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The following is a list of fictional characters from the manga and anime franchise Fist of the North Star by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. Characters are organized primarily by their fighting styles and allegiance whenever possible, and ordered by the story arcs where they primarily appear. All characters are from the original manga unless otherwise noted.

Major characters

Hokuto Shinken

Kenshiro

The protagonist of the series. The youngest of Ryūken's adopted sons and his successor of the Hokuto Shinken style.

Raoh

The main antagonist for the majority of the first half of the series. The eldest of Ryūken's adopted sons, also trained in Hokuto Shinken. He takes on the mantle of Ken-Ō ("Fist King"), the self-proclaimed "Conqueror of the Century's End".

Toki (トキ)

Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (TV series), Hideyuki Tanaka (Shin Hokuto no Ken), Kenyuu Horiuchi (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series), Tetsuharu Ota (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series, as a child), Kirk Thornton (TV series, English dub)

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 Ujō Ken (北斗有情拳, "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. According to Ken, Toki had the most elegant style of the four brothers and was favored successor to the Hokuto Shinken style. But during the war, Toki was exposed to the nuclear fallout while forced-shutting the jammed doors of the bomb shelter that Ken and Yuria were in. Toki survived for two weeks without food and water, but the nuclear exposure turned his hair white and left him terminally ill. Thus, Toki renounces the succession to the Hokuto Shinken style and becomes a wandering doctor, easing the people's ills. Toki wanders into a village full of sick people and heals everyone there. The village became known as the "Village of Miracles" and Toki becomes heralded as a miracle maker. However, Toki is taken captive by Raoh's army and imprisoned at Cassandra, while Amiba impersonates him in an attempt to tarnish Toki's reputation. Kenshiro rescues him from Cassandra and Toki joins him in his battle against Raoh. Toki and Raoh are later revealed to be actual blood brothers; Raoh and Toki were orphaned when they were children and adopted by Ryuken, who was seeking a student to train. Originally, Ryuken only trained Raoh, while Toki watched on. When a hunter killed Toki's pet dog (a parrot in the TV series), Toki demonstrates his fighting ability by pummeling the hunter relentlessly. Realizing that Toki has learned to fight by merely watching his brother, Ryuken began training Toki as well. At that point, Raoh made Toki promised that if he ever followed the wrong path, Toki will try to stop him. Toki attempts to fulfill his promise as an adult, seeking to stop Raoh from using Hokuto Shinken for his own gain. However, the now-weakened Toki is easily outclassed and defeated by Raoh. Toki later dies from his illness after a confrontation with Ryuga, a General in Raoh's army, and tells Kenshiro to "turn his sorrow into anger" before dying. Toki, along with Raoh and Kenshiro, is later revealed to be from the Land of Asura, where he has two additional blood siblings named Kaioh and Sayaka.

Jagi (ジャギ)

Voiced by: Kouji Totani (TV series), Chikao Ohtsuka (1986 movie), David Itō (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series), Dan Woren (1986 movie, English dub)

The third of the four Hokuto brothers. Deceptive and evil. Jagi stops at nothing to win, including the use of a shotgun and hidden needles. Hideously disfigured by Kenshirō after trying to kill him, he hides his face with an iron helmet. Jagi is obsessed with destroying his younger brother and tarnishing his reputation. Persuaded Shin to abduct Yuria, and later killed Rei's parents and sold his sister into slavery, inscribing seven scars on his chest so Kenshirō would be blamed. He was killed by Kenshirō's "Four Linked Fists of Rage", as Kenshiro said "An ugly death suits you right", revealed to Kenshirō that Toki and Raoh were still alive before he exploded. Jagi is never mentioned after his death and is usually unaccounted when the Hokuto Brothers are mentioned, as many characters refer to Ken, Toki and Raoh as the "Three Hokuto Brothers" instead. Jagi was a subordinate of Ken-oh's army along with Amiba.

Ryuken (リュウケン, Ryūken)

Voiced by: Junji Chiba (TV series, episode 5) → Ryūji Saikachi (TV series, episode 30 and onward), Kouji Totani (TV series, as a young man), Chikao Ohtsuka (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

The previous successor of Hokuto Shinken. Known as Kasumi Ramon in the manga Fist of the Blue Sky. He was the sifu who adopted and trained Raoh, Toki, Jagi, and Kenshirō. After choosing Kenshirō as the next successor, Ryūken was slain by Raoh, largely by chance, as he suffered a temporary heart attack just when he was about to seal Raoh's fist after failing to prevent his misuse of Hokuto Shinken. Kenshirō did not know the real cause of Ryūken's death, having been told that Ryūken died from illness, until Toki revealed the shameful secret during their first battle. Both Kenshirō and Raoh remember a lot of Ryūken's teachings whenever they are in difficult situations. He makes a few cameo appearances in Fist of the Blue Sky as an adult during the 1970's and a child in 1935.

Koryu (コウリュウ, Kōryū)

Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata

Koryu studied Hokuto Shinken with Ryūken his old rival, but yielded the succession despite having the stronger style to avoid having the tragic fate of death shared by multiple Hokuto Shinken martial artists. He is also known as the "Hokuto Dragon." To prevent any knowledge regarding his martial art to be passed on, Kōryū led an ascetic life in the mountains, but was later sought out and killed by Raoh. He had two sons named Zeus and Aus who were spared by Raoh who told not to seek the same tragic path as Raoh and Toki.

Nanto Roku Seiken

The Nanto Roku Seiken (南斗六聖拳, "The Six Sacred Fists of the South Star") are the six top masters of Nanto Seiken (南斗聖拳, "Sacred Fist of the South Star") among the 108 branches. Each of them has a fate linked to a certain star in the Nanto Rokusei (南斗六星, "The Six Stars of the South Dipper" going by the literal meaning of "Nanto") constellation, aka the Milk Dipper (part of Sagittarius in Western astrology). Yuda betrayed the Six Sacred Fists and joined Raoh's army; after this, the fates of the other Nanto masters turned tragic. Each of the Nanto Roku Seiken (with the exception of Yuria) is affiliated with an avian totem: Eagle, Swan, Crane, Heron and Phoenix.

Shin (シン)

Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa (TV series), Takuya Kirimoto (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series) Steven Blum (TV series, English dub), Michael McConnohie (1986 movie, English dub)

Style: Nanto Koshūken (南斗孤鷲拳, "South Star Lone Eagle Fist"; unnamed in the original manga and anime)

Star: Jun-sei (殉星, "Star of Sacrifice or Martyrdom").

Notable for being the first major antagonist in the series, Shin was Kenshiro's rival, who loved Yuria from afar. However, Kenshiro's wicked brother Jagi manipulated Shin into taking Yuria for himself, as he claimed Kenshiro was too weak. Following this, Shin engaged Kenshiro and defeated him, engraving the seven Big Dipper-shaped stab wounds onto his chest, and abducting Yuria. Shin adopted the honorific "King" and amassed an empire to win Yuria's favour, culminating in constructing the city Southern Cross. Yuria could not handle the innocents suffering in her name, and attempted suicide from the palace balcony in an effort to end Shin's infatuation. In fact, Yuria's life was miraculously saved by the Nanto Goshasei, who united to protect her from Raoh's imminent arrival. Shin reluctantly entrusted Yuria to their custody, and awaited his destined battle with Kenshiro. During Yuria's absence, he keeps a life-like mannequin of Yuria's likeness in her throne. The vengeful Kenshiro meets Shin and having already fought Shin in the past, sees through his techniques, eventually finishing Shin off with the Hokuto Jūjizan (North Star Cross Kill), inscribing Shin's emblem of the Bloody Cross on his chest. Refusing to die from Kenshiro's technique, Shin leaps to his death, maintaining that Yuria had died. Despite Shin's earlier betrayal, Kenshiro prepares a grave for him recognizing their kindred love for the same woman. The writers of the TV series extended Shin's role in the story by making him the main antagonist for the first season of the series. His subordinates in the TV series includes not only the four lieutenants of the King army from the original manga, but also the Golan commandos and Jackal's gang (which were the immediate villains after Shin's death in the manga), as well as several original villains, notably Joker and Barcom. In the episode prior to the final battle between Shin and Kenshiro, General Barcom leads a mutiny against Shin, leading to the destruction of Southern Cross, as well as the dissolution of the King organization. In the 1986 movie, Shin is challenged by Raoh, who invades Southern Cross to use Yuria as bait for Kenshiro. When Kenshiro finally makes it to Southern Cross, Shin dies from the Hokuto Shinken wounds inflicted by his off-screen defeat to Raoh.

Rei (レイ, transliterated as "Ray" in the Viz's English edition)

Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (TV series), Isshin Chiba (Fist of the North Star arcade game), Shinichiro Miki (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

Style: Nanto Suichōken (南斗水鳥拳, "South Star Waterfowl Fist")

Star: Gi-sei (義星, "Star of Justice")

Rei's parents were slain and his sister kidnapped by a man with seven scars on his chest (actually Jagi). He was hired as a mercenary by the Fang Tribe to attack Mamiya's village, however, he betrayed them, sensing the noble purpose in Kenshirō. Working together, the two of them and Mamiya were able to eliminate the Fang King and recover Rei's sister Airi. He is the first one to meet Raoh, while trying to save Lin and Airi during an attack of Raoh's Invasion Division. Sensing Raoh's immense power, he decides to fight him in order to repay Ken for giving him back his humanity. He uses a special technique, which empowers him to defeat his opponent while sacrificing his own life. But Raoh sees through it and defeats Rei, who is left with three days to live in pain and agony. Before he dies, though, he is able to kill Yuda, who had kidnapped his love Mamiya years ago and scarred her with his personal mark. Tetsuo Hara admitted that Rei is one of his favourite supporting character and that it was a difficulty for him to work on Rei's agonizing three days of life.Template:Fact Rei's death was portrayed in a respectful way in which we don't really see graphical explosion of him as happened to any common thugs killed by Hokuto Shinken. He appears as a support character in Jump Ultimate Stars and is the star of his own spinoff manga, Rei Gaiden. He plays a prominent role in the OVA Yuria Den, where he meets the Last General of Nanto (Yuria) while seeking his sister's kidnapper. Yuria tells Rei to seek a man named Kenshiro, who would help him in his quest. Later in the movie, a dying Rei gives a locket of his hair to Toki, whom he then gives to the Last General as a token of Rei's gratitude for helping him meet Kenshiro.

Yuda (ユダ, also transliterated as "Juda" and named after Judas Iscariot)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

Style: Nanto Kōkakuken (南斗紅鶴拳, "South Star Crimson Crane Fist")

Star: Yō-sei (妖星, "Star of Enchantment or Beauty"), also known as the Star of Betrayal (裏切りの星, Uragiri no Hoshi).

The traitor of the Nanto Roku Seiken. After the nuclear war, Yuda broke up the Nanto Roku Seiken by joining Raoh's army along with 27 subordinate branches (it is later revealed he was manipulated by Souther into doing so). Vain and treacherous, Yuda keeps a concubine of female slaves that worship his beauty and is more than willing to sacrifice his own underlings for his own gain. In the past, he kidnapped Mamiya on her 20th birthday, killing her parents before her eyes and making her part of her concubine before she eventually escaped. He fights Rei, who sought to avenge her honor. Yuda has been envious of Rei prior to the war, feeling that the beauty of Rei's Suichōken style was overshadowing his Kōkakuken style. After he is defeated by Rei, he stabs himself with Rei's hands so he could die "by someone beautiful like him." At his death, he concedes that Rei is more beautiful.

Shuh (シュウ, Shū, also transliterated "Shew" and "Syuh")

Voiced by: Katsuji Mori (TV series), Hōchū Ōtsuka (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

Style: Nanto Hakuroken (南斗白鷺拳, "South Star White Heron Fist")

Star: Jin-sei (仁星, "Star of Benevolence")

Rebel leader and a friend of Rei. Originally Shuh was Souther's second-in-command, but was awakened to his destiny by a young Kenshirō. When Kenshirō was ten, Raoh brought him to the Nanto Temple for a test of his worthiness. Kenshirō would defeat ten Nanto warriors or die in the attempt. Sensing that Kenshirō reacted to his ki, Shū volunteered himself as the tenth opponent and handily defeated the boy. When Souther demanded his death, Shū refused and instead clawed out his own eyes, carrying Kenshirō from the temple. Shū taught himself to see with his heart, and later leads a resistance movement against Souther. Shū's son Shiva, who Shū did not want taking part in his tragic destiny, dies saving Kenshirō from Souther after his defeat. Later, Shū's hideout is raided, and Shū allows himself to be tormented and slain to protect his young charges. During his final moment, he miraculously recovers his eyesight and sees the grown Kenshirō for the first and final time. When Souther is defeated, the summit of the pyramid (where Shū died) leaks out Shū's blood, showing that the Benevolent Star wept even for someone as evil as Souther.

Souther (サウザー, Sauzā, also transliterated "Thouzer" and "Thouther")

Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (TV series), Akio Ōtsuka (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

Style: Nanto Hō-ōken (南斗鳳凰拳, "South Star Phoenix Fist)

Star: Shō-sei (将星, "Star of Leadership or Command"), also known as Kyoku-sei (極星, "Pole Star") and Minami-jūji-sei (南十字星, "Southern Cross Star").

Shō-sei rules the other Nanto stars; therefore, none of the other Nanto arts can defeat Souther implying that he is the strongest of the Nanto fighters. Souther establishes himself as Seitei (聖帝, "Holy Emperor") after Raoh's injury and becomes known as a cruel and heartless man, kidnapping children to build his Holy Cross Mausoleum. Souther was once warm and loving child, adopted by the wise master of Nanto Hō-ōken, Ogai. However, because of Nanto Hō-ōken's awful legacy, Ogai tricked Souther into killing him in order to be surpassed by his student. Souther was devastated by his master's death, and crushed his emotions with hate and cruelty. After meeting Shū, Kenshirō fights against Souther and loses horribly when Hokuto Shinken does not work on Souther's body. After Shū's death, he fights Souther again and is able to discover that Souther has situs inversus dextrocardia-- his heart is on his right side and his pressure points' positions are subsequently reversed from where a normal person's would be. He defeats Souther with a merciful "Ujō Moshō Ha", much to his surprise. Despite his tyranny, he is shocked that Kenshirō displayed mercy towards him. He then dies in front of Ogai's shrine, regaining his humanity. In the movie Raō Den: Jun'ai no Shō, his death scene is different than in the manga or TV series; there is no reference to his sensei Ogai or the motive behind the pyramid, also the scene where he embraces his sensei's body is omitted. Instead, he commits suicide by stabbing himself with his fist, refusing to die by Hokuto Shinken.

Yuria (ユリア, also transliterated as "Yulia" and "Julia")

Voiced by: Yuriko Yamamoto (TV series), Midori Matsuo (Legend of Heroes CG movie), Yuriko Ishida (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series), Melissa Williamson (TV series, English dub), Melodee Spevack (1986 movie, English dub)

Star: Jibo-sei (慈母星, "Star of the Merciful Mother")

Kenshiro's fiancée, Yuria's beauty and compassion saw her loved by many men such as Shin, Toki, Raoh and even her half-brother Jyuza. Yuria is descended from the Rightful Nanto Bloodline and although she has no martial arts skills, she is shown to have empathic abilities. In the beginning of the series, a jealous Shin attempts to take her by force after defeating Kenshiro. Yuria agrees to become Shin's lover, but only under the condition Shin would spare the life of the wounded Kenshiro. However, Yuria remains faithful to Kenshiro and does not reciprocate Shin's attempts to win her affection as he expands his empire to impress her. Ultimately, Yuria is unable to tolerate the atrocities Shin commits in her name and attempts to take her own life by jumping off the roof of Shin's palace at Southern Cross. Later in the series, it is revealed she actually survived thanks to the intervention of the Nanto Goshasei, who as guardians of the Nanto Bloodline are sworn to protect Yuria's life. After the deaths of the other Nanto Roku Seiken masters, she shows up as the Last General of Nanto and orders the Goshasei against Raoh, while she awaits Kenshiro's arrival at the Nanto Capital. As Raoh defeats each of the Goshasei, he eventually learns the Last General's identity and rushes to the Nanto Capital to seize Yuria. Raoh takes Yuria to his castle, only to discover that she is dying from the same kind of radiation poisoning that took away Toki's life. This sadness enables him to use the Musō Tensei against Kenshiro. After Raoh gives his life to the heavens, Ken and Yuria are reunited leave together, eventually settling in Shoki's village. Yuria eventually dies of her illness and tells Kenshiro to live on without her. Yuria is the central character in the 2007 OVA Yuria Den, which depicts how she became the Last General of Nanto. She was also given her own spinoff manga titled Yuria Gaiden.

Nanto Goshasei

The Nanto Goshasei (南斗五車星, "The Five Chariot Stars of the South Dipper") are the sworn guardians of the Last Nanto General. The stars of Goshasei correspond to the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer (馭者座, Gyoshaza) and each of the five members represent the following elements: Wind (風, Fū), Cloud (雲, Un), Fire (炎, En), Mountain (山, Zan), and Sea (海, Kai). The Goshasei are not counted among the 108 branches of Nanto Seiken.

Hyui of the Wind (風のヒューイ, Kaze no Hyūi)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Sogabe, Hiroshi Tsuchida (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

One of the five Nanto Goshasei and leader of the Wind Army. Hyui meets Kenshiro (in the TV series, not in the manga), informing him that the Nanto Goshasei would come after him and Raoh. Hyui challenges Raoh, only to be destroyed with one punch.

Shuren of the Flames (炎のシュレン, Honō no Shuren)

Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto, Nobuyuki Hiyama (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

Another one of the five Nanto Goshasei Generals and leader of the Red Army. Shuren wishes to avenge Hyūi's (his brother star) death at the hands of Raoh, and he shows his commitment to this cause by lighting a funeral pyre for Hyūi which also burns down his castle, leaving him and the Red Army with no home and only a desire to fight Raoh. He, as his name suggests, has the ability to control and manipulate fire, using it in such moves as the Gosha Enjō Ken (五車炎情拳, Five Chariots Passionate Flame Fist). Shuren confronts Raoh and his army during a march in a valley, but is swiftly defeated by the much more powerful Raoh. Shuren shows his anger over Hyui's death and his devotion to last Nanto General. Shuren tries one final, self-immolating attack which, after being countered by Raoh leaves him burnt to a crisp. After this, Raoh wonders how anyone could have such a burning devotion to The Last General of Nanto Roku Seiken

Fudoh of the Mountains (山のフドウ, Yama no Fudō)

Voiced by: Shōzō Iizuka, Daisuke Gōri (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

A giant Nanto Goshasei fighter. Fudō was once a terrible outlaw known as "Fudoh the Ogre" (悪鬼のフドウ, Akki no Fudō). Fudō attacked the Hokuto dojo and terrified the young Raoh. But a very young Yuria stood up to him, risking her life to save some puppies from Fudoh's rampage. Fudoh learned from her courage that life is the most important thing on earth. Fudoh the Ogre became Fudoh of the Mountains, one of the five Nanto Goshasei; the guardians of Yuria. Once an orphan himself, Fudoh also took care of orphaned children. After trembling in the presence of Kenshiro's Musō Tensei, Raoh decided to eliminate the first person who ever frightened him, and challenged Fudoh to battle. Raoh ordered his own men to shoot him if he took a step back. Fudoh was able to make him do so, but Raoh's men shot Fudoh instead and killed him. "Fudoh" is Japanese for Acala.

Juza of the Clouds (雲のジュウザ, Kumo no Jūza)

Voiced by: Yoshito Yasuhara

Juza's self-styled martial art is the best of the Goshasei. Juza had grown up with Yuria and wished to marry her, but his dreams were crushed when he learned she was his half-sister from the same father. As a result, he fell into a carefree life of promiscuity. A free-spirited type, Juza did not wish to fight Raoh for the sake of the Last of the Nanto Roku Seiken until he learned that she was Yuria. Juza and Raoh have known each other since childhood, Juza usually getting the best of Raoh, quickly angering him. Ryuken then told Raoh that Juza was good of a fighter as he was. Juza was actually able to briefly take Kokuoh-Go from Raoh, which was a first. Raoh sits down on a boulder and refuses to move until his horse comes back. Eventually Jyuza comes back to fight Raoh, and Juza gives Raoh a tough fight. Raoh proves to be too strong and eventually Juza is hit with a fatal blow. Juza falls on his back apparently dead. As Raoh begins to walk away, Juza's body leaps up for one last attack which Raoh blocks. Before Raoh counterattacks however, he realizes that Juza is already dead and that his body was still trying to attack, so he lets Juza's body fall to the ground lifeless. Raoh, comments to himself, "Juza truly was terrible" in respect for the tough battle Juza gave him. Juza is the only member of the Goshasei whose presence was omitted from the Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu film series. His battle with Raoh was omitted in Raoh Den: Gekitō no Shō and Rei essentially serves Jyuza's role in Yuria Den.

Rihaku of the Ocean (海のリハク, Umi no Rihaku)

Voiced by: Takeshi Aono, Katsuhisa Houki (2007)

Military General of the Goshasei. Attempts to save Yuria from Raoh by first setting multiple traps to slow him down, then fight him hand to hand. He loses the fight but does not die, as Kenshiro comes to his rescue. He bears witness to Kenshiro's first use of the Musō Tensei technique, the ultimate technique of Hokuto Shinken. Rikahu later becomes the elder statesman of Lin and Bat's "Hokuto Army" after Ken leaves with Yuria. "Rihaku" is Japanese for Li Bai. In the original TV series, he is shown to be Yuria's caretaker since childhood. However, the OVA Yuria Den shows that Yuria did not met Rihaku until after she was rescued by the Goshasei from Southern Cross.

Toh (トウ, Tō)

Voiced by: Mika Doi, Yuko Kaida (2007)

Rihaku's daughter. Toh fell in love with Raoh after he saved her from a pack of hungry wolves when Toh was a child. After posing as the Last Nanto General in Yuria's place, she professes her feelings for Raoh, but kills herself when Raoh rejects her in favor of Yuria.

Shion (シオン)

Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba

The younger brother of Hyui. Second-in-command of the Wind Army. Appears only in the TV series. He witnesses Hyui's death at the hands of Raoh and retreats to the Nanto Capital to inform Rihaku of Hyui's death, but is mortally injured by Raoh's troops on the way and dies upon reaching his destination.

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Falco (ファルコ, Faruko)

Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka

The Golden General. The strongest successor of Gento Kōken. Although Jakoh orders him to kill the Hokuto and Nanto fighters in the name of the Celestial Empress, he is an honorable man. When the Empress is discovered alive, he turns against Jakō and kills him. His right leg is a prosthetic, the original was offered to Raoh to convince him to leave the imperial capital alone. Later on, when fighting Falco, Kenshirō disables one of his own legs to even their fight. He pursues the kidnapped Lin to the Land of Asura, but dies after fighting the Nameless Asura. Prior to dying, he receives news that his wife Myū is pregnant with his child.

Solia (ソリア, Soria)

Voiced by: Michihiro Ikemizu

The General of the Purple Light. One of Falco's proteges, he seeks out and challenges Kenshiro. In the past, he lost an eye in a sparring match with Falco. In the TV series, he is the one who kills the Elder of Mamiya's village.

Shoki (ショウキ, Shōki)

Voiced by: Tessho Genda

The General of the Red Light. An old friend of Falco's, who despises Jakou's actions after taking the throne. When Ken and Yuria set out after Raoh's death, Shoki allowed them to live in his home village after Ken saved it from bandits. He encounters Ken again as a Gento Fighter. Ken defeats him but doesn't kill him because he didn't sense within Shoki; he also thanks him for giving Yuria her final resting place. Later, he attempts to kill Jakoh, after having enough of his corruption towards Falco and the rest of the Gento, and is seemingly killed by Falco in a ruse; afterwards, Falco told him to escape the Tentei. Shieno (Boltz in the TV series) sees through the ruse and pierces Shoki with his spear. Shoki dies after seeing Kenshiro one last time begging Kenshiro to defeat the Tentei as it has become evil.

Boltz (ボルツ, Borutsu)

Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto

The General of the Blue Light. A renegade Gento warrior under the service of Jakoh. He is responsible for the death Shoki. Boltz appears only in the TV series, serving as a substitute for the character Shieno (Jakoh's younger son) in the original manga.

Taiga (タイガ)

Voiced by: Masaharu Satō

The General of the Green Light. Another renegade Gento warrior who is also under Jakoh's service. After Jakoh's defeat, Taiga kidnaps Lin and takes her to the Land of Asura with the intent of selling her off, only to be butchered by the warriors in Asura. Like Boltz, Taiga only appears in the TV series, replacing the character Jask (Jakoh's elder son) in the original manga.

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Kaioh (カイオウ, Kaiō)

Voiced by: Kenji Utsumi

The First Rashō (羅将, a term which loosely means "General of Asura" or "Warlord") that rules over the Land of Asura. He is sometime referred as the Creator of the New Century (新世紀創造, Shin Seiki Sōzōshu) or the Demon Kaioh (魔神カイオウ, Majin Kaiō). At first, his face is concealed in an iron helmet, but later he removes, revealing that he bears a striking resemblance to Raoh, but with an "x"-shaped scar that covers his face. He is in fact the long-lost older brother of Raoh and Toki, who remained in Asura while his two brothers left the country with Ken. He wears a special armor that keeps his demonic aura focused. He hates the Hokuto Sōke ruling line and all it stands for, due to the fact that he was forced by Jukei to lose his sparring matches with Hyoh as a child to encourage him, despite the fact that Kaioh was a more gifted fighter himself. Kaioh began losing his humanity when his mother sacrificed her life to save a baby Kenshiro from a burning building. Because of the immense pain of his mother's loss, Kaioh vowed to never feel emotions again. To accomplish this goal, Kaioh began cutting or stabbing himself whenever he felt sadness as a form of negative reinforcement. Because of this, Kaioh ended up with countless scars all over his body as an adult. In Kaioh is the last major antagonist in the manga and Kenshiro's final opponent in the TV series. Ken strikes him with the Hokuto Ujo Ken, so that Kaioh won't feel pain before he dies. Kaioh then proceeds to bury himself together with Hyoh into a flux of lava creating a statue of him holding Hyo in his arms.

Hyoh (ヒョウ, Hyō, also transliterated as "Hyou")

Voiced by: Shinji Ogawa

The Second Rashō and Kenshiro's biological older brother. As a child, he entrusted Raoh to protect the baby Kenshiro when they were leaving the country, while Hyoh remained in Asura to learn Hokuto Ryūken. Hyoh was infused with knowledge of the original Hokuto Sōke no Ken style as a child, but Hyoh refused to use this style, preferring for Kenshiro to learn it in his place. Because of Hyoh's compassion for his brother, Jukei attempted to erase his memory of Kenshiro to prevent his weakness, leaving a small x-shaped scar across his forehead, an event that Jukei would regret for doing. In reality, Hyoh only pretended to have his memory erased from Jukei, and it was a young Kaioh who actually erased Hyoh's memories after finding out the truth. After the nuclear holocaust, Hyoh let Kaioh become the new ruler of Asura, while Hyoh settled for being his second-in-command. Hyoh is romantically involved with Kaioh's sister, Sayaka, but Kaioh kills Sayaka, and lays the blame on Kenshiro, turning Hyoh into a Demon like Kaioh. Hyoh challenges Kenshiro to a fight to the death, but regains his memory thanks to Shachi's intervention during the fight and comes to learn the truth about Sayaka's death. He swears to kill Kaioh, but forgives him due to their deep friendship. He dies from his injury after destroying Kaioh's elite army of three hundred men, but acknowledge Kaioh as a true friend despite his crimes.

Han (ハン)

Voiced by: Koji Totani

The Third Rashō. Uses hurricane-like techniques. Han is always in danger of being assassinated and claims to have lost count of disposing assassins after the 100th time. He ends up fighting Kenshiro after Lin is taken to his castle by Shachi, which was Shachi's plan. He is the one who reveals Kenshiro's origin in the Land of Asura during their fight. Kenshiro clobbers his sight and then massacres him with the Hyakuretsu Ken.

Shachi (シャチ, "Orca")

Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki

A foreigner to the Land Asura, he is the son of Akashachi, a pirate who befriends Kenshiro. When he was a child, he was left behind at the Land of Asura after his father's crew were attacked and slaughtered by the Nameless Asura. He had the opportunity to leave Asura, but decided to stay in order to protect his girlfriend, Leia. Shachi learned Hokuto Ryūken under Jukei, because Shachi couldn't wait for the "saviour" to arrive. Shachi lost his humanity when he learned this forbidden art until he met Lin, whom he originally planned to use to lure Kenshiro and use him to defeat the three Rasho. He became feared across the land as Rakshasa (羅刹, Rasetsu), the Asura-devouring beast". To keep his identity secret, he disguised himself as a Boro (Boros are former Asuran warriors that had their arms and legs cut off), who served Alf of the Hourglass; and only revealed his identity to those he was going kill. After Alf's defeat, he continued to dawn the Boro disguised to help people in need usually taking them under the protection of Jukei. Shachi managed to be reunited with his father Akashachi before Akashachi was struck and killed by one of Kaioh's arrows. At one point, he rips out his left eye as an offering to Hyoh to protect an injured Kenshiro and begins to wear his father's eye-patch. He dies from massive mutilation during his battle against Kaioh, dying in Leia's arms.

Jukei (ジュウケイ, Jūkei)

Voiced by: Kōhei Miyauchi

The successor of Hokuto Ryūken. Taught Kaioh, Han, Shachi and Hyoh the art of Hokuto Ryūken. Referred as the "Great Elder" (大老, Tāron) by his students. Killed his own wife and child during a demonic possession by being engulfed in demonic aura until Ryūken stopped him. Later came to accept his role as servant of the Hokuto Sōke clan. He is killed by a brainwashed Hyoh at the end and dies with regret of erasing Hyoh's memory of his own brother, Kenshiro.

Kuro-Yasha (黒夜叉, "Black Yaksha")

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

A very short dwarfish man, whom worked as a servant of Hokuto bloodline, when Kenshiro was a baby, Kuro-Yasha could already feel an aura of love and friendship from baby Kenshiro. He attacks with iron claws while jumping in the air. Dies from his injury after valiantly assisting Hyoh against Kaioh's elite army.

Other main characters

Bat

A young thief who accompanies Kenshiro in his journey. He grows up and becomes founder of the Hokuto Army.

Lin

An orphaned girl whom Kenshiro saves in the beginning of the series. She grows into a young woman and forms the Hokuto Army with Bat.

Others (From the beginning and up to the Battle with Raoh)

King's army

After Shin kidnapped Yuria, he continued his reign of conquest, taking the identity of King (キング, Kingu) and establishing the city of Southern Cross (サザンクロス, Sazan Kurosu) as his base of operations. In the manga, the King organization (called the "Kingsmen" in the Viz English manga) are composed of King himself, along with Spade, Diamond, Club, Heart and their numerous underlings, all whom follow a playing card-motif. In the TV anime, Joker (another playing card-themed villain) , General Barcom and various other thugs (including Nanto Seiken practitioners) are added to his organization. The God's Army (GOLAN) and the Warriors (Jackal's gang) were turned into subordinate organizations of King during the first story arc of the series.

Spade (スペード, Supēdo)

Voiced by: Tesshō Genda

The first Kingsman that appears in the manga. Kenshiro first confronts Spade while he's after Misumi, which results in the loss of Spade's right eye. Later, he attacks Misumi's village and kills him in retaliation for his earlier loss. Kenshiro arrives back to the village a bit too late to save Misumi, but kills Spade with the Hokuto Zankai Ken (Fist of Remorse). In the anime series, he is referred as the Jack of Spades, along with King's other three lieutenants from the manga. He closely resembles the character Wez from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. A prototype of the character appeared in Tetsuo Hara's debut manga, Mad Fighter.

Diamond (ダイヤ, Daiya)

Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri (TV), Riichi Nishimoto (Games)

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.

Club (クラブ, Kurabu)

Voiced by: Kōji Totani

A Kingsman who fought using long claws. He practiced his Praying Mantis fighting style by killing captured peasants. Kenshiro kills him by striking the pressure point Meimon (Gate of Life), which broke his spine in half.

Heart (ハート, Hāto)

Voiced by: Shōzō Iizuka (TV series), Junpei Takiguchi (1986 movie)

A Kingsman who is a giant bald fat man. He is the most amicable of the four , but goes insane at the sight of his own blood. His rubber-like stomach allowed him to absorb any attack, earning the title of "Destroyers of Martial Artists". Normally, Hokuto Shin Ken would be useless against him, but Kenshiro found a way around by using the Hokuto Jūha Zan (Soft Breaking Slash). Heart is famous for coining the series' trademark death cry, "hidebu". In the original manga, he is the final henchman Kenshiro faces before fighting Shin. In the anime series, the fight between him and Ken occurred at the middle of the desert, while Ken and his friends were helping a group of captured villagers escape from their confinement. In the 1986 movie, he is Jagi's bodyguard instead of Shin's. In an early movie trailer, his name appears listed as Elephant (エレファント, Erefanto).

Joker (ジョーカー, Jōkā)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba(Japanese) Richard Cansino (English)

A Kingsman created specifically for the TV series. He is Shin's primary informant and right-hand man. He uses a Nanto Seiken style known as Nanto Shōten Ken ("South Star Ascension Fist"). His techniques includes teleporting, creating optical illusions of himself and attacking with playing cards. He used a giant eagle to travel from Shin's fortress in Southern Cross. Kenshiro faces him several times, but does not get the chance to kill him until episode 21. Kenshiro defeats him with the Hokuto Zankaiken and when faced with the choice of leading him to Shin's hideout or dying, Joker chooses death.

Patra (パトラ, Patora)

Voiced by: Kazuko Yanaga

A practitioner of Nanto Ryūjin Ken ("South Star Dragon God Fist") who appears only in the TV series. She is a sorceress who fights using illusions and is notable for being the first female villain that Kenshiro ever confronts. She runs a slave-trading ring for Shin. Kenshiro blinds her after countering one of her attacks and she is accidentally killed by Dragon's fire breath.

Dragon (ドラゴン, Doragon)

Voiced by: Saburō Kamei

Patra's henchman and a Nanto Ryūjin Ken practitioner himself. He wears Greek-style toga. He accidentally kills Patra while fighting Kenshiro before being killed himself . Appears only in the TV series with Patra.

Dante (ダンテ)

Voiced by: Tesshō Genda

A character who appears only in the TV series. A biker gang leader who learned Nanto Seiken with Shin. His style is Nanto Hyakuzan Ken ("South Star Hundred Slash Fist"), which focuses on slashing techniques and the use of boomerangs. He has a tendency of kissing his victims after killing them. He wears a biker outfit with a cop hat.

Zaria (ザリア)

Voiced by: Katsuji Mori

A TV series character. He is a mad scientist-type who uses the style Nanto Ansho Ken ("South Star Dark Bell Fist") to turn the residents of a village into mindless zombies. Wears a wig and glasses.

Junk (ジャンク, Janku) and Baron (バロン)

Voiced by: Yūji Mikimoto (Junk) and Kōji Totani (Baron)

A pair of TV series characters. They're the respective leaders of the rival gangs the Snakes and the Scorpions. They agree to uphold a truce when Joker decides to combine their forces to hunt down Kenshiro. However, both of them are secretly attempting to recruit Kenshiro to their side. Kenshiro fights them both and kills them both using a technique in which they embrace each other to death.

Generalissimo Barcom (バルコム大将軍, Barukomu Daishōgun)

Voiced by: Seizō Katō

The leader of Shin's army in the TV series. He leads an all-out assault against Kenshiro when he joins a local rebellion against Southern Cross. Later, when Kenshiro is presumed dead, he revolts against Shin. He is notable for being modelled after Kinbu Baiken, a villain from the pilot version of Hokuto no Ken. He uses the same Taizanji Kenpō techniques and the battle him and Shin is visually identical to the battle between Baiken and Kenshiro Kasumi.

Nariman

A member of King's Army in the TV series. He was present at Barcom's meeting on how to rebel against Shin. NAriman counted himself out of the rebellion but was punished by Barcom with death.

Toda

A TV series only member of King's Army. He tried to keep Kenshiro from reaching Southern Cross by using a special Cannon called the Nanto Ressha Ho. Kenshiro killed him by splitting him in 2.

Golan

The Golan (ゴラン, Goran, The Provident in the Viz English manga) is a fanatical militiant organization composed of members of the Red Berets unit that survived the nuclear war. They strive to create God Land (ゴッドランド, Goddorando, "Providence" in the Viz English manga), a nation for the chosen people. They kill anyone they deem unworthy and capture young women for the purpose of procreation. In the TV series, they're renamed the God's Army (ゴッドアーミー, Goddo Āmī) and turned into a subordinate organization of King's (Shin's).

Colonel (大佐 (カーネル), Kāneru)

Voiced by: Kōji Yada

The founder of Golan and a practitioner of Nanto Muonken ("Silent Fist of the South Star"). Uses boomerangs during battle. Has a scarred face and wears an eyepatch that covers his right eye. He has telepathic abilities that allows him to anticipate his opponent's actions by the movement of their eyes. He was once a patriotic member of Red Berets, but lost his faith in his country when he reported back to the mansion of his commanding officer, where he found the top men of his country drunk in a party. After surviving the nuclear holocaust, he was convinced that he and his men were chosen by God. Kenshiro fights him and defeats him, first by taking out his eyesight using the pressure point Dōmei and then by using Hokuto Kaikotsuken ("North Star Bone Crushing Fist"). In the TV series, he is portrayed as a deranged follower of Shin who worships Shin as a God. In the 1986 movie, he has a small role as one of Shin's security officers: he is murdered by his master when focusing on Raoh's invasion instead of searching for the escaped Yuria.

Major (少佐, Shōsa)

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura

A Golan commando who can decapitate his opponent using a piano wire and uses throwing knives as well. In the TV series, he uses a whip instead. His rank is never given in the original manga, as he was merely a generic GOLAN soldier who got killed by Kenshiro.

Mad Sarge (マッド軍曹 (サージ), Maddo Sāji)

Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

The Golan's drill instructor, who has killed a thousand enemy soldiers in battle. He is a knife expert who can stab ten times a second and uses blood-sucking needle knives as well. In the anime, his knife is soaked with scorpion venom.

Jackal's gang

A motorcycle gang that tries to sway Kenshiro into joining them. When he refuses, they attempt to take over Toyo's village for its clean water supply. Their hideout is Villainy Prison. In the TV series, they were renamed The Warriors and were made into a subordinate organization of King.

Jackal (ジャッカル, Jakkaru)

Voiced by: Masayuki Katō (TV series), Hiroshi Ohtake (1986 movie), Beau Billingslea {TV series|English dub}

The leader of the gang. He knows of Kenshiro's true powers and uses every underhanded tactics to avoid fighting him directly. Fights using concealed blades and dynamite. He is responsible for the death of Toyo, the old woman who raised Bat. Kenshiro chases him to his hideout in Villainy Prison. He tricks Devil into fighting Ken by using a picture of his mother, but Kenshiro defeats Devil and kills Jackal with a stick of his own dynamite. In the TV series, Jackal's fighting style is identified as Nanto Bakusatsuken (South Star Explosive Murder Fist) and took his orders from Joker. In the 1986 movie, he makes a cameo as a henchman of Jagi who gets killed after being horrified at the sight of Jagi's disfigured face.

Fox (フォックス, Fokkusu)

Voiced by: Kōji Totani (TV), Takeshi Aono (Movie)

Jackal's right-hand man. Fought using a technique known as Levitating Blades. Kenshiro already saw him using this techniques once against a group of villagers and managed to see around his technique. Kenshiro then interrogated him by striking the Shin'ichi pressure point. Ken kills him and uses his corpse as a warning to Jackal. In the movie, he was one of Jagi's underlings who terrorizes a village in Kenshiro's name.

Devil's Rebirth (悪魔の化身 (デビルリバース), Debiru Ribāsu, called the "Devil Incarnate" in the Viz English manga)

Voiced by: Eiji Kanie

A giant, ogre-ish man who uses the fighting style Rakan Niō Ken (Fist of the Arhat Deva King), also known as the personification of Satan. He was convicted of killing 700 people with a single use of his fighting style, and was executed 13 times for his crimes. He survived all of his executions and was finally senteced to 200 years in Villainy Prison. Jackal tames him by using a picture of his mother and convinces Devil that they're lost brothers. Kenshiro fights him, proclaiming that Hokuto Shinken is the incarnation of Indra and defeats him by striking his pressure points in the shape of the Big Dipper.

Hawk

A member of Jackal's gang who lead the remaining Warriors gang members in revolt against Jackal hoping to escape the vendetta of Kenshiro. Jackal kills him along with the revolting members in an explosion.

Fang Clan

The Fang Clan (牙一族, Kiba Ichizoku) are a group of bandits that reside near Mamiya's village that seeks to take the village as their own. They model themselves after a wolf pack, with their leader serving as a "father" figure. Their fighting style is Kazan Gunrō Ken (華山群狼拳, Huashan Wolf Pack Fist)

Kiba Daiō (牙大王, "Great Fang King", also known as "Boss Fang" or the "King of Kiba")

Voiced by: Takeshi Watabe (TV/Movie)

The leader of the Fang Clan. Master of Kazan Kakuteigi (華山角抵戯, "Huashan Horn Wrestling") style, which allows him to turn his body to hard steel. He is known as "Father" (oyaji) to his underlings. He places so much value into his own "children" that when a group of them are killed, he decides to avenge them by killing a group of peasants. He tries to make Kenshiro and Rei fight each other, by kidnapping Airi and then holding Mamiya hostages. However, Kenshiro and Rei trick him into releasing the women by putting themselves in a false state of death. Ultimately, Kenshiro confronts him and kills by striking a pressure point that turn Kiba Daiō's steel body into rust. Kiba Daiō makes an extended cameo in the 1986 movie as a rival warlord who fights against Ken-oh (Raoh) over his terrirtory.

Kemada (ケマダ)

Voiced by: Shingo Kanemoto

The Fang Clansman responsible for the death of Mamiya's brother, Ko, and then steals his necklace. He is later killed by Kenshiro and Rei. The name Kemada is only given in the anime, as he was a nameless tribesman in the original manga.

Gibara (ギバラ)

Voiced by: Shigezo Sasaoka

Kemada's younger brother. He tries to avenge his brother's death and prepares a coffin for Kenshiro. However, Rei puts him inside instead and cuts him into pieces. He appears only in the TV series.

Gojiba (ゴジバ)

Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

Kiba Daio's right-hand man and informant. He is the one who informs Kiba Daiou of Airi's whereabouts.

Madara (マダラ)

Voiced by: Eiji Kanie

A werewolf-like member of the Fang Clan. He has sharp teeth and claw-like fingernails. He becomes enraged when he senses Kenshiro's presence.

Majibago (マジバゴ)

A low level underling in the Fang Clan. Appeared in the anime series. A typical joke character, he was characterised by his pink wolfskin and a tendency to meow instead of howling. He also demonstrated obvious homosexual tendancies.

Miracle Village

Ellery (エラリー)

Voiced by: Joji Yanami

An old bartender that told Kenshiro about Miracle Village.

Gertz (ゲルツ)

Voiced by: Daisuke Gori

Gertz was experimented on by Amiba and given three days to live.

Haystack (ヘイスタック)

Voiced by: Yasuo Tanaka

Haystack was a giant attacked by Gertz. Named after Haystack Calhoun.

Yū (ユウ)

Voiced by: Hiroko Emori

A sick young boy whose parents brought to Amiba to heal, erroneously believing he was Toki.

Amiba's gang

Amiba (アミバ)

Voiced by: Takaya Hashi

An impersonator of Toki, he is known for his sadistic "new pressure point test" on living humans, also claims that he can learn any martial art under short period. He develops a style imitating Hokuto Shinken, which he names Hokuda Shinken (北蛇鍼拳, "Needle Fist of the North Snake") in Ten no Haō. Amiba bears a grudge against Toki because Toki once scolded him when Amiba was recklessly trying to "heal" an old man (by randomly pressing a painful point on the old man's injured leg). He also used to be a dropout of the Nanto Seiken school as revealed by Rei. Kenshiro finally used Zankai Sekihoken, making Amiba walk towards his death in a high rise building.

Habu (ハブ, Habu, "Viper")

Voiced by: Ichirō Nagai

The diminutive leader of Amiba's guinea-pig gathering squad. He was given the speed of the monkey by Amiba. He is the master of Kōken (Monkey Kung Fu) and fights with a Ru Yi Bang staff. Kenshiro ends up locking his hands to his staff with a pressure point and by force smashing him straight through a stone pillar (in a black comical way). He is mistakenly killed by Amiba when Ken used him as a shield to deflect a sword Amiba threw towards him.

Gyūki (ギュウキ)

Voiced by: Kazuo Oka

A minion of Amiba's who was given the strength of the bull. He goes around challenging men to arm-wrestling promising them a month's worth of food if they win. Gyūki arm-wrestles a man on a table saw and sliced the man's arm off. Kenshiro then takes Gyūki's challenge and stunned everyone present by beating Gyūki and cutting his arm in the process.

Gōda (ゴウダ)

Voice by: Masaharu Sato

A minion of Amiba's that was given the strength of the bear. He also has metal blades hidden in his mohawk. Although he appears only in anime filler during this arc, Gōda originally came from the Hokuto no Ken prototype one-shot, where he is depicted as a Taizanji Kenpō master who uses the "Bear Claw Bisection Fist" technique to rip his victims in half.

Nevada (ネバダ, Nebada)

Voiced by: Akio Nojima

Nevada trained in Nanto Seiken along with Amiba and Rei. Rei recognized Nevada in "Toki"(Amiba)'s service and figured out Amiba's true identity from that. Rei exposed Amiba's ruse to Kenshirō before killing Nevada.

Cassandra

Uighur, the Warden (ウイグル獄長, Uiguru Gokuchō)

Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri

The head of the prison under direct order of Raoh, an Uyghur whom claims Mongolian descent. He fights using the Taizan Ryū Sōjō Ben (泰山流双条鞭, "Taishan Style Twin Streak Whip") style, however his true power lay in his shoulder tackle called Mōko Hakkyoku Dō (蒙古覇極道, "Tao of the Mongolian Champion") where he concentrated all his muscle and strength into one of his shoulders. Kenshiro was seriously injured when he got attacked by this technique, however in the rematch Ken managed to literally stop and crush his shoulder before killing him off with the Hokuto Hyakuretsuken. He appears in the 1986 movie as the second-in-command and public executioner of Raoh's army and gets killed by Rei prior to the final battle.

Zakoru (ザコル)

Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

An underling of Uighur who goes after Mamiya while she tries to investigate Toki's whereabouts.

Raiga (ライガ) and Fūga (フウガ)

Voiced by: Yūji Mikimoto (Raiga), Ikuya Sawaki (Fūga)

The twin successors of the Nishin Fūraiken (二神風雷拳, "Dual Gods Wind Thunder Fist") style. They are guardians for the Cassandra gate, but are only reluctantly working for Uighur because he was holding their younger brother Mitsu as a hostage and regret killing numerous times. Kenshiro spared their lives since Kenshiro noticed that their eyes are "full of sadness". In the TV series, they are labeled traitors for not killing Kenshiro, as a result his brother is executed in front of them. They help Ken and the others into the Cassandra prison. But are killed by Qasim and Zarqa of the Ken-oh Royal Guard in the manga (Bulg in the TV series).

Mitsu (ミツ)

Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa

The younger brother of Raiga and Fūga. He is held hostage by Uighur in order to coerce the twins to work for him. In the manga, he is saved after Uighur is defeated, whereas in the TV series he is killed when the twins fail to defeat Kenshiro

Ken-oh's army

Kokuoh-Go (黒王号, Kokuō-gō, "Black King")

A large black stallion who serves as Raoh's loyal personal mount. When Raoh fights against Rei and then Kenshiro, Raoh refuses to dismount from Kokuoh, easily defeating Rei and being more than match for Kenshiro. Kokuoh remains faithhful to Raoh after most of Raoh's soldiers abadon him after his stalemate against Kenshiro. When Raoh does not feel like fighting, he uses Kokuoh to crush his enemies instead. At one point, Kokuoh is stolen by Jyuza, who manages to be the second man to tame Kokuoh and earning his respect. After the death of Raoh, Kokuoh deems Kenshiro as his new owner. At some point between Raoh's death and Kenshiro's reunion with Bat and Lin, Kokuoh loses his left eye. In the final chapters of the manga, Ken loses Kokuoh during a thunderstorm. Kokuoh's origin is revealed in Ten no Haō, where Kokuoh is introduced as the leader of a herd of wild horses that rule over a valley called "Kokuōdani". They would trample to death anyone who entered their territory. A rival lord tricks a squadron of Raoh's into entering the valley, where they are killed in a stampede. Raoh, Reina, and Souga goes to Kokuōdani, where they witness Kokuoh fighting off two tigers that had attacked a foal. Raoh confronts Kokuoh and they fight briefly. Raoh uses a pressure point to euthanize the suffering foal, which earns ho, Kokuoh's respect. Kokuoh and his fellow horses then join forces with Raoh's army, with Kokuoh becoming Raoh's personal steed.

Zarqa (ザルカ, Zaruka)

Voiced by: Kōzō Shioya

The Captain of Ken-oh's Royal Guards (拳王親衛隊, Ken'ō Shin'eitai). A master of a sword fighting style called Shuchō Shokei Kenjutsu (首長処刑刀術, "Shiek Execution Fencing"), which involves the use of scimitars and Arabian-style shurikens. In the manga, he was the one responsible for Fūga's and Raiga's deaths.

Qasim (カシム, Kashimu)

Voiced by: Yonehiko Kitagawa

One of Ken-oh's Royal Guards. Always seen with Zarqa. After Zarqa is killed, Kenshiro uses Qasim to learn the location of Toki's cell and then kills him.

Seeker (シーカー, Shiikā)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

A spy of Ken-oh who attacks Mamiya while on her way to her village from Cassandra. His most notable characteristics includes his goggles and long tongue, which is notable when he laughs. In the TV series, he is the Captain of Ken-oh's Recon Patrol (拳王偵察隊, Ken'ō Teisatsutai), with the other members looking just like him.

Dekai Babā (でかいババア, "Giant Hag")

Voiced by: Issei Futamata

A seemingly innocent old lady who offers her hospitality to Kenshiro, Toki and Mamiya after they left Cassandra. "She" is actually a cross-dressing assassin of Ken-Oh. In the TV series, he is a member of Ken-oh's Special Force Team (拳王特殊部隊, Ken'ō Tokushu Butai).

Gallon (ガロン, Garon)

Voiced by: Saburō Kamei

The leader of one of Ken-oh's Invasion Squads (拳王侵攻隊, Ken'ō Shinkōtai) that takes over Mamiya's village after the destruction of Cassandra. He fights by using fire breathing fighting style (similar to those parlour tricks) named Katōjutsu (火闘術, "Fire Combat Skills") which involves spitting fire after drinking a whole can drum of petrol. Gallon attempts to force the villagers to be loyal follower of Raoh or else be burned alive in a steel platform. He was killed by Rei when he cut open his stomach so that the petrol inside him leaked out and mix with the open flames. His name was first given in the Ten no Haō manga and mentioned again in the second Rei Gaiden one-shot.

Dog Master Galf (狗法眼ガルフ, Kuhōgan Garufu)

Voiced by: Tessho Genda (TV series), Jouji Yanami (1986 movie)

A pointy-nosed villain who rules over Medicine City. He values his own pet dogs more than human life. His favorite dog is named Seki. However, when Galf met his end at the hands of Kenshiro, even his favorite dog abandons him. He makes a cameo appearance in the movie.

Ryuga (リュウガ, Ryūga)

Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori (TV series), Daisuke Sakaguchi (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series, as a child)

Neither embracing the Hokuto nor Nanto style, he is master of Taizan Tenrōken (泰山天狼拳, "Taishan Celestial Wolf Fist"). Ryūga is of the Tenrō-sei (天狼星) or solitary star of Sirius; the Lone Wolf. His unique Taizan Tenrōken scoops out chunks of flesh from his enemies, letting them experience bitter cold before death. He is the older brother of Kenshiro's beloved Yuria. Having despised the chaos and turmoil that followed the post-apocalyptic world, he joined Raoh believing that his iron fist would bring stability and order back to the world. The Tenrō was destined to help Hokuto. As a result, Ryūga destroyed those who opposed Raoh and set out to fight Kenshiro in order to discover who was stronger among the two. After attacking Toki to draw out Kenshiro, Ryūga's mentality began to change. Just before his fated duel with Kenshiro, Ryūga slit his belly already believing that it would be he who would save the world instead of Raoh. He appears in the opening flashback in Yuria Den as a child.

Abida (アビダ)

Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki

A former underling of Ken-oh who takes over a village, playing cruel games on its residents, at Ken-oh's absences. Killed by Ryuga.

Gonzu (ゴンズ)

Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

A former pig-tailed underling of Ken-oh who is a record holder in a cruel sport called the "human hammer throw" using people instead of the traditional ball and wire). Kenshiro beats him in his own game, using Gonzu as his "hammer".

Zaku (ザク)

Voiced by: Masato Hirano

A general in Ken-Oh's army.

Hiruka (ヒルカ)

Voiced by: Kan Tokumaru

An underling of Ken-oh who kidnaps Danji and Jiro, two of Fudoh's adopted children, to lure him into combat. A master of Taizan Yōken (泰山妖拳, "Taishan Bewitching Fist"). In the manga, it is established that he is the true biological father of the two kidnapped boys and that he is more than willing to sacrifice them to kill Fudoh. This was changed in the TV series, which simply states that Hiruka was a distant relative of the two boys.

Jadō (ジャドウ)

Voiced by: Yukitoshi Hori

Leader of Raoh's Armored Bikers. Defeated by the blind Kenshiro, who used Shuh's Nanto Hakuroken style.

Usa (ウサ)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

A short and bald-headed steward of Raoh, he is killed by an offended Raoh after he suggested that Raoh should "seize the opportunity" while Yuria was captived in his castle.

Jacob (ヤコブ, Yakobu)

Voiced by: Jurota Kosugi

Captain of Raoh's Lancers.

Souther's Allies

Beji (ベジ) and Giji (ギジ)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Beji) and Hirano Masato (Giji)

Masters of Nanto Sōzanken (南斗双斬拳, South Star Paired Kill Fist). A pair of soldiers working for Souther.

Belga (ベルガ, Beruga)

Voiced by: Masaharu Satō

One of Souther's minions that attacked a village to gather children. He was killed by Shū

Rizo (リゾ)

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (TV series), Keiichi Sonobe (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu series)

Trained in Nanto Seiken with Shuh and later became one of Souther's soldiers. While watching Souther torture Shuh, Rizo pleaded with Souther to allow him to bandage Shuh's wounded legs. Souther said he would only allow it if Rizo forfeited his family's lives. Rizo backed down and Shuh told him his thoughts were sufficient enough.

Ohgai (オウガイ, Ōgai)

Voiced by: Masanobu Ōkubo

Souther's sifu and adoptive father, who taught him Nanto Hō-Ō Ken. Souther was committed to his training, if only to bask in his sifu's warmth and pride. When Souther came of age, he was given the final trial of his training. He would have to defeat an unseen enemy by wearing a blindfold. Souther was successful, but to his horror discovered the fallen foe was Ōgai himself. With his last breaths, Ōgai told Souther this was the fate of the Nanto Hō-Ō Ken: The young must replace the old. Souther erects a mighty pyramid for his master's mummified body.

Other villains

Zeed (ジード, Jiido)

Voiced by: Eiji Kanie (TV series), Hidekatsu Shibata (1986 movie)

The first villain that Kenshiro faces in the series. The leader of a merciless biker gang that has invaded several villages for their food and water supply. He has "Z 666" tattooed on his forehead and is the leader of the biker gang which attacks Lin's village. Kenshiro fights him while he's holding Lin captive and kills him using the Hokuto Hyakuretsuken (北斗百裂拳, "North Star Hundred Crack Fist").

Dagarl (ダガール, Dagāru)

Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara

Master of Nanto Hiyokuken (南斗比翼拳, "South Star Conjoined Wings Fist") and Yuda's lieutenant. When Kenshiro and Rei enter Yuda's castle to confront him, they find Dagarl instead, who tells them that Yuda has left for Blue Town. He attempts to attack Ken, but is quickly subdued and Ken strikes a pressure point that causes Dagarl to feel intense pain for the rest of his life. After Ken and Rei leave the castle, Yuda comes out of hiding, who witnessed the whole fight in hiding. Feeling betrayed and used as a pawn, Dagarl attacks, but Yuda kills him with his Nanto Kōkakuken technique.

Komaku (コマク)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

A diminutive underling of Yuda who attempts to contaminate the water supply of Mamiya's village during Rei's fight with Yuda. Killed by Ken.

Villagers and rebels

Bell (ペル, Peru)

Lin's pet dog. Appears only in the anime series. He is a recurring character in the earlier episodes, but disappears from the series sometime during the Souther arc.

Misumi (ミスミ)

Voiced by: Ryūji Saikachi

An old man who attempts to deliver a bag of seed rice to his home village in the hopes of harvesting the seeds for future generations. He is harassed by Spade and his gang, only to be saved by Kenshiro. Ken and Bart accompany Misumi to his village. Afterwards, Spade attacks the place and kills Misumi in retaliation for his earlier defeat. After Spade is killed, Kenshiro buries Misumi and scatters the seed rice over Misumi's grave. In the TV series, Misumi was renamed Smith (スミス, Sumisu).

Saki (サキ)

Voiced by: Kazumi Amemiya (episodes 12-21) → Yumiko Shibata (episode 73)

A young girl who is a recurring character in the early episodes of the TV series. She is Yuria's personal servant, hired by Shin in Southern Cross. She provides emotional support to Yuria after learning about her situation and makes an escape attempt with Yuria, hoping to reunite her with Kenshiro. Shin catches the two in the act and decides to punish Saki. However, instead of killing her, she is sent back to her home village. She later appears in the Ryuga, in which she is shown to be the caretaker of Shin's and Yuria's graves.

Jennifer (ジェニファー, Jenifā)

Voiced by: Masako Katsuki

A young woman from the village of Jina who assists Kenshiro and his friends in their journey to Southern Cross. She assists the trio in battle against the various gangs deployed by Shin, but is ultimately killed when she acts as decoy for Touda's gunfire.

Johnny (ジョニー, Jonii)

Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki

A bartender who runs a food-trading business (a recurring motif in early chapters) at Rob's Bar. His name is given only in the TV series. He first helps Ken after Ken saves him from a hungry musclebound thug and serves as his informant during the Golan arc. He is later given the task of taking care of Toyo's orphans while Ken sets out to eradicate Jackal and his gang.

Toyo (トヨ)

Voiced by: Reiko Suzuki (TV series), Seiko Fujiki (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

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 Kenshiro leaves, Jackal attacks the village takes Toyo and the orphans captive. Kenshiro comes back and rescue them, but she dies from the stab wound given by Jackal. Before dying Bat finally shows his true feeling to Toyo by calling her "mother", she passed away with a smile on her face. Toyo appears in the movie Raoh Den: Jun'ai no Shō, where she is renamed Martha (マーザ, Māza).

Taki (タキ)

Voiced by: Kyōko Tongū (TV series), Tōko Aoyama (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

One of Bat's younger adoptive brothers raised by Toyo, who's only seven-years-old. Taki left the village and eventually wandered into an Oasis where Ken was staying with Bat and Lin. He returns to Toyo's village with the three, only to set off by himself at night to steal water from a neighboring village for Toyo. Kenshiro goes after him, but arrives too late to save him from a thug. In the TV series, he goes to steal water with Bat, but is saved by Ken at the last minute. He appears in 2006 movie Raoh Den: Jun'ai no Shō, where he is renamed Kaito (カイト).

Mamiya (マミヤ, also transliterated as "Mamia")

Voiced by: Toshiko Fujita

A beautiful female warrior who bears a striking resemblance to Kenshiro's fiancee, Yuria. She fights using bladed yo-yos and a bowgun. On her twentieth birthday, her parents were slain by Yuda and she was kidnapped by him, having his mark (UD) marked on her back. She escaped and became a new person. Rejecting her feminity, she became a warrior and inherited leadership of the village. When the Fang Tribe threatens her village, she hires Kenshiro and Rei to protect it. She is initially attracted to Ken, but Ken does not return her affection. Rei falls in love with her and kills Yuda during his dying days to avenge Mamiya's honor. She appears during the Gento arc to take care of Asuka (Ein's daughter) while he goes off to fight Jakoh and again during the Bolge arc in the end to help Bat save Ken and Lin.

Ko (コウ, Kō)

Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa

Mamiya's 15-year-old brother. He is taken captive by the Fang Tribe on the field and is slain in front of Mamiya and the villagers. In the original manga, he dies during his 15th birthday, but this was changed in the anime so that he was killed during Mamiya's birthday instead while he was collecting strawberries for her birthday cake. His necklance is stolen by ones of the tribesman, but it is later recovered by Kenshiro and Rei and returned to Mamiya. His death bear a small similarity with Mad Max 2 (when the captured villagers get executed).

Airi (アイリ, also transliterated as "Iris", "Aili" and "Ailee")

Voiced by: Arisa Andō

Rei's younger sister. On the day of her wedding, her parents were killed by Jagi and she was kidnapped and sold into slavery. She could not withstand the horrors she saw and turned herself blind by pouring poison into her eyes. The Fang Clan manage to get ahold of her and used her as a leverage against Rei. After the Fang King is defeated, Kenshiro cures Airi of her blindness. Due to Lin's bravery in the face of adversity, Airi became a strong and independent woman during the invasion of Mamiya's village by Raoh's general, Gallon in which she took up arms against his army, killing several of his men herself with a crossbow. After Rei's death she stayed behind in Mamiya's village to look after her brother's grave.

Shiva (シバ, Shiba)

Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba, Miyu Irino (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

Shū's son. A brave young child that saved Kenshirō after he was captured and tortured by Souther. He blew himself up with dynamite sticks just to buy time for Kenshiro to escape. During Shū final moment he said that Kenshiro eyes could be similar to Shiva.

Zengyo (ゼンギョウ, Zengyō)

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura

A servant of Kōryū who informs Kenshirō and Toki of his master's death. In the anime, he was changed into an elderly ninja.

Kim (キム, Kimu)

Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba

A student of Ryuken who failed to qualify for Hokuto Shinken succesorship during the early training sessions. Kenshiro consoled him after he was expelled from the dojo.

Imperial Capital arc

Lui (ルイ, Rui)

Voiced by: Yoshino Takamori

Lin's twin sister. The Celestial Empress (天帝, Tentei). Only one of the children was permitted to live, but Falco could not bring himself to kill Lin and instead left her in the care of his aunt and uncle. Lui is kidnapped by Jakoh and locked underground in the Imperial Palace as a means by Jakoh to blackmail Falco, her protector. Bat, Lin and Ein sets off to the Imperial Castle to free Lui, while Kenshiro is fighting Falco. When Lin meets Lui for the first time, she learns the truth about her parentage. After Lui is freed, Falco turns against Jakoh and kills him.

Myu (ミュウ, Myū)

Voiced by: Kuniko Ogawa

Falco's wife. When the Empress Lui was kidnapped, she became Jakoh's woman to learn the whereabouts of the Empress. She later discovers she is pregnant with Falco's child.

Ein (アイン, Ain)

Voiced by: Ken Yamaguchi)

A famed tracker and a headhunter who fights with an unorthodox street fighting style (ケンカ拳法, Kenka Kenpō). He is hired to capture Kenshiro, bur after a brief fight with Ken, he begins to respect him. Has a daughter he protects with his very life and is the reason why he earns money. He sacrifices his own life just to rescue Bat, Myu, Lin and Lui because he felt he owed Kenshiro one. Kenshiro is given Ein's gloves by Asuka after his death in which he was seen wearing throughout the rest of the series (as well as in the OVA series New Fist of the North Star).

Bask (バスク, Basuku)

Voiced by: Masaru Ikeda

An area governor for Jakō's Gento empire, issues a bounty on Lin and Bat as their militia Hokuto Army keep on raiding the Empire's slave trade.

Barona (バロナ)

Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

An underling of Bask, was about to execute one of the members of the Hokuto Army before Kenshiro arrives. Was killed easily by Kenshiro, and strangely did not exploded.

Harn Brothers (ハーン兄弟, Hān Kyōdai)

Voiced by: Daisuke Gouri (Buzz) and Yutaka Shimaka (Gill)

Buzz (バズ, Bazu) and Gill (ギル, Giru) are two dangerous brothers that were captured by Ein in the past through luck and wit (ironically they would be rescued by Ein and Kenshiro). They are masters of Nanto Sōyōken (南斗双鷹拳, "South Star Twin Hawk Fist") and have a grudge against Falco for killing several Nanto masters. In the original manga, Buzz is killed after detonating a decommissioned nuclear mortar in a failed attempt to take Falco's life, while Gill lives on and joins the Hokuto Army before being phased out from the series. In the anime, both Buzz and Gill die during the explosion. Buzz is also known as Hazu (ハズ) due to a misprint in the manga (which was fixed in the Kanzenban edition), which is the name he goes by in the TV series.

Geila (ゲイラ, Geira, also translated "Gayler")

Voiced by: Tetsuo Mizutori

A fat overweight employer of a head hunting agency, he hires Ein to capture Kenshiro, instead Kenshiro appears in front of his headquarter. Attempts to hypnotize Kenshiro by using two pendant and a bad breath but is killed by Ken when he stopped his breathing.

Beron (ベロン)

Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki

Ren (レン)

Voiced by: Koji Totani

A fellow headhunter who works with Ein. Ren decides to betray Ein by kidnapping Asuka. Killed by Kenshiro.

Jakoh (ジャコウ, Jakō, also transliterated "Jacco" and "Jakoo")

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

The Governing General of the Imperial Capital, he has kidnapped the Celestial Empress Lui and ordered Falco to destroy the Hokuto and Nanto fighters. Ostensibly, this is because they attempt to outshine the Gento's imperial star, Taikyokusei (大極星, aka Polaris, not to be confused with Hokuto which is the Big Dipper). In reality, when Raoh was about to leave the Gento village after Falco convinced him to leave it alone, Raoh told Falco that Jakoh had evil intentions and that Falco should kill him. Falco was unable to at the time because Falco's mother had raised Jakoh as well and would have been heartbroken. After Lui is saved, Falco himself kills Jakoh in an act of vengeance.

Asuka (アスカ)

Voiced by: Saori Sugimoto

Ein's young daughter, to whom he refers to as his "woman". In the TV series it was further established that she was his adopted daughter, whom he adopted from a young widow that used to take care of him. The widow was killed by bandits and Ein adopted Asuka as his own.

Jask (ジャスク, Jasuku)

Jakoh's elder son. After Falco kills Jakoh, he takes off to the Land of Asura with Lin, only to be killed by the fighters of the land. In the TV series, he is replaced by Taiga.

Shieno (シーノ, Shiino)

Jakō's younger son. He is responsible for the death of Shoki but Kenshiro later kills him with his own murder weapon. In the TV series, he is replaced by Boltz.

Land of Asura arc

Akashachi (赤鯱, "Red Orca")

Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri, Nobuaki Kakuda (2007 movie)

Father of Shachi and also a one legged and one eyed pirate that transported Kenshiro reluctantly to Asura. He gave a mission to Kenshiro to find his son Shachi that somehow got lost in Asura. Albeit he is portrayed as a brutal pirate in the beginning, he did reveal his good side at the end especially when he tried to save a fatally injured Kenshiro. He was killed by Kaio's hidden crossbow however he did managed to find his son Shachi. Raoh personally thanked Akashachi at some point. After his death, his son wore his eye patch in his memory.

Nameless Asura (無名修羅, Mumei Shura)

Voiced by: Shigeharu Matsuda

An Asura warrior that had literally not yet earned himself a name. Aapparently, at the age of 15, he single-handedly killed a hundred of Akashachi's pirates during the pirates' botched raid on the land of Asura; it was later revelead that the masked man was instead Kaio, that thus earned Akashachi' hatred; it is likely that the nameless Asura was trying to emulate kaio's fighting style in order to walk the way of the strongest man of his island. Later when Falco came to the shores of the Land of Asura, he attacked him and took his artificial leg. Falco eventually cut him in half with his "Ōkō Setsudan" technique. Falco calls him Sunagumo (砂蜘蛛, "Sand Spider") derisively in the TV series, which has become a popular nickname for the character.

Kaiser (カイゼル, Kaizeru)

Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara

A master of Mōko Ryū Yōkinshō (孟古流妖禽掌, "Ancient Style Bewitching Bird Palm"), which gives him the ability to reach an opponent's internal organs and break their bones without making an external injury. Killed by Shachi.

Alf of the Hourglass (砂時計のアルフ, Sunadokei no Arufu)

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura

An Asuran warrior who claimed he could kill any challenger in less than two minutes. Killed by Ken.

Leia (レイア, Reia)

Voiced by: Masako Katsuki

A native girl of Asura who breaks Asuran law by preaching against violence. She becomes Shachi's girlfriend which makes him choose to stay in Asura, but later comes to an agreement with Shachi to distance herself from him for her protection. However before Shachi's final battle with Kaioh she travels with him, and eventually holds Shachi and sheds tears for him as he dies.

Tao (タオ)

Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki

Leia's younger brother. He looked up to Shachi as his idol and joined the Asuran training camp against his sister's wishes to follow in Shachi's footsteps. Tao deserted the training camp when he was slated to kill one of his friends in combat.

Sayaka (サヤカ)

Voiced by: Gara Takashima

Hyoh's fianceé and the younger sister of Kaioh. In order to manipulate Kenshiro and Hyo into fighting each other, Kaioh kills his own sister and then tells Hyo that Kenshiro was the culprit. This triggers Hyo's demonic aura, turning the once benevolent ruler into a merciless tyrant.

Locke (ロック, Rokku, also translated "Rock")

Voiced by: Masashi Hironaka

A character written for the TV series. He is the elder son of Kosemu, the elder whom Raoh promised to save Asura. Locke is the leader of a group of horse-riding cowboys in Asura modeled after The Magnificent Seven. His father Kosemu, as well as others, believed Raoh would be the Hokuto Shinken successor, as well as The Land of Asura's savior. He trained extremely hard one day that he would be able to fight at Raoh's side when he returned to Asura. That dream would never be and he would blame Kenshiro for depriving the villagers of Asura their hopes and dreams. He would go on and try to attempt to take Kenshiro's life in an act of vengeance. However, he begins to believe in Kenshiro after freeing his village. He and his team are killed by Hyo and his army, though he manages to escape to warn Kenshiro that Hyo is his brother, but dies in his arms before doing so.

Nagato (ナガト)

Voiced by: Kazumi Tanaka

The second-in-command of Hyoh's army. He serves Hyoh rather than Kaioh due to Hyoh's more forgiving nature. When Hyoh turns goes insane after Sayaka's death, Nagato and his four subordinates renounces their position due to Hyou's change of attitude. Hyou calls him a traitor and kills him.

Numeli (ヌメリ, Numeri) and Samoto (サモト)

Voiced by: Masaharu Satō

Two Asura warriors that fight over an unconscious Lin after she has fallen under the effect of Shikanhaku. Samoto is a thin moustachioed man with a duck tail hairstyle who has invaded several villages looking for a wife, while Numeli is giant bald-head thug with a cobra tatoo on his chest. In the TV series, they were combined into one character bearing Numeli's appearance but with Samoto's name.

Hokuto Sōke

Ohka (オウカ, Ōka)

Voiced by: Mika Doi

The sister of Shume and mother to Ryūō. A woman of the Hokuto clan, Ōka and her Shume gave birth to their respective sons on the same day. However, the priests of the Hokuto clan forbade the existence of two possible successors and choose to sacrifice expose both children to a pack of hungry wolves. Realizing that Shume was dying of a terminal illness and would not live to see her child grow, Ōka gave away her life in order to concede the successorship to Shume's son.

Shume (シュメ)

Voiced by: Yuriko Yamamoto

The mother of Shuken. She was already suffering from a terminal illness when she gave birth to Shuken and wished for her son to be the Hokuto successor, going as far as to take Shuken away during the sacrificial ritual the priests set up to determine the successor.

Shuken (シュケン)

The ancestor of Kenshiro and Hyoh. A practitioner of the original Hokuto Sōke style. He was destined by to be sacrificed by the Hokuto priests as a part of a successorship ritual, but was spared by the compassion of his mother and his aunt's sacrifice. He is founder of Hokuto Shinken. In the manga Fist of the Blue Sky, it is revealed that he created Hokuto Shinken by blending the Hokuto Sōke style with Seito Gekken.

Ryuoh (リュウオウ, Ryūō)

The ancestor of Raoh, Kaio and Toki. His mother Ōka sacrificed her life so that he and Shuken would grow up together. Ryūō grew up without the love of his mother and lost all respect for love. In the anime series, it is established that he is also the founder of Hokuto Ryūken. Since Ryuoh was part of the Hokuto Sōke, he and all of his descendants were born with a Big Dipper-shaped birthmark on their head as proof of their bloodline.

Final chapters

Ryu (リュウ, Ryū)

Son of Raoh, and the future inheritor of Hokuto Shinken after Kenshiro. At a young age, he already shows his wit and bravery, he also possess his fathers eye. Kenshiro was his personal mentor for some time (during the "Kōketsu", "Sava" and "Blanca" arc) before he left Ryu to be taken care of by Balga. In New Fist of the North Star, Kenshiro is waiting Ryu to grow up so he can battle against Ryu for the Hokuto Shinken successor title.

Kohketsu (コウケツ, Kōketsu)

A short and fat dictator who possessed some intelligence, used to work as a horsefeeder in Raoh army, he one time tried to influence Raoh by deliberately brushing his shoes for him, however Raoh saw through his tomfoolery and threatened to kill Koketsu, he was humiliated in front of Raoh's army. When peace returned to the land with Raoh's death, Koketsu used his intelligence and ruthlessness to steal lands from farmers and enslaving gullible wasteland dwellers. One of those land that he stole was from Ryu's adoptive parents. He is killed by his own mouse trap in the food storage room. Koketsu is probably a caricacture of those corrupt and greedy dictator in present day society.

Balga (バルガ, Baruga)

One of Raoh's former generals. After Raoh died he didn't have a reason to fight and lost his "sting" as one of the hardhitting Generals of Raoh's army. Therefore he became soft and Kōketsu took advantage of that and enslaved Balga. He had to work hard in order to keep his son Shingo (シンゴ) and the other children alive. Later as Kenshiro arrived with Ryu (Raoh's son) they defeated Kōketsu and left Balga in charge of the land, protecting the people and reclaiming his honor. After Baran is defeated, Kenshiro leaves Ryu in Balga's care. In the movie Raoh Den: Gekitō no Shō, it is established that Balga was the unnamed soldier that shot Raoh in the leg with an arrow to stop him from killing Yuria.

Voiced by: Shigeharu Matsuda (TV), Masaki Terasoma (2007 movie)

Asam (アサム, Asamu)

The ruler of the Sava Kingdom and Master of Daijō Nanken (大乗南拳, "Southern Fist of Mahayana"). He is the father of three spoiled sons (and one daughter) that don't like each other, as they three fight to be the leader of the land. Attempts to hire Kenshiro to kill his three sons to prevent a civil war.

Kai (カイ)

One of the Viceroys of the Sava Kingdom and the eldest son of Asamu. He was born under the sign of the Red Emperor and bears a resemblance to his father. He competes with his brothers for the successorship, but the three decides to set aside their differences when they learn their father is dying. He is later killed when he is struck from behind by one of the bandits threatening his kingdom.

Bukoh (ブコウ, Bukō)

The second Viceroy of Sava and the middle child of Asamu's sons. He was born under the sign of the Blue Emperor. After the death of Asam and Kai, he attempts to leave the Kingdom along with Satora, but Satora forces him to stay.

Satora (サトラ)

The third Viceroy of Sava and the youngest of Asam's sons. He was born under the sign of the Yellow Emperor. After the death of Kai and Asam, he concedes the successorship of the throne to Bukō and follows Kenshiro and Ryu to the Kingdom of Blanca to see his fiancee Luseli.

Sara (サラ)

Princess of the Sava Kingdom and the young daughter of Asam. She is the one who seeks Kenshiro's help in order to solve the dispute between her three brothers.

Luseli (ルセリ, Ruseri)

Princess of the Blanca Kingdom and Satora's fiancee. She was saved by Baran, whom bares some resemblance to his younger sister who died many years ago.

Baran, the Emperor of Light (光帝バラン, Kōtei Baran)

As a boy he asked Raoh to teach him some of the Hokuto Shinken secrets (like Tenha Kassatsu technique) to get revenge on God for the death of his sister Yūka. However, Raoh declined his request, since Hokuto Shinken is "transferred only from father to son", he suggest Baran to learn it by watching and studying Raoh. One fateful day, Raoh's army walked past a destroyed village where Baran saw a girl that lost her mind, feeling pity on her and he tried to give his mantle to her, however Raoh came and told Baran to end her suffering, however Baran couldn't do it and thus Raoh discharged Baran from service. Many years later he conquers the land of Blanca and takes over as the "Kōtei" (Emperor of Light). He relinquishes control after being defeated by Kenshirō's proper "Tenha Kassatsu" technique and when Ryu (son of Raoh) persuaded Baran to kill him for Raoh's sin. However seeing the wrong doings he caused, Baran instead had himself executed by the people of Blanca. While teaching Ryu "How to die heroic".

Bolge (ボルゲ, Boruge)

A blind wasteland thug that Kenshiro and Bat killed during the last final story arc of manga. Although he is depicted as a generic wasteland thug without any special martial art skills, his existence is mostly used as a plot device for the Ken, Bat and Lin triangle drama. He was blinded by a young Kenshiro during an incident in the past (their story was never mentioned in the manga before) and thus bears a deep hatred towards Kenshiro. To protect Kenshiro and Lin as a way to repay the debt for numerous times Kenshiro saved him (at the time Kenshiro was suffering from amnesia and thus forgot most of his Hokuto Shinken techniques), Bat pretends to be Kenshiro in front of the blind Bolge. However, his ruse doesn't work out well and he is captured in the process and then tortured slowly by Bolge in the belief that Bat is Kenshiro. Kenshiro regains his memory and defeats Bolge with the Hyakurestsu Ken, which Bolge manages to resist somehow and grabs Lin hostage. Bat gives him the final dead blow just to protect Lynn. However, Bolge gives Bat a fatal wound in the process (but Bat life is saved at the end by Kenshiro).

New Fist of the North Star (1995 novel, 2003 OVA series)

The following characters appear in the to the 1995 Hokuto no Ken novel Jubaku no Machi and its three-part OVA adaptation, New Fist of the North Star.

Tobi (トビ)

Voiced by: Akimitsu Takase

A wandering adventurer known for his intelligent service to the people, rescued by Kenshiro when the Sanga's scouting party ambushed him and other villagers searching for water. Tobi was searching his brother Bista while travelling town to town, has a secret crush on Sarah. Later on he incited a religious Jihad in the Lastland using his brotherly connection with Bista, later on he fell corrupted with power that led to his downfall.

Bista (ビスタ, Bisuta), aka Doha (ドーハ, Dōha)

Voiced by: Romi Pak

Tobi's little brother known for his illusion and parlour magic also was suffering from amnesia, he was taken by Sanga as a tool for fooling the common people in Lastland as a God. His amnesia was healed by Sarah through acupressure, was remained seriously wounded throughout the OVA.

Sarah (サーラ, Sāra)

Voiced by: Yurika Hino, Sanae Kobayashi (young)

A kind hearted female healer in Freedom Village where she heals people with a passed down knowledge of Hokumon no Ken through her parents. Although she knows the pressure points of Hokumon No Ken, she doesn't have any fighting abilities since she only learned the healing part of this art. Her life was saved by Seiji in the past when attacked by a feral dog.

Sanga (サンガ)

Voiced by: Unshou Ishizuka

The dictator of the city Last Land, known for being manipulative and ambitious. He was killed by Kenshiro towards the end of first episode. He was cruel and hard towards his own son Seiji, but later revealed that he did that because he loved Seiji and wanted him to become stronger in this harsh wasteland.

Seiji (セイジ)

Voiced by: Gackt, Daisuke Kishio (young)

A dropout of the Hokumon temple, who has a love hate relationship with his father Sanga. He took over Lastland while Kenshiro was away to Hokumon temple get medicine for Bista. It was revealed that he learned all the secret of Hokumon No Ken in less than three years. Committed suicide by pressing a fatal point in his body after ridden with guilt over his past crime.

Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu (2006 movie series)

The following characters are originally from the Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series and are ordered by the installments where they first appear.

Raō Den: Jun'ai no Shō

Souga (ソウガ, Sōga)

Voiced by: Unshou Ishizuka

A childhood friend of Raoh. Master of Sūzan Senpū Kyaku (嵩山旋風脚, "Songshan Whirlwind Kick"). He and his sister Reina left the Land of Asura to join Raoh's army and become his loyal followers. He lost his right leg at Cassandra and wears a prosthetic. After he was struck with a fatal attack by Gaiya which gave him a mere two months to live, he came up with a ruse to scare Raoh's men out of any inclinations of desertion or rebellion. He made it look as if he had allowed an assassin into Raoh's palace and Raoh subsequently killed him in front of his horrified troops.

Yoh (ヨウ, Yō)

Voiced by: Yuzuru Fujimoto

Souga's butler.

Yuria Den

Dharma (ダーマ, Dāma)

Voiced by: Yusaku Yara

Predecessor of Last General of Nanto. He also served as Yuria and Ryūga's guardian when they were children. He gave his position to Yuria before his death. He originally appeared in the manga as an unnamed character in a flashback.

Toby (トビー, Tobii)

Voiced by: Yoshimitsu Shimoyama

Yuria's pet bull terrier, whom she found abandoned as a puppy at the doorsteps of Ryūken's dojo when she was a child. Yuria proclaims that he bears the "Star of Loyalty" (忠義の星, Chūgi no Hoshi).

Raō Den : Gekitō no Shō

Giraku (ギラク)

Voiced by: Masanori Takeda

A smarmy and sycophantic minion of Raoh's that wears a wig. He is the one who reveals the identity of the Last Nanto General to Raoh in the film (due to Jyuza's absence). Anticipating his own possible death in battle with Kenshiro, Raoh kills Giraku so he and his evil ilk will not succeed him.

Toki Den

Sara (サラ)

Voiced by: Aya Hirano

A female doctor connected to the Hokuto Shin Ken dojo. A friend of Toki's, she diagnoses his illness and travels with him to his new village.

Hokuto Gaiden series (manga spinoffs)

The following characters are from all the Hokuto no Ken manga spinoffs (excluding Fist of the Blue Sky).

Ten no Haō: Raō Gaiden

Ogre King Goram (鬼王ゴラム, Kiō Goramu)

Uses Gabi Ken (峨嵋拳, "Emei Fist").

Hakka (ハッカ) and Riron (リロン)

Two minions of Souther's who had mastered the art of Nanto Hien Ken (南斗飛燕拳, South Dipper Swallow Fist").

Wise King Gion (智王ギオン, Chiō Gion)

Dragon King Amon (龍帝アモン, Ryūtei Amon)

Master of Taikyoku Ryū Ken (太極龍拳, "Taiji Dragon Fist").

Ryuroh (リュウロウ, Ryūrō)

Master of Nanto Ryūō Ken (南斗流鴎拳, South Dipper Flowing Seagull Fist").

Gaiya (ガイヤ)

Master of Kokuzan Ongyō Ken (黒山陰形拳, "Black Mountain Secret Form Fist"), a style that can can attack people without being seen at all. He is actually a very plain looking man, but he controls the Meiō Army completely in secret. He was able to defeat Ryūga and fatally wounded Souga, but was unable to defeat Raoh.