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Fist of the North Star
In 2001, Tetsuo Hara began working on a "Fist of the North Star" prequel titled "Fist of the Blue Sky", which was serialized in "Weekly Comic Bunch" until 2010. Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1935, the story stars Hokuto Shinken predecessor and Kenshiro's namesake, Kenshiro Kasumi. An English adaptation of "Fist of the Blue Sky" was published in North America by Gutsoon! Entertainment in the now-defunct manga anthology "Raijin Comics". Four collected volumes were published before the company went out of business.
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The story takes place in an alternative world in which the nuclear war of 199X (in the original series) never occurred. Thus, Kenshiro, Raoh and Toki find themselves pitted against one another not just for the affection of the beautiful Yuria but also a part-time job at Ryuryuken Convenience Store. However, they must work together if they want to stand a chance against greater competition including the South Star District led by the manipulative Shin who also has a crush on Yuria.
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Kenshiro, successor to the ancient assassination art of "Hokuto Shinken", wanders into a village in search of water when he is caught in a trap and imprisoned by the local defense force. In prison, he befriends a young orphaned girl named Lin who nursed him back to health. When the village is attacked by a biker gang and Lin is taken hostage by their leader, Ken breaks free from his cell and rescues Rin, defeating the gang leader with his deadly martial art technique. Kenshiro leaves the village and continues his journey, now accompanied by a young boy named Bat. He becomes involved against the King organization after witnessing the many atrocities they have committed. As he infiltrates the gang's stronghold in the city of Southern Cross, he finds out that the leader of King is his old nemesis, Shin, the successor of the "Nanto Koshūken" style, the man who engraved the seven scars on Kenshiro's chest and kidnapped his fiancée Yuria. Kenshiro emerges victorious against Shin, only to find out from Shin that Yuria is no longer with him, having taken her own life in despair by jumping off the roof of Shin's palace.
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The organization is a militia composed of specially trained commandos that belonged to the fictional Red Beret special forces unit prior to the nuclear war, which was incidentally caused by their country of origin. In the manga, the members of Golan think of themselves as God's chosen and are seeking to create , a nation for their elite race, by capturing young women and girls for procreation of their race. 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 , a knife fighting expert and user of blood squirting needles. After Ken defeats him, he comes face to face with the group's founder and leader, the , who claims to be a psychic but in reality reads his opponents moves by observing their slight body movements, and an expert of the style, which conceals his presence.
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In addition to traditional video games, the franchise has inspired a series of typing software and an online MMORPG.
Fist of the North Star (1995 film)
Fist of the North Star is a 1995 American straight-to-video live-action martial arts film based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. The film was directed by Tony Randel, who also co-wrote the script with Peter Atkins, and stars Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Chris Penn, Isako Washio and Malcolm McDowell. A Japanese dub of the film was produced by Toei Video which featured the cast of the 1980s anime television series reprising their roles.
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
"Fist of the North Star" is a story about Kenshiro the successor of the deadly ancient martial art, Hokuto Shinken in the world destroyed by a nuclear war.
Fist of the North Star (NES video game)
Fist of the North Star is a side-scrolling action video game produced by Toei Animation and developed by Shouei System for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was first released in Japan under the title on April 17, 1987, being the second "Hokuto no Ken" video game released for the Family Computer (Famicom) by the anime production company (which briefly entered the video game publishing business after their success with the original "Hokuto no Ken" game for the Famicom in 1986), while also serving as a tie-in to the "Hokuto no Ken 2" anime series which began airing on Fuji TV a few weeks earlier. Taxan published the localized NES version on April 1989, making it one of the earliest "Fist of the North Star" products released in the U.S. alongside Viz Communications' English adaptation of the manga.
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There has also been two cell phone novels released via the mobile site "Hokuto no Ken DX". "Raoh Gaiden", a novelization of the manga of the same name, and "Kenshiro Gaiden", an original novel by Jotaro Higashi.
Fist of the Blue Sky
Tetsuo Hara wanted the fights in the manga to look more like traditional Chinese martial arts, so the action is somewhat faster and more detailed than those in "Fist of the North Star". Hara went to Shanghai in person to get his inspiration. Tetsuo Hara describes the protagonist Kenshiro Kasumi as a combination of the strength of Kenshiro, the good nature of Keiji Maeda from "Hana no Keiji" and the sarcastic attitude of the title character of "Nakabo Rintaro".
Fist of Awesome
The hero, Tim Burr, is a forest dwelling tree feller who gets caught up in a needlessly complex interstellar plot to enslave Earth by populating history with homicidal wild animals. The game takes place over a number of time periods and lets you punch a full grown grizzly bear in the face. It is a modern homage to classics like Streets of Rage and Final Fight, but with more time travel and lumberjacks.
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. Called "God Fist of the North Star" in the Gutsoon! Entertainment English translation.
Fist of the North Star (1995 film)
In the post-apocalyptic aftermath of World War III, what's left of the human race scrounges for survival. The world has become a place where the strong lord their power over the weak, and the strongest of all is a man named Shin (Mandylor). Years before, Shin was a student of a martial art school called the "Southern Cross". In pursuit of becoming the most powerful man alive, Shin murdered the master of the rival "North Star" art (McDowell), breaking the ancient tradition that the masters of the North and South schools must never fight. Afterwards, Shin and his gang sought out the North Star's successor, his former friend Kenshiro (Daniels). Finding Kenshiro with his fiancee - and their shared love interest - Julia (Washio), Shin defeated Kenshiro and left him for dead after puncturing Kenshiro's chest and stomach with his fingers. They then kidnapped Julia, with Shin planning to make her the "queen" of his new world order. The symbol of the Southern Cross soon became the symbol of a cruel and barbaric regime that ruled the land with an iron fist.
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is the second of the four Hokuto brothers. He is a pacifist who seeks to use Hokuto Shinken as a healing art. Toki's self-made technique, , is an art that is capable of healing or destroying that which it is used on. When fatally wounded with this style, the victim experiences feelings of euphoria and compassion, instead of horrific pain. Toki is from the Land of Shura, and along with Raoh, was orphaned and adopted by Ryuken, who is seeking a student to train. Although he originally doesn't train Toki, Toki showed incredible potential, and promises that he will stop Raoh if he falls down the wrong path. Toki and Kenshiro soon became friends, with Toki personally training Kenshiro in some techniques of Hokuto Shinken, sustaining a distinctive scar on his back from when he protected a young Kenshiro from a falling tree. He sustained severe Radiation sickness while protecting Kenshiro, Yuria and a large group of children. His illness precluded him from becoming the Hokuto Shinken successor and remained with him for the rest of his life.
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
Sega launched a marketing campaign in Japan, starring actor Takayuki Yamada. In the ad campaign, the actor goes to the gym, performing famous moves and gestures from the manga series.
Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan, featuring action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the lead role. The film was released on 22 December 1994. It is a remake of the 1972 film, "Fist of Fury", which starred Bruce Lee as the lead character. The film is set in the Shanghai International Settlement in 1914 at the beginning of the First World War as the Imperial Japanese Army are stationed in Shanghai, China. It currently holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Viz Communications published the first sixteen chapters of "Fist of the North Star" in English as an eight-issue monthly comic in 1989, which were later reprinted in a single graphic novel collection in 1995. During that same year, Viz resumed publication of the series as a monthly comic until 1997, lasting eighteen issues (spanning chapters 17-44), which were subsequently reprinted in three additional graphic novels. The license was later acquired by Gutsoon! Entertainment, which published a new translation of the series in the form of a "Master Edition" featuring newly colorized artwork and retained the original right-to-left orientation of the art, as well as new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara from the fourth volume and onward. "Fist of the North Star: Master Edition" was published from 2002 to 2003, lasting only nine volumes, due to Gutsoon!'s withdrawal from the North American market.
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is Kenshiro's first major adversary in the series. Shin represents the and is the successor of the style. Shin was Kenshiro's friend and rival, who secretly desired Kenshiro's fiancée Yulia from afar, but knew Yulia's heart was for Kenshiro and gave up pursuing her. However, his mind was eventually corrupted by Jagi. Shin challenged Kenshiro, after destroying Ryuken's grave stone, and defeated him, engraving the seven scars on his chest afterwards and subsequently taking off with Yulia by force. He then forms the King organization and builds Yulia the city of Southern Cross. However, he is unable to win Yulia's love and after her suicide attempt, Shin entrusts her to the "Nanto Goshasei" for her protection. Sometime afterwards, he is challenged by Kenshiro in his lair and is defeated. Mortally wounded, he claimed that Yulia had died from the fall, then he jumped off the roof of his own palace so that the fatal impact would kill him, instead of Kenshiro's attack.
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However, Kenshiro learns that his three former brothers-in-training in the ways of "Hokuto Shinken" are still alive and sets off on a journey to find them. He finds out that Jagi, the second youngest, seeks vengeance against him after being disfigured in a past altercation. Jagi is quickly eliminated and Kenshiro goes on to search for the second eldest, a gentle healer named Toki who surrendered the "Hokuto Shinken" succession after becoming terminally ill due to exposure to nuclear fallout. Kenshiro finds out that Toki is being kept prisoner in the dungeon city of Cassandra, which is controlled by a ruthless warlord known as the "Ken-Oh" (King of the Fist), who seeks to conquer the post-apocalyptic world by imprisoning everyone who could oppose him. "Ken-Oh" is in fact the eldest of the four Hokuto brothers, Raoh, who has broken the law of "Hokuto Shinken" by killing his master after refusing to surrender the succession. After freeing Toki, Kenshiro returns to Mamiya's village to defend it from Raoh, but the long gruelling battle ends in a stalemate and the two warriors are forced to settle their differences another day. Rei is fatally wounded as a result of a previous battle with Raoh and he spends the last few days of his life tracking down his nemesis Juda, successor of "Nanto Kōkakuken", who once tormented Mamiya in the past. After defeating Juda, Rei goes on to die, at peace with himself.
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is a young orphaned girl who befriends Kenshiro while working as jailer in the village where Kenshiro and Bat also met. After Ken helps her recover her voice (having been traumatized in the past, witnessing bandits slaughter her family) and rescues her from the clutches of Zeed's gang, Lin decides to follow Ken and eventually finds him, joining him in his journey. Lin grows up and as a young woman, she forms the Hokuto Army to rebel against the Heavenly Emperor's Army. Lin later learns that she is actually the twin sister of Lui, the current Empress, and was secretly given up for adoption by Falco after he was given orders to kill one of them.
Fist of Fury
Recent television screenings and the current official DVD release (by 20th Century Fox, originally available in "The Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection" box set) in the U.S. have restored the original titles of all the films starring Bruce Lee. "Fist of Fury" is now officially known as "Fist of Fury" in the U.S.. The current DVD version also has a subtitle that says "A.K.A. The Chinese Connection" when the "Fist of Fury" title appears on screen, as the source material is the Fortune Star digital remasters.
Fist of the North Star (1986 film)
"Hokuto no Ken" was released in Japan on VHS in 1988, two years after its theatrical release. The late release was due to the decision to animate a new ending. Unlike the theatrical version, in which Kenshiro falls unconscious during the final battle, the revised ending has both fighters still standing when they're about to deliver their mutual finishing blows before they're interrupted by Lin. The movie was later released in Japan on Laserdisc on September 21, 1995.
Fist of the North Star (NES video game)
After the death of Raoh, the Central Imperial Capital, a city ruled by the "Tentei", has been in great confusion. Kenshiro returns to assists the now grown Bat and Rin as they lead the Hokuto Army resistance against the Tentei's corrupt imperial forces. As Kenshiro ventures into the Capital, he confronts the Four Generals of Gento and their leader Falco the Gold.
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In 2013, the "kyūkyokuban" or "Extreme Edition" began publication by Tokuma Shoten under the "Zenon Comics DX" imprint. This 18-volume edition, in addition to featuring all the pages from both, the "tankōbon" and "kanzenban" edition, has new cover artwork by Tetsuo Hara himself for each volume, as well as a new 30th anniversary-themed chapter titled "Hokuto no Ken: Last Piece", which is included in Volume 11.
Fist of the North Star (1986 film)
A year passes and Ken now wanders the wasteland as a hero who protects the weak and innocent from those who prey on them. He rescues a couple of young children named Bat and Lin from bandits and allies himself with another "Nanto Seiken" master named Rei, who is searching for his kidnapped sister Airi. Ken learns that Airi's kidnapper is none other than Jagi, another former brother-in-training who has been impersonating Ken in an attempt to tarnish his reputation and draw him out. Ken heads to Jagi's hideout and defeats him, rescuing Airi in the process. Before dying, Jagi reveals that he was one who convinced Shin to betray Ken and that he is now living with Yuria in his stronghold, the city of Southern Cross.
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After Shin's downfall, Kenshiro settles in an oasis where he is reunited with Lin, who wandered off searching for Kenshiro after leaving her village. Having acquired a reputation as a saviour after defeating other organizations such as the Golan army and Jackal's gang, Kenshiro is hired by a certain village to serve as their guardian against the Fang Clan, a group of bandits who are terrorizing the locals. With the help of village leader Mamiya, a female warrior who bears a striking resemblance to his lost love Yuria, as well as fellow guardian Rei, the successor to the "Nanto Suichōken" style, Kenshiro succeeds in vanquishing the Fangs.
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In 2003, a three-episode original video animation (OVA) mini-series titled "New Fist of the North Star" was produced by OB Planning, based on a 1996 "Hokuto no Ken" novel, "Jubaku no Machi". An English dub version was produced by ADV Films in 2004.
Fist of the North Star (1995 film)
Back in the current time, a lone man wanders from settlement to settlement seeking out the Crossmen. He soon finds them after a group attack the homestead that gave him shelter for the night, and we see that this is actually Kenshiro, still alive. Having killed the attackers at the homestead, he continues on towards the city where he meets orphan Bat and his sister. The settlement is frequently raided by the Crossmen, so Kenshiro soon finds himself defending Bat and the other villagers from Shin's henchmen. When Shin himself hears about Kenshiro's fighting style, he continues sending henchmen to capture or kill the mysterious man, only later discovering that it is in fact Kenshiro. As the people begin revolting against the Crossmen, Kenshiro finally meets with Lord Shin in his throne room, resulting in a final showdown between the two.
New Fist of the North Star
In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its dictator by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of Hokuto Shinken, gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.The ADV Films' dub of the trilogy has garnered positive reviews from critics. Chris Wood of Toon Zone praised "Kenshiro is in fine form, and though the story may not blow you away, it’s plenty adequate to support the action" Mike Toole of Anime Jump says that "New Fist" is "flashy and a little cheap, but ultimately rewarding." Chris Beveridge of AnimeOnDVD.com was "very pleased with" the first episode, but felt that the second episode could have been "much better written" and that the third episode was unnecessary and that the trilogy "could have been a lot tighter with a bit more streamlining of the script".
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth
"The Forest of Hands and Teeth" debuted in the US to critical acclaim, receiving starred reviews from "School Library Journal" and "Publishers Weekly", which described the book as "fresh and riveting." MTV called it "a pretty freakin' amazing, empowering and absolutely thrilling young-adult post-apocalyptic zombie love story." Author and critic Bidisha selected "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" as one of the best books of the year for "The Observer" and Jo Fletcher picked it as one of the most notable books of the year at the World Fantasy Convention.
Seven Star Pictures optioned the film rights to "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" in 2009, intending to fast-track the project. The film is now with Hetherwood Productions and was in production as of May 2016. Maisie Williams is set to star as of September, 2015. Kate Maberly will write and direct the feature with Doug Liman and Fred Roos set to Produce.
Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior
, the fifth and final entry in the series, is a feature-length film released theatrically on October 11, 2008. Similarly to the funeral that was held to promote the second Raoh film, a wedding event was held at the Nippon Seinenkan Grand Hall on September 13, 2008 (coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" debut of "Hokuto no Ken") to promote the film. Keiichi Nanba and Miina Tominaga (who voiced the adult versions of Bat and Rin in the 1987 "Hokuto no Ken 2" TV series) played supporting characters in this movie along with Takeshi Aono (the original voice of Rihaku).
Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior
is the second feature-length film in this series, released in Japanese theaters on April 28, 2007. Nobuaki Kakuda voices the character of Akashachi the Pirate. To promote the release of the film, a mock funeral for Raoh was held at the Koyasan Tokyo Betsuin for ten days, beginning on April 10, 2007. Shinji Tanimura served as the funeral director, while Takashi Ukaji gave the memorial address. Nearly 3,000 fans attended the event. This film fared slightly better at the box office at $1,479,911
Fightstar
Fightstar went on hiatus in 2010, allowing its members to concentrate on other projects. This included two folk-oriented solo records by Simpson and a synthwave side project operated by Westaway and Haigh called Gunship. Fightstar reunited in 2014 and released their fourth studio album, "Behind the Devil's Back", the following year. The record added electronic elements to their eclectic sound. All four studio albums have charted in the top 40 and received critical praise. In November 2015, Fightstar once again went on hiatus, with Simpson rejoining Busted for the first time in over a decade.
Northstar (Marvel Comics)
In the alternate future of , Northstar is one of many members of the staff of the Xavier Institute. He briefly survives the destruction of it and several surrounding miles, only to die in Scott Summers' arms. As he passes on, he sees a vision of his Alpha Flight friends, leading is his sister, who encourages him to leave his body.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
Hisashi Koinuma, the game's producer said that the staff aim to create a "new realistic feel" for the "Fist of the North Star" series while still being faithful to the original's roots. During this process, he mentioned his concerns for the characters' body structure, muscles, and other minute details (such as perfecting the model for Raoh's wrinkled forehead). He noted that the official mode for this title carries more action adventure tones than other "Warriors" titles thus far yet gave his assurance that "Warriors" fans can easily feel at home in the game's original story mode. He personally spoke his thoughts regarding the game at Yodobashi-Akiba, Biccamera Yurakucho, and Biccamera Ikebukuro on March 22 and March 25. He also played a rock-paper-scissor game for attendants, the winner of the crowd obtaining an original T-shirt signed by the game's voice actors.
Icon (novel)
The novel can be seen as a continuation of Forsyth's previous novel, "The Fist of God"; one of the minor characters in "Icon", a banker named Nathanson, is described as the father of a pilot who was shot down in the closing hours of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, an event that occurs in "Fist". Irvine had previously appeared in "The Devil's Alternative" and "The Fourth Protocol".
Fist (band)
In 2001, original frontman Keith Satchfield formed a new version of Fist which included members of Hollow Ground as well as guest musicians. This lineup released a new album, "Storm", in 2005. The music on this album had a much heavier feel than anything Fist had previously released. The album received a mixed reception, with some camps preferring the older more classic sounding material and other camps criticising the "synthetic" sound of the recordings especially the drums. There was some initial activity with this line-up e.g., a one off show at Headbangers Open Air in Germany, however, due to ill health, the band remained inactive shortly afterwards and again the album failed to make any major impact.
StarFist series
StarFist is a series of military science fiction novels set in the 25th century and written from the viewpoint of the men of the "Confederation of Human Worlds" Marine Corps 34th FIST (Fleet Initial Strike Team) and later in the spin-off series Starfist: Force Recon.
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is the . He proclaims himself to be the and the . Kaioh is the elder blood brother of Raoh and Toki, who remained in Shura after his brothers left the country when they were children. He bears a strong resemblance to Raoh, but a bit taller, darker complexion, and an X-shaped scar on his face. Kaioh is characterized as the strongest warrior of Shura and is the only other character alongside Shin and Thouzer to brutally defeat Kenshiro following their initial encounter. He wears a specially constructed armor which allows him to control his evil aura, but can easily burn it off when he unleashes all his Matoki. He hates the main Hokuto bloodline, from which Ken and Hyoh are descended from, due to the fact that he was forced to play a subordinate role to Hyoh by Jukei, despite being a more gifted warrior. His hatred was furthered after the death of his mother, who died saving Kenshiro and Hyoh. Kaioh is the last major villain in the manga (there are others after him) and the final opponent Kenshiro faces in the TV series.
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The are a gang of mountain bandits who pattern themselves after a wolf pack. The gang are masters of the "Kazan Gunrōken" (Mount Hua Wolf Pack Fist) style. The clan's leader and father figure, a giant man known as , is a master of the "Kazan Kakuteigi" (Huashan Horn Wrestling) style, a style which allows him to harden his skin and turn his flesh into steel. Kenshiro and Lei are hired by Mamiya to protect her village against the Fangs. When Mamiya's brother, Ko, is slaughtered by the Fangs, Ken and Lei put aside their differences to annihilate the clan. Boss Fang manages to get a hold of Lei's missing sister, Aili, and takes Mamiya captive as well, hoping to use them as leverage against the two masters.
In the 1986 movie, the Fang Clan appears as a rival gang who fights against Ken-oh's army for their territory. Raoh defeats Boss Fang with ease.
Fist of the North Star (NES video game)
The game was developed during the early stages of the "Hokuto no Ken 2" anime's production. As a result, the game only covers the "Tentei" story arc and ends prematurely with an optional final boss battle against the Nameless Shura. The game features characters from both, the manga and anime. Most notably the game's boss characters, the Four General of Gento, consists of Solia, a character from the manga, Taiga and Boltz, the renegade Gento Kōken masters from the anime, and a new character named Bronza, who was created for the game. Bronza substitute Shōki's role in the anime as the General of Red Light and is described as the only martial artist outside the "Hokuto Shinken" school to had mastered the ultimate technique of "Musō Tensei".
Tyler Stone
Tyler Stone returns in "Spider-Man 2099" where he is revealed to have travelled to the past as well, and is the mastermind of the terrorist organization called the Fist which is an offshoot of the Hand. He later hires Man Mountain Marko to keep Spider-Man 2099 occupied while he takes Miguel's fiancé Tempest Monroe from the hospital. Later, Miguel travels to 2019 to prevent Stone from kickstarting the Fist's plans. Stone tells him he has contracted cancer, and dares him to stop him from dropping a deadly virus. He is stabbed in the back by a second Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel and Tempest's son Gabri). Before dying, he orders Aisa to have New York's populace to attack the two future Spider-Men.
The Fist of God
The Fist of God is a 1994 suspense novel by British writer Frederick Forsyth, about the Iraqi Project Babylon and the resulting "supergun".
Heroic Warriors (Masters of The Universe)
In the 2002 series, he is the last to join the Masters of the Universe and is revealed to be Man-At-Arms' older brother, to Teela's surprise. The brothers became estranged during the Great Unrest, when Fisto allegedly deserted Randor's forces. Fisto came to the aid of He-Man and the Masters, using his giant fist to free them from the rocks that had entrapped them in a cave-in ("Web of Evil"). This act shattered his hand, which Man-At-Arms replaced with a larger, metallic hand. The 2002 figure was packaged as "Battle Fist" due to a conflict of copyrighted name with another toy line, but the character was still called Fisto in the animated series. Fisto did not have the classic action figure's purple sword in the cartoon or the new toyline.
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Lin was voiced by Tomiko Suzuki (as a child) and Miina Tominaga (as an adult) in the original TV series and 1986 movie, by Maaya Sakamoto in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" series, and by Miwa Kouzuki in the fighting game version by Sega. In English dubbed versions, she was voiced by Holly Sidel in the 1986 movie and by Sandy Fox in the TV series. Lin (as Lynn) was played by Nalona Herron in the 1995 live action film.
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is a descendant of the Rightful Nanto Bloodline and represents the . She is Kenshiro's fiancée, but is admired by other men as well, particularly Raoh, Toki, Shin, and Juza. After Kenshiro was defeated by Shin, Yulia agrees to follow Shin so that Kenshiro's life will be spared. 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. However, she is safely caught by the "Nanto Goshasei", who are sworn to protect her. She becomes the Last Nanto General and orders the "Goshasei" to attack Raoh. 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. Kenshiro defeats Raoh and is reunited with Yulia, only to learn that she is dying from the same radiation poisoning which killed Toki. After learning this, Raoh manipulates one of her pressure points and extends her lifespan to several years instead of the few months she originally had. She spends her remaining years living a secluded life with Ken. That is the end of it in the original series, but in the OVA "Kenshiro Den", she is shown to be pregnant with his child. In "Hokuto no Ken 2", she and Kenshiro live in the village belonging to Shouki, Gento's Red General, after Kenshiro saves the village. They would continue to live there for the remaining part of her life.
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The are the sworn guardians of Yulia, the Last Nanto General. The stars of Goshasei correspond to the constellation and each of the five members represent the following elements: , , , , and . Each of the "Goshasei" confront Raoh during the story.
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is the successor of "Gento Kōken". Falco once confronted Raoh in the past when his army came to invade the Celestial Lord's village, but the two came to a truce when Falco amputated his right leg (later replaced by a prosthetic) as a peace offering. Falco is later blackmailed by Jacó to do his evil bidding when he locks away Lui, the current Celestial Lord, and is forced to fight against Kenshiro. After Lui is rescued by Bat and Ein, Falco turns against Jacó and kills him. He later sails to the Land of Shura to rescue Lin, only to be attacked by the Nameless Shura. Although he is gravely wounded, he and Kenshiro succeed in defeating the Nameless Shura, with Falco dying of his wounds soon afterwards.
Fist of the North Star
The next major adventure takes Kenshiro and Ryu to the kingdom of Sava, ruled by King Assam. Assam is deathly ill, but is hiding it because his three sons are constantly fighting over the succession, neither willing to relinquish the right to the throne. Assam asks Kenshiro to kill his sons because he realizes if his 3 sons live, his kingdom will be divided into 3 kingdoms and peace will be cut short. Kenshiro instead informs the 3 sons that he himself will be taking the throne and challenges them to fight him for it. After being defeated badly by Kenshiro they understand their own selfishness and how much it hurt their father. At the same time Assam decides to attack the barbarians by himself even knowing it is likely a death sentence. The 3 sons reconcile and seek their father out. They rescue him, but the eldest Kai, is mortally wounded, by a spear thrown into his back. All 3 brothers hide this from their father, not wanting him to grieve. Assam eventually dies and the second and third son try to relinquish the throne to each other, but the throne eventually goes to the 2nd eldest.
Fist of the North Star
The Last General of Nanto appears and decides to side with Kenshiro in order to defeat Raoh, sending out her five guardians, the "Goshasei", after Raoh. Kenshiro and Raoh both learn that the General's true identity is Yuria, who was rescued by the Goshasei after her attempted suicide in Southern Cross and was hidden away. After a series of numerous events and battles, Kenshiro emerges victorious over Raoh and he is finally reunited with Yuria. However, the victory is bittersweet, as Yuria, having been affected by radiation sickness, has only a few years left to live. Kenshiro leaves his friends and spends the final few years of Yuria's life with her.
Fist Fight
In a post-credits scene, Crawford is seen flirting with the 911 operator in person. After rapping for her, Crawford realizes that he doesn't know her name.In December 2013, it was announced that New Line Cinema was developing "Fist Fight", a comedy from writers Van Robichaux and Evan Susser. On June 9, 2015, Ice Cube and Charlie Day were cast in the film, which 21 Laps Entertainment produced, along with its Shawn Levy, as well as Billy Rosenberg and Max Greenfield. On July 10, Richie Keen was confirmed to direct the film, while Dan Cohen was set to also produce. On September 15, 2015, Jillian Bell and Dean Norris were also cast in the film, and on September 21, 2015, Tracy Morgan, JoAnna Garcia, and Dennis Haysbert joined the cast. On September 25, 2015, Christina Hendricks was added to the cast, and Kym Whitley was later confirmed to appear.
List of Fist of the North Star characters
The following is a list of characters from the manga and anime franchise "Fist of the North Star" by Tetsuo Hara and Buronson. All characters are from the original manga unless otherwise noted.
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
During E3 2018, Sega announced the western release of "Lost Paradise" with a trailer and a large presence at Sega's booth.
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is the gang formed and led by Shin of the "Nanto Koshūken" school. In the original manga, the King organization is a territorial gang that rules over the former Kantō region, its base of operations being the city of . Its members includes Shin himself, his four lieutenants (who pattern themselves after the four playing card suits) and their numerous nameless underlings. Each of the King gang members are named after playing cards.
Fist of the North Star
Numerous video game titles based on the "Fist of the North Star" have been produced since the 1986 release of the Enix adventure game, simply titled "Hokuto no Ken" for the PC-88. The earlier games in the franchise were released by Sega for the Mark III and Mega Drive and by Toei Animation for Nintendo's Famicom, Game Boy and Super Famicom. These titles included side-scrolling action games, role-playing video games and competitive-style fighting games. The two Sega titles were released overseas without the "Hokuto no Ken" license under the titles of "Black Belt" and "Last Battle", while a couple of the Toei titles, namely "Fist of the North Star" for the NES and "Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe" for the Game Boy, had American releases with the license intact. Further games were released for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Arcade, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS among other platforms. In 2000, Konami released an arcade game based on the franchise titled "Fighting Mania". Another arcade game, a 2D fighting game simply titled "Fist of the North Star", was produced by Sega and Arc System Works in 2005. Both games saw international distributions, although the PS2 version of the fighting game was released exclusively in Japan. Tecmo Koei produced a "Dynasty Warriors" spinoff focusing on the events from the first half of the manga, titled "". It which was released in Japan on March 25, 2010, and later in North America on November 2, 2010, and Europe on November 5, 2010. A sequel, "", expanded on the first game and incorporated the events from the second half of the manga. It was released in Japan on December 20, 2012, and in North America on February 5, 2013. On August 25, 2017, Sega announced a new game, "", for release in 2018 on PlayStation 4. The game was released on March 8, 2018 by the team behind the "Yakuza" series and features similar gameplay and elements.
Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior
The film adapts the Last Nanto General story arc from the manga, depicting the final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh that led to Kenshiro becoming the successor of "Hokuto Shinken". Some events from the manga have been excluded from the movie (such as Raoh's fight with Juza) whereas others have been altered or expanded. New content featuring the final battle from Raoh's perspective have been added. This film serves as the follow-up to the first film in the series, which introduced Raoh and Reina's relationship, this time bringing it to a conclusion.
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is the successor of , which is said to be the most elegant of the "Nanto Seiken" styles, and represents the . While away on training, his home village was attacked by a "Man with Seven Scars" (who was actually Jagi posing as his brother Kenshiro), who killed Lei's parents and kidnapped his sister Airi. While searching for his sister's kidnapper, he met the real Kenshiro and Mamiya while working as a spy for the Fang Clan. Lei ends up betraying the Fang Clan and in retaliation, they track down and kidnap Airi. After his sister is rescued by Ken, Lei decides to repay him in any way possible by accompanying him in his journey. Lei decides to repay his debt to Kenshiro by challenging Raoh on Kenshiro's behalf, but is defeated. However, Raoh does not kill him immediately, but instead strikes a pressure point that will drain all the blood out of his body in a matter of three days. Lei decides to spend his last few days of his life by challenging rival Judas, who once tormented Mamiya in the past. At peace with himself after having defeated Judas, Lei passes away shortly afterwards.
Fist Fight
Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Richie Keen and written by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser. The film stars Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Christina Hendricks, and Kumail Nanjiani.
Fist of the Warrior
The film follows three characters, a hit-man, a mobster and a corrupt detective who confront each other when events come to a head for them. Hit-man Lee Choe decides to retire to live a normal life. After refusing an order from mobster John Lowe, Lowe has Lee's girlfriend killed. In order to seek vengeance, Lee goes on a mission to kill Lowe, who turns to corrupt detective Craig Barnes to frame him. At the same time, Barnes, who's being investigated by internal affairs, has to deal with his unhappy, alcoholic wife Katie.Principal photography took place in August 2004. "Fist of the Warrior" was produced by Ho-Sung Pak, Wayne A. Kennedy and Matthew Chausse who created together the film company GenOne. It was initially produced by CatchLight Films under the title "Lesser of Three Evils" and was originally to be distributed by Fabrication Films. The film was featured at the 2005 Cannes Film Market However it was not released and was the subject of a legal dispute that ended in January 2008. In 2008 the film was renamed as "Blood Money" with Boll World Sales owning the international distribution rights. After being re-edited by Aglet Post, the film was ultimately released in the USA by Lionsgate on DVD in 2009 under the title "Fist of the Warrior".
Fist of the North Star
An original novel was written by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara titled "Shōsetsu Hokuto no Ken: Jubaku no Machi" which was published by Jump Novel in Japan on December 13, 1996. The novel was the basis of the later three-episode OVA series "New Fist of the North Star". A novelization of the movie "Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Love in Death" written by Eiichi Sakaki was published by Tokuma Novels on March 10, 2006.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
Reviews of the game have been mixed, with an average score of 61.70% for the PlayStation 3 version and 60.54% for the Xbox 360 version at GameRankings. The game currently has a Metacritic score of 60 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version and 59 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version.
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The first of Shin's four lieutenants whom Kenshiro encounters is , who loses his right eye during their initial encounter. The second lieutenant, , is a staff wielding expert with clown-like makeup who executes random villagers to lure Kenshiro. The third, is armed with long claws and practices his Praying Mantis style against captured peasants. The fourth and last, is a large fat man who can absorb and deflect the impact of most martial art techniques with his stomach, earning him the title the "Destroyer of Fists". He is the most merciful of the four lieutenants, which is evident when he orders his underlings to stop harassing a bartender. However, his friendliness quickly turns to rage at the mere sight of his own blood, which turns him into a homicidal maniac who kills everyone near him. Heart is the most prominent of the four lieutenants, appearing in numerous "Hokuto no Ken" related media outside the original manga. He appears in the 1986 movie as Jagi's bodyguard and in numerous video games as a boss or sub-boss character.
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The protagonist of the series, Kenshiro is the youngest of the four Hokuto brothers and the chosen successor of "Hokuto Shinken" (北斗神拳 Big Dipper God Fist).
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
Voice actors in parenthesis.
Hokuto Musō was originally announced as a "mystery title" during the 2009 Tokyo Game Show and was publicly unveiled during a staged media event on October 14, 2009 (broadcast live to the Japanese movie site, Nico Nico Douga). Its story and characters are based on the famous Japanese comic and anime "Fist of the North Star". Tetsuo Hara and Buronson, the illustrator and writer respectively of the original comic, have expressed their support and enthusiasm for the title.
Fist of the North Star
The first animated feature film based on the series, simply titled "Fist of the North Star", was produced by Toei Animation, which premiered in Japan on March 8, 1986. Produced by the same staff and cast who worked on the TV series, the movie adapts the storyline of the manga from the beginning and up to Kenshiro's first fight with Raoh, taking several liberties with the order of events and how the story unfolds. An English-dubbed version produced by Streamline Pictures was first released in 1991 in North America and in 1994 in Europe and Australia by Manga Entertainment.
Fist of God
Fist of God is the second album by MSTRKRFT, released on 17 March 2009 by Last Gang Records and Dim Mak Records/Downtown Records.
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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 was also played by Chikao Ōtsuka in the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" series, by Mugihito and Takashi Kondo (as a young boy) in the "Fist of the Blue Sky" anime series, and by Atsushi Ono in the "Ten no Haoh" anime series. Malcolm McDowell played Ryuken in the 1995 live-action movie.
Dexter Stacey
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is a feature-length film released on March 11, 2006, rated PG12 in Japan due to violent content. The DVD release of the film features over 500 additional frames of animation, as well as re-recorded dialogue by Takashi Ukaji (the voice of Raoh), resulting in a few differences from its theatrical release. The film grossed $862,681 in Japan and $2,121,249 worldwide.
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In the TV series, the Golan organization became , which is revealed to be one of King's subordinate organizations whose members worship Shin as their deity. in the 1986 movie, the Colonel appears as the security leader of Shin's palace in Southern Cross.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
Pokka Coffee was performing a collaboration event with Fist of the North Star in which they had specially printed cans on their products. These same drinks were present during the March 3rd Premium play test for "Ken's Rage".
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Shin was voiced by Toshio Furukawa in the TV series and 1986 movie and by Takuya Kirimoto in the 2007 OVA "Yulia Den". In English dubs, he was voiced by Michael McConnohie in the 1986 movie and by Steven Blum in the TV series. Costas Mandylor played Lord Shin in the 1995 live-action movie.
Korbin Forrister
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This show aired with English subtitles on Nippon Golden Network in the late 1980s. The first 36 episodes of the first series were translated and dubbed by Manga Entertainment in 1999, although only 24 episodes were released on VHS (spread across eight tapes). All 36 episodes of the dub version were aired on Showtime Beyond in the United States and on Sci-Fi Channel in the United Kingdom, and were later released on DVD in 2003 (spread across six individual volumes). In 2008, the US subsidiary of Toei Animation produced an official subtitle-only translation of all 152 episodes, which were released on various paid download and streaming websites available only for North American customers. Discotek Media announced on October 2, 2009 that they have licensed the entire "Fist of the North Star" TV series. The first two boxsets were released in that year, and the latter two in 2011. The episodes use the same transfers from the 2008 DVD box set in Japan, although it did not contain any of the special features. The first set featured the first 36 episodes along with Manga Entertainment's English dub, and a Japanese audio option with English subtitles; these subtitles were adjusted from the translation of Toei's streaming episodes. Discotek later released all discs from all four boxsets (a total of 21 discs) together in one set, "Fist of the North Star: The Series - The Complete Series Collection", on March 25, 2014. They were released on a SD BD set (with a total of 3 discs) with the same name on October 31, 2017.
StarFist series
Joseph F. Dean
- Fred McNeal
- Charlie Bass
- PFC Chan
- Lupo "Rabbit" Ratliff
- PFC "New Guy" ClaypooleWhile the "Starfist" original series deals primarily with a particular Confederation Marine brigade, the 34th FIST (Fleet Initial Strike Team), "Starfist: Force Recon" describes the experiences of the men and women who carry out intelligence-gathering and small-unit raids behind enemy lines. The Confederation Marine Force Recon mission is very similar to that of United States Marine Force Recon, with which co-author Sherman, a former US Marine, is familiar. Because this new series did not sell as well as the parent series, the publisher chose to allow the series to end after three novels.The novels have been criticised for having an all-male cast of soldiers, using contrived inter-service rivalries as a plot device, and a "tendency to telegraph their denouements".
Fist Fight (TV series)
Fist Fight () is a 2018 action drama produced by TVB starring Vincent Wong, Mat Yeung, Philip Ng, Kaman Kong, Rebecca Zhu, , Shek Sau, , and .
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Part Four chronicles the actions of Kenshiro and the South Dipper Five Chariot Stars in their efforts to protect Yuria, the Last General of Nanto and prevent Raoh (Ken-Oh) becoming the ruler of the post-apocalyptic world.
Years have passed since Kenshiro disappeared following his final battle with Raoh. In the years since he's been gone, the Army of the "Tentei" has begun to expand their territory through threat and oppression. Bat and Lin, Kenshiro's former companions, have now grown up and are leading the Hokuto Army resistance movement under the ageing Rihaku. They face the paranoid Jakoh who has imprisoned and usurped the power of the Celestial Empress and rules the Tentai Empire.
Jakoh has been defeated, but Kenshiro must continue his journey when Lin is kidnapped and taken to the Kingdom of Shura (called Asura in the subtitled anime), a country populated by ruthless warriors said to be the birthplace of the "Hokuto", "Nanto", and "Gento" fighting arts. In order to reach Shura, Ken must cross the Sea of Death, the last remaining ocean on Earth.
Iron Fist (comics)
Iron Fist appeared as a regular character throughout the 2010–2013 "New Avengers" series, from issue #1 (August 2010) through its final issue, #34 (January 2013). In 2014 Iron Fist was given new life and set to star in a new 12-issue comic book series written and drawn by Kaare Andrews titled "Iron Fist: The Living Weapon" as part of the "All-New Marvel NOW!" event.
Northern Star Records
Northern Star announced its closure shortly after the 10 Years of Psychedelica Show at the Brixton Windmill in 2016 headlined by Youngteam and featuring performances from Soundwire, Culkin, 93MillionMilesFromTheSun, Kontakte, Satsangi and the debut show from The Cult of Free Love.
List of Fist of the North Star video games
The following is a list of video games based on the manga "Fist of the North Star". Since , many video games based on the "Hokuto no Ken" franchise have been released for the Japanese market, including coin-operated arcade games and computer software. The majority of these games were released only in Japan, with the exceptions of "Fist of the North Star" for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Taxan Soft in , "Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe" for the Game Boy by Electro Brain in , and the "" series by Koei Tecmo, which started in . The arcade games "Fighting Mania" by Konami and the "Fist of the North Star" fighting game by Sega, also received international distribution. Additionally, the Sega games "Black Belt" for the Master System and "Last Battle" for the Genesis, were originally released as "Hokuto no Ken" video games in Japan before they were stripped of the license and rebranded for the international market.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
The game gained a positive review from "Famitsu" and was given a score of 32 (9/8/7/8) out of 40. "The game recreates the manga's world pretty well, from the heavy-handed Hokuto moves to the speedier Nanto attacks," one writer said. "It's not all that exciting at first, but things change once you start stringing strong attacks together." Another editor had more serious issues with the game's controls. "The throwing animation is too slow, and you stop for a moment after each strong attack," the reviewer wrote. "Maybe it adds to the effect, but it cuts down on the momentum a bit. The rest of your moves are pretty quick and speedy, too, which makes it seem all the worse."
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
On October 21, it was announced that pre-order customers who order their game from GameStop stores would receive the playable character 'Heart' as a bonus, as well as two additional missions.
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The Dungeon of , 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. The dungeon is run by , a giant in viking armor who Raoh gave the position to after expressing his interest in the legend Uighur wishes to make for himself. Uighur is master of a Taishan fighting style involving the use of whips and his special technique is a powerful shoulder tackle called the . The gatekeepers of Cassandra, and , are the twin successors of the style. The twins are honorable warriors whose younger brother, Mitsu, is being kept hostage by Uighur and his men. Kenshiro, Lei and Mamiya head to Cassandra to rescue Toki, who is being kept prisoner there. Eventually, Uighur is killed by Kenshiro who frees Toki and the other prisoners in Cassandra.
DD Fist of the North Star
To celebrate the series's 30th anniversary, a second anime adaptation was announced in January 2013, through "Zenon"s March issue. Produced by Ajia-do Animation Works under the direction of Akitaro Daichi, 13 episodes were broadcast by TV Tokyo from April 2, to June 25, 2013. Four DVDs collecting the episodes were released between June 28, and September 27, 2013. The anime was streamed by Crunchyroll; the first two episodes were available from June 4, 2013, with three more episodes streamed every week there after. In December 2014, Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of the series to the North American digital and home media market. Sentai released it on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 14, 2015, and also made it available through the streaming site Hidive, and on iTunes, Microsoft Store and PlayStation Store.
Fist of the North Star
A number of pachinko and pachislot machines based on the franchise have been produced, mainly by Sega Sammy Holdings since the launch of the "CR Hokuto No Ken" pachinko machine in 2002. "Pachislot Hokuto No Ken", launched in 2004, sold 620,000 units by March 2005, becoming the best-selling pachislot machine. "Pachinko CR Hokuto No Ken 3" became Sega Sammy's best-selling pachinko machine when it launched in 2009. By March 2017, Sega Sammy had sold 3.18million "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko, pachislot and arcade machines, including 2.71million "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko and pachislot machines, 30,000 "Hokuto no Ken" arcade game machines, and 440,000 "Souten no Ken" pachinko and pachislot machines. Between April 2017 and March 2018, Sega Sammy sold a further "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko and pachislot units, and a further units between April 2018 and June 2018, bringing total sales up to 3,359,067 units. At an average unit price of $5,000, Sega Sammy has grossed approximately from sales of "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko, pachislot and arcade machines.
Fist of the North Star
In 2002, a second English adaptation was published by Gutsoon! Entertainment under the title of "Fist of the North Star: Master Edition",which retained the original right-to-left orientation, but featured digitally colored artwork. Each volume from the fourth one and onward featured new cover illustrations by Tetsuo Hara that were made specifically for the "Master Edition". The "Master Edition" ceased publication only a year after its start in 2003, lasting only nine volumes due to Gutsoon!'s withdrawal from the North American market.
Fist of Awesome
Fist of Awesome is an independently developed video game by Nicoll Hunt funded through Kickstarter, and is described by the developer as a time-travelling-lumberjack-em-up. Hunt was one of ten indie game developers chosen via Twitter to receive Ouya consoles for development. Fist of Awesome is one of the ten pre-selected indie games to be made potentially available for the Ouya.
Fist (band)
In 2013, Fist reformed with original members Harry "Hiroshima" Hill, Davey Irwin and Norman Appleby from the "Back with Vengeance" period. Added to this line-up was new frontman Glenn S. Howes, a veteran of the NWOBHM scene after spending time in such luminaries as Blitzkrieg, Tygers of Pan Tang and Avenger. This line-up debuted at the Bro Fest festival in the UK in 2014, headlining the Friday night to much expectation and excitement. The resulting reviews pouring great admiration for the band and the new formation. Fist continue to play live across the world with this line-up and as of 2015 have rumoured to be writing songs for a new album. In 2016 Norman Appleby was replaced by local bassist Steve East. This lineup played a final gig in South Shields on 1 April 2017, supporting Bernie Torme on the first gig of his Dublin Cowboy tour. Steve East and Glenn S Howes had both previously announced they would leave the band after this gig. Fist will continue with Irwin and Hill being joined by former vocalist Glenn Coates and bass player Norman Appleby. They are currently rehearsing and are expected to release an album of new material by the summer of 2018
Fist Fight
In North America, the film opened on February 17, 2017, alongside "A Cure for Wellness" and "The Great Wall", and was initially projected to gross $15–20 million from 3,184 theaters in its opening weekend. However after grossing $600,000 from Thursday night previews and $3.8 million on its first day, projections were lowered to $10–12 million. The film went on to open to $12.2 million, finishing 5th at the box office.
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is the successor of , a style specializing in long range attacks. Representing the , also known as the , Judas declares himself to be the strongest and most beautiful of fighters, and is willing to betray his own subordinates for his own gain. Judas trained alongside Lei while they were still learning "Nanto Seiken" and became envious that Leis elegant fighting style was given more recognition than his own among his peers. Seeking to avenge Mamiya's honor (she was once part of Judas' harem of female slaves), Lei challenges Judas to a match. After being defeated by Lei, Judas concedes that Lei is the more beautiful of the two and admits that he secretly admired Lei before dying.
Fist of Justice
In 2014, Imboden and Dukeshire launched a Kickstarter to continue the series picking up where they left off. The Kickstarter launched the publication of a "Volume One" trade paperback collecting the "Digital Webbing Presents" stories and "Fist of Justice #1". They also released issue #6 written by Mike Imboden and illustrated by Pow Rodrix. The series continues through Kickstarter, web sales, convention appearances, and digitally via ComiXology.
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Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳, "Big Dipper Divine Fist") is an ancient martial art rooted in different fighting styles dating back 1,800 years ago from China. 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). This martial art makes use of the opponents' 708 Keiraku Hikō (経絡秘孔 Meridian Channel Hidden Points, also known as simply Hikō, tsubo or pressure points). These pressure points destroy the enemy from within. The Hikō can also be used to heal and even to revive the dead. While a normal fighter uses 30% of his natural abilities, a Hokuto Shin Ken successor knows how to utilize his remaining 70% using Tenryū Kokyū Hō (転龍呼吸法 Art of Dragon's Breathing). 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 superhuman 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. It can be used to launch ki-based attacks that can be used to strike targets, even tiny ones, like the Keiraku Hiko with Tenha Kassatsu (天破活殺, Heaven Breaking Impalement) at long range, or, to defend the user from attack. Use Shichisei Tenshin (七星点心, Seven Star Point Spirit) 
a secret technique of Hokuto Shinken that allows the user to move in a pattern resembling the Hokuto Shichi Sei (Big Dipper). This technique allows the user to attack their opponent from seven blind spots inherent in a human's field of vision, with each blind spot corresponding to a star in the Big Dipper constellation of seven stars.
Hokuto Shin Ken follows the Isshi Sōden(一子相伝) tradition: it can only be passed down from one father to one son, and there can only be one successor at a time. Sons that do not succeed in becoming successor must never practice the art again, or risk having their memories erased or fists destroyed. The ultimate Hokuto Shin Ken technique is the Musō Tensei (無想転生, Nil-Thought Rebirth), which can only be performed by one who completely understands sadness. "Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the asterism Hokuto Shichi Sei, which is the Japanese name as the Big Dipper.
Fist of the North Star (2005 video game)
The game is based on the first half of the original manga (chapters 1-136) and uses the characters as they were depicted in the 1980s manga and in the anime series. The voices of the playable characters are all performed by the original voice actors from the anime, with the exception of Kenshiro and Rei (due to the fact that Akira Kamiya was unavailable at the time, while Kaneto Shiozawa died in 2000), who are both played by new actors.
Fist of Justice
Fist of Justice started as a short story in the anthology title "Digital Webbing Presents". Created by Mike Imboden and Ed Dukeshire, the first appearance of the character was drawn by Anthony Castrillo. Due to its popularity, it eventually became the main feature of the series "Digital Webbing Presents" in issues #29-33, published from June 2006 to June 2007. When "Digital Webbing Presents" was canceled, Fist of Justice was given its own title and ran from January 2008 until issue #5 which was published in July 2009. The series is written by co-creator Mike Imboden with a rotating list of artists including Chad Hardin, Yildiray Cinar, Dario Carrasco Jr., Anderson Nascimento, Andre Coelho, Pow Rodrix and Eduardo Savid.
Fist of the North Star
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However, Rin is taken captive by the remnant of Jakoh's forces and is sent off to the mysterious Kingdom of Shura, a brutal land of warriors ruled by three overlords who have all mastered the ways of "Hokuto Ryūken", a martial art which branched off from the same clan alongside "Hokuto Shinken" into the ways of darkness. Kenshiro defeats Han, the third-ranking overlord, who reveals that the Kingdom of Shura was Kenshiro's birthplace. Moreover, Kenshiro also learns that Hyou, the second overlord, is his biological older brother, who lost his memories of Kenshiro after being separated as children and was corrupted into the ways of evil. Following a long gruelling battle, Hyou recovers his memories and reconciles with his long-lost brother. Kenshiro seeks out the highest-ranking and most powerful of the three overlords, Kaioh, who is in fact Raoh's biological older brother. Kaioh plans a conquest to rule the post-apocalyptic world in the name of evil by wiping out the followers of "Hokuto Shinken". With Hyou's help, Kenshiro uncovers the sealed testament of the "Hokuto Shinken" founder, Shuken, which holds the secret to overcoming Kaioh's ultimate technique. Kenshiro emerges victorious over Kaioh and rescues Lin, leaving her under Bat's care.
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
The Japanese voice cast features many of the actors from the "Yakuza" series portraying characters analogous to those they played in previous "Yakuza" titles, such as Kazuma Kiryu voice actor Takaya Kuroda playing Kenshiro. The worldwide release of the game includes an English dub, making it the studio's second game since the original "Yakuza" and "Binary Domain" to feature one. The worldwide release also includes an option to increase the amount of in-game gore that is exhibited on screen. It is also the first "Fist of the North Star" game since the first "Ken's Rage" to have an English dub, as "Ken's Rage 2" did not have one due to budget constraints.
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Kenshiro continues his role as the Post-Apocalyptic Savior, defending the weak and fighting off the greedy and violent, as the world finally begins to recover from the nuclear war.
School of Fire
School of Fire is the second novel of the military science fiction "StarFist Saga", written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. In this installment, the men of 34th FIST (Fleet Initial Strike Team), are deployed to help the rulers of Wanderjahr put down a rebellion that threatens the planet's political and economic stability. The Marines have two battles to fight — that they're aware of at least — one with the resourceful and well-led guerillas, and the other with the entrenched bureaucracy of the planetary police. But the 34th FIST gradually becomes aware that not all is what it seems. As the Marines are drawn deeper and deeper into the convoluted politics of Wanderjahr, they begin to suspect that the guerillas might not be the real enemy after all.
Fiz Brown
In November 2012, "The Sun" newspaper reported that romance will blossom for the old flames as Fiz continues to support Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) through his domestic violence ordeal with girlfriend Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede). It was reported that Kirsty would deliberately cause injury to Fiz's hand, according to the "Daily Star", Fiz would attempt to fix her machine at the factory when it breaks only to get her hand trapped when Kirsty switches the power back on. Fiz apparently needs emergency medical attention due to the bloody injury and soon starts spreading the word that Kirsty harmed her on purpose. She is quoted as telling Tyrone: "Kirsty said she didn't do it and you might believe her, but in your head I don't think you do. What's she going to do next? She injured you and now she's injured me. Who's going to be next, Ruby?" McAlpine spoke about the storyline and told "What's On TV": "Kirsty continues to look after Fiz and stays with her while she is treated at the hospital and even returns home with her. She is quite sinister and when she finally leaves, Fiz is quite shaken by Kirsty's behaviour. Fiz has now seen how scary Kirsty can be with her own eyes. Fiz is not soft, she has spent time in prison before, but she has now seen what Tyrone has to cope with when Kirsty gets angry." She added: "Fiz really cares about Tyrone. Fiz is also very stubborn and has a sense of justice. She will probably want to see this through to the end - she wants the truth to come out. She wants Tyrone to be happy and feels this can never be the case while he is still involved with Kirsty."