The Gung-Ho Guns get harder and harder to beat as the philosophical tension between the two heroes grows daily.

Knives' plant brothers and sisters are on the verge of causing planetwide chaos in an effort to build his power beyond control and only Vash can stop them.

Humanity on a distant, sandy planet is mere days from extinction. And yet there remains a spark of hope. Vash, the Humanoid Typhoon, an unlikely hero with unusual powers, might be the only one to stop his "Brother," Knives, from destroying humanity - though they were both born of human science!

As Vash and his cohorts battle the remaining Gung Ho Guns, secrets are revealed about both Vash and his mortal enemies.

"The stage is set for the chaotic climax to this nonstop thrill ride! Vash the Stampede has seen a lifetime's worth of fighting, space travel, and gunplay. Now his twelve-volume trek is almost at an end. But after a savage beating, can Vash defeat his foes, keep his friends safe, and save the universe?" -- p. [4] of cover.