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Bat
	; Bat, as he appears in the manga (post timeskip)
Name in Kanji	バット
Name in Romaji	Batto
Alternate spelling(s)	Bart
Fighting Style	Hokuto Shin Ken Crossbow
Allegiance(s)	Kenshiro
Family	Toyo (adoptive mother)
Position(s)	Thief; Member of Hokuto Army (adult)
Appearances	Manga (ch. 1-136, 136½-160, 209-211, 237-245), Anime (ep. 1-109, 110-122, 151-152), Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu, Rei Gaiden
Voice actor(s)	Mie Suzuki; Keiichi Nanba (Hokuto no Ken 2); Daisuke Namikawa (Raoh Den Junai no Shou, Raoh Den Gekitou no Shou, Toki Den, Legends ReVIVE); Umeka Shōji (Hokuto Musou); Daisuke Kishio (Shin Hokuto Musou, as adult); Shūta Morishima (DD Hokuto no Ken); Daiki Yamashita (Ichigo Aji); Shunzo Miyasaka (Hokuto ga Gotoku); Junya Enoki (Fitness Boxing: Hokuto no Ken); Gary Dubin (TV series dub); Tony Oliver (1986 movie dub); Debi Derryberry (Hokuto Musou dub); Brian Beacock (Hokuto ga Gotoku dub)

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Bat (バット, Batto): Bat is a young thief who follows Kenshiro on his journey, believing he can use his strength as a means to survive in the harsh wasteland.

Manga & TV Series

It turns out that Bat originally left the home of his adoptive family so that his mother Toyo could take care of the younger orphans. Bat becomes Kenshiro's self-appointed sidekick, and although he is initially a brash, insensitive kid, having been exposed to the violence of the post-war era, Bat grows into a mature companion. He proves to have his uses, with his ability for fixing gadgets and driving the dune buggy that he uses to traverse the wasteland, and his tricky character allows him to get out of sticky situations. During their adventures, Bat develops a fondness for Lin and watches over her like a big brother. He also looks up to Kenshiro and witnesses many great battles throughout the series.

Bat later becomes the leader of the Hokuto Army - a resistance movement who fight against the corrupt Imperial Forces and its leader, Jakou. He also finds himself falling in love with Lin, who fights by his side. When Lin is kidnapped and taken to the Land of Asura, Bat secretly follows Kenshiro to save her. Lin is rescued, however, the Shikanhaku (死環白) pressure point inflicted by Kaioh causes her to fall in love with the first person she sees. Bat is prepared to let her fall in love with Kenshiro, but he continues his journey, leaving Lin with Bat, insisting that only he can make her happy.

During the final arc of the manga, we discover Bat and Lin became a couple, but after their wedding day, Bat was overcome with guilt and refused to live a lie and used his limited knowledge of Hokuto Shinken to erase Lin's memory. When Bat discovers Kenshiro is also suffering with amnesia after a thunderstorm, he arranges for the two of them to be together, while he fights Bolge, a vengeful enemy from Kenshiro's past. Kenshirō and Lin recover their memories but they are too late to save Bat, who has been slaughtered during the fight. When Bolge tries to take Lin with him, Bat uses his last ounce of strength to kill him. Bat makes a dying wish that Kenshiro and Lin be together and the two oblige. However, Lin has a change of heart and returns to the (presumed) dead Bat, only to find he has been revived by Kenshiro's powers. He and Lin live the rest of their life as husband and wife while Ken leaves them to their own happiness.

Character Rating

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

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

Gallery

Bat (as a child) in the manga.
Bat in Kenshiro Den
Bat disguised like a girl.
Bat and Lyn in HNK2
Bat and Lyn
Concept Art
Bat in DD Hokuto no Ken (2013)
Bat in Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji
Bat in Hokuto Ga Gotoku
Bat in Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE (illustration)
Young Wolf Bat in Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE (illustration)
Bat's and Lin's Apocalyptic Halloween outfits in Hokuto No Ken: Legends ReVIVE
Bat's "Tails Costume" outfit in Hokuto No Ken: Legends ReVIVE
Ein & Bat in Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE (illustration)

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-[[Image:Bat (FotNS).jpg|thumb|right|Bat, as depicted in the animated television series.]]
+{{Infobox Character
-{{nihongo|'''Bat'''|バット|Batto}}, is a fictional character from [[Buronson]] and [[Tetsuo Hara]]'s [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]''.
+|image=[[File:Bat_(adult).jpg|218px|]]
+|caption=Bat, as he appears in the manga (post timeskip)
+|name=Bat
+|name_japanese=バット
+|nameromaji=Batto
+|alternatespelling=Bart
+|allegiance=[[Kenshiro]]
+|profession=Thief<br /> Member of Hokuto Army (adult)
+|fighting_style=[[Hokuto Shin Ken]]
+Crossbow
+|voice=[[Mie Suzuki]]<br />[[Keiichi Nanba]] (''Hokuto no Ken 2'')<br />[[wikipedia:Daisuke Namikawa|Daisuke Namikawa]] (''[[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Den Junai no Shō|Raoh Den Junai no Shou]], [[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Den Gekitō no Shō|Raoh Den Gekitou no Shou]], [[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den|Toki Den]], Legends ReVIVE'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Umeka Shōji|Umeka Shōji]] (''[[Hokuto Musō|Hokuto Musou]]'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Daisuke Kishio|Daisuke Kishio]] (''[[Shin Hokuto Muso|Shin Hokuto Musou]], as adult'')<br/>[[Shūta Morishima]] (''[[DD Hokuto no Ken|DD Hokuto no Ken]]'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Daiki Yamashita|Daiki Yamashita]] (''[[Hokuto no Ken: Strawberry Flavor|Ichigo Aji]]'')<br/>[[Shunzo Miyasaka]] (''[[Hokuto Ga Gotoku|Hokuto ga Gotoku]]'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Junya Enoki|Junya Enoki]] (''Fitness Boxing: Hokuto no Ken'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Gary Dubin|Gary Dubin]] (TV series dub)<br/>[[wikipedia:Tony Oliver|Tony Oliver]] (1986 movie dub)<br/>[[wikipedia:Debi Derryberry|Debi Derryberry]] (''Hokuto Musou'' dub)<br/>[[wikipedia:Brian Beacock|Brian Beacock]] (''Hokuto ga Gotoku'' dub)
+|appearances=Manga (ch. 1-136, 136½-160, 209-211, 237-245), Anime (ep. 1-109, 110-122, 151-152), ''Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu'', Rei Gaiden
+|family=[[Toyo]] (adoptive mother)
+|}}
-==Voice actors==
+; {{nihongo|'''Bat'''|バット|Batto}}
-Bat was originally voiced by [[Teiyū Ichiryūsai|Mie Suzuki]] in the ''Fist of the North Star'' television series, as well as in the 1986 movie version. [[Keiichi Nanba]] voiced the character as an adult in the ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' portion of the series. [[Daisuke Namikawa]] voiced Bat in the movies ''Raō Den: Jun'ai no Shō'' and ''Raō Den: Gekitō no Shō''. [[Ayumi Tsunematsu]] voiced the character in the 2005 ''[[Fist of the North Star (arcade game)|Fist of the North Star]]'' fighting game.
+: Bat is a young thief who follows [[Kenshiro]] on his journey, believing he can use his strength as a means to survive in the harsh wasteland.
-Bat was voiced by  [[Tony Oliver]] Streamline Pictures' English dub of the 1986 movie and by [[Gary Michaels]] in Manga Entertainment's dub of the series. He was played by [[Dante Basco]] in the 1995 live-action movie.
+== Manga & TV Series ==
+: It turns out that Bat originally left the home of his adoptive family so that his mother [[Toyo]] could take care of the younger orphans. Bat becomes Kenshiro's self-appointed sidekick, and although he is initially a brash, insensitive kid, having been exposed to the violence of the post-war era, Bat grows into a mature companion. He proves to have his uses, with his ability for fixing gadgets and driving the dune buggy that he uses to traverse the wasteland, and his tricky character allows him to get out of sticky situations. During their adventures, Bat develops a fondness for [[Lin]] and watches over her like a big brother. He also looks up to Kenshiro and witnesses many great battles throughout the series.
-==Story==
+: Bat later becomes the leader of the Hokuto Army - a resistance movement who fight against the corrupt Imperial Forces and its leader, [[Jakou]]. He also finds himself falling in love with Lin, who fights by his side. When Lin is kidnapped and taken to the [[Shura no Kuni|Land of Asura]], Bat secretly follows Kenshiro to save her. Lin is rescued, however, the {{nihongo|Shikanhaku|死環白}} pressure point inflicted by [[Kaioh]] causes her to fall in love with the first person she sees. Bat is prepared to let her fall in love with Kenshiro, but he continues his journey, leaving Lin with Bat, insisting that only he can make her happy.
-[[Image:Bat (HnK2).jpg|thumb|right|Bat, as a young adult in the animated TV series.]]
-Approximately 15 years old when the series begins, Bat is a wandering thief and orphan. He originally resided in a small village run by [[Toyo]], but when the food supply began to run out he left so that the younger orphans could have his share. While wandering he is captured and imprisoned at [[Lin]]'s village, which is where he meets [[Kenshirō]]. Impressed by the strength of Kenshirō, he tags along with him (somewhat by force), believing that this way he will no longer have any trouble finding food. At first, he is depicted as a selfish nuisance, but after a while Bat is shown to be a virtuous person, as evident by his reasons for leaving his home village.
-Bat is rather cowardly and careless and will often jump to the wrong conclusions, but this masks his kind nature and he is usually willing to help out in a situation when he can. Bat is very good at fixing machines and can also drive, an example being a dune buggy used as transportation throughout the first part of the manga. He looks up to Kenshiro like an older brother, and likewise Kenshirō begins to see him as a younger brother.
-After viewing Kenshirō's many death battles, he is able to grow remarkably into an expert martial artist. After the time-skip following [[Raoh]]'s defeat (the segment which corresponds to the ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime series), he is the young leader of a band of resistance fighters known as the {{nihongo|Hokuto Army|北斗の軍,|Hokuto no Gun}}, fighting against the dictatorship of the Imperial General [[Jakō]]. He has also fallen in love with Lin, whom he protects without hesitation. When Lin is kidnapped and taken to the [[Shura no Kuni|Land of Asura]], Bat secretly follows Kenshirō to save her (but does not show up until the end of the arc). After saving Lin, who had had her memory erased so that she falls in love with the first person she sees as result of Kaioh's Shikanhaku point, Bat is prepared to let her see Kenshirō first, but Ken walks off before she can wake up and leaves her with Bat. Before he leaves, he tells Bat "My fate is one of constant battle, you are the only one who can truly make Lin happy".
+: During the final arc of the manga, we discover Bat and Lin became a couple, but after their wedding day, Bat was overcome with guilt and refused to live a lie and used his limited knowledge of ''[[Hokuto Shinken]]'' to erase Lin's memory. When Bat discovers Kenshiro is also suffering with amnesia after a thunderstorm, he arranges for the two of them to be together, while he fights [[Bolge]], a vengeful enemy from Kenshiro's past. Kenshirō and Lin recover their memories but they are too late to save Bat, who has been slaughtered during the fight. When Bolge tries to take Lin with him, Bat uses his last ounce of strength to kill him. Bat makes a dying wish that Kenshiro and Lin be together and the two oblige. However, Lin has a change of heart and returns to the (presumed) dead Bat, only to find he has been revived by Kenshiro's powers. He and Lin live the rest of their life as husband and wife while Ken leaves them to their own happiness.
-However, Bat is aware that Lin's feelings for him are not genuine and erases her memory again with his limited Hokuto Shinken knowledge during their wedding. When Kenshirō's memory is erased after a thunderstorm (he assumed that [[Yuria]] was the one who erased his memory, so that he can be happy with Lin), Bat poses as him during the fight against the blind Bolge, but is defeated and then tortured by Bolge who believes him to be Kenshiro. Bat is ready to die, so Bolge would think that Kenshirō is dead and no longer search for him. However, Kenshirō and Lin regain their memories and they set off to save Bat. Bolge is killed, but Bat is fatally wounded in the fight. In the very end of the manga, Lin chooses to stay with the (presumed) dead Bat, accepting to reciprocate his feelings out of her free will. When Kenshiro leaves Lin and Mamiya, Bat is then suddenly brought to life. Bat was saved by Kenshirō pressing on his pressure points with the use of Hokuto Shinken.
+==Character Rating==
+From ''Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden''.
+* Level: D
+* Power: 2
+* Speed: 3
+* Skills: 2
+* Looks: 4
+* Charisma: 4
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Bat.jpg|Bat (as a child) in the manga.
+File:Bat_(Kenshiro_Den).jpg|Bat in ''Kenshiro Den''
+Capturebart girl.JPG|Bat disguised like a girl.
+bat lin.jpg
+Vlcsnap-2011-09-27-00h18m35s147.png
+Captura_da_tela-2gg.png|Bat and Lyn in HNK2
+Bart wanted.JPG
+Capturebat wanted 2.JPG
+Capturebat.JPG
+.jpg|Bat and Lyn
+vlcsnap-2011-12-21-23h37m04s130.png
+vlcsnap-2012-02-02-22h50m01s183.png
+vlcsnap-2011-10-19-00h25m39s191.png
+Weding2.jpg
+Wedding.jpg
+Mhnk0111.jpeg
+Mhnk0112.jpeg
+Bat and Lin.png
+File:Bart.png
+Bat 02.jpg
+Bat 01.jpg
+File:Bat concept art.jpg|Concept Art
+SHM Bat cutscene 1.jpeg
+SHM Bat gameplay 1.jpeg
+SHM Bat gameplay 2.jpeg
+SHM Bat gameplay 3.jpeg
+SHM Bat gameplay 4.jpeg
+SHM Bat gameplay 5.jpeg
+SHM Bat gameplay 6.jpeg
+File:Ba.png
+ddbat2013.png|Bat in ''DD Hokuto no Ken'' (2013)
+Ichigo_Aji_Bat.png|Bat in ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Strawberry Flavor|Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji]]''
+Hokuto_Ga_Gotoku_Bat.png|Bat in ''[[Hokuto Ga Gotoku]]''
+Legends_ReVIVE_Bat.png|Bat in ''Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE'' (illustration)
+Legends_ReVIVE_Young_Wolf_Bat.png|Young Wolf Bat in ''Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE'' (illustration)
+Legends ReVIVE Apocalyptic Halloween Outfits - Bat and Rin.png|Bat's and Lin's Apocalyptic Halloween outfits in Hokuto No Ken: Legends ReVIVE
+LR Bat's "Tails Costume" Outfit.png|Bat's "Tails Costume" outfit in Hokuto No Ken: Legends ReVIVE
+Ein & Bat (Legends ReVIVE).png|Ein & Bat in ''Hokuto no Ken: Legends ReVIVE'' (illustration)
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Hokuto no Ken characters]]
 [[Category:Hokuto Shin Ken practitioners]]
+[[Category:Hokuto Army]]
+[[Category:Male Characters]]
+[[Category:Heroes]]