Characters in Fist of the North Star

 

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The following is a list of fictional characters from the manga and anime franchise Fist of the North Star by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. Characters are organized primarily by their fighting styles and allegiance whenever possible, and ordered by the story arcs where they primarily appear. All characters are from the original manga unless otherwise noted.

Major characters

Hokuto Shinken

• Kenshiro -The protagonist of the series. The youngest of Ryūken's adopted sons and his successor of the Hokuto Shinken style.

• Raoh - The main antagonist for the majority of the first half of the series. The eldest of Ryūken's adopted sons, also trained in Hokuto Shinken. He takes on the mantle of Ken-Ō ("Fist King"), the self-proclaimed "Conqueror of the Century's End".

• Toki (トキ) is the second of the four Hokuto Shinken brothers and the true brother of Raoh (and by extension, Kaioh and Sayaka). Toki was the most skilled practicioner of Hokuto Shinken, and was chosen by Ryūken as the true successor to the Hokuto Shinken school, but during the nuclear holocaust, Toki received radiation poisoning while trying to save Kenshiro and Yuria. This poisoning left him weak and sickly, and as such he renounced the succession to the Hokuto Shinken school and the responsibility fell on the next worthiest successor, Kenshiro. Toki's self-made style, Hokuto Ujō Ken (北斗有情拳, "North Star Humane Fist") is an art adept at both healing and destroying. Toki became a wandering doctor, easing the people's ills, as well as defending them from abuse. When he killed someone with his style, the person actually died while feeling great euphoria and pleasure instead of horrifying pain. Toki sacrificed his own life to make Kenshirō become stronger by sadness and grief since Hokuto Shinken is based on sadness and loneliness for his upcoming battle against Raoh.
  • Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (TV series), Hideyuki Tanaka (Shin Hokuto no Ken), Kenyuu Horiuchi (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series), Tetsuharu Ota (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series, as a child), Kirk Thornton (TV series, English dub)

• Jagi (ジャギ) is the third of Ryūken's four adopted sons. Deceptive and evil. Jagi stops at nothing to win, including the use of a shotgun and hidden needles. Hideously disfigured by Kenshirō after trying to kill him, he hides his face with an iron helmet. Jagi is obsessed with destroying his younger brother and tarnishing his reputation. Persuaded Shin to abduct Yuria, and later killed Rei's parents and sold his sister into slavery, inscribing seven scars on his chest so Kenshirō would be blamed. He was killed by Kenshirō's "Four Linked Fists of Rage", as Kenshiro said "An ugly death suits you right", revealed to Kenshirō that Toki and Raoh were still alive before he exploded. Jagi is never mentioned after his death and is usually unaccounted when the Hokuto Brothers are mentioned, as many characters refer to Ken, Toki and Raoh as the "Three Hokuto Brothers" instead. Jagi was a subordinate of Ken-oh's army along with Amiba.
  • Voiced by: Kouji Totani (TV series), Chikao Ohtsuka (1986 movie), David Itō (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Ryūken (リュウケン): The 63rd successor of Hokuto Shinken. Known as Kasumi Ramon in the manga Fist of the Blue Sky. He was the sifu who adopted and trained Raoh, Toki, Jagi, and Kenshirō. After choosing Kenshirō as the next successor, Ryūken was slain by Raoh, largely by chance, as he suffered a temporary heart attack just when he was about to seal Raoh's fist after failing to prevent his misuse of Hokuto Shinken. Kenshirō did not know the real cause of Ryūken's death, having been told that Ryūken died from illness, until Toki revealed the shameful secret during their first battle. Both Kenshirō and Raoh remember a lot of Ryūken's teachings whenever they are in difficult situations. He makes a few cameo appearances in Fist of the Blue Sky as an adult during the 1970's and a child in 1935.
• Voiced by: Junji Chiba (TV series, episode 5) → Ryūji Saikachi (TV series, episode 30 and onward), Kouji Totani (TV series, as a young man), Chikao Ohtsuka (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Kōryū (コウリュウ): Kōryū studied Hokuto Shinken with Ryūken his old rival, but yielded the succession despite having the stronger style to avoid having the tragic fate of death shared by multiple Hokuto Shinken martial artists. He is also known as the "Hokuto Dragon." To prevent any knowledge regarding his martial art to be passed on, Kōryū led an ascetic life in the mountains, but was later sought out and killed by Raoh. He had two sons named Zeus and Aus who were spared by Raoh who told not to seek the same tragic path as Raoh and Toki.
• Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata

Nanto Roku Seiken

The Nanto Roku Seiken (南斗六聖拳, Nanto Roku Seiken^? "The Six Sacred Fists of the South Star") are the six primary masters of Nanto Seiken (南斗聖拳, Nanto Seiken^? "Sacred Fist of the South Star"), the 102 other branches being their tributaries. Each of them has a fate linked to a certain star in the Nanto Rokusei (南斗六星, Nanto Rokusei^? The "Six Southern Stars", or "Six Stars of the Southern Dipper" going by the literal meaning of "Nanto") constellation, aka the Milk Dipper (part of Sagittarius in Western astrology). Yuda betrayed the Nanto Rokusei and joined Raoh's army; after this, the fates of all of the Nanto stars turned tragic. Each of the Nanto Roku Seiken (with the exception of Yuria) is affiliated with an avian totem: Eagle, Swan, Crane, Heron and Phoenix.

• Shin (シン, Shin^?)

Style: Nanto Koshūken (南斗孤鷲拳, Nanto Koshūken^? "South Star Lone Eagle Fist"; unnamed in the original manga and anime)

Star: Jun-sei (殉星, Jun-sei^? "Martyr's Star").

Notable for being the first major antagonist in the series, Shin was Kenshiro's close friend, but secretly loved Yuria. However, Jagi manipulated Shin into believing Kenshiro was not strong enough to protect Yuria in the new age, and that Shin must claim her for himself. Following this, Shin engaged Kenshiro and defeated him, engraving the seven Big Dipper-shaped stab wounds onto his chest, and abducting Yuria. Later, he took the name of "King" and raised an army of thugs to build himself an empire, building Yuria the city of Southern Cross. Yuria was unable to accept that so much evil was being done in her name, and seemingly leapt to her death. At the request of the Nanto Goshasei, Shin agreed to pretend Yuria was dead to keep Raoh from taking over Southern Cross to get her. During Yuria's absent, he keeps a life-like mannequin of Yuria's likeness in her throne. A furious Kenshirō then caught up to Shin and defeats him with the Hokuto Jūji Zan (North Star Cross Kill), inscribing Shin's emblem of the Bloody Cross on his chest. Refusing to die from the effects of Hokuto Shinken, Shin leapts to his death, maintaining that Yuria had died. Despite Shin's earlier betrayal, Kenshirō prepares a grave for him. In the 1986 movie, Shin confronts Raoh, who comes to Southern Cross to capture Yuria. When Kenshiro later fights Shin, Shin dies from previously inflicted Hokuto Shinken wounds he suffered from his unseen battle with Raoh

Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa (TV series), Takuya Kirimoto (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Rei (レイ, Rei^? transliterated as "Ray" in the Viz's English edition)

Style: Nanto Suichōken (南斗水鳥拳, Nanto Suichōken^? "South Star Waterfowl Fist")

Star: Gi-sei (義星, Gi-sei^? "Justice Star")

Rei's parents were slain and his sister kidnapped by a man with seven scars on his chest (actually Jagi). He was hired as a mercenary by the Fang Tribe to attack Mamiya's village, however, he betrayed them, sensing the noble purpose in Kenshirō. Working together, the two of them and Mamiya were able to eliminate the Fang King and recover Rei's sister Airi. He is the first one to meet Raoh, while trying to save Lin and Airi during an attack of Raoh's Invasion Division. Sensing Raoh's immense power, he decides to fight him in order to repay Ken for giving him back his humanity. He uses a special technique, which empowers him to defeat his opponent while sacrificing his own life. But Raoh sees through it and defeats Rei, who is left with three days to live in pain and agony. Before he dies, though, he is able to kill Yuda, who had kidnapped his love Mamiya years ago and scarred her with his personal mark. Tetsuo Hara admitted that Rei is one of his favourite supporting character and that it was a difficulty for him to work on Rei's agonizing three days of life. Rei's death was portrayed in a respectful way in which we don't really see graphical explosion of him as happened to any common thugs killed by Hokuto Shinken. He is arguably the most popular of the six Nanto stars, as evidence by his appearances outside the manga. He is the only Nanto Seiken character to appear as a support character in Jump Ultimate Stars and is the star of his spinoff manga, Rei Gaiden. He plays a prominent role in the OVA Yuria Den, where it is established that he met the Last Nanto General (Yuria) before meeting Ken.

Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (TV series), Isshin Chiba (Fist of the North Star arcade game), Shinichiro Miki (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Yuda (ユダ, Yuda^? also transliterated as "Juda" and named after Judas Iscariot)

Style: Nanto Kōkakuken (南斗紅鶴拳, Nanto Kōkakuken^? "South Star Crimson Crane Fist")

Star: Yō-sei (妖星, Yō-sei^? "Enchantment Star"), also known as the Star of Betrayal (裏切りの星, Uragiri no Hoshi^?).

The traitor of the Nanto Roku Seiken. After the nuclear war, Yuda broke up the Six Nanto Stars by joining Raoh's army along with 27 subordinate branches (it is later revealed he was manipulated by Souther into doing so). Vain and treacherous, Yuda keeps a concubine of female slaves that worship his beauty and is more than willing to sacrifice his own underlings for his own gain. In the past, he kidnapped Mamiya on her 20th birthday, killing her parents before her eyes and making her part of her concubine before she eventually escaped. He fights Rei, who sought to avenge her honor. Yuda has been envious of Rei prior to the war, feeling that the beauty of Rei's Suichō Ken style was overshadowing his Kōkaku Ken style. After he is defeated by Rei, he stabs himself with Rei's hands so he could die "by someone beautiful like him." At his death, he concedes that Rei is more beautiful.

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

• Shū (シュウ, Shū^? also transliterated "Shew", "Shuh" and "Syuh")

Style: Nanto Hakurōken (南斗白鷺拳, Nanto Hakurōken^? "South Star White Heron Fist")

Star: Jin-sei (仁星, Jin-sei^? "Benevolence Star")

Rebel leader and a friend of Rei. Originally Shū was Souther's second-in-command, but was awakened to his destiny by a young Kenshirō. When Kenshirō was ten, Raoh brought him to the Nanto Temple for a test of his worthiness. Kenshirō would defeat ten Nanto warriors or die in the attempt. Sensing that Kenshirō reacted to his ki, Shū volunteered himself as the tenth opponent and handily defeated the boy. When Souther demanded his death, Shū refused and instead clawed out his own eyes, carrying Kenshirō from the temple. Shū taught himself to see with his heart, and later leads a resistance movement against Souther. Shū's son Shiva, who Shū did not want taking part in his tragic destiny, dies saving Kenshirō from Souther after his defeat. Later, Shū's hideout is raided, and Shū allows himself to be tormented and slain to protect his young charges. During his final moment, he miraculously recover his eyesight and sees the grown Kenshirō for the first and last time. When Souther is defeated, the summit of the pyramid (where Shū died) leaks out Shū's blood, showing that the Benevolent Star wept even with death of someone as black-hearted as Souther.

Voiced by: Katsuji Mori (TV series), Hōchū Ōtsuka (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Souther (サウザー, Sauzā^?, also transliterated "Thouzer" and "Thouther")

Style: Nanto Hō-ōken (南斗鳳凰拳, Nanto Hō-ōken^? "South Star Phoenix Fist)

Star: Shō-sei (将星, Shō-sei^? "Command Star"), also known as Kyoku-sei (極星, Kyoku-sei^? "Pole Star") and Nanjūji-sei (南十字星, Nanjūji-sei^? "Southern Cross Star").

Shō-sei rules the other Nanto stars; therefore, none of the other Nanto arts can defeat Souther implying that he is the strongest of the Nanto fighters. Souther establishes himself as Seitei (聖帝, Seitei^? "Holy Emperor") after Raoh's injury and becomes known as a cruel and heartless man, kidnapping children to build his Holy Cross Mausoleum. When he was a child, he was orphaned and adopted by the previous Nanto Hō-ō Ken successor Ōgai, who instructed him in the art. When he was fifteen, he was blindfolded and attacked by an assailant. He defended himself, but when he removed the blindfold, he discovered that it had been Ōgai who had attacked. He had not dodged Souther's blow and was mortally wounded. He told Souther that this was the way of their art, that the young replace the old. Souther was crushed, and vowed to never feel love again, believing that it only brought pain. After meeting Shū, Kenshirō fights against Souther and loses horribly when Hokuto Shinken does not work on Souther's body. After Shū's death, he fights Souther again and is able to discover that Souther has situs inversus dextrocardia-- his heart is on his right side and his pressure points' positions are subsequently reversed from where a normal person's would be. He defeats Souther with a merciful "Ujō Moshō Ha", much to his surprise. Despite his tyranny, he is shocked that Kenshirō shows mercy towards him. He then dies in front of Ogai's shrine regaining his humanity. In the movie Raō Den: Jun'ai no Shō, his death scene is different than in the manga or TV series; there is no mention of his sensei Ogai or the reason why he build the pyramid, also the scene where he embraces his sensei's body is omitted. Instead, he commits suicide by stabbing himself with his fist, refusing to succumb to Ken's killing blow.

Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (TV series), Akio Ōtsuka (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Yuria (ユリア, Yuria^? also transliterated as "Yulia" and "Julia")

Star: Jibo-sei (慈母星, Jibo-sei^? "Merciful Mother Star")

Kenshirō's fiancee. Kidnapped by Shin, but attempts to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of Shin's palace at Southern Cross, unable to tolerate the atrocities Shin committed in her name. Later in the series, it is revealed she actually survived thanks to the Nanto Goshasei. After the death of the other Nanto stars, she becomes the Last General of Nanto and orders the Goshasei against Raoh. Raoh manages to kidnap her, but discovers that she is dying of radiation poisoning. This sadness enables him to use the Musō Tensei against Kenshirō. After Raoh gives his life to the heavens, Ken and Yuria leave together, eventually settling in Shōki's village. Yuria eventually dies of her illness. She has no martial arts skills and is shown to have only empathic abilities. However, she has had several men fall in love with her, including Toki, Raoh, Shin, her half-brother Jūza and Kenshirō, with Kenshirō being the only man she loved back.

Voiced by: Yuriko Yamamoto (TV series), Yuriko Ishida (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series), Melissa Williamson (TV series, English dub), Melodee Spevack (1986 movie, English dub)

Nanto Goshasei

The Nanto Goshasei (南斗五車星, Nanto Goshasei^? "The Five Chariot Stars of Nanto") are sworn to protect the Last Nanto General. Despite their service to the Nanto, their fighting styles are not counted among the 108 schools of Nanto Seiken. The stars of Goshasei correspond to the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer (馭者座, Gyoshaza^?).

• Hyui of the Wind (風のヒューイ, Kaze no Hyūi^?): One of the five Nanto Goshasei and leader of the Wind Army. Hyui meets Kenshiro (in the TV series, not in the manga), informing him that the Nanto Goshasei would come after him and Raoh. Hyui is killed by Raoh after trying to thwart his attempts for world conquest.
  • Voiced by: Kazuyuki Sogabe, Hiroshi Tsuchida (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Shuren of the Flames (炎のシュレン, Honō no Shuren^?) : Another one of the five Nanto Goshasei Generals and leader of the Red Army. Shuren wishes to avenge Hyūi's (his brother star) death at the hands of Raoh, and he shows his commitment to this cause by lighting a funeral pyre for Hyūi which also burns down his castle, leaving him and the Red Army with no home and only a desire to fight Raoh. He, as his name suggests, has the ability to control and manipulate fire, using it in such moves as the Gosha Enjō Ken (五車炎情拳, Gosha Enjō Ken^? Five Chariots Passionate Flame Fist). Shuren confronts Raoh and his army during a march in a valley, but is swiftly defeated by the much more powerful Raoh. Shuren shows his anger over Hyui's death and his devotion to last Nanto General. Shuren tries one final, self-immolating attack which, after being countered by Raoh leaves him burnt to a crisp. After this, Raoh wonders how anyone could have such a burning devotion to The Last General of Nanto Roku Seiken
  • Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto, Nobuyuki Hiyama (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Fudoh of the Mountains (山のフドウ, Yama no Fudō^?): A giant Nanto Goshasei fighter. Fudō was once a terrible outlaw known as "Fudoh the Ogre" (悪鬼のフドウ, Akki no Fudō^?). Fudō attacked the Hokuto dojo and terrified the young Raoh. But a very young Yuria stood up to him, risking her life to save some puppies from Fudoh's rampage. Fudoh learned from her courage that life is the most important thing on earth. Fudoh the Ogre became Fudoh of the Mountains, one of the five Nanto Goshasei; the guardians of Yuria. Once an orphan himself, Fudoh also took care of orphaned children. After trembling in the presence of Kenshiro's Musō Tensei, Raoh decided to eliminate the first person who ever frightened him, and challenged Fudoh to battle. Raoh ordered his own men to shoot him if he took a step back. Fudoh was able to make him do so, but Raoh's men shot Fudoh instead and killed him. "Fudoh" is Japanese for Acala.
  • Voiced by: Shōzō Iizuka, Daisuke Gōri (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series)

• Jyuza of the Cloud (雲のジュウザ, Kumo no Jūza^?): Jyuza's self-styled martial art is the best of the Goshasei. Jyuza had grown up with Yuria and wished to marry her, but his dreams were crushed when he learned she was his half-sister from the same father. As a result he became like a gigolo and chased all the pretty girls but not really loving any of them. A free-spirited type, Jyuza did not wish to fight Raoh for the sake of the Last of the Nanto Roku Seiken until he learned that she was Yuria. Jyuza and Raoh have known each other since childhood, Jyuza usually getting the best of Raoh, quickly angering him. Ryuken then told Raoh that Jyuza was good of a fighter as he was. Jyuza was actually able to briefly take Kokuoh-Go from Raoh, which was a first. Raoh sits down on a boulder and refuses to move until his horse comes back. Eventually Jyuza comes back to fight Raoh, and Jyuza gives Raoh a tough fight. Raoh proves to be too strong and eventually Jyuza is hit with a fatal blow. Jyuza falls on his back apparently dead. As Raoh begins to walk away, Jyuza's body leaps up for one last attack which Raoh blocks. Before Raoh counterattacks however, he realizes that Jyuza is already dead and that his body was still trying to attack, so he lets Jyuza's body fall to the ground lifeless. Raoh, comments to himself, "Jyuza truly was terrible" in respect for the tough battle Jyuza gave him. Jyuza is the only member of the Goshasei whose presence was omitted from the Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu film series. His battle with Raoh was omitted in Raoh Den: Gekitō no Shō and Rei essentially serves Jyuza's role in Yuria Den.
  • Voiced by: Yoshito Yasuhara

• Rihaku of the Ocean (海のリハク, Umi no Rihaku^?): Military General of the Goshasei and seems to know Yuria since she was a child. Attempts to save Yuria from Raoh by first setting multiple traps to slow him down, then fight him hand to hand. He loses the fight but does not die, as Kenshiro comes to his rescue. He bears witness to Kenshiro's first use of the Musō Tensei technique, the ultimate technique of Hokuto Shinken. Rikahu later becomes the elder statesman of Lin and Bat's "Hokuto Army" after Ken leaves with Yuria. "Rihaku" is Japanese for Li Bai.
  • Voiced by: Takeshi Aono, Katsuhisa Houki (2007)

• Toh (トウ, Tō^?): Rihaku's daughter. Toh fell in love with Raoh after he saved her from a pack of hungry wolves when Toh was a child. After posing as the Last Nanto General in Yuria's place, she professes her feelings for Raoh, but kills herself when Raoh rejects her in favor of Yuria.
  • Voiced by: Mika Doi, Yuko Kaida (2007)

• Shion (シオン, Shion^?): The younger brother of Hyui. Second-in-command of the Wind Army. He appears only in the TV series.
  • Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba

Gento Kōken

• Falco (ファルコ, Faruko^?) - The Golden General. The strongest successor of Gento Kōken. Although Jakoh orders him to kill the Hokuto and Nanto fighters in the name of the Celestial Empress, he is an honorable man. When the Empress is discovered alive, he turns against Jakō and kills him. His right leg is a prosthetic, the original was offered to Raoh to convince him to leave the imperial capital alone. Later on, when fighting Falco, Kenshirō disables one of his own legs to even their fight. He pursues the kidnapped Lin to the Land of Asura, but dies after battling a Nameless Asura, a heninger also nick-named Sunagumo. Prior to dying, he receives news that his wife Myū is pregnant with his child.
  • Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka

• Solia (ソリア, Soria^?) - The General of the Purple Light. One of Falco's proteges, he seeks out and challenges Kenshiro. In the past, he lost an eye in a sparring match with Falco. In the TV series, he is the one who kills the Elder of Mamiya's village.
  • Voiced by: Michihiro Ikemizu

• Shoki (ショウキ, Shōki^?) - The General of the Red Light. An old friend of Falco's. When Ken and Yuria set out after Raoh's death, Shoki allowed them to live in his home village after Ken saved it from bandits. Later, he attempts to kill Jakoh and is seemingly killed by Falco in a ruse. Shieno (Boltz in the TV series) sees through the ruse and pierces Shoki with his spear. Shoki dies after seeing Kenshiro one last time.
  • Voiced by: Tessho Genda

• Boltz (ボルツ, Borutsu^?) - The General of the Blue Light. A renegade Gento warrior under the service of Jakoh. He is responsible for the death Shoki. Boltz appears only in the TV series, serving as a substitute for the character Shieno (Jakoh's younger son) in the original manga.
  • Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto

• Taiga (タイガ, Taiga^?) - The General of the Green Light. Another renegade Gento warrior who is also under Jakoh's service. After Jakoh's defeat, Taiga kidnaps Lin and takes her to the Land of Asura with the intent of selling her off, only to be butchered by the warriors in Asura. Like Boltz, Taiga only appears in the TV series, replacing the character Jask (Jakoh's elder son) in the original manga.
  • Voiced by: Masaharu Satō

Hokuto Ryūken

• Kaioh (カイオウ, Kaiō) - The First Rashō (羅将, a term which loosely means "General of Asura" or "Warlord") that rules over the Land of Asura. He is sometime referred as the Creator of the New Century (新世紀創造, Shin Seiki Sōzōshu) or the Demon Kaioh (魔神カイオウ, Majin Kaiō). At first, his face is concealed in an iron helmet, but later he removes, revealing that he bears a striking resemblance to Raoh, but with an "x"-shaped scar that covers his face. He is in fact the long-lost older brother of Raoh and Toki, who remained in Asura while his two brothers left the country with Ken. He wears a special armor that keeps his demonic aura focused. He hates the Hokuto Sōke ruling line and all it stands for, due to the fact that he was forced by Jukei to lose his sparring matches with Hyo as a child to encourage him, despite the fact that Kaioh was a more gifted fighter himself. Kaioh began losing his humanity when his mother sacrificed her life to save a baby Kenshiro from a burning building. Kaioh is the last opponent Kenshiro faces before saving Lin. Ken strikes him with the Hokuto Ujo Ken, so that Kaioh wont feel pain before he dies. Kaioh then proceeds to bury himself together with Hyo into a flux of lava creating a statue of him holding Hyo in his arms.
  • Voiced by: Kenji Utsumi

• Hyou (ヒョウ, Hyō) - The Second Rashō and Kenshiro's actual older brother. As a child, he entrusted Raoh to protect the baby Kenshiro when they were leaving the country, while Hyou remained in Asura with Kaioh. Hyou was infused with knowledge of the original Hokuto Sōke no Ken style as a child, but Hyou refused to learn this style, preferring for Kenshiro to learn it in his place. Because of Hyou's compassion for his brother, Jukei attempted to erase his memory of Kenshiro to prevent his weakness, leaving a small x-shaped scar across his forehead, an event that Jukei would regret for doing. In reality, Hyou only pretended to had his memory erased from Jukei and it was a young Kaioh who actually erased Hyou's memories after finding out the truth. After the nuclear holocaust, Hyou let Kaioh become the new ruler of Asura, while Hyou settled for being his second-in-command. Hyou is romantically involved with Kaioh's sister, Sayaka, but Kaioh kills Sayaka, and lays the blame on Kenshiro, turning Hyou into a Demon like Kaioh. Hyou challenges Kenshiro to a fight to the death, but comes to learn the truth about Sayaka's death. He swears to kill Kaioh, but forgives him due to their deep friendship. He dies from his injury after destroying Kaio's elite army of three hundred men, but acknowledge Kaioh as a true friend despite his crimes.
  • Voiced by: Shinji Ogawa

• Han (ハン) - The Third Rashō. Han is always in danger of being assassinated and claims to have lost count of disposing assassins after the 100th time. He is the one who reveals Kenshiro's origin in the Land of Asura during their fight. Kenshiro clobbers his sight and then massacres him with the Hyakuretsu Ken.
  • Voiced by: Koji Totani

• Shachi (シャチ, "Orca") - A foreigner of Asura who learned Hokuto Ryūken after accidentally killing some Asura soldiers when they harassed his girlfriend. Shachi begged Jukei to teach him Hokuto Ryuken because Shachi couldn't wait for the "saviour". Shachi lost his humanity when he learned this forbidden art until he met Lin, whom he originally planned to use to lure Kenshiro. He became feared across the land as "Rakshasa (羅刹, Rasetsu), the Asura-devouring beast". To keep his identity secret, he disguised himself as a Boro (Boros are former Asuran warriors that had their arms and legs cut off), who served Alf of the Hourglass; and only revealed his identity to those he was going kill. After Alf's defeat, he continued to dawn the Boro disguised to help people in need usually taking them under the protection of Jukei. He is the son of Akashachi, a pirate who befriended Kenshiro and took him to Asura, and managed to find his father before being killed by Kaio's arrow. He wears his father's eyepatch in his memory. He died from bloodloss during a battle against Kaio, dying in Leia's arms.
  • Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki

• Jūkei (ジュウケイ) - The successor of Hokuto Ryūken. Taught Kaiō, Han, Shachi and Hyō the art of Hokuto Ryūken. Referred as the "Great Elder" (大老, Tāron) by his students. Killed his own wife and child during a demonic possession by being engulfed in demonic aura until Ryūken stopped him. Later came to accept his role as servant of the Hokuto Sōke clan. He is killed by a brainwashed Hyō at the end and dies with regret of erasing Hyo's memory of his own brother, Kenshiro.
  • Voiced by: Kōhei Miyauchi

• Kuro-Yasha (黒夜叉, "Black Yaksha") - A very short dwarfish man, whom worked as a servant of Hokuto bloodline, when Kenshiro was a baby, Kuro-Yasha could already feel an aura of love and friendship from baby Kenshiro. He attacks with iron claws while jumping in the air. Dies from his injury after valiantly assisting Hyo against Kaioh's elite army.
  • Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

Other main characters

• Bat - A young thief who accompanies Kenshiro in his journey. He grows up and becomes founder of the Hokuto Army.
• Lin -An orphaned girl whom Kenshiro saves in the beginning of the series. She grows into a young woman and forms the Hokuto Army with Bat.

Others (From the beginning and up to the Battle with Raoh)

King's army

After Shin kidnapped Yuria, he continued his reign of conquest, taking the identity of King (キング, Kingu^?) and establishing the city of Southern Cross (サザンクロス, Sazan Kurosu^?) as his base of operations. In the manga, the King organization (called the "Kingsmen" in the Viz English manga) are composed of King himself, along with Spade, Diamond, Club, Heart and their numerous underlings, all whom follow a playing card-motif. In the TV anime, Joker (another playing card-themed villain) , General Barcom and various other thugs (including Nanto Seiken practitioners) are added to his organization. The God's Army (GOLAN) and the Warriors (Jackal's gang) were turned into subordinate organizations of King during the first story arc of the series.

• Spade (スペード, Supēdo) - The first Kingsman that appears in the manga. Kenshiro first confronts Spade while he's after Misumi, which results in the loss of Spade's right eye. Later, he attacks Misumi's village and kills him in retaliation for his earlier loss. Kenshiro arrives back to the village a bit too late to save Misumi, but kills Spade with the Hokuto Zankai Ken (Fist of Remorse). In the anime series, he is referred as the Jack of Spades, along with King's other three lieutenants from the manga. He closely resembles the character Wez from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. A prototype of the character appeared in Tetsuo Hara's debut manga, Mad Fighter.
  • Voiced by: Tesshō Genda

• Diamond (ダイヤ, Daiya) - A Kingsman who specializes in bōjutsu and wears clown-like makeup. Kenshiro confronts him while he's trying to execute a villager for fun. Kenshiro kills him with the Koushu Hagan Ken (Face Breaking Fist). In the anime series, he is the Jack of Diamond.
  • Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri (TV), Riichi Nishimoto (Games)

• Club (クラブ, Kurabu) - A Kingsman who fought using long claws. He practiced his fighting style by killing captured peasants. Kenshiro kills him by striking the pressure point Meimon (Gate of Life), which broke his spine in half.
  • Voiced by: Kōji Totani

• Heart (ハート, Hāto) - A Kingsman who is a giant bald fat man. He is the most amicable of the four , but goes insane at the sight of his own blood. His rubber-like stomach allowed him to absorb any attack, earning the title of "Destroyers of Martial Artists". Normally, Hokuto Shin Ken would be useless against him, but Kenshiro found a way around by using the Hokuto Jūha Zan (Soft Breaking Slash). Heart is famous for coining the series' trademark death cry, "hidebu". In the original manga, he is the final henchman Kenshiro faces before fighting Shin. In the anime series, the fight between him and Ken occurred at the middle of the desert, while Ken and his friends were helping a group of captured villagers escape from their confinement. In the 1986 movie, he is Jagi's bodyguard instead of Shin's. In a trailer for the film, his name appeared listed as Elephant (エレファント, Erefanto).
  • Voiced by: Shōzō Iizuka (TV series), Junpei Takiguchi (1986 movie)

• Joker (ジョーカー, Jōkā) - A Kingsman who did not appear in the manga, but was created specifically for the TV series. He is Shin's primary informant and right-hand man. He uses a Nanto Seiken style known as Nanto Shōten Ken ("South Star Ascension Fist"). His techniques includes teleporting, creating optical illusions of himself and attacking with playing cards. He used a giant eagle to travel from Shin's fortress in Southern Cross. Kenshiro faces him several times, but does not get the chance to kill him until episode 21. Kenshiro defeats him with the Hokuto Zankai Ken and when faced with the choice of leading him to Shin's hideout or dying, Joker chooses death.
  • Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

• Patra (パトラ, Patora) - A practitioner of Nanto Ryūjin Ken ("South Star Dragon God Fist") who appears only in the TV series. She is a sorceress who fights using illusions and is notable for being the first female villain that Kenshiro ever confronts. She runs a slave-trading ring for Shin. Kenshiro blinds her after countering one of her attacks and she is accidentally killed by Dragon's fire breath.
  • Voiced by: Kazuko Yanaga

• Dragon (ドラゴン, Doragon) - Patra's henchman and a Nanto Ryūjin Ken practitioner himself. He wears Greek-style toga. He accidentally kills Patra while fighting Kenshiro before being killed himself . Appears only in the TV series with Patra.
  • Voiced by: Saburō Kamei

• Dante (ダンテ) - A character who appears only in the TV series. A biker gang leader who learned Nanto Seiken with Shin. His style is Nanto Hyakuzan Ken ("South Star Hundred Slash Fist"), which focuses on slashing techniques and the use of boomerangs. He has a tendency of kissing his victims after killing them. He wears a biker outfit with a cop hat.
  • Voiced by: Tesshō Genda

• Zaria (ザリア) - A TV series character. He is a mad scientist-type who uses the style Nanto Ansho Ken ("South Star Dark Bell Fist") to turn the residents of a village into mindless zombies. Wears a wig and glasses.
  • Voiced by: Katsuji Mori

• Junk (ジャンク, Janku) and Baron (バロン) - A pair of TV series characters. They're the respective leaders of the rival gangs the Snakes and the Scorpions. They agree to uphold a truce when Joker decides to combine their forces to hunt down Kenshiro. However, both of them are secretly attempting to recruit Kenshiro to their side. Kenshiro fights them both and kills them both using a technique in which they embrace each other to death.
  • Voiced by: Yūji Mikimoto (Junk) and Kōji Totani (Baron)

• Generalissimo Barcom (バルコム大将軍, Barukomu Daishōgun) - The leader of Shin's army in the TV series. He leads an all-out assault against Kenshiro when he joins a local rebellion against Southern Cross. Later, when Kenshiro is presumed dead, he revolts against Shin. He is notable for being modelled after Kinbu Baiken, a villain from the pilot version of Hokuto no Ken. He uses the same Taizanji Kenpō techniques and the battle him and Shin is visually identical to the battle between Baiken and Kenshiro Kasumi.
  • Voiced by: Seizō Katō

Golan

The Golan (ゴラン, Goran^?, The Provident in the Viz English manga) is a fanatical militiant organization composed of members of the Red Berets unit that survived the nuclear war. They strive to create God Land (ゴッドランド, Goddorando^?, "Providence" in the Viz English manga), a nation for the chosen people. They kill anyone they deem unworthy and capture young women for the purpose of procreation. In the TV series, they're renamed the God's Army (ゴッドアーミー, Goddo Āmī^?) and turned into a subordinate organization of King's (Shin's).

• Colonel (大佐 (カーネル), Kāneru^?) - The founder of Golan and a practitioner of Nanto Muon Ken ("Silent Fist of the South Star"). Uses boomerangs during battle. Has a scarred face and wears an eyepatch that covers his right eye. He was alleged to have telepathic abilities, which was actually just him anticipating his opponent's actions by the movement of their eyes. He was once a patriotic member of Red Berets, but lost his faith in his country when he reported back to the mansion of his commanding officer, where he found the top men of his country drunk in a party. After surviving the nuclear holocaust, he was convinced that he and his men were chosen by God. Kenshiro fought him and defeated him, first by taking out his eyesight using the pressure point Dōmei and then using Hokuto Kaikotsu Ken ("North Star Bone Crushing Fist"). In the anime, he was a deranged follower of Shin who worshipped him as a God. In the 1986 movie, he makes a cameo as one of Shin's security officers. Shin kills him when he refuses to look for Yuria during Raoh's incoming assault on the city.
  • Voiced by: Kōji Yada

• Major (少佐, Shōsa^?) - A Golan commando who can decapitate his opponent using a piano wire and uses throwing knives as well. In the TV series, he uses a whip instead. His rank is never given in the original manga, as he was merely a generic GOLAN soldier who got killed by Kenshiro.
  • Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura

• Mad Sarge (マッド軍曹 (サージ), Maddo Sāji^?) - The Golan's drill instructor, who has killed a thousand enemy soldiers in battle. He is a knife expert who can stab ten times a second and uses blood-sucking needle knives as well. In the anime, his knife is soaked with scorpion venom.
  • Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

Jackal's gang

A motorcycle gang that tries to sway Kenshiro into joining them. When he refuses, they attempt to take over Toyo's village for its clean water supply. Their hideout is Villainy Prison. In the TV series, they were renamed The Warriors and were made into a subordinate organization of King.

• Jackal (ジャッカル, Jakkaru) - The leader of the gang. He knows of Kenshiro's true powers and uses every underhanded tactics to avoid fighting him directly. Fights using concealed blades and dynamite. He is responsible for the death of Toyo, the old woman who raised Bart. Kenshiro chases him to his hideout in Billeny Prison. He tricks Devil into fighting Ken by using a picture of his mother, but Kenshiro defeats Devil and kills Jackal with a stick of his own dynamite. In the TV series, Jackal's fighting style is identified as Nanto Bakusatsu Ken (South Dipper Explosive Murder Fist) and took his orders from Joker. In the 1986 movie, he makes a cameo as a henchman of Jagi who gets killed after being horrified at the sight of Jagi's disfigured face.
  • Voiced by: Masayuki Katō (TV series), Hiroshi Ohtake (1986 movie)

• Fox (フォックス, Fokkusu) - Jackal's right-hand man. Fought using a technique known as Levitating Blades. Kenshiro already saw him using this techniques once against a group of villagers and managed to see around his technique. Kenshiro then interrogated him by striking the Shin'ichi pressure point. Ken kills him and uses his corpse as a warning to Jackal. In the movie, he was one of Jagi's underlings who terrorizes a village in Kenshiro's name.
  • Voiced by: Kōji Totani (TV), Takeshi Aono (Movie)

• Devil Rebirth (悪魔の化身 (デビルリバーズ), Debiru Ribāzu) - Also known as the Devil Incarnate. A giant, ogre-ish man who uses the fighting style Rakan Niō Ken (Fist of the Arhat Deva King). He was convicted of killing 700 people with a single use of his fighting style, and was executed 13 times for his crimes. He survived all of his executions and was finally senteced to 200 years in Villainy Prison. Jackal tames him by using a picture of his mother and convinces Devil that they're lost brothers. Kenshiro fights him, proclaiming that Hokuto Shinken is the incarnation of Indra and defeats him by striking his pressure points in the shape of the Big Dipper.
  • Voiced by: Eiji Kanie

Kiba Ichizoku (Fang Tribe)

The Fang Tribe (牙一族, Kiba Ichizoku) is a group of bandits that reside near Mamiya's village and which want to take the village as their own. They modeled themselves after a wolf pack, with Kiba Daiou being their "father" figure and wear wolf fur as their uniform. Their fighting style is Kazan Gunrō Ken (華山群狼拳, Kazan Gunrō Ken^? Huashan Wolf Pack Fist)

• Kiba Daiō (牙大王, "Great Fang King") - The leader of the Fang Tribe. Master of Kazan Kakuteigi (華山角抵戯, Kazan Kakuteigi^? "Huashan Horn Wrestling"), which allows him to turn his body to hard steel. He is known as "Father" (oyaji) to his underlings. He places so much value into his own "children" that when a group of them are killed, he decides to avenge them by killing a group of peasants. He tries to make Kenshiro and Rei fight each other, by kidnapping Airi and then holding Mamiya hostages. However, Kenshiro and Rei trick him into releasing the women by putting themselves in a false state of death. Ultimately, Kenshiro confronts him and kills by striking a pressure point that turn Kiba Daiō's steel body into rust. Kiba Daiō makes an extended cameo in the 1986 movie as a rival warlord who fights against Ken-Ō (Raoh) over his terrirtory.
  • Voiced by: Takeshi Watabe (TV/Movie)

• Kemada (ケマダ) - The Fang Tribesman responsible for the death of Mamiya's brother, Ko, and then steals his necklace. He is later killed by Kenshiro and Rei. The name Kemada is only given in the anime, as he was a nameless tribesman in the original manga.
  • Voiced by: Shingo Kanemoto

• Gibara (ギバラ) - Kemada's younger brother. In a flashback scene, he is given a plush toy by his older brother. He tries to avenge his brother's death and prepares a coffin for Kenshiro. However, Rei puts him inside instead and cuts him into pieces. He appears only in the TV series.
  • Voiced by: Shigezo Sasaoka

• Gojiba (ゴジバ) - The smartest member of the Fang Tribe. He is Kiba Daio's right-hand man and informant. He is the one who informs Kiba Daiou of Airi's whereabouts.
  • Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

• Madara (マダラ) - A werewolf-like member of the Fang Tribe. He has sharp teeth and claw-like fingernails. He becomes enraged when he senses Kenshiro's presence.
  • Voiced by: Eiji Kanie

Amiba's gang

• Amiba (アミバ) - An impersonator of Toki, he is known for his sadistic "new pressure point test" on living humans, also claims that he can learn any martial art under short period. He develops a style imitating Hokuto Shinken, which he names Hokuda Shinken (北蛇鍼拳, "Needle Fist of the North Snake") in Ten no Haō. Amiba bore a grudge against Toki because Toki once pushed him away forcefully when Amiba was recklessly trying to "heal" an old man (by randomly pressing a painful point on the old man's injured leg). He also used to be a dropout of the Nanto Seiken school as revealed by Rei. Kenshiro finally used Zankai Sekiho Ken, making Amiba walk towards his death in a high rise building. Despite his death, Amiba (or a character who closely resembles him), appears as a non-speaking extra in two subsequent episodes of the TV series. He appears in episode 108 (the penultimate episode of the first series) among a group of villagers after Raoh's death and in episode 152 (the final episode of the second series) among members of the Hokuto Army.
  • Voiced by: Takaya Hashi

• Habu (ハブ, "Viper") - The diminutive leader of Amiba's guinea-pig gathering squad. He was given the speed of the monkey by Amiba. He is the master of Kōken (Monkey Kung Fu) and fights with a Ru Yi Bang staff. Kenshiro ends up locking his hands to his staff with a pressure point and by force smashing him straight through a stone pillar (in a black comical way). He is mistakenly killed by Amiba when Ken used him as a shield to deflect a sword Amiba threw towards him.
  • Voiced by: Ichirō Nagai

• Gyūki (ギュウキ) - A minion of Amiba's who was given the strength of the bull. He goes around challenging men to arm-wrestling promising them a month's worth of food if they win. Gyūki arm-wrestled a man on a table saw and sliced the man's arm off. Kenshirō then took Gyūki's challenge and stunned everyone present by beating Gyūki and cutting his arm in the process.
  • Voiced by: Kazuo Oka

• Gōda (ゴウダ) - A minion of Amiba's that was given the strength of the bear. A Taizanji Kenpō master, he uses the "Bear Claw Bisection Fist" to rip people in half. He also has metal blades hidden in his mohawk. Although he appears only in anime filler during this arc, Gōda originally came from the Hokuto no Ken prototype one-shot, where he was originally the murderer of Kenshirō Kasumi's teenage girlfriend, Yuki.
  • Voice by: Masaharu Sato

• Nevada (ネバダ, Nebada) - Nevada trained in Nanto Seiken along with Amiba and Rei. Rei recognized Nevada in "Toki"(Amiba)'s service and figured out Amiba's true identity from that. Rei exposed Amiba's ruse to Kenshirō before killing Nevada.
  • Voiced by: Akio Nojima

Cassandra

• Uighur, the Warden (ウイグル獄長, Uiguru Gokuchō^?) - The head of the prison under direct order of Raoh, an Uyghur whom claims Mongolian descent. He fights using the Taizan Ryū Sōjō Ben (泰山流双条鞭, Taizan Ryū Sōjō Ben^? "Taishan Style Twin Streak Whip") style, however his true power lay on his shoulder tackle called Mōko Hakkyoku Dō (蒙古覇極道, Mōko Hakkyoku Dō^? "Tao of the Mongolian Champion") where he concentrate all his muscle and strength at one of his shoulder. Kenshiro was seriously injured when he got attacked by this technique, however in the rematch Ken managed to literally stop and crush his shoulder before killing him off with Hundred crack fist of the north star. He appears in the 1986 movie as the second-in-command and public executioner of Raoh's army and gets killed by Rei prior to the final battle.
  • Voiced by: Daisuke Gōri

• Zakoru (ザコル)
  • Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

• Raiga (ライガ, Raiga^?) and Fūga (フウガ, Fūga^?) - The twin successors of the Nishin Fūraiken (二神風雷拳, Nishin Fūraiken^? "Dual Gods Wind Thunder Fist") style. They are guardians for the Cassandra gate, but are only reluctantly working for Uighur because he was holding their younger brother Mitsu as a hostage and regret killing numerous times. Kenshiro spared their lives since Kenshiro noticed that their eyes are "full of sadness". They are labeled traitors for not killing Kenshiro, as a result his brother is executed in front of them. They help Ken and the others into the Cassandra prison.
  • Voiced by: Yūji Mikimoto (Raiga), Ikuya Sawaki (Fūga)

• Mitsu (ミツ, Mitsu^?) - The younger brother of Raiga and Fūga. He is held hostage by Uighur in order to coerce the twins to work for him. In the manga, he is saved after Uighur is defeated, whereas in the anime series he is killed when the twins fail to defeat Kenshiro
  • Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa

Ken-Oh's army

• Kokuoh-Go (黒王号 Kokuō-gō, "Black King"): A large black stallion and Raoh's personal mount. Koku-Oh was the leader of a herd of wild horses that ruled a valley called "Kokuōdani". They would trample to death anyone who entered their territory. A rival lord tricked a squadron of Raoh's into entering the valley, where they were killed in a stampede. Raoh, Reina, and Sōga went into Kokuōdani alone and witnessed Koku-Oh fighting off two tigers that had attacked a foal. Raoh confronted Koku-Oh and they fought briefly. Raoh used a pressure point to euthanize the suffering foal and earned Koku-Oh's respect. Koku-Oh and his fellow horses then joined forces with Raoh's army, with Koku-Oh becoming Raoh's personal steed. After the end of the Raoh saga, Koku-Oh deemed Kenshiro as his new owner. It was never explained how he lost his left eye when he travelled with him. Near of the manga, Ken loses Kokuoh during a thunderstorm that also takes away Ken's memories.

• Zarqa (ザルカ, Zaruka) - One of the Ken-Oh Bodyguards (拳王親衛隊, Ken'ō Shin'eitai). A master of a sword fighting style called "Shuchō Shokei Kenjutsu" (首長処刑刀術, "Shiek Execution Fencing"), which involves the use of scimitars and Arabian-style shurikens. In the manga, he was the one responsible for Fūga's and Raiga's deaths.
  • Voiced by: Kōzō Shioya

• Qasim (カシム, Kashimu) - A member of the Ken-Oh Bodyguards that is always seen with Zarqa.
  • Voiced by: Yonehiko Kitagawa

• Seeker (シーカー, Shǐkā) - A spy of Ken-Oh who attacks Mamiya during the night. His most notable characteristics includes his goggles and long tongue, which is notable visible when he laughs. In the anime, he is a member of the Ken-Oh Scouting Party (拳王偵察隊, Ken'ō Teisatsutai) and the other members are just like him.
  • Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

• Dekai Babā (でかいババア, "Giant Hag") - A seemingly innocent old lady who offers her hospitality to Kenshiro, Toki and Mamiya after they left Cassandra. "She" is actually a cross-dressing assassin of Ken-Oh.
  • Voiced by: Issei Futamata

• Gallon (ガロン, Garon) - The leader of the Ken-Oh Invasion Squad (拳王侵攻隊, Ken'ō Shinkōtai) that takes over Mamiya's village after the Cassandra arc. He fights by using fire breathing fighting style (similar to those parlour tricks) named Katōjutsu (火闘術, Fire Combat Skills) which involves spitting fire after drinking a whole can drum of petrol. Gallon attempts to force the villagers to be loyal follower of Raoh or else be burned alive in a steel platform. He was killed by Rei when he cut open his stomach so that the petrol inside him leaked out and mix with the open flames. He is an unnamed character in the original manga and anime, and is only named in the second Rei Gaiden one-shot.
  • Voiced by: Saburō Kamei

• Dog Master Galf (狗法眼ガルフ, Kuhōgan Garufu) - A pointy-nosed villain who rules over Medicine City. He values his own pet dogs more than human life. His favorite dog is named Seki. However, when Galf met his end at the hands of Kenshiro, even his favorite dog abandons him. He makes a cameo appearance in the movie.
  • Voiced by: Tessho Genda (TV series), Jouji Yanami (1986 movie)

• Ryūga (リュウガ) - Neither embracing the Hokuto nor Nanto style, he is master of Taizan Tenrōken (泰山天狼拳, "Taishan Celestial Wolf Fist"). Ryūga is of the Tenrō-sei (天狼星) or solitary star of Sirius; the Lone Wolf. His unique Taizan Tenrō Ken scoops out chunks of flesh from his enemies, letting them experience bitter cold before death. He is the older brother of Kenshiro's beloved Yuria. Having despised the chaos and turmoil that followed the post-apocalyptic world, he joined Raoh believing that his iron fist would bring stability and order back to the world. The Tenrō was destined to help Hokuto. As a result, Ryūga destroyed those who opposed Raoh and set out to fight Kenshiro in order to discover who was stronger among the two. After attacking Toki to draw out Kenshiro, Ryūga's mentality began to change. Just before his fated duel with Kenshiro, Ryūga slit his belly already believing that it would be he who would save the world instead of Raoh. He appears in the opening flashback in Yuria Den as a child.
  • Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori (TV series), Daisuke Sakaguchi (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series, as a child)

• Abida (アビダ) - Gonzu's boss. Unnamed in the manga. Killed by Ryuga.
  • Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki

• Gonzu (ゴンズ) - A former pig-tailed underling of Ken-Oh who is a record holder in a cruel sport called the "human throw" (a variation of the hammer throw using people instead of the traditional ball and wire). Kenshiro beats him in his own game, using Gonzu as his "hammer".
  • Voiced by: Yasurō Tanaka

• Zaku (ザク) - A general in Ken-Oh's army.
  • Vocied by: Masato Hirano

• Hiruka (ヒルカ) - An underling of Ken-Oh who kidnaps Danji and Jiro, two of Fudō's adopted children, to lure him into combat. A master of Taizan Yōken ("Taishan Bewitching Fist"). In the manga, it is established that he is the true biological father of the two kidnapped boys and even then he is more than willing to sacrifice them to kill Fudō.
  • Voiced by: Kan Tokumaru

• Jadō (ジャドウ)
  • Voiced by: Yukitoshi Hori

• Usa (ウサ) - A short and bald-headed steward of Raoh, he was killed by an offended Raoh after he suggested that Raoh should "seize the opportunity" while Yuria was captived in his castle.
  • Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

• Jacob (ヤコブ, Yakobu)
  • Voiced by: Jurota Kosugi

Other villains

• Zeed (ジード, Jīdo) - The first villain that Kenshiro faces in the series. The leader of a merciless biker gang that has invaded several villages for their food and water supply. He has "Z 666" tattooed on his forehead and is the leader of the biker gang which attacks Lin's village. Kenshiro fights him while he's holding Lin captive and kills him using the Hokuto Hyakuretsuken (北斗百列拳, "North Star Hundred Crack Fist").
  • Voiced by: Eiji Kanie (TV series), Hidekatsu Shibata (1986 movie)

• Dagarl (ダガール, Dagāru) - Master of Nanto Hiyokuken (南斗比翼拳, "South Star Conjoined Wings Fist") and Yuda's lieutenant. When Kenshirō and Rei entered Yuda's castle to confront him, they find Dagarl instead, who tells them that Yuda is away. He attempts to attack Ken, but is quickly subdued and Ken strikes a pressure point that causes Dagarl to feel intense pain for the rest of his life. After Ken and Rei leave the castle, Yuda comes out of hiding, who witnessed the whole fight in hiding. Feeling betrayed and used as a pawn, Dagarl attacks, but Yuda kills him with his Nanto Kōkakuken technique.
  • Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara

• Komaku (コマク)
  • Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

• Beji (ベジ) and Giji (ギジ) - Masters of Nanto Sōzanken (南斗双斬拳, South Dipper Paired Kill Fist). A pair of soldiers working for Souther.
  • Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Beji) and Hirano Masato (Giji)

Villagers and rebels

• Bell (ペル, Peru) - Lin's pet dog. Appears only in the anime series. He is a recurring character in the earlier episodes, but disappears from the series sometime during the Souther arc.

• Misumi (ミスミ) - An old man who attempts to deliver a bag of seed rice to his home village in the hopes of harvesting the seeds for future generations. He is harassed by Spade and his gang, only to be saved by Kenshiro. Ken and Bart accompany Misumi to his village. Afterwards, Spade attacks the place and kills Misumi in retaliation for his earlier defeat. After Spade is killed, Kenshiro buries Misumi and scatters the seed rice over Misumi's grave. In the TV series, Misumi was renamed Smith (スミス, Sumisu).
  • Voiced by: Ryūji Saikachi

• Saki (サキ) - A young girl who is a recurring character in the early episodes of the TV series. She is Yuria's personal servant, hired by Shin in Southern Cross. She provides emotional support to Yuria after learning about her situation and makes an escape attempt with Yuria, hoping to reunite her with Kenshiro. Shin catches the two in the act and decides to punish Saki. However, instead of killing her, she is sent back to her home village. She later appears in the Ryuga, in which she is shown to be the caretaker of Shin's and Yuria's graves.
  • Voiced by: Kazumi Amemiya (episodes 12-21) → Yumiko Shibata (episode 73)

• Jennifer (ジェニファー, Jenifā) - A young woman from the village of Jina who assists Kenshiro and his friends in their journey to Southern Cross. She assists the trio in battle against the various gangs deployed by Shin, but is ultimately killed when she acts as decoy for Touda's gunfire.
  • Voiced by: Masako Katsuki

• Johnny (ジョニー, Jonii) - A bartender who runs a food-trading business (a recurring motif in early chapters) at Rob's Bar. His name is given only in the TV series. He first helps Ken after Ken saves him from a hungry musclebound thug and serves as his informant during the Golan arc. He is later given the task of taking care of Toyo's orphans while Ken sets out to eradicate Jackal and his gang.
  • Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki

• Toyo (トヨ) - Nicknamed "Grannie" and called Martha (マーザ, Māza) in Raoh Den: Jun'ai no Shō, she is the woman that raised the young Bat among other orphans. Although, she may not seem to get along with Bat, the two are very fond of each other in reality. She tries to dig out a well at her village, but isn't successful until Kenshiro arrives to break off the rock plate that's blocking the water. After Kenshiro leaves, Jackal attacks the village takes Toyo and the orphans captive. Kenshiro comes back and rescue them, but she dies from her wound given by Jackal. Before dying Bat finally shows his true feeling to Toyo by calling her "mother", she passed away with a smil