FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: HOKUTO NO KEN

Raoh is the eldest of the four adopted children trained by Ryuken, the previous Hokuto Shinken master. The manga and anime gives two different origins thorough the course of the story. In his first origin, Raoh and his biological younger brother Toki, were adopted by Ryuken after their real parents died. A second origin shows that a young Raoh and Toki…

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The second of the four Hokuto brothers. A pacifist who seeks to use Hokuto Shinken as a healing art, Toki's self-made technique of Hokuto Ujou Ken ("North Star Humane Fist") is an art adept at both healing and destroying. When he kills someone with his style, his adversaries actually die while feeling great euphoria and pleasure instead of horrifying pain…

Jagi is the third of the four Hokuto brothers. Deceptive and evil, Jagi stops at nothing to win and frequently uses dirty tricks during battle. After a botched attempt at killing Kenshiro, he is left with a hideously disfigured head as a reminder of his failure. Consequently, he hides his head by wearing an iron helmet. Harboring a severe hatred for…

Yuria is the fiancee of Kenshiro, who was taken away from him by his former friend Shin, a jealous rival, prior to the start of the series. Kenshiro fights against Shin and his gang to rescue her, only to be told that she took her life during captivity. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kenshiro's initial adversary in the series, Shin was Kenshiro's friend and rival, who was taught in the martial arts style of Nanto Seiken, specifically Nanto Koshuuken (南斗孤鷲拳) or "Lone Eagle Fist of the South Star", whose practitioners are able to pierce flesh with their bare fingers. He had secretly fallen in love with Yuria, Kenshiro's lover and had…

Rei ("Ray" in Viz's English manga) is the successor of Nanto Suichouken, which is said to be the most elegant of the Nanto Seiken styles. He represents the "Star of Justice". Rei is introduced in the manga as a ruthless chauvinistic mercenary-for-hire of shifting allegiance whose sole purpose is to kill "the man with seven scars," whom he believes was…

The previous successor to the Hokuto Shinken style. Ryuken (リュウケン, Ryūken?) was the sifu who adopted and trained Raoh, Toki, Jagi, and Kenshiro in the Hokuto Shinken style. After he chose Kenshiro as his successor, he was slain by Raoh, a feat made possible by chance; he suffered a stroke at the moment he was about to seal Raoh's fist. Kenshiro did not know…

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A female village leader who bears a striking resemblance to Kenshiro's fiancee, Yuria. She recruits Ken and Rei as guardians of her village and later accompanies the two for several story arcs. She has limited martial art skills and fights using weapons such as bladed yo-yos and hidden knives. In the past, Yuda killed her parents and took off with her to…

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Rei's younger sister, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery by Jagi. The Fang Clan manage to get a hold of her to use her as a leverage against Rei, but she is rescued by Ken and Rei. She remains in Mamiya's village and gains the courage to defend herself with the help of Lin. (Source: Wikipedia)

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A Kingsman who specializes in bōjutsu and wears clown-like makeup. Kenshiro confronts him while he's trying to execute a villager for fun. Kenshiro kills him with the Koushu Hagan Ken (Face Breaking Fist). In the anime series, he is the Jack of Diamond.

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Heart is one of the Four Chief Vassals of the King organization led by Shin, along with Spade, Diamond, and Club. Heart is a large fat man, Heart's stomach was composed of a rubber-like substance which absorbs the impact of most martial art techniques, earning him the nickname The Destroyer of Fists. While normally calm and more merciful than his fellow…

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The founder of the Golan organization and a former Red Beret commando. The Colonel was a master of different killing techniques, such as deadly boomerangs and the Nanto Muon Ken style. He also had extrasensory power to anticipate an opponent's actions by their subtle eye and body movement. In the TV series, due to political reasons, he and his army were…

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Nicknamed "Grannie", she is the woman that raised the young Bat among other orphans. Although, she may not seem to get along with Bat, the two are very fond of each other in reality. She tries to dig out a well at her village, but isn't successful until Kenshiro arrives to break off the rock plate that's blocking the water. After Kenshirō leaves, Jackal…

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