Hokuto no Ken 5

Hokuto no Ken 5 : Tenma Ryūsei Den Ai★Zetsushō (北斗の拳5 天魔流星伝哀★絶章, Fist of the North Star 5: Legend of the Demonic Shooting Star - A Chapter Beyond Sorrow) is a role-playing video game produced by Toei Animation released on July 10, 1992 for the Super Famicom in Japan. It is the third and final RPG produced by Toei based on the Hokuto no Ken franchise, following Hokuto no Ken 3 and Hokuto no Ken 4, both for the Family Computer. Hokuto no Ken 5 features an original storyline, written once again by Hiroshi Toda with plot supervision by Buronson, set in an alternate universe from the original work's canon where a new hero must unite the warriors of the Hokuto, Nanto, and Gento schools to defeat a common enemy.

Characters

The Heroes

The Hero (主人公 Shujinkō)

The main character for the first half of the game. Named by the player. A young martial artist who embarks on a journey to rescue his lover from the Makōtei. He is actually a descendant of the Tentei and the younger brother of Lui and Lin and his life is tasked with the mission to revive the martial art of the Tentei Ken (天帝拳). He finds out that his lover gave birth to a son and manages to rescue both. However, the reunion does not last long and his lover is later killed by the Makōtei. The Hero later confronts the Makōtei, but is fatally wounded during battle. Before dying, he passes on all of his energy and knowledge to his son.

The Hero's Son (主人公の息子 Shujinkō no Musuko)

The main character for the second half of the game. Named by the player. He is not only the Hero's son, but he's also the Makōtei's grandson from his mother's side. The Hero's Lover gives birth to him after being captured by the Makōtei, having been conceived before she was kidnapped. He is rescued by his father along with his mother. After his mother is killed, he begins his martial art training to avenge her and is tutored by Rei and Raoh. When the Makōtei later kills his father as well, he inherits all of his powers and abilities, becoming the new Hero for the remainder of the game.

Mizumaru (水丸)

A former servant of Ryuken who seeks to avenge his death.

Mabie (マビイ Mabii)

A young woman who travels the world with her younger brother Mito. She is actually the daughter of a martial artist who was killed by Galigā of the Makōtei's army and seeks to avenge his death. He befriends the Hero and Mizumaru and joins their cause.