DIABLO (episode)
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- This article is about the anime episode. For the manga chapter, see DIABLO (chapter).
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| Japanese Name | DIABLO |
| English Name (Funimation) | Diablo |
| Episode No. | 12 |
| Original Airdate | June 24, 1998[1] |
| US Airdate | April 17, 2003[2] |
| Previous Episode | ESCAPE FROM PAIN |
| Next Episode | Vash the Stampede |
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"DIABLO" is the twelfth episode of Trigun (1998 anime).
Synopsis
Legato arrives, and following in his wake is the first Gung-Ho Gun, Monev the Gale.
Characters
In order of appearance:
Manga
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This episode's story is adapted from the Trigun chapters "ASSAULT", "BLOOD AND THUNDER", "DIABLO", and "FRAGILE", with the following notable differences:
- The order of events is changed: In the anime, Legato and Monev's introduction happens after Vash, Meryl, and Milly meet Wolfwood, but before the Little Arcadia arc. In the manga, the Little Arcadia arc precedes the introduction of Legato and Monev, and Wolfwood's introduction occurs after.
- The anime episode begins with the scene of Monev and Legato. In the manga, this occurs after Legato introduces himself to Vash and leaves behind the "gift."
- Blood is seen seeping from the bag containing the shoemaker's head in the manga, which is omitted in the anime.
- The Gung-Ho Guns' halved coins, introduced in the manga chapter "BLOOD AND THUNDER", are not included in the anime.
- In the anime, Vash's flashback while in the jail cell is of encountering Knives in Vasquez's office in July. In the manga, Vash's flashback is about his childhood on the SEEDS ship with Rem and Knives and the ships crashing into the planet. The flashbacks from the chapter "DIABLO" were adapted into episode 17 of the anime.
- In the manga, Vash has flashbacks of the aftermath of the ships crashing and fighting with Knives in the midst of the fight with Monev. This is omitted in the anime, and these flashback scenes in the chapter "FRAGILE" were adapted later in episode 17, episode 20, and episode 26.
- The scenes of Vash attempting to get the townspeople to take cover as Monev chases him through the town and when Monev fires upon the town and killing civilians are original to the anime. Monev remarks that Vash has the "eyes of the diablo" following Vash's reaction to the slaughter. In the manga, this scene occurred when Vash emerged from the sheriff's office after Monev's initial attack.
- Vash's prosthetic arm is not torn off in the anime, and remains attached throughout.
- Vash's memory of Rem while he is about to kill Monev is different, with the anime's being much longer and adapting the scene from the earlier manga chapter, "ASSAULT", which occurs instead while Vash is unconscious on the sand steamer.
- This chapter is also partially adapted in episode 7 of the anime, but unlike in this episode, Vash isn't lying beside Rem and instead calling out to her from a distance, and Vash's conversation is omitted.
- Part of Vash's conversation from this scene is repeated in the next episode preview for episode 25, seen at the end of episode 24.
- Vash is seen wearing his red coat in the anime, while in the manga, he is wearing a button-up shirt, jeans, and sneakers.
- In the anime, Vash and Rem are both floating in a blue, sky-like void as red flower petals rain down around them. In the manga, Vash and Rem are on a grassy plain, sitting atop a blanket with a picnic basket nearby. When the dream ends, the ground fractures and crumbles, separating Vash from Rem, which is omitted from the anime.
- This chapter is also partially adapted in episode 7 of the anime, but unlike in this episode, Vash isn't lying beside Rem and instead calling out to her from a distance, and Vash's conversation is omitted.
The scene of Vash and Knives in Vasquez's office was later adapted in the Trigun Maximum chapter "LOSS".
Gallery
- See subpage Gallery
Notes
Trivia
- The Monthly Satellite Times headline for this episode reads "A Mysterious Man Attacks Vash While He is in Custody"
- Vash's flashback of Knives in July is reused in episode 18, but uses a different color palette and expands on the scene. It is also used again in episode 26 as it appears in episode 18.
- The next episode preview for "Vash the Stampede" at the end of this episode is narrated by Meryl, making it the only preview not to be narrated by Vash.
Credits
- See subpage Credits