History Characters / DesertPunk

* TheSocialDarwinist: He believes in a dog-eat-dog world where only the worst and most devious survive and the rest die off.[[spoiler:This contributes to his decision to join the corrupt Oasis Government, as he agrees with their policy of providing bare necessities and leaving people to fend for themselves or die and despises the WeHelpTheHelpless world the Resistance wants to create.]]

* {{Narcissist}}: Kanta is always all about Kanta, and he sees everyone else as nothing more than tools to further his goals. After his [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn, he swan-dives into full-blown sociopathy]].

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Kanta quickly becomes an antagonist by the end of the anime, and in the middle of the manga, he turns his back on the South Oasis faction to sell his talent to the West Oasis]].

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Kanta quickly becomes an antagonist by the end of the anime, and in the middle of the manga, he turns his back on the South Oasis progressive faction to sell his talent to the West Oasis]].

* [[GuileHero Guile He-]][[VillainProtagonist ...Protagonist]]: Very much so. He relies on skill and daring wit to get his way and it's worked well enough for him to become TheDreaded to many across the Kanto Desert.
* TheHedonist: '''''YES.''''' He prioritizes joy for himself, even if it’s at the expense of others.

%%* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey

* RebelLeader: [[spoiler:Although technically not in charge of the rebellion, in practice she seems to have the most influence.]]

* ManipulativeBitch

%%* GagBoobs

* TheHedonist: '''''YES.''''' He prioritizes all joy for himself, even if it’s at the expense of others.

* BuxomIsBetter: Pretty much every male character is enamored with Junko's breasts

%%* {{Gainaxing}}: Even in the manga.

* IronicName: He's an amoral mercenary stuck in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland... with the surname "Water Valley".

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: His [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]]. One gunsmith even lampshades it.

* DarkActionGirl

The [[spoiler: initial]] protagonist of the series.

* TheCynic: And HOW! and then [[spoiler:he becomes a StrawNihilist following his FaceHeelTurn]].
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:He quickly becomes an antagonist by the end of the anime, and in the middle of the manga]]

* LovableSexManiac: The lovable part is debatable though, as he's not above sexual extortion, attempt molestation, and full-on sexual assault when his libido overtakes his senses. His perversion is almost always PlayedForLaughs, but almost never puts him in a sympathetic light.
* MesACrowd: Punk's balloon doubles are a technology version of this.

%%* TheSocialDarwinist

* YoungGun: Somewhat.

* GoodHurtsEvil: Being a ruthless cynical bastard with an absolute belief in a dog-eat-dog world, he despises Stryker so much for his virtuous idealism and altruism that just being around Stryker makes him literally nauseas

* [[GuileHero Guile He-]][[VillainProtagonist ...Protagonist]]: Very much so.

* KickTheDog: Lots and lots of times.

* CrazyPrepared: Kanta's one brilliant trait is his habit of accumulating gadgets that may, and do come in handy when he's in a pinch. He mainly uses his winch and numerous bombs and smokescreens for when he's cornered, but has also used sleeping gaz against big muscled thugs who've cornered him up close, an electronic scope to shoot his rifle around corners when shot at in open space, has rigged his own backpack with bombs in case it was stolen, etc... And he notably prepared all that despite his overconfidence.

* LackOfEmpathy: Kanta cares nothing but money, boobs and staying alive.
* LovableSexManiac: The lovable part is debatable though. His perversion is almost always PlayedForLaughs, but almost never puts him in a sympathetic light.

* TheSociopath: Even before his [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]], he was a narcissistic bastard. After that, he's become devoted to dog-kicking.

* TheUnfettered: This is why he is so effective.

* TrainingFromHell: He isn't exactly nice to her, but nobody doubts she TookaLevelInBadass under him.

* VillainProtagonist: [[spoiler:He becomes a villain later on in the series, especially after his FaceHeelTurn]].

* BreakoutCharacter: [From the 13th volume of the manga on, [[spoiler:she (as an adult) is the protagonist.]]

->Voiced by (Fuyuo): Jirou Saitou (JP), Jeremy Inman (EN)

* MsFanservice: She invokes this to get other [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey mercenieries to do her job for her]].

* TheCynic: and HOW! and then [[spoiler:he becomes a StrawNihilist following his FaceHeelTurn]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: One good illustration is that episodes 15 and 16 open with a flashback that at first seems like Kanta was a childhood friend of the Machine Gun Brothers and Natsuko, but the end of episode 16 shows the reality- young punk bullying the brothers into stealing for him and sexually harassing Natsuko.