CHARACTER PROFILE
Kenshiro
- Primary work
- Stone Ocean
Kenshiro (ケンシロウ, Kenshirō) is the protagonist of the Fist of the North Star series, created by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. He is the 64th successor of the deadly martial art Hokuto Shinken, which he uses to protect the weak and oppose those who seek to dominate a post-apocalyptic world.
Kenshiro is also a fictional character within the universe of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Although he does not appear physically, Kenshiro is mentioned in the " Bohemian Rhapsody " story arc of the sixth part of the series, Stone Ocean. Hirohiko Araki has also drawn Kenshiro in a special 2007 issue of Weekly Comic Bunch and for Fist of the North Star 's 40th anniversary original art exhibition.
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Original image ↗ · Archived image ↗01Basic information
- Japanese Name
- ケンシロウ↗
- Romanized Name
- Kenshirō↗
- Gender
- Male↗
- Height
- 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)↗
- Weight
- 100 kg (220 lb)↗
- Manga Debut
- FotNS: Chapter 1 | JJBA: SO Chapter 107 (Mentioned) Mentioned only↗
- Anime Debut
- FotNS: Episode 1 | JJBA: SO Episode 26 (Mentioned) Mentioned only↗
- Game Debut
- FotNS -related Media: | Violence Gekiga Adventure | JJBA -related Media: | Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden↗
02Appearance
Kenshiro is a man with an extremely muscular build standing at a tall height of 185 cm (6 ft 1 in). He has fairly short, dark, and unkempt spiky hair, accompanied by short, wide eyes framed by thick eyebrows. His most recognizable feature is seven circular-shaped scars on his chest in the shape of the Big Dipper, as featured prominently in Araki's second drawing of him.↗↗
He often wears a blue jacket-like shirt with a red undershirt, or no undershirt at all exposing his chest, with metallic shoulder pads and a leather wristband on his right arm and bandages on his left arm. He also wears pants of similar coloring and a belt and boots.↗
03Story
SPOILERS
Background
In Fist of the North Star, Kenshiro was originally an orphan from the Land of Asuras in the Republic of China and a descendant of the Hokuto Soke bloodline. He was sent to Japan by a former master named Jukei and was eventually taken in by Ryuken, the 63rd master of Hokuto Shinken. Ryuken named him after his older brother Kenshiro Kasumi, since they shared the same Big Dipper-shaped birthmark on their heads. He trained him alongside his other adoptive sons, Jagi, Toki, and Raoh.↗
Bohemian Rhapsody
Kenshiro and Raoh are brought to life from their fictional manga series due to Ungalo 's Stand, Bohemian Rhapsody. Narciso Anasui passes by a TV airing a news report mentioning that Kenshiro has killed Raoh in West Shinjuku, after Raoh had managed to kill several other fantasy characters. A witness claims it occurred in the exact same way as the original story. The whole incident causes mass damage and confusion to the city. Eventually, Kenshiro is returned by Put Back to his original manga.↗↗↗
04Plot details
SPOILERS
Profile details
Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Alive (Fist of the North Star) | Fictional (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6)↗
05Sources & attribution
- Kenshiro
Source text: JoJoWiki and its contributors. This entry has been reorganized and condensed for readability under CC BY-SA 4.0. Archived records reflect their capture dates. Referenced manga, anime, and artwork retain their respective copyrights.
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