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[[File:Hokuto no Ken (yomikiri).jpg|thumb|right|Opening page of the first story.]] | [[File:Hokuto no Ken (yomikiri).jpg|thumb|right|Opening page of the first story.]] | ||
The original [[wikipedia:One-shot (comics)|one shot]] prototype of ''Hokuto no Ken'', published in the April 1983 edition of ''Fresh Jump'', was set in 1980's Japan and told the story of a teenager by the name of {{nihongo|[[ | The original [[wikipedia:One-shot (comics)|one shot]] prototype of ''Hokuto no Ken'', published in the April 1983 edition of ''Fresh Jump'', was set in 1980's Japan and told the story of a teenager by the name of {{nihongo|[[Kenshiro|Kenshiro Kasumi]]|霞 拳四郎|Kasumi Kenshirō}}, the successor of the "''[[Hokuto Shin Ken]]''" martial arts style, a deadly style which kills or cripples opponents internally by striking [[Keiraku Hiko|pressure points]]. Kenshiro's main adversaries in this incarnation of the story were a rival martial arts school known as the {{nihongo|''[[Taizanji Kenpo]]''|泰山寺拳法||"[[wikipedia:Mount Tai|Taishan]] Temple Martial Arts"}}, a secret organization of assassins with influence over the Japanese government and control over the police. Kenshiro's girlfriend, [[Yuki]], becomes a witness in one of the organization's assassinations and is subsequently killed by the culprit named [[Goda]], with Kenshiro being framed for the crime. This event serves as a catalyst for Kenshiro's war against the Taizanji organization. | ||
A second one-shot, titled ''Hokuto no Ken II'', was published in the June 1983 issue of ''Fresh Jump''. Both pilots were collected in the second collected volume of ''Tetsu no Don Quixote'' (Tetsuo Hara's prior manga series before ''Hokuto no Ken''). The plot of the second pilot follows from the first, with a slightly older Kenshiro (wearing a Mad Max-type leather costume similar to that of the later series) aiding a pair of escaped Taizan assassins and battling the Taizanji's ultimate assassin, Kinbu Baiken. | A second one-shot, titled ''Hokuto no Ken II'', was published in the June 1983 issue of ''Fresh Jump''. Both pilots were collected in the second collected volume of ''Tetsu no Don Quixote'' (Tetsuo Hara's prior manga series before ''Hokuto no Ken''). The plot of the second pilot follows from the first, with a slightly older Kenshiro (wearing a Mad Max-type leather costume similar to that of the later series) aiding a pair of escaped Taizan assassins and battling the Taizanji's ultimate assassin, Kinbu Baiken. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Protagonist=== | ===Protagonist=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Kenshiro|Kenshiro Kasumi]] | ||
===Episode 1=== | ===Episode 1=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Ryuken|Kenshiro Kasumi's father]] | ||
*[[Yuki]] | *[[Yuki]] | ||
*[[Liu Zheng]] | *[[Liu Zheng]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Goda]] | ||
*[[Suzuki]] | *[[Suzuki]] | ||
*[[Sasaki]] | *[[Sasaki]] | ||
*[[Yazaki]] | *[[Yazaki]] | ||
* | *[[Kibo Police Chief]] | ||
===Episode 2=== | ===Episode 2=== | ||
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==Influences in later works== | ==Influences in later works== | ||
Although not part of the later ''Hokuto no Ken'' canon, aspects of the pilot were used in later ''Hokuto no Ken'' works. | Although not part of the later ''Hokuto no Ken'' canon, aspects of the pilot were used in later ''Hokuto no Ken'' works. | ||
*The ''Taizan'' style appear through the manga series as the martial art style of several characters such as [[Uighur]], [[ | *The ''Taizan'' style appear through the manga series as the martial art style of several characters such as [[Uighur]], [[Ryuga]], and [[Hiruka]]. | ||
*The scene where Kenshiro saves Ryu and Yoko from Denki was used as a template for a similar scene in episode 10 of the anime series, where Kenshiro saves Sam and Mika from [[Dragon]]. | *The scene where Kenshiro saves Ryu and Yoko from Denki was used as a template for a similar scene in episode 10 of the anime series, where Kenshiro saves Sam and Mika from [[Dragon]]. | ||
* [[Barcom]], the General of [[Shin|King]]'s Army in the anime series, was based on [[Baiken Kinbu]]. The fight between Kenshiro Kasumi and Baiken Kinbu from the second episode of the pilot was used as a template for the fight between Shin and Barcom in episode 21 of the anime. | * [[Barcom]], the General of [[Shin|King]]'s Army in the anime series, was based on [[Baiken Kinbu]]. The fight between Kenshiro Kasumi and Baiken Kinbu from the second episode of the pilot was used as a template for the fight between Shin and Barcom in episode 21 of the anime. | ||
* The character of [[ | * The character of [[Goda]] was re-envisioned as a nameless minion of [[Amiba]] who was granted the strength of a bear through a vital point experiment in episode 33 of the anime. | ||
* The surname {{nihongo|Kasumi|霞|}} is used in ''[[Souten no Ken|Fist of the Blue Sky]]'' as the surname for the family of ''Hokuto Shinken'' successors ([[Tesshin Kasumi|Tesshin]], [[ | * The surname {{nihongo|Kasumi|霞|}} is used in ''[[Souten no Ken|Fist of the Blue Sky]]'' as the surname for the family of ''Hokuto Shinken'' successors ([[Tesshin Kasumi|Tesshin]], [[Kenshiro Kasumi|Kenshiro]], and [[Ryuken|Ramon]]). | ||
* [[Uighur]] and young [[Jagi]] appear to draw inspiration from Goda and Baiken respectively. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Manga]] | [[Category:Manga]] | ||