History Awesome / FistOfTheNorthStar

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7esftiMEfk4 North Star Humanist Swift Judgement Fist]].

* After Kenshiro has learned that Jagi is the reason why Yuria and Shin are dead (with Shin being KilledOffForReal), Kenshiro makes sure that Jagi does not walk out alive.

** And then Ayra takes a level in badass and shoots at least two bandits with a crossbow and then the men start fighting back.

* Doubling also as [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming 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 spite of living for several long years even contemplating the possibility that Kenshiro might have been dead by that point.

* When Raoh saw his soldiers abusing the villagers he regarded as his subjects in his absence, he was ''not'' happy with their shit. So he gave the biggest one a vicious slap that was enough to ''take off his head with one blow'' before riding Kokuoh over the rest.

* Kenshiro practically spearing Kaioh with one last punch, decisively defeating his opponent for good. And then, ''Ai Wo Torimodose'' begins to play.

* Juza's last stand against Raoh. It's even [[AdaptationExpansion more awesome]] in the anime where he, despite being killed by Raoh's 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.

* Juza's last stand against Raoh. It's even [[AdaptationExpansion more awesome]] in the anime where [[spoiler:he, despite being killed by Raoh's 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.

** The scene is even more awesome because [[spoiler: Raoh started trembling in terror before the Musou Tensei]], when until then he had treated Kenshiro as a capable but still inferior foe.
* The first time Ken and Raoh confront each other. The first hint that Raoh is unlike anyone Ken ever faced is that he is an excellent practitioner of Hokuto Shinken. The second? The battle starts off with Ken and Raoh's spirits charging up and creating enough force to only...[[spoiler: blow the two of them high up in the sky and start fighting there!]]

* Kenshiro practically spearing [[spoiler:Kaioh]] with one last punch, decisively defeating his opponent for good. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And then, ''Ai Wo Torimodose'' begins to play]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCj-0RL-ro The Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken]- an iconic technique!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCj-0RL-ro The Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken]]. Enough said.

* The scene where Ken destroys a freaking tank with his bare hands (well feet) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOXeBwIqFuM Must be seen to be believed]].

* 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 filmmakers forgot they were making a Hokuto no Ken movie and Ken no longer has super strength and there are no special martial arts.

* The battle between Rei and Raoh is one for Raoh. The series so far had established Rei as a very strong fighter, capable of giving Ken at least a run for his money, and not only Raoh gives him a CurbStompBattle without even bothering to leave his horse or ''actually using his own hands'' (he ''punched Rei with his BattleAura''), but when Rei decides to [[HeroicSacrifice use a suicidal attack that will]] [[TakingYouWithMe kill Raoh at the price of his own life]] we get an ImagineSpot of what Rei was planning to do... And then Raoh ''[[NegatedMomentOfAwesome nullifies his attack]]'' by ''throwing his BadassCape on his face'' and sentences him to three days of agony before death [[FingerPokeOfDoom with a single finger]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M40Tc4CSsk Watch it if you can't believe it]].

* ''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 precisely [[GoodIsNotSoft proves just how powerful he has become]], as he not only [[CatchAndReturn returns every arrow loosed upon him with Nishi Shinku Ha]], but [[OneManArmy completely annihilates the entire army.]] [[http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kgxSbt3eQ Watch it if you can't believe it]]

* ''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 precisely [[GoodIsNotSoft proves just how powerful he has become]], as he not only [[CatchAndReturn returns every arrow loosed upon him with Nishi Shinku Ha]], but [[OneManArmy completely annihilates the entire army.]]

* Let's face it, [[TheHero Kenshiro]] is THE walking CMOA in general, taking on and defeating some of the most powerful and horrific villains ever put to paper.

* 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.

* ''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]], as he not only [[CatchAndReturn returns every arrow loosed upon him with Nishi Shinku Ha]], but [[OneManArmy completely annihilates the entire army.]]

* Doubling also as [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming 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.

* 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.

* One of the most impressive moments in the manga was starred not by Ken, Rei or Raoh... but by 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]].

** This was only a background event to Rei's epic showdown with Yuda. While Rei's death is by far the most CruelAndUnusualDeath any of the heroes suffer in ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', inflicted as it was by Raoh and his Hokuto Shinken, his final three days on the planet were just enough for him to finally take down his longtime rival and nemesis and pull one of the most awesome ScrewDestiny moments in the entire series on behalf of Mamiya, the only woman he's ever loved, giving his life so that the Star of Death (which is normally an inexorable PortentOfDoom for anyone who sees it in the ''Fist of the North Star'' universe) no longer appears for her.

** 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...

* 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.

* 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. [[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]].