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Information on the biology and appearance of Millions Knives in Trigun Stampede (2023).
Basic Physiology | Clothing | Foot and Hand Knives | Gate Cloak | Hair | Knife Tentacles | Music | Personality | Plant Communication | Plant Fusion | Plant Lines | Plant Wing and Flight | Strength and Agility
Chladni Patterns
The design for plant lines is based on Chladni figure vibrational patterns used for the study of cymatics. Cymatics are the study of modal vibrational phenomena. This is different from the manga and Trigun (1998), which use a craquelure-style for plant lines.
Initial Appearance
We have no information about the first time Knives’ plant lines glowed. The first and only time we see his plant lines glow is in “High Noon At July”, when he enters Vash’s portal gate and penetrates the Core with his tentacle knives.
Coverage
While we have a limited view of Knives’ plant lines, they do appear to be identical to Vash’s plant lines. Therefore we can assume the appearance and behavior of his plant lines can be derived from Vash’s.
Knives has plant lines on his eyes, face, and body. The lines cover his entire face except for the center around his nose and mouth. They cover his ears completely and extend down his neck, under his clothing. The lines continue over his shoulders and arms, stopping at his biceps. They also extend down his back and sides, covering the skin with dense lines apart from the areas around his his underarm and armpit.
The lines likely continue down and taper off before his knees, similar to how his arm lines end before his elbows. The lines likely also cover his scalp, though that is obscured by his hair.
Line Color
Knives plant lines glow white when he connects to the Core. We have not seen if they can glow black as Vash’s can.
Line Brightness
Like Vash, the glow of Knives’ plant lines is faint enough to not illuminate through his clothing, but bright enough to be visible from at least several yards away. In darkness, the line illumination could be visible through clothing.
External Illumination
Like Vash, the plant lines in Knives’ eyes should be visible under external illumination. In addition, the lines on his skin should not appear visible without internal illumination, not from the pen light or direct sunlight. It may be the skin lines are not directly at the surface of his skin but under enough dermis to avoid catching the light.
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