Death Battle Match Ideas: Knives Millions

So I think we can all agree that Trigun is a pretty awesome show/manga, right? It's got action, comedy, tragedy, gunfights, pretty much anything you could ask for. Even its villains are awesome, with many of them having a surprising amount of depth and characterization (in the manga, anyway). And then there's the main man commanding the driving antagonistic force of the Gung-Ho Guns: Knives Millions, brother and foil to series protagonist Vash the Stampede.

Born on one of the many ships dedicated to the space colonization program Project SEEDS alongside his brother Vash, Knives and his brother were actually part of a species known as Plants, living experiments created by humans in order to power and give life to whatever planet the SEEDS members chose to colonize. Vash and Knives were unique among the other Plants for two reasons: the first being that they were male while the other Plants were female, and the second was that they were able to live without the need of the special containers used by the other Plants.

Upon their birth, the two brothers were adopted by the female scientist Rem Saverem, who treated them kindly and taught them about the values of life. Her teachings led Knives to begin studying Earth's history and wonder if humanity would ever accept him and Vash as equals. Unfortunately, his curious attitude would eventually lead to him disobeying Rem's orders and convincing Vash to come with him and enter a part of the ship that she had previously told them was off-limits. Upon entering, the brothers found the decaying, mutilated remains of Tessla, another independent Plant that had been born before them. Near the Plant's corpse were files detailing what the crew members had done, which Knives read aloud.

As it turned out, the crew had experimented on her while she was still in the womb, repeatedly dissecting her and treating her as nothing less than an animal. Despite the crew members realizing how morally wrong it was to treat her like this, they were too late to change anything. Upon her birth, they discovered that their poor treatment had resulted in Tesla's body being covered in tumors. They tried to remove the tumors, but no matter what they did her condition continued declining until she had lost her hair, began giving off a foul odor, and fractured her thigh bone when she attempted to get up. After being alive for 229 days, Tesla suffered a seizure, and despite being given medication, her biological functions ceased working and she finally died.

Both brothers were horrified by this, though they showed it in different ways. Knives fell into a shock-induced coma, while Vash locked himself away and attempted to commit suicide, only to be stopped when Rem intervened and convinced him to give humanity another chance by sharing her own troubled past with him. While this resulted in Vash gaining a new respect for life, Knives remained steadfast in his belief that humanity could no longer coexist alongside Plants. In an effort to wipe out the rest of humanity, Knives began tampering with the ship, hacking into it so he could force the entire fleet to crash onto the nearby planet Gunsmoke while making sure that any ships containing the other Plants would survive. Fortunately, Rem would eventually discover the hacking and send her adoptive sons into an escape pod while she tried to correct it. She succeeded in doing so, but it came at the cost of her own life.

While on the pod, Knives revealed to Vash his involvement in the event, now known as the Big Fall, and forced Vash to tag along with him on Gunsmoke so they could wander the planet, occasionally watching the surviving humans build cities around the crashed ships. Eventually, Vash would end up getting captured in a small town, with Knives deciding to free him by murdering the entire population. Horrified by this, Vash wound up using a nearby gun to shoot Knives in the shoulder, with Knives retaliating by slicing off his left arm. The two brothers would then separate, with Vash choosing to wander Gunsmoke and unintentionally becoming a wanted criminal due to Knives' interference, while Knives began forming a group of criminals known as the Gung-Ho Guns, hoping he would be able to convince Vash to join his side through using the gang to show him the evil of humanity.

Who won? Knives

So he’s got a perfect record. Let’s see if we can add onto it!

Connections: Men who turned evil after learning the truth behind their creation and chose to wipe out humanity as a result

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Sephy stomps and blitzes. HARD.

Connections: Siblings (adopted in Namari's case) to two blond, red-clad, pacifistic, gunslinging fugitives

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: They're roughly even in speed, but Knives is stronger, more durable, a better marksman, has a healing factor, and could one-shot her with his black holes or Angel Arm

Connections: Basically it's Knives fighting a female Vash

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: See Namari's section

Connections: Blond sociopathic siblings (adopted in Dio's case) to protagonists voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch who chose to reject any semblance of humanity they once had

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Canon-only Dio has speed and could make the fight more difficult with his powers, but Knives could eventually win. Novel Dio makes it even harder, and Heaven Ascension Dio stomps

Connections: Artifically-created blond sociopaths who murdered one of the protagonist's parental figures

Owned by: I know had it at one point, but I think he sold it to someone else

Who I think wins: Don't know much about Kill la Kill, so I can't say for sure

Connections: Sadists who possess no regard for human life and have an uncomfortable relationship with the series' protagonist

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: See Nui's section

Connections: Men who chose to reject their humanity and ruined everyone's lives, but believe that what they're doing is right

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Griffith's powers and hax would make it difficult, but Knives outclasses him so hard in physicality that it's unlikely he’d even be able to use them

Connections: Antagonistic siblings to two wasteland wandering warriors of legendary skill

Who I think wins: Knives has strength and durability, but Raoh has comparable speed, pressure point hax, and could bypass Knives' Angel Arm, black holes, and superior durability with Muso Tensei

Connections: Cold siblings to red-clad, spiky-haired criminals. They also share the connection of having their bodies warped into their current form, which gave them more power

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: At full power, Hakumen outclasses Knives in DC and durability. He’s also more experienced, better in CQC, can bypass Knives’ durability with Ookami, and the Susanoo Unit gives him an edge in stamina. Knives is faster and could one-shot Hakumen with his black holes, but his sadism means that Hakumen could score a win before that becomes a thing

Connections: Misanthropic siblings to artificially-created, red-clad, spiky-haired fugitives

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Hard to say, but I’m thinking Izanami. She’s got the edge in DC and durability, and her chronokinesis lets her counter Knives’ speed. It doesn’t help that she could use Phenomenon Intervention to warp reality

Connections: Sadists responsible for slicing off the protagonists' arm and ruining their lives

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Terumi’s stronger, more durable, has better powers, and Ouroboros gives him the ability to mentally attack Knives. With Susanoo, it becomes almost entirely one-sided

Connections: Blond sociopaths who want to recreate the world to suit their own desires

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: While both are unlikely to take the fight seriously at first, Relius should take the match due to being stronger, more durable, having better versatility with his magic and Ars Magus, and Ignis giving him an edge in numbers

Connections: Sadists who despise the world around them and oppose a red-clad, spiky-haired protagonist with a bounty on his head

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Nine due to being stronger, more durable, and more versatile

Connections: Red-clad, misanthropic sadists who have manipulated many people in order to achieve their goals

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Knives has better defensive options thanks to his barriers and Angel Wings, and his ability to create black holes could likely do I-No in if she gets careless. Unfortunately for him, that’s all he’s got since she takes everything else.

Connections: Brothers who have embraced their supernatural heritage and look down on the red-clad protagonist for not doing the same

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Hard to say. Knives is faster, has better mobility, and could one-shot with his black holes; but Vergil takes strength, durability, arsenal, and has a far larger moveset

Connections: Men who chose to reject humanity and killed the adoptive parents of their series' main protagonist

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Unless you give him Asura's Wrath feats, Knives slaughters

Who I think wins: Knives due to having every advantage that matters

Connections: Antagonistic siblings who look down on humanity

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: The only way Raditz can win this is if you use his non-canon abilities

Connections: Brothers to two infamous criminals who they managed to rival in power by evolving in some way (Knives via fusing with other Plants and Cooler by obtaining his fifth form)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Cooler due to being far ahead in the stat trinity, having a larger moveset, more experience, and his transformation increasing his stats further

MASKED MAN/CLAUS (MOTHER 3)

Connections: Physically-enhanced brothers to pacifistic blond heroes
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Knives blitzes and one-shots

Connections: Psychopaths who hate humanity and were responsible for amputating the optimistic blond protagonist of their respective series

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Knives via everything

Connections: Beings with psychic powers who are some of the last of their species, with one seeing the good in humanity and the other only seeing the bad (until his death, anyway)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: J'onn due to having every advantage

Connections: Lab experiments who suffered a mental breakdown at a young age, turning them into merciless killers

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Lucy's vectors would give him trouble, but Knives physically outclasses her

Connections: Experiments with psychic abilities who grew to hate humanity for mistreating their species before having a change of heart (in Knives' case, it was when he was nearing his death, but still)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Not sure where Mewtwo lies in terms of stats, so I can't say

Connections: Experiments who were created to benefit humanity in some way (Shadow by curing disease and Knives by providing energy to Gunsmoke), tried to wipe them out, and had a change of heart by the end (in Knives' case it was a few minutes before dying, but still)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Shadow due to comparable strength and durability, a massive speed advantage, and better versatility with his Chaos energy

Connections: Blond villains with an unhealthy obsession toward one of the series' main protagonists (Vash for Knives and Saber for Gilgamesh)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Not sure. It could go either way depending on what you use unless you decide to give Gil his powers and abilities from Fate/EX, in which case Knives dies horribly

Connections: Blond, gun-wielding warriors who dealt with a traumatic situation at a young age and possess abilities gained from their "relatives" (Knives via fusing with the other Plants, and Samus through the Chozo's data and inventions)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Samus due to having every advantage except for experience

Connections: Rivals to blonde gunslingers from another planet

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Dark Samus due to possessing every advantage

Connections: Main antagonists of their respective series, both responsible for the deaths of the protagonist's parents

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Ridley stomps and blitzes

Connections: Rivals and brothers (sort of in DP's case) to the series' optimistic protagonists

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: While Knives takes experience and intellect, Dark Pit takes this due to a massive edge in stats, arsenal, and better hax

Connections: Red-clad blondes that hate humanity and lead organizations that heavily oppose the protagonists' ideals (I'd recommend adding the Forces of Nature and the Gung-Ho Guns to the fight since Viridi herself lacks any feats)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Viridi's lacking in any physicality feats and has no experience in combat, but if she can be scaled to the other members of the Uprising cast (which she should), then she destroys Knives. Giving her the Forces of Nature (which is the only way this fight could work) makes it completely one-sided

Connections: Siblings to two optimistic, red-clad heroes. Both have the opposite personality of their brothers and are overshadowed by them in some way (Luigi in popularity and Knives in power)

Owned by: No one

Who I think wins: Luigi due to having every advantage except experience

DARTH VADER (STAR WARS)

Connections: Antagonists who were responsible for amputating their blond, pacifistic relative and eventually had a change of heart, saving said relative before dying
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: If you use Disney only, Vader gets horribly slaughtered, but if you use Legends then Vader’s the one doing the slaughtering

BAYONETTA (EPONYMOUS)

Connections: Sadistic members of an endangered species, both relying on their own marksmanship and the power of others in combat (Knives by fusing with Plants and Bayonetta through her summons)
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Even if you don’t believe in Universal/Multiversal Bayonetta, she still heavily outclasses Knives in physicality, arsenal, and powerset

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CARNAGE (MARVEL COMICS)

Connections: Red-clad sadists who enjoy murder and serve as antagonists to red-clad, optimistic heroes with poor reputations
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Knives might not have access to standard symbiote weaknesses, but he’s still physically superior and has the means to get rid of it (Angel Arm and black holes). If you give Carnage access to Dark Carnage, he completely slaughters Knives

CARMINE (UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH)

Connections: Red-clad psychopaths who rejected their humanity to become monsters
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Without the Angel Wings, Carmine’s faster, could heal himself by touching Knives, and likely has versatility thanks to his hemokinesis. Knives has every other advantage, though.

GORILLA GRODD (DC COMICS)

Connections: Psychic, misanthropic antagonists to red-clad blond heroes
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Knives has better weaponry and more experience, but Grodd’s physically superior and can easily mind control him

PROFESSOR ZOOM (DC COMICS)

Connections: Sadistic, manipulative villains who were responsible for murdering the mother (as well as generally ruining the lives of) their red-clad, blond arch-enemies
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Eobard blitzes and haxxes Knives to death. The only way Knives can stand a chance is if you use the CW version, and even then Thawne most likely wins

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ISAAC WESTCOTT (DATE A LIVE)

Connections: Sadistic psychopaths who want to recreate the world to better suit their desires, gaining newfound power in the process
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Not too sure where Isaac lies in terms of stats, though from what I read it sounds like he has enough hax to kill Knives

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MAGNETO (MARVEL COMICS)

Connections: Red-clad antagonists who grew to hate humanity after witnessing the atrocities that were committed against their kind, often argue against a former partner over the possibility of peace between both species, lead one of the main enemy factions in their respective series, and possess psychic abilities
Owned by: No one
Who I think wins: Magneto is so far beyond Knives in physicality, powerset, and intellect that it's not even funny