"A representation of inner strength, this card generally depicts a woman breaking through a pillar or subduing a beast to show determination and power. Overall the card is about forward motion and the driving force behind it."
THE HANGED MAN
altruism, insight, martyrdom
(reversed): seclusion, excessive restraint
TriStamp Tarot: XI, XII, XIII
"The Hanged Man is a card of prudence and wisdom depicting a man hanging not by his neck but by his feet. The solemn - rather than suffering - expression on his face traditionally suggests he is there by his own accord. It evokes self-denial, sacrifice, and the greater good. The card can also signify a life in suspension, and can sometimes include a halo around the man's head to symbolize higher learning or enlightenment."
DEATH (THE REAPER)
major change, mortality, legacy
(reversed): inertia, anguish
TriStamp Tarot: XI, XII, XIII
"It is uncommon that this card represents physical death, but rather implies an end: often moving from old ways to new ways. The sun rises in the background to show this rebirth. The card depicts either a reaper or a rider on a pale horse, who is shown over prone bodies to show that no one can stop change."
👹 TRIGUN SPOILERS AHEAD PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T FINISH THE MANGA YOU'VE BEEN WARNED 👹
Thinking about how Vash and Wolfwood’s relationship parallels Knives and Legato’s relationship but in the worst way possible. Vash’s unrelenting forgiveness and optimism brings out the best in Wolfwood while Knives ruthlessness and rage bring out the worst in the Legato. How those relationships highlight humanity’s capacity for good and evil, how we aren’t intrinsically one or the other but it’s our free will and influences that make humans good or evil. How Wolfwood and Legato’s devotion eventually kills them. How Legato views Knives as his personal savior. How Vash's ideals cause Wolfwood to see the good in the world again, how everything isn't about survival. Wolfwood and Vash's "in a world full of pain you don't need to create more misery" versus Knives and Legato's "this world is inherently corrupt and it must be purged because redemption does not exist"