#luida leitner

[tolbyccia]

my full piece for last years desert rose zine! i think given half the chance rem would have gone full maes hughes about her kids over time 💕

[theeverfascinatedearthcitizen]

Little sketch-bits of this and this

for the sweetest teenager in the universe and his time with his human family (but mainly his dear grumpy dad)

[crowlhoard]

Trigun Stargaze Episode 9

Oh my god, this was such a fantastic episode. I've made over 150 screenshots while watching and I need to express myself with mere 30, why is life so cruel.

So we are reminded that the time is almost up with the Earth fleet closing on.

Big brother Nico, limping around but still worrying about the kids. It can't be helped though, that's who Wolfwood is.

This whole bit was hilarious. Even the power of the remake can't teach Vash how to drive. Yet he is still better than Livio XD (At the start, at least)

This one scene manages to do so much. Nicholas shining in this interaction with the kids. Vash sharing his blank ticket philosophy, that he inherited from Rem (and that seemed to awe even Nai), and I think the feather scene is building for that future moment of connection between the plants and humanity. Also there's something unexplainably enjoyable for me to see Vash actually talking about Rem.

Vash, ilu, but the girls just steal the spotlight each time they are on the screen. I like how Jessica is a semi-member to the M&M duo. Also it´s super cute how Milly hoped to see Wolfwood (I see you Millywood crumbs).

They really make Livio shine this episode. He is literally the cutest dude. And I just love how the neon gang is just your omnipresent miscreants XD

Just a lovely moment of Wolfwood with his mother figure. No wonder he is so polite to Luida, miss Melanie raised him well.

The cheer sass of that guy. Also, drop that goddamn cigaret, you old young man!

I´ve rewatched this scene an unholy amount times. This is literally everything I wanted. The girls got to see Nicholas again and they aren´t buying his "I'm fine" attitude. This is friendship, Wolfwood, this is people caring about you. Accept it!!! (not like you've got a choice XD)

I'd say "she had me in the first half", but that would be a lie, I've never doubted Luida being awesome even for a second.

I've never expected to like these two so much. They are definitely staying alive and I'm loving it, despite my initial doubts.

Oh my God, GEARHEAD MERYL, it's real, my girl, my heart T_T

I've had so many theories since Milly dropped that line about the worms and her sister and I can't believe I was right! This is amazing, Zazie, you minx, asking all those questions about who deserves to live, but you are totally biased for your pet humans.

Also, cameo of Milly's huge family XD

Quiet a costly ammo. But I loved how this moment was animated.

The boys are dicussing strategy and end up stumpted. But here comes Meryl with the idea! Inspired by Milly, of course.

I know I keep repeating myself, but I just can't help it, I LOVE this group dynamic, I love that we get to see them all laughing together, I love Nico and Livio goofing off as brothers.

I said I've got everything I've ever wanted? That was a lie, because this single frame made my heart utterly melt. Just look at that happy squint! And it seems Meryl started to get through that thick skull - "How would I ever stop you?"

I don't know if it's me being paranoid, but way too much stuff feels like foreshadowing. Plus Meryl has a track record of getting head-first into dangerous situations.

And Wolfwood's death flags never stopped flying. And given that there's obviously Legato next episode... Well, soon we'll learn Wolfwood's final fate in this story. (Which I'm actually extra scared about, since that whole body disintegrating moment)

So I assume this was our final breather before the final arc. I think the next episode is the one I've beein most anxious for. Especially now, while there's so much to lose on Vash's side. All the key players (except for the fleet) are congregating in one place for the great battle royale from the looks of it.

And once more I'm left to wait with a baited breath.

[alcordraws]

Vash's relation with Ship 3 is so.

Like that's his home. That's HOME. He grew up and had more of his formative experiences there than on Ship Five. And like he loves it and he loves the people there, and he doesn't hold a grudge for being imprisoned for months but I also don't think he like. Forgot. Like, two things made a deep impression on him and they were Luida's kindness (humanity can be good) and Brad's distrust (humanity fears/can be cruel to that which is other). But then there's also a third thing and that is that humanity can learn to be accepting. But this ALSO comes with the caveat that they only freed him, only began to accept him AFTER he proved useful. Not because he was a child or because he was starving himself but because he was useful in a specific way that no one else could be.

And like. I imagine so many of his masking behaviors started on Ship Three. And put into practice on No Man's Land. People will like you if you're useful. People will like you if you aren't strange or uncanny. People won't immediately think of you as monstrous if they think you're as human as they are. All of which is complications by Vash craving that kindness and belonging but feeling like he doesn't deserve it because he feels responsible for the crash. He didn't stick around to try and explain anything to Brad and Luida after they heard the recording (or even stay to accept a punishment he might have thought he deserved). Yes he wanted to atone for what he and Nai did, but I also think he was a kid who was too scared to face judgment from the two people who've raised him. Scared about their love being conditional. And the thing is, after they've had a moment to calm down and think clearly, both Luida AND Brad realize that they're being hasty in their conclusions. Brad also can't face Vash (and his forgiveness. I like to think Brad had an actual apology prepared but had to make due with making Vash the coolest prosthetic he could).

[ryanthel0ser]

[More of the Vashwood HMC flavor, the final part leads into this scene]

"Here," he placed something in Wolfwood's hand, "it's a communicator." Wolfwood looked down at the object, "…is this your earring?" "The other one," he pointed to his, "just touch it here and I'll be able to hear you." Wolfwood grinned as he did exactly that, holding it close to his mouth, "LIKE THIS?" Vash grimaced and covered his ear in vain, "OW!" He shoved his shoulder pouting as Wolfwood laughed. After he composed himself he looked back at him, "if you're in trouble just call and I'll come as soon as I can." "I should be saying that to you. I've had to rescue your ass more times than I can count now." Vash chuckled, "that's fair." ~ "Just answer me Blondie," he sat outside the orphanage, finger pressed to the earring. He'd been there for hours. "Where are you? Are you okay? Can you even hear me?" His voice choked as the last question left his lips. He'd asked these questions so many times the words were no longer genuine pleas but desperate prayers. He buried his face in his hands as he fought back tears, "Vash, please say something." ~ "We have no way to pinpoint Vash's location now. Our best course of action is to track down the Ark and hope he's near." "Hold on," Wolfwood came forward, "could this track him?" He pointed to the earring on his ear, Luida's eyes widening. "How did you get that?" "Needle Noggin gave it to me, but I haven't gotten a word from him since he left. I don't even know if the damn thing works anymore." He took it off his ear, the absence of it immediately feeling wrong, "but it might be our only chance at finding him." Luida stared at the earring for a moment before looking up at Wolfwood's determined look, the worry in his eyes giving his heart away. She smiled, "as long as he's still wearing the other, we should be able to track him." As she passed the earring to someone to begin working on it, Wolfwood's eyes remained glued to it. "Don't worry," he looked at Luida, a gentle smile on her face, "I'll make sure to get it back to you once we're done." Wolfwood felt his cheeks get warm as his eyes avoided hers, "…thank you."

[hudine]

I’ve been thinking a lot about Jesica’s relationship to Brad in Stampede/Stargaze, because it almost certainly isn’t the same dynamic as in the 1998 anime now that Brad is portrayed as significantly older.

So here’s my slightly unhinged meta theory. Hear me out.

What if Jesica is actually Brad’s granddaughter in this adaptation?

Yes, this is absolutely corkboard-and-red-string territory, but there are a few details that keep nagging at me.

In Episode 2, there’s the scene where a woman is doing complex calculations on the floor in chalk. There are four people present: the woman working, Brad, Luida, and Jesica.

The woman doing the calculations strongly resembles Luida in overall design, but she has Brad’s eyes. She’s also clearly the right age to be their child and to have a daughter Jesica’s age. Jesica herself shares those blue eyes. If her other parent were Black, that would also neatly account for Jesica’s darker complexion while still visually tying her back to Brad.

If that woman is their daughter, suddenly Jesica’s presence in these scenes makes a lot more sense. Brad isn’t just tolerating a random child around a high-stress engineering environment, he’s watching his granddaughter while her mother works.

It also reframes a lot of Brad and Jesica’s quieter interactions.

Jesica is the one who brings Vash the new coat, proudly explaining that she sewed the coat together herself, while Brad works on repairing Vash’s prosthetic arm. That division of care feels almost familial: Brad handling the technical survival side, Jesica contributing what she can in her own way.

Even smaller moments start to land differently under that reading. Brad taking Jesica out into the desert to meet Meryl and Milly. Letting her help. Including her rather than sending her away.

And then there’s when they got attacked the first time. Brad frantically putting Jesica into an escape pod and telling her to find Vash stops reading as simple responsibility toward a colony child and starts reading as something much more personal. He’s sending someone he loves to the one person he trusts absolutely to protect her if everything goes wrong. Which, knowing Brad’s history with Vash, feels very intentional.

I could be completely off base, but the visual parallels and character behaviour line up just enough that I can’t quite unsee it now.

[myscalesofjustice]

Vash getting his replacement outfit and arm in season two will hit differently thanks to his relationship with Luida and Brad.

In OG continuity, the people of Home have known Vash for generations. He's this immortal, unkillable figure who can shrug off getting nuked. In Tristamp, these people raised Vash. Luida and Brad don't know he survived Lost July, they can only hope their son is alive and will find his way home. Two years spent sewing a new coat and building a new prosthetic without proof that Vash would receive them.

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