Trigun Stampede (2023): Vash the Stampede: Drain Gate

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Information on the biology and appearance of Vash the Stampede in Trigun Stampede (2023).

Physical Characteristics: Basic Physiology | Drain Gate | Hair | Plant Markings | Plant Wing and Flight | Portal Gate | Roots and Flowers | Scars, Amputation, and Healing | Strength and Agility
Wardrobe and Accessories: Clothing | Duffel Bag | Earring | Energy Bullets | Energy Cube | Glasses | Gun and Marksmanship | Personal Belongings | Prosthetic Angel Arm | Prosthetic Arm
Other: Bounty | Music | Personality | Plant Communication and Healing | Relationships | Toma Equestrianism

Drain Gate

According to the Trigun Stampede soundtrack for the music for “Millions Knives“, the black hole that appears in Vash’s arm is called a drain gate.

Vash’s drain gate first appears in reaction to extreme emotional stress, as Knives has just slaughtered several plant engineers and then threatened to kill Luida. Vash is shocked as the gate opens with intense purple light and a sucking wind. He panics as it beings to pull in everything around it, including dead bodies. Knives amputates the arm with a single slice, and the arm flies upwards and is then sucked into its own gate, closing the gate.

Vash's gate opens for the first time in "Millions Knives"
Vash’s gate opens for the first time in “Millions Knives”
Vash's gate expands in "Millions Knives"
Vash’s gate expands in “Millions Knives”
Vash reacts to his gate in "Millions Knives"
Vash reacts to his gate in “Millions Knives”
A body is sucked into Vash's gate in "Millions Knives"
A body is sucked into Vash’s gate in “Millions Knives”
A closeup of Vash's gate in "Millions Knives"
A closeup of Vash’s gate in “Millions Knives”
Vash's arm is sucked into its own gate in "Millions Knives"
Vash’s arm is sucked into its own gate in “Millions Knives”

According to Studio Orange at SakuraCon 2023, Vash’s gate is not simply a black hole, but something bigger and beyond human knowledge or comprehension.

Studio Orange at SakuraCon 2023 on Vash's gate
Studio Orange at SakuraCon 2023 on Vash’s gate

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