Ryuga (リュウガ, Ryūga, sometimes romanized as Lewgar) is the elder brother of Yulia and the older half-brother of Juza. She is Kenshiro's fiancée, but is admired by other men as well, particularly Raoh, Toki, Shin, and Juza. Main characters Eiichi Kite (木手英一, Kite Eiichi) (a.k.a., Kiteretsu (キテレツ)) An 11-year-old 5th grader who lives in Tokyo. Voice Actors: Mitsuko Horie, Toshiko Fujita, Masami Kikuchi, Keaton Yamada, Kinryuu Arimoto, Waka Kanda. The main reason for the training Kaioh, Hyoh, and Han the art because Shura needed defenders of the land and each had qualities that prevented them from learning Hokuto Shinken; Kaioh was filled with hatred, while Hyoh was emotionally attached to his brother; despite knowing the risks involved, he taught Hokuto Ryuken in order to buy time so a Hokuto Shinken successor will return to Shura (expecting it would be Raoh). After he chose Kenshiro as his successor, he was slain by Raoh, a feat made possible by chance; he suffered a stroke at the moment he was about to seal Raoh's fist. The other names the production was considering for this second series before they settled on Dragon Ball Z were Dragon Ball: Gohan's Big Adventure, New Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball 2, Dragon Ball Wonder Boy, and Dragon Ball 90. After Lui is rescued by Bat and Ein, Falco turns against Jakoh and kills him. Ken rushes to the Nanto Capital after learning that she is alive, but Raoh gets to her first and uses her as bait for his final battle with Kenshiro. [15] In the series epilogue, set in 2027, Tai becomes a United Nations diplomat for the Digital World and has a son with a Koromon as his partner Digimon. Souther was voiced by Banjō Ginga in the original TV series, Akio Ōtsuka in the Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu movie series, and Toshihiko Seki in the Ten no Haō anime series. In Souten no Ken, he appears as an orphaned child belonging to the Hokuto Ryūkaken. The Hikō can also be used to heal and even to revive the dead. He is adventurous and a born leader, and is usually the first to spring into action. The three Rashō (羅将, "Lords of Shura") that Kenshiro faces are all masters of this art. In the TV series, the Golan organization became God's Army (ゴッドアーミー, Goddo Āmī), which is revealed to be one of King's subordinate organizations whose members worship Shin as their deity. Juza challenges Raoh to a fight and manages to stall him for a while by stealing his steed, Kokuoh, but is eventually defeated in one of Raoh's most grueling battles. After the Nuclear War, he takes on the title of Holy Emperor (聖帝, Seitei) and enslaves children with his army in order to construct the Holy Cross Mausoleum, a shrine to his deceased sensei. To protect an amnesiac Ken and Lin, Bat engraves seven scars on his chest and pretends to be Ken and offers himself to Bolge. Raoh defeats Boss Fang with ease. She remains in Mamiya's village and gains the courage to stand up and defend herself with the help of Lin when Ken-oh's army invades the village. Jagi (ジャギ) is the third of the four Hokuto brothers. Shin represents the Star of Martyrdom (殉星, Junsei) and is the successor of the Nanto Koshūken (南斗孤鷲拳, "South Dipper Lone Eagle Fist") style. He was based on Kentarou Kamon, the protagonist of the Digimon manga pilot, C'mon Digimon. Before dying Ryuken tells Raoh that because of his prideful ambitions he will never be able to achieve true mastery of their martial art, which infuriated him and planted seeds of doubt into his mind. "Destructive Meridian Points") in contrast to the 708 Keiraku Hikō points of the Shin Ken style (The exact differences between the Ryūken style's hakō points and the Shin Ken style's hikō points are never fully explained) as well as an evil energy called Matōki no Aura (魔闘気, "Magical Fighting Spirit Aura") that can drive its practitioner insane with evil, turning them into a Majin (魔神, God of Black Magic). Chihaya Ayase is a famous beauty at her school, but she’s far from a conventional girl. Its founder was Kenshiro's and Hyoh's ancestor Shuken of the ancient "Hokuto Sōke" ruling line, who combined Seito Gekken's (西斗月拳, West Dipper Lunar Fist) Keiraku Hikō with his Hokuto Sōke no Ken (北斗宗家の拳, North Dipper Head Family Fist, North Dipper Originator Fist). The Nanto Goshasei (南斗五車星, "South Dipper Five Chariot Stars") are the sworn guardians of Yuria, the Last Nanto General. Mamiya recruits Ken and Rei as guardians of her village and later accompanies the two for several arcs of the story. Fudoh of the Mountains (山のフドウ, Yama no Fudō) is a giant warrior who uses his huge size and brute strength to crush his enemies. In the past, Yuda slaughtered Mamiya's parents and kidnapped her with the intent to make her his concubine, branding her with the "UD" mark on her back. Kenshiro tracks him down and easily defeats him, despite Jagi having somehow learned basic Nanto Seiken as well as Hokuto Shinken. On one adventure, his father's crew was attacked by Shura Warriors (it is implied it was Kaioh's army); the result being left behind in Shura after Akashachi and his remaining men fled during an attack. : 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces, Brian Camp stated that Tai's apparent relationship with Sora who is later revealed to be interested into Matt was well handled as due to the characters' ages in contrast to other Western series. Produced By Takao Shimizu. Critical reception to Tai has been positive by writers from manga and anime websites. Kohketsu (コウケツ, Kōketsu) is a short and fat dictator who possessed some intelligence, used to work as a horsefeeder in Raoh army, he once tried to influence Raoh by deliberately brushing his shoes for him, however Raoh saw through his tomfoolery and threatened to kill Koketsu, he was humiliated in front of Raoh's army. After Ken defeats him, he comes face to face with the group's founder and leader, the Colonel (大佐 (カーネル), Kāneru, voiced by Kōji Yada in the TV series, voiced by Dave Mallow in the English Dub), who claims to be a psychic but in reality reads his opponents moves by observing their slight body movements, and an expert of the Nanto Muonken (南斗無音拳, "South Dipper Silent Fist") style, which conceals his presence. At first, he only teams up with Ken to use him in his plot to destroy the three "Rashō," offering Lin to Han so that Ken would fight him. Directed By Ryo Yasumura. In the manga there were only two Gento practitioners in the story, Falco and Solia. Ending up in the Digital World after being summoned by MagnaAngemon, Tai accepts to aid in saving the Digital World from Daemon. Bat is saved only when Kenshiro's memory returns and he defeats Bolge, but when Bolge survives Kenshiro's final attack and makes one final attempt to kill him, it is Bat who ultimately finishes him off. In the 1986 movie, Jackal and Fox appears as members of Jagi's gang. The Fang Clan managed to get a hold of her after killing her previous captor and used her as leverage against Rei. Composed of mohawked punks with the letter "Z" tattooed over their heads, the Zeed gang have raided numerous villages and delivery vehicles for their food and water supply. After a botched attempt at killing Kenshiro, he is left with a hideously disfigured head as a reminder of his failure. "Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the asterism Hokuto Shichi Sei, which is the Japanese name as the Big Dipper. "Tao of the Mongolian Champion"). She spends her remaining years living a secluded life with Ken. He shows Kenshiro the locket of Yulia, whom he holds dear, and realizes Yulia has made the right decision by choosing Kenshiro before dying. [2], For tri., Keitaro Motonaga stated the staff at Toei devised multiple scenarios to compare how he aged with his previous appearances. Sekai no Osha King Kong Daikai Cartoon Episode Guide Episode Guide Television Series Cartoon; Traditional Animation; Rankin Bass Productions, Videocraft International, Tôei Company Ltd. The Dungeon of Cassandra (カサンドラ, Kasandora), also known as the City of Wailing Demons, was originally under the control of the Dragon Emperor as means to ward off intruders until Raoh took over, turning into a prison city where many of his enemies are locked-up, mainly rival martial artists who were forced to give up their martial art secrets to Ken-oh. Joshua Seth provides his voice. Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, known as Taichi Yagami (八神 太一, Yagami Taichi) in Japan, is a fictional character in the multimedia franchise Digimon. Believed to be the strongest and obvious choice to become the sole user of Hokuto Shinken, Raoh is a towering and intimidating man standing at least 7 feet tall (in some fights he is depicted being substantially larger i.e. He climbs to the top of the pyramid, but then gets impaled by several arrows. [39] Kelley complained about Tai and Yamato's still ongoing conflict in the next films commenting there were already enough in the first film and the possibility that Tai did not have character development in such movie. Kenshiro defeats him, only to find out that Ryuga was already dying, having slit his own stomach before the battle. He felt Tai was similar to him so he "pitched up [his voice] little bit younger". However, she is unable to tolerate the subsequent atrocities Shin commits in her name and attempts to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of Shin's palace at Southern Cross. In order that she would never forget him, Rei uses his final living days to challenge Yuda, whom he defeats and avenges the crimes that Judas committed against Mamiya in the past. A blind wasteland thug that Kenshiro confronts in the final story arc of the manga, Bolge (ボルゲ, Boruge) was blinded during a past encounter with Ken (shortly after Ken met Bat), and thus bears a deep hatred towards him. He then forms the King organization and builds Yulia the city of Southern Cross. Yuda (ユダ, Yuda, sometimes romanized as Juda or Judah) is the successor of Nanto Kōkakuken (南斗紅鶴拳, "South Dipper Crimson Crane Fist"), a style specializing in long range attacks. 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 the Nuclear War, Shu leads a resistance movement against Souther and his empire and is reunited with the now grown Kenshiro. Adam "OMEGA" Arnold from Animefringe praised the amount of focus given to Tai's character in the trilogy film Digimon: The Movie alongside other present characters. However, his friendliness quickly turns to rage at the mere sight of his own blood, which leads him to enter a berserker-like state in which he will attack everyone near him. The staff considered Tai to remain as a protagonist for Digimon Adventure 02, but he ended up as a supporting character instead. He is hired to capture Kenshiro, but after a brief fight with Ken, he begins to respect him. With the exception of the Last General of Nanto, who uses no martial art, each Nanto master is trained in a style of Nanto Seiken named after a bird. Rihaku of the Ocean (海のリハク, Umi no Rihaku) is the leader and military strategist of the Goshasei, specializing in setting up boobytraps. Tai appears in the audio dramas, Digimon Adventure Original Story: 2½ Year Break and Digimon Adventure 02 Original Story: 2003 -Spring- (both released only in Japan). Eventually, Uighur is killed by Kenshiro who frees Toki and the other prisoners in Cassandra. (nani). His hatred was furthered after the death of his mother, who died saving Kenshiro and Hyoh. It was replaced by Digimon Adventure 02 (デジモンアドベンチャー 02). [21] When the same question was asked three more times, his rank fell to 6th,[22] rose to 4th,[23] and finally landed at 5th. The DigiDestined unites once more in order to prevent him from destroying every communications network on the planet. This style focuses on crushing blows and straightforward assaults along with energy waves that destroy most anything they are directed at. Shin was Kenshiro's friend and rival, who secretly desired Kenshiro's fiancée Yuria from afar, but knew Yuria's heart was for Kenshiro and gave up pursuing her. When peace returned to the land with Raoh's death, Koketsu used his intelligence and ruthlessness to steal lands from farmers and enslaving gullible wasteland dwellers. The Zeed (ジード, Jīdo) biker gang are the first group of villains Kenshiro faces in the story. The previous successor to the Hokuto Shinken style. A Hokuto Shinken successor can also resist attacks on the pressure points with the Hikō Fūji (秘孔封じ, Pressure Point Sealing), copy techniques after witnessing them only once with Suieishin (水映心, Water Reflection Spirit), move with lightning speed using Raibō Shin Kyaku (雷暴神脚, Thunder Violent God Leg) a leaping technique which leaves indentations on the ground and use Tōki (闘気 Fighting Spirit), an expert user can often radiate Tōki from his own body as an aura (Tōki no Aura, or Fighting Spirit Aura) whilst focusing it for attacks. [32] Shamus Kelley from Den of Geek also acclaimed Seth's acting in the movie due to the multiple emotions Tai shows across the trilogy as well as how the character tries to handle his relationship with Sora. Two of Yuda's most notable minions include the Nanto Hiyoku Ken master Dagarl (ダガール, Dagāru, voiced by Yūsaku Yara) and Komaku (コマク, voiced by Shigeru Chiba), a diminutive henchman who is usually around Juda. Ryuga was voiced by Hideyuki Hori in the original TV series, Daisuke Sakaguchi (as a child) in the Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu series, and by Daisuke Matsubara in the Ten no Haoh anime series. [40] For the next film, Kelley readdressed such issues that were more present in the movie. Kenshiro faces the gang when they invade Lin's village and the leader holds Lin captive. Rihaku encounters Raoh and is beaten, but survives due to Kenshiro's intervention, making him the sole survivor of the group (including his daughter Toh, who commits suicide). He represents the solitary star of Sirius (天狼星, Tenrōsei, The Heavenly Wolf Star), which is neither part of the Hokuto nor Nanto constellations. Shuren was voiced by Norio Wakamoto in the TV series and by Nobuyuki Hiyama in the Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu series. Kenshiro defeats Raoh and is reunited with Yuria, only to learn that she is dying from the same radiation poisoning which killed Toki. When they first met, he refused to reveal his real name to Kenshiro, fearing that they might face off as enemies one day. He bears a strong resemblance to Raoh, but a bit taller, paler complexion, and an upside-down Y-shaped scar on his face. When reading the script, Hanae noted Tai was different due to how he aged and felt this change was natural. He can repair normal machines and invent variations of the Daihyakka gadgets. Kenshiro confronts Amiba, believing that he is the real Toki who has turned evil, until Rei (having trained with Amiba in the Nanto Seiken school) arrives at the last moment and exposes his true identity. Kirk Thornton voiced Toki in English dub of the TV series. After Kenshiro rescues Lin from a group of Golan commandos and witnesses the horrors the organization beforehand, Ken decides to infiltrate the group's training camp and confronts their drill instructor, the Mad Sarge (マッド軍曹 (サージ), Maddo Sāji, voiced by Yasurō Tanaka in the TV series, voiced by Jamieson Price in the English Dub), a knife fighting expert and user of blood squirting needles. The Fang Clan (牙一族, Kiba Ichizoku, also known as the Kiba Clan or simply the Fangs) are a gang of mountain bandits who pattern themselves after a wolf pack. Illich Guardiola voices him in the English dub of Legends of the Dark King. Its members includes Shin himself, his four lieutenants (who pattern themselves after the four playing card suits) and their numerous nameless underlings. Hyoh was favored by Jukei over Kaioh due to his bloodline, but plays a subordinate role to Kaioh in the present. He was played by Dante Basco in the 1995 live-action movie. Humbled by Juza's courage, Raoh orders his men to give Juza a respectful burial. In the original TV series, Ryuken was originally voiced by Junji Chiba, later replaced by Ryūji Saikachi in the later episodes and 1986 movie, with Kōji Totani as the younger version of him. He reveals Kenshiro's origin at the land of Shura during their battle; implying he knew Kenshiro was Hyoh's brother and pleaded with him to leave Shura before ultimately dying from his wounds. A general of the Celestial Lord's Army. Jask is buried under debris, but survives. Shachi (シャチ, lit. During his final training lesson, Souther unwillingly killed his sensei, who intentionally allowed himself to be killed by Souther, as the final test. Ein (アイン, Ain, voiced by Ken Yamaguchi) is a famed tracker and a bounty hunter who fights with an unorthodox brawling style (ケンカ拳法, Kenka Kenpō). 10–12 feet). Motonaga also commented that Tai was in a stage where he thought he would not be a teenager, which changed his characterization. All characters are from the original manga unless otherwise noted. In the V-Tamer 01 story line, Tai is V-Pet trainer whose Digimon partner is a Veedramon that is named Zeromaru. Voiced by: Toshiko Fujita. In English dubs, she was voiced by Melodee Spevack in the movie and Melissa Williamson in the TV series. Souther's army are recognizable by the Roman-like imperial armor they wear. Judas was voiced by Bin Shimada in the original TV series and by Kisho Taniyama in the Ten no Haoh anime series. Juza was voiced by Yoshito Yasuhara in the original TV series and by Keiji Fujiwara and Shintaro Asanuma in the Ten no Haō anime. [13][14] In Tai's daily life, he is the star player on the school's soccer team.[12]. "[26], Multiple writers for manga and anime have commented on Tai's character. Solia (ソリア, Soria) Voiced by: Michihiro Ikemizu. The dungeon is run by Uighur, the Warden (ウイグル獄長, Uiguru Gokuchō, voiced by Daisuke Gōri), a giant in viking armor who Raoh gave the position to after expressing his interest in the legend Uighur wishes to make for himself. Rei (レイ, sometimes romanized as Lei or Ray) is the successor of Nanto Suichōken (南斗水鳥拳, "South Dipper Waterfowl Fist"), which is said to be the most elegant of the Nanto Seiken styles, and represents the Star of Justice (義星, Gi-sei). During auditions, the staff immediately chose her as they were fans of her works. Amiba (アミバ) is a self-proclaimed genius who has developed a self-styled imitation of Hokuto Shinken by observing Toki's treatment of patients in Miracle Village. "South Dipper Holy Fist") is an assassination art that is characterized as the polar opposite to the Hokuto Shinken style. Additionally, the site commented on Tai and Yamato's misrelationship due to their multiple differences that made them often clash. Han uses a personal fighting style called Mabo Koso (魔舞紅薬, Magical crimson dance) which allows him to move his fists so fast, they don't even cast a shadow. Charater Songs: DigiDestined version (デジモンアドベンチャー tri.キャラクターソング「選ばれし子どもたち編」) on April 10, 2017, which peaked at #74 on the Oricon Weekly Charts.[19].
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