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"Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the asterism [[Hokuto Shichi Sei]], which is the Japanese name as the Big Dipper. [[Kenshirō]] states that it is the incarnation of [[wikipedia:Indra|Indra]] when fighting [[Devil Rebirth]]. | "Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the asterism [[Hokuto Shichi Sei]], which is the Japanese name as the Big Dipper. [[Kenshirō]] states that it is the incarnation of [[wikipedia:Indra|Indra]] when fighting [[Devil Rebirth]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳 | Hokuto Shinken ({{CJKV|c=北斗神拳|j=北斗神拳|p=Bĕidòu Shénquán|cj=Bak Dau San Kyun}}) is first described as an 1,800 years old (2,000 years in the TV series and 1986 movie) Chinese assassin's art formed during the late [[wikipedia:Han Dynasty|Eastern Han Dynasty]]. | ||
In the world of ''Hokuto no Ken'', Hokuto Shinken's origins are said to have been born around the rise of the [[wikipedia: Yellow Turban Rebellion|Yellow Turban Rebellion]], but where the [[Tentei|Celestial Emperor of China]] was assassinated, and from this, chaos immediately erupted throughout the land amongst those that desired to rule the new gap of power that once was occupied by the throne. The clan of [[Hokuto Sōke]], seeing China being swept in turmoil and chaos upon the demise of the emperor, desired to find an end to these troubled times, and decided that the birth of a new heir would be needed. | In the world of ''Hokuto no Ken'', Hokuto Shinken's origins are said to have been born around the rise of the [[wikipedia: Yellow Turban Rebellion|Yellow Turban Rebellion]], but where the [[Tentei|Celestial Emperor of China]] was assassinated, and from this, chaos immediately erupted throughout the land amongst those that desired to rule the new gap of power that once was occupied by the throne. The clan of [[Hokuto Sōke]], seeing China being swept in turmoil and chaos upon the demise of the emperor, desired to find an end to these troubled times, and decided that the birth of a new heir would be needed. | ||
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The destined heir, [[Shuken]], came to be Hokuto Shinken's founder upon blending his ancestor's art of [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]] and the [[wikipedia:Yuezhi|Yuezhi People]]'s martial art called [[Seito Gekken]]. | The destined heir, [[Shuken]], came to be Hokuto Shinken's founder upon blending his ancestor's art of [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]] and the [[wikipedia:Yuezhi|Yuezhi People]]'s martial art called [[Seito Gekken]]. | ||
Over time, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms saw Hokuto Shinken undergo a schism; [[Hokuto Soka Ken]] served Cao Cao, [[Hokuto Sonka Ken]] served Sun | Over time, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms saw Hokuto Shinken undergo a schism; [[Hokuto Soka Ken]] served Cao Cao, [[Hokuto Sonka Ken]] served [[wikipedia:Sun Quan|Sun Quan]], and [[Hokuto Ryū Ken|Hokuto Ryuka Ken]] served Liu Bei. At the end of this era, it was Hokuto Soka Ken that rose to become the defining martial art of Hokuto Shinken. | ||
Prior to the events of ''Hokuto no Ken'' in the manga, the successor of Hokuto Shinken was [[Ryūken]], who won the successorship against his rival [[Kōryū]]. Ryuken then trained four adopted sons; [[Raoh]], [[Toki]], [[Jagi]] and [[Kenshirō]] in the art. Kenshiro was chosen by Ryuken to become his successor, although the other brothers still used the style due to Ryuken's death at the hands of Raoh. In the prequel series ''[[Souten no Ken]]'', Ryuken (or Ramon Kasumi, as he is called) is revealed to have been the 63rd Grand Master of Hokuto Shinken, preceded by his elder half-brother [[Kenshirō Kasumi]], the 62nd Grand Master. The two brothers learned the style from their father, [[Tesshin Kasumi]], the 61st Grand Master, thereby making the Kenshiro from ''Fist of the North Star'' the 64th Grand Master. | Prior to the events of ''Hokuto no Ken'' in the manga, the successor of Hokuto Shinken was [[Ryūken]], who won the successorship against his rival [[Kōryū]]. Ryuken then trained four adopted sons; [[Raoh]], [[Toki]], [[Jagi]] and [[Kenshirō]] in the art. Kenshiro was chosen by Ryuken to become his successor, although the other brothers still used the style due to Ryuken's death at the hands of Raoh. In the prequel series ''[[Souten no Ken]]'', Ryuken (or Ramon Kasumi, as he is called) is revealed to have been the 63rd Grand Master of Hokuto Shinken, preceded by his elder half-brother [[Kenshirō Kasumi]], the 62nd Grand Master. The two brothers learned the style from their father, [[Tesshin Kasumi]], the 61st Grand Master, thereby making the Kenshiro from ''Fist of the North Star'' the 64th Grand Master. | ||