Legato Bluesummers (anime)
| Nicholas D. Wolfwood | |
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| Japanese name | ニコラス・D・ウルフウッド |
| Race | Human |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Priest, gunman |
| First appearance | MURDER MACHINE |
| Last appearance | PARADISE on-screen UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE voice |
| Japanese voice actor | Sho Hayami |
| English voice actor | Jeff Nimoy 1998 Brad Hawkins film |
Nicholas D. Wolfwood is one of the main characters of Trigun (1998 anime) and Trigun: Badlands Rumble.
Biography
1998 anime
Wolfwood first shot a gun at the age of 7 to kill his abusive guardian. He ended up under the tutelage of Chapel the Evergreen, and was strictly and intensively trained as a gunman.
As an adult, he started an orphanage in December so other kids didn't have to grow up in the same way he had. He found the work fulfilling and finally felt like he was doing something good for the world.
Wolfwood began working for Knives and the Gung-Ho Guns with Chapel.
When traveling to May City, Wolfwood's motorcycle broke down in the middle of the desert. He decided to continue traveling on foot while carrying his Punisher, but was unable to make it and collapsed. Wolfwood was saved when Vash spotted him from the window of the bus he was taking to May City. Once on the bus and given water to drink, Wolfwood met Meryl, Milly, and Vash.
When the bus stopped for a short rest, Wolfwood had to beg the driver to allow him to ride, as he did not have enough money to afford both the fare and food. The bus driver allowed Wolfwood to ride at a reduced rate--although he did not take up Wolfwood's offer for a free confession with his portable confessional. Vash asked if the confessional was part of his gospel. Wolfwood replied that it was not, instead just for business as he needed money to take care of the orphans back at his church in December. He explained he had left the church because he needed to make some money for them.
When noticing two children, Tania and Helen, complaining to their mother that they were hungry, Wolfwood offered two of his three meal bars--his only food--to them. The children and their mother were very grateful for his kindness and generosity. Wolfwood saw Vash had been watching the exchange and said he was "surprised that [he] could smile like that." Vash seemed confused, and Wolfwood elaborated that he'd noticed although Vash had been friendly and smiling before, it seemed empty, like he was "hurting like crazy on the inside." He then urged Vash to pay for some time in his portable confessional.
Back on the bus, Wolfwood attempted to treat the injured passenger. The mother suddenly shouted out for her daughter, Helen, who was missing. Both Vash and Wolfwood immediately leapt out of the moving bus to rescue the child.
Badlands Rumble
Wolfwood once again had become stranded in the desert. Weak and dehydrated, he struggled to put his only bill into a water vending machine, which refused to accept it. Gasback and his crew drove up to the vending machine. Gasback yelled at Wolfwood for being in his way and told him to go to the nearby cemetery if he wanted to die. Wolfwood feebly pleaded for them to break his bill. One of Gasback's men pointed out the Punisher, which was laying on the ground nearby. The wrappings had become loose and the weapon inside was visible. Gasback made the decision not to steal the Punisher and instead rescued Wolfwood. In return for saving him, Wolfwood temporarily became Gasback's bodyguard, but only under the condition that he would not take part in any actual robberies.
Character
Appearance
Personality
Occupation
Family
Relationships
Weapons
The Punisher
Pistols
Non-Canon
Development
Gallery
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Wolfwood & Vash.
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Wolfwood is now alone.
Notes
- Wolfwood speaks with a Kansai regional dialect in the original Japanese audio.
Appearances
Trigun (1998)
Episodes
- MURDER MACHINE
- QUICK DRAW
- ESCAPE FROM PAIN
- FIFTH MOON (disambiguation)
- GOODBYE FOR NOW
- HANG FIRE
- FLYING SHIP
- OUT OF TIME
- ALTERNATIVE
- PARADISE
- LIVE THROUGH (Flashback only, reused footage)
- UNDER THE SKY SO BLUE (Flashback, reused footage; voice only)
Opening Credits
- MURDER MACHINE
- QUICK DRAW
- ESCAPE FROM PAIN
- GOODBYE FOR NOW
- HANG FIRE
- FLYING SHIP
- OUT OF TIME
- ALTERNATIVE
- PARADISE
Preview Only
*The preview clip featuring Wolfwood was recycled from episode 9. Despite being included in its preview, neither this clip nor Wolfwood himself appeared in episode 13.