"[singing] Total slaughter, total slaught…" — Vash the Stampede Quote

"All people have sanctuary which mustn't be touched. A scar of sadness which mustn't be entered. The living confront each other to achieve their ideals. In a quiet voice, the man in the white coat told me... that he had finally found me, that he wanted my life. That man smiled a smile deeper than darkness. Legato Bluesummers, a man fascinated by Death..."

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun

"The ticket to the future, is always blank."

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun

"My name is VASH THE STAMPEDE!! Forgive the lack of warning, but it's time for my daily massacre! If you do not believe I am the real thing, take a good look at me and start freaking out!!"

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun

"I picked up my first gun at the age of seven. And I shot. I remember how strangely easy it was to pull the trigger. Ha. I actually laughed. Because that one shot was all that was needed to silence that sickening piece of garbage who had the nerve to call himself my guardian. Ha. It was that simple. And so I was free. Yes, tomorrow would be different. Hm. Tomorrow. As much as I wanted to believe, it only went from bad to worse. A vicious cycle... I didn't want other kids to grow up like me, so I started my own orphanage. It was gratifying work, I was actually doing something for the good of others. It was my place of peace and happiness... yet sometimes, I still think to myself "there's no place worse than this planet. It's horrible here.""

— Nicholas D. Wolfwood · Trigun

"[about Vash] The way he looked at me... it was as though he had shot the kid..."

— Nicholas D. Wolfwood · Trigun

"I meditate diligently every morning. The subject is Life and Love. I quit after three seconds."

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun