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{{nihongo|'''Souther'''|[[wikipedia:ja:サウザー (北斗の拳)|サウザー]]|Sauzā}} is the sole successor of the  {{nihongo|''[[Nanto Hōō Ken]]''|南斗鳳凰拳||"South Dipper [[wikipedia:Fenghuang|Phoenix]] Fist}} style and one of the [[Nanto Roku Sei Ken]]. He bears the destiny of the {{nihongo|Star of Leadership|将星|Shōsei|}}, also known as {{nihongo|Polar Star|極星|Kyokusei}} and {{nihongo|Star of the Southern Cross|南十字星|Minami Jūji Sei|}}. The Star of Leadership rules over the Nanto constellation; therefore, none of the other Nanto successors can defeat him.  

Souther establishes himself as the {{nihongo|Holy Emperor|聖帝|Seitei|}} after Raoh's setback against [[Kenshiro]] and becomes feared as a merciless tyrant, kidnapping children to construct his [[Holy Cross Mausoleum]]. Souther was once a warm and loving child, adopted by the previous master of Nanto Hō-ōken, [[Ōgai]]. However, because of Nanto Hō-ōken's [[Isshi Sōden|awful legacy]], Ogai tricked Souther into killing him in order to be surpassed by his student. Souther was traumatized by his master's death and over time became hateful and inhuman.  

He was present as young Kenshiro competed in the [[Nanto Junin Kumite]]. When he lost his final trial to [[Shu]], Souther ordered that the boy be executed in keeping with Nanto law but Shu interrupted and sacrificed his own eyes for the boy's life. This awakened Shu's star of destiny (the [[Jinsei]]) and would see the two of them become enemies after the nuclear war.

When Shu recruits Kenshiro in his war against Souther, the ''[[Hokuto Shinken]]'' successor confronts Souther but finds his vital point attacks are futile against him. Souther defeats Kenshiro and prepares to use him as a human sacrifice for his mausoleum, until Shu's son, [[Shiva]], infiltrates the prison and aids his escape. Souther responds by attacking the resistance hideout, taking a hundred women & children hostage in order to blackmail Shu into surrender. He slices the tendons in Shu's legs, disabling his ''[[Nanto Hakuro Ken]]'', and forces him to rest the capstone of the pyramid before his execution.

Kenshiro challenges Souther once more to avenge Shu's death and discovers his secret: Souther has ''[[wikipedia:dextrocardia|dextrocardia]] [[wikipedia:situs inversus|situs inversus]] totalis''-- his heart is on the right side and the positions of his vital points are reversed. After losing his protection, Souther makes one last stand but is defeated by Kenshiro's merciful ''[[Hokuto Ujō Mōshō Ha|Ujō Moshō Ha]]'' technique. Overwhelmed by his opponent's compassion, Souther spends his final moments reconciling with the shrine of his beloved master. Shortly afterwards, the holy pyramid comes crashing down under the weight of Shu's sorrow, whose spirit wept for Souther's tragic fate.

Kenshiro remarks that Souther's love "was the greatest of all."

: In both the movie and novelization of ''[[Shin_Kyūseishu_Densetsu_Hokuto_no_Ken:_Raoh_Den_Junai_no_Shō| Raoh Den: Junai no Shou]]'', Souther's death scene is different from the original manga and TV series. There is no reference to his sensei, Ougai, or the motivation behind the pyramid. Refusing to die from Kenshiro's Hokuto Shinken, Souther rejects his pity and stabs himself in the chest.