Kenshiro (Hokuto no Ken)

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==Summary==
Kenshiro is the protagonist of the Hokuto no Ken franchise, the 64th successor of the Hokuto Shinken style of martial arts, and the greatest of all of them in its 1,800 years. Originally an orphan from Taiseiden, Asura, and a descendant of the Hokuto Sōke bloodline, he was sent to the mainland as a baby with his adoptive siblings Raoh and Toki. He was adopted by Ryuken and named after his uncle. Although younger and more passive than his brothers, he was still named Ryuken's successor after Toki became gravely ill. Soon after, he was attacked by his rival Shin, separated from his fiancé Yuria, and left to die in the desert, with the Big Dipper stabbed into his chest. However, he survived. From that day, he was no longer the gentle, passive man of the past, and went on to become the savior of the wasteland.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Tenryū Kokyū Hō | At least , higher with Tenryū Kokyū Hō, far higher after having his seals lifted, after his seals are lifted and with Tenryū Kokyū Hō
Key: Beginning of Series | Post-Toki’s Bind | Post-Shu's Call | Post-Timeskip | Post-Awakening | Seals Lifted
Name: Kenshiro, Ken
Origin: Fist of the North Star
Gender: Male
Age: Late 20's
Classification: Human, Martial Artist, 64th grandmaster, and successor of Hokuto Shinken, "God of Death" (All successors of Hokuto Shinken are considered Gods of Death)
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Standard Kenpo Abilities, Genius Intelligence, Supernatural Willpower (Was able to stand up and fight Kaioh while in coma and unable to move his body, and was also able to overcome the vital point that Toki pressed which immobilizes one's body through sheer willpower), Social Influencing (Ken inspired Lin and multiple people to fight. Raiga and Fuga immediately placed all their trust in Ken. Shu sacrificed his own eyesight to save Kenshiro, despite the fact he had just met him. Ryuga who was loyal to Raoh, belived in Kenshiro by the end of his life. Even after Shachi turned into a monster Ken was able to completely change Shachi's heart to the point that Shachi would risk everything to protect him), Limited Sound Manipulation (Kenshiro is stated to be able to mimic many sounds, including animal cries), Photographic Memory (Stated to be capable of memorizing up to 50,000 words after reading them once. Comparable to Kasumi who demonstrated this), Master of Hokuto Shinken, Ryuken, Sonkaken, Sokaken, Nanto Seiken, Gento Koken, Kyokujuji Seiken and Seito Gekken, Mastery over Keiraku Hiko, Tōki, Tōki no Aura and Tōshin no Aura
Attack Potency: Country level+ ( Jagi , far superior to him even before his fight with Shin. Equal to Raoh), Large Country level with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Easily stomped Jagi while using 100% of strength, contended with and defeated Raoh, who performed this feat while low on energy and half-dead) | At least Multi-Continent level (It's stated early on in the series that Hokuto Shinken successors would be able to destroy the world if left unchecked. While having his energy drained, tanked a blast from a restrained Kaioh, who even while restrained was deemed capable of causing a disaster on a scale higher than the nuclear war that vaporized the oceans and cracked the Earth open, while suffering only moderate damage), higher with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Is 3.33x stronger than before, as he is using 100% of his power instead of just 30%), far higher after having his Seals Lifted (His initiation ritual should have given him a power boost similar to the one Kasumi received. After lifting the seals of the original Hokuto, he became strong enough to match Kaioh, who easily stomped Kenshiro's previous 100% and people comparable to his previous 100% while in Base. Should be 3.33x times stronger than before. Fought and matched a Hyoh who had used his own version of Tenryū Kokyū Hō and thus was 3.33x as strong as his previous self, which was comparable if not slightly superior to a restrained Kaioh [who admired and feared his power while in his restraining armor]), Moon level after having his seals lifted and with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Matched and eventually defeat Kaioh, who had went 100% Mode in their final fight. Is 3.33x stronger than before due to using 100% of his power instead of just 30%). He can ignore conventional durability with most of his attacks
Speed: At least FTL (Much faster than Garuda, who can attack at the speed of light. Was able to react and dodge Falco's light attack), likely higher with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Fought and defeated Han, whose fists were too fast to even cast a shadow. Should be 3.33x faster than before ) | Likely FTL+ after having his seals lifted (Should be 3.33x faster than before), likely far higher after having his seals lifted and with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Should be 3.33x faster than before)
Lifting Strength: At least Class K (Pushed a boulder that should weigh over 300 metric tonnes and did this in base and without powering up. Casually lifted a specially shaped rock [that was calculated to weigh over 100 tonnes] to fix a water dam), higher with Tenryū Kokyū Hō | At least Class K, Class M with Tenryū Kokyū Hō, higher after having his Seals Lifted, even higher after having his seals lifted and with Tenryū Kokyū Hō
Striking Strength: Country level+ (Could casually injure Jagi with his punches), Large Country level with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Capable of trading blows with the likes of Raoh and Souther) | At least Multi-Continent level, higher with Tenryū Kokyū Hō, even higher after having his seals lifted, Moon level after having his seals lifted and with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Could trade blows with the likes of Kaioh)
Durability: Country level+ (Could withstand attacks from Jagi), Large Country level with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Jagi couldn't do any significant damage to Kenshiro once he went all out, could tank attacks from the likes of Raoh, Souther, and Rei) | At least Multi-Continent level, higher with Tenryū Kokyū Hō, even higher after having his Seals Lifted, Moon level after having his seals lifted and with Tenryū Kokyū Hō (Took hits from 100% Kaioh)
Stamina: Superhuman (Kenshiro can go without food and water much longer than an average human. The Databook, "All about the man" states he can remain strong even if he goes three months without eating. He can recover very quickly, even during a battle after being severely wounded from having his muscles and bones sliced or crushed, and can cross distances across the desert on foot, which would require normal people to use cars or other vehicles to cross. He can also recover instantly from any major wounds given, and regain his stamina [even when his body was exposed to deadly sulfuric gas]. Has much better stamina than the likes of Rei and Souther)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with certain ranged ki techniques and aura.
Standard Equipment: A pair of nunchucks.
Intelligence: Genius in daily aspects; Extraordinary Genius in regards to combat (Kenshiro stands as the single most skilled fighter in his setting, surpassing all his predecessors and having absolute mastery over every single martial art displayed throughout the series. He has uncanny precision, to the point of being able to strike a pressure point as small as the tip of a pin with a strand of hair. His memory is refined to the point that he's able to memorize up to 50,000 words after reading them once. His technique and grace are unrivaled. He's capable of mastering an opponent's martial art after seeing it once, to the point where he can simply nullify its effects and see right through it. He can copy and adapt to incredibly complex techniques on the fly, such as when he adapted to Anryū Tenha's space-warping ability, when he surpassed Solia's prowess in Gento Kō Ken [a martial art once deemed to be more deadly than Hokuto Shinken and with 2000 years of history], after only seeing a single move of said style or when he managed to fight Raoh to a standstill and would have killed him had he not been stopped, despite Toki stating only minutes prior that Ken didn't even have a 1% chance of defeating Raoh. He's stated to have "infinite potential" in terms of technique and combat prowess multiple times throughout the series. Scales significantly above Toki, who, with his sheer skill and talent, bent Raoh's fate and manifested his harbinger of death. Shown multiple times throughout the series to be capable of demolishing entire armies all by himself, stated by enemy soldiers to "march calmly, unstoppable, through thousands of soldiers like he was in the middle of an empty field", casually crushed both Falco's and Jakoh's armies at the same time. Even before his final fight against Raoh and achieving Muso Tensei, he was unfathomably above combatants such as the Red Berrets, who are each capable of defeating 500 soldiers at the same time, and defeated their general with his eyes closed. In that same fight, Ken states that due to the nature of Hokuto Shinken's transmission, it's like he has 1800 years worth of combat experience and training, he was an assassin from the very moment he was born. Hokuto Shinken's very nature is of one adaptability and it has infinite fighting variations in order to overcome every obstacle and opponent, no matter the difference in strength)
Weaknesses: Given the heavy reliance on pressure points, the Hokuto Shinken is significantly less effective against opponents with altered physiology. He rarely goes all out, often using "less than 30% of his power". An opponent capable of "destroying nothingness" could bypass the intangibility given by Muso Tensei.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Hokuto Shinken: Hokuto Shinken is a 1,800-year-old Chinese martial art based around assassination and passed on only from teacher to student. Its power is based around targeting and hitting the 708 Keiraku Hikō (or pressure points) in an opponent's body, channeling energy into them, and through that, manipulating their movements. These pressure points can be used to control an enemy's body, in ways such as forcing them to move or destroying them from the inside with an explosion, or they can be used for healing, such as in the restoration of someone's memories, eyesight, or voice.
Kenshiro is the 64th successor of Hokuto Shinken, a master of the art who has knowledge of every signal technique. Through Musō Tensei and Suieishin, Kenshiro should have access to the martial arts and techniques of all his rivals, from Rei to Kaioh, and as the 64th and greatest successor to Hokuto Shinken, he should know all of its techniques. He can even use the unique forms of Hokuto Shinken used by his older siblings. His mastery of it spreads even to its original form, Hokuto Sōke no Ken. 
*Ganzan Ryōzan Ha: A straightforward but lethal technique that takes the form of a simple, lethal chop to an opponent's head, splitting it in half. Unlike other Hokuto techniques, it does not hit any pressure points.
*Gedokujutsu: Kenshiro uses Hokuto Shinken to expel poisons from his body.
*Goshi Retsu Dan: Kenshiro strikes his opponent's hands; afterward, their fingers explode.
*Hikō Fūji: Kenshiro uses this technique to break out of any effects other pressure points may have on him.
*Hokuto Dan Kotsukin: A technique that causes the opponent's muscles to self-destruct.
*Hokuto Gōkin Bundan Kyaku: A technique that weakens an opponent's muscles to the point that even lifting one's arms becomes extremely difficult.
*Hokuto Gōshō Ha: A technique copied from Raoh. Kenshiro expels a high amount of powerful tōki from his hands, forming a powerful destructive wave of power.
*Hokuto Hachimon Kudan: After causing the opponent intense pain, this technique then causes them to be violently dismembered into nine separate parts.
*Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken: Kenshiro's signature technique. Kenshiro unleashes a rapid flurry of over a hundred strikes to his opponent, who explodes shortly afterward.
*Hokuto Jūha Zan: A technique that uses a rapid flurry of blows to soften an enemy's defenses.
*Hokuto Jūji Zan: Kenshiro strikes his opponent's pressure points in the shape of a cross, leaving them with only minutes to live.
*Hokuto Kaikotsu Ken: After Kenshiro strikes his opponent in the forehead with two fingers, their skeleton explodes from their body.
*Hokuto Kyomu Shidan: Kenshiro strikes the pressure points in his opponent's heads, erasing their memory.
*Hokuto Ryū Geki Ko: Kenshiro strikes the pressure points in his opponent and induces false death.
*Hokuto Senjukai Ken: A stronger variant on the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken where Kenshiro hits his opponent a thousand times, increasing the severity of pain with every blow.
*Hokuto Sōkin Jizai Kyaku: Kenshiro hits pressure points in his opponent's neck, making their bodies do whatever he says.
*Hokuto Ujō Mōshō Ha: A technique derived from Toki's form of Hokuto Shinken, Kenshiro unleashes a swift series of blows before piercing his opponent's heart, causing his opponent to die a painless, blissful death.
*Hokuto Zankai Ken: Kenshiro jabs his thumbs into an opponent's temples. When he removes them, they have but three seconds left before they explode.
*Musō Tensei: The ultimate technique of Hokuto Shinken. Only through embracing the true nature of sorrow can one use it; Kenshiro was the first in the 1,800 years of Hokuto Shinken to master it. When used, Musō Tensei allows Kenshiro to achieve "nothingness", becoming intangible and communicate with the souls of dead rivals and use their techniques. With Musō Tensei, even when in a coma, Kenshiro can fight as just his soul.
*Rekka Gyakuryu Ken: This technique is delivered with a flurry of blows and closes off an opponent's throat, preventing them from breathing.
*Seiei Kō: Kenshiro strikes his opponent in the chest, hitting a pressure point that heightens the pain sensitivity of all their nerves, making touching anything extremely painful.
*Shichisei Tenshin: A secret technique of Hokuto Shinken that allows the user to move in the pattern of the Big Dipper, striking their opponent in the seven blind spots inherent in a human's field of vision, quickly overwhelming them.
*Sōryū Tenra: Along with Musō Tensei, one of the ultimate, secret techniques of Hokuto Shinken. It transports the user and their opponent to a world of absolute nothingness. In this world, all defenses, auras, and barriers are rendered null and void, forcing both fighters to use only their bare hands. When someone dies within Sōryū Tenra, they are erased, leaving nothing of their existence.
*Suieishin: Through this technique, Kenshiro can replicate an opponent's martial arts style after seeing it once.
*Tenha Kassatsu: Kenshiro expels tōki from his fingertips, which pierce his opponent's pressure points in the shape of the Big Dipper, punching through their body and causing serious harm.
*Tenryū Kokyū Hō: A technique that allows the user to access the full extent of their body's strength; humans only normally use 30%. Through this technique, a practitioner of Hokuto Shinken can unlock the other 70%.
*Tenshō Honretsu: A technique which was Raoh's ultimate attack. Kenshiro rotates his hands in the air before firing a powerful wave of tōki straight forwards.
*Zankai Sekiho Ken: After striking his opponent with a flurry of punches, Kenshiro hits a pressure point that forces them to uncontrollably walk backward.
Keiraku Hikō: The pressure points Kenshiro can hit and their effects include; 
*Anbakukō: Expels poisons from one's body.
*Daikyōkin: Makes the opponent's body soft and vulnerable.
*Dōmei: Disables the opponent's eyesight.
*Gekishinkō: Rapidly speeds up the opponent's heartbeat until their blood vessels and heart burst.
*Jikyūkyō: Takes the opponent's depth perception away.
*Jinchūkyoku: Destroys the opponent's body in three seconds.
*Jōketsukai: Disables one's right leg.
*Kaiamon Tenchō: Causes great pain to an enemy who refuses to talk.
*Kenmei: Restores the target's eyesight.
*Kisha: Immobilizes the opponent.
*Kyōmei: Causes the target's hands to explode.
*Kyōnai: Permanently locks the opponent's jaws open.
*Kyosetsu: Forces the opponent to turn any weapon they're holding on themself.
*Meimon: Causes muscle contractions so intense that they crush the opponent's spine.
*Ryūgan: Causes all the target's nerves to become hypersensitive, so the slightest touches are extremely painful.
*Sekkatsukō: Increases Kenshiro's strength at the expense of a shorter lifespan.
*Sen-yō: Freezes the opponent with their arms outstretched.
*Shihōrin: Allowed Kenshiro to read Sanskrit.
*Shinfukumen: Causes the body to explode from within if the target moves at all.
*Shinkesshū: The opponent slowly, painfully dies over the course of the next three days.
*Shin-ichi: Forces the opponent to speak.
*Shitsugen: The opponent walks backward uncontrollably.
*Zenha: Stops the opponent's breathing.
*Zusetsu: Can be used to erase an opponent's memory or interrogate them.
Nanto Seiken: The opposite martial art to Hokuto Shinken. While Hokuto Shinken revolves around destroying an opponent from the inside, Nanto Seiken revolves around destroying them from the outside, slashing and stabbing to create waves of air pressure that slice opponents apart. Having fought several of the Nanto Rokusei Ken, Kenshiro has assimilated their fighting styles into his own through Suieishin and Musō Tensei. 
*Nanto Koshū Ken: Shin's form of Nanto Seiken. It focuses on rapid hand strikes that stab an enemy to death, as well as powerful flying kick techniques.
**Nanto Gokuto Ken: A flying kick technique that slashes the tendons in the opponent's legs, disabling them.
**Nanto Hiryū Ken: A series of rapid punches that causes the opponent's body to crack apart like stone.
**Nanto Senshuryū Geki: A rapid stabbing attack with his hands.
*Nanto Suichō Ken: Rei's form of Nanto Seiken. It is like a graceful waterbird in its movements, swift and elegant, yet extremely powerful and destructive. 
**Hishō Hakurei: A secret Nanto Seiken technique in which the user jumps into the air and lands on their opponent, piercing their shoulders with their hands.
**Nanto Hichō Rangeki Ha: The user slashes with their hands many times over, sending out a barrage of razor-sharp vacuum waves.
**Nanto Ko Ha Ryū: The Nanto Seiken equivalent to Hokuto's Ryū Geki Ko. After striking a pressure point in their opponent's chest, they fall into a state of false death.
**Zanchō Zan: An attack that slashes apart the opponent's tendons and tears them apart if they move within three seconds.
*Nanto Kōkaku Ken: Yuda's form of Nanto Seiken. It focuses on destroying enemies with long-range attacks. 
**Denshō Reppa: With a sweep of the user's hand, they rip through the air and send a wave of air pressure forwards that cuts into their enemy.
**Kesshō Shi: A strong, rapid-fire slash attack.
**Nanto Yōsō Hazan: With a single finger, the user cuts through the air and creates a wave of air pressure that cuts their opponent in half.
*Nanto Hakuro Ken: Shu's form of Nanto Seiken. The style focuses on strong, fast kicking techniques and strikes with open palms.
**Nanto Rekkyaku Zanjin: A spinning kick that decapitates those around the user.
**Yūgen Shō: An illusory series of powerful palm strikes used to disorient the enemy.
*Nanto Hōō Ken: The ultimate form of Nanto Seiken, practiced by Souther. This formless style relies on pure power and speed to destroy enemies. 
**Kyokusei Jūji Ken: The user slashes their hands in a cross, creating a cross-shaped burst of razor-sharp air pressure that cuts into their opponent.
**Tenshō Jūji Hō: The sole stance of Nanto Hōō Ken, used only against a worthy opponent. Through this technique, the user can levitate, launching into dashing glide attacks that pass through their opponent's defenses and rip them apart.
Gento Kō Ken: A style created to protect the Heavenly Emperor. It focuses on the use of ki in combat, using it in blasts and to cut through opponents on a cellular level. Due to his fight with Falco, Kenshiro should have assimilated this into his fighting style. 
*Shō no Rin: The user fires several ring-shaped blasts of energy.
*Tenshō Bu: The user balances on an opponent's fist as they throw a punch, then counters with a blow to their chest.
==Gallery==
d78f1zu-fa89842a-907c-4c75-8e40-5ff134885ac3.png|Manga Rendition
Kenshiro2.png|Ken's Rage Rendition
Lost Paradise Kenshiro Rendered.png|Lost Paradise Rendition
KenshiroAnime.png|Movie Rendition
Legends ReVIVE Kenshiro.png|Legends ReVIVE rendition
hokuto ga gotoku ps4 dlc kiryu.jpg|Kenshiro wearing Kazuma Kiryu's skin, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) Cloud's Profile (Both of them were High 6-A in their second key and speed was equalized)
Losses:
Inconclusive: 
Reid Astrea (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) Reid's Profile (Both are 5-C; Speed was equalized; Starting distance of 20 meters)
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