Anime Duel: Spike Spiegel Vs Vash The Stampede

Anime Duel: Spike Spiegel Vs Vash The Stampede
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You’ve probably asked yourself which of these famous gunslingers would win in a fight - Cowboy Bebop’s Spike Spiegel or Trigun’s Vash the Stampede.
You might have caught these shows on Adult Swim’s Toonami block alongside FLCL, One-Punch Man, Attack on Titan, Mobile Suit Gundam, Ghost in the Shell, Bleach, Naruto Shippuden, Gurren Lagann, Sword Art Online, and Kill La Kill, or watched them on DVD way back when. Either way they’re two of the series and characters that we loved the most.
We take a look at their weapons of choice, skills and gunplay to see who would kick the most ass.
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[@kcsupersonic1]

Strength and Endurance: Vash is a living weapon, Watchmojo's logic Spike knows martial arts therefore Spike wins = *facepalm*

[@ericrhoden2799]

ya wtf

[@know-nothingmillennial3043]

Vash blew a whole in the moon but Spike is good with the slaps so...Spike obviously!

[@mattcarroll4058]

Vash NEVER gets to that point. He'll let himself die before he'll use his powers.

[@mattcarroll4058]

+Benny Ren Really? From what I remember he was able to use throughout the whole show. I maybe wrong since it has been awhile since I've watched Trigun.

[@know-nothingmillennial3043]

+Me is Me No yeah in the Final fight against Knives (his brother, in case it's been that long for you). he whips the thing right out and they have a whole DBZ beam standoff moment. I go through the show every now and then. It's one of my absolute favorite animes and it's short enough to binge through.

[@thomasweeden2683]

Vash: - far more experience - bullet timer - impossible accuracy and gunslinging skills - put a hole in the goddamn moon

[@reynstorm3]

Bullet points proven. Needn't say more.

[@smokeybrown8752]

Thomas Weeden XD Do you realize how that anime made Vash so Op that I don't want to watch trigun since I know Vash is gonna win every battle.

[@roundabout4531]

Smokey Brown that’s very incorrect, he doesn’t win a lot of his battles midway through the series. Your loss if u don’t watch it anyways

[@trafalgard.waterlaw7330]

@@smokeybrown8752 wait so you haven't even seen Trigun?! If you had you would see how incomparable Vash and Spike are. But dude, it's such a good show. Don't deny yourself the satisfaction of watching it.

[@user-jh9is8ky5i]

Almost immortal. He is over 100 year old! Like dang...

[@eji]

I love both of these animes, but there's no way in fucking hell Spike would win, I'm sorry. Even if Vash doesn't kill, he'd find a way of disabling Spike. He's done it against much more dangerous enemies.

[@kevdaddyjohnson7256]

Eji exactly u said it perfectly

[@durpy8184]

He has lived for over 100 years I'm pretty sure bash takes experience round

[@ryuuji1286]

yeah like watch the end the anime series of trigun at the he use his pover aka angel arm

[@assassingio1866]

I agree especially the fight with Knives is a prime example of this.Knives is an opponent pretty close to the type of Spike with the added powers of a plant so the win would go definetly for the humanoid typhoon Vash.

[@mariooiram7546]

yeah and never miss a shot, he could disarm spike easily, shooting his gun, spike in the other hand do miss shots many times in the series, maybe for the plot in some cases, but still, vash is just a better marksman overall.

[@merlysauce]

Seriously! If you couldn't tell i love spike. But Vash has an angel arm. He put a crater in the moon. How did he loose?!

[@sunj145]

Lose?

[@Acemancello]

He didn't lose, watchmojo just said he won, and watchmojo isn't known for being right. . . about anything. . . I'm sure given the opportunity they'd have Batman lose to a bag of lays potato chips

[@Banditation]

Did you see what they said about the angle arm

[@NeoDragonFlame]

well i mean if lays potato chips had enough time to plan and prep... jk

[@Greysmdl]

that is the funniest thing I have heard all day. A bag of chips beats batman.

[@Sunder828]

Vash can absolutely control the angel arm, he used it multiple times quickly in his fight with Knives. He also has been shown to be able to move faster than a human can see and change trajectory of bullets by throwing rocks. Vash is superhuman .

[@sunj145]

The only reason why he was unable to control the angel arm was because of mind control, I don't really see why people don't understand that considering you can here the person speaking to him whenever he looses control. (Also that first line sounds like a line that would come out of the mouth of one of those government theorists that just take things too far.

[@janken3767]

These people that don't understand or forgot that near the end of the show Vash made his own meanings threw rems beliefs which means if he's pushed to the edge now he is very capable of killing

[@SovereignVis]

Spike is cool, but in a fight to the death Vash would win. Spike is way out classed against Vash.

[@NightfallShadow]

agreed

[@esteban20969564]

youre wrong, in a figth to death vash lose for the simple fact that, he has the same lazy-ass rule of batman of "dont kill anyone" plus 10, because he dont like even hurt anyone. while spike doesnt care if he kills him or leave him half dead.

[@Ace01010]

vis that's what I'm saying

[@masafulgur4967]

but this isn't death battle where the contestants will fight with their weapons armour and skill to see who would win... a Death Battle (aka, if they didn't pull back punches what would happen) in a character by character kind of way, vsh would totally outclass spike, but again, he is his own worst enemy against a super skilled opponent who is actually going fot the kill

[@corbinhaskins6883]

fight to the death spike would win bc vash wouldnt kill him

[@matttypes2695]

Vash is 150 years old how does that not count for experience...

[@sunj145]

Apparently not, I'm still confused how spike won the first round...

[@9hst3st]

I'm confused how he won the entire fight

[@AwWsomeMcAwsomePants]

Well if you fast enough to dodge bullets and have enough endurance to run around a city while everyone is shooting at you, then survive a giant fist that destroyed a building while carrying and protecting 4 women jeet kune do is enough to take you down because of space jazz

[@barbievale]

Seriously, what the fuck was watchmojo thinking?

[@blondon1368]

Before even watching, let me guess. Spike wins because reasons.

[@AndorRadnai]

I won’t even watch it. One look through the comments was enough.

[@trevordasilva3314]

I don't agree with the intelligence part . Vash Is a genius. that's what him and knives were created for. Vash just acts unintelligent but when it comes time to be serious he outwits anyone. You just see it more in knives because he used his full potential. But Vash is just as smart, just doesn't show it the way knives does.

[@tonioriginal3215]

In fact, in the anime they even said that knifes and Vash have a WAY more superior iq than any human alive

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

Vash is definitely intelligent, but he absolutely has moments of genuine stupidity. He is, unfortunately, quite gullible in his optimism. Not always, but definitely enough.

[@WhatEver-ej9vs]

Vash can literally predict the trajectory and timing of bullets...

[@apocalypseman9745]

when someone says vash is a plant they think that he is like an actual plant and but vash is actually a power plant

[@fault3k]

He's a powerplant, plant, he's solar powered.

[@Jsbs1991f]

Okay love both of these shows. But it seems this is a popularity contest. Sorry Spike would lose.

[@glitchkillgasmx]

It definitely is a popularity contest. They said Sailor Moon would beat Homura from Madoka Magica. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

[@trollmastermike52845]

vash vs spike vs the demon of the desert desert punk

[@jamiehyland548]

Popularity huh? Look up super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and tell me that it wouldn't destroy the entire naruto universe

[@ChromePlatedLions]

+RIDE_ THE_LIGHTNING 117 vash would still probably win, but that battle would be legendary

[@trollmastermike52845]

VASH AND SPIKE WOULD FIGHT IT OUT TILL ONE GUY IS LEFT AND THEN ONE SHOT FROM THE BACK TIME TO COLLECT THAT BOUNTY AND TITY AMUSMENT PARK HERE I COME

[@KrazyK785]

If I see "Allies" as a category again...

[@amberwimer3961]

ikr

[@TonyaGreenBane]

well, allies is a touchy subject. yeah, its not them were judging for the fight, I always determine that "weird tack on round" as meaningful. No im not agreeing with its inclusion, but Im saying there is only 1 redeeming thought to it. If your allies are shit, but you consider yourself the strongest fighter, as opposed to someone who sees themselves as the strongest fighter while their allies are actually good fighters, then whose mentally and physically prepared more? While in their heads they see themselves in the highest spotlight, only one has trained well enough to be truly deemed the strongest fighter

[@JamesKramer89]

What is a hero without his allies? If you don't have friends to keep you down when you see yourself a god or get your spirits up when you are down then you might as well be a villain.

[@horusthagreat1802]

I feel your pain

[@Twlite]

+James Kramer I think they are more saying it shouldn't be a category for a 1 on 1 fight.

[@gdavis2bn]

if Wolfwood alone can hold his own against Spike, how can Spike win is Vash is proven to be better than Wildwood who according to this video can hold his own against Spike?.

[@gdavis2bn]

Wolfwood**

[@LighttoneGryphStar]

They wanted to go with a more balanced fight it should have been Wolfwood vs Spike.

[@coreygarris6524]

LighttoneGryphStar That actually would have been perfect.

[@Knives7777]

how is this even a question? angel arm? what? this isnt even a debate. 13% power leveled a city dont be stupid

[@MacIntoshMann]

But Vash never uses Angel Arm. He only did it when forced to. He's too selfless. If Spike and he were to fight in a city or something, there's no doubt in my mind that Vash would die rather than unleash the Angel Arm and thus kill the whole populace.

[@Knives7777]

please explain to me how the guy with superhuman level of agility, strength, reflexes, eyesight and complete muscle control is going to lose to an average human in close combat? the guy dodged a bullet at point blank range while pretending to dance? did you even watch trigun or read the manga?

[@Knives7777]

lets not get started on Telekenis or Telepathy and super human intelligence look at all the shit Knives can do when he puts his mind to it? and Vash is more potent than Knives where the use of their respective energy is concerned

[@MacIntoshMann]

Knives77 Yes, I am aware of all that. No need for the condescension, thank you very much. All I said was that Angel Arm wouldn't be terribly useful. No need to throw a fit. Sure, Vash would probably win this fight, unless Spike managed to outwit him somehow. But why bring up telekinesis? When did he ever display that in any episode or manga chapter?

[@cgecko3]

+Knives77 correct me if I'm wrong but in the manga doesn't he also have more versatility than in the anime when using his powers (if i Remember clearly he can use his energy wilfully or something like that but it makes his hair black and he'd die if he used to much)

[@kristapseglits2432]

lol vash had more expierence than spike

[@cgecko3]

hundred or so years of it

[@kristapseglits2432]

+cgecko3 yeah

[@user-nj3lg7wi5r]

Like Johnny Yong Bosch had more than Leo Howard.

[@YoxxSHIxx]

vash has lived for over 200 years

[@kristapseglits2432]

+YoxxSHIxx yeah

[@xandersanchez4873]

I feel Spike vs. Wolfwood would have been a more fair fight. I love Spike, but Vash wins this fight no contest.

[@hepotitus]

I call bullshit! Round one you give it to Spike because he is better at melee, which he is, but Vash has a gun built into his arm so he is never without a weapon. Not to mention he was able to run the same speed as that worlds versions of horses as seen in Ep 1. Those two bits combined easily give him the advantage. And in round 4 you give it to Spike but are greatly underestimating Vash's ability to analyze things more quickly. He can count all the shots fired from a mix of auto and semi-auto weapons fired from multiple individuals. Not to mention that Vash is smart enough to calculate bullet trajectories and hit ranged ricochet shots with precision. And finally he can even use his insanely quick analysis to predict and dodge shots coming from his enemy. And finally you gave Spike the edge with experience but his experiences are much more limited. Vash didn't receive any training but has had a more diverse series of encounters which is why he is so well rounded. He has had to fight armored giants, an entire town of people that wanted to kill him, snipers with ungodly range, a person that uses a musical instrument to kill, and more. This makes his experience pool more diverse than the generic baddies that populates Spike's pool. I love Spike n' all but come on.....

[@hiatosasuraki8201]

if vash can dodge bullets point blank ...what in the hell makes u think you can hit him with a punch or a kick

[@Spikes01k]

This seems logical, till you realize two things. 1 Vash has a supernatural power of extreme luck. Random debris falls and blocks shots for him and he has to TRY to miss his target most of the time, even bringing himself to getting wasted just to try and help things along. 2. Vash has defeated much stranger opponents than Spike, so his abilities seem more vast and probably would find little challenge in a simple human.

[@magneticmods3036]

+John Smith Vash can predict bullet speed and were its gonna go so he can dodge xD idfk how good a shot this other guy is vash has him beat Period ........ Fuck Mojo xD

[@trollmastermike52845]

vash vs spike vs the demon of the desert desert punk

[@loser645_______________7]

+RIDE_ THE_LIGHTNING 117 it would end between desert punk and vash

[@hotpocket5224]

also Vash is like SUPER old

[@kingtankkkingtankk7246]

Thats about right

[@foxzerox1000]

Vash is always 10 steps ahead of his opponent, plus is ove 100 years old. he should have one in both exsperience and intelligence. also the fact that he is trained, and we trained over his life time, also he went toe to toe with his brother who was basically a god... so in any scence vash should win by that account alone. also facing opponent's far more powerful than spike ever did

[@greenhands5804]

I know. This video made me want to kill myself. lol

[@MrGalaxyPanda]

+Rainbow Dash your name wants me to kill myself

[@AdoGangstaBlitzThugPn]

+Rainbow Dash yo dash! how's it hang in'?

[@greenhands5804]

+Adnan Nuca Awesome! You?

[@AdoGangstaBlitzThugPn]

+Rainbow Dash same ^^

[@jakebezuyen4474]

How did Vash being 1000s of years old not have anything to do with this

[@summerbreeze7610]

Well he isnt 1000s of years old only 100 and some

[@IxTheVashxI]

mojo has to do this on purpose. just for controversy. vash would win easily. the planets best killers couldn't touch him really. and the manga only makes him stronger. with the ability to stop bullets with feathers that come from his body. p.s. wolfwood is only 13

[@laugh746]

Wolfwood is in his mid 20s 💀

[@liberleo1384]

@@laugh746 Wolfwood was genetically enhanced which caused rapid aging so although he looks 20 he is only about 13 if my memory is correct

[@laugh746]

@@liberleo1384 He is nowhere NEAR 13 what are you talking about??

[@lostdoggy6965]

Now I know WatchMojo hasn't even watched Trigun, they don't even know who fucking Knives is. Knives isn't Vash himself, or some cloned persona. It's his brother...

[@electrogeek1996]

"Spike vs. Vash: Who's more popular?"

[@electrogeek1996]

And are they really just going to leave out the parts about Vash being a "being who lives outside of time" and how him and his brother were both actually geniuses as far as brain power goes, far surpassing any human?

[@sunj145]

+electrogeek1996 they though at a speed of a supercomputer at the age of one so ummmmm, I think that he is probably a bit smarter than spike... Correct me if I'm wrong though, but I'm pretty sure I heard something similar to that being said in one of the flashbacks...

[@electrogeek1996]

It was a flashback, but it talked about how they're development was so much faster than humans in all areas, especially in metal capacity. There were a couple other brief references to Vash ,and his brother's, intelligence.

[@charleslewis4442]

Spike

[@axzblade]

Obiasly spike my guy

[@supersonic494]

Mojo have you even read the trigun maximum manga? And even if you stick to just the anime, Vash one a duel against a giant, a 1v1 while ripping open a wound and dodgin giant ass rocks. He beat his own brother in a gunfight. HOW CAN SPIKE EVER BEAT VASH.

[@sunj145]

They either have already seen the anime or if they want to do a video on it they will just watch a couple of random episodes, I don't think that they have the time to read every manga on the subject, but this tends to lead them to miss a lot of key information on characters.

[@Trilaan]

Just saying, the Trigun manga is my all-time favorite.

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

How can Spike even beat The fucking Priest?

[@barbievale]

+HyperSonicXtreme EXACTLY!

[@llFelu]

Ok you have My dislike. Vash is the best

[@Namitho19]

vash obviously

[@Namitho19]

a better vs is spike vs wolfwood

[@EvilSqurril]

Agreed that would be more of an even playing field. I think WatchMojo went crazy again because there is no way in any universe that Vash could lose to Spike, as much as I love both of them.

[@TannerRoberson]

Sorry WatchMojo, but I call Bullcrap on this one. Vash has abilities that he hasn't tapped yes, but if Spike was a threat to Vash or his friends, Vash would stop at nothing to win. He literally has the power to destroy a moon.

[@jp7611]

Tanner Roberson I know this is comment is old but vash will never use his angel arm because that would kill spike and Vash doesn’t want to kill anyone but vash will still win

[@ladyluna5556]

DUDE! HAVE U SEEN THE SCARS ON VASH'S BODY!? I mean anyone could at least have 2 or 3 scars on their body but look at vash he has more scars than anyone else

[@AwWsomeMcAwsomePants]

I like how they say spike would recognize vash right away. like hes never gone after the wrong person before just because the appearance of the guy wasn't known. then literally walked right past the bounty.

[@TheDorianTube]

Stay tuned for our next balanced duel: Tigerman vs Goku (They both fight with fists and kicks...right? it's ok AIGHT'?). Do you even Vash? Watchmojo? That's not really a duel, but a one sided...stampede (ba dum tss)

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

😂

[@er_mu8336]

more like who has the better opening intro

[@shinratensei9328]

W

[@Robopitkokopeli]

Cmon really lol that jazz intro FLAAAAMEEESS!

[@9hst3st]

First Donuts is an underrated anime OST imo

[@exequielperviu6799]

+manuel valerio Both are great. Imo Vash's better.

[@ragtagrider4247]

erion muca I even like trigun intro better

[@leojaksic8372]

Sorry, Mojo, you're no Screwattack.

[@mikereese529able]

Screw attack sucks too

[@roeyzfaigmanimiranda2038]

oh snap!

[@kevdaddyjohnson7256]

Leo Jakšić yess LoL

[@merlinthestrange8543]

Michael Reese Well at least they do research. Unlike fucking top ten watchmojo

[@LavaAnime]

The fact that Vash always tries to non-lethally defeat his opponents is proof of just how strong he is, because he is constantly attempting to miss vital areas. What's more, he's 131, and real life-or-death experiences are far more intense than training. Vash has had over a century of these encounters. In Diablo, you can see for a few moments just what Vash would be like if he killed his enemies- a terrifying monster. Furthermore, in terms of intelligence, in his childhood we can see that by the age of one he and Knives were both geniuses capable of fixing their spaceship in hardly any time compared to Steve, who would take a couple hours. A lot of Vash's silly behaviour is forced, and he does fear himself and what he could potentially do to others, but I am almost certain that he would defeat Spike.

[@helio5943]

who the fuck is steve

[@christopherdavidson17]

Vash doesnt knows hand to hand combat?? Did you even watch the series?

[@michaeldominguez8013]

Vash has less experience? You do know he is over a hundred years old, right? Also, in the end of the series, Vash learned to kill by taking out his own brother. As for strength and endurance, there is simply no way that Spike wins. Have you even seen Vash's battle scars? The fact that he's even alive after all that means that he won those encounters, with those wounds. Using your criteria, I score this 4-1 in Vash's favor. At the end of the day, though, Vash wouldn't kill Spike, and Spike wouldn't collect the bounty. They'd get drunk, eat donuts, have a shooting contest, and call it a day. Now Spike Spiegel vs. Gene Starwind, that'd be a fight.

[@D00ML0RD1]

1 vash has been shown to be good at hand to hand 2 he acts comical he aculloy has plentty of time to doge the bullet he acts like its luck 3 vash is alot more skilled with a gun then spike 4 vash has knife bots a gun built in hes arm and is a perfect shot even well hammered drunk he dosnt miss unless he wants to

[@D00ML0RD1]

and 5 vash is agerless so who knows how much experience he actually has

[@mochistark]

vash can unload his revolver in less than a second with 100% accuracy. Got a sub machine gun hidden on his left hand. Got angel arms on his right arm. A knife in his shoes. He might not know any proper martial arts but he is capable fighter. Might not look like it but he is very smart and very analytical fighter. He didnt survive 100+ years just of pure luck. Vash would beat spike

[@sheenashroder5315]

Trigun was my first anime, man it's been a while lol

[@LordBarros]

Sorry Mojo, comments are 90/10 for Vash, you done F'd up this time.

[@karasgold]

vash win before this duel was ever thought about

[@DazeEspi]

Spike is definitely bad ass, but I do not think he could defeat Vash in battle. Vash is not even human and has been alive for years. He is a humanoid and Spike is but a mere man. That angel arm would reduce Spike to ashes

[@user-wk6tp1og3l]

being human dont matter but experience wise yes vash beats him

[@voivodadracula1936]

Isn't Vash the equivalent of a nuclear reactor with perfect aim?

[@zippystar]

Seriously... I enjoy this episodes but of lately you lack basic understanding of how things work. These battles have become, "who is more popular" not actual strengths... stop being such sellouts

[@mrwhite982]

I think it should of been Wolf vs Spike

[@KendalthM]

Vash should have won here. Vash fought and beaten his brother Knifes , who is comparable in skill and weapons with Vash, and has committed massive genocides .Vash was able to dodge bullets point blank and use pebbles and gum to stop or throw off bullet trajectory. Vash is over 100 years old... he has plenty of stamina and Experience. If you've seen him without the red coat , he's covered head to toe with scars and wounds High endurance level for pain. Vash has beaten so many skilled bounty hunters who have killed many people, by either dis-arming them or talking them out of it. Vash doesn't need to kill Spike to beat him.

[@EdgeMaverick13]

Have these guys never seen Trigun?? The caliber of enemies that Vash takes on alone would be the deciding factor to this match up

[@TedOfNod]

Vash literally dodges bullets, yet he somehow loses to a guy who throws punches and kicks. . . Wow.

[@RevengeOfMoctezuma]

Lol! What a mismatch! This is a stomp for Vash.

[@Sun_Downer]

You guys don't even understand the principal of a death battle.

[@bulletproofman323]

2 reasons why hand to hand is completely pointless against Vash. 1. He's made it a point to never get caught in that situation, even so he's faster than a normal human as shown when he caught Calypso off gaurd and flexed on her by tearing her buttons. Regardless, he'll run and create distance no matter what, so closing the distance would be very unlikely. 2. Vash surprises spike with his hidden arm gun and gets him right there. Spike has shown determination, but that doesn't mean he still continues to move like he's 100. He gets shot in the leg, he can crawl all he wants but he won't get anything done. Vash is a way better marksman and has more endurance and experience than Spike by like 100 years at least. Vash honestly tanks Spike and busts a cap in his ass.

[@thebrandunsafeone7184]

Um Sorry, mojo, but you're forgetting a few things. 1 - Vash is literally hundreds of years old. He has WAAAAAY more experience. 2 - Vash, at the end of the series, accepted his abilities and learned to work with them, not against them. 3 - VASH PUT A HOLE IN THE GODDAMNED MOON There is no way in hell Vash would lose this fight.

[@faleafatoetau8659]

spike beat vash? yeah sure why not?😂

[@BPgamemaster12]

There really need to be a crossover between these two series, it would be awesome. Also Vash would win, no way could Spike being to hit him at all.

[@redvanderbilt289]

This is like comparing Goku vs Batman. Spike and Batman are cool while Goku and Vash act like idiots but in a duel they're just born potent destroyers.

[@wingadept8793]

"Vash is so scared of himself that he isn't willing to try and learn." Umm....What? First off Vash has been around for at least 100 years! Giving him more than enough time to hone his skill to where he has a clear understanding of what he is capable of and despite that he has the discipline and control to prevent himself from going off on the deep end. He may be afraid of hurting people but that's even more reason why he is so determined to protect life rather than taking it. It's easy for someone like him to cause so much death and destruction, but to maintain a sense of self control, while honing his gunman skills for over the course of the years, how the hell is that not experience? Plus considering he's been wanted for a long ass time and he's constantly being put in situations where he not only defends himself, but in a manner where he doesn't take a life. That right there shows he's more experienced. Also Vash is a living weapon, even if Spike knows martial arts, Vash is shown to have taken a beating and survive. I highly doubt Spike would survive a blast if Vash decided to take the gloves off. I love Spike, but the reasons WatchMojo came up with is BS. It's almost as bad as their bias with the Zelda series Imo.

[@chrollo4836]

Hey watchmojo how come you didn't mention Vash has over 100 years of experience?

[@user-wk6tp1og3l]

Spike himself isnt a fast learner

[@zedravenfeather]

What about the fact that vash is immortal

[@fueledfire]

Vash should of had the experience part, dude has been around a lot longer than spike and has probably seen more combat.

[@theo9092]

The last category should factor in the fact that Vash has a few hundred years experience on Spike, if I remember correctly. As far as strength goes, while Spike may have hand to hand advantage, Vash's left arm is a concealed gun, shotgun to a high powered assault rifle if I remember correctly. That wasn't accounted for either. Perhaps more research is in order?

[@salvadorgarcia9897]

Here's the REAL analysis. Spike outclasses Vash in close-quarter combat. Vash out classes Spike in gun capabilities. Neither truly outclass each other in each category though. Vash can knock out a person fairly easily. And Spike is decent with a gun. But, while Spike's gun is decent, Vash's gun completely out classes it. Allies: I don't think it's much of stretch to say that Vash could take on the entire Bebop crew, but when his friends get in the fray land FREAKING slide. Speed and Durability: Spike can take sword slices and gun shots, buuut Vash has survived much, much more. Spike isn't nearly as fast or as clever as Vash. Vash can outrun literally ENTIRE FREAKING CITIES SHOOTING AT HIM. Plus if Vash can outwit opponents by not even killing them, then if he got serious with Spike then, RIP Spike.

[@YummyEggNog]

Haha, I mean at-least it's a unique take on this fight, but really, even without Angel Arm, Vash Outmatches Spike on so many levels. The guy can dodge Bullets. I say this being a huge Spike fan, that spike stands no chance.

[@jacobhammond516]

vash can dodge bullets spike cant

[@sunj145]

He couldn't even dodge that sword...

[@togepreee]

+Sun J Damn that's savage bro lol

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Vash has a cybernetic arm, Spike doesn't.

[@kevdaddyjohnson7256]

kratos 516 OMG exactly they don't even know that

[@KingofChicago17.]

kratos 516 spike cant even dodge throwing knives

[@Curse_of_the_moon]

This was which Anime do I like better, not which is the stronger character.

[@maximmatveev5817]

This is IDIOTIC how did spike win? This is obscene!! Ma man has a super weapon in his arm and spike can beat that with martial arts? Experience - 100+ years against 30+ yeh sure WatchMojo good one.

[@octaviorangel9715]

Vash does not kill but he can shoot your arm n legs like when he fought his brother

[@ZippyMrMew]

You can tell their bias towards Bebop. Almost all of the clips were some of the best from the show, and then the ones for Trigun were random as hell.

[@grantbrowning4951]

Vash is a living weapon, forced to fight everyday of his seemingly eternal life and has a nuke for an arm... but spike, like, knows karate or whatever and is fueled by money (in this fight). SO SPIKE WIIINNNNS???

[@octaviorangel9715]

Mmmm cowboy won wtf is wrong with mojo stop this series in intelligence vash will win he old more experience, he is a smart when he was young he did the work of older people and was faster.

[@kanoreese1253]

Vash would win with ease!

[@gabriell.3774]

Like all of your anime duels, you chose again the good winner. I'm impressed.

[@eajensen4979]

I just watched Trigun, and I really liked the story and characters. But damn I LOVE Cowboy Bebop. This whole thing, just seems like a popularity contest.

[@Trilaan]

Round One(Strength and Endurance), Real Outcome Vash. It doesn't matter that Spike is a martial artist, Vash has the strength AND the endurance to carry on through any type of punishment Spike could dish out and he can recover in mere minutes from many injuries. Round Two(Allies), Real Outcome: Vash, for reasons stated, but mostly because Wolfwood ain't got no qualms 'bout poppin' no caps inta Spike's brain or makin' him a smokin' crater....yo. Round Three(Determination), Real Outcome: Vash, for reasons stated. Round Four(Intelligence), Real Outcome: Vash. Vash's idiocy is ALWAYS an act. Vash acts goofy to hide his near unfathomable pain as well as to alleviate the horrors felt by others living on the harsh desert planet. Vash would much rather give people something to laugh at than he would give them something to fear. Vash would DEFINITELY find some way to incapacitate Spike using the super intelligence of a Plant that he possesses. Round Five(Experience), Real Outcome: .Vash. Vash has "self-trained" for over 130 years, fighting for his life for almost every day of those years. Spike simply has not had that much time. Furthermore, he's faced down members of the Gung-Ho Guns, several of which would leave Spike dead in the dust with their skills. Plus, the massive network of scars covering Vash's body is the greatest testament to his experience. Many would assume these scars to be an indication of his weakness, but they would be wrong. Sorry, WatchMojo, cool video, wrong outcome. Besides, the whole argument is moot as they'd just throw back some beers and have a grand ol' time.

[@spiritualzayandspiritualqu177]

Cash is way smarter than spike this dude calculates angles of bullets in a second and dodges and giving him perfect aim, he would never lose to spike.

[@spiritualzayandspiritualqu177]

Juss no, the engines bash has caught greatly surpasses spikes. There's a scene where he shows us his training regimen, he balances a egg on his gun draws it and I undraws it so fast the egg is left mid air and back on the gun perfectly balanced. Wtf I'm so disappointed vash would win 100/125 times

[@spiritualzayandspiritualqu177]

Juss no hell no. Wtf, hell nah. My mans is super human he's super genius, he's captain America with the bullets, like no juss no

[@kpez3810]

Is a computer smarter than a human being? Intelligence is multifaceted.

[@supersmasher246]

What a coincidence!!!!!!!!. I see this right after having a break from a Cowboy Bebop marathon.

[@CTThib]

Vash has been alive for quite sometime, and as he's self taught he is a prodigy. He's also pulled of feats that spike couldn't dream of. I'm pretty sure if Vash wanted to he could kill any other gunmen.

[@totalrise1811]

It should've been Wolfwood vs. Spike. Its a fairer fight.

[@RyanzkieBlue]

round 1, REALLY?? *hit dislike*

[@salvatoreladu8863]

after only 25 seconds I have realized that this is the duel I have always wanted to see.. please don't let me down!

[@cushionenjoyer4279]

So did they let you down?

[@SlyNine]

​​@@cushionenjoyer4279 two years later we still haven't got our answer!

[@zachialadams9279]

They forgot to factor in Vash's near immortality, and the fact that he's well over 400 years old.

[@duo1666]

..... Except in a realistic fight vash would win fairly easily. Can destroy a city > some random guy who can shoot pretty well and punch alright.

[@AtomikCretin]

Every round except intelligence (and he's not dumb, just goofy) should have gone to Vash. You say that Spike is a better fighter than Vash, and Wolfwood is *almost* as good as Vash, and then that Wolfwood is equal to Spike. If Wolfwood is equal to Spike, than Spike is *inarguably* below Vash in terms of skill. Your logic defeated itself, WM.

[@knightofarkronia8652]

Or in other words, Steve Blum vs Johnny Young Bosch.

[@michaelzautner4848]

I feel like they way underestimated Vash in this one. The very first fight in the anime Vash won with melee moves, he's no slouch in a fist fight if it really came down to it. Similarly, he can actually dodge bullets. Spike may be good at using cover and evasive maneuvers, but he can't just dodge them like Vash can. His whole never getting shot thing isn't luck or whatever, it is him setting things up to fall that way. Heck, one time he made sure a series of dozens of gun duels in a row were non-deadly by flicking rocks at the contestant's bullets mid flight to deflect them just enough to become non-lethal shots. I don't care how perfect of a shot you are, if you're fighting someone who can dodge bullets and/or deflect them with flicked rocks, you're not going to make any headway. I like these Anime Duels for the most part, but their level of research seems fairly superficial at best.

[@brianban110]

I love both these animes but cowboy bebop will always be my favorite

[@joshsmith1347]

+Naniun. see ya space cowboy

[@crono3015]

That's cool. But still, Vash can beat Spike's ass.

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

This is who would win in a fight, not an anime popularity contest. Hell Vash ally the Priest owns him.

[@lunarshadow5584]

sigh, again...allies are not a choice in a Duel between two people. and Vash can take an fing lot of punishment, just look at his body underneath that red coat though everything else seems just fine, after all, Vash wouldn't kill while Spike would fire that fatal blow. but let's be honest, those would would get along before that final bullet would get shot, especially because both of them would end up having to fight for their lives against a horde of bounty hunters after Vash

[@eslamt1993]

there is something a bout the style of 90's anime that i love....... i'm talking in terms of the drawings, the attention to details and the amazing coloring.

[@ericrobins5188]

Vash would win strength and skills. Vash is over hundred years ago. Vash win on intelligence because he created all of the power plants in the whole series of Trigun. I love Spike but he wouldn't win in a fight with Vash.

[@Daboy804]

its like mojo is farming dislikes wtf

[@Sentanaa]

That's nothing new

[@pstasio]

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[@Keyroye]

Im upset that vash didn't win :( Trigun is my all time favourite anime :) fair is fair :)

[@justsumguy5248]

this reminds me of that show on spike where they try to find some reason, whatever it is to give equal points and the throw it all away and just choose who they just like

[@SexyButCurious]

I'm watching this because I love both Vash and Spike. Watching this brings back fond memories of watching both series on Adult Swim in High School.

[@gnarwhal7562]

In a fight to the death, Vash wins easily. In a debate over which character is better, Spike has a guaranteed victory.

[@togepreee]

+Shades Hey come on now. The mutated lobster had loads of character development!

[@crono3015]

+Shades You're probably that kind of person who thinks SAO is a masterpiece.

[@synisterv7703]

Narwhals, narwhals, swimming in the ocean, Causing a commotion, because they're so awesome.......

[@SouLessEntity]

+Chiriac Puiu I wouldn't debate with him if I were you. He's probably 12, and I'm not saying that because he has a different opinion, I'm saying that because it seems he doesn't understand anything unless it's spoon fed to him. I bet he need strong clarification on a character's change whether it's stupid obvious 'night and day' change or the character has to LITERALLY say they've changed in a way...

[@senpai8397]

I got attached even to those one episode characters. The show is not about carrying for the dead but the opposite. You see how little the characters are affected by other's deaths? Thats because they have they'r own problems

[@LegendaryTrash]

The only thing you got right was that vash wouldn't want to kill him but he still would beat the shit out of spike. Vash had defeated people with fucking super powers pretty much. Vash is x20 smarter them spike too. Smh

[@TeamCap623]

no he isn't not by that much

[@gerozeal2410]

I feel like in terms of scenario, Spike "could" win, but only because Vash didn't want to escalate to a point of people dying. Probably Vash getting caught, then making a quick and (maybe) silent getaway, not before leaving some food or spare cash for the Bebop crew. That seems more accurate as to what would happen. Or even better, Spike could see the pain and vision Vash has and (maybe) sympathies. Talk it out over a drink. Maybe Jet intervenes with some backstory on Vash and help him get away from other bounty hunters. While the idea of objective "who will come out on top?" things like this are cool, the story, subtext and history these characters carry clashing is more the appeal. And yes... I too feel the results WatchMojo gave are skewed to Spike. Love the series, love the character. But against what Vash is, I don't think Spike will claim a sure victory, let alone an easy one.

[@TheVincentCrow]

I thought I was going to see a fight. I love both shows but still I wanted to see the fight.

[@atxjazz1282]

Ya'll should make Mikasa from Attack on Titan vs. Touka from Tokyo Ghoul

[@abrenvillanueva8623]

Touka cant match Mikasa's badassery now. Maybe if they just followed the manga story of tokyo ghoul it would be a good match-up.

[@TheRealHerbaSchmurba]

How tf does vash lose. He literally has bullet reflexes.... he dodges bullets. He'd beat spike in combat, also his aiming is 100% accurate and precise like cmon he altered a giant metal fist's direction with five bullets in less than a second. And pleeeeease vash has been doing this shit for over 100 years, even if he didn't try to learn anything it's so obvious that his years of wandering have honed his skills and made fighting intuitive to him, he acts that way in fights to keep the situation light hearted because when he's serious he doesn't do that goofy shit.

[@MRJ2NYCE]

I've watched cowboy bebop through an through on multiple occasions. I've never finished Trigun. Huge fan of Spike....but I'm not stupid. Vash wins this fight 98 out of 100 times in my opinion.

[@Deserticeninja]

vash is a living weapon compared to a guy who carries them