Vash the Stampede

Vash the Stampede, also known as The Humanoid Typhoon, Eriks, Tongari, Needle Noggin, The $$60,000,000,000 Man, Spikey Head, Walking Fire, The Devil That Brings Disaster, Blondie and Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser III, is the main protagonist from the Trigun series.
== Charactah Account ==
Vash displays two different personalities. Vash usually exaggerates foolish characteristics to make people feel unthreatened and to hide his identity; for instance, exhibiting an almost obsessive love of doughnuts and at one point introduced himself as "Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovich Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser III." Vash's reputation as "The Humanoid Typhoon" is legendary, as is the damage and destruction associated with his presence. However, when those around him are threatened, Vash shows complete focus and control.
Vash is a very multidimensional character—quite literally a walking contradiction. He is often a womanizer, and other times a gentleman. Sometimes he is a coward, yet other times he shows great courage. He is a wanted man, yet he wouldn't hurt a fly. 
Despite his age, he still hasn't found peace with himself. A point of conflict in the series are the inner differences between Vash and Millions Knives, his twin brother, and their regard for humanity. Though Vash and Knives have gone through the same experience and torment, Vash chooses to remain hopeful and loving toward humanity, where as Knives has fallen into a deep-seated hatred of their race. Their personalities also have key differences: Vash cannot stand the despair of being alone, whereas Knives revels in his loneliness and has no desire for any company.
Because Vash refuses to kill any of his opponents, he often suffers at the hands of very persistent enemies and their attempts at revenge. As a result, his body is a patchwork of large scars, chunks of missing flesh supported by metal mesh, and stitch marks.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Trigun
* Trigun Stampede
* Trigun Stampede (Kanketsu-hen)
* Trigun: Badlands Rumble
=== Manga ===
* Trigun
* Trigun Maximum
* Trigun: Multiple Bullets
== Trivia ==
* In the manga, Wolfwood called Vash "Tongari", which translates to "Spikey Head". In the anime, Wolfwood frequently calls Vash "Needle Noggin".
* A billboard advertising a Trigun movie with Vash's face is pictured in the manga Sun-Ken Rock. Boichi, the author of Sun-Ken Rock, also explains how he made Vash's coat.
* Vash made a cameo appearance in Wild ARMs 2nd Ignition in the form of a picture hanging on a wall.
* The catalysts inside the guns owned by Vash and Knives are black and white. This may refer to the Yin and Yang (or possibly good and evil).
* Vash's unique yellow lens zigzag-armed sunglasses are frequently destroyed in the anime, only to reappear with no explanation in the following episode.
** Vash's sunglasses are briefly worn by Wolfwood in place of his own during the movie.
* Strangely, during the anime, there are scenes where Vash is depicted wearing normal clothing as opposed to his trademark red coat, during which the scars and damage that would be visible on his right hand are completely absent.
* Despite appearing with them in every episode of the anime, Vash has only referred to Meryl by name once, and he has never referred to Milly by name.
* In the manga, Vash's hair begins to discolor black as a sign of exhausting his powers as a plant. This does not occur in the anime.
* Vash is 131 years old in the anime, however, because his race is that of a plant and not a human it is possible that his life span may be different.
* Donuts are Vash's favorite food.
* Because there is no official date, fans celebrate Vash's birthday as July 21st as it marks the day of July's destruction.
* Vash was the only cast member of the series to retain his voice actor from the Pioneer/Geneon dub, Johnny Yong Bosch, for the Funimation-dubbed release of Trigun: Badlands Rumble.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Vash the Stampede at Trigun Wiki
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