#and I missed like 2 streams of his english ones and he hasn't streamed much

[shikai-the-storyteller]

HOW

[pancake-breakfast]

Time to finish up volume 1 of TriMax!

Archive

Trigun Volume 1: Covers + 1-3, 3 Detailed Thoughts, 4, 4 DT, 5-6, 5-6 + DT, 6 DT, 7-8, 9-10

Trigun Volume 2: Covers + Extras, 1, 1 Supplemental Research, 2-4, 5-6, 7-8

TriMax Volume 1: 1-2, 2 DT, 3-4, 3 DT

Stream-of-consciousness thoughts for TriMax Vol. 1, Chapters 5-6 below.

Chapter 5: Dancing Revolver

Gods, Vash always has to do that little hip jut, doesn't he?

Eyyy, geranium scene!

It's funny because geraniums are seen as almost plain here. They get used a lot in, like, planters for strip malls and such because they're hardy, drought-resistant beasts that need very little care and grow nicely from cuttings so they're cheap AF to reproduce and spread around. (BTW, if you ever want to add some pretty geraniums you see out in public to your yard/patio/whatever, you can just "borrow" a nice stem from that plant, take it home, and probably grow it for yourself.)

Vash is a growing boy. Of course he's thinking with his stomach.

As someone who has tended to them, I can confidently say that geraniums are definitely determined....

I'm sure he's trying to look somewhat fierce here, but mostly he just looks annoyed.

Uh oh. Vash might have the attention of someone who will try to do some damage.

Yeah... don't go pointing guns at people (purposely or no) if you're all tensed up. You might make a regrettable move.

Oh, no. I remember this guy from the anime. Please send him back where he came from.

LOL, this Elena girl is abandoning her duties to check out Vash the Stampede.

HAHAHAHAHAHA, it's the Vash slaughter song!

"Won't leave a single man alive." Vash, you're so full of shit right now, it's hilarious.

Sorry, Wolfwood. Now you have to deal with Vash being dramatic and calling attention to himself.

The funniest thing about this page to me is how Vash goes from screaming, "AAAAAAAA!!!" in Japanese to screaming, "AAAAAAAAA!!!" in English.

Pretty sure he just turned into a windmill of legs and coattails.

Yeah, from what I gather, bullet-proof vests don't keep you from getting nasty bruises and broken ribs. They just keep the hot lead from entering your body and doing the kind of damage that's harder to recover from.

He's remembering this morning's training session, I see.

Hey, Vash warned them....

Did he miss, though? Did he??

LOL, yeah, he did not.

This is, like, a Vash catchphrase at this point.

Well, if he didn't have Vash's attention before, he has it now.

Chapter 6: Sin

This doesn't have anything to do with the manga; I just want to note the number of times I've tried to navigate these pages by pushing left instead of right on my keyboard ('cause that's the way you read manga) is really, really high.

The contrast between the doctor's optimism and Brad's pessimism. Also, doc's viewing glass.

Wolfwood is having WAY too much fun spectating here. He looks like he's genuinely enjoying the chaos of it all.

Even scum can beg for its life when the tables are turned. Is the regret true and will it stick, or will being allowed mercy only open the door to further atrocities down the line? Do we have the right to decide?

Vash is making a choice, and it's not a choice to do nothing.

Hehhhh, people saying, "What do you know about my pain?" to Vash. Yes, this kind of pain is unique and individual, and Vash hasn't been through anything quite like losing a daughter in such a horrific fashion (that we know of; he is quite old), but he does understand both horrific loss and unimaginable betrayal, as well as the grief, self-blame, and feelings of utter helplessness that can come in its aftermath.

Poor Vash. He looks like hell after that fight. Probably feels like it, too.

Vash gave the father time to not become a murderer, and that's the sort of thing that would be of infinite value to Vash.

This panel, though. Important character notes here. In fact, one might say the only person Vash might not see as family on this planet is his very own twin.

The doctor sure has some trust in Vash getting out of things. And... he probably knows Vash well enough to know Vash would regret if his situation caused trouble for the doc and the rest of the people on that steamer.

LOL, Wolfwood, making a dramatic entrance, ready to bust through everything with hot lead and his beloved bike. He looks like an antihero arriving to save his kidnapped woman.

Hahahahahahaha, he pretty much buried Vash in rubble with that entrance. Mmmmmaybe didn't think it all the way through....

This panel has the same energy as Wolfwood telling Vash that kicking a rocket out of the air was "fucking stupid."

Awww, Wolfie, your heart of gold is showing....

We're just gonna ignore these panels where WW warns Vash that one of these days, pushing his luck won't work and he'll have to choose. I'm sure there's no foreshadowing in that whatsoever. Nope, none at all.

Ok, I tried to ignore it, but I also want to note I think Stampede did an excellent job capturing this running theme of how Vash is walking a precarious path trying not to choose. I don't remember that theme at all in '98. (Not saying it wasn't there; just saying it doesn't stand out in my memory.) Meanwhile, it's not just core to Vash's story in Stampede, but it's core to Meryl's and Wolfwood's stories in Stampede, too, even if in theirs, it's not mentioned so explicitly by the narrative.

Goshdarn it. That stupid Hitler-moustached, too-tall bowler hat guy is still here. Yes, yes, I know he wasn't dealt with so he can't just leave. But I want him to leave because it's better than him being in the narrative.

SEE?!!? GOOD PEOPLE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE PUPPETS LIKE THAT. SEND BOWLER HAT GUY BACK!!!

Uuuuhhhhh.... Look, I get that Legato (like a good percentage of the major characters in this story) likes fetish gear, but wearing a freaking iron maiden is taking it to a whole 'nother level.

Also, is he really big, or is this new creature person very small, or is the panel just framed weird for weird perspective? Questions....

Author Bonus Chapter: Gun Love Island

SALUTATIONS!!!

If this panel is meant to be the inside of Nightow's brain, it's a... very busy place. I do have a special appreciation for the dragon dissolving into a single sexy fishnet leg.

Oh, so the '98 anime had already started by the time this collection came out.

"First half of the story." LOL, half. Lies. But this might be a bit of a translation error. I've seen it elsewhere. Seems like (and I could be wrong here since I'm not a Japanese language expert by any means) the Japanese terms for parts of things don't necessarily mean equal parts like they do in English. To clarify, in English, if we say "a third," we mean 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 1, but the Japanese term that usually gets translated into 1/3 (三分; literally "three parts") can also mean 1/3 + 1/2 + 1/6 = 1. It's still referring to one part of three out of the whole, but that part is not necessarily equal to the other parts. Then again, the characters usually used for "half" are 半分 rather than 二分, and to the best of my knowledge, 半 does indeed mean equal halves, so maybe I'm wrong in this instance. I don't know, I'm not reading this in Japanese and I've only studied the language for like 3 years, which is nothing for Japanese.

Hahahahaha, sounds like Trigun is a bit of a case of the story running away with the author. It happens sometimes.

I'm also happy that people like Nightow's characters. Thank you very much.

[rzdhc]

Xisuma's HC 999 QNA

Questions and Answers not word for word sometimes, mostly summarized to try and keep it short

my comments will be in brackets [this is me commenting on something]

1. Hey Xisuma, how are you doing?

I'm doing great and looking forward to answering these questions

2. What are your favorite projects you've worked on this season?

Designing the towers and the redstone for the potion brewing [brewering?]

3. Any particular CC you want to join HC?

No, though there are many amazing creators and we haven't recruited in a long time

4. Of all former Hermits, anyone in particular you miss having around?

I really miss Biffa, I have a lot of fond memories with him, we've been good friends for years, over 10 years now actually, and you know we both started on hermitcraft season 1 together and so I have many good memories with him.

Biffa's reply:

[🥺🥺🥺😭]

5. How do you stay motivated to work on a project for long periods of time?

Having an audience and knowing others will enjoy it too

6. Will you add a 0 to the start of all previous episodes?

No, too much work, all future episodes have 4 digits

7. Who hosts hermitcraft server?

Ourselves, no minecraft host, but have a dedicated box

8. Thoughts on making the first minecraft let's play to hit 1000 episodes?

He brings up assumptions and brings up that a German youtuber hit 1k years ago, and the likelyhood that there's a lot more yters that hit 1k before him [The youtuber's name is Gronkh, and is all in German]

9. Are you real?

Of course no, I'm a figment of your imagination

[this is a joke, he is real, you are real, and you are not imagining things]

10. Any more music covers like Ride the lightning from Metallica?

He wants and likes playing guitar, but he doesn't like recording and editing videos, so unlikely to make more videos on it.

11. About how long to find and plan out things before a build?

Varies based on builds. Planning things first, in his experience, always turns out better than winging it

12. PG Tips or Yorkshire Tea? [PG Tips is a brand]

Always Twinings

[Alice Leiper, in the comment section, jokes that this, Xisuma not drinking Yorkshire Tea, is the reason Biffa hasn't returned to Hermitcraft. Yorkshire Tea being Biffa's favorite tea.

My personal favorite is earl grey, but Imma be trying English Breakfast and Yorkshire Tea soon enough]

13. What do you and the hermits talk about in meetings?

Hermitcraft server and casual chitchats, what we do on the server and plan out minigames

14. Do you feel you have a responsibility to influence younger viewers with good morals and remind them this is all fun and games?

Something he wants to do rather than a responsibility?

15. How much stone would a stone pick pick if a stone pick could pick stone? [this is a play on the tongue twister about a wood chuck chucking wood]

It can, 131.

16. Would you make music again?

He is right now, dabbling every now and then but not gonna share anytime soon

17. How far ahead do you plan and how much do you change it?

Plans are project oriented and will list it down, but sometimes gets pushed back. A balance between the two.

18. Will we see Evil X return in an way? I noticed that he hasn't appeared in this season at all [🥺😭 PLEASE X I"M BEGGING YOU]

"You might do, you might not."

He had" fun with the "evil x character" but feels it [ex's storyline and ex as a character] ran its course."

[:(((((((]

"Not a shut door [meaning it isn't a definitive no]"

19. Typical day?

cold shower

meditate and breathing exercise

yoga

workout

breakfast

long walk

workout

meal

everything else is his, videos and streams, which is about mid day

[goodness gracious, this dude works out a lot. lowkey makes me feel like I should work out]

20. Will there be more LPMT [Let's Play Minecraft Together, I think it means] in the future?

not the near future but will happen again, he enjoyed it

2nd season going on, just not apart of it

21. One piece of life advice?

Do the hard thing and not put it off.

22. Do you feel that you are different irl than in videos?

Obviously yes, for every cc, but different for everyone. Projecting some parts of you

23. Favorite tv show?

The wire, watched it several timees

Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones

24. Accents?

Can do it for fun but not on the spot

[if you wanna hear biffa and xisuma do an american accent, see Xisuma's Vinyl Fantasy II episode 4 at about 18:50-19:00 for it, highly recommend the series btw]

25. How to pronounce Xisuma?

Shishwam-Bam or Shishwammy

[pretty sure this is a joke, I don't think this is the real pronunciation, he's said before that because it's a made up word, there is no pronunciation

but Biffa says that's he's known xisuma for a long time and that it's pronounced i-soo-ma, I don't remember which video it's in]

26. What inspired you to be a youtouber?

Bad minecraft tutorials and felt that he could do better

27. Who decides who joins?

Everyone

28. To what extent do you feel you have to be a role model and has it ever hindered you?

Didn't hinder him and has no interest in playing mature games

Doesn't like the term "role model" and wants to inform and educate and let them figure it out for themselves rather than putting on a pedestal

29. Did you feel you would become a minecraft youtuber when you were young?

No, because minecraft didn't exist then

30. HC Server Specs [oh void, no, it's gonna take awhile to list it down, I know before writing this]

doesn't have name of hardware on hand, but:

looked for fastest preforming single threaded cpu, and overclocked it

[single threaded means, for example, a long list of tasks is done one at a time, as opposed to multi threaded, where multiple tasks can be done at once.

overclocked cpu "runs at a higher speed and voltage than it was design to," making it "run harder and faster"]

31. Are you satisfied with your channel, or would you like to grow it?

Would like it to be bigger but is satisfied

[*holds back from making immature joke*]

learned that it's more about enjoying what you do rather than numbers

32. If HC were to end and you were to start a new smp, what would you want to do differently?

Getting away from grind of survival and focus more on creativity (maybe mods or world edit)

33. Buy new computer?

Current is 1.5 years old, last is 8 years and want the current to last as long, so no

[he mentioned in one of his streams is that is phone is somewhat old and wants that one to last too so I get the feeling that he's the type of person to not jump onto trends/care about the "new thing"]

34. Why don't you show your face?

"Unfortunately my webcam is broken at the moment, so until I fix it, which I probably won't, there's no face cam"

[this is a joke, I mean, he could have a broken webcam, but he doesn't plan on ever showing his face so... yeah

though he did make a joke face reveal years ago, it's on xisumatwo if you want to see it, just search xisuma face reveal and you'll see it. the thumbnail has the ghostface mask in it]

35. How do you stay motivated to play the same game everyday?

mentioned earlier the audience, but minecraft is an endless sandbox

36. Countries been to?

Says he's forunate to be able to visit a few places, recent most favorite holiday is Rome

[I've never been outside the country :(]

37. How do the leaves look different in your game?

Resource pack, vanilla tweaks

[texture pack for the ogs]

38. How do you make your thumbnails?

in photoshop, but th3pooka makes the 3-d renders who also helped edit the hc vid

[also there was a cute fox animation th3pooka added :) 12:30 in the vid if you want to see it]

39. If you could make an update, what would you want and why?

inventory update, like expanding inventory size

40. Favorite episode?

Episode 299 "professional minecrafters"

41. Branch out to different games or modded packs?

Eventually in the future on his second channel

42. Still practice cycling? like in the old vlogs

Yes, he uses to get around, but prefers running

43. What do you think your skin would be next season? [this was my question :) unless someone else asked it too]

hints in episode 1000, new mobs, etc

[at time of writing this, episode 1k is already out, and he chooses the axolotl]

44. How many diamonds made from shops?

he doesn't know, a "heck of a lot"

45. Best base according to X?

Bdubs, no context

46. Favorite salad?

Rocket lettuce, cucumber, peppers, tomatoes, beetroot, and favorite thing to add is cottage cheese, or olives, something with "a bit of punch"

[this is the most complex salad I've ever heard of, the most complex I've heard of is lettuce, corn, beans, chicken, tomato, cheese, and dressing]

salad is one of his favorite meals

47. How do you deal with burnout or lack of inspiration?

main thing is keep moving forward, always will have days where you're inspired and some not so much

48. Should we still keep asking for a face reveal? [no.]

sarcastically says yes

but everytime someone asks, it convinces him more and more that he shouldn't

49. Other MC smps/mcyters you like?

Doesn't consume mc content anymore, but will watch snapshots

50. Best support: Watch entirety of ads or still get it despite skipping

so negligible, so just skip it, and watch the way you want to

51. Fitness tips?

look at building positive habits and starting small and build it into habits

52. Favorite season?

6, because 7 affected by the pandemic

53. how much content that's cut out?

these days, not so much

54. Usual ratio between recording, editing, and playing off screen

playing off screen is like 90%, the other 2 5% each

55. Advice for peeps that lose interest in worlds/projects halfway through?

Scale own expectations

if you lose interest, maybe they're too big

56. I've noticed you make more hc episodes way more frequently than other hermits, along with your other channels [not really a question]

everyone has their own rate

57. What it's like being part of hermitcraft than other seasons?

Now it feels stable, in the beginning it felt like an adventure, starting in s4 it felt that it'd stick around

58. Suggestions to those looking to step up basic builidng techniques?

58. Suggestions to those looking to step up basic building techniques?

practice

when you feel "oh it doesn't look good" that's learning. when you think something looks good, it's because of all the times when you thought it didn't look good

59. View on continuing the episode count through many different seasons?

[rn, I'm really getting the feeling as if I've done this before, or that someone else has]

he's glad he did it, will continue it

60. What made you want to start hermitcraft?

another assumption. didn't start it, started by generikb and was invited by him

61. How to stay healthy while also spending hours in front of computer? Affect eyesight or backpain?

[POSTURE CHECK]

trick to not spend hours straight, breka it up. also has a sit/stand desk, and has a herman miller chair #notsponsored

eyesight strain, look up eye yoga

[did I do eye yoga? yes I did, also did some dancing so I wouldn't get bored doing it, and tbh, my eyes don't feel as strained]

62. Longterm plans for job? Do you think you'll make hermitcraft 10 or 20 years from now?

he doesn't know, rather roll with it

63. Vanilla, chocolate, mint chocolate, salted caramel, which flavor ice cream is your favorite?

disappointed peanut butter isn't on it

authentic italian gelato chocolate

64. hobbies? enjoyable

music and fitnees

feels taking care of body is like taking care of your mind

music is like a spiritual experience

65. How hard is it to embrace role-playing?

not hard, he likes it

hard to navigate but good to try new things

66. Why is this season running better than s6?

Found mods that made server run better that doesn't affect vanilla experience

67. How did you come up with your name XisumaVoid?

Xisuma is from music, flipping it around, chanigna letter, and adding a. Xisuma was already taken so he added void because of the band "void through materialism," something he was listening to at the time

68. What made you choose doom guy skin?

He likes Doom and it appealed to him but doesn't recall the exact moment he decided to change it

69. Did you think you would ever reach 4 digit milestone when you started playing hermitcraft? [number :-)]

no, but he put 001 in his first episode because he wanted to reach 100 episodes

70. What instruments do you play?

guitar, keyboard, drums (been awhile, like 5 years)

71. How do you keep your stinger so pointy?

"I sharpen it everyday of course"

[shapeshift xisuma confirmed? /hj]

72. Do you speak any languages beside english?

unfortunately no. he struggles with learning new languages, it's a weak spot of his

73. How did you get into hermitcraft and what caused you to become the admin of it?

Invited by generikb and after he left, xisuma felt they needed leadership and direction and he put his name forward as a steward and steer the ship in the right direction which eventually involved running the server and becoming admin

74. Would you consider proximity chat mod as a regular thing in the server?

agrees that it's cool and is now a regular thing

75. Do shenanigans such as Etho's free glass actually annoy you and the hermits but you just laugh it off?

no, all fun and games

[see @/hermette-historian's post about biffa pretty much making xisuma get used to pranks]

76. Would you ever make hermitcraft amplified again?

s3 amplified, he liked it and would do it again, but most of the group probably wouldn't do it again

77. HAve you finished the roof of the fish shop?

no, thank you for reminding me, I need to do that

78. Are you and Keralis gonna expand your bases to reach each other?

Yes

79. Most unexpected thing?

Pandemic

80. Do you think because of the pandemic the hermitcraft audience/community has grown?

yes, numbers across the board had increases

says reason why is sad but it is what it is

81. How long have you been making videos?

September 25, 2021 will mark 10 year anniversary

[COUGH COUGH MARK YOUR CALANDERS]

82. Would you make any doom videos?

he's already played the original on his main and played the newer doom guy on his second

he also says that if you have a question on if he's played a game, to look it up first

83. Pineapple on pizza?

Yes, any day. Also wants to try kiwi on pizza, is very non-fussy when it comes to food

[🤢]

84. do you record your voice when playing or do voice overs?

it's pretty much him talking. he makes it obvious if it's a voice over

85. How do you make so many high quality so quickly?

learned to get better over time

86. Secret to productivity?

discipline

87. Any future season to be modded?

side series maybe, but main is vanilla

88. Prefer late or early minecraft?

Prefers late where he can invest stuff into projects

though he does like doing early game every now and then

89. Specific way you like your tea?

without sugar, little milk

90. Why java not bedrock?

When he started, it was only java. And bedrock movement is a little clunky compared to java

91. How do you deal with burnout?

Already answered, but answers again

keep bigger picture in mind and power through. if you let yourself get derailed, it gets harder to get back on track

[this is me rn]

92. Favorite doom game?

Doom 2

93. Is hermitcraft at current peak?

Viewership and creativity, yes. Always gets better as seasons go on

94. Have you ever thought about collabing with other youtubers?

[I"M ALMOST DONE]

he does and do. clash of the creators in live streams

95. Will world download cost something when hc7 is over?

no, it's always free

if it's being charged, probably a scam and not hosted by them

96. after 1k episodes, what would you have done different/what do you wish you knew when you started that you know now?

1. get outside help, don't be afraid to get help, like thumbnails etc

2. be less strict at what he's saying and be more natural, used to spend ages retalking.

3. don't be a perfectionist

97. Any chance hermitcraft gets bedrock?

doesn't believe neither version will replace the other

chances it moves over is very slim since all play java and they don't have much interest in bedrock

98. any real life skills you think you have improved from minecraft?

Being a youtuber taught him how to work hard at things he wants to achieve

translated to music, videos, health/fitness, etc

development as a person tied to being a youtuber

99. What are you doing for episode 1k?

[well we already know]

same thing as episode 404

[which, if you search it up, doesn't exist]

[I"M DONE FINALLY OMG]