Okay, I looked and found only tributes and AMV's. So I decided to upload his death scene. It starts out with the last gunfire while fighting his trainer.
What I really gets me about this death is that it isn't a stereotypical "die with a smile on your face, content with your life" death. Instead, he goes out like a real life person would, saying how they're not ready to die. That's what makes this really sad for me.
Wrathamon28 Admin: What makes it sad for me is his confession to God, for what he had done in the past, and at the end where he says: I don't want to die this way! That part really gets to me.. Every single time.. ;-;
Wrathamon28 he died the way he think he deserves it so he's just filled with humbleness and if that's what he wanted he's filled with content and that's what my opinion is anyway. what I love about this scene is I've been living like him and I know that it's really amazing because it's true up to the point at which is the way he felt about smoking. I haven't tried it (well not actively anyway) but I know I liked it and I won't do it again because I don't want her (whom I loved) to be sad. So this scene made me accept the fact that I can't and won't be perfect because we're not Gods. We're just mere mortals and we only need to be ourselves. We need to do what we think is best for the best of all humanity (and still accept the fact that I might not be able to do it). So that's my opinion on this scene. Just sharing here. You don't like it, don't read it. Liked it? Then you're welcome :)
You know a character like Nicholas D. Wolfwood is simply amazing when the author of the series even said a part of him died when he killed off Wolfwood. Trigun in it's entirety is greatness.
@FEMTO Yes. Very mad. I feel like his death hit me hard because Wolfwood didn't want to die. He even yelled he didn't want to go. Characters like Spike Spiegel i can get behind dying because he died with nothing to lose and his journey ended. But with Wolfwood he had so much more in life to do and more people to help like he wanted.
I don't know what hurts more. The fact that Wolfwood finally adopts Vash's way of thinking and it kills him, or that Vash is forced to resort to killing in the very next episode.
perhaps a bit of both. And look at it this way. once he adopts Vash's mentality that gets him killed and Vash blames himself and Legato uses it to make Vash feel even worse. And then Vash takes Wolfwood's words to heart and compares them to Rem's and he decided at the end that her peaceful dream was impossible.
+DarkVaati13 Not possible in an imperfect world but it's worth trying. Forgive ourselves. God forgives us. sometimes it hardest to forgive ourselves. Only God is perfect. Vash gets a taste of human imperfection and it broadens his narrow view.
Skull Knight This show was about learning to be human. Wolfwood May have died but he finally learned what it meant to be human...by showing mercy. Vash has to learn the other side of humanity: that sometimes, in order to many lives, you HAVE to take the life of another. Wolfwood lost his life to learn his lesson and Vash has to abandon REM’s pacifist philosophy to learn his. Either way, something in them had to die in order for them to become truly human.
But it's all about the balance. Vash learns you have to make that kinda decisions sometimes in life with that Legato situation. You should try your best but there is those end of the roads and it was a learning experience, harsh one but still. In the final fight with Knives their both guns energy coming together forms a ying and yang symbol for a moment because they both were a total opposite of their way of thinking but in the end some form of balanced middle road is better than to look thinks only thru duality. Vash was too optimistic since you should have hope ofcourse but he couldn't accept the realities of the world as it is and sometimes anything isn't enough and when you've given your all you shouldn't beat yourself down thru eternity like Vash did. I'd say he doesn't kill Knives because he completes Vash and thru him Vash actually learned to let go of the guilt that was inside of him (not to say it was ok to do those sadistic and horrible things Knives did to him) and the end gives hope maybe Vash can do the same to Knives and bring him closer to the center from the far end with his optimism.
No Wolfwood, they will all be saved, nothing was a mistake, though you won’t live to see it. But that doesn’t matter in the end, you will be granted absolution through your works.
What is so powerful about this is that he choose to die in the church. He is screaming he wants to live not because he is afraid, but because he is full of regret. For the first time in life he has people who love him and realizes he doesn't need to be a murderer, and now he has to die. A broken man opening his heart before God, only to say he is sorry. He carried his Cross to the feet of the Lord, and then rests in his arms. Seriously, what in the world is this anime?
@@richardshiflett5181there’s no way to prove he isn’t or is real. And if people want to believe; who cares, let them. And for those that don’t believe; who cares, let them. Nobody can prove if he truly does or doesn’t exist.
@@Plutonic_Blue That's the point, it's called soul searching. It has and always should be a personal pursuit. But it doesn't hurt to ask questions. Problem is, most people aren't asking, either because they're intellectually lazy and asleep at the wheel, or are too easily distracted by shiny things. No point trying to help some people.
@@Plutonic_Blue A cross full of smiles, an ask for forgiveness and a death in the peace of a church and you go for that talk, man? Please, accept that the author is a catholic japanese and that anime is beautiful! No problem with that Bambo cutter story is buddhist, whats the matter? ❤
Its kinda of sad that Vash's victory over Knives was only possible because Wolfwood died and Vash got to carry his weapon into battle. In a way... Wolfwood accepting Vash's ideals and causing his own death... saved Vash's life, though I think its pretty obvious Vash would have much preferred to be the one to lose his life.
Jinzo 07 it's kinda like in dbz, when gohan had the power of his father to defeat cell. Sorry, I just thought an analysis upon two good shows would support your claim. Peace.
Sacrificial death for those you love creates an explosion of life and courage. Jesus said there is no greater love than to give up your life for a friend.
"Man is born a mortal being and we all make mistakes, it's part of the game. Just try to be more careful next time." Wolfwood, giving Vash spiritual jargon with one foot in the grave. What a great character.
@FiniteAutomaton yeah. But also DIRECT advice about being human. A lot of stuff in these scenes specifically have a lot of depth without being heavy handed about it. Its both direct but communicates a lot with subtext and visuals as well.
Bruh why is Trigun SO UNDERRATED. This might be the most underrated ever. I never hear people say anything about trigun on any social media. I feel like whoever picks the show up stops watching it early cuz they don’t know that the second half of the show is so powerful like this. It never gets the credit it deserves. The whole show is depressing but beautiful. This scene sums it up, the music, the imagery, what he’s saying. Shits powerful man. Rip wolfwood, a fucking legend.
Dude I just got done watching it with my brother. Love this anime!!! Also yeah I cried non stop when my Wolfie died. But yeah, that ending left me questioning!!!
There many good animes that have over 200 episodes. Great animes are only 26 episodes. The latter won. Social media only recognize the current trends because this animes are from a different era with a different message.
Eh? Both Trigun and Trigun Maximum were some of the most popular Animes/Mangas at the time, particularly around the 2000s. Popularity ebbs and fades, but Trigun will always be one of the greatest. It’s inspired many other works too. Just because something isn’t as talked about anymore doesn’t mean it’s underrated imo.
@@visibleconfusion782 Yes, but back then anime as a medium wasn't nearly as mainstream as it is becoming now. To miss out on modern popularity and attention is to fail at bringing widespread attention to such a work of art. I guarantee if this anime was given the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood treatment it would be talked about by all fans. Shonen meatheads or Seinen elitists alike. I often cringe at some of my old RU-vid comments but I was speaking straight truths with this one.
Trigun started off happy with lots of comedy; then started to become serious with lots of tragedy. I do like Trigun a lot, but it did become very depressing. This scene is the climax of that saddness.
Tom Jupiter No, I have been watching it for well over a decade. If you watch this anime you will notice that it goes from being an action comedy to just being action. Virtually all of the comedic aspects as gone with the introduction of the Gung-Ho-Guns. The entire tone changed completely.
"I did not want to die this way!" Ah preacher man, none of us can choose our deaths. You had the grace and the strength to at least understand that your time had finally come. Although you may have left us, your life will always be remembered as one of hope. Nicholas D. Wolfwood, we will love you until the end of time.
The point of his expression, was because he didn't feel he had redeemed himself yet. He hadn't seen himself worthy of truly appreciating life, especially in the eyes of the lord being such a religious man. To me, this scene represents everything about man. Finding a purpose in life, struggling against the tide, then when you finally realize everything in life was bullshit besides what REALLY matters - it's too late. This isn't about choosing when to die, but choosing how to live.
A man at the end of his life, standing before God, pleading for mercy, forgiveness and for peace for his soul. He’s not ready to die because he finally found something worth living for.
My brother showed me this anime and ever since that I've seen so many amazing shows. When he died I came back to this and the days I miss him I watch this like we used to. Rip Martin and wolf his favorite character
as far as anime deaths go this is one of the saddest, if not the saddest one. also just fantastic dub work. really the whole team. nothing sounds corny or out of place. its perfect.
The only scene I know that was more heart rending was in Clannad Afterstory. But it cheated, sort of. Wolfwood's death was grief inducing with no cheap tricks - just a man, collapsing under the weight of his own cross, dying right after he had found a way to do things better and regretting that he didnt have time to make a difference.
What cuts me deep is Wolfwood realizing a simple life with his friends was enough. It was all he ever needed and wanted. When that concept set in on me it made me cry. I related to him deeply in these moments.
The best anime are the ones that don't TRY to be anime. Many years later still a powerful scene. Bitter sweet because he had to leave his dear friends, regretted his past acts but made peace with God.
+Jose Gonzalez - I've read it i think it's a shame because this really deserved more. - At least they could have had made an OVA of the series. And it didn't even get that.
I agree with this 100 percent. To be anime these days the show has to undergo a specific formula and style. Being anime today is such a predictable, shallow thing now. In my opinion anime has become more and more conformed to one line of passage. They stick to a very short reach of depth. Which is why I love older anime. It had its old tropes like any, but I feel their was more variety and down to earth themes that made shows like this, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Cowboy Bebop beloved even now. They hold more water than any typical high school Adventure story can dish out.
The manga is also really sad... Wolfwood gets to spend his final moments with Vash, and Vash's reaction and him trying to force himself to "move on"... I get a lump in my throat. That and the paper rain. Right in the feels.
One of the most tragic and heart-rending death scenes in all of anime... Wolfwood's soliloquy was simply beautiful. In his dream of paradise all he saw were the children and Milly, as well as Vash and Meryl. The sadness comes with the fact that he was a realist that knew killing and violence was unfortunately necessary but dreamed of a world in which there would be no more killing and violence. In less than 5 minutes, Wolfwood justifies his actions, nearly begs for a second chance in life, questions his life's decisions, and begs God for forgiveness. It's nothing short of beautiful. His death does not go in vain as Wolfwood's death would go on to impact Vash by the end of the series.
Damn, he actually confessed to his narrow way of thinking and how he should've listened to Vash, admitting that your way of doing things was wrong is never an easy thing to do but I guess that facing your own mortality is the one time when you're truly honest with yourself. Truly the most human character I've ever seen in any media.
It's even more tragic because Wolfwood actually might have been able to walk away from Chapel alive and well. It's implied that Chapel didn't shoot Wolfwood of his own volition, but Legato took control and made him.
v.i.g gamer you sound crazy he's dead these are his last words. His last action was reminding vash where he buried the cross so he could use it against knives.
"The only solution for bad and violent people, are good people that are more skilled in violence." And that ladies and gentlemen is Wolfwood. He has lived life in its purest form, walking in its mirror, peace and chaos, total balance. To carry the cross and still hold on to it in his last moments, symbolizes the fact that he is mortal, he is human, that he knows he had done violence but still believes in good, in humanity. To not be afraid of death but still deny it when it comes because life is still beautiful, life is still worth living, despite the chaos and gunsmoke. To kiss cigarette smoke in the face of death, while carrying mercy shining upon him, to taste the beauty of life and mortality. Ahh one of the greatest and saddest moments in anime, makes you realise how fragile life really is, and that its still beautiful.
This scene shows just how powerful the writing of Trigun was. You see Wolfwood finally at peace with himself, finally accepting Vash's way of thinking, reflecting back on his whole life, wanting nothing more than peace and to correct any mistakes he made in the past. It strikes a cord in our hearts because each of us can relate to him in this moment. We all have regrets, we all hurt somebody in the past, with intention or not, we all look for our personal Eden where we can live in peace with the people we love. Wolfwood had finally found the path he always looked for in his life, found people he loved and now his life was over. He didn't want to die because he finally found a reason to be alive.
trigun still gives me chills to this day. it's unfortunate that it is slowly being lost to time and younger people may night come to appreciate it as much with all these newer, flashier animes coming out.
these newer flashier animes coming out got nothing on animes from this era. I think that the lack of tech used in today's animations forced the creators to put more heart and soul into the show.
These ones aren’t being lost. I only finished cowboy bebop last month and saw Wolfwoods death last night and couldn’t stop thinking about it which brought me here. Good things stand on their own and will be remembered and rediscovered, if only by a few.
What an amazing and impactful scene. There’s no going out in a blaze of glory. No badass quips or one liners. What we have is a man facing mortality like most of us would: scared, confused, full of regret and an unwillingness to let go. It’s haunting because it feels so genuine…
Seeing Wolfwood's death late at night on Adult Swim as a kid, was easily the first anime/TV show scene that felt so intense with the loss of a character. Such a heavy feeling and truly made Trigun all that much more memorable and impactful. RIP NDW 🚬
And THIS is why Trigun is possibly the best anime of all time. The true connection you feel for the character is amazing, and the fact that you actually feel deeply saddened by the death of a character.
my grandpa was a great man. he had his issues but overall he was a kind soul. i saw him cry and be scared at the prospect of leaving this life. it was so sad how real it was... i saw this years before he left my life and it reminds me how fragile we are. RIP
Sometime death is unavoidable and no matter how hard we try or how many deals we make, the only thing holding us back is our own sins and deeds. Rather or not you done bad thing that you can never take back or good things that make everyone you care about look up to you, you lived your life the way you wanted to live it. Don't look away, remember what life means to you... R.I.P Nicholas D. Wolfwood, may you live a happier life forever in Eden
Out of all the death scenes I've seen in anime this one actually made me cry. It's so down to earth and so gratifying to see, so full of the emotions we all feel as people.
*having a cool chat with your homie, relive an entire life flashbacks with minutes of monologue instead of tending to the wound* him : "I don't wanna die!"
I'm 32 years old. I remember watching this show with my little brother on toonami during the summer. I want to say it aired at 2:30 am? This show is such a huge part of my happy childhood memories. I cried like a baby when he died.
Wolfwood why do you have to be so relatable in your questioning of life. Just watched trigun for the first time. Amazing, and this is one of the saddest deaths I’ve seen yet. From when he says “im a man” onward, it’s hard for me to keep it together
And there went Wolfwood. (que trigun final scene music) I'm sad he had to die; I was hoping he and Milly would run the orphanage together and find peace like he realized right before his death that he had wanted all along. It would have been a great spin-off of the Trigun series to have a Wolfwood based series where he struggles to turn over a new leaf and value life in the same regard as Vash the Stampede, where he deals with the haunted memories of the past and learns why life is so precious, but alas; here lies the end of Nicholas D. Wolfwood -- one of the greatest mortal immortals to have ever perished in an anime in one of the most gangster scenes ever which is essentially the anime equivalent of the ending scene in Scarface or even Troy. There goes my hero... watch him as he goes. He's ordinary.
Reminds me a lot of the "I don't want to go" scene in Doctor Who when David Tennant regenerates. (and yes I know trigun came first). So sad T_T I have to give them major props for actually keeping him dead and not bringing him back through some stupid loophole, made me respect the show and this character a lot more.
Am I the only one who thinks that this was the most tragic scene in the entire series? Like when wolfwood spent his final moments in the church and the women started crying..... That till date gives me goosebumps
Amazing how well a famous quote from MASH fits Wolfwood's death: Soldier dying of shrapnel: "Tell me Chaplain, does God answer all prayers?" Chaplain: "Yes. And sometimes the answer is no."
One interpretation I love is the fact that both vash and wolf wood know hes going to die and that wolfwood is trying to comfort him with the "its part of the game be more careful next time" makes it that much sadder
I agree most anime that incorporate Christianity fail to get across the core teachings; such as forgiveness and compassion. They mostly just have the Christian aesthetics and the corresponding demonology making the christian characters out to be zealots or busty sex crazed nuns and hardly ever go into the aspect of overcoming your demons and learning to forgive others and yourself.
Only other one I can think of off the top of my head is Saint Tail. She’s sent on missions by her best friend who’s a novice. She’s a magical Robin Hood - her dad’s a magician while her mom’s an ex-petty thief. Combine that with redemption arcs and it’s a great story.
I believe in the manga, Millie reveals at the end that she was pregnant with wolfwood's child after their night together. So even though she lost him, she was happy enough to know that his memory would sorta live on through their child.
Wolfwood is the most human character ever. He’s the culmination of its Sarah’s is as ever were to become a cartoon character. He was powerful, lived a convoluted life, embraced the dark to feel important and then gave it an up to do what’s right. HeHe died a humble hero, he lived the way he wants Ava’s that redeemed his soul. Rest in peace!
I think the reason this scene is so powerful is because this is what people fear the most just before they die: The fear and doubt that they did not do enough for others and have wasted their life.
this scene destroyed me, I cried and cried for days, I didn't want to continue watching afterwards, but I wanted to make sure his sacrifice wasn't in vain... still hurts to this day I'm tearing up as I write this, such a wonderful experience watching this
38 years old...i can remember buying another disc of this series every pay day on the way to my courses almost 20 years ago...scene still fucking gets me in the feels.
It gets worse as you age to. Because you really start to feel what Wolfwood felt. As a kid or young adult, yes, sad and a downer. As an older adult it really hits home. That you don't have to find perfection....you just find ok. and that's ok. and it's ok to be ok with that.
Watching this in 2019 and I still howl every time... One of the best characters, and one of the most (if not the most) powerful and sad anime death scenes ever... So beautifully done
Is there anyone listening? I am so alone, I sacrificed everything for my mother, father and brother and they've all turned out to be monsters. At 40 I'm alone, in severe physical pain, I just need another good human being to remind me why I should keep moving on! I gave up everything, I wish I has a friend like Nicholas, I could sure use him right now...
I remember watching show as a little kid, when this scene first came out I couldn't stop crying. I think it really hit me because it was the first time I saw such an emotional scene where the person begs not to die, you really felt how much he wishes he could just be healed up and back with his friends, continuing their journey as though everything was like any other day, but nope, that's not how life always works. When it's your time, it's your time. Rather than just the peaceful closing of the eyes, where they look satisfied with their life (like I was used to), it shows him painfully begging to live and stay with his friends. That was a lot to realize and process as a kid lol.
Trying not to cry at work while watching this. One of my favorite scenes in all of anime. I've seen the show only twice through. I've watched this scene at least 20 times.
This scene is so heartbreaking to watch. Trigun could give off such a sad tone, and they did it well. Wolfwood I think is the best character in the show. He had such a powerful story, and a powerful demise, too. Kudos to the writers and voice actors, because this show hits hard.
This scene is so heavy because at first he seems to be accepting of his death, but then right before he dies he starts to realize he isn’t ready to die.
I love that final look on his face after his confession of him not wanting to die like he did. It’s like...”wow. I’m not making it out of this one, huh? I hope that God takes it easy on me.”
I like Stampede. It’s a fun new take on Trigun, and I’m all for it. Let me say this, though. Milly not being in Stampede is a CRIME. Not just because of her being as great of a character as she is, but because we will never get to witness the greatness of Wolfwood and Milly’s relationship again.
No matter how much older I get Every single time I watch Nicolas die. From the first time I watched trigun 14 tell now 33. I can't help but she'd a tear. Cause it's always unexpected seeing it over and over for years. I always never expect him to die .
