The Greatest Battle in History, Raoh vs. Ken!
You'll Be the One to Die!!
-From RQ87's Fist of the North Star site
Hokuto no Ken episode 49 |
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For a detailed overview of this episode, click here.
Kenshiro overcomes all the odds to fight Raoh.
Original broadcast date: October 31st, 1985
Contents
1) Synopsis
2) Manga differences
3) Notes
4) Errors
Synopsis

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Toki attempts to attack Raoh, but his strike is avoided. Raoh is about to kill him when Mamiya intervenes, aiming at Raoh with a crossbow. Rei tries to stop Mamiya, as he knows there is a North Star divine fist technique which lets the user catch projectiles and throw them back, and begs Raoh not to kill her as he loves her. Mamiya still fires, and Raoh catches the arrow. He throws it back right at her head, but it's stopped by Kenshiro -he has broken free of the pressure point Toki had hit on him. His powerful spirit is what overcame the pressure point's effect. |

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Raoh decides to fight Kenshiro, and starts to use techniques from different styles against him, including a secret technique from a style of the South Star holy fist. Kenshiro moves in, and soon the two begin to pummel each other. |

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With only enough energy left to make one last move each, they both stab into each other's chests. Both survive, but cannot continue and Toki breaks them up. Raoh's men see that the fight has ended in a draw, but they believe the Fist King's empire is finished, as their leader was meant to be invincible. They run away, leaving Raoh all by himself, until the Black King appears next to him. He rides out of the village on his horse, but he says that their battles have only just begun. Everyone watches as Raoh rides out of the village on the Black King. |
-The opening few minutes of this episode are the same as the closing minutes of the last one, but with completely new animation. |
-The sai Raoh uses repeatedly changes colors between shots, sometimes it is gold, other times it is silver. |