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* 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 - ~~An Asura~~ who resembles the one attacked Kenshiro on Akashachi's ship. This enemy can teleport and attack with palmstrikes.

* 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 ~~from~~ his ~~crab clas~~.

* [[Xie]] - A crab man who attacks with blades hidden in his claws.

* [[Buron|Blon]] - Attack with kicks and a giant boomerang.

* Flamethrower ~~Asura~~ - Resembles one of the three flamethrower-wielding Shuras who attack Kenshiro on his way to [[Taiseiden]].

* 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 ~~four~~ men who jump off to attack with armblades.

* [[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.

;Bosses

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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.

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~~. Additionally the Harn brothers are described as Gromm's siblings in the manual~~.

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.

''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~~. The scene in which a defeated Falco warns of the Asura is altered so Falco's equivalent Duke has both legs~~.

''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.

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| [[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==

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;More Power

:GJXA-AAGN

==Videos==

Mega Drive Longplay 192 Hokuto no Ken

Mega Drive Longplay 276 Last Battle

</gallery>

==External links==

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 * 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 - An Asura who resembles the one attacked Kenshiro on Akashachi's ship. This enemy can teleport and attack with palmstrikes.
+* 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 from his crab clas.
+* [[Xie]] - A crab man who attacks with blades hidden in his claws.
 * [[Buron|Blon]] - Attack with kicks and a giant boomerang.
-* Flamethrower Asura - Resembles one of the three flamethrower-wielding Shuras who attack Kenshiro on his way to [[Taiseiden]].
+* 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 four men who jump off to attack with armblades.
+* [[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.
 ;Bosses
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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.
-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. Additionally the Harn brothers are described as Gromm's siblings in the manual.
+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.
-''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. The scene in which a defeated Falco warns of the Asura is altered so Falco's equivalent Duke has both legs.
+''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.
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 | [[Kaioh]] (カイオウ) || Garokk
 |}
+=== 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==
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 ;More Power
 :GJXA-AAGN
+==Videos==
+<gallery>
+Mega Drive Longplay 192 Hokuto no Ken
+Mega Drive Longplay 276 Last Battle
+</gallery>
 ==External links==