Lin

Lin (リン, Rin, also transliterated as Lynn in certain English adaptations) is a fictional character from Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's manga and anime series Hokuto no Ken.

Voice actresses

Lin was originally voiced by Tomiko Suzuki in the Fist of the North Star television series and in the 1986 movie. After the character became an adult in the Hokuto no Ken 2 portion of the series, she was voiced by Miina Tominaga. In the movies Raō Den: Jun'ai no Shō and Raō Den: Gekitō no Shō, Lin was voiced by Maaya Sakamoto. Miwa Kouzuki voiced Lin in the 2005 Fist of the North Star fighting game.

Lin was voiced by Holly Sidel in the Strealine Pictures' English dub of the 1986 movie and by Sandy Fox in Manga Entertainment's dub of the series. Lin was played by Nalona Herron in the 1995 live action film.

Plot overview

A young orphan, Lin witnessed the death of her parents (and an older brother in the anime) during the nuclear war and lost the ability to speak due to the shock. In the beginning of the series, she lives in a small village in which Kenshiro arrives. He restores her voice and later saves her from Zeed after his gang attacks the village. Lin becomes infatuated with him and leaves to search for him. She is rescued again by Ken from the Golan commandos (Club's men in the TV series) and becomes one of the main characters for the remainder of the series.

After the time-skip following Raoh's defeat, she and Bat form the Hokuto Army during Kenshiro's abscent to fight off the regime of the Central Imperial Capital. It is revealed that she was adopted as a child, and that she is actually the daughter of the Celestial Emperor along with her twin sister Lui, the current Empress. After Kenshiro defeats Jakō, Lin is kidnapped and taken to the Land of Asura, leading to the Asura arc. Kenshiro rescues her from the demons of Asura, telling her to return to her sister (Lui) and the man she loves (believing he is Bat). However, she reveals her true feelings about Kenshiro and decides to stay in Asura to follow him. Kaioh eventually captures her and as a gesture of mockery, pushes the pressure point Shikanhaku (死環白), which causes its victims to fall in love with the first person they see after regaining consciousness. After Kaioh's defeat, she falls in love with Bat as a result of Shikanhaku. During the final story arc, Bat becomes upset at this fact and erases Lin's memories with his limited Hokuto Shinken knowledge. After Kenshiro loses his memory during a thunderstorm, he arranges the two to live together. However, both Lin and Kenshiro regain their memories when Bat is seriously injured during his fight with Bolge, a villain from Ken's past. In the end, she finally recognizes Bat's feelings and chooses to be with him out of her free will rather than Ken.