: The villain Legato Bluesummers arrives and uses telekinesis to sabotage the ship, putting it on a collision course with the Hopeland Orphanage. This forces Wolfwood into a "trolley problem": save Vash and Livio on the ship, or save the innocent children at his former home. Key Highlights
: The episode explores the clash between Vash’s pacifism and Wolfwood’s survivalist pragmatism, especially when Wolfwood’s own past is on the line. TRIGUN STAMPEDE Folge 06.mp4
In , titled "Once Upon a Time in Hopeland," the series shifts focus to Nicholas D. Wolfwood’s tragic backstory while Vash and Wolfwood board a massive Sand Steamer headed for the city of July. Plot Summary : The villain Legato Bluesummers arrives and uses
: Wolfwood recognizes Livio as his "younger brother" from the orphanage. He had originally joined the Eye of Michael to protect Livio, but now finds his friend turned into a mindless killer who also possesses a healing factor. In , titled "Once Upon a Time in
: The episode utilizes a unique silent-film style with 2D, storybook-like animation to show Wolfwood’s childhood at the Hopeland Orphanage. It reveals that Wolfwood was a "Child of Blessing" experimented on by Dr. Conrad. These experiments accelerated his physical growth into an adult in just months.
: This episode marks the proper debut of Legato Bluesummers in the Stampede continuity, establishing him as a powerful and sadistic telekinetic aligned with Millions Knives.
: Vash and Wolfwood board the Sand Steamer Humpback , leaving reporters Meryl and Roberto behind. Onboard, they are suddenly attacked by Livio the Double Fang , a relentless assassin from the Eye of Michael.