe slicing through the building that this is happening in, cutting the rapist to pieces and freeing Legato, who is just barely able to save himself by deploying his string system against the weapon. This is when Legato first meets Millions Knives.
Legato finds himself naked and stunned in the rubble of what used to be a town. Knives is surprised to find that he missed a resident in his killing spree, but soon realizes that it likely wasn't a coincidence. Legato naturally wants to know more about the mysterious and powerful stranger that was so easily able to do what he couldn't, and begs Knives to either let him follow along or kill him where he stands - for if Knives doesn't want him, then he has no more interest in living. Knives sees something in Legato at that moment, and chooses to let him follow along. For Legato, this encounter is tantamount to a religious conversion ("finding Jesus").
Some time later, Legato is present with Knives and William Conrad (disambiguation) in the city of July when Knives confronts Vash the Stampede for the first time. He gets Vash to use his full plant powers, obliterating the city of July and the lower half of Knives' body. Legato and Conrad then find what's left of him in the aftermath. Knives rebukes Legato for becoming hysterical while Conrad states that there's still time to save Knives, but that they have to act quickly to get him into stasis. It is then that Legato notices Vash perched atop some rubble, and surmises that he's the likely culprit of the disaster. He is prevented from going after Vash for revenge at that time, but it is here that his deep-seated grudge against him is born.
Legato takes control of the Gung-Ho Guns while Knives is recuperating. He uses them to find and torment Vash, partly on Knives' behalf and partly for his own vengeance. He first introduces himself to Vash by telling him that twelve demons will pursue him, each carrying half a quarter that can be fitted into a special coin case. Legato gives the case to Vash, telling him that if he completes it, something interesting will happen. He appears again in Jeneora Rock, where he curb-stomps the Roderick Gang much the same way he does in the anime before leaving to climb up to a church instead of a windmill. Legato, Conrad, and the Gung-Ho Guns have gathered there to witness Knives' revival, which happens through a literal act of birth. Legato sees Vash approaching, and instinctively orders the Gung-Ho Guns to kill him. Unfortunately, this makes Knives irate, and his first act after revival is to crush Legato into a ball and destroy his spine. Then the "Fifth Moon" incident happens and Vash disappears for two years. Legato is presumably tended to medically during this time.
When Legato re-appears again, his body has been bound into a straitjacket and placed into an iron sarcophagus whose face-piece has been removed so that he can use his head. His relations with the Gung-Ho Guns have seemingly deteriorated during this time, as Midvalley the Hornfreak attempts to shoot him while he is eating his dinner. Both Midvalley and Hoppered the Gauntlet try to betray him and flee the Gung-Ho Guns, but they are unsuccessful. Elendira shows up at this time, having been summoned by Knives, and Legato gets a sarcophagus upgrade that allows him a bit more mobility. Legato and Elendira do not get along, as he sees her as a threat to his relationship with Knives.
Character
Appearance
Personality
Occupation
Knives' right-hand man/devout servant; Gung-Ho Guns' leader.
Family
Legato has no known family.
Relationships
Legato worships Knives and torments Vash. He is "boss" to the Gung-Ho Guns, at least until Knives is revived. He has a rivalry going with Elendira the Crimsonnail (disambiguation).
Weapons & Abilities
String System & Coin Case
Guernica (Flail)
Gun-Knife Thing
Non-Canon
Development
Gallery
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Cameo in Trigun Maximum Volume 12, Chapter 1.
