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Fist of the North Star

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IMMA CHARGIN MAH FISTS
IMMA CHARGIN MAH FISTS
Nigga's facial expression after pressing a power point resembles a central character of a certain meme
Nigga's facial expression after pressing a power point resembles a central character of a certain meme
Kablammo!
Kablammo!

Whenever people think about martial arts in animu the first thing that will come to mind is Dragonball Z; many wapanese see this as the beginning of all fighting animu and their respective cliches.... but this is not so. Long before Nappa asked Vegeta about Goku's power level or when nigra Cell charged his lazer, or when everyone's power aura ripped up the earth for 10 episodes; from the 1980's there was Fist Of The North Star one of the most violent animu of all time.

This laid the foundation for various animu clichés such as gigantic roid raged meat men, power auras, guys fighting while everyone else stands around being useless talking about their techniques, and memes that we now know today on /b/. To get an idea , imagine the movie "The Road Warrior". Replace Australia with Post-911 New York in the year 199X, replace Mel Gibson with a seven foot tall Bruce Lee, and give him a martial art that makes people's heads explode.

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[edit] Exploding heads

The main character's name is Kenshiro, who possesses the legendary "Hokuto Shinken" fighting style that focuses on internal damage via pressure points and "energy channels". By punching or poking the correct areas he can make opponents' heads explode by internal pressure, often with results that can only produce lulz. But his signature move which spawned imitations that go on to this day is the "Hokuto Hyakuretsu-Ken" technique which is moonspeak for AAAAAA ATATATATATATATATATATA!!! Basically this attack is Kenshiro screaming like a little girl and punching his opponent in a fury of 1000 fists:

ATATATATATATATATATATA
ATATATATATATATATATATA v2.0

This attack seems to have the same effect on enemies as hitting them just once (causing their head to explode) but just makes it better due to the delay of the head-explosion enabling Kenshiro to deliver his famous line: "You are already dead".

[edit] Best Show Ever?

To summarize, this show is about Ken wandering around with his preteen sidekick, killing random strangers in the most gruesome ways possible. For these reasons, some argue that FOTNS is the greatest TV show ever. Judge for yourself:

[edit] "I got a splitting headache."

[edit] Imitations and memes

If you look closely, you can see three FOUR "fap" in this picture. What's he really doing?
If you look closely, you can see three FOUR "fap" in this picture. What's he really doing?
Sometimes, a Finger of the North Star is all you need to succeed.
Sometimes, a Finger of the North Star is all you need to succeed.

Indeed "Hokuto Hyakuretsu-Ken" is the very attack that has been seen repeated in Japanese popular culture for over 2 decades. One of the most well-known variations is Jojo's Bizzare Adventure, where Jojo's stand "Star Platinum" goes: ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA and Dio Brando's stand "The World" who's attack is MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA

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