Nicholas D. Wolfwood

He is a preacher and an excellent gunman, who in the original Japanese version speaks Kansai dialect. Nicholas and Vash meet in the desert when Vash's bus runs across Nicholas' motorcycle. He proves to be a valuable ally, but sometimes Vash and Wolfwood's philosophies conflict. In the end, he comes over to Vash's way of thinking, even though he was associated with Knives the whole time. Nicholas' purpose is to raise money for children at an orphanage he runs. Wolfwood's weapon is a cross that is kept covered for the most part, but it does pack a mighty punch. One arm of the cross hides six handguns, the other stores the ammunition for the built in machine gun revealed in the long stem side, and the short stem houses a fairly powerful rocket launcher. It is extremely heavy, and it seems that only he, Vash, and Milly are capable of lifting it easily. When asked why it's so heavy he replies,"That's because it's so full of mercy!". He brings himself to Vashes way of thinking at the end of the series, which ultimately leads to his downfall.