Amiba

Amiba
Amiba (impersonating Toki) in the manga.
Name in Kanji	アミバ
Name in Romaji	Amiba
Alternate spelling(s)	none
Fighting Style	Amiba-ryū Hokuto Shin Ken (aka Hokuda Shin Ken), Nanto Sei Ken
Allegiance(s)	Raoh
Family	none known
Position(s)	n/a
Appearances	Manga (ch. 45-51), Anime (ep. 33-36), Rei Gaiden, Toki Gaiden and others.
Voice actor(s)	Takaya Hashi Kazuyuki Okitsu (Ten no Haoh) Tomokazu Seki (Hokuto Musou)

• Amiba (アミバ)

The self-proclaimed genius, Amiba was originally a practitioner of Nanto Sei Ken, but gifted with the ability to quickly understand almost any martial art in record time, he turned his sights on Hokuto Shin Ken, believing wholeheartedly that he could master it. He travelled to the Village of Miracles in order to prove his worth, and driven by a genuine need to help others, sought out Toki in an attempt to learn Hokuto Shin Ken - but Toki, who had not been named successor, refused to train Amiba. In an attempt to learn it on his own through trial-and-error, he almost killed an elderly man with his efforts. For this blunder, he was publicly reproached by Toki, humiliating Amiba and ensuring that he would never be able to attempt anything like that again.

Unfortunately, this very action was what planted the seeds of rage and bitterness in Amiba's heart, and it was this very resentment Raoh took advantage of, turning an unfortunate but well-meaning individual into a complete monster with neither remorse nor shame. When Toki was imprisoned in Cassandra by Raoh, Amiba, with Raoh's permission, took the opportunity to exact his revenge by impersonating Toki and destroying his reputation. He rearranged his appearance to model Toki, right down to the scar on his back, and tortured martial artists and villagers with cruel "new pressure point tests", and reported these findings to Raoh. When Amiba was finally exposed as a fraud, Kenshirō used Zankai Sekiho Ken, causing Amiba to involuntarily walk over the edge of a high-rise building.

Gaiden material

In the manga spin-off Rei Gaiden, it was revealed that Amiba studied Nanto Suichō Ken under the previous master, Rofu, but ultimately lost the race for successor to Rei.

Toki Gaiden covers Amiba's first visit to the Village of Miracles, where he seeks out Toki to improve his limited knowledge of vital points. When Toki refuses to teach him and reprimands his conduct, Amiba plots against the village, first with the Zeed gang, and then conspires with Jagi, who helps him impersonate Toki by teaching him Hokuto Shinken and scarring his back with a club. While Toki is detained by Ken-Oh and his forces, Amiba infiltrates the village posing as Toki and begins his reign of terror, until he is killed by Kenshiro.

In the Ten no Haoh manga, Amiba returns to the Village of Miracles and attacks Toki with his Hokuto Shin Ken imitation style, Hokuda Shin Ken (北蛇鍼拳, "Needle Fist of the North Snake"). Toki easily defeats him with Hokuto Ujō Ken but spares his life to prevent more bloodshed. Amiba does not appear in the animated adaptation.

Character Rating

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

• Level: B
• Power: 2
• Speed: 3
• Skills: 4
• Looks: 3
• Charisma: 1

Trivia

• Amiba's design was modelled after actor Christopher Lambert.
• Amiba's human experimentation resembles that of Dr. Shirō Ishii and his Unit 731. He and his men referring to people as deku (木人形 wooden doll) is similar to Ishii's maruta (丸太 logs).

Gallery

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  Amiba's original form

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  Amibe using his Toki identity.

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  Amiba dies

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  Amiba in Toki Gaiden

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  Amiba (posing as Toki) in Toki Gaiden

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  Amiba in Ten no Haoh

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  Amiba in Hokuto Musō

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  Amiba (Rei Gaiden)