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==Characters==
==Characters==
The game is based on the first half of the original manga (chapters 1-136) and uses the characters as they were depicted in the 1980's anime series. The voices of the playable characters are all performed by the original voice actors from the anime, with the exception of Kenshiro and Rei, who are both played by new actors.
===[[Kenshiro]]===
* Style: [[Hokuto Shin Ken]]
* Voice: [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]]
The 64th successor of Hokuto Shin Ken. His lover Yuria was taken away by Shin of the [[Nanto Sei Ken]], who also engraved the seven scars on his chest. He has met numerous [[tomo|rivals]] in battle while pursuing his destiny as successor of Hokuto Shin Ken, leading to a showdown with his greatest adversary, Raoh.


===Playable characters===
===[[Raoh]]===
*'''[[Kenshiro]]''' (''cv.'' [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]])
* Style: Hokuto Shin Ken
*'''[[Shin]]''' (''cv.'' [[Toshio Furukawa]])
* Voice: [[Kenji Utsumi]]
*'''[[Raoh]]''' (''cv.'' [[Kenji Utsumi]])
He took the name of Ken-oh, the King of Fist, in order to become the Conqueror of Century's End. Seeking to acquire the Heavens for himself, he mastered a hard style that can cause even a tiger to fear its own death. A man who seeks to rule with power and terror during a century's end of chaos. In order to overcome his fear, he took Yuria's life in order to learn true sorrow and stand before Kenshiro as his mightiest adversary.
*'''[[Rei]]''' (''cv.'' [[Isshin Chiba]])
 
*'''[[Jagi]]''' (''cv.'' [[Kōji Totani]])
===[[Toki]]===
*'''[[Yuda|Juda]]''' (a.k.a. Yuda) (''cv.'' [[Bin Shimada]])
* Style: Hokuto Shin Ken
*'''[[Toki]]''' (''cv.'' [[Takaya Hashi]])
* Voice: [[Takaya Hashi]]
*'''[[Souther]]''' (a.k.a. Thouther) (''cv.'' [[Banjō Ginga]])
A man who possesses the most graceful skills in the 2,000 years-old history of Hokuto. However, he was exposed to radioactive fallout while protecting Kenshiro and Yuria and was removed from the candidacy of the succession. In contrast to Raoh's hard style, Toki is a master of the soft style. However , he willing to do everything to confront his natural brother Raoh, including stake his life to learn the Hard style.
*'''[[Mamiya]]''' (''cv.'' [[Toshiko Fujita]])
 
*'''Mr. [[Heart]]''' (''cv.'' [[Shōzō Iizuka]])
===[[Jagi]]===
* Style: Hokuto Shin Ken
* Voice: [[Kōji Totani]]
A pretender to the Hokuto Shin Ken succession who has engraved seven scars on his chest. He was the one who drove Shin's heart to madness, as well as the true culprit for the kidnapping of Rei's sister Aili. Having learned Nanto Sei Ken in addition to Hokuto Shin Ken, Jagi is man who will use anything, from shotguns to gasoline, to win. He harbors the belief that a younger brother can never be superior to his elder brother.
 
===[[Shin]]===
* Style: [[Nanto Koshū Ken]]
* Voice: [[Toshio Furukawa]]
A man who bears the burden of [[Junsei|Star of Sacrifice]], one of the [[Nanto Rokusei Ken]]. A master of Nanto Koshū Ken. Driven to madness by Jagi, he took Kenshiro's beloved Yuria away from him by force.  In order to win Yuria's love, he took on the name of "KING" and founded the nation of Southern Cross for her, until the supposedly defeated Kenshiro appeared before him.
 
===[[Rei]]===
* Style: [[Nanto Suichō Ken]]
* Voice: [[Isshin Chiba]]
One of the Nanto Rokusei Ken, the man who bears the burn of the [[Gisei|Star of Justice]]. Successor of Nanto Suichō Ken, the most elegant among the Nanto Sei Ken arts. He began his journey when his sister Aili was kidnapped by a man with seven scars on his chest. After meeting Kenshiro and Mamiya, he was finally reunited with his sister and is now willing to give up his life to save his friends.
 
===[[Yuda|Juda]]===
* Style: [[Nanto Kōkaku Ken]]
* Voice: [[Bin Shimada]]
One of the Nanto Rokusei Ken, the man who bears the burden of the [[Yōsei|Star of Enchantment]]. The successor of Nanto Kōkaku Ken, a very dreadful martial art that pierces its enemies from behind with shock waves. A man who considers himself the most beautiful in the world and will tolerate the existence of anyone more beautiful than himself. His actions has led to the downfall of the Nanto Sei Ken.
 
===[[Souther|Thouther]]===
* Style: [[Nanto Hōō Ken]]
* Voice: [[Banjō Ginga]]
One of the Nanto Rokusei Ken, the man who bears the burden of the [[Shōsei|Star of Leadership]]. The successor of Nanto Hōō Ken, the mightiest among the 108 sects of Nanto Sei Ken. He once had a lover deeper than anyone else until he renounced it and took on the name of the Holy Emperor, building himself the Holy Emperor Cross Mausoleum. A man whose body possesses a secret that makes him invulnerable to the use of Hokuto Shin Ken that not even Ken-oh himself dares to challenge him.
 
===[[Heart|Mr. Heart]]===
* Style: N/A
* Voice: [[Shōzō Iizuka]]
An underling of Shin, the one who calls himself "KING". His body may seemed like an excessive amount of fat, but also has the capability of absorbing the impacts of most attacks, earning it the nickname the "destroyer of martial artists". He is usually mild-mannered until he sees the sight of his own blood, in which he turns into a homicidal maniac who will not calm down until he kills someone.
 
===[[Mamiya]]===
* Style: N/A
* Voice: [[Toshiko Fujita]]
She was kidnapped by Juda on the day , who also killed her parents. After escaping, she renounced her womanhood and became the leader of her village, where she met Kenshiro and Rei.


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