He was the only person I recall to defeat people without even striking them. Plus even with being "nice", his kills are to me some of the most disturbing in the series.
Toki was considered the strongest, most skilled, and compassionate of the brothers before he contracted his cancer. Even then he routinely owned some of the most powerful warriors in the land. Toki for # 1.
@@excripto1 Because part of learning Muso Tensei was to know the absolute sadness caused by the loss of truest love. For Kenshiro, this was the loss of Juria.
@@Metalgearfox2000 considering in manga solia the purple forced kenshiro to draw muso tensei and deatomize his left fist yet Falco>solia(as he states himself)
@@Metalgearfox2000 I mean if we could consider the techniques they can use, Falco could quite literally shroud his body which heat preventing han from touching his body.
Honorable Mention: Healthy Toki - Toki could at the very least go toe to toe with Hyoh were he not sick. He had what it took to handle Raoh on technique, just with his diminished strength he couldn't deal powerful enough blows to inflict pressure point damage on his brother. In his prime he'd be able to take on Hyoh although I think the fight would be fairly even.
Toki is one of the hardest ones to rank because he is really hyped up and is so lovable as a character. The problem is that every argument I hear for why Toki is one of the strongest starts with "IF". I will agree that IF Toki wasn't sick he COULD have gone on to beat Raoh, Hyoh, etc. However, Toki IS sick, and IS in fact beaten by pre-MT Raoh. For that reason, I couldn't see him being anywhere better than 9 or 10. That being said, I do 100% regret not at least mentioning Toki because a lot of people agree that he is top-tier and for good reasons. I hope you liked the video regardless though and thanks for your point about the technique.
@@excripto1 it requires true sorrow to achieve, raoh got it after learning yuria had fallen ill to what was killing toki. Toki was at peace with his fate and ill too
When Raoh realized that pressure point techniques didn't work on Souther he could have just used brute force attacks like Honsho onretsu to defeat him.
Souther is still a AA fighter stat wise. I think Raoh, Ken, and Toki would all eventually lose to Souther if they didn't figure out his secret and couldn't just overpower him with raw damage. North Star practitioners don't specialize in external damage like South Star practitioners after all.
Raoh would not lose against souther , hokuto no ken have a better techniques like tenha nko mai , hokuto go shu ha , hokuto kenshoha all that will hurt him so bad
A lot of people say Toki would be stronger than Kenshiro if he wasn't sick, but I doubt he would have learned Muso Tensei, which is an ability that makes Kenshiro ridiculously powerful. I absolutely love Hnk and Hnk 2.
Actually I think he would’ve learned it way faster than ken Bc doesn’t it involve having loads of compassion and love towards the people that have died in your life. Hence why it was so hard for Raoh to learn it. Toki was a very loving compassionate person. He definitely should’ve and would’ve learned it earlier if he was in kens position and in his prime
You sir earned a sub. Since this is the only vid that I searched unlike the the other top 10 strongest hokuto without any explaination aside from putting pics and names with a number ranking. But you sir are pretty accurate to the list for the Hokuto no ken.
Thank you so much for the comment! I had that same frustration when I searched and that's how I decided to make my own. I made this video after reading the manga but I've since watched the entire show and I think the list holds. However, I think KenOh may beat Hyoh because at the time I didn't remember how Kenshiro had said that Raoh had used some of his chi to revive Yuria and that he may have lost otherwise.
@@brothersofwrath4785 Yeah that's true the main thing holding him back was his desire to not fight Shin but Kenshiro was definitely weaker before the start of the manga. Kenshiro grew in strength to the point where he could match and defeat Raoh which he definitely would not have been able to do at the time Shin inflicted his scars.
Although in their second fight, Shin was already defeated in his mind due to the loss of Yuria. Of course, by that time, Kenshiro had already surpassed him, but in their first meeting I believe they could have been quite close even if Kenshiro had been more into the fight.
Remember when shaki was carrying unconscious body in the sewers and kaioh tried to stop but his own battling aura was so powerful that kaioh had to flee the sewers and his evil aura tried to hide inside his armour and that was happening when Ken was still unconscious and also in the end he still fought with him without the aura but with his skills.
Dude, as much as I love all the marks for Hokuto (this is because I'm one to). If we're taking about them in there prime, then there can be only one , and that one would be Toki.
Falco in his prime with his leg in one piece, and in the right mindset (like without being mentally pre-occupied with his Queen's safety under threat of Jakoh) is a BEAST among all these beasts..!
@@brothersofwrath4785 Because that empress is the driving power behind all the Celestial/Star Warriors. Hokuto, Nanto, Gento, all the styles we saw , they all were supposed to be in service of the Celestial Emperor. But the nuclear catastrophe threw away most of the bonds of loyalty and service away
@@JoeInTheElement I mean gento koken depends on who sits on the Imperial throne. If someone compassionate like Rin or Rui sit then it is at its most formidable. If a rat Like Jakoh sits on it,then it is not at its best
@@brothersofwrath4785 I’ve considered him, but he gave up on practicing hokuto shinken for many years after he and Ryuken fought. I don’t see him at an old age beating anyone on the list. I put him in the same category as Rihaku.
@@brothersofwrath4785 I’m not looking for an argument. It’s fiction, sir or mam lol. If Rihaku is d tier, okay no problem. Just in the anime his skills seemed on par with Koryu. So what if I thumbs up my comment? I don’t get paid money or you’re not losing money over it so who cares. I have my own reasons.
Sensational Video! If you took the Old Sensai out of the picture Kenshiro certainly can best them all. However, the wisdom,experience,purity,and absorption of energy the old man has acquired would eliminate Kenshiro effortlessly.
I hear you. Ryuken was the most difficult to rank. But Koryu, said to be his equal, was handled easily by pre-musou-tensei Raoh. Also by his own admission he had never mastered musou Tensei himself. Though his 7star heart point technique seems to do something similar. Only reason he is behind Souther is because Souther is perfectly designed to counter Hokuto Shinken.
Love video man, can u do a Nanto ranking video next? (btw I'm a big hokuto No Ken fan I have a tattoo of Rei & Kenshiro on my back doing the infamous dragon vs tiger pose, still gotta get the rest complete tho going to put Toki & Raoh on my lower back next)
Personally and honestly, I didn't like it too much. I think it definitely got better as it went on but it takes too long. Kenshiro Kasumi basically starts out stronger than anyone else in the series and never loses. He has even less character development than FotNS Kenshiro. That being said, there are some very funny and goofy moments. I also enjoyed learning more lore and the climax is pretty epic. Be aware that the Regenesis show is an original story.
Toki should have been either number 1 or number 2 for the simple fact prime was said in the beginning of the video. Toki before he got sick was the successor to hokuto shinken, roah even said during his fight with sick toki that toki wouldn't have been sick he would not be able to beat him. Furthermore he knew thouser's secret before kenshiro did and if kenshiro would have failed killing thouser he would have done it himself, and this is sick Toki were talking about not the healthy one. So toki in his prime didnt get sick he would just got stronger and stronger and I do believe he would have mastered musou tensai with ease. Simply put your list is incorrect.
Toki was in his prime long before the story begins. If you project him out as if he never got sick then you're probably right about him being very near the top after achieving musou tensei and going on to defeat Kaioh some day. However, this is not the case. In his prime, he was roughly equal to Raoh at a time when Raoh didn't even have musou tensei or any of the events of "Legends of the Dark King" or the main series that made him #3 on my list (no aura, no musou tensei, no hunting down dozens of renowned martial artists, etc.). On the other hand, you do make a very good point about Souther. In a one-on-one battle Toki would likely win. But that's because he somehow already knew about Souther's body (which probably happened from a previous encounter that we never get to see). But against any of the other Hokuto users on this list (anyone but Falco), Souther has a much better shot than Toki because of the mystery of his body combined with how underhanded and mischievous he's willing to be.
Very True there are a alot of ifs but you said yourself ryukin produced the strongest practitioners of hokuto shinken so why is kenshiro kenshiro kasumi on this list? By your own logic of toki's prime being before the story fist of the northstar story then kasumi shouldn't even on this list at all, because his story takes place before fist of the north star even happened hence the name fist of the blue sky which is not fist of the north star. But since kasumi is on the list then toki should be too because he was the successor of hokuto shinken before kenshiro. Nice debate so far.
@@coriwimmer9847 Very fair point about what I said about Ryulen training the best then turning around and putting Kasumi so high on the list. That was something I should have addressed better. It's difficult to rank Blue Sky characters since there aren't really common characters besides Ryuken and Jukei as kids. But Kenshiro Kasumi is where he is on the list for one important reason: Musou Tensei.
@@samuelheaton3122 I understand that. But musou tensai shouldn't be a factor in putting a character that's not in fist of the north star, and as I said earlier if kasumi is on this list so should toki. And ryuken produced the 3 strongest on practitioners of hokuto shinken then that means toki, roah, and kenshiro are all stronger than kasumi. There should be no way that kasumi's opponents from fist of the blue sky were even at the same level of fist of the north star opponents, because toki, roah, kenshiro, were the strongest users to ever exist and even roah would have issues fighting thouser but sick toki could more than likely kill thouser, so therefore prime toki without sickness the true successor to hokuto shinken which meant in the beginning he was the strongest, and should be on this list and he would stronger than ryuken and kasumi atleast.
@@coriwimmer9847 It is said that nobody got the Musou Tensei in 2000 years of Hokuto history, which mean that he wasn't aware that Kenshiro Kasumi did it. The reason why is not said, is because Kenshiro Kasumi dies before teaching it, admitting that this is possible to teach it. It is not something technical. So maybe the carchters should be compared just from the point of view of the basic Kung Fu. And Ryuken beats Jukei just using the basic skill. Furthermore, in terms of pure Kung Fu, Toki is the TOP 1.
Maybe a serious Juza would enter in this list, that guy was unpredictable and kind of a joker. But the skills were all there. Even Roah and his horse paid a tribute to this crazy character.
I honestly wouldn't mind an anime series that focuses on the Nanto users. Seeing the sheer power of hokuto and it's variants really makes me want to see if Nanto can truly rival its "rival".
Very good pick, putting Hyo that far up there. People just watch him get absolutely creamed by Kenshiro, thinking hes weak, but his Anryū Tenha would have destroyed pretty much everybody else in the series.
1. Kenshiro MT and Post Kaioh / Hypothetical Toki healthy (his potential was so high than Ken and Raoh) 2. Raoh MT 3. Kaioh 4. Hyoh 5. Ryuuken 6. Juukei 7. Han 8. Falco 9. Toki ill 10. Souther Pre MT Raoh was said to be able to defeat all the three Rasho if he comes back to Shura island. Ken admitted Raoh was the strongest and could win, he lost because he saved Julia and not completed final MT form. I can't imagine if he got complete MT form.
The statement about raoh being able to beat all 3 rashos was a myth made up by Kaioh. kenshiro only said that because he is modest and rarely praises his power( he even said that kaioh would have won the second fight if he had been taught hokuto shinken by Ryuken)
its amazing how so many people didnt understood the meaning behind that final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh... Raoh could have beaten kenshiro, but his touki was weakened and kenshiro realized that by the end of the fight. The reason for that is that he used it to give a few more years to Yuria
@@Daimonasand in Manga also raoh doesn't want to win , its obvious that they explained to us more why raoh wanted to lose to Kenshiro, because he helped yuria too
@@maxdeen1298 Nah kenshiro won because he walked the truest path of the successor Raoh knew this regardless of Kenshiro having biased feelings for Raoh
@@brothersofwrath4785 nah the writers themselves showed us in manha and anime why raoh lose and definitely he didn't want to win or live , he could live after losing still he send himself to heaven. So yeah in manga , anime and other resources and Kenshiro admit it raoh > Kenshiro
A lot of people agree with you. I answer that in one of these comments. But basically Toki and a lot of season 1 characters are a victim of power-creeping. And Toki never got Musou Tensei
Overall the ranking makes sense to me, although I would have probably left out the guy from Fist of the Blue Sky and replaced him with healthy Toki, who may have challenged Raoh's 4th place, although I don't think he was ever close to the level of the top two generals (perhaps he might have eventually reached that level IF he had survived the illness and fighting in a weakened state, but at that point it would be pure speculation).
@@lewisaino Nah Souther because of childhood trauma and wanting their school to surpass Hokuto Shinken. Although, he probably is as mad as Jagi because Jukei _really_ fucked him up mentally something fierce. But because of that you really feel for how twisted he became.
That's a good list. It's difficult for HnK1 characters though because of the power creep. I would like to make a non-Hokuto list someday. Some of the favorites like Juza, Fudo, Souther, and other fighters could be featured.
This is not from the original anime. This scene is from the Legends of the Dark King series about Raoh. There is some controversy about what is considered Canon. But for this list I considered it Canon because they don't add any unreasonable feats but do provide some context to help with analysis.
I did a list some time ago with almost 100 characters from the show. My top Ten: 1. Kenshiro 2. Kaioh 3. Raoh 4. Toki 5. Souther 6. Hyoh 7. Falco 8. Han 9. Ryuken 10. Koryu (some say Koryu is better than Ryuken but most evidence points to Ryuken being better all that said I think they are virtually even).
I think 10 is Rei, 9 is Han, 8 is Falco, 7 is Shin, 6 is Toki, 5 is Souther, 4 is Hyoh, 3 is Roah, 2, is Kaioh, 1 is Kenshiro. Because of who is hyped up by Manga, Japanese Anime in general.
Han is stronger than Souther & Falco beyond doubt. Kenshiro skill only get better as the series go so there is no way Han was at the bottom of the list
@@johnhamill7358 lol. You got to be kidding. If we go with your logic, Han should rank lower than Rei since Rei was covered more often than Han both in anime or manga 🤣
@@metalbasher820 rei was a sidekick, that's it. Han played third fiddle to Hyoh, and Kaioh. Hyoh could beaten Ken, if he wasn't killed during their battle.
While i overall agree with the list, I slightly disagree with your analysis of Raoh. Raoh had used up all of his energy during the final strike, so by the timehe hit his seikatsku points, he was already out of steam. Thats why Ken doesn't dodge. He knew the punch didn't have any strength behind it. We'll never truly know Raoh's strength due to the fact that he gave some of his energy to Yuria. I still think that hes weaker than Ken and Kaioh but we'll never know for sure.
Come on raoh is number one he never lost a fight without knowing about king sother secrets he didn't lose to him and he never lost to kenshiro see the original he said him self ken about raoh gave his power to a girl he loves . No one is near raoh but one toki the second strongest man then way down kenshiro and the rest
I think Sauzer should be before Raoh, he should be the fourth or fifth,because even Raoh was afraid of faithing him! But one second where is Toki? I think 🤔 if he was not sick he should be in the third place after Huyo and Caioh
I believe that Raoh and Hyoh are the two closest ones on this list. We've seen from Kenshiro vs Kaioh that in the first encounter between Musou Tensei and Anryu Tenha, the latter wins. To your credit though, I think that if Raoh was alive during the events of the Shura arc that he probably would be stronger. But again, he'd lose the first battle because that's just the dynamics between Musou Tensei and Anryu Tenha.
@@samuelheaton3122 i agree but before we talk about technics and all, there are levels, we have to see the level of the fighter before debating anything. (and it's the databook, the most reliable source)
@DeeSmokez Tha Road Runner If you watch Kenshiro's first encounter with Kaioh, he tried to use Musou Tensei. Kaioh then used Anryu Tenha to mess with Kenshiro enough to spot him through Musou Tensei. Hyoh could do this exact same thing to Ken-Oh
@@samuelheaton3122 true i always felt like roah had better sprit control then toki or kenshiro. Plus Hyoh was eating kenshiros attacks to the point he was gonna use Muso tensei
This is from the 1986 movie. Isn't exactly canon but this scene is just too good. You can find it very easily online. I used Kissanime but I think it's also on RUclips.
How so? Do you think he's stronger than Hyoh and/or Kaioh? Had Raoh been alive at the time of HnK2 he may have been number 3. He was approximately equal to Kenshiro in HnK1. However, since then Kenshiro has fought and/or learned from Solia, Falco, Han, Kuroyasha, and even Kaioh. Yet, there was by no means a clear winner between him and Hyoh. Therefore, I think Hyoh is a stronger fighter overall, using Kenshiro as the measuring stick.
@@samuelheaton3122 Why wasn't Rei on the top ten? His ultimate technique would have killed Raoh if Raoh hadn't predicted what he was doing Edit: Also if he had fought Kenshiro like the Fang clan chieftain had wanted him to, it would have ended in a mutual death. Rei could have easily Mutual death'ed anyone on this list, except Raoh because Raoh predicted his strike. Also after Raoh learned Muso Tensei, he could have beaten anyone on this list, including Kenshiro. The only reason he didn't (and even Kenshiro admits it) was because he gave his fighting spirit to Yuria to extend her life.
@@HittingBedrock wrong. that was an anime filler in manga raoh struck yuria's pressure point thus prolonging her life. He never have his lifeforce to her
La mia top 10 prendendo in considerazione tutte le serie e svariati guerrieri al massimo della condizione. 1 Kenshiro/Kasumi (post stele) / Kenshin 2 Kaio/Zong Wu (post illuminazione) 3 Raul 4 Toki 5 Ryuken 6 Simeon 7 Hyo 8 Jukei
To be fair kenshiro didn't master Muso Tensei until he unlocked the seal of hokuto but he learned how to counter anryu tenha by spinning his sprit energy fast around himself
@@mcbdllc136 No, he mastered musou tensei against Raoh. It simply didn't work against Kaioh's anryu tenha because it warped space around Kenshiro. Only the Hokuto source could beat Kaioh.
I dunno... I think the three generals are seriously overrated. First of all, Han was a mosquito. He effectively lived on an island of constant fighting, and Kenshiro comes back after a five year honeymoon and beats him down. Hyoh was all over the place. Maybe as powerful as Raoh, but never really seemed in control of his stuff. And Kenshiro never really seemed to be into fighting him, once he met him. Kaioh was a complete loser. More like Jagi than Raoh. Used a crossbow on the pirate, and pretended that Kenshiro killed his sister to make Hyoh mad. Had a few party tricks, and a lake of goop where he got his lame-o energy. Kenshiro's mistake was trying to use a trick when he first met him (that invisible thing). Raoh would have simply beaten him down, and if Kaioh tried to use tricks, Raoh would have seen them, anticipated them, avoided them, learned them, and then beaten him some more. Raoh was afraid of Kenshiro because Kenshiro exhibited his sorrow and wore it on his sleeve, and, also, in his eyes. All Kaioh did was bury his pain and turn it into rage. Roah would have buried him. Maybe I am conflating "crappy character traits" with power levels... hell I probably am. Maybe I am just ticked because I nearly finished HnK2 now and since Kaioh's backstory is so awful and unsympathetic, it actually damages the sympathy that other characters like Souther and Yuda engendered (which is part of the genius of the series.) At least it increases my empathy for Raoh, because if his life's goal was to just go and beat the crap out of Kaioh, well then... sign me up for team Raoh. Dammit why did they even make HnK2? Is the manga any better? Coz the anime sucks.
Well, Han was there since Kenshiro left the island, so actually more than five years, but yet hnk2 is still worse. Hyou is all over the place, he was the most compassionate of the 3 generals, he can also use Anryu Hiha, but only a weak version, he’s definitely stronger than Han, and would be able to match up towards Kenshiro / Raoh, since Anryu Hiha counters musou tensei though, that is what would make him a bigger fight than most, Hyou never had as much compassion and pacifism as Kenshiro. Kenshiro said he would fight him even if he was his brother, so it’s likely Kenshiro held back. Kaioh is knda any average villain but more complicated, he’s similar, and I mean, basically the EXACT SAME as Souther’s story, with a character who has more attachment, he’s souther, but as if more hellbent on his goal.
@@jennimai6741 Thanks for the response! Sorry for not being clear on the Han thing... I meant that, despite Kenshiro's hard training and numerous battles, he had taken a break for the last 5 years. Yeah, Han was in UFC forever. :) Honestly the Hyou scenes, I kept skipping, or at least not paying attention. I wish they would have explained the whole "not killing brother" thing a bit better... is that some Japanese supreme bad luck thing? Because otherwise it was seriously not compelling at all. I think the thing about Kaioh was he was like that kid from The Tick who just kept calling himself 'evil.' Souther's backstory (I agree it's really similar) was just a hard-hitting surprise, and I was surprised how sympathetic I was with him... but for Kaioh... I was like, been there, done that. And what the hell was up with the "promise to Roah" thing? Such crap. We are supposed to believe Raoh congratulated Ken on his succession, and then said he had a bunch of stuff to do, and then HnK happened? Awful. BTW Kaioh was also an amateur because he "didn't know" when Lin would wake up from the Roofi-poke. Yeah well, Raoh would have been able to tell you down to the minute! ONLY redeeming part of the last couple of episodes was when freaking Bat showed up on Kokuyo. I dunno why but that was terrific. And then they played all the songs (some at the wrong time... dude don't play "Tough Boy" during heavy moments)... Just a mess. Luckily I am watching HnK again, and this misfire hasn't affected my enjoyment too much :) Thanks for reading!
@@jennimai6741 hopefully! haha yeah a lot to unpack in what I wrote I guess. Good news is, I was watching HnK and I'm just at Cassandra ("Raiga....Fuga..." (tears)) and honestly I've not thought about HnK2 at all. So, it works! :)
When you can punch a skyscraper and make it collapse, then continue walking through it as it lands on your head, only to split it in half with you dome, ..... by far, makes you the most ridiculous person in the Universe.
This list is wrong, why isn’t Toki on the list? He, Kenshiro, Raoh, and Kaioh are all Triple A characters. Putting them at the top. Ryuken was as well even in old age.
I did not look at any guidebooks while putting together this list. It is based off of the manga and anime. Clearly Yuria couldn't beat any of these people in a fight even with Rihaku. But as far as Toki goes, I think I explained my decision to leave him out somewhere else in the comments. But basically he's a match for pre-musou-tensei Raoh which I don't think would make the list. Perhaps the #10 spot.
I wonder, but in the anime when Toki believes that he beat Souther. Toki for some reason knew his secret until Kenshiro tells Toki to back off because he didn’t need his help. But let’s say Souther did beat Kenshiro. Do you think Toki would of been able to beat Souther right then and there at the pyramid that Souther had those kids constructing?
Shin would not be considered within the top 10 according to Buronson's Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden article in which the Highest Ranking Fighters would go accordingly: 1. Toki (hypothetically without Illness) 2. Kenshiro/Ryuken (Young) 3. Raoh 4. Kaioh 5. Ryuuken (Old) 6. Hyoh 7.Falco 8.Souther 9. Han 10. Koryu *Young Koryu hypothetically could've be stronger than a Healthy Toki but is largely a variable since his strength throughout the battle with Raoh was withered away from not using his fist*
Kaioh is way stronger than Raoh, young ryuken has never shown any feats besides beating junkei. Falco is super overrated, he could not win against han or thouzer.
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"Raoh, Toki and Kenshiro are considered the greatest hokuto shinken warrior"
*Sad Jagi noises*
jagi should have practiced hokuto ryuken
@@brothersofwrath4785 He would've surely been a prodigy of Hokuto Ryuken, then again, that's probably an overestimation...
@@im_outtahere hokuto ryuken is a fist of malice and evil
jagi=pure evil
do the evil math
@@brothersofwrath4785 Jagi would be so powerful, he would accidentally make himself explode.
@@im_outtahere 🤣
Toki was the strongest before he got sick.
He was the only person I recall to defeat people without even striking them.
Plus even with being "nice", his kills are to me some of the most disturbing in the series.
@@vermyfox8450 yep. Making people laugh before they eventually die! 😂
Very true. But in the end it was always going to be about Kenshiro.
Yes, Toki should definitely be on this list.
True
Toki was considered the strongest, most skilled, and compassionate of the brothers before he contracted his cancer. Even then he routinely owned some of the most powerful warriors in the land. Toki for # 1.
Is a destiny his get sick else too powerful for kenshiro
healthy Toki wasnt more powerful than Raoh... yet. But he would most definitely become, his rate of improving was faster than even Kenshiro's
If Toki was the most powerful then why didn’t he achieve the Muso Tensei?
@@excripto1 Because part of learning Muso Tensei was to know the absolute sadness caused by the loss of truest love. For Kenshiro, this was the loss of Juria.
By the end of the series Kenshiro is defenitely more powerful, respect to Toki but Kenshiro deserves his #1 spot
According to the official rankings.
1 - Kenshiro. AAA level. 14/15 in skills , power and speed.
2 - Kaioh. AAA level. 14/15
3 - Toki. AAA level. 14/15
4 - Raoh. AAA level. 14/15
5 - Ryuken. AAA level. 14/15
6 - Hyoh. AA level. 14/15
7 - Souther. AA level. 14/15
8 - Falco. AA level. 13/15
9 - Han. AA level. 13/15
10 - Jukei AA level. 13/15
Falco would never Lay a finger on han.
@@Metalgearfox2000
considering in manga solia the purple forced kenshiro to draw muso tensei and deatomize his left fist yet Falco>solia(as he states himself)
@@Metalgearfox2000 I mean if we could consider the techniques they can use, Falco could quite literally shroud his body which heat preventing han from touching his body.
That sounds about right but i would put Han 7th and souther 10th
Jagi is not even on the list hoolllyyy helll..
Honorable Mention: Healthy Toki - Toki could at the very least go toe to toe with Hyoh were he not sick. He had what it took to handle Raoh on technique, just with his diminished strength he couldn't deal powerful enough blows to inflict pressure point damage on his brother. In his prime he'd be able to take on Hyoh although I think the fight would be fairly even.
Healthy Toki would tool anybody in the series no problem lol.
Toki is one of the hardest ones to rank because he is really hyped up and is so lovable as a character. The problem is that every argument I hear for why Toki is one of the strongest starts with "IF". I will agree that IF Toki wasn't sick he COULD have gone on to beat Raoh, Hyoh, etc. However, Toki IS sick, and IS in fact beaten by pre-MT Raoh. For that reason, I couldn't see him being anywhere better than 9 or 10.
That being said, I do 100% regret not at least mentioning Toki because a lot of people agree that he is top-tier and for good reasons.
I hope you liked the video regardless though and thanks for your point about the technique.
If Toki was the most powerful then why didn’t he achieve the Muso Tensei?
@@excripto1 it requires true sorrow to achieve, raoh got it after learning yuria had fallen ill to what was killing toki. Toki was at peace with his fate and ill too
@@daedelous7094 Oh ok. Another question does the Anryu Tenha negate the Muso Tensei?
When Raoh realized that pressure point techniques didn't work on Souther he could have just used brute force attacks like Honsho onretsu to defeat him.
i believe he needs pressure points on remotely strong foes
when you realize that souther is a living uno reverse card
Souther is still a AA fighter stat wise. I think Raoh, Ken, and Toki would all eventually lose to Souther if they didn't figure out his secret and couldn't just overpower him with raw damage. North Star practitioners don't specialize in external damage like South Star practitioners after all.
Souther is AA and Raoh is AAA however if Raoh couldn't know his secret then he would lose.
Raoh would not lose against souther , hokuto no ken have a better techniques like tenha nko mai , hokuto go shu ha , hokuto kenshoha all that will hurt him so bad
A lot of people say Toki would be stronger than Kenshiro if he wasn't sick, but I doubt he would have learned Muso Tensei, which is an ability that makes Kenshiro ridiculously powerful.
I absolutely love Hnk and Hnk 2.
Actually I think he would’ve learned it way faster than ken Bc doesn’t it involve having loads of compassion and love towards the people that have died in your life. Hence why it was so hard for Raoh to learn it. Toki was a very loving compassionate person. He definitely should’ve and would’ve learned it earlier if he was in kens position and in his prime
@@adriellopez7560 one needs to experience pain and loss to gain it
Everyone worships prime toki but he never even is shown fighting
If Toki is considered to be the most powerful then how come he did not achieve the Muso Tensei?
You sir earned a sub. Since this is the only vid that I searched unlike the the other top 10 strongest hokuto without any explaination aside from putting pics and names with a number ranking. But you sir are pretty accurate to the list for the Hokuto no ken.
Thank you so much for the comment! I had that same frustration when I searched and that's how I decided to make my own.
I made this video after reading the manga but I've since watched the entire show and I think the list holds. However, I think KenOh may beat Hyoh because at the time I didn't remember how Kenshiro had said that Raoh had used some of his chi to revive Yuria and that he may have lost otherwise.
Kenshiro didn't want to fight Shin thats why he lost in the first place
Yep they were still friends in his mind during that match while Shin was being a narcissist taking advantage of Ken's emotions
Kenshiro wasn't as serious during the first fight that's true, but Kenshiro *was* weaker then too.
@@Priceluked shin did not berate kenshiro being phyisically weak but in heart
@@brothersofwrath4785 Yeah that's true the main thing holding him back was his desire to not fight Shin but Kenshiro was definitely weaker before the start of the manga. Kenshiro grew in strength to the point where he could match and defeat Raoh which he definitely would not have been able to do at the time Shin inflicted his scars.
Although in their second fight, Shin was already defeated in his mind due to the loss of Yuria. Of course, by that time, Kenshiro had already surpassed him, but in their first meeting I believe they could have been quite close even if Kenshiro had been more into the fight.
Remember when shaki was carrying unconscious body in the sewers and kaioh tried to stop but his own battling aura was so powerful that kaioh had to flee the sewers and his evil aura tried to hide inside his armour and that was happening when Ken was still unconscious and also in the end he still fought with him without the aura but with his skills.
toushin aura aka aura of the god of battle is what kenshiro and hyoh conjured during their fight
Great Video! Hope to see more FotNS related content in the future.
Power Ranking 🤜★🤜 1.Kenshiro
2. Kaioh
3. Raoh
4. Leopard
5. Crested ibis
6. Han
7. Falco
8. Southern
9. Juza
10. Ray
11. Immobility
12. Shu
13. Shin
14. Orca
15. Soria
Dude, as much as I love all the marks for Hokuto (this is because I'm one to). If we're taking about them in there prime, then there can be only one , and that one would be Toki.
Kenshiro is basically a demigod at the end of the series.
Wow the production value of this was awesome! I hope you do more videos like this. You definitely deserve more subscribers. Cheers
Falco in his prime with his leg in one piece, and in the right mindset (like without being mentally pre-occupied with his Queen's safety under threat of Jakoh) is a BEAST among all these beasts..!
Celestial empress is the source of his strength
@@brothersofwrath4785 Because that empress is the driving power behind all the Celestial/Star Warriors. Hokuto, Nanto, Gento, all the styles we saw , they all were supposed to be in service of the Celestial Emperor. But the nuclear catastrophe threw away most of the bonds of loyalty and service away
@@JoeInTheElement I mean gento koken depends on who sits on the Imperial throne. If someone compassionate like Rin or Rui sit then it is at its most formidable. If a rat Like Jakoh sits on it,then it is not at its best
Kenshiro, Kaioh, Raoh, Hyoh, Toki, Ryuken, Jukei, Han, Falco, Souther.
koryu
@@brothersofwrath4785 I’ve considered him, but he gave up on practicing hokuto shinken for many years after he and Ryuken fought. I don’t see him at an old age beating anyone on the list. I put him in the same category as Rihaku.
@@mickymickymike4105 koryu is AA tier and his kamikaze technique could have killed Raoh
rihaku is D tier
did you just thumb up your own comment?
@@brothersofwrath4785 I’m not looking for an argument. It’s fiction, sir or mam lol. If Rihaku is d tier, okay no problem. Just in the anime his skills seemed on par with Koryu. So what if I thumbs up my comment? I don’t get paid money or you’re not losing money over it so who cares. I have my own reasons.
@@mickymickymike4105 thumbing up your own comment shows your immaturity
Kenshiro: ATATATATATATATA
Souther: *lives*
Kenshiro: ???
Souther: " You know I'm something of a scientist myself "
dextrocardia
Honorable mentions:
-Shachi
-Rei
-Toki
-Juza
-Fudo
Sensational Video! If you took the Old Sensai out of the picture Kenshiro certainly can best them all. However, the wisdom,experience,purity,and absorption of energy the old man has acquired would eliminate Kenshiro effortlessly.
I hear you. Ryuken was the most difficult to rank. But Koryu, said to be his equal, was handled easily by pre-musou-tensei Raoh. Also by his own admission he had never mastered musou Tensei himself. Though his 7star heart point technique seems to do something similar. Only reason he is behind Souther is because Souther is perfectly designed to counter Hokuto Shinken.
Rei beats everyone because of his epic mullet and strobe effects. obv
SHAO
Toki in his prime is the best.
Love video man, can u do a Nanto ranking video next? (btw I'm a big hokuto No Ken fan I have a tattoo of Rei & Kenshiro on my back doing the infamous dragon vs tiger pose, still gotta get the rest complete tho going to put Toki & Raoh on my lower back next)
Is fist of the blue sky worth reading? How does it compare to fist of the north star?
Personally and honestly, I didn't like it too much. I think it definitely got better as it went on but it takes too long. Kenshiro Kasumi basically starts out stronger than anyone else in the series and never loses. He has even less character development than FotNS Kenshiro. That being said, there are some very funny and goofy moments. I also enjoyed learning more lore and the climax is pretty epic.
Be aware that the Regenesis show is an original story.
Some chapters are worth, also if you want to know origin of hokuto.
@@aditghifari5039 Ive read it and pretty much feel the same way as Samuel
it is good and the fights are fun
Toki should have been either number 1 or number 2 for the simple fact prime was said in the beginning of the video. Toki before he got sick was the successor to hokuto shinken, roah even said during his fight with sick toki that toki wouldn't have been sick he would not be able to beat him. Furthermore he knew thouser's secret before kenshiro did and if kenshiro would have failed killing thouser he would have done it himself, and this is sick Toki were talking about not the healthy one. So toki in his prime didnt get sick he would just got stronger and stronger and I do believe he would have mastered musou tensai with ease. Simply put your list is incorrect.
Toki was in his prime long before the story begins. If you project him out as if he never got sick then you're probably right about him being very near the top after achieving musou tensei and going on to defeat Kaioh some day. However, this is not the case. In his prime, he was roughly equal to Raoh at a time when Raoh didn't even have musou tensei or any of the events of "Legends of the Dark King" or the main series that made him #3 on my list (no aura, no musou tensei, no hunting down dozens of renowned martial artists, etc.).
On the other hand, you do make a very good point about Souther. In a one-on-one battle Toki would likely win. But that's because he somehow already knew about Souther's body (which probably happened from a previous encounter that we never get to see). But against any of the other Hokuto users on this list (anyone but Falco), Souther has a much better shot than Toki because of the mystery of his body combined with how underhanded and mischievous he's willing to be.
Very True there are a alot of ifs but you said yourself ryukin produced the strongest practitioners of hokuto shinken so why is kenshiro kenshiro kasumi on this list? By your own logic of toki's prime being before the story fist of the northstar story then kasumi shouldn't even on this list at all, because his story takes place before fist of the north star even happened hence the name fist of the blue sky which is not fist of the north star. But since kasumi is on the list then toki should be too because he was the successor of hokuto shinken before kenshiro. Nice debate so far.
@@coriwimmer9847 Very fair point about what I said about Ryulen training the best then turning around and putting Kasumi so high on the list. That was something I should have addressed better.
It's difficult to rank Blue Sky characters since there aren't really common characters besides Ryuken and Jukei as kids. But Kenshiro Kasumi is where he is on the list for one important reason: Musou Tensei.
@@samuelheaton3122 I understand that. But musou tensai shouldn't be a factor in putting a character that's not in fist of the north star, and as I said earlier if kasumi is on this list so should toki. And ryuken produced the 3 strongest on practitioners of hokuto shinken then that means toki, roah, and kenshiro are all stronger than kasumi. There should be no way that kasumi's opponents from fist of the blue sky were even at the same level of fist of the north star opponents, because toki, roah, kenshiro, were the strongest users to ever exist and even roah would have issues fighting thouser but sick toki could more than likely kill thouser, so therefore prime toki without sickness the true successor to hokuto shinken which meant in the beginning he was the strongest, and should be on this list and he would stronger than ryuken and kasumi atleast.
@@coriwimmer9847 It is said that nobody got the Musou Tensei in 2000 years of Hokuto history, which mean that he wasn't aware that Kenshiro Kasumi did it.
The reason why is not said, is because Kenshiro Kasumi dies before teaching it, admitting that this is possible to teach it. It is not something technical.
So maybe the carchters should be compared just from the point of view of the basic Kung Fu.
And Ryuken beats Jukei just using the basic skill.
Furthermore, in terms of pure Kung Fu, Toki is the TOP 1.
Great list! Hope this series gets more attention as it hits its 40th anniversary
Han was honestly my favorite Rasho over Hyoh and Kaioh.
He was pretty cool, good techniques and didnt Even used the matoki at high lvl.
@@Metalgearfox2000 He didn't use matoki because he wasn't very evil
@@Priceluked He could probably use it a little bit because poison had no effect on him. But he never fell into "Makai".
A like the explanations you give for your list.
Can you do top 20 to 10 warriors from fist of the north star ?
Maybe a serious Juza would enter in this list, that guy was unpredictable and kind of a joker. But the skills were all there. Even Roah and his horse paid a tribute to this crazy character.
VERY WELL DONE YOUNG PADAWAN❤️👍
I honestly wouldn't mind an anime series that focuses on the Nanto users. Seeing the sheer power of hokuto and it's variants really makes me want to see if Nanto can truly rival its "rival".
nanto gets shafted very hard as the manga progresses
@@brothersofwrath4785 let's hope we see a future magna or anime about it
Souther is the best stronger and powerful. his caracter killing me!!!specialy when he said that "pain comes from love"
The Hokuto has gained your respect thanks for the content 😎
Toki is one of the strongest of em all.
I really enjoyed your breakdown 🙂
I didn’t get far enough in the story to even see most of these characters but they sure sound tough.
Most underestimated is Thouzer but some would disagree giving his vital point switch.
True and Thouzer > Han stated in Hokuto no Ken Kyuukyoku Kaisetsusho: Sekimatsu Haou Retsuden
@@bishererst6011if Han did not know about dextrocardia
Very good pick, putting Hyo that far up there. People just watch him get absolutely creamed by Kenshiro, thinking hes weak, but his Anryū Tenha would have destroyed pretty much everybody else in the series.
Jagi is the strongest. His foot just slipped
2:15 with auto subtitles. Master of hotel chicken! When using subtitles pays off.
1. Kenshiro MT and Post Kaioh / Hypothetical Toki healthy (his potential was so high than Ken and Raoh)
2. Raoh MT
3. Kaioh
4. Hyoh
5. Ryuuken
6. Juukei
7. Han
8. Falco
9. Toki ill
10. Souther
Pre MT Raoh was said to be able to defeat all the three Rasho if he comes back to Shura island. Ken admitted Raoh was the strongest and could win, he lost because he saved Julia and not completed final MT form. I can't imagine if he got complete MT form.
The statement about raoh being able to beat all 3 rashos was a myth made up by Kaioh. kenshiro only said that because he is modest and rarely praises his power( he even said that kaioh would have won the second fight if he had been taught hokuto shinken by Ryuken)
Best anime ever!
its amazing how so many people didnt understood the meaning behind that final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh... Raoh could have beaten kenshiro, but his touki was weakened and kenshiro realized that by the end of the fight. The reason for that is that he used it to give a few more years to Yuria
Wrong, that only happened in the anime
@@Daimonasand in Manga also raoh doesn't want to win , its obvious that they explained to us more why raoh wanted to lose to Kenshiro, because he helped yuria too
@@maxdeen1298
Nah kenshiro won because he walked the truest path of the successor
Raoh knew this regardless of Kenshiro having biased feelings for Raoh
@@brothersofwrath4785 nah the writers themselves showed us in manha and anime why raoh lose and definitely he didn't want to win or live , he could live after losing still he send himself to heaven. So yeah in manga , anime and other resources and Kenshiro admit it raoh > Kenshiro
@@maxdeen1298 stay in your Bubble of self-satisfactory
Good video, but I'm surprised that Toki didn't make the cut.
A lot of people agree with you. I answer that in one of these comments. But basically Toki and a lot of season 1 characters are a victim of power-creeping. And Toki never got Musou Tensei
I really want to get into this series but I'm having a hard time finding the Manga
Great video man.
Overall the ranking makes sense to me, although I would have probably left out the guy from Fist of the Blue Sky and replaced him with healthy Toki, who may have challenged Raoh's 4th place, although I don't think he was ever close to the level of the top two generals (perhaps he might have eventually reached that level IF he had survived the illness and fighting in a weakened state, but at that point it would be pure speculation).
Also, Toki....
@Egg T Yup.
good one but.. none for the nanto , or the goshasei? why no Juza from the clouds :p
Raoh >>>>>>>>>>>> Others
Toki
I read the mangas 100 years ago. Am I mistaken recalling Kaioh saying Raoh was the strongest between the two?
kaioh said that raoh was a weakling coz he was beaten by his own benevolence
If kaioh used dark gem heaven destruction and anryu tenha raoh would be screwed
Kaioh is Raoh's power and Jagi's mindser.
@@lewisaino Nah Souther because of childhood trauma and wanting their school to surpass Hokuto Shinken. Although, he probably is as mad as Jagi because Jukei _really_ fucked him up mentally something fierce. But because of that you really feel for how twisted he became.
I'll tell you: 1 Kenshiro, 2 Raoh, 3 Kaioh, 4 Toki, 5 Hyoh, 6 Falcow, 7 Hun, 8 Juza, 9 Shohter
That's a good list. It's difficult for HnK1 characters though because of the power creep. I would like to make a non-Hokuto list someday. Some of the favorites like Juza, Fudo, Souther, and other fighters could be featured.
I've always wondered how strong toki would have become if he didn't get sick
ryuken : comes 10th place
jukei: is my friend a JokE tO yOu ???
It's preposterous that Amoeba isn't here! For he is a genius!
I wasn't sure of Hyoh being stronger than Raoh, but you gave good arguments
3:12 I remembered the anime differently ..
This is not from the original anime. This scene is from the Legends of the Dark King series about Raoh.
There is some controversy about what is considered Canon. But for this list I considered it Canon because they don't add any unreasonable feats but do provide some context to help with analysis.
I did a list some time ago with almost 100 characters from the show. My top Ten: 1. Kenshiro 2. Kaioh 3. Raoh 4. Toki 5. Souther 6. Hyoh 7. Falco 8. Han 9. Ryuken 10. Koryu (some say Koryu is better than Ryuken but most evidence points to Ryuken being better all that said I think they are virtually even).
Han is stronger than falco though.
@@Metalgearfox2000 Maybe, but I'm counting them at their absolute best, Falco with two legs, Toki pre sickness
I think 10 is Rei, 9 is Han, 8 is Falco, 7 is Shin, 6 is Toki, 5 is Souther, 4 is Hyoh, 3 is Roah, 2, is Kaioh, 1 is Kenshiro. Because of who is hyped up by Manga, Japanese Anime in general.
2 is kaioh*
Han is stronger than Souther & Falco beyond doubt. Kenshiro skill only get better as the series go so there is no way Han was at the bottom of the list
@@metalbasher820 Han is not talked about much in the series, so he is unimportant/not powerful!!
@@johnhamill7358 lol. You got to be kidding. If we go with your logic, Han should rank lower than Rei since Rei was covered more often than Han both in anime or manga 🤣
@@metalbasher820 rei was a sidekick, that's it. Han played third fiddle to Hyoh, and Kaioh. Hyoh could beaten Ken, if he wasn't killed during their battle.
If we are comparing characters while in their Prime, Toki should for sure be on the list.
Fantastic video and list.
Jagi is the strongest
lol no
@@HittingBedrock he is sarcastic
Lmao
@@brothersofwrath4785 ik
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While i overall agree with the list, I slightly disagree with your analysis of Raoh. Raoh had used up all of his energy during the final strike, so by the timehe hit his seikatsku points, he was already out of steam. Thats why Ken doesn't dodge. He knew the punch didn't have any strength behind it. We'll never truly know Raoh's strength due to the fact that he gave some of his energy to Yuria. I still think that hes weaker than Ken and Kaioh but we'll never know for sure.
No that was an anime only statement
1-Raoh
2-toki
3-kasumi kenshiro and kenshiro
4- no one
5-no one
6-the rest
Kenshiro is the strongest at the end of manga
Toki MUST be at least at the top 5 in his prime
if kaioh is the devil, Toki is the angel
jesus
@@brothersofwrath4785 yeah he's NUCLEAR BUDDHA KRISHNA MOHAMMED CHRIST
Should do a top villains list.
Come on raoh is number one he never lost a fight without knowing about king sother secrets he didn't lose to him and he never lost to kenshiro see the original he said him self ken about raoh gave his power to a girl he loves .
No one is near raoh but one toki the second strongest man then way down kenshiro and the rest
Thumbed up your own comment
I think Sauzer should be before Raoh, he should be the fourth or fifth,because even Raoh was afraid of faithing him!
But one second where is Toki? I think 🤔 if he was not sick he should be in the third place after Huyo and Caioh
I'm a Souther fan too but Kenshiro beat him pre-musou-tensei. Toki would be higher if he wasn't sick but sadly he is sick.
thanks for the video
It’s a very good list.
in the databook hyoh level's is AA so he's not stronger than raoh ( levels AAA )
I believe that Raoh and Hyoh are the two closest ones on this list. We've seen from Kenshiro vs Kaioh that in the first encounter between Musou Tensei and Anryu Tenha, the latter wins.
To your credit though, I think that if Raoh was alive during the events of the Shura arc that he probably would be stronger. But again, he'd lose the first battle because that's just the dynamics between Musou Tensei and Anryu Tenha.
@@samuelheaton3122 i agree but before we talk about technics and all, there are levels, we have to see the level of the fighter before debating anything. (and it's the databook, the most reliable source)
@DeeSmokez Tha Road Runner
If you watch Kenshiro's first encounter with Kaioh, he tried to use Musou Tensei. Kaioh then used Anryu Tenha to mess with Kenshiro enough to spot him through Musou Tensei. Hyoh could do this exact same thing to Ken-Oh
@@samuelheaton3122 true i always felt like roah had better sprit control then toki or kenshiro. Plus Hyoh was eating kenshiros attacks to the point he was gonna use Muso tensei
15:51 basically what eps is dis
This is from the 1986 movie. Isn't exactly canon but this scene is just too good.
You can find it very easily online. I used Kissanime but I think it's also on RUclips.
@@samuelheaton3122 wait is it deleted scene or sumthin-
What exactly Toki all of there talking? He have 2 versions.....Great prodigy and Fist of the strenght. Who is prime? And who the best of them?
The old man, his son, Toki, Shin, Raoh and Rei was somewhat so realistic to
to me
Juuza of the Cloud, didnt need to train, never had too. Was just an uber talented freak that could stand against HnK artists
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Matchups do not always equate to this guy beat this guy so he beats that guy, putting Raoh in 4 contradicts the cannon.
How so? Do you think he's stronger than Hyoh and/or Kaioh?
Had Raoh been alive at the time of HnK2 he may have been number 3. He was approximately equal to Kenshiro in HnK1. However, since then Kenshiro has fought and/or learned from Solia, Falco, Han, Kuroyasha, and even Kaioh. Yet, there was by no means a clear winner between him and Hyoh. Therefore, I think Hyoh is a stronger fighter overall, using Kenshiro as the measuring stick.
@@samuelheaton3122 Why wasn't Rei on the top ten? His ultimate technique would have killed Raoh if Raoh hadn't predicted what he was doing
Edit: Also if he had fought Kenshiro like the Fang clan chieftain had wanted him to, it would have ended in a mutual death. Rei could have easily Mutual death'ed anyone on this list, except Raoh because Raoh predicted his strike. Also after Raoh learned Muso Tensei, he could have beaten anyone on this list, including Kenshiro. The only reason he didn't (and even Kenshiro admits it) was because he gave his fighting spirit to Yuria to extend her life.
@@HittingBedrock wrong.
that was an anime filler
in manga raoh struck yuria's pressure point thus prolonging her life. He never have his lifeforce to her
@@brothersofwrath4785 I Thought, Yuria Died, After Commiting Suicide From Shin's Atrocities.
@@ZatohRondohoon3227 read the manga
La mia top 10 prendendo in considerazione tutte le serie e svariati guerrieri al massimo della condizione.
1 Kenshiro/Kasumi (post stele) / Kenshin
2 Kaio/Zong Wu (post illuminazione)
3 Raul
4 Toki
5 Ryuken
6 Simeon
7 Hyo
8 Jukei
Wait so Kaioh countered musou tensei? I thought it was invincible
He countered it with his evil chi. Goes to show how strong that man is.
@Egg T?
(if you go with composite it pretty much is because of the gag Hokuto No Ken anime / manga)
To be fair kenshiro didn't master Muso Tensei until he unlocked the seal of hokuto but he learned how to counter anryu tenha by spinning his sprit energy fast around himself
@@mcbdllc136 No, he mastered musou tensei against Raoh. It simply didn't work against Kaioh's anryu tenha because it warped space around Kenshiro. Only the Hokuto source could beat Kaioh.
I dunno... I think the three generals are seriously overrated. First of all, Han was a mosquito. He effectively lived on an island of constant fighting, and Kenshiro comes back after a five year honeymoon and beats him down.
Hyoh was all over the place. Maybe as powerful as Raoh, but never really seemed in control of his stuff. And Kenshiro never really seemed to be into fighting him, once he met him.
Kaioh was a complete loser. More like Jagi than Raoh. Used a crossbow on the pirate, and pretended that Kenshiro killed his sister to make Hyoh mad. Had a few party tricks, and a lake of goop where he got his lame-o energy. Kenshiro's mistake was trying to use a trick when he first met him (that invisible thing). Raoh would have simply beaten him down, and if Kaioh tried to use tricks, Raoh would have seen them, anticipated them, avoided them, learned them, and then beaten him some more. Raoh was afraid of Kenshiro because Kenshiro exhibited his sorrow and wore it on his sleeve, and, also, in his eyes. All Kaioh did was bury his pain and turn it into rage. Roah would have buried him.
Maybe I am conflating "crappy character traits" with power levels... hell I probably am.
Maybe I am just ticked because I nearly finished HnK2 now and since Kaioh's backstory is so awful and unsympathetic, it actually damages the sympathy that other characters like Souther and Yuda engendered (which is part of the genius of the series.) At least it increases my empathy for Raoh, because if his life's goal was to just go and beat the crap out of Kaioh, well then... sign me up for team Raoh. Dammit why did they even make HnK2? Is the manga any better? Coz the anime sucks.
Well, Han was there since Kenshiro left the island, so actually more than five years, but yet hnk2 is still worse.
Hyou is all over the place, he was the most compassionate of the 3 generals, he can also use Anryu Hiha, but only a weak version, he’s definitely stronger than Han, and would be able to match up towards Kenshiro / Raoh, since Anryu Hiha counters musou tensei though, that is what would make him a bigger fight than most, Hyou never had as much compassion and pacifism as Kenshiro. Kenshiro said he would fight him even if he was his brother, so it’s likely Kenshiro held back.
Kaioh is knda any average villain but more complicated, he’s similar, and I mean, basically the EXACT SAME as Souther’s story, with a character who has more attachment, he’s souther, but as if more hellbent on his goal.
@@jennimai6741 Thanks for the response!
Sorry for not being clear on the Han thing... I meant that, despite Kenshiro's hard training and numerous battles, he had taken a break for the last 5 years. Yeah, Han was in UFC forever. :)
Honestly the Hyou scenes, I kept skipping, or at least not paying attention. I wish they would have explained the whole "not killing brother" thing a bit better... is that some Japanese supreme bad luck thing? Because otherwise it was seriously not compelling at all.
I think the thing about Kaioh was he was like that kid from The Tick who just kept calling himself 'evil.' Souther's backstory (I agree it's really similar) was just a hard-hitting surprise, and I was surprised how sympathetic I was with him... but for Kaioh... I was like, been there, done that.
And what the hell was up with the "promise to Roah" thing? Such crap. We are supposed to believe Raoh congratulated Ken on his succession, and then said he had a bunch of stuff to do, and then HnK happened? Awful.
BTW Kaioh was also an amateur because he "didn't know" when Lin would wake up from the Roofi-poke. Yeah well, Raoh would have been able to tell you down to the minute!
ONLY redeeming part of the last couple of episodes was when freaking Bat showed up on Kokuyo. I dunno why but that was terrific. And then they played all the songs (some at the wrong time... dude don't play "Tough Boy" during heavy moments)...
Just a mess. Luckily I am watching HnK again, and this misfire hasn't affected my enjoyment too much :) Thanks for reading!
@@splatbubble Well, only hope a remade story can come out haa
@@jennimai6741 hopefully! haha yeah a lot to unpack in what I wrote I guess.
Good news is, I was watching HnK and I'm just at Cassandra ("Raiga....Fuga..." (tears)) and honestly I've not thought about HnK2 at all.
So, it works! :)
@@splatbubble Honestly, I doubt that Han actually fought anybody, 5 years he probably just murdered and bullied his attempted assassinators
Roah should be one Ken had plot to help him
Toki missing from the list. Not sure Souther cuts it. Juza would have been a cool honorable mention
Kenshiro is a anime God got off the table and it blew up was a dead giveaway that he was a god
When you can punch a skyscraper and make it collapse, then continue walking through it as it lands on your head, only to split it in half with you dome, ..... by far, makes you the most ridiculous person in the Universe.
Shu crumbled holy emperor cross mausoleum while dead
I will learn English only for understand this video
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This list is wrong, why isn’t Toki on the list? He, Kenshiro, Raoh, and Kaioh are all Triple A characters. Putting them at the top. Ryuken was as well even in old age.
I did not look at any guidebooks while putting together this list. It is based off of the manga and anime. Clearly Yuria couldn't beat any of these people in a fight even with Rihaku. But as far as Toki goes, I think I explained my decision to leave him out somewhere else in the comments. But basically he's a match for pre-musou-tensei Raoh which I don't think would make the list. Perhaps the #10 spot.
@@samuelheaton3122 It's still wrong.
I wonder, but in the anime when Toki believes that he beat Souther. Toki for some reason knew his secret until Kenshiro tells Toki to back off because he didn’t need his help. But let’s say Souther did beat Kenshiro. Do you think Toki would of been able to beat Souther right then and there at the pyramid that Souther had those kids constructing?
@@24nickrodriguez don't watch the anime
read the manga
@@brothersofwrath4785 I want to but it seems hard finding the manga in English
Greatest Manga ever
15:42 where's the middle one of the second row from?
You're kidding me right? Raoh in 4th place?
Here's the top strongest 3 in Hokuto No Ken:
3- Toki
2- Kenshiro
1- Raoh
Shin would not be considered within the top 10 according to Buronson's Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden article in which the Highest Ranking Fighters would go accordingly:
1. Toki (hypothetically without Illness)
2. Kenshiro/Ryuken (Young)
3. Raoh
4. Kaioh
5. Ryuuken (Old)
6. Hyoh
7.Falco
8.Souther
9. Han
10. Koryu
*Young Koryu hypothetically could've be stronger than a Healthy Toki but is largely a variable since his strength throughout the battle with Raoh was withered away from not using his fist*
Kaioh is way stronger than Raoh, young ryuken has never shown any feats besides beating junkei. Falco is super overrated, he could not win against han or thouzer.
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Koryu might've had a more power fist (similar to Raoh's style) but that doesnt mean he was better skilled than Ryuken.
he won nofap
Hyoh above Raoh ?????? Nah you wildin fam there's no way !
What about toki
everybody likes jukei
jukei=clint eastwood
Souther phoenix arizona can kill Ken in thier 1st meet
I believe that Souther is above Han and Falco.
You think so? I'd love to put him higher but I just don't think any HnK1 characters are going to cut it because of the power creep.