Toki (Fist of the North Star)

, is an art that is capable of healing or destroying that which it is used on. When fatally wounded with this style, the dying experiences a great feeling of euphoria, instead of horrifying pain. According to Kenshiro, Toki possessed the most elegant style of the four Hokuto brothers.

Early Life

Toki, along with Raoh and Kenshiro, is from the Land of Asura, where he has two additional blood siblings named Kaioh and Sayaka. Toki and Raoh are actual blood brothers; Raoh and Toki were orphaned when they were children and adopted by Ryuken, who was seeking a student to train. Originally, Ryuken only trained Raoh, while Toki watched on. When a hunter killed Toki's pet dog Koko, Toki demonstrates his fighting ability by pummeling the hunter relentlessly. Realizing that Toki has learned to fight by merely watching his brother, Ryuken began training Toki as well. At that point, Raoh made Toki promised that if he ever followed the wrong path, Toki will try to stop him.

Nuclear War

During the war, Toki was exposed to the nuclear fallout while forced-shutting the jammed doors of the bomb shelter that Ken and Yuria were in. Toki survived for two weeks without food and water, but the nuclear exposure turned his hair white and left him terminally ill. Thus, Toki renounces the succession to the Hokuto Shinken style and becomes a wandering doctor, easing the people's ills.

Miracle Village

Toki wanders into a village full of sick people and heals everyone there. The village became known as the "Village of Miracles" and Toki becomes heralded as a miracle maker. However, Toki is taken captive by Raoh's army and imprisoned at Cassandra, while Amiba impersonates him in an attempt to tarnish Toki's reputation.

Hokuto no Ken

Kenshiro rescues him from Cassandra and Toki joins him in his battle against Raoh. Toki attempts to fulfill his promise as an adult, seeking to stop Raoh from using Hokuto Shinken for his own gain. However, the now-weakened Toki is easily outclassed and defeated by Raoh. Toki later dies from his illness.

Voice actors

Toki was voiced by Takaya Hashi in the TV series and as a child by Ryō Horikawa. He was voiced by Hideyuki Tanaka in his brief appearance in "Shin Hokuto no Ken". In the "Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu" movie series, Toki is voiced by Kenyū Horiuchi and by Tetsuharu Ota as a child. Kirk Thornton voiced Toki in Manga Entertainment's dub of the TV series. In the upcoming anime "Houko no Ken Raoh Gaiden: Ten no Haoh", Hiroki Touchi will be the fourth actor who voices Toki in Houko no Ken anime.