Roberto De Niro

Personality
Roberto is a veteran reporter at the Bernardelli News Agency. He has many years of experience and acts as Meryl Stryfe's mentor. Due to his tenure at the news agency, Roberto has a wealth of insider knowledge on the No Man's Land, despite living outside of it. Roberto is quiet, but highly observant. Though he is very patient and calm with others, he will often call out faults as he sees them.

Appearance
Roberto is a tall, middle-aged man with tan skin. He wears his medium-length brown hair parted to the right. He has a baibo-styled beard, and his mustache is slightly darker than the rest of his facial hair. His green eyes are typically half-lidded, with thick dark eyebrows just above them.

Roberto wears an open brown trench coat over an off-white button up. The top few buttons on his shirt are always kept undone, exposing his chest slightly.

Meryl Stryfe
Roberto is Meryl's partner and mentor and often tries to keep her inside the lines of their work. With his breadth of knowledge on No Man's Land, Roberto often briefs Meryl on creatures, areas, and how to behave in certain situations. He often reminds her that reporters are there merely to observe, and cautions her against putting their lives in danger.

Vash
Roberto isn't seen directly speaking to Vash very often, but will share observations he's made. He shows mild concern for how Vash involves him and Meryl in his troubles, but even so, Roberto seems to hold him in high regard.

Nicholas D. Wolfwood
Roberto is initially skeptical of Wolfwood's motivations. Roberto also successfully identifies him as one of the people William Conrad experimented upon.

Trivia

 * Roberto is:
 * Named after Robert De Niro, an American actor.
 * A character exclusive to Trigun Stampede.
 * Roberto carries a Derringer pistol for self-defense, a weapon that Meryl primarily used in the original anime and manga.