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|subj=Descartes | |subj=Descartes | ||
|occupation=Bounty hunter<sup>anime</sup><br>Convict<sup>''Maximum''</sup> | |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> | |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> | |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= | |firstmanga=[[RETURN OF THE BLUE WIND OF DEATH]] | ||
|lastmanga= | |lastmanga=[[THE END OF THE JOURNEY AND THE ECHOES OF BREATHING]]<sup><i>cameo only</i></sup> | ||
|firstanime=[[The $$60 Billion Man]] | |firstanime=[[The $$60 Billion Man]] | ||
|lastanime=[[Vash the Stampede (episode)|Vash the Stampede]]<sup><i>flashback only</i></sup> | |lastanime=[[Vash the Stampede (episode)|Vash the Stampede]]<sup><i>flashback only</i></sup> | ||
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|img=Descartes_98Anime.png | |img=Descartes_98Anime.png | ||
|race=Human (giant) | |race=Human (giant) | ||
|hair=Green | |hair=Green | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
|affiliation=[[Descartes' gang]] | |affiliation=[[Descartes' gang]] | ||
}} | |eye=Black}} | ||
'''Descartes''' is a minor character who appears in | '''Descartes''' is a minor character who appears in [[Trigun (1998 anime)|''Trigun'' (1998 anime)]] and ''[[Trigun & Trigun Maximum|Trigun Maximum]]''. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===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 | 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 -->== | ||
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==== Trigun Maximum==== | ==== 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 | 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"> | <gallery mode="packed"> | ||
File:DescartesBoomerangCartMax.png|Boomerang cart. | File:DescartesBoomerangCartMax.png|Boomerang cart. | ||
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* 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. | ** 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 Anime Art Book. | * 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== | ||