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Oct 24, 2010 4:47 AM
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Poor Striker :D
Aug 7, 2012 9:41 AM
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Sold to the gay guy. Hahahaha.
Jan 22, 2014 9:49 AM
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Damn those damn brats... but well that dude was actually quite interesting, but I doubt we'll see him again :p
Feb 16, 2017 6:49 PM
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This show understandably is flawed to many people, but the one thing that I think desert punk is unique is the main character is a scumbag and unlike the discrepancy between the viewer and the fictional characters (e.g. trigun) even the fictional characters hate his guts. It also adds a lot of realism into the flaws of human nature and the merit of those traits in a ruthless desert landscape.

The last part perfectly illustrates this. Punk gets his revenge on striker by selling him off to a pervert whilst leaving the child thieves alone. In his own 'warped' sense of morals, he sees no problem selling kids off as slaves, with the justification that their lives are at least saved. When Punk sees that the kids are perfectly capable of scraping out a living in the desert, he no longer has any desire to haul them back to the town. Despite the fact that if you believe his words are his truth, he should've sold off the kids in a heartbeat.

This makes him very different to Rain Spider and he certainly shares that similarity with the Machine Gun Brothers who are ready save Punk, their competitor but have no qualms stealing from him at every chance.
Cloud_IllusionFeb 16, 2017 6:53 PM
Nothing can happen until you swing the bat.
Jun 12, 2020 6:45 AM
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LOl fuck these children :D
"The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there."

"Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life."
Nov 13, 2021 11:02 AM
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the ending was kinda ruthless but I liked it. Those kids were capable of finessing anyone who passed so they were alright but it is sad they have to live that way forever now.
Dec 21, 2021 4:54 PM
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Saving someone = reward. I totally agree with Sunabouzu, you always have to get something out of it. 100% antihero. hehe

Kaido is your typical "saves the day hero" who's willing to sacrifice his own life even if it's futile. If Sunabouzu didn't come back for them, they'd all be dead.

It's too bad they still decided to sold off Kaido. He could've been an awesome ally.
Jan 4, 2023 12:42 PM
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He sold him to the gay guy lmao 🤣💀💀💀
Sep 28, 2023 2:34 PM
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nothing screams Desert Punk like a bunch of dirty greedy losers screwing eachother over for money. you love it see it.
Apr 18, 3:33 AM
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Great episode! When I watched it I was SHOCKED! (If you know what I mean) This episode dives pretty deep into the "morality in a cruel world" theme.
Before, the selfishness of the main character annoyed me, but here this trait of his adds more depth to this anime.

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