For the record, I did mean to imply "Vash should have shot Legato's left arm, formerly Vash's left arm, off of Legato's shoulder just as Knives did to Vash twenty years ago, thus--presumably--depriving Legato of his telepathic powers, which are identical to Knives' and--presumably--derived from the grafted arm."
...no, that isn't much clearer, is it? n.n;
Now, what Vash really REALLY needs to do, as of the end of the series, is come to grips with his own potential. Given the sort of horrific and subtle mental tampering that Knives has been capable of since early childhood, if Vash doesn't want his ETS* to kill again then he has to learn to use that power himself. If only to counter Knives. Hmm... someone needs a teacher...
Both of them need a teacher, really. Knives and Vash both have phenomenally skewed views of the human condition thanks to their early exposure to the far ends of its spectrum; granted, like Himura Kenshin, I must say I prefer the "idealistic joke" over reality (and certainly over Knives's outdated, tissue-thin, and completely deranged philosophy).
BTW, Offsides, I'm thinking of picking up Trigun manga next time I hit the semi-local Kinokuniya... but for budgetary purposes I'd like to start where the anime ends. Can you be of any help pinpointing the appropriate volume? (I seem to recall at least two series--Trigun and Trigun Maximum...)
--Sam Ashley
"There'll be no justice of the peace for you, Ottoman--only a big piece of justice!"
*Evil Twin, Skippy
...no, that isn't much clearer, is it? n.n;
Now, what Vash really REALLY needs to do, as of the end of the series, is come to grips with his own potential. Given the sort of horrific and subtle mental tampering that Knives has been capable of since early childhood, if Vash doesn't want his ETS* to kill again then he has to learn to use that power himself. If only to counter Knives. Hmm... someone needs a teacher...
Both of them need a teacher, really. Knives and Vash both have phenomenally skewed views of the human condition thanks to their early exposure to the far ends of its spectrum; granted, like Himura Kenshin, I must say I prefer the "idealistic joke" over reality (and certainly over Knives's outdated, tissue-thin, and completely deranged philosophy).
BTW, Offsides, I'm thinking of picking up Trigun manga next time I hit the semi-local Kinokuniya... but for budgetary purposes I'd like to start where the anime ends. Can you be of any help pinpointing the appropriate volume? (I seem to recall at least two series--Trigun and Trigun Maximum...)
--Sam Ashley
"There'll be no justice of the peace for you, Ottoman--only a big piece of justice!"
*Evil Twin, Skippy