Jagi

Jagi
	; Jagi as he appears in the original manga.
Name in Kanji	ジャギ
Name in Romaji	Jagi
Alternate spelling(s)	none
Fighting Style	Hokuto Shin Ken, Nanto Sei Ken
Allegiance(s)	Raoh
Family	Raoh (adoptive older brother); Toki (adoptive older brother); Kenshirō (adoptive younger brother); Ryuken (adoptive father/sifu)
Position(s)	The Third of the Four Brothers of Hokuto (北斗四兄弟の三兄)
Appearances	Manga (ch. 38-44), Anime (ep. 29-32), Legends of the True Savior series, Jagi Gaiden and more.
Voice actor(s)	Kōji Totani; Chikao Ōtsuka (1986 movie) ; David Itō (Legends of the True Savior); Wataru Takagi (Hokuto Musou); Dan Woren (movie dub)

Jagi (ジャギ): The third eldest of the four Hokuto brothers, he was looked down on for his dirty tactics which demanded victory at any cost, such as relying on a shotgun or spitting needles. His desire to cheat was only rivaled by his contempt for Kenshiro, his younger adoptive brother. Jagi believed that siblings must respect their elders and that it would be unforgivable for a younger brother to surpass him.

Upon hearing that Kenshiro was named successor, an outraged Jagi confronted him and ordered him to step down. When Kenshiro refused, Jagi tried to kill him but was defeated, only to be spared at the last moment. He escaped with a disfigured head, using metal implants to relieve the swelling and adopted a helmet to hide his now hideous face. He exacted his revenge by defeating Kenshiro and kidnapping his fiancée, Yuria. He then raped and force-married her.

Jagi became a ruthless gang-leader, living only to hate his younger brother. His wounded pride and disfigured appearance made him paranoid and even caused him to murder his own minions in fits of rage. He attempted to defame Kenshiro by impersonating him, intentionally scarring himself to replicate the seven scars on his chest. He terrorized villages in Kenshiro's name, killed Rei's parents and kidnapped his younger sister Airi, selling her into slavery. Jagi was finally confronted by Kenshiro and was overcome by his younger brother's new ruthlessness. Jagi even resorted to his own style of Nanto Seiken, which Kenshiro remarked was 'slow' and an insult to Shin's style. Kenshiro insisted that an ugly death befitted Jagi, before obliterating him once and for all.

After his death, Jagi is usually unaccounted for in the manga when the Hokuto Brothers are mentioned.

Fist Of The North Star (1986 movie)

Jagi has a more extended appearance in the 1986 movie. He and Raoh witness Kenshiro's defeat and torture at the hands of Shin, who kidnaps Yuria. Raoh orders Jagi to dispose Kenshiro's unconscious body by throwing him off the cliff so he can die in the depths of darkness, and allows Jagi to become Hokuto Shinken successor in Kenshiro's place. A year later, Jagi keeps Rei's sister, Airi, as his slave but soon realizes Kenshiro is still alive. When Kenshiro and Rei arrive at his fortress, he tries to trick Rei into attacking Kenshiro but Kenshiro immediately stops the fight and provokes Jagi into battle. The two Hokuto brothers fight upon the roof and during the fight Jagi reveals it was him who goaded Shin into taking Yuria. Enraged by this, Kenshiro unleashes his fury upon Jagi and his punch destroys the device supporting his disfigured head. He tells Kenshiro of Yuria and Shin's whereabouts before his entire body explodes.

Character Rating

From Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden.

Level: B
Power: 5
Speed: 5
Skills: 4
Looks: 1
Charisma: 5

Trivia

Jagi's mask is believed to have been inspired by the manga Sukeban Deka and its TV series, Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu.

His "What's my name?" line is attributed to Muhammad Ali, who shouted this to Ernie Terrell.
In Hokuto Musou, Jagi appears to have become more overconfident than he is depicted as in the anime/manga. When the player selects him in Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, he laughs and then says, "Say my name, bitches!" He also gains more power, such as the ability to infuse his shotgun blasts with tōki.
Jagi is loosely based on The Humongous (played by Kjell Nilsson) from Mad Max 2: the Road Warrior, and his efforts to tarnish Kenshiro's name by pillaging villages and abusing its dwellers is similar to that of Lord Humongous proclaiming himself "The Warrior of the Wasteland" while committing violent criminal acts against the survivors. Jagi also has a sawed-off shoutgun like the titular character of the movie.
Jagi is Buronson's favorite character, stating they have similar personalities and how he enjoyed writing such a dark character. However, Jagi is Akira Kamiya's least favorite character in the show.