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: '''Ramon Kasumi''' (霞 羅門 ''Kasumi Ramon''), later known as '''Ryūken''' (リュウケン), was [[Kenshirō]]'s adoptive father and the 63rd [[Denshōsha|successor]] of [[Hokuto Shin Ken]].

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He named [[Kenshirō]] after his older brother, [[Kenshirō Kasumi]], because they both had a Big Dipper-shaped birthmark. His refers to his older brother as the "Strongest Hokuto Shin Ken warrior" who is as "mighty as the blue sky above." The young Ramon first protected [[Aya Kitaōji]] from hired thugs, later serving as a bodyguard to [[Pān Yù-Líng]] from the Tài Hú Bāng during her stay in Japan. Ramon is later revealed to be Kenshiro's half-brother, since Kenshiro was born from a different mother.

Ryūken successfully battled with [[Kōryū]] for successorship of [[Hokuto Shin Ken]]. He was the sifu who adopted and trained [[Raoh]], [[Toki]], [[Jagi]], and [[Kenshirō]]. After choosing Kenshirō as the next successor, Ryūken suffered a [[wikipedia:myocardial infarction|heart attack]] just when he was about to seal Raoh's fist after failing to prevent his misuse of Hokuto Shin Ken. Kenshirō did not know about Raoh's involvement in Ryūken's death, having been told that Ryūken simply died from illness, until Toki revealed the shameful secret during their first battle.