So, about three months ago, I made a list of my top 5 swordsmen in anime. Now, I decided to do another one similar to that. My top 5 gun wielders in anime. Given how so much destruction and carnage has been done by so many characters with guns, gunslingers can be some of the deadliest characters in all of anime. A lot of that can be due to how much they either love to kill or just how well they use a gun in the first place. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Snipe (My Hero Academia):
Starting us off at number 5 is cowboy looking hero, Snipe. Having the "Homing" quirk, this allows him to control any bullets he fires. And he's used this in numerous occasions such as when the League Of Villains attacked U.A or when he was training the students there. Along with being a teacher at U.A, he's also a kind person who's great in a fight, and a hero who's very caring for everyone and the students there too.
4. Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist):
Next up is the lieutenant from Fullmetal Alchemist, Riza Hawkeye. In a world where a lot of characters use alchemy for combat, some characters use more grounded means to fight. Such as Hawkeye who's a expert marksman with training from the military. This was shown in instances like the Ishvalan Civil War where she was forced to kills tons of Ishvalans or other times like when she was helping Mustang with the Homunculi and using her sniping skills to hit Gluttony.
3. Spike (Cowboy Bebop):
At number 3 is the cool space cowboy bounty hunter himself, Spike Spiegel. While some might see Spike as a lazy smoker, he's had years of training as a gun wielder when he was once part of the Red Dragon Syndicate. This has helped him considerably when he left the syndicate to become a bounty hunter. Not just to hunt down bounties, but to also get revenge on Vicious when he barged into the syndicate's headquarters by himself to destroy it once and for all. He managed to use nothing but his pistol and a few grenades to take down the whole syndicate and eventually kill Vicious.
2. Revy (Black Lagoon):
Coming in close to number 1 is the Two Hands of the Lagoon company, Revy. While a lot of these other gun users may be kind at heart with a gun and fight to protect others, Revy is essentially a walking tank who will shoot and swear to anyone who gets in her way. It doesn't matter who or what you are, if you're the target of this mercenary, you'll be filled with bullets with nothing stopping her. The only other thing she'll give you is a swear-filled insult just to rub salt in the wound. But, for all the sadistic comments she'll give, what keeps her from being a hateable character is her commitment to the team and her general awesomeness. Along with an absolutely amazing voice performance from Maryke Hendrikse.
And my number 1 favourite gun wielder in anime is... Vash (Trigun):
And finally at number 1 is the humanoid typhoon himself, Vash The Stampede. I just finished watching all of Trigun yesterday and I can say that I had a great time. It was such a fun show. I mean, yeah, it's a lot more sad and depressing than I originally thought it would, but there's a lot of super fun moments. And the biggest example of this is the main character, Vash. And he's by far the most different gun user in all of anime. That being because he never uses a gun to kill people. He always makes sure that no one ever dies due to a promise he made to his friend. While this makes it harder for him in a fight due to having to make sure he never kills anyone, he still has an advantage with being super acrobatic and having excellent marksmanship allowing him to disarm whoever he wants with his trademark gun. While his regular gun is already super cool, he's also got another one literally in his left arm. So all this makes him really hard to beat. Plus, his generally fun personality makes him fun to watch no matter what he's doing. And he's really funny in an action scene or not. There's also the huge energy canon in his right arm called the Angel Arm that's so powerful it could either destroy a while city or blow a hole in the moon. And all that is why Vash is my favourite gun wielder in anime. And so, everyone, thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.
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