Editing Fist of the North Star (section)

====Kaioh====
[[Image:Kaioh.jpg|left|thumb|If that's not a [[rape|rapeface]], I shudder to think of what is.]]
Kaioh may be from the largely-disliked second series, but is without a doubt, the single most despicable - and powerful - villain in the entire series. If Raoh is a [[Araghast the Pillager|Chaos Lord]], then Kaioh is an [[Doombreed|Ascendant Daemon Prince]]. Kaioh differs from many other villains in Fist of the North Star in that he has ''no'' humanizing element; whereas many villains have some mitigating factor in a dark element that turned them to evil - Shin's love of Yuria, Jagi's jealousy of Kenshiro, Amiba's rage at Toki, or Thouzer's denial of what otherwise made him human - Kaioh is unequivocally, irredeemably ''evil''; he is a monster in human form. He had a horrifyingly sad past, but quickly decided that Evil was the only constant in the world, and as such, he intended to embrace it.

He is also a fucking [[Creed|genius]]; he spreads the rumor of Raoh's inevitable return to Shura whilst disguising his true nature, knowing full well that he resembled Raoh, so that when the time was right, Kaioh could arise claiming to be him and assume control of not only Ashura by popular demand - but of Raoh's disparate forces on the mainland as well. He proudly calls himself a [[Daemon|demon]]. He rides a demonic-looking horse, roughly Kokuoh's size, named Hayabusamaru, in a pretty open attempt to channel [[Archaon]].

Kaioh is so formidable that he is able to see past Kenshiro's use of ''Musou Tensei'' - Hokuto Shin Ken's ultimate technique - and utterly crush the otherwise-skilled master of Hokuto, who by this point has faced down foes that would freeze lesser men's blood. Were it not for Kaioh's gloating buying [[This Guy|Shachi]] the time to grab Kenshiro and run, [[That Guy|Kaioh would have obliterated Kenshiro then and there]]. He later fights Ken to the death in a [[Nurgle|polluted sulfur bog]], ignoring the harmful vapors as Kenshiro struggles to even breathe.

He's the strongest user of Hokuto Ryu Ken, a variant of Hokuto Shin Ken reknown for [[Chaos|corrupting its users with its raw power]]. [[Khorne]] smiles on this man and bestows upon him great favor. Kaioh grew up in Ashura, a continent which rivals a [[Death World]] in brutality; to say he's the king of a land full of psychopaths is an understatement; Kaioh is so powerful and vicious that even Thouzer seems temperate in contrast. Whilst not as fleshed-out as other HNK villains, Kaioh is actually better for the ''lack'' of characterization; he's that much more imposing specifically because the utter lack of a moral center he has makes him absolutely ''terrifying'' to see on the battlefield. It later turns out that Kaioh dedicated himself to evil entirely of his own volition; though he had a staggeringly tragic backstory, this alone does not explain his descent into madness; it took his own inner evil to warp him into something wholly inhuman, and it was a trip he made without hesitation nor remorse. In the end, he shows his only shreds of decency as he muses that he could have changed his course had he met Kenshiro sooner, but that [[Just as Planned|he still would have lost]], and dies alongside his only actual friend (and Ken's biological brother), Hyou.