Kenshirō: Difference between revisions

|caption=Kenshiro, as depicted in the manga.

|name=Kenshiro

|name_japanese=ケンシロウ

|nameromaji=Kenshirō

|alternatespelling=Kenshirow, Kenshiroh, Kenshirou, Kensiro

|profession=The 64th Successor of [[Hokuto Shin Ken]]

|fighting_style=[[Hokuto Shin Ken]], [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]]

|allegiance=

|voice=[[Akira Kamiya]]<br/>[[Takehito Koyasu]] (''Shin Hokuto no Ken'')<br/>[[Kunihiro Kawamoto]] (''Legend of Heroes'')<br/>[[Hiroshi Abe]] (''Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu'')<br/>[[wikipedia:Katsuyuki Konishi|Katsuyuki Konishi]] (''[[Shin Hokuto Muso|Hokuto Musō]], [[Strawberry-Flavored Hokuto no Ken|Ichigo]]'')<br/>[[Takaya Kuroda]] (''Hokuto Ga Gotoku'')<br/>

[[Lex Lang]] (TV series dub)<br/>

[[w:c:startrek:John Vickery|John Vickery]] (1986 movie dub)<br/>

[[Robert Kraft]] (''Shin HNK'' dub)<br/>

[[Kaiji Tang]] (''Ken's Rage'' dub)

 

|family=[[Hyō]] (older brother)<br>[[Raoh]] (adoptive older brother)<br>[[Toki]] (adoptive older brother)<br>[[Jagi]] (adoptive older brother)<br>[[Yuria]] (fiancée)<br>[[Ryuken]] (adoptive father/sifu)<br>[[Ryu]] (adoptive nephew)<br>[[Kenshiro Kasumi]] (uncle)|appearances = Manga (ch. 1-onward), Anime (ep. 1-onward)}}{{Quote|You are already dead.|Kenshiro}}

;{{nihongo|Kenshirō|ケンシロウ}}

: His famous catchphrase {{nihongo|You're already dead!|お前はもう死んでいる|Omae wa mou shindeiru!}} is delivered to many an opponent he has killed before they even know it.

: After the [[nuclear war of 199X|nuclear war]] and the death of Ryuken, Kenshiro left with his fiancée, [[Yuria]], to find a future for themselves in the post-apocalyptic world. However, this was curtailed by [[Shin]], a rival from the ''[[Nanto Koshū Ken]]'' school, who defeated Kenshiro and engraved the trademark seven scars on his chest, before kidnapping Yuria for himself.

: Kenshiro survived his ordeal and spent the next year wandering the wasteland for revenge. During this time, he developed the killer instinct needed to survive in the war-torn age and befriended two young orphans, [[Bat]] and [[Lin]], who followed him on his journey. He discovered that Shin had assumed the title of 'King' and was leader of the eponymous [[King organization|KING organization]]. After defeating Shin's four generals, he infiltrated his headquarters, [[Southern Cross]], to settle things once and for all. Driven by his new strength, Kenshiro soundly defeated Shin but he was too late to rescue Yuria. Before his death, Shin revealed that Yuria had already committed suicide to stop his violent ambition. Refusing to die from Kenshiro's technique, Shin leaps to his death from the palace balcony, as Yuria did before him.

: The grieving Kenshiro continued to journey the wasteland, never staying at one place for long, as the curse of Hokuto leaves only chaos in its wake. He made a career of destroying those who preyed on the weak and innocent, such as the [[Golan]], [[Jackal]] and the [[Fang Clan]], and built a reputation as a 'savior' among the people. He also discovered that his three older brothers and fellow Hokuto Shinken practitioners: [[Jagi]], [[Toki]] and [[Raoh]], had all survived the nuclear holocaust. Jagi, the second-youngest, had long hated Kenshiro and was now committing acts of carnage in his name. It was also revealed that Jagi manipulated Shin into taking Yuria, as well as kidnapped [[Rei]]'s sister, [[Airi]], and murdered their parents. Kenshiro caught up with Jagi and delivered him a gruesome death. Kenshiro then fought against his second-oldest brother, [[Toki]], who had succumbed to madness after the apocalypse, but this was in fact [[Amiba]] posing as Toki. The real Toki was imprisoned at [[Cassandra]] by Raoh, the eldest brother, who had taken the title Ken-Oh (拳王 '''King of Fists''') and aimed to conquer the world with terror. With the help of Rei and [[Mamiya]], Kenshiro toppled the great prison and was reunited with Toki. He would go on to become a valuable ally to Kenshiro in his journey and intervened during his first fight with Raoh, as they were on the verge of killing one another.

: With the final battle with Raoh drawing ever closer, the mysterious [[Last Nanto General]] emerged to challenge Raoh's conquest. It turned out the General's identity was none other than Yuria, Kenshiro's betrothed. In actuality, she had been saved by the [[Nanto Goshasei]] after attempting suicide at Shin's palace and her survival was kept a secret to protect her from Raoh. Kenshiro fights Raoh using the ultimate Hokuto Shinken technique ''[[Musou Tensei]]'', drawing on his profound sadness to make Raoh tremble in fear. However, Raoh kidnaps Yuria during his escape and prepares to kill the woman he loves if it will imbue him with the same sorrow. Kenshiro and Raoh have their final battle at the [[Hokuto Renkitōza]], with Raoh having killed Yuria to unlock Musou Tensei. Kenshiro's greater understanding of life and death gives him the edge over his older brother and leads him to victory. Yuria awakens after the battle, as Raoh had actually put her in a false state of death when he realized she was terminally ill. After Raoh's death, Kenshiro spends his next few years living in peace with Yuria, whose disease had been subdued by Raoh's power.

: The latter half of the manga (and the corresponding ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' anime adaptation) involves Kenshiro joining forces with the grown-up Bat and Lin, who have formed the [[Hokuto Army]] to oppose the tyrannical [[Jakou]] and his Imperial forces. The story eventually takes Kenshiro to his birthplace, the Land of Shura, where he learns of his heritage and fights against the warlords who oppress the land. This includes his estranged blood-brother, [[Hyoh]], and the nefarious [[Kaioh]], Raoh's other blood-brother. The final story arcs of the manga (which were not adapted for the TV series) see Kenshiro taking Raoh's orphaned son, [[Ryu]], under his wing before continuing on his own where he settles the love triangle between himself, Bat and Lin. At the end, Kenshiro heads into the desert alone to fulfill his destiny as the Hokuto Shinken successor.

: Although still emotionally repressed and stoic like many male heroes in 1980s media, Kenshirō is notable in manga/anime culture of the time for being a sensitive and kind-hearted man who broke the established "men don't cry" cultural stereotype. He is famous for openly lamenting, if not outright despairing over the suffering of innocents and the deaths of his few noble enemies. He is also shown to be more openly unhinged on the rare occasions where he does get angry, and rather than deny or attempt to rationalize it, he fully accepts his rage and his wish for revenge, along with the motivation they give him, disregarding any moral ambiguity.

#Esteemed Acquaintance = [[Ryuken]], [[Raoh]], [[Toki]], and [[Shu]]

*<span style="font-style: normal; ">Given the time period of Kenshiro's birth in 197X and the apocalypse started in 199X, his true age is up to debate among the readers. If Kenshiro was born in late 1970 and the Apocalypse started in the early 1990s Kenshiro was probably a young teenager and thus the world that Kenshiro lived as a saviour happened later. However if Kenshiro was born in the mid 1970's and the apocalypse started in the mid 1990's Kenshiro was in his early 20's when he first met Lin and Bat. According to [[Han]], Kenshiro was sent to the mainland 25 years prior to his and Kenshiro's battle, implying that Kenshiro is 25-27 years of age around this time, but this has not been confirmed. </span>

Capturefgfd.PNG|Kenshiro in the beginning of the anime series.

File:Kenshiro.PNG|Kenshiro in the anime series ''Hokuto no Ken 2''.

vlcsnap-2012-01-12-23h41m11s154.png|reopening his numerous scars from previous battles.

ddken2013.png|Kenshiro in DD Hokuto no Ken (2013)

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tumblr_ovaivzKfkG1sjroblo1_r1_500.jpg|Kenshiro in ''Hokuto ga Gotoku'' (2018)

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Hokuto-Ga-Gotoku.jpg|Kenshiro in Hokuto Ga Gotoku

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