Vash vs. Knives

The final battle between Vash and Knives

[@iamnotamouseok]

Out of context, the beginning is hysterical. "Did you have fun?" "Oh yeah! It was great!" *immediately starts a shootout*

[@jacksparrow8506]

iamnotamouseok yep

[@HProductionsish]

I'm actually confused. What's the context here?

[@iesika7387]

The context is basically the whole show up to this point.Vash was off surrounding himself with human friends while Knives stayed alone believing in his own superiority. He and Vash are perfectly balanced, but the fight was ended When Vash pulled his (dead, human) best friend’s gun out of the sand.

[@sharilshahed6106]

@@iesika7387 more specifically, Knives spent all these times trying to push Vash over the edge, making the humans hate him and in turn hoping that he'd hate the humans. Yet despite all the grinders, Vash still holds no ill will towards any of them. That basically sums up their exchange here.

[@willh7352]

imagine if the anime started this way

[@pandagamer-hg5be]

I love how knives, unlike vash, has no tolerance for pain

[@TheMagnanimousMany]

One way to look at it is that people aren't perfect and inevitably, Vash would get scars either from protecting people or being hunted by them. Knives let his arrogance keep him away from people and meaningful relationships, making him "thin-skinned" in two ways.

[@pandagamer-hg5be]

@@TheMagnanimousMany couldn't have put it better

[@TazHall]

Cowards can't tolerate pain. Knives did everything he did because he's terrified of humans.

[@bob74h67]

@@TazHall No it's because he wanted to kill humans to save plants. It goes back to his basic ideology really how you do not understand this is beyond me

[@Mattius12341]

actually in the manga he both hated and feared humans. in the manga vash and knives weren't the first free plants, they were the second and third. the first was a girl named tesla who the scientists ran countless experiments on causing her body to deteriorate while the crew was forced to watch what looked like an innocent little girl suffer. before she could die they vivisected her and put her parts into jars with her brain intact and just left her there for years. after that they decided to make more test subjects, vash and knives, but the crew attacked the scientists to stop them from tormenting more children, they spared Rem because she moved to protect vash and knives from the crew thinking they were there to kill the 2. after a few years tesla reached out to vash and knives and they ended up finding the lab where her parts were preserved causing knived to have a meltdown and vash to nearly strangle rem to death which is the cause of vashs extreme aversion to killing. before this knives was a gentle boy and vash was kind of a jerk.

[@rainspiderviii7852]

Trigun is such a slow burn but finishes so superbly one of the most criminally underrated anime's out there

[@Batou3]

Rainspider 8 but one thing it’s credited with: launching Johnny’s career in voice acting

[@trod146]

Stop using underrated wrong... trigun was at the time one of the most popular manga and then anime and it lasted for years... fuckin can't stand when people say shit is underrated just because they found something too late after it's popularity already passed..

[@SpikeRazzor]

@Shaman Xeed No. Facts.

[@CPT85]

Batou3 I guess this’s what got him into Bleach and Eureka 7... 🤔

[@w0nd100]

@Shaman Xeed salt because he spoke the truth? Misinformed people need to stop talking about things they dont understand

[@urchinblues7928]

Kirk Bailey the voice of Knives passed recently. He wasn’t widely recognized for his acting even in voice work, but He brought Knives to life for me. The main villain in the best anime matched only by “Berserk”. R.I.P. Kirk, you were a rock star to me.

[@Liglerian]

Had me in tears. This was on Adult Swim early 2000s, and it was the first anime I watched all the way through. 2019 now, and I still love this anime !!

[@yutadharniarcenciel23]

Liglerian me too... :') i missed this anime.

[@HomerMcPoT101]

Liglerian same

[@rikosaikawa9024]

Toonami was amazing. It got me into anime and now it’s a major part of my life

[@scottdoleac5651]

I couldn't have said it better myself

[@minixlemonade2335]

WOLFWOOOOOOD NOOOOOO

[@WildDancer101]

13 and a half years and this is still up. Not saying it shouldn't, just impressed KZbin left it alone for so long.

[@zachbaptiste7298]

Yea lol

[@Caffiend-Cat]

It very much is, but it's a nice surprise nonetheless.

[@DrewssClues]

16 years and still going strong

[@ultimateblong]

This wasn't a gun fight. This was a fight between peace and war, and both sides are scared. I loved the humanity in Knives' eyes, he was frightened in that stand off but also wasn't willing to pull the trigger because he wanted to live just as much as Vash did as he was a symbol of peace doing what he had to do in order to protect it. It's insane of how many layers this fight alone had, with the emotional capacity and amount of tension being thrown back and forth between these two showed how human they really were. Sadly, it didn't seem like either of them wanted to be right in this argument of peace and war. They just knew they had to do it because it's what they stood for.

[@drifterodysseus6237]

100% agree. Also, notice how at the end Knives misses his last shot, and Vash doesn't even flinch? They both knew at that moment who had already won. So incredibly subtle, yet the richness of the story is always there.

[@Dr.Faustus.]

Idk I saw some guns going bang bang so I feel like it was a gun fight

[@ultimateblong]

oh ew, i must've been drunk writing this. cringe.

[@Deadpool-px2nm]

EricScissorkick u know what he meant.

[@unholyarrowxx5038]

@@ultimateblong congratulations, you're a twelve year old

[@airguitardemon]

For me, this is easily the finest, most intense gun battle I've seen in anime ever.

[@generaljackripper666]

I've seen a few fights better than this. But only a few.

[@pablomartos2536]

@@generaljackripper666 Like?

[@andreadotta5241]

Spike vs Vicious in Cowboy Bebop

[@raulbetancourt5795]

@@andreadotta5241 That couldnt be catalogue as a Gun Battle.

[@triosciankliquit9982]

*_Imagine what Trigun would be like if they redo it with more modern animation techniques_* This anime is thoroughly badass.

[@TheMagicPanties]

Like Badlands Rumble?

[@acgearsandarms1343]

Would it be Trigun as a reboot or Trigun Maximum?

[@eduardoarce1722]

@@acgearsandarms1343 Wy¿hy not both

[@acgearsandarms1343]

eduardo arce Because Maximum is a continuation.

[@eduardoarce1722]

@@acgearsandarms1343 i know. I read it. What I meant, was. Imagine a reboot of trigun and then trigun maximum

[@Renyth]

Vash and Knives, A new breed of badass Sunflowers . . .

[@zachbaptiste7298]

Ten years later and still got me rollin

[@harshsuthar2992]

@@zachbaptiste7298 yupp mann!!

[@MrSpiritualDesire]

The kind you give to your gf on a hot summer day

[@EXRazeBurn]

@thedarkbanshee Actually if you watch the whole series that IS explained. Vash lost his arm in a small gunfight with Knives right before the July City incident. (Knives blew his right arm clear off his body with a well placed shot). That same arm was grafted onto Legato Bluesummers, and is actually the reason Legato has psychic powers. Vash has them as well, but refuses to use them. It's MUCH much clearer in the manga.

[@steelbear2063]

@Murada Don't need to though

[@lighttv5546]

Woahhhh..this comment was made a decade ago ..I wonder what he's doing now ..if you still there pls reply😅😂😂😂

[@dougiebuckets1364]

@@lighttv5546 hey man. Its me on my new account. I deactivated this one 3 or so years ago. I slang crack and pimp hoes these days.

[@flaxenRdn]

@@lighttv5546 maybe he/she already move on in life... No more KZbin 🤭🤭🤭

[@Megamibunny]

Legato had power before the arm in the manga. The only reason why he didn’t die was because of that.

Hands down, one of the best final battles in anime history.

[@jordinagel1184]

Really? I thought it was kinda disappointing... For one thing, it would have been cool if (for example) Knives would have, you know, used knives. Why else would they call him that. To be honest I preferred the battle between Vash and the blue-haired guy with telepathy (forgot his name, sorry). I know it wasn't a final battle, but the impact was much greater than this.

[@daxxkid101]

This & Spike vs Vicious are right up there

[@meeu]

+Jordi Nagel your logic is just . . . *facepalm*. . . really .

[@jordinagel1184]

meeu There's got to be a reason why they called him that. Perhaps the reason why he became a villain is because he was pissed for having such a name...

[@meeu]

Jordi Nagel lol. probably.

[@sofitssofi]

notice something : in anime fights it's tipical for both fighters or at leats one of them to keep talking about their logic. It doesn't need to be about persuading the other. They keep talking in order to make the scene more dramatic and deep. This anime's FINAL fight has no need for that :) all we need is to look at their expressions to understand.

[@brunodimaggio9946]

Thats why this anime is awsome

[@Jotari]

Trigun's strongest writing was always in its facial expressions.

[@Damian_702]

Yeah by this point vash hit his breaking point and made his decision. No point trying to convince knives anymore. That's why I love this fight, just straight up battle to the end 😎

[@stealthfur1375]

It a similar applications with fights of samurai jack.

[@matthewpowell4884]

they have no logic

[@The_Big_Jay]

How do you name a kid "Knives" and think that he's gonna turn out okay?

[@jashardwallington]

😂😂😂😂😂😂fr thou

[@WanderingMindSR]

thinks about Knives Chau from Scott Pilgrim, yeah you're right 🤣

[@nukelewman]

Love how they barely need words. They both know what needs to be done

[@Evangelion543]

The OG "Ying & Yang" of anime

[@sharilshahed6106]

I'm pretty sure there were some older examples, but this one's one if not the most iconic.

[@hypeman1825]

I honestly put a lot of blame on Rem. I feel like Knive's ideals could have been changed if she gave him the same amount of attention as she did Vash. Like the flashback feels like a 'Okay he's going down the dark path so let me shovel in as much of my good people ideals in one of the brother's'

[@arfvlog2613]

@@hypeman1825 It's a bit different in the manga though. Humans made him took the evil path. Vash almost went to the dark side too and even stab Rem with a knife. But he's lucky that Rem can still restore his kindness and made Vash stayed as someone that we knew, meanwhile Knives already blocked all of his heart for humans except hatred for them.

[@erykperez1002]

You've obviously never seen oginosu no misa

[@thedirshzone8218]

Nah its Kenshiro and Ryu from Fist of the North Star

[@marceive_9106]

I was 9 years old when this video was uploaded. And here I am just finishing the anime today at 22. I wish I knew of this show back in the day because it is amazing.

[@teetea7734]

It's kinda fitting that Vash gets the W using Wolfwood's Cross ;a man made weapon, instead of his Angel Arm

[@smokeadubbie4189]

Vash and knives just cant kill each other no matter how hard they. They both love eachother i think. This episode. The way he shot knives in the legs and arms! Vash had the kill shot! And he didnt take his brothers life! Vash keeps the balance his morels are higher. And knives is insane! I think the two love eachother thats why they wont kill eachother

[@StarSheep4]

essentially, wolfwood saved vash and helped him to victory :] wolfwood was my favorite character for darn good reason

[@2000snightcore]

"did the humans treat you well? did you have fun dear brother?" "i did, yeah! best thing that ever happened to me" -roll credits-

[@danielmurphy422]

If I pointed a gun at my brother before I shoot for sure a flash of everything we been through together would go through my head

[@MakBot]

During the series, Vash is able to communicate to the beings that live inside active Plants (the bulb shaped structures that provide power on planet Gunsmoke). There are humanoid beings living inside of these things. Vash and Knives are the next evolutional step in the Plant race. They need no containment or protection.

[@aislemontecristo]

The manga story went on longer but it also got weirder. This ending makes it more personal and satisfactory IMHO.

[@Daboy804]

dante vs virgil

[@m_5373]

XD

[@caligacaliber603]

Foolishness Vash Foolishness

[@chrisarbour]

Essentially yeah lol

[@blackeroni]

Goku vs vegeta

[@caligacaliber603]

@@blackeroni WTF it will be Goku vs Raditz But not really because the bond that binds Dante/Vash and Vergil/Knives is way stronger than any Rivalry DB has ever trow.

[@boltsy1395]

you know in the end wolfwood saved vash's ass from being "dead". awesome

[@matiuhensley6657]

yer he so did....... fucken aye gotta luv wolfwood!!!!!!

[@meistersam]

i always feel like something was cut at 2:05 they have the guns at each other head but somehow he gets hit in the shoulder

[@EricGomesOficial]

meistersam you are right, on this part, both guns don't have bullets, so, both pull the trigger and nothing happens

[@k5elevencinc0]

meistersam Remember they both grabbed 1 bullet out of the air and did a Russian Roulette type thing and Knives won.

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

They both have ultra-fast reflexes, for all we know, this fight could have lasted 1 min. Basically, when Vash realised the shot was being fired, he tried dodging, but at that range, couldn't clear entirely and took it in the shoulder instead of the head...

[@Kuraimizu9152]

@@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 u right

[@KnuxBrent07]

this wouldn't be the first time he dodged a point blank head shot

[@Coldgamer5]

An Anime which need to be honored for his uniqueness. I am grateful that Netflix took it into their product range so that I was able to experience that old classic piece.

[@snowcrystal01]

i love how at the end he doesn't just leave his brother's body to lie there is the sand, and that he doesn't kill him. he wraps Knives' wounds up and brings him back to the village.

[@stress2008]

@ all : I have watched this anime 25 times on my PC and 4 times at TV and I still can't get enough of it!!! It's the best anime I have watched ever!!!! Purely Fantastic!!!!!!!

[@knightofarkronia8652]

Vash may be a pacifist, but he is far from passive! P.S. I believe this was Johnny Yong Bosch’s debut as a voice actor, correct?

[@moonsmonsters]

I remember in the manga Knives uses the last of his power to grow wings and save vash(i think) then he dies and becomes a tree. Vash keeps living on the run. His power is almost out as well. I cant remember it all.

[@beltionbambie1239]

Yeah I read that his hair turned fully black, signifying that he has no more power. Without power he has a normal life span now

[@dkld6575]

Knives doesn't turn into a tree they've just both exhausted their powers and are normal men now, though of course I could be wrong but I don't remember that in the manga.

[@aresus142]

Bro, imagine, its already 16 years from upload on YT, I was 3 years old, when this guy uploaded this, still one of best anime out there

[@theskipper7305]

I love that bookend at the start with Vash drawing his gun, and this time loaded

[@shinyguru]

Epic ending. Vash's voice fits him so very well :)

[@hokageobama4003]

When you realized this is a battle between two plant people.

[@luqmanmohames677]

Nice pfp

[@GermanCruzthedev]

they're actually interdimensional beings

[@merrq1]

@@GermanCruzthedev party pooper

[@LnPPersonified]

I once knew a guy who insisted Vash was "a pussy who won't do what it takes." I can't understand how someone who's watched this series comes away from it thinking something like that.

[@mets2128]

What are doing needle noggin? It’s right next to you USE IT DAMNIT!

[@ExplodingDreamz]

My uncle showed me this years ago and its still very awesome.

[@Bokken2006]

This is cool, but it's nothing like the manga. Knives is alot stronger because he has been absorbing other plants and because of that he can utilise his powers more. Vash can somewhat do it, but his edge is that he is so skilled from all his battles battles

[@guyguino5770]

In the manga Knives turned his body into a giant cannon and almost blew up the planet by fusing with a ton of plants.

[@kingpinstewie4961]

Guy Guino vegan moment

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

at the end , knives become a us less dump?

[@latviandragon2718]

or a corpse

[@zachbaptiste7298]

Or dead

[@littlewitchling535]

A 2006 video of this fight? Legendary and based

[@bloodCount8895]

Always wanted a real cowboy bebop/Trigun crossover.

[@shadestrider1033]

This was the original Dante vs Vergil

[@virus1244]

@7thNCtrooper2 He eventually wrapped up the wounds, and carried Knives away. Plus plants can regenerate if they choose too.

[@cardholder7457]

Vash and Spike vs Knives and Vicious, who wins?

[@jjc4924]

Oh god! Yes! Two of my favorite animes of all time clashing to an duel.

[@agitosora1916]

spike and Vash

[@thewiserose5786]

Knockout tie

[@DaBirdman1989]

The cowboy and the $$60,000,000,000 man.

[@robertfullchim923]

Spike would be too busy trying to collect Vash's bounty.

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

Knives better think plot armor for lasting that long. Each one of those machine-gun bullets missed like magic lol

[@Kuraimizu9152]

Winner in the category of Anime Best Gunfight Edit: 3 years later I realized that I wrote "vategory" instead of "category"

[@Batou3]

Crosshair TV vategory?!?!🤣🤣🤣

[@mets2128]

What are you doing needle noggin?! It’s right next to you USE IT DAMNIT!

[@anuar.m.y]

i really wish they wouls remake this series or introduce a new generation, as in vash having a child or something.. the saga continues.. and more flash backs to explain more, it would be sick AF! we have great writters now that can trully do justice to this show in a reboot / remake.

[@ominouspigeonmaster1571]

I don't think this show needs it; in 26 episodes it said everything it wanted to, and needed to.

[@darkchevalier]

Actually the manga explains way better why Knives hates humans. He's not mad, just mentally influenced by what he saw as child regarding other Plants and to be honest I could not condamn him. The final is also not as in the manga, but still enjoyable.

[@thomasweeden2683]

I like how their guns sound different, another layer of difference between Vash and Knives

[@valentinghita1264]

Amazing battle. Loved it.

[@Stellarheim]

And that's why I've never cared for DBZ.

[@Highsparkvolume]

it used to play at 12:30 am but it was replaced by robot chicken. the only way to seen trigun now is to buy the dvd's. QQ it was my favorite show too

[@Stiglitz51]

Nicholas D Wolfwood never died... HE BECAME GOD

[@galevisarah]

I can't yet convince my friends to take up this anime they see western type stuff they just ignore it D= but they're missing out on alot

[@ethanwheathin4457]

Any luck ten years later?

[@preachist8274]

@@ethanwheathin4457 lmao

[@beltionbambie1239]

If they haven’t picked it up in 11 years. It’s their fault. Let them be ignorant

[@galevisarah]

@@beltionbambie1239 Actually since then I got 7 people to watch the entire show with me and I got my best friend to cosplay Wolfwood. I kind of was a Trigun salesman for a while. I have a special deal with my new friend - If she watches Trigun with me I'll watch Yuyu Hakusho.

[@beltionbambie1239]

@@galevisarah my god you mad man. I respect the grind of getting others to watch Trigun.

[@VashTS13]

No, not really, they're basically twins. Just watch the anime, it gives you plenty of the details. Although I'm not sure where EXACTLY they came from or how they were made, any Trigun fan would know that they are Plants, which are basically life-forms the humans need around to keep them alive. More than that, I don't really know, I never got into the story very much.

[@mythbeliever]

thak u so much for posting this because everone else shows a crappy AMV.^_^

[@rikosaikawa9024]

I want a Knives and Vash tattoo. Each holding their guns mirror image from the other

[@kingt34]

I personally raelly prefer it! The voices are perfect!

[@加深-h3s]

One of the firsts videos I have seen on youtube!! JEWELS))

[@hatedolls]

oooooooooooooooo soooo they are thats cool when i get back to the states ill rent the whole set! tanx

[@emperorlelouch5696]

one of the best fights ever

[@DarkParagon]

He was also Nero in Devil May Cry 4 (video game) He really is cool. :D

[@pinprick6969]

I wasn't trying to insult anyone... I just thought it was funny what jogeryjoo said. I have no problem with AMV's nor Evanescence. I appreciate you uploading this video. One of my favorite shows

[@TCoops]

Goes down as one of the best gunfights ever! Topping equilibrium's mad gun kata scenes even. Lol at their endless supply of speed-loaders that they keep pulling out of their ass ; ) Agree, a great era of anime. Lawofspike, those are my top 5's too. Newer anime rarely comes close to the experience of anime like those.

[@fluyd9]

0:22 shit's empty vash. *facepalms*

[@zachbaptiste7298]

Xd

[@neyla10]

i love those shows too they rock!

[@sandeshpatil3785]

Ya

[@Yajeeb]

Why the hell didn't this Animè get a remake like FMA brotherhood and a season 2?? Trigun was/is one of the BEST well written, touching,emotional Animè shows I've ever watched!! This was the Animè that got me hooked on Animè.

[@andreadotta5241]

The best answer for this question Is: Trigun Stampede

[@CPT85]

It always bothered me how it was left open ended what Vash does with Knives when we see him bring him back to town with him. Does he have him incarcerated? Does he try to rehabilitate him? Just another ambiguous ending to another great anime... 😒

[@christopherpreciado7578]

I feel like that's one way in which the show summons us to choose our path, our philosophy of how we ought to relate. Up until this fight we're given powerful arguments for the many ways we can address the difficult problems we face in our real world desert planet Garden of Eden. Trigun is a deep invocation to meditate and act, IMO.

[@DaR3aper]

Possibly the greatest fight scene ever

[@893165009]

This was one of the best Episods.

[@heretic3629]

"vash.. take care of knives......."

[@Ruckus790]

watching all the best anime fights with vuvuzela sound track

[@aldrianpega1074]

Can i requeat and give me some episode of trigun to watchi love and i want to watch trigun certainly

[@DemetedP]

@CampinCarl354 Trigun and Cowboy Bebop are Anime masterpieces.

[@Thors_Snorressonn]

Recien en 2019 me recomendó este video KZbin xD.

[@ChaosXOtaku]

awesome you never get tired of that cant wait for the movie

[@waterjordan2]

their relationship is similar to Brandon and Harry in Gungrave.

[@MetalGearRexPilot]

@Sasoriemo when they say plants, they refer to the power source plants I believe (thats what they call those massive generators)

[@themissinggene]

I do like that knives looks legitimately terrified at the prospect of dying at a number of points in the fight.

[@matiuhensley6657]

as he soulde be...........this is fucken vash the stamped........

[@makatoshishio]

The difference in color of their angel arm is most likely a reference to ying & yang

[@MetalGearRexPilot]

@Sasoriemo My assumption is that they are synthetic humans. The idea of 'plant' being that as living beings they must generate energy (?). But my best assumption is that they were early experiments in creating synthetic humans. Maybe a super-soldier project, I'm not necessarily sure. It's been a while since I watched the show. Couple fun facts: 1.) They grew up to about 10 years old in two days and were raised by Raine. 2.) Knives is the creator of those two guns.

[@boofstain1508]

1:47 were they just playing Russian roulette? Why?

[@rockfever723]

Still one of the most epic fights in my anime watching moments, alongside the final battle of Vicious vs. Spike in Bebop.

[@DukeNauticus]

Having never watched Trigun, I have no idea what's going on. It started off as a gunfight between two guys and then just... insanity. Kinda liking every second of that insanity tho. x>

[@davidholt2589]

Watch it from the beginning. You'll thank me later.

[@SamsarasArt]

It's a really good anime. One of the best.

[@bigpoppa9721]

THE OG SOLID SNAKE VS. LIQUID

[@babygangster77]

Very slept on Anime literally I used to sleep to this. To bad not to many people know about it

[@Monty2289]

I always think about the weirdly aggressive handshake but its so they wouldn't stop the respective hand from holding gun barrels

[@lImLegendl]

I can’t believe that it’s been so long since trigun came out. “Oh, how time flies even when turkeys don’t” Obama 😂

[@pumpkingamebox]

This battle is one for the ages

[@carlandlarry]

This is some of the best dubbing I've heard, something wrong wioth your ears?

[@KH3Chaser2]

In May 2007, Nightow confirmed at the Anime Central Convention that the Trigun movie was in the early stages of preproduction with a near-final script, although he did not divulge any plot information. In February 2008, more details about the Trigun movie emerged on the cover of volume 14 of the Trigun Maximum manga, announcing that the movie was scheduled for 2009.[1]

[@VashTS13]

Agreed, usually when they show the life-giving plants, they resemble human females. Vash and Knives both happen to be males and are both extremly destructive. The only exception with Vash is that whenever he does anything on a large scale, he does it against his will.

[@laventier2934]

Ini dlu pernah diputer di siaran tv waktu gw kecil dlu . Memory indah

[@fazz3173]

Usually I hate dubbed animes especially if it's in English but dubbed Trigun is awesome.. This battle is epic. It was like 10 yrs ago when I saw this ep and it didn't get old. This anime is the best!!

[@SyzygyNoon]

Family disputes are so weird, sometimes.

[@clintladera9772]

There's supposed to be another episode after he kill knives however they didn't include in the anime.

[@hypeman1825]

He didn't even kill him in the manga?

[@Mike-xh2vm]

@@hypeman1825 knives dies, but Vash didn't kill him.

[@SlantedShadows]

Is it so wrong that I laughed during this video? Ah, yay Trigun...

[@dom1350]

I wish they did an anime on trigun maximum....knives is waaaaaaayy stronger in the manga after he absorbs all the plants. He practically blows up a continent 😂😂