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; {{nihongo|Rihaku of the Ocean|海のリハク|Umi no Rihaku}}
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: ''Voiced by'': [[Takeshi Aono]]
: ''Voiced by'': [[Takeshi Aono]]
: Military General of the [[Nanto Gosha Sei| Goshasei]]. Rihaku engineers a series of fatal traps to protect [[Yuria]] from the advancing [[Raoh]]. Raoh easily overcomes these traps, but Rihaku is saved by [[Kenshirō| Kenshirō's]] arrival. He bears witness to Kenshirō's activation of the ''Musō Tensei'' technique, the ultimate technique of [[Hokuto Shinken]]. Rikahu later becomes the elder statesman of [[Lin]] and [[Bat| Bat's]] "Hokuto Army" after Ken leaves with Yuria.
: The military general of the [[Nanto Gosha Sei|Goshasei]]. Rihaku engineers a series of fatal traps to protect [[Yuria]] from the advancing [[Raoh]]. Raoh easily overcomes these traps, but Rihaku is saved by [[Kenshirō| Kenshiro's]] arrival, and bears witness to 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".


==TV series==
==TV series==
: 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]].
: 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]].


: Rihaku is also given his own martial art'' Gosha Hasui Ken'', which he uses against Raoh after the failure of his death-traps.
: Rihaku is also given his own martial art, ''[[Nanto Gosha Sei|Gosha Hasui Ken]]'', which he uses in vain against Raoh after the failure of his death-traps.


==Character Rating==
==Character Rating==

Revision as of 14:58, 17 July 2011

Rihaku

Rihaku as he appears in the manga.
Name in Kanji リハク
Name in Romaji Rihaku
Fighting Style Military strategist
Allegiance(s) n/a
Family (daughter)
Position(s) Nanto Gosha Sei
Appearances Manga (ch. 115-160), Anime (ep. 83-152), Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu and others.
Voice actor(s) Takeshi Aono
Katsuhisa Houki (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu)
Rihaku of the Ocean (海のリハク, Umi no Rihaku)
Voiced by: Takeshi Aono
The military general of the Goshasei. Rihaku engineers a series of fatal traps to protect Yuria from the advancing Raoh. Raoh easily overcomes these traps, but Rihaku is saved by Kenshiro's arrival, and bears witness to 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. However, the OVA Yuria Den shows that Yuria did not met Rihaku until after she was rescued by the Goshasei from Southern Cross.
Rihaku is also given his own martial art, Gosha Hasui Ken, which he uses in vain against Raoh after the failure of his death-traps.

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 surviving member of the Goshasei.