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@trigunladiesweek | Day 4 | Meryl

Strength: Bravery, Inner Strength, Resilience

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When I read the description of the Strength card, I immediately thought of Meryl and her relationship with Vash post-Dragon’s Nest. This card is often composed of a woman calmly holding the jaws of a lion, representing stability and control in the face of adversity. To make this more Trigun- and Meryl-centric, in this composition Vash replaces the lion (or more accurately Vash’s feathers replace the lion—since this is for Ladies Week I wanted make sure the focus of the piece was solely on Meryl). Her experiences during the Dragon’s Nest arc left her deeply traumatized, and Vash was absolutely central to that trauma. Afterwards, just the sight of his feathers caused her to break down in fear. However, over time she heals and overcomes that fear (tragic that this happens off screen :/) and is able to both repair her relationship with Vash and help prevent another massive tragedy.

#not getting to see meryl wrestle with and overcome her post-dragons nest fear between chapters 6 and 11 is like my third joker origin story #trigunladiesweek #trigunladies2025 #meryl stryfe #trigun meryl #trimax meryl #trigun #trigun fanart #trimax

@trigunladiesweek | Day 2 | Luida

King of Wands: Leadership, Vision, Optimism

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I picked the King of Wands card for Luida because of its association with positive leadership. When we meet her, she and her people on ship 3 are working behind the scenes, unbeknownst to anyone on the planet, to contact Earth and get help. As the story goes on we see her come out of the shadows, coordinating relief efforts during the Chaos, spearheading a rescue mission to get Vash off the Ark, and finally taking her place in the ‘war room’ with the planet’s other leaders during the final battle. While the residents of ship 3 are the people she’s directly responsible for, the initiatives she leads are often those that would benefit humans as a whole. She very much sees the big picture and is doing what she can to create a better future for everyone.

#i do really like her interactions with vash in trimax #they’re like post apocalyptic work besties #also never forget that it’s her conversation with wolfwood that gets him to start seeing vash in a more positive light #trigunladiesweek #trigunladies2025 #luida #trigun luida #trimax luida #trigun #trigun fanart #trimax

@trigunladiesweek | Day 1 | Elendira

The Chariot: Ambition, Willpower, Determination

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Happy Trigun Ladies Week everyone! For this event I picked a Tarot card to represent each lady and designed a Trigun-centric version of that card for them to feature in. This was my first ever foray into Tarot and it was very interesting to learn about! I’m also using the Trimax versions of these characters and have rendered each card primarily in black, white, and halftone to be reminiscent of a manga panel.

For Elendira, I picked The Chariot card. While we don’t get to learn much about her backstory or motives within the text, it’s clear she believes deeply in Knives’ goal and is committed to achieving it. When thinking about her I always come back to the moment in Volume 11 where she reveals to Livio that she’s planning to detonate the military’s nuke, taking it upon herself to ensure Knives’ vision is still realized, even if he himself fails. She knows what she has to do, is more than willing to take action, and is confident that her abilities will lead to success. And she even has a chariot to ride: the Ark.

#yayayayayay i finally get to post all these im so excited!!!!!#trigunladiesweek #trigunladies2025 #elendira the crimsonnail #trigun elendira #trimax elendira #trigun #trigun fanart #trimax

@trigunladiesweek | Day 5 | Chronica

Ten of Wands: Duty, Responsibility, Obligation

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I picked the Ten of Wands card for Chronica because of its associations not just with duty and responsibility, but also stress and breakdown. Initially, she sees it as her duty to protect the galaxy from Knives’ threat, but after he assimilates Domina, it becomes personal and this sense of duty morphs into a need for revenge. In this composition, her burden, the wands, are represented by the ten shards that her ship breaks into when it enters battle mode, as she is someone who uses force to carry out her responsibilities.

#very excited to have finally gotten to drawn on of the earth ships #they’re actually one of my favorite designs in trigun i love them #trigunladiesweek #trigunladies2025 #chronica #trigun chronica #trimax chronica #trigun #trigun fanart #trimax

@trigunladiesweek | Day 3 | Milly

Queen of Cups: Compassion, Support, Intuition

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The Queen of Cups card really seems like it’s tailor made for Milly, with its themes of care and support. She is far and away the most emotionally intelligent character in the main four and can understand Vash, Meryl, and Wolfwood in ways they may not even be able to understand themselves, and supports each of them at various points in the story. However, despite the relative uniqueness of this trait within Trigun (and the connotations of the word “Queen” in the card title), Milly isn’t one to view herself as being above others. So, when designing this card, I decided to forgo some of the more traditional Queen of Cups imagery in favor of something that felt more down to earth and true to her character. Milly is a queen of the people. She’s your friend. Someone who you can grab some tea and pastries with. Just make sure she’s taking care of herself too alright?

#I learned what a mille-feuille was for this lol #somehow watching the entirety of food wars multiple times did nothing for my knowledge of french pastries #milly thompson #trigunladiesweek #trigunladies2025 #trigun milly #trimax milly #trigun #trigun fanart #trimax

@trigunladiesweek | Day 7 | Rem

The Fool: New Beginnings, Idealism, Freedom

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At first, I felt kinda bad about referring to Rem as The Fool, but this card really fits perfectly with her blank ticket philosophy and her belief that you can go anywhere and do anything with your life. The figure in this card is often shown as they are about to take a leap of faith, but Rem takes so many leaps of faith in her life (joining the Seeds crew, protecting and raising Vash and Knives, saving the ships) that it felt more appropriate to draw her mid-fall after she takes that leap. This composition draws more attention to her final action, her final leap of faith, which is saving the ships during the Big Fall. She falls into the light surrounded by people she saved, having no regrets and leaving a legacy behind her.

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And that wraps up my Trigun Ladies Week posts! This is the first time I’ve ever done a full event and I had so much fun with this one! Big thank you to the mod(s?) for putting this on <3

#if you ever hear me saying I can’t draw mecha again you’re free to call me a liar #trigunladiesweek #trigunladies2025 #rem #trigun rem #trimax rem #trigun #trigun fanart #trimax

@trigunladiesweek | Day 6 | Tesla

The Tower: Trauma, Upheaval, Destruction

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This one really writes itself doesn’t it? The themes of The Tower card intersect both with the events of Tesla’s own life and with her role in the overall narrative of Trigun. She was robbed of her future and her personhood and her body was deconstructed and preserved in a (very tower-like) tube as if she were nothing more than a specimen. From a narrative standpoint, the boys finding her remains definitively marks the beginning of the upheaval in their lives and the lives of every person aboard the Seeds ships. Tower cards are often composed with two falling figures and I initially thought of having Vash and Knives fill those roles. Ultimately though, I decided against it because this is a Ladies Week prompt and I wanted to make sure that Tesla was the focus of the composition and that you can’t look away from what was done to her. Another traditional element of this card is the crown. When looking back at the manga, I noticed that Tesla’s brain had been removed and placed in a separate tube. You can’t remove a brain without leaving a mark, so in this composition, the crown is represented by the negative space between her split open skull. This version of a crown is not an addition or something bestowed upon her but instead is something that has been taken away.