Fist of the North Star/Characters: Difference between revisions

=== Kenshiro ===

{{quote| The 64th successor of ''Hokuto Shinken'',<ref>"North Dipper God Fist"</ref>, a deadly martial art that has been passed from one master to a single student for over 1,800 years. Kenshiro was adopted by Ryuken as the youngest of four sons alongside Raoh, Toki, and Jagi, all whom vied for the Hokuto Shinken succession. After being named as the rightful successor, he wished to settle down with his fiancee Yuria, but his rival Shin abducts Yuria and defeats Ken in combat, engraving the seven scars on his chest that form the Big Dipper. This sparks Ken's quest to become the Savior of Century's End.}}

* [[Bruiser Withwith a Soft Center]] - Yuria doesn't love Kenshiro for his hyper-masculinity, but rather for his gentle, sensitive and kind-hearted side.

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: In ''Ken's Rage'', Yuria was [[Spared Byby the Adaptation]] (read more in her entry below), in the game's continuity Yuria never contracted radiation poisoning and Raoh achieved the Musou Tensei for other reasons, so Ken gets to live happily ever after with Yuria in the end. This change is quite strange since it happens in its main (Legend) story mode, all of the other characters who get their respective happy endings get pushed in the Dream Mode territory, it also make Kenshiro's own Dream scenario worthless, he dreams of defeating Raoh and living together with Yuria once again, while the same happens in the main storyline, albeit in the Dream Mode it was for different circumstances.

** The worst case is Kaioh -- atKaioh—at least with his other opponents he'd defeated them first!

* [[Expy]] - of [[Bruce Lee]] ''and'' Mad Max, played by [[Mel Gibson (Creator)|Mel Gibson]].

* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] - [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|Red]], and seriously evil looking.

* [[Hitman Withwith a Heart]]

* [[Meaningful Name]] - In the ''Hokuto no Ken'' pilot illustrated by Tetsuo Hara before working with Buronson, Kenshiro's name was written in kanji characters that literally meant the "[[Four Is Death|Fourth Son of the Fist]]".<ref>拳四郎</ref>.

** More explicitly evoked by a blinded Kenshiro in the anime when several of Raoh's biker troops tried to stop him from reaching the Nanto capital first -- thefirst—the troops deliberately rev up their engines in hopes that it would drown out the sound of their attack, so Kenshiro drew his experience with Shuu to defeat them.

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]]: Some

* [[Rapid -Fire Fisticuffs]] - The ''Hokuto Hyakuretsuken'',<ref>the North Dipper Hundred Crack Fist</ref>, delivered with his trademark ''"ATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!"'' [[Kiai]].

* [[Shipper Onon Deck]] - Believes Lin should love Bat, not him, {{spoiler|and he gets them together at the end of the manga}}.

* [[Wife -Basher Basher]] - You think Ken's usual techniques are cruel? Then you ain't see what he does to those who dare hit women yet.... [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|Whoa boy.]]

=== Bat ===

{{quote| A young boy who decides to follow Kenshiro as his self-appointed sidekick and manager after witnessing Ken's battle with Zeed. At first, Bat seems to be nothing more than a spoiled brat who sees Ken as a tool for his own self-benefit. He gradually matures as he witnesses the hardships Kenshiro and his friends and rivals have to go through, as well as witnessing the death of his mother figure Toyo at the hands of Jackal. After Kenshiro leaves with Yuria, an older and wiser Bat becomes the second-in-command of the Hokuto Army.}}

* [[Bratty Half -Pint]] - Before the [[Time Skip]].

* [[Cross -Dressing Voices]] - In the TV series, Bat was voiced by Mie Suzuki, a female voice actress, until he became an adult and was replaced by Keiichi Nanba, a male actor.

* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] - Whenever he isn't being a cocky little brat he does show his soft side more than once.

* [[Joke Character]] - He once tried to be this when up against one of Amiba's [[Mooks]], trying to punch one of the soldiers and tricking that soldier into thinking that he somehow performed a Hokuto Shinken move on him, deliberately invoking Kenshiro's own catchphrase and mannerisms. It worked -- theworked—the frightened soldier froze in fear, leaving Bat to run off and leave the humiliated goon be.

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - In the Manga Entertainment dub, his name was changed from "Bat" to "Bart", likely a reference to another [[The Simpsons (animation)|kid trickster]].

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]] - Bat took one after the [[Time Skip]], having grown up and become the leader of the Hokuto Army.

{{quote| '''Kenshiro:''' "Bat, you've become a man!"}}

=== Lin ===

{{quote| A young mute girl who was traumatized after witnessing the deaths of her family at the hands of bandits. She befriends Kenshiro when he wanders into her village, who helps restore her voice by using one of her vital points. After being rescued from Zeed by Kenshiro, she follows him into the wasteland and becomes a loyal traveling companion. Years after Raoh's defeat, she forms the Hokuto Army with Bat as they fight off the now-corrupt Army of the Heavenly Emperor. {{spoiler|She later finds out that she is the twin sister of the current Heavenly Empress, Lui, whom she was separated from when they were infants.}}}}

* [[Token Mini-MoeLoli]] - In the first series.

=== Shin ===

{{quote| The first major adversary in the story, Shin is also the first of the ''Nanto Rokuseiken'' <ref>the South Dipper Six Holy Fists</ref> masters to appear. Shin is the successor of the Nanto Koshūken <ref>South Dipper Lone Eagle Fist</ref> style and carries the fate of the Star of Martyrdom. Shin was secretly in love with Kenshiro's fiancee Yuria, but refused to do anything about it until Jagi convinced that Ken was too weak to protect her from the horrors of the post-war world. After defeating Ken in combat and engraving the seven scars on his chest, Shin took Yuria with him and amass his own army of loyal thugs, taking on the title of "King" and establishing the city of Southern Cross as his kingdom.}}

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: If Shin really knew and loved [[The Messiah|Yuria]], he '''really''' shouldn't be surprised that she was [[Driven to Suicide]] by the cruelty and genocide committed in the name of earning her love.

* [[Finger -Poke of Doom]]: Shin can kill you just by poking his finger straight into your heart. Many of his other moves are jabbing motions intended to drive his hand straight into the enemy.

* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]] - Surprisingly averted. Shin intentions with Yuria was that she favor him over Kenshiro.

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]]: Some

* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: After meeting Yuria, in the prequel spinoff ''Yuria Gaiden''.

=== Yuria ===

{{quote| Kenshiro's fiancee, she grew up alongside Kenshiro and his brothers at Ryuken's temple. Several men developed romantic feelings for her (Raoh, Toki, Kenshiro, Juza, and Shin), but she loved only Kenshiro. After Kenshiro was named successor, she was captured by Shin and kept against her will in his lair within Southern Cross. Unable to tolerate the atrocities Shin was committing in her name, she attempted to take her own life until she was saved at the last minute by the Nanto Goshasei ,<ref>the South Dipper Five Chariot Stars</ref>, who revealed that Yuria is the Star of Motherly Compassion and destined to become the Last Warrior of Nanto.}}

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: As seen in [[Spared Byby the Adaptation]] below, Yuria lives happily ever after with Kenshiro after Raoh's death in [[Dynasty Warriors|Hokuto Musou/Ken's Rage]].

* [[Silk Hiding Steel]] - Such is the unconditional love and compassion of Yuria, the fiance of Kenshiro, that even the tyrant Raoh, whose fists could shatter Heaven and Earth itself is utterly helpless before her redemptive kindness.

* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]] - For all the violent and cruel warlords wanting her as their consort, Yuria loves Kenshiro for his kind and caring nature.

* [[Spared Byby the Adaptation]]: In ''[[Dynasty Warriors|Ken's Rage]]'', while the game follows the manga very closely, with only a few cuts then and there, a major point in Raoh's reason to achieve the Musou Tensei and consequently Yuria's fate was changed. Here he achieves it just for laying his hand against Yuria (not for sadness due Yuria's radiation poisoning and her impending death). In his last words he even says that Yuria will live for ''several'' more years (originally she lived just one year after Raoh's death), in fact, in the game, Yuria's radiation poisoning isn't mentioned at all.

=== Zeed ===

{{quote| A giant mo-hawked ruffian with the characters "Z-666" tattooed on his head, Zeed is the leader of the Z-Gang, a biker gang that has raided numerous villages and delivery crew for their food and water supply. A man who [[Lack of Empathy|does not have the word "mercy" in his vocabulary]], he and his gang are notorious for killing even women and children. As the main villain of the manga's very first chapter, Zeed falls prey to Kenshiro's ''Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken'' (Hundred Crack Fist) technique.}}

=== Spade ===

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: Is blinded by the same arrow he shot at Ken.

=== Diamond ===

=== Club ===

The third of the four KING lieutentantslieutenants, Club is a martial artist trained in the Praying Mantis style and enhances it with the addition of iron claws. Known for training in his style by butchering unwilling, helpless villages, Club is suprised when Kenshiro is more than a match for him.

* [[Wolverine Claws]] - Second ground-rule of the [[Hokuto no Ken]] universe: [[Never Bring a Knife Toto A Fist Fight]]... as Club's fingers and spinal-chord finds out the less-than-comfortable way.

=== Mr. Heart ===

{{quote| The last of the four KING lieutenants, Heart is a large overweight fighter whose stomach is composed of a rubber-like substance capable of absorbing any external impact, earning it the nickname the "destroyer of martial arts". Ken faces Heart in the throne room of Southern Cross.}}

* [[Ascended Extra]] - In the manga, he was a [[Giant Mook]] who lasted for only four chapters before he was killed (and only two episodes in the TV series). However he's a recurring character in various video games despite his fairly minor status (when it comes to Shin's card-theme named minions he is usually either given the most attention or the only one to get any attention). His popularity can be attributed to the fact that he is one of the first adversaries in the manga who proves to be more than a mere pushover against Ken.

** He's even a playable character in ''Hokuto Musou'' via DLC, and he's unique in that he's a "Special" type character who ''doesn't'' use weapons. Instead, his body [[Rubber Man|literally is rubber-like]], as he can inflate his belly and hand. Also he can [[Fire -Breathing Weapon|breath fire]] and fire a beam of [[Ki Attacks|ki]] from his [[Breath Weapon|mouth]].

* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]] - Despite his enormous frame, a paper cut can send him into a wild frenzy.

* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] - The last and most powerful of Shin's playing-card-themed henchmen.

* [["Wake -Up Call" Boss]] - The last and most powerful of Shin's [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]], and the ''first'' villain to beat Kenshiro until he vomited blood ''onscreen,'' reminding us that even our hero is still human.

=== Colonel ===

{{quote| The founder and leader of the Golan organization (God's Army in the anime), a military gang composed of religious zealots, the Colonel is a veteran warrior gifted with extra-sensory perception who also mastered the deadly Nanto Seiken art of ''Nanto Muonken'',<ref>the South Dipper Silent Fist</ref>, which uses claws and boomerangs. The Colonel was once a patriotic member of the elite Red Beret special forces, until he lost his faith in his country when he was summoned to a meeting with the corrupt politicians and businessmen who actually controlled his nation. After his superiors inadvertently caused the nuclear holocaust, the Colonel and his Red Beret soldiers survived and they eventually founded the city of Godland, attributing their survival as a divine destiny. His army kidnaps young women in order to use them as breeding stock for his soldiers.}}

=== Jackal ===

{{quote| A ruthless biker who roams the deserted wasteland with his gang in search of a new hideout. He possess no real martial art skills, but fights using concealed blades and dynamites, and is a bit more cunning than the average thug. He incurs Kenshiro's wrath after he kills Bat's adoptive mother, Toyo, although he manages to elude him for awhile, Ken eventually catches up to him. He eventually tricks "Devil's Rebirth" into fighting Kenshiro by tricking Devil into believing that they're long-lost brothers, but this eventually proves to be his ultimate undoing.}}

* [[Dirty Coward]]

{{quote| "If you want to live through old age, never pick fights with people stronger than you."}}

=== Devil's Rebirth ===

{{quote| A giant killer who earned his nickname due to his monstrous appearance. He is a practitioner of the ''Rakan Niō Ken''<ref>Arhat Deva Fist</ref> style, which specializes in controlling wind. He was sentenced to 200 years of solitary confinement in Villainy Prison after killing over 700 people with his monstrous strength.}}

* [[Attack of the Fifty 50-Foot Whatever]]

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - In some translations, he's even called Devil ''Reverse.''

=== Rei ===

{{quote| The second of the Nanto Rokuseiken, Rei is the successor of the Nanto Suichōken style ,<ref>the South Dipper Waterfowl Fist</ref>, who represents the Star of Justice. He wanders the wasteland looking for his kidnapped sister Airi, who was abducted by "The Man With The Seven Scars". He runs into Ken and Mamiya while they battle the Fang Clan, and eventually discovers that they are holding Airi hostage. After teaming up with Ken, he saves Airi and Ken reveals his seven scars to Rei. Rei laughs it off, saying that he's seen that Ken is far too kind of a person to do something like kidnapping. He later comes into conflict with Yuda over Mamiya's time as Yuda's slave.}}

* [[A Death in Thethe Limelight]]

* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: A milder version: Rei forbids Mamiya from despairing over his death, instead asking her to live life fully from then on.

* [[Dying Moment of Awesome]]: Right after he dies, at the funeral (read: burning the damn building down) Mamiya stares into the heavens and realizes that she cannot see the Death Star anymore. Anyone who sees the star is doomed to die soon, NO EXCEPTIONS. Mamiya is the only character in the series spared this fate because [[The Power of Love|Rei gave his life to save her.]]

* [[Face Death Withwith Dignity]]: Yes, yes, YES.

* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]: [[Double Subversion|Double subverted.]] After bidding his friends goodbye with a warm smile, Rei is stricken with a look of intense pain just before dying... but when Mamiya looks up to see the Omen Star of Death gone, she sees Rei's smiling face right next to the Big Dipper.

* [[I Fight for Thethe Strongest Side]]: Used to live this way while searching for his sister.

* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: THE fastest, most graceful fighter on the good guys' side.

* [[Living Onon Borrowed Time]]: But you know what? He sure as hell makes those last days of his life COUNT.

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]]: His original VA is [[Kaneto Shiozawa]]. After his death, [[Shinichiro Miki]] succeeded him in the movies, while [[Isshin Chiba]] provides Rei's voice in the fighting game. Then, in ''[[Hokuto Musou]]'', apparently [[Takehito Koyasu]] is now voicing him.

* [[Stay in Thethe Kitchen]]: He did say that Mamiya shouldn't get involved in physical fights since she is a woman but it was more out of concern and noble chivalry (as well as budding feelings) than generic [[Jerkass|Jerkassery]]ery. Since she wouldn't listen, he decided to [[Defeat Byby Modesty|make his point more bluntly]].

* [[Taking You Withwith Me]]: Dankou Sousaiken is meant to be this... except Raoh counters it point blank so he avoids getting to die with Rei.

* [[Wife -Basher Basher]]: "I think we're both here for the same reason... we are both weak to the tears of a woman."

=== Mamiya ===

{{quote| A female resistance leader whose village is being assaulted by the Fang Clan. Her brother Ko is murdered by them and she vows revenge. After she helps Ken and Rei rescue Rei's sister Airi from the Fang Clan, Rei falls in love with her. Yuda, unfortunately, finds her whereabouts, coming to collect her, as she was one of his concubines before becoming leader of the village. }}

* [[Commuting Onon a Bus]]: After Rei's death.

* [[Defeat Byby Modesty]]: Rei, who was beginning to feel for her, symbolically defeated her by ripping off her clothes to expose her body and prove that, no matter how much she denied it, she was still a woman and that she had no business on the battlefield.

* [[Rape Asas Drama]]: It is strongly implied that this is what caused her to become so cold-hearted after escaping from Yuda's harem.

* [[Stripperiffic]]: Notably averted. She dresses in realistic combat clothes. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Rei before he gives her a [[Stay in Thethe Kitchen]] speech.

=== Kiba Daioh/Boss Fang ===

{{quote| Kiba Daioh (the Great Fang King) is the leader and patriarch of the Kiba Ichizoku (Fang Clan), a tribe of mountain bandits whose members are garbed in wolf fur. Kiba Daioh is a giant man who has mastered the art of Kazan Kakuteigi (the Mt. Hua Horn Wrestling), an ancient martial art said to be the root of modern Sumo wrestling. He has the ability to to turn his flesh into steel. }}

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Holy shit. [[The Fresh Prince of Bel -Air|Uncle Phil]], is that you in the movie?

{{quote| '''Random Son:''' "I thought you loved us Papa!! We're of the same blood right?"<br />

=== Airi ===

* [[Commuting Onon a Bus]] - After Rei's death.

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]

* [[Rape Asas Drama]] - Though they could not openly say it on network TV (or the manga back in the 1980's, for that matter), this is pretty much what drove Airi to blind herself out of despair as a slave.

=== Jagi ===

{{quote| The third of the four Hokuto Shinken brothers, and one of the top contenders of being the most ruthless, sadistic character in the series (competed with Souther). He is outraged that Kenshiro received the succession and attempts to kill him, but Kenshiro easily beats him and disfigures his face in the process. Now forced to wear an iron mask to hide his ugly face, he swears revenge and convinces Shin to kidnap Yuria as a slight against Kenshiro. He also gives himself seven scars and calls himself Kenshiro to tarnish his brother's reputation, killing anyone he doesn't fancy. He also fights dirty, using weapons in battles meant to be fought hand-to-hand.}}

* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]] - To fans' surprise, Jagi is actually one of the main protagonists in ''Hokuto Musou''. While pretty much every major character in the series is playable, the ones with protagonic roles(i.e. the brunt of the Story Mode) are Kenshiro, Rei, Mamiya, Toki, Raoh and Jagi.

* [[Face Death Withwith Dignity]] - [[Averted Trope|One of the few villains to NOT do this.]]

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - In all of the Italian adaptation of the series, manga, anime and OAV, his name is always spelt "[[Rolling Stones|Jagger]]".

* [[Used to Be Aa Sweet Kid]]

** Subverted upon Kenshiro's succession (when Jagi found out) and when he's dying -- Jagidying—Jagi came to hate Ryuken, but never could completely turn himself away from Hokuto Shinken.

=== Amiba ===

{{quote| A Toki impersonator who attempted to tarnish his reputation by taking his identity (managing to change his face and reproduce the scar on Toki's back) and taking over the "Village of Miracles". A former student of Nanto Seiken, Amiba dropped out from the school and then attempted to imitate Toki's use of Hokuto Shinken as a healing art to steal his thunder. After Toki scolded him for misusing Hokuto Shinken on a patient, Amiba joined Ken-oh's Army and then began capturing villagers to experiment with them on his pressure point experiments in order to perfect his version of Hokuto Shinken.}}

* [[Ax Crazy]]

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [[Word of God]] says his appearance is modeled after [[Highlander (Film)|Christopher Lambert]].

=== Uighur ===

{{quote| The Warden of Cassandra Dungeon, a prison city where many of Raoh's enemies are locked-up, never to see the light of freedom again. A giant Mongolian warrior who wield really sharp and long Taizan (Taishan) style whips and a powerful shoulder tackle, Uighur preserved Cassandra's Legacy as an inescapable prison until he fought Ken. He is one of the few villains to give Kenshiro a good beating.}}

* [[Evil Laugh]] - One of the most ridiculous/hilarious ones ever recorded.

=== Raiga and Fūga ===

{{quote| The twin gatekeepers of Cassandra. They are masters of the Nishin Fūraiken style, a martial art that can only be practiced by twin brothers with the same physique and mentality. They work for Uighur, who has their younger brother Mitsu held hostage.}}

=== Toki ===

{{quote| The second of the Hokuto Shinken brothers, Toki uses Hokuto Shinken as a healing art, working out of his "Village of Miracles". He is also Raoh's blood brother, and the two of them trained under Ryuken after <s>their home village was destroyed</s> [[Retcon|leaving the Land of Shura]]. Although he is as skilled as Raoh in Hokuto Shinken, he is dying of radiation poisoning and does not fight unless he is pressed to do so. }}

* [[Dead All Along]]: Gracefully done in the aftermath of Ken's fight with Ryuuga.

* [[Ill Boy]]

* [[Kung Fu Jesus]]: Almost literally. Practically his [[Fan Nickname]], thanks to his most famous technique becoming [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknamed]]d the "Jesus Beam."

=== Raoh ===

{{quote| Proclaiming himself 'Ken-oh' (the King of the Fist), the Conqueror of Century's End, Raoh is the [[Aloof Big Brother]] of Kenshiro and Toki. He leads his army to deliver order to the land with an iron fist. Despite being a cruel and ruthless tyrant, Raoh is shown to have compassion deep down in his heart and mourns for the fact that he has to kill his brothers to achieve his goals, but places his ambition above anything else. He later finds that Yuria is the last Nanto General and eventually admits his love for her and sorrow over her fate, which enables him to learn the ultimate Hokuto Shinken technique Musou Tensei. Later defeated by Kenshiro, he commends his brother and raises his fist, dying in a pillar of light with no regrets.}}

* [[Ascend to Aa Higher Plane of Existence]] - His death could be interpreted as this, since not only did he not leave a body behind when he died, but also died without regrets, a sign of higher understanding of the human condition.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: For all the blood he has shed to build his empire, Raoh does love and protect his citizens like a father, and does '''NOT''' tolerate senseless torture and brutality of helpless innocents who are (despite his issues) loyal to him; as his army of sadistic henchmen who thought he had "dissapeared" found out rather painfully... He has a practially ''chivalrous'' hatred towards those who beat, kill or rape women. See [[Wife -Basher Basher]] below.

* [[Famous Last Words]]: "わがしょうがいにいっぺんのくいなし!!" ("Waga Shougai Ni Ippen No Kui NASHI!!"/"My Life Was One Lived Without A Single Regret!!")

* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]: ...and a defiant fist to Heaven itself!!

{{quote| '''Raoh:''' Come, let me see the face of the man who has defeated Raoh... You are magnificent, my little brother.<br />

{{quote| '''Young Raoh:''' ''"I will return to the Land of Shura the Greatest Warrior under Heaven, to defend and protect everybody."''}}

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]] - His original VA is [[Kenji Utsumi]], but for ''Hokuto Musou'', he's voiced by [[Fumihiko Tachiki]].

* [[ShowtheShow the Forehead]] - a truly dedicated example. Not only is his hair particularly short-cropped, it's ''also'' slicked back. He wouldn't want anyone to miss out on the most imposing, serious forehead in the world.

* [[Used to Be Aa Sweet Kid]]

* [[Wife -Basher Basher]]: Not only is Raoh one of the few tyrants in the post-war world to have ''never'' struck a woman, he himself '''despises''' those who do so. This is demonstarted in the manga wherein he ''literally'' SLAPS THE HEAD OFF A RAPIST who served in his army upon finding out the bastard has been up to his old tricks in his absence. This major [[Pet the Dog]] moment is unfortunately ruined in the animated adaptation, wherein the slapper is changed to Kenshiro.

=== Ryuken (Ramon Kasumi) ===

{{quote| The 63rd successor of Hokuto Shin-Ken and the man who trained Kenshiro, Jagi, Toki, and Raoh. He eventually choose Ken over his other students to be his successor, but then Raoh challenged his decision by refusing to surrender the art. He almost defeated Raoh, but [[Diabolus Ex Machina|suffered a stroke before he could deliver the finishing blow]], giving Raoh the perfect opportunity to finish him off. Whenever Kenshiro or one of his brothers faces an ordeal, they reflect back on Ryuken's teachings.}}

* [[Bratty Half -Pint]] - All the way back during [[World War Two]] Shanghai in ''[[Fist of the Blue Sky]]''.

* [[Doppelganger Spin]] - Uses one against Raoh. One that travels in a Big Dipper-shaped path no less!

=== Yuda ===

{{quote| Yuda is the one of the Nanto Rokuseiken, representing the Star of Enchantment (also known as the Star of Deception). In the past, he trained alongside Rei in the ways of Nanto Seiken, but grew to resent him as Rei's ''Nanto Suichōken'' style was considered more elegant than his own ''Nanto Kōkakuken'' style.<ref>the South Dipper Crimson Crane Fist</ref>. He gathers his own army and uses them to gather concubines for himself, leaving them to his men when he considers them no longer beautiful. He had kidnapped Mamiya at one point, but she escaped and he eventually discovered her location, bringing himself into conflict with Rei.}}

* [[Effeminate Misogynistic Guy]]: He's extremely effeminate and treats his harem as dolls.

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - Yuda? Or Juda? Yuda is the literal transliteration of his name, which in turn is the Japanese transliteration of Judas Iscariot's name, but Juda gets the point across quicker.

=== Souther ===

{{quote| The strongest of the ''Nanto Rokuseiken'' and the self-proclaimed "Holy Emperor", Souther is the Star of Leadership and the successor of the ''Nanto Hō-ōken'' style,<ref>the South Dipper Phoenix Fist</ref>, a style that can only have one successor. A ruthless tyrant who seeks to conquer the world like Raoh. Unlike Raoh, he does this not to promote stability in the wasteland, but merely to satisfy his own ego. He targets children for use as slave labour on his "Holy Emperor's Mausoleum", a massive pyramid that he intends to use as a everlasting symbol of his reign, {{spoiler|which also doubles as a monument to honor his master that he had to kill to master his style}}. Of the armies opposing Raoh, his is by far the most formidable and he also claims to be immune to Hokuto Shinken. }}

* [[Zero Percent0% Approval Rating]] - In ''Hokuto Musou'', Souther's own soldiers will periodically betray him because of how cruel he is. Shin even uses this to his advantage.

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]] - His villainous bass is impressive as is ,<ref>, as in, one could be forgiven for assuming voices didn't naturally come that deep</ref>, but his ability to ''project'' is what knocks him out of the park with this trope.

* [[Fallen Hero]] - Subverted. Despite showing all the signs of being a fine young man, and his master's every intention that he grow up to be a hero, Souther never did anything heroic after becoming the master of Nanto Hō-ōken.

* [[Freak -Out]] - After accidentally killing his master.

{{quote| '''Souther''': (to a [[Mook]]) ''What's wrong? [[Catch Phrase|You're already dead, huh?]]''<br />

* [[Ignored Epiphany]] - in [[Dynasty Warriors|Hokuto Musou]], every single person around Souther tells him that it's better to build an empire where the subjects adore you rather than fear you, as they will be more loyal. [[Zero Percent0% Approval Rating|All of his minions betray him throughout the story]], but he still doesn't listen, [[We Have Reserves|demanding the impossible of his remaining subjects and sacrificing them whenever possible.]]

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]] - Other than the ones below, he's voiced by [[Toshihiko Seki]] in ''Raoh Gaiden''. In ''[[Dynasty Warriors|Hokuto Musou]]'', he's voiced by [[Nobutoshi Canna]].

* [[NoWon't Work On SellMe]] - Souther's immunity to Hakuto Shinken ''appears'' to be a bog-standard case of this at first. Turns out he has [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrocardia |an actual real-life cardiovascular condition]].

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - "Souther" or "Thouzer"? One would think its Souther, seeing how his style is ''Nanto Seiken'' (or "South Dipper Holy Fist") after all, but more recent merchandise seems to favor the "Thouzer" convention. That's not even counting other variations such as "Thouther" or "Thoutoher".

* [[Used to Be Aa Sweet Kid]]

=== Shuh ===

{{quote| The successor of the ''Nanto Hakuroken'' style <ref>the South Dipper White Heron Fist</ref> and the Nanto Star of Benevolence. Before the nuclear holocaust, Shuh was once Souther's [[The Dragon|second-in-command]] and challenged a very young Kenshiro to a death match between their rival martial art schools. Shuh defeated Ken, but instead of taking his life as the rules ordered him to, Shuh forfeited his eyesight to Souther, sensing the untapped potential within Ken. Years later, he leads a resistance against Souther's army.}}

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - "Shu" or "Shew"? Depending on the Kanji, ''Shū'' can mean "kick" and Shu's style, ''Nanto Hakuroken'', does specializes in kicks.

=== Ryuga ===

{{quote| Ryuga is the master of Taizan Tenrōken (the Mount Tai Sirius Fist), a style in which he scoops the chunks of his victims' flesh while leaving them with a feeling of bitter coldness. Ryuga's star is the Heavenly Wolf Star, also known as Sirius, a solitary star destined to serve the Hokuto Shinken successor. Ryuga is actually Yuria's elder brother, who pledged his loyalty to Raoh after witnessing the chaos of the post-war era. At first, he believes that only Raoh can restore peace and order through his sheer force, but begins to question his loyalty when he meets Kenshiro, his sister's fiancee.}}

* [[I'm Cold... So Cold...]]: His attacks have this effect on his victims.

* [[Suicide Byby Cop]]

=== Hyui ===

{{quote| The first of the Goshasei (Five Chariot Stars), the five guardians of the Last General of Nanto, who faces Ken-oh. The leader of Wind Brigade, Hyui carries the fate of the Chariot Star of the Wind and uses a style where he slices his opponent using air currents.}}

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: A promotional poster released by Raijin Comics when they were publishing the short-lived "Master Edition" of the manga spells his name as "Huey". Supposedly he was named after singer Huey Lewis.

=== Shuren ===

{{quote| The second of the Goshasei and leader of the Crimson Army, Shuren carries the fate of the Chariot Star of Flames and is a master of the "Gosha Enjo Ken" style (the Five Chariot Fiery Passion Fist), which allows him to cover his body in flames. He leads his army against Ken-oh to avenge the death of Hyui, his younger brother.}}

* [[Playing Withwith Fire]] - His martial art involves manipulating phosphorus to engulf his enemies while slicing them to pieces.

=== Juza ===

{{quote| The Chariot Star of the Clouds, Juza is a master of his own self-taught martial art style with fighting skills said to equal that of Raoh's. A childhood friend of Yuria, he felt in love with her [[She's All Grown Up|while growing up together]] and wanted to pursue a relationship with her until he learned that they were [[Brother-Sister Incest|half-siblings from the same father]]. After the war, Juza began living a carefree life of promiscuity, indifferent to the battle between Raoh and the Last General of Nanto, until he learns the true identity of the Last General.}}

* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]

* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] - Even in the above [[Jerkass Facade]], he cannot help but be unconditionally kind to women.

* [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall]] - In the anime, after suddenly avoiding his death from the manga: ''"I'm of the clouds. I move and do as I please. We're gonna do things my way."''

** Attempts to break one of Raoh's arms in his final moments. It doesn't work.

* [[ShowtheShow the Forehead]] -

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]

=== Fudoh ===

{{quote| Once a terrible outlaw known as "Fudoh the Ogre", Fudoh was a self-centered ruffian who cared about nobody else until a young Yuria stood up to him to protect a pregnant dog. He learned the importance of life from this experience and became Fudoh of the Mountains, one of the Goshasei, as well as a protector to all children. When Ken-oh begins to mobilize his army to the Last General's lair, Fudoh is dispatched to make sure Kenshiro gets there first.}}

* [[Badass]]

* [[Badass Adorable]] - Fudoh is a big cuddly teddy-bear of a sweetheart who is kind to children, and is the only character to really qualify for this trope in the franchise (Mamiya is far too butch to be adorable and adult Rin is too much of a [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]] to be [[Badass]]).

{{quote| ''"My body may die; I may be reduced to but a single drop of blood. But those with courage will rise time and again to face you; while you, Raoh, will live for the rest of your life but a mere terrified coward!!"''}}

* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]

=== Rihaku ===

{{quote| The Chariot Star of the Ocean and leader of the Nanto Goshasei. Unlike the other Goshasei members, Rihaku possesses no martial arts training, but he is a military strategist. He prepares a series of booby traps for Raoh when he attacks the headquarters in search of Yuria.}}

=== Tou ===

{{quote| Rihaku's daughter and attendant to the Last General of the Nanto. In the Goshasei's war against Raoh and his forces, Tou feels conflicted due to her secret love for their arch-enemy. }}

=== Ein ===

{{quote| A bounty hunter hired by the Imperial Army who wants to claim the reward on Kenshiro's head to support his "little lady" (actually his daughter). Kenshiro beats him, but spares his life, and then does a [[Heel Face Turn]] and joins the Hokuto Army with Bat. He uses an unorthodox fighting style which he dubs "Kenka Kenpo" (the "art of brawling").}}

* [[Wearing a Flag Onon Your Head]] - His outfit is covered in stars and stripes.

=== The Harn Bros. ===

{{quote| Two convicted wrestlers who are wanted by the Imperial Army for rebelling against them, Buzz and Gill Harn are masters of the ''Nanto Sōyōken'' style <ref>the South Dipper Twin Hawk Fist</ref> who seek to defeat Falco in order to avenge the deaths of other Nanto Seiken defeated by him.}}

* [[Death Byby Adaptation]] - In the original manga, Gill outlives his brother and helps out the Hokuto Army take down Jakoh to avenge his brother's death. In the anime, he's not as lucky.

* [[He Will Not Cry, So I Cry for Him]] - In the manga, when Asuka refused to cry at Ein's funeral so he can rest easily, Gill [[Tender Tears|cries in the brave little girls place.]]

* [[Scary Black Man]] - Played straight initially with both brothers, but averted with Gill in the manga. See [[He Will Not Cry, So I Cry for Him]] above.

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]] - An actual spelling variation exists in the original Japanese media due to a misprint in the early editions of the manga. The Japanese spelling of the elder Harn brother varies between ''Bazu'' <ref>バズ, with a dakuten</ref> and ''Hazu''.<ref>ハズ, without a dakuten</ref>. The anime went with ''Hazu'', but the ''Kanzenban'' reprint of the manga replaced all instances of ''Hazu'' with ''Bazu''.

=== Falco ===

{{quote| The successor of the ''Gento Kōken'' style,<ref>the First Dipper Imperial Fist</ref>, a martial art which destroys the opponent's body on a cellular level with ki-based attacks. He is the sworn guardian of the Celestial Empress Lui. Although an honorable man, he is forced to do Jakoh's evil bidding when the Empress is kept hostage.}}

* [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him]] - After serving as Kenshiro's main rival for a whole story arc, he gets killed off by a [[Mook|Nameless Shura]] in the arc that followed.

=== Jakoh ===

{{quote| The Governor General of the Imperial Army, a corrupt opportunist who is blackmailing Falco and ''Gento'' masters to do his evil bidding. In the past, Falco was ordered by Raoh to dispose of Jakoh, sensing his evil intentions. But Falco couldn't bring himself to do it, since Jakoh was raised by Falco's mother as one of her own. After Falco's mother passed away, Jakoh took the opportunity to usurp the Heavenly Empress by locking her away in a secret dungeon and use the ''Gento'' masters.}}

=== Solia ===

{{quote| A General of the Imperial Army and fellow practitioner of the ''Gento Kōken'', also known as "Solia of the Purple Light". He once lost one of his eyes during a sparring match with Falco, but still respects the man in spite of that. He challenges Kenshiro under orders from Falco.}}

* [["Wake -Up Call" Boss]] - The first serious adversary Kenshiro fights during the latter half of the manga.

=== Shoki ===

{{quote| A General of the Imperial Army and close friend of Falco. Shoki once encountered a wandering Kenshiro and Yuria sometime after the battle with Raoh and provided shelter to the two by allowing them to stay in his home village, where Yuria spent the rest of her days in peace. Years later, when Jakoh took over the Imperial Army, Shoki tries to convince Falco to rebel with him.}}

* [[Remember the New Guy?]] - Kenshiro recognizes him the moment the Hokuto Army first encounters him, even though he never appeared in the series up to that point. Admittedly it occured during the [[Time Skip]] between the Raoh and Tentei arcs.

=== Akashachi ===

{{quote| Akashachi ("Red Orca") is the Captain of the pirate ship in the world, the "Dual-Hulled Orca", who helps Kenshiro cross the Dead Sea (the last remaining sea on Earth) to reach the Land of Asura. He was separated from his son Shachi years ago when a hundred of his men were slaughtered by the Nameless Asura.}}

=== Shachi ===

{{quote| The estranged son of Akashachi the Pirate, who was separated from him when Akashachi and his crew were in the Land of Asura. To protect his girlfriend Leia from the Asura, he decided to train in the art of ''Hokuto Ryūken'' style <ref>the North Dipper Shining Stone Fist</ref> under Master Jukei, becoming Rakshasa the Asura-devouring beast.}}

=== Han ===

{{quote| The Third Rasho (a title which loosely translates to General of Shura) and the first of the ''Hokuto Ryūken'' masters Kenshiro faces in the Land of Shura. Always under the threat of assassination, he claims to have lost count of the number of assassins he disposed after the hundredth time. His style uses hurricane-like techniques and are fast enough that they don't leave any trails of a shadow. Han is the one who reveals to Kenshiro that the Land of Shura is his birthland.}}

=== Hyoh ===

{{quote| The Second Rasho and Kenshiro's biological elder brother. After he and Kenshiro were separated when they were young, his memories of his brother were sealed away by Kaioh. Admired and praised by the common folks of Shura for being a benevolent ruler compared to Kaioh, he turns insane and becomes possessed by an evil fighting aura when his fiancee Sayaka is killed and is told by Kaioh that Kenshiro was the killer. He is the only one who knows the location of the secret technique of the Hokuto master family.}}

* [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him]]: Gets killed by an army of mooks.

=== Kaioh ===

{{quote| The [[Big Bad]] of the second series, Kaioh is the First Rasho, as well as the strongest of the ''Hokuto Ryūken'' masters. Kaioh is covered in a black armor which he wears not for protection, but to control the dark energy he possesses known as ''Matouki'' (the evil [[Battle Aura]]), which can only be possessed by those who were driven insane by ''Hokuto Ryūken''. It turns out that he is Raoh and Toki's true blood brother, who went [[Ax Crazy|insane]] after his mother died while protecting an infant Kenshiro.}}

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]] - One of the few ''Hokuto'' villains who openly brags about his evilness

* [[Kick the Dog|Kill The Dog]] - In the manga, he crushes his pet dog's head while mourning his mother's death. In the anime, this [[Bowdlerize]] by letting the dog drown in a river.

=== Kuroyasha ===

{{quote| One of the most powerful ''Hokuto Ryūken'' practitioners, as well as a protector of the ''Hokuto Sōke'' bloodline, Kuroyasha was once Kenshiro's guardian when he was an infant. When Hyoh goes insane and orders the destruction of his blood brother Kenshiro, Kuroyasha goes to his lair at ''Raseiden'' to defeat Hyoh.}}

* [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him]]

=== Jukei ===

{{quote| The previous ''Hokuto Ryūken'' successor, Jukei was the one who sent Kenshiro, Toki, and Raoh to train under Ryuken when they were children. Jukei also trained Kaioh and Hyoh (as well as their friend Han) in the ways of ''Hokuto Ryūken'' hoping they could save the already war-torn Land of Shura from its oppressors. However they ended up becoming oppressors themselves when they became the Rasho after the nuclear war. Jukei then trained a fourth student, Shachi, but he too fell to the ways of violence. With no other hope left, Jukei expected Raoh to become the next Hokuto Shin-Ken successor and save Shura from Kaioh's tyranny. But when it is Kenshiro who arrives to Shura in Raoh's place, he decides to settle matters himself...}}

=== Nameless Shura ===

{{quote| A low-class Shura warrior who has literally not made a name for himself yet, he is a master of ''Shura Nindō'', a style of Ninpō taught at Shura. At the mere age of 14, he killed a hundred of Akashachi's men during his failed attempt to raid the Kingdom of Shura. Years later, when Falco went to Shura in search of the kidnapped Lin, the Nameless Shura took Falco by surprise and gave him a fatal blow. Only with Kenshiro's help was Falco able to recover his strength and defeat him.}}

* [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]

=== Alf ===

{{quote| A high-class Shura warrior who claims to have defeated most of his adversaries in less than two minutes each, earning him the nickname "Alf of the Hourglass". He is one of the first Shura warriors Kenshiro faces in his venture into the kingdom.}}

=== Ryu ===

{{quote| The orphaned posthumous son of Raoh who is likely to become the next successor of Hokuto Shinken.}}

=== Kouketsu ===

{{quote| The first villain of part 3 of the manga, Kouketsu was an extremely minor henchman of Raoh who used his [[Genre Savvy|Genre Saviness]] to first create fertile, prosperous land and then enslave the people living near it. Responsible for the deaths of Ryu's foster parents.}}

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: Dies when one of his own traps springs on him.

=== Baran ===

{{quote| The penultimate villain from the manga. Baran was once a young member of Raoh's army, who hoped to learn Hokuto Shinken to take revenge on God, believing He took the life of his little sister. Some years later, Baran takes over the once peaceful city of Blanca, and becomes known as the "Emperor of Light". He uses the power of Hokuto Shinken to dupe the people into believing he is a Messiah and spares no mercy to the unbelievers. }}

* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]: Just like most of the other characters in this series who got to choose how they died.

* [[Used to Be Aa Sweet Kid]]

* [[Defiant to Thethe End]]: Survives Ken's Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken just so he can try to take somebody with him. Bat has to kill him in the end.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: He has grafted weapons all over his body, and even added metal plating to his skull for protection. Another translation for his name is [[Star Trek (Franchise)|"Borg"]].

* [[Senseless Sacrifice]]: Bat almost has one of these.

* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: Never appeared before in the manga. A flashback is provided to show when Ken beat him up.