Desert Punk

The Great Kanto Desert. One hundred twenty degrees in the shade, below freezing at night. Inside this wasteland roams Desert Punk, a deceptively small but agile -- almost mystical -- mercenary. He'll do anything for money... or a hot babe. Today both are on the line, as Desert Punk tears apart the merciless Kawazu Gang. But little does he know there is a plan going on behind the scenes -- a little bait-and-switch. Soon Desert Punk will be on his way into a sordid wasteland to reclaim his $@!%ed up reputation.

When Desert Punk butts heads with another mercenary in the desert, things don't seem too amiss, especially since he's not gaining any of his precious territory. But when he discovers that this same merc, otherwise known as the fierce Rain Spider, are after the same guy, tempers begin to boil. With egos like these, who knows what'll happen. Could a battle to end all battles be right around the corner?

Junko pays Desert Punk a visit and offers him a very lucrative job. It just so happens that he's in serious debt, so he takes the offer (though Junko's "assets" do play into his decision). However Junko leaves out a few small bits of information. Not only will he have to work alongside the dog-eyed Machinegun Brothers, but they'll all have to face the most powerful force in the entire desert... Fire Dragon Kong.

Having banked on his last gig, Desert Punk went and splurged, blowing all of his dough on the newest and best equipment money can buy. He's a revamped Desert Punk! But when he tries to get his first practice round in with his sweet M40, recently named Alice, a little somebody decides to run in on his parade. The Shimmer Sniper hunts his prey through the desert, day and night - and now he has a new, high-profile target. But something's not right! Desert Punk realizes that sometimes trusting your instincts can lead you astray.

Desert Punk has been hired to protect Reclaimed Village No. 21, whose impoverished dwellers are desperate to find water somewhere in their barren, god-forsaken stretch. They know they're doomed if the villainous Edo River Gang runs them out of town as soon as they strike water. But who else can they turn to, much less who else will take the job? When Desert Punk's excessive behavior turns some of his protectees mad, all hell breaks loose. Is he really milking them for all they're worth, or is he just waiting for the perfect moment to give them the wham-bam-thank you-ma'am they've all been waiting for?

With Desert Punk and the Edo River Gang at a standoff, Kanta decides to challenge them to a fight. The only place this leads him to is the middle of the desert. Stranded and stuck with the rat-bastard Wano, death is only an earshot away with only enough supplies to last a couple days. Revenge and the chance of ramming Mariko keep his spirits alive, as Desert Punk traverses the endless sands to his final, humiliating destiny.