so, I couldn't quite figure out when vash took off the shoulder piece and found this:
right here, it seems like it's actually connected to the coat. so when it's on, we can only see the real prosthetic below the elbow, everything above that just protects the shoulder from further damage. we've already seen him using it as a shield, but knowing that it's a separate piece makes even more sense. like, vash took it off before, but I assumed it was connected to the arm and not the coat. considering that red piece at the end, the sleeve is probably intact underneath the armor
it also looks like the actual prosthetic arm isn't supposed to be removed from the shoulder, but can be disconnected at the elbow. and it feels much more like an actual limb. I think it's linked to the nervous system in a way that vash can actually sense pain and pressure with it (1. the way he twitched when brad fixed it and 2. it would be harder to remove a bullet without sensory input from the hand)
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An easy way to see the harmful effects of climate change is to count the belts on a Vash. As you can see, a healthy Vash is pretty much covered in belts, while more recent specimens show signs of declining belt count or even complete lack of them.
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IDLE THOUGHTS ON THE BODY
"It's not meant for the tender eyes of women."
When I saw this scene in the anime and read this in the manga, I remember thinking, "Why doesn't Vash put on a shirt when he sits down with the girls?"
The girls have already seen his body by this point so it doesn't change anything and it's his room so he should walk as shirtless as he wants. I thought about how comfortable Vash is with Meryl and Milly by this point. I also thought about Vash's perspective of his body and how he views his own scars.
He lets himself be bathed by another person during an incredibly vulnerable moment too.
Vash is not shy or ashamed of his body so I enjoy seeing fan art that explores how gory his scars can be.
It also makes me wish Stampede had pushed the scars further than what it provided. The setting also makes a difference. Seeing his body in a dark sewer (and we only see it out of necessity to remove a bullet) is different if I have to pause and squint and try and figure out what some of the scab-like details are and the body is seen through the eyes of Wolfwood, who has already seen his share of violence. In contrast, Nightow draws everything with gross clarity including a separate panel for that cage on his chest. And Meryl and Milly, the ones with 'tender eyes', are the ones to see this - and he remains shirtless for the rest of the scene.
When Stampede did the Vash-body reveal, I did question who the intended audience that scene was for and how the audience should interpret it. I'm curious to know how those introduced to Trigun through Stampede felt when they saw that scene.
Anyway, these unorganised and not-so-expanded thoughts are to say that it is nice to read Nightow's approach to the male body. I've seen and appreciate posts that laugh about the numerous wide-legged crotch shots.
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stampede episode 2 👍 pretty similar to the original nebraska ep at first w more changes as it went on
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i do think the end was weird but overall i digged it. animation So Good
also overall changes that stick out to me:
plants are smaller now? makes them more steal-able but i like the massive lightbulbs better personally (i do like how you can see the 'angels' in them more clearly now though)
vash's backstory really is front-loaded now huh
i think i'll always prefer H.T. over this op n i wish they remixed it or referenced it in the new song but now that i'm listening to more of the new op i don't hate it, its just not very 'trigun' to me is all
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TFW You realize that in volume 10, on the couch, when Vash fires a off a shot at Knives when his ship flies by overhead and causes the darker streak of hair you see in the beginning of the next chapter, it's LITERALLY that a part of Vash died on that couch. It's not even metaphorical. That entire scene is the catalyst for everything else that happens afterward, and Vash didn't just bury the person he loved, he buried part of himself.
Like. You always hear the tropey theme of "a part of me died with them" used in media, as a metaphor for their grief. In this instance, it's not even a metaphor. He actually had a part of himself die in his grief.
God DAMN how can anyone see then as anything but married? The more I analyze their relationship and that scene, the more the wedding/soulmates/lovers becomes SO OBVIOUS, it's not subtext, it's SPELLED OUT IN BIG, BOLD LETTERS.
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WIP of monthly hyperfixation back from the dead 15 years later to haunt me in my sleep🥲
Finished piece here <3
Commissions✨️ if you like
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