Hokuto no Ken episode 9
Villains! Say Your
Prayers Before You Die!!
-From RQ87's Fist of the North Star site
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For a detailed overview of this episode, click here.
Kenshiro tries to help a village, which is under the control of Madame Patra.
Original broadcast date: December 6th, 1984
Contents
1) Synopsis
2) Manga differences
3) Notes
4) Errors
Synopsis
Kenshiro, Bat and Lin come across a biker gang chasing down a man and woman. Kenshiro intervenes and the bikers flee, only for some villagers to then arrive and demand that the woman, Mika, goes back with them. Her father is there and says she must come back otherwise he cannot live in the city, saying something about asking "Madame Patra again" and takes her by force, splitting her up with her boyfriend, Sam. The next morning Kenshiro meets a boy called Jiro who wants him to save his sister, who has been taken away by Madame Patra.
Patra finds out about Kenshiro being in the village near her castle, and arranges for some of her men to try and kill him. The small house Ken is staying in is set on fire, but he survives and saves Bat and Lin. He fights off several punks, including two fighters who use a style of the South Star holy fist known as the Bat Fist. After defeating them, Kenshiro heads to the castle and finds Patra waiting for him.
She reveals that she has Jiro held captive and has a wolf unleashed on him, but Kenshiro saves him just in time. Kenshiro then kills several other men as Patra makes a quick exit through a hidden passage. Kenshiro follows her outside, but when he exits the passage, Patra has gone -and the lake next to her castle has been completely drained!
-This is a filler episode, and was not in the manga.
-The animation in this episode looks better than what's been seen in previous episodes, especially during parts of Kenshiro's battle with the bat men.
-Patra totally dabs for one frame when she throws her crystal ball.
-During this shot, watch Kenshiro's arms -his right arm initially has the black band on, but when he spins around, suddenly it has become some bandages, like his left arm has on.
