Vash the Stampede

==Summary==
Vash the Stampede (ヴァッシュ・ザ・スタンピード) Vasshu za Sutanpīdo) is the main protagonist of the anime and manga series Trigun. Vash is also known as The Humanoid Typhoon due to the destruction and chaos that often surrounds him. Wielding a huge silver revolver, he travels from town to town to learn more and protect what his adoptive mother, Rem, treasured most: love and peace. He is initially discovered by Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson, two Bernardelli Insurance Society representatives investigating claims made due to damages caused by the mysterious Humanoid Typhoon.
In the anime, the pair find Vash while he is being chased by bandits who want to collect the bounty on "The $$60,000,000,000 (sixty billion double dollar) Man". He escapes while Milly and Meryl eventually learn that Vash is actually the person they are assigned to track.
In the manga, they discover Vash facing off against The Nebraska Father and Son duo after he was avoiding a conflict with the somewhat innocent townsfolk who aimed to use the sixty billion double dollar bounty on his head to correct the financial problems vexing their town.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least | | At least 
Key: Base | Plant Power's | Full Power 
Name: Vash The Stampede, Vash, Ericks, The $$60,000,000,000 Man, The Humanoid Typhoon
Origin: Trigun
Gender: Male
Age: 150
Classification: Artificial Human (a.k.a. Plant)
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Base= 
Plant Physiology (Independent Plant), Master Marksman, Acrobatics (Vash has shownTrigun: Chapter 8 to be extremely acrobatic, he's even stated to be an acrobat by those around him), Limited Body Control (Vash has great control over his bodily functions, being capable of completely blocking out sensory paralysis throughTrigun: Chapter 20 directing all of his senses to the pain of his wounded right finger), Limited Information Analysis (Vash can deduce the mechanics behind his opponent's abilities over a short period of time), Analytical Prediction (Can predict the trajectory of attacks and can predict attacks while deprived of his sensesTrigun: Chapter 5. Can predict attacks from foes who are capable of blitzing him), Supernatural Willpower (Was tortured by Legato for 8 months straight, powering through it with his willpower aloneTrigun: Chapter 90), Attack Reflection (Can change the trajectory of incoming projectiles back at the attackerTrigun: Chapter 76 and away from himTrigun: Chapter 2), Reactive Evolution (Vash awakening of his Gate allowed him to instantly close the gap between him and Ark KnivesTrigun: Chapter 75) 
|-|Angel Arm= 
Absorption (Biological), Black Hole Creation, Spatial Manipulation, Durability Negation, Regeneration and Immortality Negation (Type 3 and 8 - At least Low-Godly, likely Mid-Godly, possibly far higher - Vash's special Angel Arm ability is the ability to generate large black hole-like blast of energy which contorts space around it and sucks up everything remotely close to itTrigun: Chapter 30. This effect can be greatly enhancedTrigun: Chapter 69 after Vash has infused his Plant powers into bullets, creating Black Hole Bullets in the processTrigun: Chapter 77. These bullets are powerful enough to completely overpower the black holes of Knives, they can even kill Knives if he's directly hit by one despite the fact Trigun: Chapter 96), Power Nullification (Vash's Black Hole Bullets can suck up and erase attacks, even those from Knives's Angel Arm), BFR and Sealing (With Subspace Bullets - Vash can forcefully remove his opponent from his current dimension and seal them away in a sub-spaceTrigun: Lost Plant, with said sub-spaces being large enough to hold entire universes inside them)
|-|Resistances= 
Body Control, Biological Manipulation and Paralysis Inducement (Completely resisted Legato's attempts to control his body with his threads), Unconventional Absorption (Biological - Vash has a unique resistance to those who try to absorb him into themselves, rather then being absorbed his Angel Arm counteracts thisTrigun: Chapter 45 and starts absorbing them into Vash, completely overpowering their absorption in the process), Limited Low Temperatures (Vash's equipment is cold-resistantTrigun: Chapter 4)
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Attack Potency: At least Planet level () | Low Complex Multiverse level (As an Independent Plant, Vash is superior to Non-Independent Plants, which are 5-dimensional in nature. His Black-Hole bullets and and . Vash almost a Fused Knives after the latter attempted to absorb him, ) | At least Low Complex Multiverse level (Although weaker, Vash could contend with Ark Knives for a while before collapsing. Legato stated that Vash is a completely different person when putting his oath of peace away) 
Speed: At least Hypersonic (Able to dodge AK 47s at close range and can throw a rock to deflect bullets, has been able to remove everyone's bullets [Estimated 30 guys carrying shotguns, pistols, heavy machine guns...etc.] from their guns in a bar house rumble without anyone noticing in less than a minute) | Infinite () | Infinite (Far faster than before)
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Able to lift large stones with ease)
Striking Strength: At least Planet level | Low Complex Multiverse level (Deflected several attacks from Knives) | Low Complex Multiverse level
Durability: At least Planet level (Able to withstand the own recoil of his Angel Arm) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Can take attacks from Fused Knives and traded blows with him) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Took hits from Ark Knives with minimal damage and could physically reflect attacks back at him)
Stamina: Superhuman (Vash was tortured and starved by Legato for 8 months non stop and still didn't budge. Wasn't phased when Knives cut off his arm)
Range: Universal+ (Sniped a black hole into a separate universe, that universe being a separate space-time continuum. It then destroyed said universe and created a new one)
Standard Equipment: .45 Caliber Revolver, Bulletproof jacket, Cybernetic arm which conceals a fully automatic submachine gun, black hole bullets, Sub-space Bullets. 
Intelligence: At least Extraordinary Genius. Comparable to, if not smarter than, Knives. Vash has spent over 100+ years honing his marksmanship to an unmatched level. Vash has spent the last 100 years being hunted by humanity's best bounty hunters and Assassins. Vash consistently outskills skilled opponents whilst using non lethal force, Vash was hunted by Eye of Michael members and the Gun-Ho-Guns and the members all analyze and predict every aspect of their opponents including body movement, skills, habits and breathing patterns. Vash easily dispatches members of these organizations as if they were nothing can instantly deduce abilities and see through illusions spread throughout Ten Kilometers made by nigh invisible wire using the weight of the water to severe the puppeteers fingers. counts the number of shots multiple bounty hunters gunshots, knowing all but one has ammo left. can figure out the mechanics of sensory hypnosis after seeing it once and bypass it. Vash can shoot thousands of rounds all through the same bullet hole and never miss, while avoid hitting anything vital. has shot the fuses of dozens of sticks of dynamite before they can hit the ground. Vash can change the incoming trajectory of long ranged attacks back at the opponent or change the direction of an attack Inches away from him. Can disarm 4 men so quickly with 4 gunshots that it sounded like only one. Can block omnidirectional attacks at the same time from point blank range. can dodge attacks from FTE opponents while under Hypnosis and having his senses paralyzed. Vash can parry attacks with AoE of Kilometers. Vash can fight without the usage of his eyesight, in under a hundredth of a second Vash was able to perform much more calculations than the 200+ year old Plant. Plants are much superior to the Humans of Trigun, who are able to create ships capable of space-time and intergalactic communication systems. Plants can understand the mechanisms of Causality which even the advanced civilizations of Trigun cannot comprehend. Plants are also smart enough to understand the quantum mechanics and the mechanics of the creation and destruction of universality space-Time structures. Vash can turn ordinary bullets into black hole bullets with some time.''
Weaknesses: Is against killing (unless left without a choice or bloodlusted). Continuous use of a Plants powers and abilities will slowly cause their hair to darken and eventually die.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*.45 Long Colt: Vash habitually carries a custom made .45 caliber silver or nickel-plated revolver, a classic six-shot double-action with a top break reloading mechanism that fires bullets which can reach orbit in seconds.
*Angel Arm: An extremely powerful weapon able to put a giant crater in the moon and could wipe the life off the Earth. Vash never chooses to use this though unless it is for non-attacking reasons.
*Cybernetic Machinegun Arm: A very powerful machine gun able to punch through solid steel with ease. It is a part of Vash's arm.
*Angel Wings: Automatic wings that react to attacks towards Vash.
*Black Hole Bullets: One of Vash's strongest attacks. These black holes can cover up to 300 feet, they bypass durability and move at such speeds that even Knives had a hard time comprehending them.
*Sub-Space Bullets: Another type of Ammunition Vash has at his disposal, these Sub-Space Bullet's provide Vash with a non-lethal alternative to his Black-Hole Bullets. These Bullets can grow large enough to BFR the roof of a massive building away, these Bullets send the opponent into a separate Space-Time Sub-Space, these Bullets have allowed Vash to BFR a self destructive Black-Hole that would destroy and create another universe into a separate Universe where it proceeded to destroy and recreate another universe.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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