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    {{Infobox Character
    |image=[[File:Rihaku_manga.jpg|200px|]]
    |caption=Rihaku as he appears in the manga
    |name=Rihaku
    |name_japanese=リハク
    |nameromaji=Rihaku
    |alternatespelling=
    |allegiance=[[Last Nanto General]], [[Kenshiro]]
    |profession=Nanto Goshasei / Nanto Shin Goshasei
    |fighting_style=[[Nanto Gosha Sei| Gosha Hasui Ken]] (anime)
    |voice=[[Takeshi Aono]] (TV series)<br/>[[wikipedia:Katsuhisa Hōki|Katsuhisa Houki]] (''Yuria Den'', ''Raoh Den Gekitou no Shou'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Eiji Takemoto|Eiji Takemoto]] (''Shin Hokuto Musou'')<br/>[[Taichi Hamada]] (''DD Hokuto no Ken 2'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Kazuhiro Yamaji|Kazuhiro Yamaji]] (''Hokuto ga Gotoku'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Kyle Hebert|Kyle Hebert]] (''Hokuto ga Gotoku'' dub)
    |appearances=Manga (ch. 115-160), Anime (ep. 83-152), ''Yuria Den'', ''Raoh Den Gekitou no Shou'', Rei Gaiden
    |family=[[Tō]] (daughter)}}
    ; {{nihongo|Rihaku of the Ocean|海のリハク|Umi no Rihaku}}
    ; {{nihongo|Rihaku of the Ocean|海のリハク|Umi no Rihaku}}
    : ''Voiced by'': [[Takeshi Aono]], [[Katsuhisa Houki]] (2007)
    : The military leader of the [[Nanto Gosha Sei|Goshasei]], charged with protecting the [[Last Nanto General]]. Rihaku engineers a series of booby traps to protect [[Yuria]] when [[Raoh]] advances on the [[Nanto Capital]]. These traps prove to be little threat to Raoh, but Rihaku is saved from certain death by [[Kenshiro|Kenshiro's]] arrival, where he witnesses Kenshiro's awakening of ''[[Musō Tensei]]'', the ultimate technique of ''[[Hokuto Shinken]]''. Rikahu later becomes the elder statesman of [[Lin]] and [[Bat|Bat's]] "Hokuto Army".
    : Military General of the Goshasei. Attempts to save Yuria from Raoh by first setting multiple traps to slow him down, then fight him hand to hand. He loses the fight but does not die, as Kenshiro comes to his rescue. He bears witness to Kenshiro's first use of the Musō Tensei technique, the ultimate technique of Hokuto Shinken. Rikahu later becomes the elder statesman of Lin and Bat's "Hokuto Army" after Ken leaves with Yuria. ''"Rihaku"'' is Japanese for [[wikipedia:Li Bai|Li Bai]]. In the original TV series, he is shown to be Yuria's caretaker since childhood. However, the OVA ''Yuria Den'' shows that Yuria did not met Rihaku until after she was rescued by the Goshasei from Southern Cross.
     
    ==TV series==
    : In the original TV series, he is shown to be Yuria's caretaker since childhood instead of the unnamed character in the manga (who would later become [[Dharma]] in the 2007 ''[[Yuria Den|Legend of Yuria]]'' OVA). 
     
    : Rihaku is also given his own martial art, ''[[Nanto Gosha Sei|Gosha Hasui Ken]]'', in the TV series, which he uses in vain against Raoh after the failure of his death-traps.
     
    ==[[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Yuria Den|Legend of Yuria]]==
    : In the OVA continuity, Yuria does not meet Rihaku until after she is rescued by the Goshasei from [[Southern Cross]].
     
    ==Character Rating==
    From ''Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden''.
     
    * Level: D
    * Power: 3
    * Speed: 2
    * Skills: 2
    * Looks: 2
    * Charisma: 4
     
    ==Trivia==
    * ''"Rihaku"'' is Japanese for [[wikipedia:Li Bai|Li Bai]].
    * Rihaku is the only survivor of the Goshasei.
     
    ==Gallery==
    <gallery>
    File:Rihaku.jpg
    File:Rihaku_(TV).jpg|Rihaku, in the TV series
    File:rihaku2.JPG
    File:rihaku4.JPG
    File:Rihaku_Hasui_Ken.jpg
    File:Rihaku5.jpg
    File:hnk2 rihaku.JPG|Rihaku in HNK2
    File:rihaku.PNG
    File:Capturerihaku2.JPG
    File:Rihaku_Shin_Kyuseishuu.jpg|Rihaku in ''Raoh Den Gekitou no Shou''
    File:Rihaku_KnG.jpg|Rihaku, in ''Kinyoku no Garuda''
    File:Rihaku (Banpresto videogame).JPG|Rihaku in Hokuto no Ken (Banpresto)
    File:Rihaku.png|Rihaku in ''Shin Hokuto Muso''
    File:08.avi_snapshot_02.10_-2013.03.18_18.26.48-.jpg
    Rihaku (Hokuto ga Gotoku).png|Rihaku in ''Hokuto ga Gotoku''
    Legends ReVIVE Last Nanto General.png|The Last Nanto General and Rihaku in ''Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE'' (illustration)
    Legends ReVIVE TLNG - Garb of the Motherly General Outfit.png|The Last Nanto General's and Rihaku's Garb of the Motherly General outfit in Hokuto No Ken: Legends ReVIVE
    </gallery>
    [[Category:Hokuto no Ken characters]]
    [[Category:Hokuto no Ken characters]]
    [[Category:Nanto Gosha Sei]]
    [[Category:Nanto Gosha Sei]]
    [[Category:Nanto Shin Gosha Sei]]
    [[Category:Hokuto Army]]

    Latest revision as of 04:35, 18 September 2022

    Rihaku

    Rihaku as he appears in the manga
    Name in Kanji リハク
    Name in Romaji Rihaku
    Fighting Style Gosha Hasui Ken (anime)
    Allegiance(s) Last Nanto General, Kenshiro
    Family (daughter)
    Position(s) Nanto Goshasei / Nanto Shin Goshasei
    Appearances Manga (ch. 115-160), Anime (ep. 83-152), Yuria Den, Raoh Den Gekitou no Shou, Rei Gaiden
    Voice actor(s) Takeshi Aono (TV series)
    Katsuhisa Houki (Yuria Den, Raoh Den Gekitou no Shou)
    Eiji Takemoto (Shin Hokuto Musou)
    Taichi Hamada (DD Hokuto no Ken 2)
    Kazuhiro Yamaji (Hokuto ga Gotoku)
    Kyle Hebert (Hokuto ga Gotoku dub)
    Rihaku of the Ocean (海のリハク, Umi no Rihaku)
    The military leader of the Goshasei, charged with protecting the Last Nanto General. Rihaku engineers a series of booby traps to protect Yuria when Raoh advances on the Nanto Capital. These traps prove to be little threat to Raoh, but Rihaku is saved from certain death by Kenshiro's arrival, where he witnesses Kenshiro's awakening of Musō Tensei, the ultimate technique of Hokuto Shinken. Rikahu later becomes the elder statesman of Lin and Bat's "Hokuto Army".

    TV series

    In the original TV series, he is shown to be Yuria's caretaker since childhood instead of the unnamed character in the manga (who would later become Dharma in the 2007 Legend of Yuria OVA).
    Rihaku is also given his own martial art, Gosha Hasui Ken, in the TV series, which he uses in vain against Raoh after the failure of his death-traps.

    Legend of Yuria

    In the OVA continuity, Yuria does not meet Rihaku until after she is rescued by the Goshasei from Southern Cross.

    Character Rating

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

    • Level: D
    • Power: 3
    • Speed: 2
    • Skills: 2
    • Looks: 2
    • Charisma: 4

    Trivia

    • "Rihaku" is Japanese for Li Bai.
    • Rihaku is the only survivor of the Goshasei.

    Gallery