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Hokuto Hachimon Kudan
Name
	北斗(ほくと) 八(はち) 悶(もん) 九(く) 断(だん)
Kanji	北斗八悶九断
Romaji	Hokuto Hachimon Kudan
English	Big Dipper Eight Agonies Nine Breaks; Hokuto Eight Agonies Nine Ruptures (Ken's Rage 2); Hokuto Eight Pains Nine Hells (Hokuto Ga Gotoku)
Data
School	Hokuto Shin Ken

Revision as of 09:45, 9 April 2022

Hokuto Hachimon Kudan (北斗八悶九断, Eight Agonies Nine Breaks)Hanyu Pinyin: Běidǒu bā mèn jiǔ duàn; A technique that is said to inflict eight sensations of pain on the victim before their body dismembers into nine parts. Kenshiro used this technique on Jagi during their initial clash, only to cangel it at the last moment.; Despite this, Jagi was left in a constant state of pain from his injuries inflicted prior to Kenshiro using and cancelling the technique, and had to install a metal plate on his head to prevent it from exploding.

1986 movie: Kenshiro inflicts this on Jagi in a flashback. In the present, Kenshiro kills Jagi by knocking off the plate and finishing the technique he started resulting in Jagi's body exploding into chunks.

Video games: In Hokuto no Ken 3, the ability of the technique to inflict eight sensations of suffering is explained in the guide. Kenshiro can use the technique on Taiga to reduce his lifebar.; The technique is usable by player characters in Hokuto no Ken Online.; In Hokuto Ga Gotoku, Kenshiro can perform this technique on a downed enemy while in Burst Mode. Kenshiro jumps and lands on top of the victim, them punches them in the head. They reel on the floor in pain whereas their head explodes. Requires the skill to be unlocked to perform the technique.

The eight agonies is a reference to the Eight Sufferings in buddhism. The sufferings are listed as

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-: A technique that is said to inflict eight sensations of pain on the victim before their body dismembers into nine parts. [[Kenshiro]] used this technique on [[Jagi]] during their initial clash, only to nullify it at the last moment.
+: A technique that is said to inflict eight sensations of pain on the victim before their body dismembers into nine parts. [[Kenshiro]] used this technique on [[Jagi]] during their initial clash, only to cangel it at the last moment.
-: Despite this, Jagi was left in a constant state of pain from the injuries the technique inflicted prior to Kenshiro cancelling it, and had to install a metal plate on his head to prevent it from exploding.
+: Despite this, Jagi was left in a constant state of pain from his injuries inflicted prior to Kenshiro using and cancelling the technique, and had to install a metal plate on his head to prevent it from exploding.
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