The New Age
In the series, The Fist of the North Star the protagonist, Kenshiro, is used to dealing with the lowest of the low of scum. The setting is the post-apocalyptic world with killing, thieving, etc running rampant as well as people desperately searching for food and water. Kenshiro is the Savior of the New Era, a protector for the struggling people in this time. As well as being the savior of the people Kenshiro is a master at the martial art of Hokuto Shinken, a deadly martial art that focuses on pressing pressure points on the human body, and has the title of Fist of the North Star.
The Burden of the Little Brother
While Kenshiro is protecting the wasteland and trying to find his lost love, he encounters a rumor going around from village to village. People talk about how the Fist of the North Star should be feared and someone that they need to protect themselves from. Kenshiro is caught off guard by this because out of nowhere he has been given a whole new personality. Kenshrios public identity has been twisted into something that should be feared when his social identity is the exact opposite. Eventually, Kenshiro finds out that the one behind this vilification is none other than his older brother, Jagi. Not only did Kenshiro have to deal with his public identity being ruined but Jagi was also impersonating Kenshiro using his identity.
The Older Brothers’ Jealousy
Since Kenshiro and jagi were children, jagi has always had the idea that the younger brother can never surpass the older brother. this idea would lead jagi into becoming the psychopathic person he is, going as far as living a double life for a little bit pretending to be Kenshiro. Jagi’s insecurity and ego would be the reason that a burning hatred for Kenshiro would develop. Jagi goes as far as giving himself the same scars that Kenshiro has to secure his double life as Kenshiro. The hatred jagi harbored for Kenshiro would go as far as turning into a burning hatred for all little brothers that were “good little brothers”.
When the Little Brother Surpasses the Older Brother
After Kenshiro learns about the way his identity has been villainized, he tries to correct the wrong deeds that his older brother has done and begins to track Jagi down. Jagi continues living his double life as Fist of the North Star until Kenshiro is finally able to track him down. The fight between Kenshiro and Jagi shows how much Jagi’s obsession with being better than his younger brother has left him. Kenshiro beats jagi in the fight but unfortunately, Jagi’s ego will not let him stop and so the fight turns into a fight for the right to live. Kenshiro again surpasses his older brother and beats jagi but when reflecting on how much he has changed one can only wonder if the man Kenshiro beat was his older brother jagi or someone else that was born from hatred.