Roberto de Niro

Roberto De Niro or just Roberto is one of the three main protagonist of the anime, Trigun Stampede. A remake of the original anime series and manga of the same name. He is Meryl's mentor, and also a reporter. He was voiced by Kenji Matsuda in Japanese and Ben Bryant in english.
== Appearance ==
Roberto is a tall middle aged man, who has a baibo-styled beard. he has green eye's, he wears a trench coat, over a white button top. 
== Biography ==
Roberto and his Partner Meryl or as he refers to her as "rookie" are driving through the desert, and Meryl forgot to get gas for the car and the two walk in the desert. Looking for the Humanoid Typhoon. They Find him in ropes, this causes three men to ask them if they have seen Vash's whereabouts, Meryl lies and tells them that he went west. Roberto and Meryl take Vash with them, and they go to a town called Jeneora Rock. Vash then challenges the man who was looking for him earlier to a duel, but the man goes crazy and shoots explosives which could cause damage to the down, thanks to Meryl's help, Vash wins. The whole town of Jeneroa Rock attempts to capture Vash for his bounty, This leads to Meryl and Roberto following him.
Later on in the anime, Roberto and Meryl are taken to JuLai, the third city, by Zazie. There they learn how human's ended up on the planet No Man's Land, During a attack by one of the Gung-Ho-Guns members, Roberto is pierced by a nail, lodged deep in his body. This leads to Roberto to die, and Meryl grieves his death. He gives Meryl a gun and tells her to follow her heart.
== Trivia ==
* Roberto replaced Milly Thompson in Trigun Stampede, and he also is a original character to the show.
* He is named after the actor Robert De Niro.
* When he was first revealed, Roberto ha been decried by many Western Trigun fans, as they believed that the character will fully replace Milly Thompson in the show.
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