Kanta Mizuno

Personality

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Physical Appearance

Kanta is a 21 year old man and is rather short, and gets plenty of comments and insults for his height. He has medium-length black hair, brown eyes, and has a skinny build. When he's not indoors, he wears a Zero-Type Helmet System that keeps his body cool during the day and warm at night. Most of his clothing is made of aramid fibers, including his cape, gloves, pants, boots, and his sunshade with the red sun-and-horizon symbol of his mercenary guild. Later in the series, Kanta keeps his sunshade off and wears a red bandana around his head. He also later wears a dark outfit with a spiked Stahlhelm in place of his sunshade.

About

Kanta Mizuno, known more commonly as Desert Punk or the Ghost of the Desert, is a handyman and the main protagonist of the manga and anime series Desert Punk. Kanta is an extremely cynical person. He does not particularly care about or like anyone, and has virtually no regard for human life. This is highlighted when he states that he respects the Oasis Government for how they run the Great Kanto Desert; leaving survival almost completely up to the people. His inner sadist even stretches out to the Machine Gun Brothers, who he calls his best friends, when in reality they are just the people who have known him the longest. He is quite lecherous and opportunistic, and is not above kidnapping or bribery in order to have sex with women he finds attractive. A running gag in the series is his "love" for Junko Asagiri, who tricks and uses him various times throughout the series' run. Kanta is fully aware of Junko's vexatious ways, but simply finds her so attractive that he does not care. He is rather intelligent and adept with a wide array of weaponry, which gets him out of many situations, along with his sharp mind and quick instinct. He is very adamant in completing any job given to him willing to do anything to complete his tasks, even if it involves underhanded tactics, using people, or betraying allies. Prior to becoming a mercenary, Kanta spent his childhood in Water Station 30 with the Machine Gun Brothers and their sister, Natsuko Kawaguchi. He was just as mischievous as a child as he is as an adult, and usually forced the three brothers to steal things with or for him. At some point in time, his father attempted to take him to the Oasis for a chance at a decent life, but to no avail. Kanta's father is presumed dead as he does not appear in the series except in one flashback in which he is a silhouette. Kanta's most used gun in the series, a Winchester Model 1897, is a memento left by his father. He has had multiple masters who trained him in handyman work, with his last master being Gendō Koidemizu.

Tactics and weaponry

Kanta utilizes a great variety of weapons combined with his quick thinking and ability to adapt to situations minute by minute. His main weapon is a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun gifted to him by his late father. The shotgun can be filled with different types of ammunition, such as flashbangs, smokescreens, and 16mm grenade rounds. He also has a combat knife and a Smith & Wesson Model 10 as a side pistol. At one point Kanta had enough money and bought his dream M40A1 sniper rifle, but quickly lost it when a bullet damaged it. The rifle is later used by his apprentice. Kanta's personal motto is to be ready to do anything to get the job done. His main strategy during battle is to deceive the enemy and remain hidden when possible. He uses smokescreens to escape open sight, and uses his rocket winch to fly around and avoid gunfire. Kanta further deceives the enemy by inflating one or multiple dummy balloons to confuse the enemy about his true location. He also possesses grenades but does not use them often, and he has paralysis gas spray that he has only used once in the series. Kanta uses C-4 explosives frequently, and he has a special powder bomb in his bag of supplies in case it is stolen.