1. The $$60,000,000,000 Man
Will the real Vash the Stampede please stand up?
2. Truth of Mistake
Millie & Meryl run into Vash again, guarding a corrupt water magnate.
3. Peace Maker
Vash gets his gun repaired, and in the process, gets alcoholic gunsmith Frank Marlon to rethink his life.
4. Love and Peace
Vash walks into a hostage situation, and he & Meryl manage to resolve it without (much) bloodshed.
5. Hard Puncher
Vash's reputation catches up to him, and Meryl finally accepts his identity.
6. Lost July
Vash demonstrates some unexpected talents, and some of the mysteries of his past are revealed.
7. B.D.N.
Vash, Millie, & Meryl book passage on a sand steamer, which is hijacked by a gang of bandits.
8. And Between Wasteland and Sky
Vash and Kaite (a boy who had previously been helping the bandits) stop the hijacking and save the steamer.
9. Murder Machine
Wolfwood is introduced, and he and Vash fight some nasty robots together.
10. Quick Draw
Vash and Wolfwood enter a quick draw contest--with unexpected high stakes.
11. Escape from Pain
Wolfwood and Millie decide help a young couple run away together. meanwhile, Vash has been hired to stop them.
12. Diablo
Legato appears and threatens Vash, and the first Gung Ho Gun arrives to try and kill him. Vash's peaceful philosophy faces its first real test. From this point on, the series becomes much darker.
13. Vash the Stampede
Meryl thinks about Vash--basically a recap of the first 12 episodes.
14. Little Arcadia
Millie & Meryl help a family struggling to defend their farm against avaricious villains.
15. Demon's Eye
Legato reappears and kills many people, and Vash faces the second Gung Ho Gun, Dominique the Pysclops.
16. Fifth Moon
Vash faces off against two more Gung Ho Guns, and we discover how he destroyed July.
17. Rem Saverem
A long flashback, this episode explains where Vash and Knives came from.
18. Goodbye For Now
Wolfwood catches up to Vash, hiding under an assumed name after the incident in episode 16, and drags him back into the fight against Knives.
19. Hang Fire
Vash defuses another hostage situation.
20. Flying Ship
Vash visits his home base (yes, he does have one) for a hardware upgrade, and is followed by both Wolfwood and three Gung Ho Guns.
21. Out of Time
Wolfwood and Vash face off against the three Gung ho Guns, trying to save Sky City.
22. Alternative
Vash and Wolfwood face some giant sandworms, and then face off against another Gung Ho Gun. Wolfwood demonstrates just how far he's willing to go to protect Vash.
23. Paradise
Wolfwood's past is revealed, and he is forced to choose between Vash and his pre-existing loyalties. He pays a very high price for his choice.
24. Sin
Legato forces Vash to make a terrible decision.
25. Live Through
Vash recovers and questions himself, and Meryl proves herself.
26. Under The Sky So Blue
The final showdown with Knives.