Trigun 1998 Trigun takes place in the distant future on a deserted planet Vash the Stampede is a gunfighter with a legend so ruthless that he has a 60,000,000,000 bounty on his head Entire towns evacuate at the rumor of his arrival However, the real Vash the Stampede is not the same man that rumor portrays him to be The enigmatic and conflicted lead character in Trigun is actually more heroic in nature as well as a complete and utter idiot at times