Kenshirō: Difference between revisions - Hokuto no Ken Encyclopedia

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: 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.

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: It is assumed that he eventually comes back to Ryu and trains him to become the next ''Hokuto Shinken'' successor.

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: In a survey conducted by the [[Oricon]] in 2007 between 1,000 people, Kenshiro ranked third place as the "strongest manga character of all time", behind only ''Dragon Ball'' protagonist [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku Son Goku] and [http://doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/Doraemon Doraemon] who ranked first and second, respectively. <ref name=oricon>{{cite web|url=http://rn-cdn.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/45750/#rk|title=1000人が選んだ！漫画史上“最強”キャラクターランキング！|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>

: A "wedding ceremony" for Kenshiro and [[Yuria]] was held at the Nippon Seinenkan on September 13, 2008, the date of the 25th anniversary of ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''. Tetsuo Hara, Buronson, and other staff who worked on the series attended the ceremony planned by an actual wedding planner, with 3,000 fans applying for the 777 invitations that were available to fans via various outlets.

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==Trivia==

*<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>

*The series bases itself heavily from Mad Max, and the character of Kenshiro is certainly no exception. Not only is his appearance and clothing almost identical to ''Mad Max's'' protagonist [[w:c:madmax:Max Rockatansky|Max Rockatansky]], Kenshiro often finds himself fighting enemies very ~~similiar~~ to the ones Max fights, such as his brother, [[Jagi]], who also resembles Max and Lord Humongous.

*The series bases itself heavily from Mad Max, and the character of Kenshiro is certainly no exception. Not only is his appearance and clothing almost identical to ''Mad Max's'' protagonist [[w:c:madmax:Max Rockatansky|Max Rockatansky]], Kenshiro often finds himself fighting enemies very similar to the ones Max fights, such as his brother, [[Jagi]], who also resembles Max and Lord Humongous.

*Kenshiro pays numerous tributes to [[wikipedia:Bruce Lee|Bruce Lee]] ranging from his jumping stance to his fighting style and high-pitched battle cries, as well as similar scenes as the ones in which the icon himself appeared in numerous films, such as the fight against [[Mad Sarge]] and his men.

*Kenshiro's character model can be swapped with Kazuma Kiryu (protagonist of ''Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku'') in Hokuto ga Gotoku.

**Kenshiro's appearance during the first three seasons of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' anime closely resembles that of Lee.

**This is a reference to him, having the same Japanese voice actor as Kiryu.

*Kenshiro's character model can be swapped with Kazuma Kiryu (protagonist of ''Yakuza''/''Ryu ga Gotoku'') in ''Hokuto ga Gotoku''.

*Kenshiro ~~also goes~~ by ~~Ken or~~ The Man With Seven Scars

**This is a reference to him having the same Japanese voice actor as Kiryu.

*Kenshiro is given the nicknames "Ken" (by his friends), "The Man With The Seven Scars" and "Hokuto Man" (by his enemies).

==Gallery==

File:Kenshiro_2.jpg|Kenshiro as he appears on the cover of ''Hokuto no Ken'' Vol. 1 (Jump Comics edition)

Kenshiro I.JPG|Kenshiro in the beginning of the manga

Kenshiro I.JPG|Kenshiro at the beginning of the manga

vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h41m25s226.png|Kenshiro in the first three seasons of ''Hokuto no Ken''

vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h44m28s737.png|Kenshiro in the fourth and final season of ''Hokuto no Ken''

vlcsnap-2019-02-13-14h50m56s868.png|Kenshiro in the beginning of the 1986 film.

vlcsnap-2019-02-13-14h55m58s486.png|Kenshiro as he ~~appear~~ later in the 1986 film.

vlcsnap-2019-02-13-14h55m58s486.png|Kenshiro as he appears later in the 1986 film.

~~vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h41m25s226.png|Kenshiro in the beginning of ''Hokuto no Ken''~~

~~vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h44m28s737.png|Kenshiro in ''Hokuto no Ken''~~

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

File:Kenshiro (manga).jpg|Kenshiro overlooking in the manga

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 : 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.
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 : It is assumed that he eventually comes back to Ryu and trains him to become the next ''Hokuto Shinken'' successor.
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 : In a survey conducted by the [[Oricon]] in 2007 between 1,000 people, Kenshiro ranked third place as the "strongest manga character of all time", behind only ''Dragon Ball'' protagonist [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Goku Son Goku] and [http://doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/Doraemon Doraemon] who ranked first and second, respectively. <ref name=oricon>{{cite web|url=http://rn-cdn.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/45750/#rk|title=1000人が選んだ！漫画史上“最強”キャラクターランキング！|language=Japanese|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>
 : A "wedding ceremony" for Kenshiro and [[Yuria]] was held at the Nippon Seinenkan on September 13, 2008, the date of the 25th anniversary of ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''. Tetsuo Hara, Buronson, and other staff who worked on the series attended the ceremony planned by an actual wedding planner, with 3,000 fans applying for the 777 invitations that were available to fans via various outlets.
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 ==Trivia==
 *<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>
-*The series bases itself heavily from Mad Max, and the character of Kenshiro is certainly no exception. Not only is his appearance and clothing almost identical to ''Mad Max's'' protagonist [[w:c:madmax:Max Rockatansky|Max Rockatansky]], Kenshiro often finds himself fighting enemies very similiar to the ones Max fights, such as his brother, [[Jagi]], who also resembles Max and Lord Humongous.
+*The series bases itself heavily from Mad Max, and the character of Kenshiro is certainly no exception. Not only is his appearance and clothing almost identical to ''Mad Max's'' protagonist [[w:c:madmax:Max Rockatansky|Max Rockatansky]], Kenshiro often finds himself fighting enemies very similar to the ones Max fights, such as his brother, [[Jagi]], who also resembles Max and Lord Humongous.
 *Kenshiro pays numerous tributes to [[wikipedia:Bruce Lee|Bruce Lee]] ranging from his jumping stance to his fighting style and high-pitched battle cries, as well as similar scenes as the ones in which the icon himself appeared in numerous films, such as the fight against [[Mad Sarge]] and his men.
-*Kenshiro's character model can be swapped with Kazuma Kiryu (protagonist of ''Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku'') in Hokuto ga Gotoku.
+**Kenshiro's appearance during the first three seasons of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' anime closely resembles that of Lee.
-**This is a reference to him, having the same Japanese voice actor as Kiryu.
+*Kenshiro's character model can be swapped with Kazuma Kiryu (protagonist of ''Yakuza''/''Ryu ga Gotoku'') in ''Hokuto ga Gotoku''.
-*Kenshiro also goes by Ken or The Man With Seven Scars
+**This is a reference to him having the same Japanese voice actor as Kiryu.
+*Kenshiro is given the nicknames "Ken" (by his friends), "The Man With The Seven Scars" and "Hokuto Man" (by his enemies).
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="168" spacing="small" position="center">
 File:Kenshiro_2.jpg|Kenshiro as he appears on the cover of ''Hokuto no Ken'' Vol. 1 (Jump Comics edition)
-Kenshiro I.JPG|Kenshiro in the beginning of the manga
+Kenshiro I.JPG|Kenshiro at the beginning of the manga
+vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h41m25s226.png|Kenshiro in the first three seasons of ''Hokuto no Ken''
+vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h44m28s737.png|Kenshiro in the fourth and final season of ''Hokuto no Ken''
 vlcsnap-2019-02-13-14h50m56s868.png|Kenshiro in the beginning of the 1986 film.
-vlcsnap-2019-02-13-14h55m58s486.png|Kenshiro as he appear later in the 1986 film.
+vlcsnap-2019-02-13-14h55m58s486.png|Kenshiro as he appears later in the 1986 film.
-vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h41m25s226.png|Kenshiro in the beginning of ''Hokuto no Ken''
-vlcsnap-2019-02-17-18h44m28s737.png|Kenshiro in ''Hokuto no Ken''
 File:Kenshiro.PNG|Kenshiro in ''Hokuto no Ken 2''.
 File:Kenshiro (manga).jpg|Kenshiro overlooking in the manga