Solia

Solia
	; Solia, as he appears in the manga.
Name in Kanji	ソリア
Name in Romaji	Soria
Fighting Style	Gento Kō Ken
Allegiance(s)	Falco
Position(s)	General of the Purple Light
Appearances	Manga (ch. 147-149), Anime (ep. 114), Golden Guy
Voice actor(s)	Michihiro Ikemizu (TV series); Keiichirō Yamamoto (Shin Hokuto Musou); Kenji Nomura (Legends ReVIVE)

Solia (ソリア, Soria): Solia is a General in the Imperial Capital's army. He is a protegee of Falco who practices the martial art style of Gento Kō Ken, and lost his right eye during a sparring match with Falco. He utilizes techniques which involve transforming his fighting aura or tōki into flowing energy rings. Due to the color of his aura, he has earned the title of Purple Light Solia (紫光のソリア, Shikō no Soria).

Manga & TV Series[edit | edit source]

When Kenshiro and the Hokuto Army fought against the Imperial Army, Solia mobilized his entire unit and challenged Kenshiro in the middle of the wasteland with the intention of eliminating the Hokuto rebels. Although Solia managed to land several blows on Kenshiro, he lost his left arm when Ken countered his "Ring of Destruction" technique. Solia continued fighting with one-arm until Kenshiro struck a pressure point on his neck to paralyze him, and finished him with the Hyakuretsu Ken. Before his death, Solia proclaimed that he sacrificed his life for Falco and the Golden Light.

In the anime, Solia fought Ken at Mamiya's home village after leading an invasion there to provoke Kenshiro. He also took Falco's place as the murderer of the village elder, although this happens off-screen. He never mentions Falco during the battle and when he dies, he proclaims that the Tentei was the one who ordered the destruction of Hokuto. He also loses his right arm in the battle instead of his left.

Golden Guy[edit | edit source]

In this prequel story, a young Solia tries to join his brother in repelling an invading army. Falco removes Solia's eye to stop him throwing his life away.

Video games[edit | edit source]

Solia has appeared in all of the following games:

Hokuto no Ken 2 (Famicom) - Boss of Stage 4
Hokuto no Ken (Mega Drive) - Boss of Chapter 1
Hokuto no Ken 3 (Famicom) - Sub-boss at the entrance of the Central Imperial Capital
Punch Mania: Hokuto no Ken 2 (arcade) - First opponent in Course 3
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 - non-playable fighter

Character Rating[edit | edit source]

From Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden.

Level: A
Power: 4
Speed: 3
Skills: 4
Looks: 3
Charisma: 3

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Solia faces Kenshiro
Solia reveals his missing eye
Solia in the TV series
Solia full image
Solia performs the Ring of Destruction
Solia's death
Solia in Shin Hokuto Musou
Solia in Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE (illustration)
Essence of the Purple Light Solia in Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE (illustration)