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|image=[[File:Lin_(adult).jpg|218px|]]

|caption=Lin, as she appears in the manga (post timeskip)

|name=Lin  

|name_japanese=リン

|nameromaji=Rin

|alternatespelling=Lynn, Lynne

|profession=Child<br/>Leader of Hokuto Army (adult)

|allegiance=[[Kenshiro]]

|voice=[[Tomiko Suzuki]]<br/>[[Miina Tominaga]] (adult)<br/>[[Maaya Sakamoto]] (''Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu'')<br/>[[Kanae Itō]] (''Hokuto Musou'')<br/>[[Sandy Fox]] (anime dub)<br/>[[Holly Sidell]] (movie dub)

|appearances=Manga (ch. 1-onwards), Anime (ep. 1-onwards), ''Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu'' and others.

|family=[[Lui]] (twin sister)

: Lin was a young orphan who lost the ability to speak after witnessing the death of her parents (''her older brother in the anime'') during the fallout of [[nuclear war of 199X|global nuclear war]]. In the beginning of the series, she lives in a small village where she serves prisoners, which is how she meets [[Kenshiro]]. He restores her voice using ''[[Hokuto Shinken]]'' and later saves her from [[Zeed|Zeed's]] bandit raid on the village. Lin was never able to forget this act of kindness and followed Kenshiro after he left the village. She falls into the hands of the [[Golan]], who capture young girls to groom for their 'master race', until Kenshiro saves her once more. Although she is a small girl, Lin displays outstanding compassion and bravery throughout the series, with an unwavering faith in Kenshiro and his ability to save mankind from the horrors of the wasteland.

: After the time-skip following [[Raoh|Raoh's]] death, Lin and [[Bat]] form the [[Hokuto Army]] during Kenshiro's absence, and fight against the oppressive Imperial Army. It is later revealed that Lin was actually adopted as a child, and that she is really the twin sister of [[Lui]], the Celestial Empress. Per the precepts of succession, Lin was ordered executed by the evil Viceroy. But Falco could not go through with it and instead left her to his own remaining family instead. After [[Jakou]] and his corrupt regime are destroyed by Kenshiro and [[Falco]], Lin is kidnapped by Jakou's son [[Jask]] ([[Tiger]] in the anime) and taken to the[[Shura no Kuni| Land of Shura]]. Kenshiro rescues her from the demons that await him and tells her to return home to her loved ones. However, Lin's feelings for Kenshiro force her to follow him deeper into the island. Lin is captured by [[Kaioh]], who wishes her to carry his child in order to cleanse his tainted legacy of Hokuto Ryuken. However failing that, he uses the {{nihongo|Shikanhaku|死環白}} vital point, which causes the victim to fall in love with the first person they awaken to. As a result, she later falls in love with [[Bat]].

: In the final volume of the manga, Bat refuses to live a lie and erases Lin's memory with his limited Hokuto Shinken. Kenshiro also loses his memory during a fateful thunderstorm, and Bat arranges for the two to be reunited while he stakes his own life against [[Bolge]], an enemy from Kenshiro's past. Lin and Kenshiro recover their memories, only to find Bat has been mortally wounded in the fight. As a dying wish, Bat tells Lin to spend her life with Kenshiro, the man she loves. Lin respects his wish, only to have a change of heart and return to Bat's side. To her wonder, she finds Bat has survived, thanks to Kenshiro's powers.

ddli2013.png|Lin in DD Hokuto no Ken (2013)