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Shōki
	; Shōki, as he appears in the manga
Name in Kanji	ショウキ
Name in Romaji	Shōki
Alternate spelling(s)	Shouki, Shohki
Fighting Style	Gento Kō Ken (anime only)
Allegiance(s)	Falco, Kenshiro
Family	none known
Position(s)	Imperial General (manga), General of the Red Light (anime)
Appearances	Manga (ch. 150-151), Anime (ep. 114-118)
Voice actor(s)	Tesshō Genda

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Shoki (ショウキ, Shōki): General in the Imperial Capital's army who served the Heavenly Empress Lui along with Falco.

Manga[edit | edit source]

Years before becoming a general, Shōki was also the guardian of his own home village. After the fall of Raoh, Kenshiro embarked on a journey with Yuria where he stumbled upon Shōki's village being attacked by bandits. After Kenshiro had thwarted the bandits, Shōki returned to the village. When he learned of Kenshiro's deed, he decided to reward Kenshiro and Yuria by providing them shelter and allowing them to stay in his hideaway home, where Yuria spent the last years of her life together with Ken.

When Jakoh took over the Imperial Capital by holding Lui captive, Shōki rebelled and attempted to take Jakoh's life. However, his attempt was thwarted by Falco and Shōki was placed in a false state of death. Falco placed Shōki inside a body bag and left him at the capital's canal of corpses in the hopes that Shōki would escape the capital unnoticed. However, Jakoh's younger son Sheeno saw through the ruse and impaled Shōki with his own spear, mortally wounding him.

The wounded Shōki was discovered by the Hokuto Army after floating to the other side of the canal. Before dying, Shōki got to find out that Jakoh's dreaded enemy, the Hokuto Shinken successor, was none other than his old friend Kenshiro.

TV Series[edit | edit source]

In the anime TV series, Shōki is portrayed as a Gento Kō Ken practitioner (in the manga he was never shown nor established to be one). He faces Kenshiro as the General of Red Light, with his true identity initially concealed by a helmet. Kenshiro senses no murderous intent from his opponent and smashes the helmet to find out his assailant's identity, where he's reacquainted with Shōki. Shōki allows Kenshiro to pass and orders his subordinates to do the same, knowing that it would incur Jakoh's wrath. Shōki's killer was changed from Sheeno to fellow Gento fighter, Boltz. When he meets Kenshiro again before dying, Shōki begs him to defeat the true mastermind behind the Imperial Army, Jakoh.

Video Games[edit | edit source]

In the Famicom game Hokuto no Ken 2, which was developed when the anime was still in early production, Shōki's role as the Gento General of Red Light is assumed by a different character named Bronza. However, Shōki's death at the hands of Sheeno is alluded in the game's official strategy guide.
In the Famicom RPG Hokuto no Ken 4, Shōki's hometown appears as an in-game location named Ribushoki (リブショーキ, Ribushōki). His status as a Gento Kō Ken practitioner is acknowledged by an NPC in the village.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Shōki's name appears to be derived from the Chinese mythological character of Zhong Kui.

Character Rating[edit | edit source]

From Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden.

Level: B
Power: 4
Speed: 3
Skills: 4
Looks: 3
Charisma: 3

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Shōki, back when he was the village leader
Shōki, as a Gento general
Shōki fighting with Kenshiro
Shoki's reunion with Ken.
Shōki dies

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 |image=[[File:Shoki (manga).jpg|225px]]
 |caption=Shōki, as he appears in the manga
-|name=Shoki
+|name=Shōki
 |name_japanese=ショウキ
 |nameromaji=Shōki
-|alternatespelling=Shooki, Shohki, Shouki
+|alternatespelling=Shouki, Shohki
+|allegiance=[[Falco]], [[Kenshiro]]
 |profession=Imperial General (manga), General of the Red Light (anime)
-|fighting_style=[[Gento Kō Ken]]
+|fighting_style=[[Gento Kō Ken]] (anime only)
-|first = Manga chapter 150
+|voice=[[Tesshō Genda]]
-|voice=[[Tesshō Genda]]}}
+|appearances=Manga (ch. 150-151), Anime (ep. 114-118)}}
-{{nihongo|'''Shōki'''|ショウキ}} is a General in the Imperial Capital's army who served the [[Tentei|Heavenly Empress]] [[Lui]] along with [[Falco]].
+; {{nihongo|Shoki|ショウキ|Shōki}}
+: General in the Imperial Capital's army who served the [[Tentei|Heavenly Empress]] [[Lui]] along with [[Falco]].
-Years before becoming a general, Shōki was also the guardian of his own home village. After the fall of [[Raoh]], [[Kenshirō]] embarked on a journey with [[Yuria]] when he stumbled into Shōki's village being attacked by bandits. After thwarting the bandits, Shoki returned to the village and when he learned of Ken's deed, he decided to reward Ken and Yuria by providing them shelter and allowing them to stay in his hideaway home, where Yuria spent the last years of her life together with Ken.
+== Manga ==
+: Years before becoming a general, Shōki was also the guardian of his own home village. After the fall of [[Raoh]], [[Kenshiro]] embarked on a journey with [[Yuria]] where he stumbled upon Shōki's village being attacked by bandits. After Kenshiro had thwarted the bandits, Shōki returned to the village. When he learned of Kenshiro's deed, he decided to reward Kenshiro and Yuria by providing them shelter and allowing them to stay in his hideaway home, where Yuria spent the last years of her life together with Ken.
-When [[Jakō]] took over the Imperial Capital by holding [[Lui]] captive, Shōki rebelled and attempted to take Jakō's life. However, his attempt was thwarted by Falco and Shōki was placed on a false state of death. Falco placed Shōki inside a corse bag and left him at capital's canal of corpses in the hopes that Shōki would escape the capital alive. However, Jakō's younger son [[Shiino]] saw through the ruse and stabbed Shōki with his own spear, mortally wound him.
+: When [[Jakoh]] took over the Imperial Capital by holding [[Lui]] captive, Shōki rebelled and attempted to take Jakoh's life. However, his attempt was thwarted by Falco and Shōki was placed in a false state of death. Falco placed Shōki inside a body bag and left him at the capital's canal of corpses in the hopes that Shōki would escape the capital unnoticed. However, Jakoh's younger son [[Sheeno]] saw through the ruse and impaled Shōki with his own spear, mortally wounding him.
-The wounded Shōki was discovered by the Hokuto Army after floating to the other side of the canal. Before dying, Shōki got to find out that Jakō's dreaded enemy, the [[Hokuto Shin Ken]] successor, was none other than his old friend Kenshirō.
+: The wounded Shōki was discovered by the Hokuto Army after floating to the other side of the canal. Before dying, Shōki got to find out that Jakoh's dreaded enemy, the [[Hokuto Shinken]] successor, was none other than his old friend Kenshiro.
-==Differences in adaptation==
+==TV Series==
-In the anime version of the story, Shōki was given the title of the Red Light General. Shōki faces Kenshirō as a [[Gento Kō Ken]] martial artist, although his true identity is concealed during battle by wearing a helmet. After Ken learns his true identity, Shōki allows Kenshirō to pass and orders his subordinates to do the same, knowing that it would bring Jakō's wrath. Shōki's killer was also changed from [[Shiino]] to the Gento fighter [[Boltz]]. When he meets Kenshirō again before dying, Shōki begs him to defeat the true mastermind Jakō.
+: In the anime TV series, Shōki is portrayed as a ''[[Gento Kō Ken]]'' practitioner (in the manga he was never shown nor established to be one). He faces Kenshiro as the General of Red Light, with his true identity initially concealed by a helmet. Kenshiro senses no murderous intent from his opponent and smashes the helmet to find out his assailant's identity, where he's reacquainted with Shōki. Shōki allows Kenshiro to pass and orders his subordinates to do the same, knowing that it would incur Jakoh's wrath. Shōki's killer was changed from Sheeno to fellow Gento fighter, [[Boltz]]. When he meets Kenshiro again before dying, Shōki begs him to defeat the true mastermind behind the Imperial Army, Jakoh.
-In the Family Computer video game version of ''[[Hokuto no Ken 2 (Famicom)|Hokuto no Ken 2]]'', Shōki's role as the Gento General of Red Light is assumed by a completely new character named Bronza. However, Shōki's death is still mentioned in the game's official strategy guide.
+==Video Games==
+* In the Famicom game ''[[Hokuto no Ken 2 (Famicom)|Hokuto no Ken 2]]'', which was developed when the anime was still in early production, Shōki's role as the Gento General of Red Light is assumed by a different character named [[Bronza]]. However, Shōki's death at the hands of Sheeno is alluded in the game's official strategy guide.
+*In the Famicom RPG ''[[Hokuto no Ken 4]]'', Shōki's hometown appears as an in-game location named {{nihongo|Ribushoki|リブショーキ|Ribushōki}}. His status as a ''Gento Kō Ken'' practitioner is acknowledged by an NPC in the village.
-In the Famicom RPG ''[[Hokuto no Ken 4]]'', Shōki's hometown is given the name of {{nihongo|Libshoki|リブショーキ|Ribushōki}}.
+==Trivia==
+* Shōki's name appears to be derived from the Chinese mythological character of [[wikipedia:Zhong Kui|Zhong Kui]].
 ==Character Rating==
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 File:KenvsShōki.jpg|Shōki fighting with Kenshiro
-File:Shōki_unmasked.jpg
+File:Shōki_unmasked.jpg|Shoki's reunion with Ken.
 File:Shōki_dead.jpg|Shōki dies
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