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=== 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 | 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. | ||
=== Personality === | === Personality === | ||
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=== 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 ==== | ==== 1998 anime ==== | ||
To throw the boomerang, a retractable cable with a hook is attached to 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 pneumeic 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. | |||
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File:DescartesBoomerangCartMax.png|Boomerang cart. | |||
File:DescartesBoomerangMax.png|Descartes picks up a boomerang. | |||
File:DescartesBoomerangTriggerMax.png|Mechanical arm trigger mechanism. | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | ||
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</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. | ||
* 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 Anime Art Book. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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==References<!-- needs proper citation/reference section formatting but wanted to have the links collected here for now -->== | ==References<!-- needs proper citation/reference section formatting but wanted to have the links collected here for now -->== | ||
* https://web.archive.org/web/20030213151005/http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/trigun/staff.html | *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.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Trigun/Descartes/ | ||
* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=88 | *https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=88 | ||
[[Category:Trigun (1998)]] | [[Category:Trigun (1998)]] | ||
[[Category:Trigun Maximum]] | [[Category:Trigun Maximum]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
