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| [[Image:Bat (FotNS).jpg|thumb|right|Bat, as depicted in the animated television series.]] | | {{Infobox Character |
| {{nihongo|'''Bat'''|バット|Batto}}, is a fictional character from [[Buronson]] and [[Tetsuo Hara]]'s [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]''.
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| | |caption=Bat, as illustrated by Tetsuo Hara |
| | |name=Bat |
| | |name_japanese=バット |
| | |nameromaji=Batto |
| | |alternatespelling=Bart |
| | |profession=Thief<br /> Member of Hokuto Army (adult) |
| | |fighting_style=[[Hokuto Shin Ken]] |
| | |voice=[[Mie Suzuki]]<br /> [[Keiichi Nanba]] (adult)<br />[[Daisuke Namikawa]] (''Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu) |
| | |appearances=Manga (ch. 1-onwards), Anime (ep. 1-onwards), ''Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu'' and others. |
| | |family=[[Toyo]] (adoptive mother) |
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| ==Voice actors==
| | ; {{nihongo|'''Bat'''|バット|Batto}} |
| Bat was originally voiced by [[Teiyū Ichiryūsai|Mie Suzuki]] in the ''Fist of the North Star'' television series, as well as in the 1986 movie version. [[Keiichi Nanba]] voiced the character as an adult in the ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' portion of the series. [[Daisuke Namikawa]] voiced Bat in the movies ''Raō Den: Jun'ai no Shō'' and ''Raō Den: Gekitō no Shō''. [[Ayumi Tsunematsu]] voiced the character in the 2005 ''[[Fist of the North Star (arcade game)|Fist of the North Star]]'' fighting game.
| | : ''Voiced by'': [[Mie Suzuki]] |
| | : Bat is a young thief who follows [[Kenshirō]] on his journey, believing he can use his strength as a meal ticket to survive in the harsh wasteland. It turns out that Bat originally left the home of his adoptive family so that his mother [[Toyo]] could take care of the younger orphans. Bat becomes Kenshirō's self-appointed sidekick, and although he is initially a brash kid, having been desensitized to the violence of the post-war era, Bat matures into an upstanding young man. Bat proves to have his uses, with his ability for fixing gadgets and driving the dune buggy that he uses to traverse the wasteland. His tricky character also allows him to get out of some dangerous situations. During their adventures, Bat develops a fondness for [[Lin]] and watches over her like a brother. He also looks up to Kenshirō and witnesses his many great battles throughout the series. |
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| Bat was voiced by [[Tony Oliver]] Streamline Pictures' English dub of the 1986 movie and by [[Gary Michaels]] in Manga Entertainment's dub of the series. He was played by [[Dante Basco]] in the 1995 live-action movie.
| | : Bat would later become the leader of the Hokuto Army - a resistance movement who fight against the corrupt Imperial Forces and its leader [[Jakō]]. He also finds himself falling in love with Lin, who fights by his side. When Lin is kidnapped and taken to the [[Shura no Kuni|Land of Asura]], Bat secretly follows Kenshirō to save her. Lin is rescued, however, the {{nihongo|Shikanhaku|死環白}} pressure point inflicted by [[Kaioh]] causes her to fall in love with the first person she sees. Bat is prepared to let her fall in love with Kenshirō, but the latter continues his journey, leaving Lin with Bat, believing he is the only one who can make her happy. Bat and Lin become a couple, but after their wedding day, Bat is overcome with guilt and refuses to live a lie and uses his limited knowledge of [[Hokuto Shinken]] to erase Lin's memory. When Bat discovers Kenshirō has also lost his memory during a thunderstorm, he arranges for the two of them to be together, while he fights [[Bolge]], a vengeful enemy from Kenshirō's past. Kenshirō and Lin recover their memories but they are too late to save Bat, who has been slaughtered during the fight. Bat makes a dying wish that Kenshirō and Lin be together and the two oblige. However, Lin has a change of heart and returns to the (presumed) dead Bat, only to find he has been revived by Kenshirō's powers. |
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| ==Story==
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| [[Image:Bat (HnK2).jpg|thumb|right|Bat, as a young adult in the animated TV series.]]
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| Approximately 15 years old when the series begins, Bat is a wandering thief and orphan. He originally resided in a small village run by [[Toyo]], but when the food supply began to run out he left so that the younger orphans could have his share. While wandering he is captured and imprisoned at [[Lin]]'s village, which is where he meets [[Kenshirō]]. Impressed by the strength of Kenshirō, he tags along with him (somewhat by force), believing that this way he will no longer have any trouble finding food. At first, he is depicted as a selfish nuisance, but after a while Bat is shown to be a virtuous person, as evident by his reasons for leaving his home village.
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| Bat is rather cowardly and careless and will often jump to the wrong conclusions, but this masks his kind nature and he is usually willing to help out in a situation when he can. Bat is very good at fixing machines and can also drive, an example being a dune buggy used as transportation throughout the first part of the manga. He looks up to Kenshiro like an older brother, and likewise Kenshirō begins to see him as a younger brother.
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| After viewing Kenshirō's many death battles, he is able to grow remarkably into an expert martial artist. After the time-skip following [[Raoh]]'s defeat (the segment which corresponds to the ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime series), he is the young leader of a band of resistance fighters known as the {{nihongo|Hokuto Army|北斗の軍,|Hokuto no Gun}}, fighting against the dictatorship of the Imperial General [[Jakō]]. He has also fallen in love with Lin, whom he protects without hesitation. When Lin is kidnapped and taken to the [[Shura no Kuni|Land of Asura]], Bat secretly follows Kenshirō to save her (but does not show up until the end of the arc). After saving Lin, who had had her memory erased so that she falls in love with the first person she sees as result of Kaioh's Shikanhaku point, Bat is prepared to let her see Kenshirō first, but Ken walks off before she can wake up and leaves her with Bat. Before he leaves, he tells Bat "My fate is one of constant battle, you are the only one who can truly make Lin happy".
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| However, Bat is aware that Lin's feelings for him are not genuine and erases her memory again with his limited Hokuto Shinken knowledge during their wedding. When Kenshirō's memory is erased after a thunderstorm (he assumed that [[Yuria]] was the one who erased his memory, so that he can be happy with Lin), Bat poses as him during the fight against the blind Bolge, but is defeated and then tortured by Bolge who believes him to be Kenshiro. Bat is ready to die, so Bolge would think that Kenshirō is dead and no longer search for him. However, Kenshirō and Lin regain their memories and they set off to save Bat. Bolge is killed, but Bat is fatally wounded in the fight. In the very end of the manga, Lin chooses to stay with the (presumed) dead Bat, accepting to reciprocate his feelings out of her free will. When Kenshiro leaves Lin and Mamiya, Bat is then suddenly brought to life. Bat was saved by Kenshirō pressing on his pressure points with the use of Hokuto Shinken.
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| [[Category:Hokuto no Ken characters]] | | [[Category:Hokuto no Ken characters]] |
| [[Category:Hokuto Shin Ken practitioners]] | | [[Category:Hokuto Shin Ken practitioners]] |
