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.

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 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. Kenshiro did not know the real cause of Ryuken's death, having been told that Ryuken died from illness, until Toki revealed the shameful secret during their first battle. Both Kenshiro and Raoh reflect on Ryuken's teachings during difficult situations. Ryuken appears in Fist of the Blue Sky under his former identity, Ramon Kasumi.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Heart is one of the Four Chief Vassals of the King organization led by Shin, along with Spade, Diamond, and Club. Heart is a large fat man, Heart's stomach was composed of a rubber-like substance which absorbs the impact of most martial art techniques, earning him the nickname The Destroyer of Fists. While normally calm and more merciful than his fellow Kingsmen, his personality changes to that of a homicidal maniac at the sight of his own blood.

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 "Lone Eagle Fist of the South Star", whose practitioners are able to pierce flesh with their bare fingers.  He had secretly fallen in love with Yuria, Kenshiro's lover and had slowly become insanely jealous. Jagi soon corrupted Shin, and convinced him to take Yuria for himself. Shin promptly challenged and defeated Kenshiro, then tried to convince Yuria to love him by wounding Kenshiro with his fingers, giving Kenshiro his distinctive seven scars in the shape of the Big Dipper. When Yuria finally gave in and said she loved him, Shin left Kenshiro for dead in the desert.  Shin went on to amass an army to steadily conquer the land, under his flag of "The Bloody Cross", in an attempt to fully win Yuria's love. Ultimately, in her honour he built the city of Southern Cross. However Yuria, because of Shin's cruelty and ruthlessness, and her love for Kenshiro, never gave Shin her love.  However, Kenshiro survived, and wandered the desert in search of Yuria. When he finally came face to face with Shin in the city of Southern Cross, he defeated Shin with the Hokuto Juuji Zan (北斗十字斬) or "Cross-Kill of the North Star", to kill Shin with his "Bloody Cross" emblem marked on his chest. However, Shin confessed that Yuria had seemingly leapt to her death and, preferring to die by his own hand than by Kenshiro's, followed her down.  Kenshiro took Shin's corpse and gave him a proper burial, saying that it was "because he loved the same woman as me".

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 is introduced in the manga as a ruthless chauvinistic mercenary-for-hire of shifting allegiance whose sole purpose is to kill "the man with seven scars," whom he believes was responsible for kidnapping his sister Airi. Rei is hired alongside Kenshiro by Mamiya to protect her village against the Fang Clan. After Airi is found and rescued by Ken, Rei becomes Kenshiro's closest ally and supports him for a few story arcs.   

~!During an assault on the village, Rei challenges Raoh in Kenshiro's honour but is easily defeated by a technique giving him only three excruciating days to live. With the help of Toki's Hokuto Shinken, Rei's life is extended and his hair turns brilliant white. He uses his final moments to avenge Mamiya, who was once tortured by his Nanto Kōkakuken rival, Yuda. Shortly afterwards, Rei dies an off-screen death. In the 1986 movie, Rei again challenges Raoh but this time his death is almost instantaneous.!~  

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Hakushon Daimaou, named Bob in most dubs, is the genie who resides in the bottle Kan-chan found. Whenever someone sneezes he is brought out and has to grant any wish of whoever sneezed until he or she sneezes again. He is somewhat clumsy though, so sometimes he accidentally fails and causes trouble instead of granting any wishes. He&#039;s not very good at math either.    He has a daughter named Akubi who also lives inside the bottle.

Jagi is the third of the four Hokuto brothers. Deceptive and evil, Jagi stops at nothing to win and frequently uses dirty tricks during battle. After a botched attempt at killing Kenshiro, he is left with a hideously disfigured head as a reminder of his failure. Consequently, he hides his head by wearing an iron helmet. Harboring a severe hatred for Kenshiro, Jagi deliberately sets into motion a few of the story arcs. After his death, Jagi (quickly forgotten) is usually unaccounted for when the Hokuto Brothers are mentioned.  (Source: Wikipedia)

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

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 traps to protect Yuria from Raoh. He is the sole survivor of the Goshasei against Raoh, but loses his daughter Toh, who commits suicide. He later becomes the elder statesman of Bat and Lin's Hokuto Army resistance.

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 elite army. (Source: Wikipedia)

The hardworking patriarch of the Godai family. He owns his own business which keeps him busy day and night. He was able to save up enough money to send his son to school in Tokyo, but Godai's failure to get accepted put a strain on the family accounts. 

Kyoko's father-in-law was thrilled to welcome Kyoko as a member of the family, but when his son Soichiro died only six months after marrying Kyoko, Otonashi continued to let Kyoko stay in his home and gave her the job of manager at Maison Ikkoku in hopes of taking her mind off Soichiro. 

Kyoko's overbearing father. He wants nothing more than for his 'little girl' to move back home and live with he and his wife for the remainder of her natural life. He did not approve of Kyoko's marriage to Soichiro, but was heartbroken at the loss his daughter experienced.

Ibuki's tough-as-nails father who harbors a grudge against Godai for taking an interest in his daughter. Mr. Yagami never misses an opportunity to make life hard for Godai, and constantly bickers with his daughter. 

Akemi&#039;s boss and the bartender of the &quot;Maru Cha Cha&quot;. Everyone refers to him as &quot;Master&quot;.

Shun's uncle. Mitaka's Uncle has grown tired of his nephew's bachelor lifestyle and forces an engagement between Shun and Asuna Kujo, the daughter of some of his best (and richest) clients. 

The main crew member of the Galaxy Express 999. He is an alien being with an invisible body; only his eyes can be seen while he is wearing his conductor uniform. The Conductor prefers to go 'strictly by the book' and frequently cites the Galaxy Express rule book, but occasionally ends up bending the rules and getting into adventures with Tetsurou and Maetel.

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