01 NOMAN’S LAND – Versaphile.com

Airdate: January 7, 2023
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Summary

Two children, Vash and Nai, escape the destruction of a spaceship fleet. On a desert planet, newbie reporter Meryl Stryfe and veteran Roberto De Niro have been assigned to locate Vash the Stampede, the legendary “Humanoid Typhoon” with a six million double dollar bounty on his head. They find him easily but he’s nothing like his reputation suggests. They take him to nearby Jeneora Rock for an exclusive interview, but a dying plant and the JuLai Military Police bring complications. To escape capture, Vash is forced into a duel, but the JuLai Captain brings a cluster bomb to a gun fight, and Vash is out of bullets. Rosa and Meryl manage to get him a single bullet, which he uses to destroy the cluster bomb before it can destroy the town. The JuLai Military Police leave empty handed, but Vash is worried about someone else: his brother Millions Knives.

The Big Fall

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The SEEDS spaceship fleet. The SEEDS05 ship. Child Vash the Stampede enters the huge cryosleep chamber. Robots tend to the sleeping humans.
Child Vash the Stampede: Good morning, Jeff. Good morning, Arthur. Good morning, Kaite. Good morning, everyone.	Child Vash the Stampede: Hello, Jeff. Looking good, Arthur. Nice to see ya, Kaite. Hi, everybody. Morning!
Explosions throughout the chamber knock Child Vash the Stampede off his feet. His grey body suit is covered with white Chladni figure vibrational patterns.
Rem Saverem (over speakers): Vash, come back immediately!	Rem Saverem (over speakers): Vash, come back right now!
Child Vash the Stampede runs through the ship as it is rocked with explosions.
SEEDS05 AI: This is a Level E-3 emergency. Formation maintenance program: phase 5 recalculating. This ship is in free fall. Please evacuate as quickly as possible.	SEEDS05 AI: This is a Level E-3 emergency. Formation maintenance program: phase 5 recalculating. This ship is in free fall. All parties please evacuate as quickly as possible.
Child Vash the Stampede reaches a door. Inside the room we see a photo of Rem Saverem, Child Vash the Stampede, and Child Millions Knives. A red geranium sits next to it, encased in a sleek glass Wardian case.
SEEDS05 AI: Once again, please evacuate as quickly as possible. Child Vash the Stampede: She’s not here!	SEEDS05 AI: I repeat, please evacuate as quickly as possible. Child Vash the Stampede: Nai?
Child Vash the Stampede runs through the halls as they fill with fire and smoke.
SEEDS05 AI: This is a Level E-3 emergency. Formation maintenance program: phase 5 recalculating. Rem Saverem: Vash!	SEEDS05 AI: This is a Level E-3 emergency. Formation maintenance program: phase 5 recalculating. Rem Saverem: Vash, here!
Rem Saverem and Child Millions Knives* run up to meet Child Vash the Stampede.*
Child Vash the Stampede: Nai! Rem!	Child Vash the Stampede: Nai! Rem!
Child Vash the Stampede jumps into Rem’s arms. She puts him down.
Child Vash the Stampede: What’s going on?! Why is the ship in free fall?! Rem Saverem: Everything’s fine. The ship’s AI is just exaggerating. Now follow me, you two.	Child Vash the Stampede: Wait, what’s going on?! Why is it saying we’re in free fall?! Rem Saverem: We’re okay. It’s overreacting a little but we need to move. Follow me. This way!
Rem pulls Child Vash the Stampede after her as they run. She uses her handprint to unlock an escape pod. Child Millions Knives jumps in.
Rem Saverem: Get inside. And hurry.	Rem Saverem: Get in. Quickly.
Rem helps Child Vash the Stampede into the escape pod.
Child Vash the Stampede: What about everyone still sleeping? They’ll be able to escape, right? Rem Saverem: Of course they will. Now get ready. Child Millions Knives: You come too, Rem. Rem Saverem: I love you both.	Child Vash the Stampede: The people still asleep. They’re gonna escape too, aren’t they? Rem Saverem: Of course. All in? Get comfy. Child Millions Knives: Come with us. There’s room. Rem Saverem: Please know that I love you both.
The escape pod closes.
Child Vash the Stampede: Rem! Rem Saverem: Vash, Nai… I want you two to survive. Meeting you… has brought me so much joy!	Child Vash the Stampede: Rem! Rem Saverem: Try your very best to survive for me. Vash. Nai. Getting to know you two has meant the entire world to me!
Rem Saverem launches the escape pod.
Child Vash the Stampede: R-Rem!	Child Vash the Stampede: No! Please don’t!
Child Millions Knives pilots the escape pod away as another explosion makes a fireball. The other ships in the fleet are also exploding around them as they fly towards the planet.
Child Vash the Stampede: REM!	Child Vash the Stampede: REM! Noooo!
Title Card: TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Newbie

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A view of a sky with one large and two small moons. An alien bird-bug creature sits perched on a rock. The desert comes into view. In the distance there is a white car with a trailer attached. The bird creature takes flight.
Radio Host: The time is now 10:00 AM on the morning of May 25. This is November Public Broadcasting’s satellite news, where we bring you the latest news from all regions.	Radio Host: Good morning listeners. And thank you for choosing November Public Broadcasting satellite news, this sunny May 25th.
Car interior. A cup of cigarette butts sits on the dashboard, along with a flask with an S symbol embossed on the front. Meryl is driving on the right side and Roberto is in the passenger seat on the left.
Radio Host: The JuLai government has announced a new Most Wanted fugitive. He is considered a person of interest in a series of mass murders. Roberto De Niro: (picks up his flask) JuLai doesn’t do that often.	Radio Host: In recent events, the JuLai government has announced a new Most Wanted fugitive. (inaudible) person of interest in a series of mass murders. Roberto De Niro: (picks up his flask) And the feds aren’t quick to jump.
The car hits a bump as Roberto de Niro goes to drink from his flask, spilling his drink.
Roberto De Niro: Man, what a waste. You tryin’ to die young, newbie? Radio Host: Any cities with information are asked to reach out. Meryl Stryfe: You shouldn’t be drinking while we’re working anyway, Roberto.	Roberto De Niro: Argh! I don’t know what’ll kill you first, newbie, your driving or me. Radio Host: His terror has not been contained to one city. (inaudible) the suspect (inaudible) of the media blitz. Meryl Stryfe: You shouldn’t be drinking on the job anyway, and that’s just the terrain.
Meryl Stryfe grabs a sheet of paper from the driver’s-side sun visor and slaps it in Roberto De Niro’s face.
Meryl Stryfe: Moreover… My name is not “newbie.” Roberto De Niro: Thanks for the update.	Meryl Stryfe: By the way, my name isn’t “newbie,” Roberto. Roberto De Niro: Could’ve sworn it was.
The paper is Meryl’s resume. It displays, along with her photo: Meryl Stryfe Personal Info Age: 23 years old Height: 145 cm Gender: Female Birth Date: PE081 Birth Place: DECEMBER Objective To obtain a position that enable me to use more my communication skills by information. I believe humanitarian media change our society for [obscured] [obscured] November University [PE99-PE103]
Roberto De Niro: Graduated from November University, huh? Pretty elite. Meryl Stryfe: Becoming a reporter was my dream. Roberto De Niro: Not much of a dream. Meryl Stryfe: Someday I’ll be on the news desk— Roberto De Niro: Wow, I didn’t know we had a rising star on this little gossip piece.	Roberto De Niro: Hmph. I see you graduated from November University. Hoity toity. Meryl Stryfe: Being a reporter was my dream. Roberto De Niro: Really shooting for the stars, huh? Meryl Stryfe: Yup. Before long I’ll be behind the news desk. Roberto De Niro: Wow, they put a rising star on a gossip piece with an old dog like me.
Roberto De Niro sneezes into the resume.
Roberto De Niro: This is why I didn’t want to babysit a newbie.	Roberto De Niro: And this is exactly why I didn’t wanna babysit a newbie.
Roberto De Niro crumples up the resume and tosses it out the window.
Meryl Stryfe: We’re on the job. Also, please refer to me by my name. I’m Meryl Stryfe. Roberto De Niro: (burps) That so? Well, let me tell you something, newbie. This scorching planet, Noman’s Land, is cruel beyond belief. It’s a dog-eat-dog world.	Meryl Stryfe: Please, we are on the job, and you need to refer to me by my name. It’s Meryl Stryfe to you. Roberto De Niro: (burps) Oh is it now? Here’s my advice, so listen up, newbie. Might be hard to tell from your ivory tower, but Noman’s Land is cruel beyond belief. Dog-eat-dog at its finest.
A view of the landscape around the car. Large white rib-like spikes project out of the sand. A gigantic Grand Worm breaches the sand behind the car, like a whale breaching the ocean. In the air, the Grand Worm bites at a swarm of smaller, flying worm bugs before diving back into the sand with a crash.
Roberto De Niro: You’ll find out soon enough. You’ve got a lot to learn about doing what it takes to survive, young lady. Meryl Stryfe: Are you done mocking me?	Roberto De Niro: But you’ll find that out soon. You’ve got a helluva lot to learn about what it takes to survive on the ground. Dontcha, newbie? Meryl Stryfe: So sweet, thanks for the advice!
Meryl Stryfe accelerates the car roughly, making Roberto de Niro spill what’s in his flask.
Roberto De Niro: You’re spilling my booze! Meryl Stryfe: Just you wait until I get my big scoop…	Roberto De Niro: Ugh! You’re spilling my booze! Meryl Stryfe: Any day now I’ll get my big scoop!
Meryl Stryfe continues to drive erratically.
Roberto De Niro: Right, sure. Meryl Stryfe: I’ll be running the news bureau! Roberto De Niro: Calm down, would you? Meryl Stryfe: Are you listening? Roberto De Niro: Yeah, yeah.	Roberto De Niro: Any minute, I’m sure. Meryl Stryfe: I’ll be running the entire bureau before you know it! Roberto De Niro: Then could you give me a raise, boss? Meryl Stryfe: I’m being serious! Roberto De Niro: So am I.
The car slowly comes to a stop.
Meryl Stryfe: I forgot to charge the battery… Roberto De Niro: (sighs) You’ll be toast before you know it.	Meryl Stryfe: I forgot to charge the battery. Roberto De Niro: (sighs) Newbie? This world will eat you alive.
Title Card: #01 NOMAN’S LAND

The Humanoid Typhoon

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Meryl Stryfe and Roberto de Niro walk through the sand dunes, the sky blue with thin wispy clouds on the horizon.
Meryl Stryfe: I’m thirsty… Does that “Humanoid Typhoon” or whatever even exist? Roberto De Niro: You’ve seriously never heard of him?	Meryl Stryfe: I’m thirsty. Okay, so I know he’s the “Humanoid Typhoon”, but is he, like, a real guy? Roberto De Niro: How have you made it this far?
Roberto De Niro throws a magazine at Meryl Stryfe’s face. The magazine cover features a depiction of a woman with long blonde hair, in a semi-reclined, provocative pose. She’s wearing a brown wide brimmed hat, along with a leather bikini top, miniskirt, chaps, and sleeve on her left forearm that goes from her wrist to just above her elbow, all made of fringed brown leather. She’s also wearing matching brown pumps. She is pointing her left hand like a gun and has red nailpolish. The front cover reads: A MONTHLY PERIODICAL FOR EVERYONE NORMANSLAND BROADCAST MAGAZINE 10 Vol 56 October 0.25$$ SPECIAL FEATURE The Truth About THE HUMANOID TYPHOON A new plant discovered in OCTOVERN!? BAD LAD OF THE MONTH BRILLIANT DYNAMITES NEON Tells All! TRENDING BOUNTIES DOMINIQUE THE CYCLOPS RAI-DEI THE BLADE AND MORE! The back cover reads: NBM A MONTHLY PERIODICAL FOR EVERYONE 10 [unintelligible] NORMANSLAND BROADCAST MAGAZINE Please contact the receptionist below for any questions.
Roberto De Niro: If you meet him, you’re done for. He’s a walking disaster. That’s how he got that nickname… Meryl Stryfe: The Humanoid Typhoon.	Roberto De Niro: Run into him and it’s over. The man is a walking disaster. Hence that cute little nickname. Meryl Stryfe: The Humanoid Typhoon, got it.
The magazine contains a two-page spread on the Humanoid Typhoon. In the center of the spread there is a cartoonish drawing of Vash the Stampede, laughing maniacally with pointed teeth and extra spikey hair. He’s wearing his red coat, but the drawing does not portray his prosthetic left arm. TRUTH UNCOVERED THIS IS THE HUMANOID TYPHOON Left text: Blond Shocking yellow hair, Recognizable from a mile away! When he creeps near, …ect your town to be struck …n calamity! Glasses …devilish glare REWARD Sixty Billion $$ Right text: Our field … which boast one of t … records in the comp … e everything in th… cover the full stor … wh …
Meryl Stryfe: (giggles) Real people aren’t monsters like that. There’s no way. But I won’t give up, no matter how unreasonable the assignment! Roberto De Niro: Sure.	Meryl Stryfe: (giggles) Real people aren’t such caricatures. He’s a man, not a monster. That said, I won’t abandon an assignment just because it’s silly. Roberto De Niro: Uh-huh.
She stops walking.
Meryl Stryfe: No matter how long it takes, I’ll get my scoop—	Meryl Stryfe: If it’s the Typhoon scoop they want, then by gosh they’ll get it!
She walks into Roberto then falls to the ground.
Meryl Stryfe: Roberto! Roberto De Niro: That’d be the aftermath. Meryl Stryfe:	Meryl Stryfe: Rude. Roberto De Niro: Dead ahead. Meryl Stryfe: Huh?
Vash the Stampede is tied up with rope, hanging up upside-down and dangling from a protruding piece of scrap metal, facing away from the camera. Three bird-like worms are latched onto him. Two dead bodies, one on each side of him, are strung up in the same way. Five bird-worms are perched on the scrap metal.
Roberto De Niro: Looks like the work of the Bad Lads Gang. They really did a number on this corpse.	Roberto De Niro: Looks like the work of the Bad Lads Gang. Yeesh, they did a real number on that poor slob.
Meryl Stryfe runs up to Vash the Stampede, startling away the bird-worms that were clinging to him. Vash flexes his prosthetic hand, then extends his thumb, index, and middle fingers. He lets his left arm fall to the side, offering his hand. Meryl takes his hand, but this causes the forearm portion of the prosthetic to detach.
Vash the Stampede: There it goes.	Vash the Stampede: Need a hand?
Startled, Meryl Stryfe yells and runs back to Roberto De Niro. Her shouts spook the bird-worms, which fly around Vash the Stampede and then towards her and Roberto De Niro. Vash the Stampede laughs maniacally as he slowly turns to face the camera.
Meryl Stryfe: Creepy… Roberto De Niro: I agree. Let’s go. Vash the Stampede: Hey, hold on! Meryl Stryfe: But… We can’t just leave him hanging here.	Meryl Stryfe: What a creep. Roberto De Niro: Got that right. Let’s go. Vash the Stampede: Don’t leave me hanging, friends! Meryl Stryfe: No way. We can’t just leave him here.
She starts untying the rope around Vash the Stampede.
Roberto De Niro: Hey… Vash the Stampede: Thank you.	Roberto De Niro: Rookie mistake. Vash the Stampede: Appreciate it.
Roberto De Niro notices Vash the Stampede’s gun in its holster.
Roberto De Niro: (no dialogue)	Roberto De Niro: Huh.

JuLai Military Police

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A short time later. Vash is sitting cross-legged on the ground. He has reattached his arm and is checking it. The rope is on the ground behind him.
Roberto De Niro: Are you a gunman? Vash the Stampede: Yeah, I guess… But I’m not much of a fighter. Meryl Stryfe: A gunman who’s not a fighter? Roberto De Niro: Lost technology, eh? Vash the Stampede: Huh?	Roberto De Niro: You some kinda gunman? Vash the Stampede: Huh? Uh… I guess, but I’m really not much of a fighter. Meryl Stryfe: Well, that makes sense. Roberto De Niro: Got some lost tech on ya, huh? Vash the Stampede: Huh?
Several JuLai military police approach in the distance, riding toma, large bird-like creatures with teal feathers.
Roberto De Niro: I recognize those uniforms. What are the JuLai military police doing all the way out here? Meryl Stryfe: Military police? They can help us!	Roberto De Niro: I know that getup. The hell are JuLai military police doing out here? Meryl Stryfe: Police? They might have water!
Meryl Stryfe runs towards the police, waving.
Roberto De Niro: Hey! Meryl Stryfe: Over here!	Roberto De Niro: Don’t! Meryl Stryfe: Hey, over here!
Captain Chuck Lee stops beside Meryl Stryfe.
Captain Chuck Lee: Good, a person. Have you seen this man around here? Meryl Stryfe: Huh?	Captain Chuck Lee: Oh good. Have you seen this man around? Meryl Stryfe: Huh?
Captain Chuck Lee shows Meryl a worn piece of paper.
Captain Chuck Lee: Well? Have you, young lady? Roberto De Niro: What has this man done?	Captain Chuck Lee: C’mon lady, it’s not complex. Roberto De Niro: What are you trying to book him for?
Roberto De Niro holds up an ID badge with his name and picture.
Captain Chuck Lee: Reporters, eh?	Captain Chuck Lee: You’re press?
The paper handed to Meryl is shown to be a wanted poster of Vash, featuring a black and white picture of him. It’s stamped with the red logo of the city of JuLai, S-shaped symbol inside a hexagon. Wanted Poster Transcript: WANTED VASH THE STAMPEDE ALIVE 6,000,000⁰⁰$$
Captain Chuck Lee: You must have heard of him, then. They call him the Humanoid Typhoon. He’s killed folks all over, and he’s running around destroying plants. He’s a vicious criminal with a $$6,000,000 bounty on his head.	Captain Chuck Lee: Then you should know who we’re dealing with. They call him the Humanoid Typhoon. He’s killed people and obliterated plants all over. Got six million double-dollars on his head.
Vash the Stampede is shown hiding behind the large heap of scrap metal.
Captain Chuck Lee: So, have you seen him or not? Meryl Stryfe: I saw him! Over there! He went that way!	Captain Chuck Lee: Well? Have you seen the freak or not? Meryl Stryfe: I think so! I’m pretty sure he went that way!
Meryl Stryfe points to her left, not in Vash the Stampede’s direction.
Captain Chuck Lee: You should have said so sooner, fool!	Captain Chuck Lee: Why didn’t you say so sooner?
Captain Chuck Lee rides away, the other military police follow behind.

Exclusive Interview

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Vash the Stampede walks towards Meryl Stryfe and Roberto De Niro.
Vash the Stampede: Thank you!	Vash the Stampede: Gee, thank you!
Meryl Stryfe lassoes Vash the Stampede with the rope he’d been tied up with, pulling until he falls over. Vash yelps.
Meryl Stryfe: I’ll turn you over to the military police after I get an exclusive interview! Roberto De Niro: Well done, newbie. Meryl Stryfe: My name’s Meryl Stryfe. And besides, if he’s been falsely accused, it’s our job as reporters to clear his name. Vash the Stampede: Running into such nice folks… I can’t believe my luck! What a blessing! Meryl Stryfe: Oh, don’t go flattering me. Roberto De Niro: There’s something sketchy about him. Vash the Stampede: Why don’t we do the exclusive interview at the diner instead of out here? Meryl Stryfe: What? Vash the Stampede: Huh? Meryl Stryfe: There’s a diner? Vash the Stampede: Yeah? Meryl Stryfe: Wh-Why didn’t you say so earlier?! Is it this way?	Meryl Stryfe: For what? I’ll turn you over as soon as I get my exclusive interview. Roberto De Niro: Hey, good job, newbie. Meryl Stryfe: Good job, Meryl! And think about it. If this guy’s been falsely accused, it’s our duty as the press to clear his name. Vash the Stampede: (laughs nervously) You don’t find defenders of justice every day! You’re a bonafide blessing, you know! Meryl Stryfe: Journalistic integrity! Don’t flatter me. (giggles) Roberto De Niro: What a load of crap. Vash the Stampede: Here’s an idea. Let’s beat the heat and get rolling on that interview at the diner nearby! Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Vash the Stampede: Meryl Stryfe: Diner? Vash the Stampede: Yeah? Meryl Stryfe: You doofus, we should’ve gone right away! Over here?
Meryl Stryfe grabs the rope and starts dragging Vash the Stampede around over the sand.
Vash the Stampede: W-W-W-W-Wait! Not that way! Meryl Stryfe: So is it this way? Vash the Stampede: Er, no… Meryl Stryfe (in background): Then it has to be this way! Vash the Stampede (in background): No, not exactly…	Vash the Stampede: Ow ow ow! Reverse, reverse! Meryl Stryfe: Wait, so this way? Vash the Stampede: Uh, no, wait– Meryl Stryfe (in background): So this direction? Vash the Stampede (in background): [unintelligible]
Vash the Stampede’s bounty poster wafts up and Roberto De Niro catches it.
Roberto De Niro: The Humanoid Typhoon, huh? Vash the Stampede. Meryl Stryfe (in background): Is there really a diner? Vash the Stampede (in background): Yes… Meryl Stryfe (in background): Then tell me where it is! Roberto De Niro: Just who is he? Meryl Stryfe (in background): Damn it!	Roberto De Niro: This clown’s the big, bad Typhoon? Vash the Stampede, huh? Who are you? Meryl Stryfe (in background): There’s no diner is there? Vash the Stampede (in background): Oh, I mean yes, there is a diner. Meryl Stryfe (in background): Then tell me where it is! Roberto De Niro: Who are you? Vash the Stampede (in background): Well if you stop dragging me!
Bumper/Eyecatch: A map, labeled SEVEN CITIES UNION MAP. A red dot marks Jeneora Rock.

Rosa’s Diner

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Meryl Stryfe stumbles towards a large rock formation in the distance. A windmill is visible on the rock formation. Spaceship ruins protrude from the sand throughout the landscape.
Meryl Stryfe: Water…	Meryl Stryfe: Water…
Meryl Stryfe is now at the entrance of the town, which has a sign reading “JENEORA ROCK” over the entryway. The town is built into the side of the rock formation. The exterior of buildings and structures are dirty and rusted, and people in the town wear old-western looking clothing.
Meryl Stryfe: The western city of Jeneora Rock.	Meryl Stryfe: I’ve heard of this place. Jeneora Rock.
Meryl Stryfe walks into a bar full of patrons, who fall silent and look at her as she enters.
Female Customer: Oh my. Male Bar Customer A: (laughs raucously) This ain’t a place for kids, little miss!	Female Customer: Well, what’ve we got here. Male Bar Customer A: (laughs raucously) This ain’t no place for kids, little lady!
Meryl Stryfe approaches the bar counter.
Meryl Stryfe: Water, please. Rosa: I can’t hear you if you don’t speak up. Vash the Stampede: I figured she’d be here! Roberto De Niro: This newbie’s more trouble than most. Rosa: Vash!	Meryl Stryfe: Uh, hello? Rosa: You’ll have to speak up if you care to be heard. Vash the Stampede: Yep, I knew we’d find her here! Roberto De Niro: My newbie needs a shorter leash. Rosa: Vash! You’re here!
Rosa walks out from behind the counter towards Vash. Vash and Roberto stand just within the entryway to the bar. Vash still has the rope tied around him, pinning his arms to his side. Several patrons stand up and approach Vash cordially.
Vash the Stampede: Got a second on the way, Rosa? Rosa: Looks like it. Vash the Stampede: Where’s the hubby? Rosa: I kicked his lazy ass out. Vash the Stampede: You never change. Vash the Stampede and Rosa: (laugh) Meryl Stryfe: You two seem pretty close… Rosa: He saved the whole town of Jeneora Rock, after all. Meryl Stryfe: He did? Rosa: And just who are you, exactly? What are you planning to do with Vash? Depending on your answer, things might get bloody.	Vash the Stampede: Working on baby two, Rosa? Rosa: Looks like it. Vash the Stampede: Where’s hubs? Rosa: I kicked his lazy ass out. Vash the Stampede: Atta girl. Vash the Stampede and Rosa: (laugh) Meryl Stryfe: Uh, you two seem pretty close. Rosa: Damn right we’re pretty close. This man’s Jeneora Rock’s savior. Meryl Stryfe: For real? Rosa: Who are you and what’re you planning to do with our Vash? Careful, kitchen’s servin’ lead.
Vash the Stampede leaps between Meryl Stryfe and Rosa.
Vash the Stampede: They’re both friends of mine! Rosa: Then what’s with the rope around you?	Vash the Stampede: These guys are two of my best buds! (laughs) Rosa: Then why’re you tied up?
Vash the Stampede effortlessly frees himself from the rope and raises his arms.
Vash the Stampede: What rope? Rosa: Fine. You must have a good reason for being with them.	Vash the Stampede: Ta-da! Rosa: Ugh, I trust ya. I suppose any friend of Vash’s is a friend of mine.
Rosa walks back behind the counter. Roberto de Niro, Meryl Stryfe, and Vash the Stampede sidle up to the bar.
Rosa: What’ll it be for the lot of you? Roberto De Niro: I’ll have a whiskey. Meryl Stryfe: We’re on the job. Three waters, please. Roberto De Niro: Graduates are so uptight.	Rosa: Now that that’s settled, what’ll you all be drinkin’? Roberto De Niro: Whiskey for me. Meryl Stryfe: We’re on the job. Three waters, please. Roberto De Niro: So, did college teach you to be such a prude?
Rosa places a glass of dirty water in front of Meryl Stryfe.
Meryl Stryfe: I’ll have you know that’s what got me good grades at November University…	Meryl Stryfe: What you so crudely call prudishness kept me at the top of my class. So, uh…
Lifts the glass of dirty water.
Roberto De Niro: Newbie…	Roberto De Niro: Newbie.
Several glasses in the bar are shown to contain dirty water.
Rosa: Sorry it’s dirty. Our water-producing plant broke down so we’ve been buying it from another town. No one will have clean water for a while. Meryl Stryfe: Your plant? Rosa: But since you three came around, maybe things are looking up for us. Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Rosa: Would you take another look at it, Vash?	Rosa: Sorry about that. Our plant. It’s busted somehow. Now we’re stuck buying water off the next town over. We won’t be drinking clear for a while. Meryl Stryfe: Your plant broke? Rosa: ‘Fraid so, but since you three came around, maybe things are starting to look up for us. C’mon, give it another look? Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Rosa: Please, Vash?

The Jeneora Rock Plants

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Roberto De Niro, Meryl Stryfe, Vash the Stampede, and Rosa stand in front of a large, circular, metal door, which slides open to allow them entry to where the plant is kept.
Roberto De Niro: Wouldn’t have pegged you as a plant engineer. Vash the Stampede: (laughs) I know, right?	Roberto De Niro: I wouldn’t’ve pegged you as a plant engineer. Vash the Stampede: (laughs) Don’t judge a book.
Transition to the plant chamber, an enormous, industrial room. In the center there is a massive cylindrical tank, dozens of feet tall. Within the glass tank can be seen a sparkling liquid that glows in pink and blue hues. Roberto De Niro, Meryl Stryfe, Vash the Stampede, and Rosa start climbing a staircase that spirals up around the circumference of the tank.
Rosa: It broke down a few years ago as well. Vash fixed it, free of charge.	Rosa: It crapped out on us a few years ago, too. Thankfully, Vash swooped in and fixed it for free.
Meryl Stryfe stops climbing the stairs to gape at the pink particulates, translucent and glowing, that float in the tank.
Roberto de Niro: So that’s how he saved the town. You know what plants are, I trust, newbie. Meryl Stryfe: Of course I do!	Roberto de Niro: And now he’s the town’s savior. Come on, newbie. You know what plants are, don’t you? Meryl Stryfe: Top of my class, remember?
Follows the rest of the group up the stairs.
Meryl Stryfe: They’re biological generators that produce everything humanity needs to survive on this desert planet. Part of the technology lost after the Spacefaring Age. Roberto De Niro: A textbook answer from Miss Good Grades. We can’t build them anymore. If you want one, you have to pay a premium or steal it.	Meryl Stryfe: They’re biological generators that can produce everything mankind needs to survive on a desert planet. They operate on lost technology from the Spacefaring Age. Roberto De Niro: Straight outta the textbook. Focus on application. We aren’t able to build these things anymore. If you want one, you can either steal it or you can pay out your ass for it.
The group arrives at the top of the massive tank, which forms a large circular platform. In the center stand two smaller cylindrical tanks. Suspended within each tank is a plant. They each look like a circular, closed flower bud, but with humanoid hips and legs protruding from the bottom. The plant on the right glows a soft white-blue, while the one on the left is dull, and the liquid it’s suspended in a translucent red.
Roberto De Niro: Hence why every town keeps tight control of theirs.	Roberto De Niro: That’s why towns that have them keep a tight watch.
Vash the Stampede approaches the plant tanks. The red and blue plants are reflected in his glasses.
Meryl Stryfe: That one’s red… Vash the Stampede: A red plant… Rosa: Is that bad? Vash the Stampede: It’s dying. Rosa: What? Vash the Stampede: Buying a new one would cost a fortune. But if we do nothing, something even worse will happen.	Meryl Stryfe: What’s wrong with that one? Vash the Stampede: A red plant, huh? Rosa: How bad is it? Vash the Stampede: It’s dying. Rosa: (gasps) Vash the Stampede: I know buying a new one would cost a fortune, but if we don’t act now, things will just get worse.

The Cost Of A New Plant

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Captain Chuck Lee: So you need a ton of money, do you?	Captain Chuck Lee: Am I hearing your town’s in need of some cash?
Four JuLai military police arrive at the top of the massive tank. The are the same police that Meryl Stryfe and Roberto de Niro encountered when they met Vash the Stampede.
Captain Chuck Lee: We’ve tracked you down, Humanoid Typhoon!	Captain Chuck Lee: Lucky for you, your fortune’s right there.
Captain Chuck Lee holds up Vash the Stampede’s wanted poster.
Rosa: The JuLai military police? Captain Chuck Lee: Haven’t you heard about the huge bounty on that man’s head? Rosa: Six million…? Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs) Funnily enough, that’s just about the cost of a new plant. If you turn him in, it’ll solve this town’s problems. Vash the Stampede: I’d really prefer not to fight… Captain Chuck Lee: Then come along quietly!	Rosa: Military police? Captain Chuck Lee: Your pal there has a massive bounty out on his head and whether it’s collected or not is up to you. Rosa: Six million? Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs) Funny, that’s just about enough to replace that plant of yours. Hand him over to us and the town’s problems are solved. Vash the Stampede: I would prefer not to fight if that’s cool with you. Captain Chuck Lee: Well sure, I would hate for anyone to get hurt!
Captain Chuck Lee punches Vash the Stampede in the gut, then tosses him to the ground by the other three military police. The military police kick and beat Vash with their rifles.
Captain Chuck Lee: Tie him up!	Captain Chuck Lee: Tie him up!
The military police continue to beat Vash the Stampede while tying him up. Vash writhes and yelps but does not fight back.
Meryl Stryfe: This is awful… Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs) No one’s gonna save you! Six million is worth more to them than your life!	Meryl Stryfe: Whoa. Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs) Think they’ll save you? They’ll take the cash over your pathetic life, no question!
Vash the Stampede sits up, his nose bleeding.
Vash the Stampede: (laughs nervously) Ow… Maybe we could settle this peacefully? Julai Officer A: Okay, let’s take him back to JuLai. Julai Officer B: What an easy job. Julai Officer C: On your feet!	Vash the Stampede: (laughs nervously) How ‘bout we settle this without any bloodshed? Julai Officer B: Good one. Julai Officer A: Let’s get ‘im to JuLai. Julai Officer C: Thanks, kid. You made our job easy. Julai Officer A: On your feet!
The military police pull Vash the Stampede to his feet by the rope tied around him.
Roberto De Niro: Hey, hey, hey now! You sure about this? Meryl Stryfe: Roberto? Roberto De Niro: This is gonna make a great article. Captain Chuck Lee: You’re the reporter from the desert. Roberto De Niro: How about this for a headline? JuLai Military Police Show Their Weakness, Cowardly Drawing Guns on Unarmed Suspect! Meryl Stryfe: What? Oh… Right! Roberto De Niro: If you’re a real man, you’ll settle this with a duel. Vash the Stampede: A duel?! Meryl Stryfe: Great idea! Roberto De Niro: Otherwise you’ll be known as a coward for the rest of your days. Captain Chuck Lee: Enough!	Roberto De Niro: I’d hate for you boys to do something you’ll regret. Meryl Stryfe: Careful. Roberto De Niro: This has the potential to make a great headline, you know. Captain Chuck Lee: Don’t get any cute ideas. Roberto De Niro: Just off the top of my head, what about something like “JuLai Military Police Draw Guns on Unarmed Suspect, Exposing their Great Cowardice to the World”? Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Uh, nice! Roberto De Niro: I know you’re a spineless coward, but any real man would settle this with a duel. Vash the Stampede: A duel? Meryl Stryfe: Fun idea! Roberto De Niro: Your legacy’s on the line. Are you a man, or a yellow-bellied baby who needs his mommy? Captain Chuck Lee: Stop!
Captain Chuck Lee points his gun at Roberto De Niro.
Meryl Stryfe: It was a joke! We were just kidding!	Meryl Stryfe: Hey kids! Don’t shoot me!
Meryl Stryfe hides behind Roberto De Niro.
Captain Chuck Lee: You’re on. Julai Officer B: Captain! Julai Officer C: Are you serious? A duel? Roberto de Niro and Chuck Lee: (laugh) Vash the Stampede: Um…	Captain Chuck Lee: I suppose a duel it’ll be. Julai Officer B: Captain? A duel? Julai Officer C: Is he serious? Roberto de Niro and Chuck Lee: (laugh) Vash the Stampede: Hey, so…

The Duel

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Outside at sunset. The sky is varying shades of orange-red fading to black. Meryl Stryfe and Roberto De Niro observe the townspeoples’ reaction to the news of an upcoming duel. Several people are casting coins and cash into a metal box, placing bets.
Male Civilian A: It’s a duel! Male Civilian B: I’ve got 5,000 on Vash! Male Civilian C: I’m putting 10,000 on the JuLai guy! Male Civilian D: This will be a quick-draw duel! The last man standing wins! Meryl Stryfe: Roberto, I’m not sure a duel was the best idea…	Male Civilian A: Duel time, baby! Male Civilian B: We’re gonna have ourselves an old fashioned quick draw! The last slinger standin’ wins! Meryl Stryfe: Roberto? I’m not convinced this was the best idea. Look at the poor guy.
Vash the Stampede and Captain Chuck Lee are up on a large, flat area protruding from the side of the town’s massive central rock formation. It is a sheer cliff down to the rest of the town.
Meryl Stryfe: I mean, he seems really bad at this.	Meryl Stryfe: He’s going to get his spiky head blown off!
Up on the rock, Vash the Stampede laughs, waves and calls down to Meryl Stryfe.
Vash the Stampede (in background): (inaudible)	Vash the Stampede (in background): Hello! Hello! Let’s go! We’re ready!
Vash the Stampede laughs again, but no one is responding to him. He sighs dejectedly and turns away.
Roberto De Niro: You don’t win a duel by drawing first. Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Roberto De Niro: If you shoot too early or too slow, you lose. Just watch. He might not be as bad as you think.	Roberto De Niro: A duel is about more than who draws first. Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Roberto De Niro: That initial moment is just one part of the battle. Keep your eyes on our Typhoon. I have a feeling he won’t be as bad as you think.
Vash the Stampede and Captain Chuck Lee face each other, alone on the outcropping of rock, a couple-dozen paces distance between them.
Captain Chuck Lee: Draw. (pauses) Draw! Vash the Stampede: No. Captain Chuck Lee: Draw! This is a duel! Vash the Stampede:I said no. This is stupid. Captain Chuck Lee: (chuckles) I suppose you’re right. It is stupid.	Captain Chuck Lee: Draw! (pauses) Draw! Vash the Stampede: Nah. Captain Chuck Lee: Draw, freak! I won’t say it again! Vash the Stampede: I’m good. Dontcha think this is dumb? Captain Chuck Lee: (chuckles) Now that you mention it, this is dumb.
Captain Chuck Lee removes his thigh holster. He tosses it and his gun towards Vash the Stampede.
Captain Chuck Lee: A fight should be a show!	Captain Chuck Lee: We’ve got an audience, we might as well give them a show!

A Cluster Bomb

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Captain Chuck Lee whips out a rocket launcher from behind his back and fires a metal canister into the air.
Julai Officer B: Captain!	Julai Officer C: A cluster bomb?
The canister opens midair, dispersing dozens of small cluster bombs with red lights.
Julai Officer B: Firing a cluster bomb will put us all in danger! We’re supposed to capture him alive, Captain! Julai Officer C: R-Run! Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs maniacally) I never wanted to duel you in the first place! Let’s enjoy ourselves, Humanoid Typhoon! Vash the Stampede: He’s crazy…	Julai Officer B: But Captain, we’re supposed to bring him back alive! Hell, forget the job, you’re risking all our lives! Julai Officer C: Run! Hurry! Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs maniacally) Since we’re here, we might as well have fun! Fight me, Humanoid Typhoon! If you dare! Vash the Stampede: And he’s crazy.
All the townspeople start running away from the duel site in pandemonium.
Meryl Stryfe: That coward!	Meryl Stryfe: That coward!
Roberto De Niro yanks Meryl Stryfe backwards and tosses her into an alcove.
Roberto De Niro: You’ve nearly died enough today, newbie. Remember, we’re only reporters. We’re not military police or bodyguards. Meryl Stryfe: But… Roberto De Niro: You’d do well to remember only the privileged get to sling around the word “coward.” Got that? Meryl Stryfe: Yes. Rosa: Vash, this way! Hurry! Vash the Stampede: Take cover inside! Meryl Stryfe: He’s trying to keep everyone out of harm’s way. Roberto De Niro: Acting brave now is pretty foolish. He’s like you: not long for this world.	Roberto De Niro: You’ve nearly died enough today, newbie. Quick tip: the two of us are just reporters, not bodyguards, or police, or anything else. Meryl Stryfe: Yeah, but– Roberto De Niro: What’s more, it takes a level of experience that you most certainly do not have before you can fling around the word “coward”. Understand me? Meryl Stryfe: Yes. Rosa: Vash! Get down here, hurry! Vash the Stampede: Tell everybody to take cover! Meryl Stryfe: He’s trying to keep the townsfolk safe. Roberto De Niro: At this point, bravery is plain stupid. He’s like you, not long for this world.
Vash the Stampede removes his gun from its holster and aims it up at the glowing cluster bombs still high in the air. He pulls the trigger, but no shot fires.
Vash the Stampede: Huh…?	Vash the Stampede: Huh?
Vash the Stampede repeatedly attempts to fire with no success. There are no bullets in his gun.
Vash the Stampede: Wait, what? Huh?What…? What? Wh-What?! Huh?! H-H-H-H-Huh?! How the… Meryl Stryfe: Don’t tell me… Vash the Stampede: Um, I’m out of bullets. Meryl Stryfe: Unbelievable. Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs raucously) What an idiot!	Vash the Stampede: What? But, I– huh? It’s cool, happy thoughts. Gotta be one somewhere. Don’t panic. It’s cool, super cool. Meryl Stryfe: Don’t tell me… Vash the Stampede: So, uh. I might be out of ammo? Meryl Stryfe: Holy… Captain Chuck Lee: (laughs raucously) What a moron!
Vash the Stampede runs to the edge of the cliff, towards the town.
Vash the Stampede: Ammo! Please, I need some ammo! Does anyone have .22 caliber bullets?! Someone! Anyone! Meryl Stryfe: Why isn’t anyone helping him? Roberto De Niro: Huh?	Vash the Stampede: Bullets! I could really use some bullets! A few .22 calibers would be dandy! C’mon guys! Any time now! Meryl Stryfe: Why isn’t anyone helping? Roberto De Niro: Huh?
Rosa appears and approaches Meryl Stryfe. Rosa has something in her hand.
Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Vash the Stampede: Please! I need .22 caliber bullets! Meryl Stryfe: I’ve got one!	Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Vash the Stampede: Hurry! Help! Please! I need ammo! (cries dramatically) Meryl Stryfe: Special delivery!
Meryl Stryfe runs towards Vash the Stampede.
Meryl Stryfe: This is from Rosa! Vash the Stampede: Huh?	Meryl Stryfe: It’s from Rosa!
Meryl Stryfe throws a single bullet up to Vash the Stampede. Vash jumps up to catch the bullet, but just as he’s about to catch it, Captain Chuck Lee shoots the bullet away.
Meryl Stryfe: Hey!	Meryl Stryfe: Dammit!
Vash the Stampede runs after the bullet.
Vash the Stampede: My bullet!	Vash the Stampede: Come to daddy!
Vash the Stampede shouts and grunts as he runs. He leaps forward, reaching for the bullet, and just manages to catch it.
Vash the Stampede: Gotcha! Roberto de Niro: Just one bullet? Rosa: (chuckles) Meryl Stryfe: Not my fault. Vash the Stampede: Thank you.	Vash the Stampede: Gotcha! Roberto De Niro: Just one, huh? Rosa: (chuckles) Meryl Stryfe: Don’t blame me. Vash the Stampede: Much obliged.
Vash the Stampede loads the bullet into his revolver, then aims at the falling cluster bombs. Captain Chuck Lee shoots Vash’s gun, forcing him to lose his aim. Lee runs towards Vash.
Captain Chuck Lee: I don’t think so!	Captain Chuck Lee: I don’t think so!
Captain Chuck Lee fires four shots at Vash the Stampede point blank. Vash dodges each shot, then flips Lee over his shoulder.
Vash the Stampede: That’s enough!	Vash the Stampede: You’re done!
Vash the Stampede slams his revolver into the back of Captain Chuck Lee’s head, making him fall to the ground. Vash runs a short distance away, then uses his prosthetic arm to break a chunk of rock out of the ground and launch it into the air, shouting. His prosthetic arm glows from the effort and then hangs limp for a few seconds before he brings it back up to steady his gun. He shoots the rock midair. The rock breaks into several small pieces, which hit the cluster bombs, triggering them to explode while still in the air. The shockwave rolls down over Vash.

Millions Knives

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Roberto De Niro, Meryl Stryfe, and Vash the Stampede stand at the entrance of Jeneora Rock as the military police ride away on their toma.
Captain Chuck Lee: Y-You’ll pay for this! Meryl Stryfe: You sure know how to handle a gun. Vash the Stampede: Gosh, that sure was a surprise! I wasn’t sure one bullet would be enough. Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Vash the Stampede: I’m one lucky duck.	Captain Chuck Lee: You’ll pay for this! Meryl Stryfe: Well, you sure know your way around a gun. Vash the Stampede: Gosh, I guess you could say so! At the very least, I’m pretty darn lucky. Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Vash the Stampede: It might be a good day to hit the casino.
Vash the Stampede laughs awkwardly and starts walking away.
Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Roberto De Niro: Who are you afraid of?Does it have something to do with that red plant?	Meryl Stryfe: Huh? Roberto De Niro: You’re afraid of something, aren’t you? And it’s got to do with that red plant.
Vash the Stampede: (Stops and looks back at Roberto.)
Roberto De Niro: You weren’t fazed in the least by the military police. So tell me… What does scare you? Vash the Stampede: I have a brother.	Roberto De Niro: Military police on your ass and you don’t bat an eye. One wonky plant and you’re pissing yourself. What’re you scared of? Vash the Stampede: I have a brother…

You’re My Accomplice

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Flashback. Moments after the Big Fall. Child Millions Knives stands high up on some wreckage of a ship, several more giant chunks of debris nearby. Cryopods can be seen with people still frozen inside. Most of the surroundings are on fire. More ships are still falling from the sky in the background, looking like red comets. Child Millions Knives laughs as he observes the chaos. Child Vash the Stampede is below, standing in the sand, looking up at his brother.
Child Millions Knives: A brilliant success! I finally did it! Child Vash the Stampede: How could you? Child Millions Knives: Don’t worry. I made sure the plant ship would survive. Child Vash the Stampede: But you killed even Rem! Child Millions Knives: Don’t you scold me. You’re my accomplice.	Child Millions Knives: I finally did it! A brilliant success! Child Vash the Stampede: How could you? Child Millions Knives: Could I what? I made sure the plant ship would survive. Child Vash the Stampede: You killed them, even Rem! Child Millions Knives: Don’t scold me. You’re my accomplice.
Child Vash the Stampede gasps in horror.
Child Millions Knives: (laughs manically) Right, Vash?	Child Millions Knives: (laughs manically) Well aren’t you, Vash?

You’ve Found Him

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In the present, Millions Knives stands as he plays piano in a large, circular chamber, wearing his grey metallic cloak with the hood up, obscuring his face. A single shaft of light illuminates the otherwise dim space.
Vash the Stampede: Millions Knives.	Vash the Stampede: Millions Knives.
Transition back to Vash the Stampede, Roberto De Niro, and Meryl Stryfe, still standing just outside Jeneora Rock.
Vash the Stampede: Have you ever heard that name?	Vash the Stampede: Have you two ever come across that name before?
Millions Knives continues to play the piano. Several bird-worms approach his tower in JuLai. Above the piano is what appears to be a statue of a grotesque, vaguely angelic figure, its mouth open as if screaming in pain. This is the corpse of a dependent plant.
Millions Knives: So you’ve found him. Take me there to retrieve him. They’re filthy parasites… And this time, I’ll completely eliminate them.	Millions Knives: You’ve found him. Take me there. I’ll rip him from those parasites. And once I have, I’ll exterminate them for good.
Title card: TRIGUN STAMPEDE The TOMBI Opening Credits sequence plays over the end credits.

End Credits Concept Art

Concept art at the end of "NOMAN'S LAND". Vash sits on a high rock overlooking a smoking spaceship that sits in the middle of a city. — Concept art by Tajima Koji, at the end of “NOMAN’S LAND”. Vash sits on a high rock overlooking a smoking spaceship that sits in the middle of a city.