Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Kouryuu

Kouryuu is a former rival of Ryuken who competed against him for the succession of the Hokuto Shinken. After losing the successorship to Ryuken, he began living an ascetic life in

Kuro-Yasha

Kuro-Yasha is a short dwarfish man who worked as a servant of the main Hokuto bloodline. He wields two long claws in battle. He assists Kenshiro and Hyoh, but dies fighting Kaioh's

Leia

A native woman of Shura who breaks the Shuran law by preaching against violence. She became Shachi's girlfriend, which made stay him on the island, but later comes to an agreement

Lin

Lin is introduced in the first chapter as a young orphaned girl who resides in the village where Ken and Bat are jailed. While working as jailer, Ken befriends Lin, helps her recov

Lui

Lin's twin sister. The Celestial Empress (天帝, Tentei). Only one of the children was permitted to live, but Falco could not bring himself to kill Lin and instead left her in th

Mamiya

A female village leader who bears a striking resemblance to Kenshiro's fiancee, Yuria. She recruits Ken and Rei as guardians of her village and later accompanies the two for severa

Mamu

Raoh

Raoh is the eldest of the four adopted children trained by Ryuken, the previous Hokuto Shinken master. The manga and anime gives two different origins thorough the course of the st

Rei

Rei ("Ray" in Viz's English manga) is the successor of Nanto Suichouken, which is said to be the most elegant of the Nanto Seiken styles. He represents the "Star of Justice". Rei i

Rihaku

Rihaku of the Ocean (海のリハク, Umi no Rihaku?) is the Military General of the Goshasei. Unlike the other Goshasei, he shows little martial art skills and relies primarily on elaborate

Ryuga

Ryuga (リュウガ, Ryūga?) is the elder brother of Yuria and the successor of the Taizan Tenrōken (泰山天狼拳?, "Mt. Tai Celestial Wolf Fist") style, which allows him to scoop the chunks of h

Ryuuken

The previous successor to the Hokuto Shinken style. Ryuken (リュウケン, Ryūken?) was the sifu who adopted and trained Raoh, Toki, Jagi, and Kenshiro in the Hokuto Shinken style. After h

Sara

Princess of the Sava Kingdom and the young daughter of Asam. She is the one who seeks Kenshirou's help in order to solve the dispute between her three brothers and prevent civil wa

Satora

The third Viceroy of Sava and the youngest son of Asam. He was born under the sign of the Yellow Emperor. After the death of Kai and Asam, he concedes the throne to Bukoh, and leav

Sayaka

The younger sister of Kaioh and fiancée of Hyoh. While she's waiting for Hyoh to return to the castle, Kaioh approaches her and questions the feelings she has for Hyoh. In the anim

Shachi

Shachi is the son of the pirate Akashachi. Shachi was left behind in Asura after Akashachi fled during an attack and there he became romantically involved with Leia, a local girl.

Shiba

He is Shuu's son.

Shin

Kenshiro's initial adversary in the series, Shin was Kenshiro's friend and rival, who was taught in the martial arts style of Nanto Seiken, specifically Nanto Koshuuken (南斗孤鷲拳) or

Shuren

Shuren of the Flame is the Leader of the Goshasei's Crimson Army and uses a style which allows him to manipulate fire. After Hyui's death, Shuren challenges Raoh to avenge Hyui's d

Shuu

Shuu is the successor of the Nanto Hakurō Ken (南斗白鷺拳 "South Star White Heron Fist") style and one of the Nanto Roku Seiken. He carries the burden of the Star of Benevolence (仁星 Jin

Souther

"Holy Emperor" Souther is the only master of Nanto Houou Ken (South Star Phoenix Style), the strongest style among all variations of Nanto Seiken. Thus, he is one of the strongest

Tao

Leia's younger brother. He looked up to Shachi as his idol and joined the Asuran training camp against his sister's wishes to follow in Shachi's footsteps. Tao deserted the trainin

Toki

The second of the four Hokuto brothers. A pacifist who seeks to use Hokuto Shinken as a healing art, Toki's self-made technique of Hokuto Ujou Ken ("North Star Humane Fist") is an

Tou

Rihaku's daughter. As a young girl her life was saved by Raoh and she loved him. She kills herself when rejected by Raoh.