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* Imperial Soldiers - The enemy grunts during the first two chapters. Types include knife throwers, spear wielders, axe wielders, and swordsmen. There are also motorcycle riders in Chapter 2. | * Imperial Soldiers - The enemy grunts during the first two chapters. Types include knife throwers, spear wielders, axe wielders, and swordsmen. There are also motorcycle riders in Chapter 2. | ||
* Pirates - Akashachi's crew of royal pirates. Includes knife wielders and spear-gun shooters. | * Pirates - Akashachi's crew of royal pirates. Includes knife wielders and spear-gun shooters. Unlike the other enemies, Kesnhiro knocks them offscreen instead of killing them. | ||
* | * Eagles - Birds that fly out of the air to attack Kenshiro. | ||
* Shura - A generic Shura who loosely resembles the one attacked Kenshiro on Akashachi's ship. This enemy can teleport and attack with palmstrikes, a style not seen in the manga or anime. | |||
* [[Nameless Asura|Sunagumo]] - Appears in the final two chapters. He fights like the Shura that killed Falco and swipes with a staff. | |||
* [[Sha and Zhan]] - Appears in the final two chapters, these enemies throw their spinning blades. | |||
* [[Xie]] - A crab man who attacks with blades hidden in his claws. | |||
* [[Buron|Blon]] - Attack with kicks and a giant boomerang. | |||
* Flamethrower Shura - Resembles one of the three flamethrower-wielding Shuras who attack Kenshiro on his way to [[Taiseiden]]. | |||
* [[Kaioh Messatsu-Tai]] - Kaioh's centipede-like "annihilation division." They appear in stacks made out of three men who jump off to attack with armblades. | |||
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* [[Geira|Geila]] - Another of the Empire's area rulers. He attacks with iron balls and a fog breath. | * [[Geira|Geila]] - Another of the Empire's area rulers. He attacks with iron balls and a fog breath. | ||
* [[Soria|Solia of the Purple Light]] - A servant of Falco who awaits for Kenshiro's arrival in order to stop him from entering the Imperial Capital. He is said to wield a fist that shines purple. | * [[Soria|Solia of the Purple Light]] - A servant of Falco who awaits for Kenshiro's arrival in order to stop him from entering the Imperial Capital. He is said to wield a fist that shines purple. | ||
* [[Shiino|Sheeno]] - The son of the Governor General Jakoh. He accepts the task of eliminating Kenshiro. | * [[Shiino|Sheeno]] - The son of the Governor General Jakoh. He accepts the task of eliminating Kenshiro. He fights like Bask but instead of the "Mt. Hua Prison Clenching Claw", Javelins will fly from either side of the screen during the battle with Sheeno. | ||
* [[Falco]] - A warrior who has mastered the art of ''[[Gento Kō Ken]]'' and now wields shining golden hands. Although sworn to protect the Empress, an evil conspirator is using him against his will. | * [[Falco]] - A warrior who has mastered the art of ''[[Gento Kō Ken]]'' and now wields shining golden hands. Although sworn to protect the Empress, an evil conspirator is using him against his will. | ||
* [[Akashachi]] - The captain of a pirate ship and Shachi's father. | * [[Akashachi]] - The captain of a pirate ship and Shachi's father. | ||
* [[Alf|Alf of the Hourglass]] - One of the Asuras confronted by Kenshiro. He wields red mantle that allows him to create a mirage of himself. | * [[Alf|Alf of the Hourglass]] - One of the Asuras confronted by Kenshiro. He wields red mantle that allows him to create a mirage of himself when he blocks Kenshiro's attacks. His mirage will attack Kenshiro from behind, but it can be eliminated with one hit. | ||
* [[Han]] - One of the ''Rashō'' and the third in command. All of the Rashō have mastered the art of ''[[Hokuto Ryū Ken]]'' | * [[Han]] - One of the ''Rashō'' and the third in command. All of the Rashō have mastered the art of ''[[Hokuto Ryū Ken]]'' | ||
* [[Hyoh]] - The second of the three ''Rashō'' who rules the Land of Asura. Although he is Kenshiro's actual older brother, his memories were sealed by Kaioh. | * [[Hyoh]] - The second of the three ''Rashō'' who rules the Land of Asura. Although he is Kenshiro's actual older brother, his memories were sealed by Kaioh. | ||
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''Last Battle'', the overseas version of ''Hokuto no Ken'' for the Mega Drive, alters the names of all characters, martial arts, and locations due to the lack of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license. For example, [[Kenshiro]] was renamed [[wikipedia:Arzach|Aarzak]] (a name maybe inspired by the comic of [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]). The three Rasho [[Kaioh]], [[Hyoh]] and [[Han]] not only have their name changed respectively into ''Garokk'', ''Gross'' and ''Gromm'', but are also depicted as generals of Tae-Kung-Fu that do not accept the defeat of Falco and escape to Asura, renamed ''Land of the Unknown''. Three years later the defeat of Falco they attack the capital city, kidnapping Alyssa (Rin) and bringing her to Asura. | ''Last Battle'', the overseas version of ''Hokuto no Ken'' for the Mega Drive, alters the names of all characters, martial arts, and locations due to the lack of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license. For example, [[Kenshiro]] was renamed [[wikipedia:Arzach|Aarzak]] (a name maybe inspired by the comic of [[wikipedia:Jean Giraud|Moebius]]). The three Rasho [[Kaioh]], [[Hyoh]] and [[Han]] not only have their name changed respectively into ''Garokk'', ''Gross'' and ''Gromm'', but are also depicted as generals of Tae-Kung-Fu that do not accept the defeat of Falco and escape to Asura, renamed ''Land of the Unknown''. Three years later the defeat of Falco they attack the capital city, kidnapping Alyssa (Rin) and bringing her to Asura. | ||
Since there the history proceeds almost similarly to manga, with the exception that Aarzak faces Garokk only once, at the very end (though they first met into a brief sequence before in which Garokk explains he's invincible without Aarzak breaking the seal), and Rob (Shachi) is apparently not killed by Garokk | Since there the history proceeds almost similarly to manga, with the exception that Aarzak faces Garokk only once, at the very end (though they first met into a brief sequence before in which Garokk explains he's invincible without Aarzak breaking the seal), and Rob (Shachi) is apparently not killed by Garokk. | ||
All the blood and gore from the original game was also edited out in the overseas version. In ''Hokuto no Ken'', any of the enemy grunts would have their heads explode, followed by their bodies in a bloody fashion as well as some boss characters having gorier deaths at the end of their battles. | All the blood and gore from the original game was also edited out in the overseas version. In ''Hokuto no Ken'', any of the enemy grunts would have their heads explode, followed by their bodies in a bloody fashion as well as some boss characters having gorier deaths at the end of their battles. | ||
''Last Battle'', however, edited down the gore so that the normal enemies would only fly off-screen when hit and the bloody animations for the bosses were subdued via changing the blood to colors green or yellow | ''Last Battle'', however, edited down the gore so that the normal enemies would only fly off-screen when hit and the bloody animations for the bosses were subdued via changing the blood to colors green or yellow. | ||
In contrast to ''Black Belt'', the overseas version of the game's predecessor, very few alterations were made to the game's actual graphics in ''Last Battle'', although all of the characters were recolored and the bosses with violent deaths, such as Bask and Geila, were given unnatural skin colors like green or purple. | In contrast to ''Black Belt'', the overseas version of the game's predecessor, very few alterations were made to the game's actual graphics in ''Last Battle'', although all of the characters were recolored and the bosses with violent deaths, such as Bask and Geila, were given unnatural skin colors like green or purple. | ||
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| [[Kaioh]] (カイオウ) || Garokk | | [[Kaioh]] (カイオウ) || Garokk | ||
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=== Character Changes === | |||
* Hulk(Bask): Has been given green skin and his blood is yellow. While unmentioned in the manual, the location he is fought is called "Hulk's arena." | |||
* Butcher(Geira): Both his skin and blood are green. Like Bask he has no mention in the manual, but his boss arena is labeled "Butcher's area." | |||
* Syd(Solia): Has blue hair and red clothing. Simply described as a servant of Duke(Falco). | |||
* Sheeno: Now has red skin and green blood. His name or identity isn't mentioned in the manual or anywhere in the game. | |||
* Duke(Falco): His hair is now white and his outfit is blue. Duke is described as the bodyguard of Sophia in the manual. Due to lost plot threads, Duke's switch to Aarzark's side is unexplained. In his appearance in the ultimate Land(Asura)Duke's sprite has both legs unlike Falco's sprite which was missing his leg and covered in blood. | |||
* Grom(Hann): Has paler skin and green pants. Zee-bee(Hara brothers) are described as his siblings in the manual and he is said to be one of the most powerful men of the Empire who fled to the ultimate land(Shura). | |||
* Alf: Has no mention in the manual. Alf is altered to have purple skin and blue blood likely to censor his violent death. | |||
* Garokk(Kaioh) - His hair has changed from purple to brown. Garokk is described as the strongest and most evil member of the Empire who escaped and took over the ultimate land(Shura) following Duke's defeat. | |||
==Continues== | ==Continues== | ||
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;More Power | ;More Power | ||
:GJXA-AAGN | :GJXA-AAGN | ||
==Videos== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mega Drive Longplay 192 Hokuto no Ken | |||
Mega Drive Longplay 276 Last Battle | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||