Trigun Maximum 13
January 4, 2009
Oh… man. I know I complain about how you can’t tell what’s going on in the fight scenes all the time, but… all this time, I was under the impression that Legato’s powers had something to do with mind control, or he paralyzed you with psychic powers or something. That’s enough of an explanation for me. But… he used wires? What? So does that mean the wire I saw last volume and was puzzling over so hard was Legato’s effort? This… this has been a misconception for 16 volumes, counting the original series. Goddammit, Trigun.
Anyway, there’s not too much to think about in this volume. The invasion forces coming in are secondary to two main battles, a fight between Razlo/Livio and Elendria the Crimsonnail, and a fight between Legato and Vash. Both are suitably epic, and surprisingly, it’s pretty clear what’s going on through most of them.
Well, maybe. I liked Elendria and Livio’s fight a little better, if only because Elendria kept killing him and Livio kept coming back to life for no really good reason. Plus, Elendria’s weapon, a suitcase that shoots GIGANTIC nails, is pretty cool. Both go all-out, and eventually Livio lets Razlo take over and fight for him since Elendria is too good a fighter. I’m not entirely clear on whether or not Razlo or Lazlo is actually hurting Elendria, or if Elendria is always shocked and insulted because Trip of Death is putting up such a good fight.
Legato and Vash’s fight is good, but a little more vague. Legato really wants Vash to kill him, but of course Vash will not. At one point, Legato puts his mouth on Vash’s gun and tells him to pull the trigger, because that’s the only way he’ll get through. Apparently the coins collected from the Gung-Ho Guns were actually part of a device that handicapped Legato so that he couldn’t kill him with his wires. The one truly ridiculous thing I couldn’t figure out is when Legato literally pulls a mallet out of nowhere. I… wasn’t sure what to think of that. But their fight is pretty good all the same, and unresolved as of the end of the volume.
The next volume is the last, and I’m really glad we don’t have to wait that long for it. April will bring what I assume is the end of the Legato-Vash fight, and what I can only assume will be a final faceoff between Vash and Knives, and possibly a fight between Knives and the people trying to save the planet. As much as I complain about this series, it’s still pretty awesome, and it will always be one of my favorites. I can’t wait to see what will become of Vash the Stampede.
January 5, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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