Killer is Dead is an upcoming action video game in development by Grasshopper Manufacture and to be published by Kadokawa Games in Japan, Xseed Games in North America and Deep Silver in Europe.It stars an executioner named Mondo Zappa.Killer is Dead takes place in the near future, including such technology as lunar tourism and cybernetic enhancements.The main character is an executioner named Mondo Zappa who receives jobs from the Brian Execution Firm. This firm, run by a cyborg named Brian Roses, tasks Mondo with killing dangerous criminals and assassins from around the world.Mondo wields a sword with his right hand but his cybernetic left arm can be converted into many different weapons including guns, drills, and other objects.Although Mondo travels the world as part of the game, Suda calls it a "personal story" of "a man who doesn't show himself much in the public world but still worms his way into society and mercilessl eliminates the evil dispersed in it".