History Monster / FistoftheNorthStar

* Emperor Souther is an example of a villain whose FreudianExcuse doesn't even BEGIN to overwrite his atrocities or explain anything. Souther runs a brutal empire that enslaves thousands of innocent children and works them to death. He poisons supplies he knows the rebellion will steal and throws himself huge banquets, eats a small plate, and destroys the rest, all for the sick glee of watching the starving slaves suffer. His old friend Shu, the rebellion's leader? Souther forces him, with cut tendons, to make his way up an enormous pyramid holding the enormous stone cap piece meant to finish it...if he drops it, every single slave will die; and if anyone helps him, Souther tells them their families will be executed. And then, once Shu finally does make it to the top of that pyramid? The bastard orders his archers to put arrows into him, and then finishes him off with a thrown spear. To say that Kenshiro was ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable utterly]] [[PrepareToDie pissed]]'' at this is quite the understatement. And the FreudianExcuse in question? Because he was forced to kill his beloved master to master the Nanto Ho'ou Ken. The amount of grief he experienced was so much that he swore to never love and became as much as a bastard as he can. Gee, you'd think he'd try to man up rather than just run off from challenges of the grief coming with love like that.

* Jagi is by far the most heartless of all of Kenshiro's villains. At first he was a stupid loudmouth punk who fought dirty and occasionally had to shoot a guy to make a point. Murdering an innocent child by chaining a cinderblock to his leg and leaving him in the middle of the desert to die was what pushed him over the MoralEventHorizon. With a nuclear-powered bulldozer. He also murdered Rei's family, kidnapped Rei's sister Airi on her wedding day, and sold her into (implied) sex-slavery with the Fang Clan. He then manipulated Kenshiro's best friend, Shin, into kidnapping Yuria due to his jealousy and unrequited love, which led to the mind-scarring event of Kenshiro seeing Yuria taken away from him, being betrayed by his best friend, and getting his seven scars. Just like Kenshiro said, [[FateWorseThanDeath hell is too good for him]].

** He [[WellDoneSonGuy does]] [[TheLostLenore have]] [[DespairEventHorizon a]] FreudianExcuse for his actions, but it doesn't forgive him.

** He [[WellDoneSonGuy does]] [[TheLostLenore have]] [[DespairEventHorizon a]] FreudianExcuse for his actions.

* One of the big reasons why the world of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is such a CrapsackWorld is that the monstrosity isn't limited to the major villains. It's extremely common for minor villains to be utterly selfish and craving power, bullying the weak, and even the mooks have a tendency to treat the innocent good people as playthings to plunder, loot, and murder for sport. The fact that the world was torn asunder by nuclear war and only those with power can thrive is just no excuse for what these men do. It's no wonder that the arrival of Kenshiro is often considered as the arrival of a savior, as well as why it is so satisfying to see him deliver unto these scum what they very much deserve -- which also makes the series quite popular if you get past the gore, because CompleteMonster-dom seems to be made to be punched out like play-doh by Kenshiro rather than getting away with what they did.

** Jackal, a biker and sadistic crimelord based off Toecutter from "Film/MadMax". Jackal and his men are harassing a village with an orphanage for its water. Jackal's men murder seven-year-old Taki for trying to collect the water they claim as "theirs" so that the caretaker Toyo and the rest of the kids in her care can live for a little longer. But even after the orphans and Toyo are subdued, Jackal feels the need to sadistically kill them. Jackal purposefully gives Toyo a mortal stab wound, just so she could live long enough to watch one of the orphans hanged by his men, and to make matters worse, the bastard then tries to kill the kids by strapping dynamite to their backs in order to keep Kenshiro from going after him. When Kenshiro tracks him down at Villainy Prison, Jackal manipulates a giant convict by the name of Devil Rebirth to become his pawn to fight Kenshiro by pretending to be his long-lost brother, which ultimately proves to be Jackal's undoing.

** Jackal, a biker based off Toecutter from "Film/MadMax." Jackal takes over an orphanage village for its supplies, yet even after the orphans and their caretaker are subdued, Jackal feels the need to sadistically kill them. Jackal purposefully gives the old lady a mortal stab wound, just so she could live long enough to watch one of the orphans hanged by his men. Later, Jackal manipulates a giant convict to become his pawn to fight Kenshiro.

* One of the big reasons why the world of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is such a CrapsackWorld is that the monstrosity isn't limited to the major villains. It's extremely common for minor villains to be utterly selfish and craving power, bullying the weak, treating the innocent good people as playthings to plunder, loot, and murder for sport. The fact that the world was torn asunder by nuclear war and only those with power can thrive is just no excuse for what these men do. It's no wonder that the arrival of Kenshiro is often considered as the arrival of a savior, as well as why it is so satisfying to see him deliver unto these scum what they very much deserve -- which also makes the series quite popular if you get past the gore, because CompleteMonster-dom seems to be made to be punched out like play-doh by Kenshiro rather than getting away with what they did.

* There's Amiba, a MadScientist with Hokuto Shinken who conducts horrible experiments (based on Unit 731) on peoples' pressure points, often making them explode quite gorily. He doesn't even show remorse when conducting these experiments on children and impersonating a good man like Toki to destroy his name. Why? Because Toki slapped him once, and not even deliberately at that -- [[DisproportionateRetribution he rushed past Amiba, and his hand brushed Amiba's face without Toki noticing]].

* Jagi is by far the most heartless of all of Kenshiro's villains. At first he was a stupid loudmouth punk who fought dirty and occasionally had to shoot a guy to make a point. Murdering an innocent child by chaining a cinderblock to his leg and leaving him in the middle of the desert to die was what pushed him over the MoralEventHorizon. With a nuclear-powered bulldozer. He also murdered Rei's family, kidnapped Rei's sister Airi on her wedding day, and sold her into sex-slavery with the Fang Clan. He then manipulated Kenshiro's best friend, Shin, into kidnapping Yuria due to his jealousy and unrequited love, which led to the mind-scarring event of Kenshiro seeing Yuria taken away from him, being betrayed by his best friend, and getting his seven scars. Just like Kenshiro said, [[FateWorseThanDeath hell is too good for him]].

* Jackal, a biker based off Toecutter from "Film/MadMax." Jackal takes over an orphanage village for its supplies, yet even after the orphans and their caretaker are subdued, Jackal feels the need to sadistically kill them. Jackal purposefully gives the old lady a mortal stab wound, just so she could live long enough to watch one of the orphans hanged by his men. Later, Jackal manipulates a giant convict to become his pawn to fight Kenshiro.

** Jackal, a biker based off Toecutter from "Film/MadMax." Jackal takes over an orphanage village for its supplies, yet even after the orphans and their caretaker are subdued, Jackal feels the need to sadistically kill them. Jackal purposefully gives the old lady a mortal stab wound, just so she could live long enough to watch one of the orphans hanged by his men. Later, Jackal manipulates a giant convict to become his pawn to fight Kenshiro.

* One of the big reasons why the world of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is such a CrapsackWorld is that the monstrosity isn't limited to the major villains. Its extremely common for minor villains to be utterly selfish and craving power, bullying the weak, treating the innocent good people as playthings to plunder, loot, and murder for sport. The fact that the world was torn asunder by nuclear war and only those with power can thrive is just no excuse these men. It's no wonder the arrival of Kenshiro is often considered as the arrival of a savior, and why it is so satisfying to see him deliver unto these scum what they very much deserve -- which also makes the series quite popular if you get past the gore, because CompleteMonster-dom seems to be made to be punched out like play-doh by Kenshiro rather than getting away with what they did.
** Raoh was an unrepentant, power-hungry dictator who imprisoned whoever might oppose him (even if that person was a baby). He commanded men whose true nature was that of "demons that eat people," and [[IControlMyMinionsThrough he mainly kept them in line through fear of his power]]. After his first battle with Kenshiro, Raoh lay low for a while, During that time, one of Raoh's subordinates had his soldiers commit various atrocities, killing innocent women and kids for sport, and the people Raoh had been crushing under his boot complained that Raoh never allowed the atrocities this guy was indulging in. And indeed, when Raoh found out what the subordinate and his men were doing in his absence, he was ''less than pleased with their shit'' and decided to punish them by trampling them to death under the hooves of [[CoolHorse Kokuoh-Go]].
* Abida, one of Raoh's former subordinates, had his soldiers play cruel games on the villagers (since Raoh was gone) who he would hand-pick between big gulps of alcohol. Namely, him and his child-like underling Gonzu would chain giant rings on the villagers' waists and swing them as far as they could to see who could throw them the farthest.
* Jackal, a biker based off Toecutter from "Film/MadMax." Jackal takes over an orphanage village for its supplies, yet even after the orphans and their caretaker are subdued, Jackal feels the need to sadistically kill them. Jackal purposefully gives the old lady a mortal stab wound, just so she could live long enough to watch one of the orphans hanged by his men. Later, Jackal manipulates a giant convict to become his pawn to fight Kenshiro.
* Hiruka, a minion of Raoh. His crimes include: Having his men whip captured orphans, throwing his own two biological sons into an agonizing death in quicksand just to get [[GentleGiant Fudoh]]. It's made clear he enjoys all of this.
* Targel, an underling of Uighur, is distinctive in that despite being a filler character and therefore only showing up for one episode, manages to cruelly murder three innocent people during his brief screentime. Specifically, a martial artist (in front of his wife no less), and a Cassandra prisoner known as Bella (along with her elderly mother).

* Emperor Souther is an example of a villain whose FreudianExcuse doesn't even BEGIN to overwrite his atrocities or explain anything. Souther runs a brutal empire that enslaves thousands of innocent children and works them to death. He poisons supplies he knows the rebellion will steal and throws himself huge banquets, eats a small plate, and destroys the rest, all for the sick glee of watching the starving slaves suffer. His old friend Shu, the rebellion's leader? Souther forces him, with cut tendons, to make his way up an enormous pyramid holding the enormous stone cap piece meant to finish it...if he drops it, every single slave will die; and if anyone helps him, Souther tells them their families will be executed. And then, once Shu finally does make it to the top of that pyramid? The bastard orders his archers to put arrows into him, and then finishes him off with a thrown spear. To say that Kenshiro was ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable utterly pissed]]'' at this is quite the understatement. And the FreudianExcuse in question? Because he was forced to kill his beloved master to master the Nanto Ho'ou Ken. The amount of grief he experienced was so much that he swore to never love and became as much as a bastard as he can. Gee, you'd think he'd try to man up rather than just run off from challenges of the grief coming with love like that.

* Abida, one of Raoh's subordinates, had his soldiers commit various atrocities, killing innocent women and kids for sport, and the people Raoh had been crushing under his boot complained that Raoh never allowed the atrocities Abida was indulging in. And indeed, when Raoh found out what Abida and his men were doing in his absence, he was ''less than pleased with their shit'' and decided to punish them by trampling them to death under the hooves of [[CoolHorse Kokuoh-Go]].

* One of the big reasons why the world of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is such a CrapsackWorld is that the monstrosity isn't limited to the major villains. Its extremely common for minor villains to be utterly selfish and craving power, bullying the weak, treating the innocent good people as playthings to plunder, loot, and murder for sport. The fact that the world was torn asunder by nuclear war and only those with power can thrive is just no excuse these men. It's no wonder the arrival of Kenshiro is often considered as the arrival of a savior, and why it is so satisfying to see him deliver unto these scum what they very much deserve -- which also makes the series quite popular if you get past the gore, because CompleteMonster-dom seems to be made to be punched out like play-doh by Kenshiro rather than getting away with what they did.
** A good example of this kind of minor villain is Abida. Raoh was an unrepentant, power-hungry dictator who imprisoned whoever might oppose him (even if that person was a baby). He commanded men whose true nature was that of "demons that eat people," and [[IControlMyMinionsThrough he mainly kept them in line through fear of his power]]. After his first battle with Kenshiro, Raoh lay low for a while, During that time, Abida, one of Raoh's subordinates, had his soldiers commit various atrocities, killing innocent women and kids for sport, and the people Raoh had been crushing under his boot complained that Raoh never allowed the atrocities Abida was indulging in. And indeed, when Raoh found out what Abida and his men were doing in his absence, he was ''less than pleased with their shit'' and decided to punish them by trampling them to death under the hooves of [[CoolHorse Kokuoh-Go]].
** Jackal, a biker based off Toecutter from "Film/MadMax." Jackal takes over an orphanage village for its supplies, yet even after the orphans and their caretaker are subdued, Jackal feels the need to sadistically kill them. Jackal purposefully gives the old lady a mortal stab wound, just so she could live long enough to watch one of the orphans hanged by his men. Later, Jackal manipulates a giant convict to become his pawn to fight Kenshiro.
** Hiruka, a minion of Raoh. His crimes include: Having his men whip captured orphans, throwing his own two biological sons into an agonizing death in quicksand just to get [[GentleGiant Fudoh]]. It's made clear he enjoys all of this.

* There's Amiba, a MadScientist with Hokuto Shinken who conducts horrible experiments(based on Unit 731) on peoples' pressure points, often making them explode quite gorily. He doesn't even show remorse when conducting these experiments on children and impersonating a good man like Toki to destroy his name. Why? Because Toki slapped him once, and not even deliberately at that -- [[DisproportionateRetribution he rushed past Amiba, and his hand brushed Amiba's face without Toki noticing]].

** A good example of this kind of minor villain is Abida. Raoh was an unrepentant, power-hungry dictator who imprisoned whoever might oppose him (even if that person was a baby). He commanded men whose true nature was that of "demons that eat people," and [[IControlMyMinionsThrough he mainly kept them in line through fear of his power]]. After his first battle with Kenshiro, Raoh lay low for a while, During that time, Abida had his soldiers commit various atrocities, killing innocent women and kids for sport, and the people Raoh had been crushing under his boot complained that Raoh never allowed the atrocities Abida was indulging in. And indeed, when Raoh found out what Abida and his men were doing in his absence, he was ''less than pleased with their shit'' and decided to punish them by trampling them to death under the hooves of [[CoolHorse Kokuoh-Go]].

** A good example of this kind of minor villain is Abida. Raoh was an unrepentant, power-hungry dictator who imprisoned whoever might oppose him (even if that person was a baby). He commanded men whose true nature was that of "demons that eat people," and [[IControlMyMinionsThrough he mainly kept them in line through fear of his power]]. After his first battle with Kenshiro, Raoh lay low for a while, During that time, Abida had his soldiers commit various atrocities, killing innocent women and kids for sport, and the people Raoh had been crushing under his boot complained that Raoh never allowed the atrocities Abida was indulging in. And indeed, when Raoh found out what Abida were doing in his absence, he was ''less than pleased with their shit'' and decided to punish them by trampling them to death under the hooves of [[CoolHorse Kokuoh-Go]].

** Jackal, a biker based off Toecutter from "Film/MadMax." Jackal takes over an orphanage village for its supplies, yet even after the orphans and their caretaker are subdued, Jackal feels the need to sadistically kill them. Jackal purposefully gives the old lady a mortal stab wound, just so she could live long enough to watch one of the orphans hung by his men. Later, Jackal manipulates a giant convict to become his pawn to fight Kenshiro.
** Hiruka, a minion of Raoh. His crime include: Having his men whip captured orphans, throwing his own two biological sons into an agonizing death in quicksand just to get [[GentleGiant Fudoh]. Its made clear, he enjoys all of this.

* There's Amiba, a MadScientist with Hokuto Shinken who conducts horrible experiments on peoples' pressure points, often making them explode quite gorily. He doesn't even show remorse when conducting these experiments on children and impersonating a good man like Toki to destroy his name. Why? Because Toki slapped him once, and not even deliberately at that -- [[DisproportionateRetribution he rushed past Amiba, and his hand brushed Amiba's face without Toki noticing]].

* One of the big reasons why the world of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is such a CrapsackWorld is that the monstrosity isn't limited to the major villains. Every single {{Mook}} that serves these villains is utterly selfish and craves power and bullies the weak, treating the innocent good people as playthings to plunder, loot, and murder for sport. The fact that the world was torn asunder by nuclear war and only those with power can thrive is just no excuse. It's no wonder the arrival of Kenshiro is often considered as the arrival of a savior, and why it is so satisfying to see him deliver unto these scum what they very much deserve -- which also makes the series quite popular if you get past the gore, because CompleteMonster-dom seems to be made to be punched out like play-doh by Kenshiro rather than getting away with what they did.
** A good example of these kinds of mooks are Raoh's soldiers. Raoh was an unrepentant, power-hungry dictator who imprisoned whoever might oppose him (even if that person was a baby). He commanded men whose true nature was that of "demons that eat people," and [[IControlMyMinionsThrough he mainly kept them in line through fear of his power]]. After his first battle with Kenshiro, Raoh lay low for a while, his soldiers went out of control, and the people Raoh had been crushing under his boot complained that Raoh never allowed the atrocities his troops were indulging in. And indeed, when Raoh found out what his men were doing in his absence, he was ''less than pleased with their shit'' and decided to punish them by trampling them to death under the hooves of [[CoolHorse Kokuoh-Go]]. He considered these acts so bad that [[spoiler: before dying]], he decided to lock up all of his scumbag lieutenants and massacre them all.

* One of the big reasons why the world of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is such a CrapsackWorld is that the monstrosity isn't limited to the major villains. Every single {{Mook}} that serves these villains is utterly selfish and craves power and bullies the weak, treating the innocent good people as playthings to plunder, loot, and murder for sport. The fact that the world was torn asunder by nuclear and only those with power can thrive is just no excuse. It's no wonder the arrival of Kenshiro is often considered as the arrival of a savior, and why it is so satisfying to see him deliver unto these scum what they very much deserve -- which also makes the series quite popular if you get past the gore, because CompleteMonster-dom seems to be made to be punched out like play-doh by Kenshiro rather than getting away with what they did.

* There's Amiba, a MadScientist with Hokuto Shinken who conducts horrible experiments on peoples' pressure points, often making them explode quite gorily. He doesn't even show remorse when conducting his cruel experiments on children and impersonating a good man like Toki to destroy his name. Why? Because Toki slapped him once, and not even deliberately at that -- [[DisproportionateRetribution he rushed past Amiba, and his hand brushed Amiba's face without Toki noticing]].
* Emperor Souther is an example of a villain whose FreudianExcuse doesn't even BEGIN to overwrite his atrocities or explain anything. Souther runs a brutal empire that enslaves thousands of innocent children and works them to death. He poisons supplies he knows the rebellion will steal and throws himself huge banquets, eats a small plate, and destroys the rest, all for the sick glee of watching the starving slaves suffer. His old friend Shu, the rebellion's leader? Souther forces him, with cut tendons, to make his way up an enormous pyramid holding the enormous stone cap piece meant to finish it...if he drops it, every single slave will die; and if anyone helps him, Souther tells them their families will be executed. And then, once Shu finally does make it to the top of that pyramid? The bastard orders his archers to put arrows into him, and then finishes him off with a thrown spear. To say that Kenshiro was ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable utterly pissed]]'' at this is quite the understatement. The FreudianExcuse in question? Because he was forced to kill his beloved master to master the Nanto Ho'ou Ken. The amount of grief he experienced was so much that he swore to never love and became as much as a bastard as he can. Gee, you'd think he'd try to man up rather than just run off from challenges of the grief coming with love like that.

* There's Amiba, a MadScientist with Hokuto Shinken who conducts horrible experiments on peoples' pressure points, often making them explode quite gorily. He doesn't even show remorse when conducting his cruel experiments on children and impersonating a good man like Toki to destroy his name. Why? Because...[[DisproportionateRetribution Toki rushed past Amiba, and his hand brushed Amiba's face without Toki noticing .]]

* Jagi, at first he was a stupid loudmouth punk who fought dirty and occasionally had to shoot a guy to make a point. Murdering an innocent child by chained a cinderblock to a hiss leg and left him in the middle of the desertwas what pushed him over the MoralEventHorizon. With a nuclear-powered bulldozer. He also murdered Rei's family, kidnapped Rei's sister Airi on her wedding day, and sold her into sex-slavery with the Fang Clan. He then manipulated Kenshiro's best friend, Shin, into kidnapping Yuria due to his jealousy and unrequited love, which led to the mind-scarring event of Kenshiro seeing Yuria taken away from him, being betrayed by his best friend, and getting his seven scars. Just like Kenshiro said, [[FateWorseThanDeath hell is too good for him]].

* God knows ''how'' many villains in ''FistOfTheNorthStar''. Arguably, the most heartless of them has to be Jagi, who, as his most villainous act, chained a cinderblock to a kid's leg and left him in the middle of the desert. ''For no reason''. Just like Kenshiro said, [[FateWorseThanDeath hell is too good for him]].
** There was a reason. He and his older brother got into an unfortunate altercation with one of Jagi's men, reaching the point where the goon threatened to cut off the younger brother's leg. Jagi eventually settled the issue...by grabbing the younger brother, bellowing "There's no such thing as a younger brother who's better than his older brother!", and sending him out into the desert to perish. He was really, really big on that whole birth order thing (I didn't say it was a ''good'' reason). Also, up until that point, he was on the level of Zeed, a stupid loudmouth punk who fought dirty and occasionally had to shoot a guy to make a point. Murdering an innocent child was what pushed him over the MoralEventHorizon. With a nuclear-powered bulldozer.
** He murdered Rei's family, kidnapped Rei's sister Airi on her wedding day, and sold her into sex-slavery with the Fang Clan.
** And also manipulated Kenshiro's best friend, Shin, into kidnapping Yuria due to his jealousy and unrequited love, which led to the mind-scarring event of Kenshiro seeing Yuria taken away from him, being betrayed by his best friend, and getting his seven scars.
* There's Amiba, a MadScientist with Hokuto Shinken who conducts horrible experiments on peoples' pressure points, often making them explode quite gorily. He doesn't even show remorse when conducting his cruel experiments on children and impersonating a good man like Toki to destroy his name. Why? Because...[[DisproportionateRetribution Toki accidentally slapped him in the face once.]]
** And Toki slapped him '''accidentally'''. It was more like Toki rushing past Amiba, and his hand brushing Amiba's face without Toki noticing.
* Emperor Souther is an example of a villain whose FreudianExcuse doesn't even BEGIN to overwrite his atrocities or explain anything. Souther runs a brutal empire that enslaves thousands of innocent children and works them to death. He poisons supplies he knows the rebellion will steal and throws himself huge banquets, eats a small plate, and destroys the rest, all for the sick glee of watching the starving slaves suffer. His old friend Shu, the rebellion's leader? Souther forces him, with cut tendons, to make his way up an enormous pyramid holding the enormous stone cap piece meant to finish it...if he drops it, every single slave will die; and if anyone helps him, Souther tells them their families will be executed. And then, once Shu finally does make it to the top of that pyramid? The bastard orders his archers to put arrows into him, and then finishes him off with a thrown spear. To say that Kenshiro was ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable utterly pissed]]'' at this is quite the understatement.
** The FreudianExcuse in question? Because he was forced to kill his beloved master to master the Nanto Ho'ou Ken. The amount of grief he experienced was so much that he swore to never love and became as much as a bastard as he can. Gee, you'd think he'd try to man up rather than just run off from challenges of the grief coming with love like that.

** He murdered Rei's family, kidnapped Airi on her wedding day, and sold her into sex-slavery with the Fang Clan.

* Emperor Souther is an example of a villain whose FreudianExcuse doesn't even BEGIN to overwrite his atrocities or explain anything. Souther runs a brutal empire that enslaves thousands of innocent children and works them to death. He poisons supplies he knows the rebellion will steal and throws himself huge banquets, eats a small plate, and destroys the rest, all for the sick glee of watching the starving slaves suffer. His old friend Shu, the rebellion's leader? Souther forces him, with cut tendons, to make his way up an enormous pyramid holding the enormous stone cap piece meant to finish it...if he drops it, every single slave will die; and if anyone helps him, Souther tells them their families will be executed. And then, once Shu finally does make it to the top of that pyramid? The bastard orders his archers to put arrows into him, and then finishes him off with a thrown spear. To say that Kenshiro was ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable mad]]'' at this is quite the understatement.