Ammo Baron

The Ammo Baron is one of the Three Barons of Sequin Land and a major supporting antagonist in Wayforward's Shantae series. He appears as a minor villain in both Shantae: Risky's Revenge and Shantae: Half Genie Hero and appears as the secondary antagonist in ''Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. ''

Ammo Baron is the trigger-happy and aggressive General of the Ammonian army, a giant military force composed of various Cyclops and human soldiers, weapon experts and engineers who set their sights on conquering all of Sequin Land with their massive arsenal. During his time leading his army, Ammo Baron forged an alliance with the Techno Baron, who supposedly made most of his various cannons, tanks, guns and airships.

Ammo Baron, while a minor villain, has proven himself to be an incredibly dangerous opponent and is one of the few characters who has come close to conquering all of Sequin Land.

Risky's Revenge
After arriving in Polyp Bay, Shantae finds a depressed Mayor Scuttle Butt residing on there Scuttle Butt states that, due to Risky Boots' plan for revenge, Sequin Land Palace has stopped sending wagons and the town's fish trade has plummeted because of it. With no other options, the Mayor asks Shantae to give the town deed to the Ammo Baron, who had previously pressured him into selling the town.

The Ammo Baron resides in a small tent in Baron Desert, from which he commands his army and plans for future conquests.

After working her way through the desert, Shantae finally finds Ammo Baron in his tent, where he states that he needs Scuttle Town for his new campaign. After giving him the deed, Ammo Baron gratefully gives Shantae a passport and activity book for "Ammo Town" and allows her to train at his Battle Tower, which contains the second Magic Seal she needs to stop Risky.

Pirate's Curse
At the beginning of the game, Ammo Baron and his troops attack Scuttle Town for supposedly no reason and Shantae heads out to stop them.

Shantae confronts Ammo Baron at the end of the level and orders him to stop destroying the town and reminds him that the Mayor has 30 days to refund the sale before he can claim ownership, but the Baron chooses to fight Shantae instead and she has to fight him and his giant tank. In order to defeat Ammo Baron, Shantae must wait for him to fire a cannon ball out of his tank, whip it back at him and then damage Ammo Baron after he falls out.

After Shantae beats Ammo Baron and destroying his tank, Sequin Palace's Royal Guards inform Shantae that, since the Baron is the legal owner of the town, he is allowed to destroy it or not destroy it as he pleases and place Shantae under house arrest until her punishment can be administrated. Ammo Baron then laughs at Shantae for being punished for trying to help and walks off.

Later through the game, Ammo Baron's soldiers rebuild the town into a fortified base covered with Techno Baron's cannons.

Much later in the game, Shantae sees Ammo Baron on Frostbite Island discussing one of the cannons with Techno Baron, who he orders to finish faster as he needs it for his conquest of Sequin Land. After retrieving the final piece of the cannon from Bolo and getting Twitch, Vinegar and Barracuda Joe back to their posts, Shantae gives the final piece of the cannon, not knowing that he planned to use it to destroy Sequin Palace and send a message to all who dare oppose him. However, due to Bolo's incompetent design, the cannon horribly misfires and blows a hole in Frostbite Island, crushing Techno Baron.

During the final boss, Twitch, Vinegar and Risky use Ammo Baron's cannon to destroy The Pirate Master.

After defeating Pirate Master and finally regaining it, Shantae uses her magic to remove everything Ammo Baron did to Scuttle Town and forces him to leave and return the town's deed to Scuttlebutt or else she will use her magic on him. Ammo Baron is last seen in one of the pictures in the credits, having his tank sink into quicksand.

Half Genie Hero
Ammo Baron is set to return in this game, albeit in a minor role.

Trivia

 * Despite stating that he doesn't need another girlfriend, Ammo Baron attempts to hit on Shantae in Risky's Revenge
 * According to him, Ammo Baron's tank was a gift from his mom.
 * Ammo Baron's hat greatly resembles a Tanooki, a mythical Japanese creature.