"Hey, "Thou Shalt Not Kill", remember? Wh…" — Vash the Stampede Quote

"[singing] Total slaughter, total slaughter. I won't leave a single man alive. La de da de die, genocide. La de da de dud, an ocean of blood. Let's begin the killing time."

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun

"It's a simple formula. The greater the tragedy, the greater the emotional effect."

— Legato Bluesummers · Trigun

"Dangerous toys are fun, but you can get hurt."

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun

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

— Nicholas D. Wolfwood · Trigun

"Doesn't seem to matter how far I travel, my destiny is always followed by blood and gunsmoke. The result is always the same every time, mountains of death and debris."

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun

"Those who make mistakes blame themselves and close their hearts. It's impossible to fix the mistake. Men can't return to the past. That's why they drink. Lushes, drunks, sliding alcohol down their throats to try to dilute the memories that can't be forgotten. Frank Marlon, the gunsmith, does nothing but drink, and questions the glass after it's empty. "Am I wrong? Was I wrong?""

— Vash the Stampede · Trigun