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* Kaioh nets a [[DyingMomentOfAwesome]] after being defeated and experiencing the redemption so many other characters in the series got to experience. Holding the dead body of Kenshiro's own brother, Hyo, in his arms, Kaioh stands perfectly still as a volcano erupts around him... turning him into a huge statue made of cooled lava.

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* Kaioh nets a [[DyingMomentOfAwesome]] DyingMomentOfAwesome after being defeated and experiencing the redemption so many other characters in the series got to experience. Holding the dead body of Kenshiro's own brother, Hyo, in his arms, Kaioh stands perfectly still as a volcano erupts around him... turning him into a huge statue made of cooled lava. [[IronicEchoes Just as Kenshiro saw Raoh as his elder brother, Hyo, despite all the pain he suffered as a result of it, saw Kaioh (who coincidentally is Raoh's own elder brother) as his brother too]].
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*Kaioh nets a [[DyingMomentOfAwesome]] after being defeated and experiencing the redemption so many other characters in the series got to experience. Holding the dead body of Kenshiro's own brother, Hyo, in his arms, Kaioh stands perfectly still as a volcano erupts around him... turning him into a huge statue made of cooled lava.
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* Ken saves a couple that gave him shelter from a trio of bandits. The first he kills by kicking his foot through a wall, the bandit's jaw is bent out. Much like a panel from the manga the bandit tries to adjust it before dying. The second is punched in the back until his torso breaks. The last guy gets the 100 Cracked Fist move and while it lacks the traditional year or music power up it gets suspense as the bandit's head starts deforming and explodes off screen. Sadly after that the film makers forgot they were making a Hokuto no Ken movie and Ken no longer has super strength and there are no special martial arts.

* Let's face it, [[TheHero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes on many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga...and winning!

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* In the 1995 direct-to-video live-action film, Ken saves a couple that gave him shelter from a trio of bandits. The first he kills by kicking his foot through a wall, the bandit's jaw is bent out. Much like a panel from the manga the bandit tries to adjust it before dying. The second is punched in the back until his torso breaks. The last guy gets the 100 Cracked Fist move and while it lacks the traditional year or music power up it gets suspense as the bandit's head starts deforming and explodes off screen. Sadly after that the film makers filmmakers forgot they were making a Hokuto no Ken movie and Ken no longer has super strength and there are no special martial arts.

* Let's face it, [[TheHero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes general, taking on many and defeating some of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga...most powerful and winning!horrific villains ever put to paper.
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* Let's face it, [[TheHero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga...and winning!

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* Let's face it, [[TheHero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes down on many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga...and winning!
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* Let's face it, [[The hero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga and winning!

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* Let's face it, [[The hero [[TheHero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga anime/manga...and winning!
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* Let's face it, Kenshiro is THE walking CMOA in general throughout the anime/Manga history. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga and winning!

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* Let's face it, Kenshiro [[The hero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general throughout the anime/Manga history.general. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga and winning!
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* Let's face it, Kenshiro is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga and winning!

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* Let's face it, Kenshiro is THE walking CMOA in general.general throughout the anime/Manga history. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga and winning!
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* Let's face it, Kenshiro is THE walking CMOA in general. He takes down many of the bad guys throughout the anime/manga and winning!
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!!The 1995 live-action film:

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\n!!The 1995 live-action film:\n* Doubling also as {{Heartwarming}}, the second half of the series starts with Bart and Lin battling against tyranny. In the first chapter of Part 2 they even fail in their mission to rescue some slaves (who were killed in the process in a gruesome death) and Lin had to confront a girl who was the daughter of one of the enslaved. They've been suffering nothing but setbacks and are so desperate as they don't even have Kenshiro along anymore to guide them..... In spite of that, they continue to battle to defend the weak and for the sake of justice in hopes of one day bringing true peace to the world. In the following chapters they both even willingly to walk into a trap to save some mere grunts. Just out of sheer respect for their fatherly figure and despite being regular human beings, they were willing to die it was exactly the thing Kenshiro would have done and this in spit of living for several long years even contemplating the possibility that Kenshiro might have been dead by that point.
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-->'''Rei''': ''WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BLOOD?!''

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-->'''Rei''': ''WHAT COLOR IS KIND OF BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH YOUR BLOOD?!''VEINS?!''
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-->'''Rei''': ''What color is your blood?!''

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-->'''Rei''': ''What color is your blood?!''''WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BLOOD?!''
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* ''Zero Kenshiro Den'' has Kenshiro, in one hell of a HesBack moment, not only killing Gadess the Bear Slayer, but going up against Jugai's entire army. One would think that even a single martial artist, even one of Kenshiro's caliber, would not stand a chance against so many at once, but it is here that Kenshiro proves just how powerful he has become, as he not only returns every arrow loosed upon him with Nishi Shinkuu Ha, but completely annihilates the entire army.

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* ''Zero Kenshiro Den'' has Kenshiro, in one hell of a HesBack moment, not only killing Gadess the Bear Slayer, but going up against Jugai's entire army. One would think that even a single martial artist, even one of Kenshiro's caliber, would not stand a chance against so many at once, but it is here that Kenshiro [[GoodIsNotSoft proves just how powerful he has become, become]], as he not only [[CatchAndReturn returns every arrow loosed upon him with Nishi Shinkuu Ha, Shinku Ha]], but [[OneManArmy completely annihilates the entire army.
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!!The manga and its anime adaptation:

* After Kenshiro has learned that Jagi is the reason why Yuria and Shin are gone, Kenshiro makes sure that Jagi does not walk out alive.



* After Kenshiro has learned that Jagi is the reason why Yuria and Shin are gone, Kenshiro makes sure that Jagi does not walk out alive.



* The live action Fist of the North Star movie is pretty bad but for one scene it felt like a real adaption. Ken saves a couple that gave him shelter from a trio of bandits. The first he kills by kicking his foot through a wall, the bandit's jaw is bent out. Much like a panel from the manga the bandit tries to adjust it before dying. The second is punched in the back until his torso breaks. The last guy gets the 100 Cracked Fist move and while it lacks the traditional year or music power up it gets suspense as the bandit's head starts deforming and explodes off screen. Sadly after that the film makers forgot they were making a Hokuto no Ken movie and Ken no longer has super strength and there are no special martial arts.

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!!The 1995 live-action film:

* The live action Fist of the North Star movie is pretty bad but for one scene it felt like a real adaption. Ken saves a couple that gave him shelter from a trio of bandits. The first he kills by kicking his foot through a wall, the bandit's jaw is bent out. Much like a panel from the manga the bandit tries to adjust it before dying. The second is punched in the back until his torso breaks. The last guy gets the 100 Cracked Fist move and while it lacks the traditional year or music power up it gets suspense as the bandit's head starts deforming and explodes off screen. Sadly after that the film makers forgot they were making a Hokuto no Ken movie and Ken no longer has super strength and there are no special martial arts.
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** Another iconic and awesome Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken moment is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIvcWqzTHw8 when Kenshiro delivered that to Uighur]], all accompanied with the awesome iconic music ''"Sentoo!"'', which also lasts in 38 seconds full if we count the build up (23 seconds if we just count the Hyakuretsu Ken). Guess that's where the modern Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure take inspiration when they did Jotaro's ultimate beatdown to Steely Dan for 20 seconds...
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* ''Zero Kenshiro Den'' has Kenshiro, in one hell of a HesBack moment, not only killing Gadess the Bear Slayer, but going up against Jugai's entire army. One would think that even a single martial artist, even one of Kenshiro's caliber, would not stand a chance against so many at once, but it is here that Kenshiro proves just how powerful he has become, as he not only returns every arrow loosed upon him with Nishi Shinkuu Ha, but completely annihilates the entire army.
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-->'''Rei''': ''What color is your blood?!''
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** Lin consistently shows she has just as much courage as most of the anime's characters, moreso than most- when Shuu and his resistance have no leads to finding where Souther's forces are taking kidnapped children, she steps up and offers to become bait for the slavers, without even being asked.
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* Raoh sends his entire army running for their lives after they kill Fudoh instead of him. What was previously thought to be a BadassBoast by Raoh was later shown to be a serious instruction, and that he should have been killed by his army instead for being pushed over the line.

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* Raoh sends his entire army running for their lives after they kill Fudoh instead of him. What was previously thought to be a BadassBoast by Raoh was later shown to be a serious instruction, and that he should have been killed by his army instead for being pushed stepping back and over the line.
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**[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7esftiMEfk4 North Star Humanist Swift Judgement Fist]].
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* Raoh sends his entire army running for their lives after they kill Fudoh instead of him. What was previously thought to be a BadassBoast by Raoh was later shown to be a serious instruction, and that he should have been killed by his army instead for being pushed over the line.


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* Kenshiro practically spearing [[spoiler:Kaioh]] with one last punch, decisively defeating his opponent for good. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And then, ''Ai Wo Torimodose'' begins to play]].
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** Souther and Kenshiro's final battle is just awesome in general. It's easily one of, if not ''the'' most even, climactic fight scenes in the series.

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** Souther and Kenshiro's final battle is just awesome in general. It's easily one of, if not ''the'' most even, vicious, climactic fight scenes in the series.
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** Souther and Kenshiro's final battle is just awesome in general. It's easily one of, if not ''the'' most even, climactic fight scenes in the series.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ebC8EVe1JQ The Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken]]. Enough said.

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* [[http://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ebC8EVe1JQ com/watch?v=1zCj-0RL-ro The Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken]]. Enough said.
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* The scene where Ken destroys a freaking tank with his bare hands (well feet) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ZeD40Rg8A Must be seen to be believed]].

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* The scene where Ken destroys a freaking tank with his bare hands (well feet) [[http://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ZeD40Rg8A com/watch?v=LOXeBwIqFuM Must be seen to be believed]].
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* Juza's last stand against Raoh. It's even [[AdaptationExpansion more awesome]] in the anime where [[spoiler:he, despite being ruined by Raoh's abilities, keeps on fighting until all of his blood starts to spill out, reflecting the clouds above in a big pool.]]

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* Juza's last stand against Raoh. It's even [[AdaptationExpansion more awesome]] in the anime where [[spoiler:he, despite being ruined killed by Raoh's abilities, Secret Technique, keeps on fighting (and even manages to wound Raoh with a single punch) until all of his blood starts to spill out, reflecting the clouds above in a big pool.]]]] What makes this all the more awesome is that he doesn't say a single word, but his eyes are very much open and alive. This is supported by his statement that his body moves by will alone, much like a cloud.
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* Souther's South Star Phoenix Fist is awesome to witness, involving him literally flying into the air and conjuring an image of a phoenix around him.

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* Many of Toki's moves are incredibly fun to watch, and are completely painless to experience. This move in particular, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a2oMKrnslw North Star Humanist Face Breaking Fist]], involves him firing pressure point-activating beams from his arms akin to {{Series/Ultraman}}!



* Juza's last stand against Raoh. It's even [[AdaptationExpansion more awesome]] in the anime where [[spoiler:his body keeps fighting until all of his blood starts to spill out, reflecting the clouds above in a big pool.]]

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* Juza's last stand against Raoh. It's even [[AdaptationExpansion more awesome]] in the anime where [[spoiler:his body [[spoiler:he, despite being ruined by Raoh's abilities, keeps on fighting until all of his blood starts to spill out, reflecting the clouds above in a big pool.]]


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* Toki and Raoh decide to be VitriolicBestBuds for once and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSyhrIgYtvY work together to wreck Souther's army of mooks]].
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** And lastly Rei shows up and vows,upon seeing Lynn bleeding, that the last thing their foes will see is their own gushing blood.

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** And lastly Rei shows up and vows,upon and--upon seeing Lynn bleeding, bleeding--vows that the last thing their foes will see is their own gushing blood.
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* One of the most impressive moments in the manga was starred not by Ken, Rei or Raoh... but by Lynne. When the troops of Raoh raided the village where she and Rei's sister were -giving everybody the choice to swear allegiance to Raoh and be marked like cattle or be literally cooked-, she played bait to protect the older woman. When she got caught and ordererd swearing allegiance, [[http://mangafox.me/manga/fist_of_the_north_star/v08/c063/17.html she refused firmly]] and [[http://mangafox.me/manga/fist_of_the_north_star/v08/c063/18.html started to walk at the grill on her own]].
-->'''Lynne''': I will not be loyal to you, demons! Never! Not matter what you do to me! Ken once told me when you let yourself down in front of demons, you are no longer human...

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* One of the most impressive moments in the manga was starred not by Ken, Rei or Raoh... but by Lynne.Lin. When the troops of Raoh raided the village where she and Rei's sister were -giving everybody the choice to swear allegiance to Raoh and be marked like cattle or be literally cooked-, she played bait to protect the older woman. When she got caught and ordererd swearing allegiance, [[http://mangafox.me/manga/fist_of_the_north_star/v08/c063/17.html she refused firmly]] and [[http://mangafox.me/manga/fist_of_the_north_star/v08/c063/18.html started to walk at the grill on her own]].
-->'''Lynne''': -->'''Lin''': I will not be loyal to you, demons! Never! Not matter what you do to me! Ken once told me when you let yourself down in front of demons, you are no longer human...
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* The live action Fist of the North Star movie is pretty bad but for one scene it felt like a real adaption. Ken saves a couple that gave him shelter from a trio of bandits. The first he kills by kicking his foot through a wall, the bandit's jaw is bent out. Much like a panel from the manga the bandit tries to adjust it before dying. The second is punched in the back until his torso breaks. The last guy gets the 100 Cracked Fist move and while it lacks the traditional year or music power up it gets suspense as the bandit's head starts deforming and explodes off screen. Sadly after that the film makers forgot they were making a Hokuto no Ken movie and Ken no longer has super strength and there are no special martial arts.

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