Shin

Shin
	; Shin, as he appears in the manga.
Name in Kanji	シン
Name in Romaji	Shin
Alternate spelling(s)	Sin
Fighting Style	Nanto Koshū Ken
Allegiance(s)	n/a
Family	none known
Position(s)	Leader of the King organization
Appearances	Manga (ch. 4-10, 121), Anime (ep. 1-22, 97), Yuria Gaiden, others
Voice actor(s)	Toshio Furukawa; Takuya Kirimoto (Legends of the True Savior); Tomokazu Sugita (Hokuto Musou)

Shin (シン): Shin is the successor of Nanto Koshū Ken (南斗孤鷲拳, "South Dipper Lone Eagle Fist"), one of the martial art styles within the Nanto Rokusei Ken. He bears the destiny of the Star of Martyrdom (殉星, Junsei), who is destined to live and die for love.

Shin secretly desired Kenshirō's fiancée Yuria ever since they first met. After the nuclear war and the death of Master Ryuken, Shin was persuaded by Jagi to challenge Kenshirō and take Yuria for himself. Shin defeated Ken and engraved the seven scars on his chest as a reminder of his defeat.

Afterwards, Shin assumed the title of King and expanded his organization, building Yuria the city of Southern Cross to win her affection. However, his continued atrocities only drove her to commit suicide by leaping from the balcony of Shin's palace. Yuria survived thanks to the intervention of the Nanto Gosha Sei, who arrived at Southern Cross to protect Yuria from Raoh's impending invasion. Shin entrusted Yuria to the Goshasei's custody and allowed his reputation to be tarnished by pretending that he was her murderer.

Later, Kenshirō and Shin fought each other again within Shin's palace. Driven by Shin's words after their first battle, Kenshirō defeats him and strikes his vital points in the shape of Shin's emblem - the 'Bloody Cross'. Maintaining that Yuria had died, Shin refused to die from Ken's technique and took his own life by leaping from the palace balcony, as Yuria did before him.

TV series

In the TV series, Shin's empire is notably larger compared to the manga. In addition to his four lieutenants (Heart, Spade, Diamond, and Club), it also includes the God's Army organization, Jackal's gang and a host of original villains. After Kenshirō continued to defy his army, Shin assembled his remaining troops and launched an all-out assault against Kenshirō as he approached Southern Cross. After Kenshirō is presumed dead, Balcom seizes the opportunity to plot a mutiny against Shin, and although Shin defeats him, the city is destroyed during the chaos. With Shin vowing to build another Southern Cross, Yuria decides to commit suicide from the palace balcony and prevent the violence repeating itself.

1986 movie

In the 1986 movie, Yuria mentions that Kenshirō and Shin grew up together and had a brotherly friendship. Shin's army is defeated by Raoh's troops who invade Southern Cross before Kenshirō's arrival - whilst Shin is defeated off-screen by Raoh himself. When Kenshirō finally arrives, Shin is already dying from his previous fight with Raoh, but in his final moments he reveals that Raoh has taken Yuria to Cassandra.