List of Baki the Grappler characters

The following is a list of characters that appear in Keisuke Itagaki's manga series Baki the Grappler.

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• Baki Hanma (範馬 刃牙 Hanma Baki): Voiced by: Masami Kikuchi, Kappei Yamaguchi (OVA). The main character, and son of Yujiro Hanma. He has been training in martial arts since the age of three, and has trained under various teachers and coaches throughout his life. At the age of thirteen, he decided to take his training into his own hands and left the coaches to perform more intense training "in his father's footsteps." He later meets with his father and becomes disillusioned as to his father's true character, and afterwards, aims to defeat and kill him. His fighting style is called "total fighting," and includes techniques from many different martial arts. He fights Arudi Regan in round 1, Zool in round 2, Igari Kanji in round 3, Retsu Kaioh in round 4 before facing his brother in round 5 and the finals of the tournament. He eventually develops the ogre face on his back when fighting his brother, but manages to suppress it. Unlike Yujiro, he chooses to control his killing intent and fight his battles fair & honorably no matter what the outcome. Shadow Boxing, or visualizing fighting an opponent is a big part of Baki's regimen. Sometimes his visions take an almost corporeal form. Baki has encounters with all the escaped convicts in the Search for our Strongest Hero series and has just defeated Bicuit Oliva and is now faced with a new challenge against the Prehistoric man Pickle.

• Yujiro Hanma (範馬 勇次郎 Hanma Yūjirō): Voiced by: Kenji Nomura. The father of Baki and Jack Hammer/Hanma. He is the strongest creature in the world, and is known to have mastered all styles of unarmed combat. His repertoire apparently includes all of the well-known fighting styles (such as karate, boxing, tae kwon do, judo, jujutsu, wrestling, street-fighting, and so on) as well as some more esoteric ones (such as the udonde or uzunde style, an actual system used in the Motobu style of karate). He has been fighting on the battlefields, using only his bare hands, since the age of sixteen, when he fought against both American and Vietcong in the Vietnam War. Since then, it appears that he has obtained respect from the American forces, and has begun fighting as a kind of mercenary for them. It is said that when he stopped fighting for survival but for pleasure during the wars the image of the demon's face appeared on his back.

Below is a list (no order) of styles Yujiro has fought and won against:

• • Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
  • Kickboxing
  • Judo
  • Sumo Wrestling
  • Greco-Roman Wrestling
  • Various forms of Karate including Doppo's Shinshinkai
  • Aikido
  • Street fighting
  • Jujutsu
  • Boxing
  • Military fighting tactics of Green Berets, Navy Seals, and Army Airborne Rangers
  • Muay Thai
  • Yoga
  • Tae-kwon-do
  • Chinese Kung Fu
  • Israeli Krav Maga
  • The Forces of Nature itself

The only known time that Yujiro has ever been knocked unconscious is when Tokugawa had him shot several times with tranquilizer bullets. Despite having enough trancs in his system to kill a blue whale, however, he made a full recovery after a rather short period of time.

• Doppo Orochi (愚地 独歩 Orochi Doppo): Voiced by: Mugihito, Shōzō Iizuka (OVA). A karate master and head of the shinshinkai-kan (a karate style which seems to be inspired by the real-life style of kyokushin karate). One of the only people in the world able to stand toe-to-toe with Yujiro. He whips his students into shape by fighting them regularly, and practices all of his karate techniques at least one thousand times daily. A very devoted karate practitioner, and a mentor of Baki's. Also the instructor of Katou and father of Katsumi. He fought Yujiro, who gouged his eye out and killed him. However, Doppo was revived by Kureha. He eventually fights the escaped American convict Dorian in the 'Search of our Strongest Hero' manga series. Dorian manages to cut off Doppo's hand with a strange wire-cutting technique in which he uses a wire blade projected from a lighter. Doppo later avenges this loss when he, Katsumi, and Retsu track Dorian down. Shortly after this however, Dorian escapes from the hospital and uses an explosive that is implanted into his hand to blow off part of Doppo's face. Doppo later returns to have a battle with Mohammad Ali Jr. In the Maximum Tournament, he fights Richard Phyllis in round 1, Amanai Ryu in Round 2 before facing another master Gouki Shibukawa in round 3 which he loses after a brutal match. After that loss, he decides to close down his dojo and start his training all over again. He may have been based on real-life creator of Kyokushin Karate, Sosai Masutatsu Oyama. They are very similar to each other: they both created forms of karate, they both gained notoriety by killing deadly animals, and they have similar appearances.

• Katsumi Orochi (愚地 克巳, Orochi Katsumi): Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara. (Teenage)Yūko Maekawa. Doppo's son and current prodigy of Shinshinkai karate. He fights Roland Gustof in round 1 defeating him easily before fighting Hanayama Kaoru and fighting a more even round 2 using his sonic fists technique. In round 3 he loses miserably to Retsu Kaioh getting knocked out in 1 punch. Retsu was impressed that Katsumi could take one of his punches. A rematch in the Saarch for our Strongest Hero series is interrupted when the convict Dorian comes into the Shinseikai building and attacks Katsumi. Katsumi also later trains the convict Doyle in Shinseikai Karate. In the anime, it is revealed that Doppo is actually Katsumi's adoptive father. The final moments of the anime show him washing up at Doppo's home.

• Gouki Shibukawa (渋川 剛気 Shibukawa Gouki): Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka. Master of the ancient jujutsu arts used by the samurai soldier-warriors of feudal Japan. Is sixty years of age, and has trained since prior to World War II, in the "old days" of the martial arts. His art makes use of the martial arts principle of aiki, which uses the opponents' attacks against him. Manages to make it all the way through to semi-finals in the Maximum Tournament series and battles against Jack Hammer. He later teams up with Baki to face the Japanese convict Yanagi Ryukou in the 'Search of our Strongest Hero' series. He also has a friendly sparring match with Biscuit Oliva and another match with Mohammad Ali Jr. In the Maximum tournament, he faces Roger Harlon in round 1, Shinogi Koushou in round 2 before facing Doppo in round 3 and losing to Jack Hammer in round 4. When not fighting, he's quite eccentric (as well as a bit senile) as he lives the day and fears nothing. Although in the series Gouki is said to master old jujutsu, and when he fights Doppo, it is said that he represents Judo, most Gouki's techniques looks like Aikido, and even Gouki himself resembles the Aikido Master Gozo Shioda, founder of the Yoshinkan Aikido.

• Kaoru Hanayama (花山 薫 Hanayama Kaoru): Voiced by: Masayuki Nakata. (Teenage)Motoko Kumai. Fifteen-year-old yakuza leader and strongman. When his father died, he was adopted by his uncle who saw great potential in him. His grip is so strong that if he grabs an opponent's arm, he can usually cause it to explode from restricting the blood flow. He is also a street fighter and it is unknown if he has trained in martial art styles. He broke Yuri Chakosky's arm, thus ending his boxing career, but when then cross paths again they hold no grudge against each other understanding each other's warrior spirit. He has memorable battles with Baki Hanma, Katsumi Orochi, and the infamous showdown with the convict Speck. Speck manages to place a handful of bullets into Hanayama's mouth and slam it shut, causes them to explode and creating two large holes in Hanayama's mouth. Although Hanayama won the battle, he wears a facemask for most of the series. Later on, he is shown surgically treated. His code of honor is great as he chooses not to fall in battle even if it means his death; a family vow which has been held in a long tradition passed from generations. Even after 3 direct strikes from Katsumi, he still chose not to fall and chose to risk death. Katsumi even admitted that he lost his battle to him despite winning the match. He faces Bunnoshin Inagi in round 1, before losing to Orochi Katsumi in round 2. He is looked upon as an older brother figure to Baki. His act of pouring a drink over Emi's grave suggests a feeling of love, but it is not known.

• Retsu Kaioh (烈 海王): Voiced by: Kunihiko Yasui. Chinese Kung Fu (referred to as "Kenpo" in Japanese) practitioner. Trained in China and became the heir to his Kung Fu style in his temple. He fights Sergei Taktarov in round 1, Mount Toba in round 2, and destroys Orochi Katsumi in round 3 he then makes it to the semi-finals of the Maximum tournament and is pitted against Baki Hanma where Baki nearly kills him by breaking his neck. Despite his great knowledge in his style, there is one flaw in his system that Baki seems to possess. In the 'Search of our Strongest Hero' saga, he has encounters with the British convict Hector Doyle and American convict Dorian. Brings Baki to China to cure his poisoned body and have him fight in a Chinese Tournament.

• Jack Hammer (or Jack Hanma) (ジャック・ハンマー): Voiced by: Kōichi Sakaguchi. Baki's half brother, like Baki, must follow the Hanma path. He's Pitfighter from Canada. He is the son of Yujiro and a Canadian soldier woman who Yujiro met in Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Like Baki, he has since childhood wished to surpass his father Yujiro in strength and martial ability. His obsession to defeat his father led to extreme over training and overworking of his body which led to the deterioration of his body, claiming he will never be able to defeat his father with normal training. After his encounter with the Yujiro inspired scientist, he received from him steroids to match his overtraining and has gained his immense power. One of his main techniques is biting, and he can bite hard enough to easily crush wood with his teeth. He fights Shenusiba in round 1, Misaki Kengo in round 2 before beating the unbeaten Andre Andov Garrand in round 3.In round 4 he fights Gouki Shibukawa and fights Baki Hanma in the finals of the Maximum Tournament where he congratulates his brother for a well fought victory. Afterwards, he takes on his father and his soundly defeated. Makes an appearance in the "Search of our Strongest Hero' series and battles against the Russian convict Sikorsky and Mohammed Ali Jr. Is treated by Kureha Kosho by having his limbs extended, making Jack Hammer even bigger than when he fought in the maximum tournament. In the English dub, his name has been changed to Jak Xamma (pronounced "Zah-mah").

• Strydum (ストライダム): Voiced by: Hidetoshi Nakamura. An American soldier and Yujiro's companion and comrade-at-arms. Originally met Yujiro as an enemy in the Vietnam War. Developed an admiration for Yujiro, and now he travels, fighting with him on the battlefields of the world. He somewhat understands Yujiro's mentality and mentions that he is the only person to bring the United States to its knees. He is also a friend and mentor of Baki's, who keeps him up to date about Yujiro's whereabouts.

• Koshou Shinogi (鎬 昂昇, Shinogi Koushou): Voiced by: Kazuhiro Tanaka, Kaneto Shiozawa (OVA). The younger brother of Kureha, he fights using a technique called cord cutting which involves cutting your opponents nerves so they can't move. He does this because he was over shadowed by his older brother, Kureha, who always came to his rescue as children. Shinogi fought Baki in Season 1 and was knocked out. In the Maximum Tournament, he fights his brother in round 1 who gives up after seeing Shinogi's resilience. In round 2, he fights Gouki Shibukawa and though he breaks Gouki's fake eye he still loses. Returns in the Search for our Strongest Hero series and fights against the convict Doyle. Doyle uses an explosive device in his chest to defeat Shinogi, and it is later shown that his older brother Kureha has been taking care of his burn wounds following the battle.

• Kureha Shinogi (鎬 紅葉, Shinogi Kureha): Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto. The older brother of Shinogi, he is very narcissistic and trains to develop the perfect body. He is also a surgical genius able to do surgeries that normally take a several hours in only 30 minutes, though he does not have a license. He fights Baki Hanma and is destroyed by him after Baki meets the people that got screwed over by him. Ironically, he is saved by one of his victims when he needed a blood transfusion after his match with Baki. In the tournament, he fights his younger brother Shinogi and though he destroys Shinogi he decides to give up to let his younger brother continue in the tournament. During that match, despite losing his eyesight when Shiogi severed two of his cords, he surgically fixed his nerves during his fight. He serves as tournament medic as the matches go on and tried to stop Jack Hammer from using any steroids only to be beaten by him. Later, he helps Jack Hammer develop new ways of getting stronger without the use of Steroids.

• Kyosume Katou (加藤清澄): Voiced by: Takehiro Murozono, Kazumi Tanaka (OVA).A top student of Doppo orochi, who left the dojo after having enough of Doppo's "weak" training regime and trained around the world. He returns to Japan after finding out the Underground tournaments. Katou's attitude is best described as arrogant, but usually being the butt of a joke; especially around Doppo, Katsumi, Tokugawa, and Baki, however, it is shown that he truly admires and cares for Doppo. He originally is supposed to fight Mike Gerald, but both of them are beaten senseless by a Giant Red Gorilla called Ghost Monkey. their match is declared a no contest. Katou shows up in the 'Search of our strongest hero' and fights against the convict Dorian in his secret underground hiding place. Katou has his face scarred horribly from a broken glass bottle and is announced "dead" upon his body being found by Retsu Kaioh in the Shinseikai building. It is later revealed that Katou is alive.

• Atsusi Suedou (末堂厚): Voiced by: Yosikazu Nagano, Kōji Totani (OVA). A Shinshinkai student. He fought Baki in a Karate tournament, representing Doppo's Shinshinkai Karate. Suedou is destroyed by Baki. His role is greatly downsized in the anime. He is somewhat skilled, but he does not compete in the Tournament. When Katou vandalized the Shinshinkai Building, Suedo was one of many who tried to defeat him. Like the rest of his friends, he failed miserably.

• Mitsunari Tokugawa (徳川 光成, Tokugawa Mitsunari) - Voiced by: Naomi Kusumi, Naoki Tatsuta (OVA). The tournament runner and owner of the underground arena. He is an old man of very small stature, possibly even being a dwarf. While not a fighter himself, he is very knowledgeable about the martial arts and can easily point out several fighting techniques, regardless of whether they are obscure or well-known. He has the final say in each and every one of the battles that take place in his arena. While he usually prefers to keep every fight in order, he will sometimes bend the rules if it means amplifying the fight in some way, even going so far as to threaten one of his own doctors with a knife when they tried to stop the fight between Baki and Jack. He is close personal friends with Doppo and Igari, as well as acquaintances (though not exactly friendly) with Yujiro. He is one of the few people to ever outsmart Yujiro. When Yujiro attempted to upset the balance of his tournament, he had his snipers, who he had secretly stationed around the arena, shoot him with enough tranquilizer to put down a blue whale. This gives him the very rare achievement of being the only person who has ever knocked Yujiro unconscious. While it is unknown if Tokugawa was once a fighter himself in his early days, his odd antics and physical appearance make him more likely to be nothing more than an eccentric billionaire who prefers to watch fights instead of participating in them.

• Kozue Matsumoto (松本梢江, Matumoto Kozue) Voiced by: Sachiko Kojima, Yumi Touma (OVA).A girl from Baki's school, her mother is Baki's landlord. Her father fought and died in the underground arena. She cares deeply for Baki, but denies when asked. She is dissilusioned by Baki's violent life as an underground fighter and begs him several times to quit. Though she still disapproves, Kozue better understands Baki's resolve after visiting Emi's grave site. After Baki's first tournament match, he reveals that he cares for Kozue.

Grappler Baki characters

• Emi Akezawa (朱沢 江珠, Akezawa Emi) - Voiced by: Yurika Hino.The Mother of Baki Hanma, she married the leader of the Akezawa group and met Yujiro while on vacation. Her husband was angered by her infatuation of Yujiro and hit her, but he had his neck broken by Yujiro. She loved him and vowed to raise Baki to be a warrior like Yujiro. Yujiro wasn't satisfied however and left her, leaving Emi with hatred towards Baki. When Baki and Yujiro fought, Emi looked on as Baki was beaten into the ground. Suddenly she snapped and risked her life to save Baki. Although Baki survived the ordeal, Yujiro killed Emi by breaking her back.

• Kuriyagawa (栗谷川) - Voiced by: Masayuki Komuro.Emi Akizawa's personal assistant. His job to keep an eye on Baki as well as set up "fights" for him. Despite his age, he is a capable fighter. He serves as a father figure to Baki.

• Detective Kido (木戸刑事) - Voiced by: Naomi Kusumi.A neighborhood detective who sees potential in Baki. He is off struck by Baki's nature and usually hangs out by Baki's house smoking a cigarette. He eventually finds out why Baki is the way he is and is shocked by this revelation. Like Kuriyagawa, he serves as a father figure to Baki.

• Kitazawa (北沢) - Voiced by: Takuo Kawamura.A street thug from Baki's school. He hates Baki because of his fighting skills. He gathers members from his gang and fight Baki; unfortunately, he and his gang are no match for him. He comes to realize how powerful Baki really is and admits defeat.

• Kizaki (木崎) - Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi.Hanayama's bodyguard and right-hand man, he does most of the talking for Hanayama. He was also a friend of Kaoru's father, in turn Kaoru sometimes refers him as "uncle." His sister adopted Kaoru after his father was killed. He's seen Kaoru's strength firsthand and has great confidence in him. In the first season, his name is unrevealed and he's credited as "Slick", but during Kaoru's 1st match in the Maximum Tournament, it's revealed that his real name is "Kajima".

• Ziro Simizu (清水治郎) - Voiced by: Atusi Ｉｉ.

• Keechi Ando (安藤玲一) - Voiced by: Katsuhiro Kitagawa.Once a friend of Yujiro's. Ando is a mountain of a man, comparable in size to the yasha ape. he lives as a hermit secluding himself deep in the woods on a treacherous mountain. Few could even survive the journey to his home, much less eke out a life there. But because of Ando's physical and mental strength, he thrives. His trains by eating a lot and chopping logs with his heavy ax.

• Yasha (夜叉猿) (The Yasha Ape, The Beast of Yasha Crag) - Voiced by: Eiji Yanagisawa.While training in the mountains, Baki encountered this legendary monster. It is said that it stands 9 ft. tall. Warriors who went to face the beast were never seen again. He was able to fight Ando and injuring him despite being struck by Ando's ax. In his rematch with Baki, its eye was gouged out only to be eaten by him afterwards. In the end, Baki won his fight with him showing Baki a sign of respect. It was revealed that Yujiro killed his wife. In return, Baki returned the skull of his wife as a sign of respect. Likewise, he gave Baki one of his fangs as a gift. It's shown that it is a docile creature and only fights to survive. As Baki departs, it reveals that he was raising three children on his own. Later, it is revealed that he is murdered by Yujiro, who then showed his head to Baki. This is Baki's first fight after gaining near-death concentration(死に際の集中力).

• Yuri Chakovsky (ユリー・チャコフスキー) - Voiced by: Masaya Takatsuka.The first opponent to ever soundly defeat Baki. He was a Welterweight Boxing Champion moving up to Heavyweight. He was injured by Hanayama, due to his impatience to fight Baki. As a result, his arm was broken and could not compete in boxing again. However, his will enables him to fight anyway. He holds no grudge against Hanayama for what he has done and understands why Hanayama did what he did. He is cheered on by his little sister, Nina.

• Urajima (ウラジミール) - Voiced by: Aruno Tahara.

• Nina (ニーナ) - Voiced by: Kiyomi Asai. Yuri's younger sister. Yuri once saved her from a pack of wolves. Since then she has supported and encouraged her brother in boxing. When Yuri was injured, his manager berated him and threatened Nina, but Baki stopped him.

• Hanayama's Mother (花山の母) - Voiced by: Mami Horikoshi. She was a good mother to Hanayama. She wore Rose Perfume, as roses were her favorite flowers. She was afflicted with cancer, making her a feeble shell of her former self. Hanayama visits her often. He revealed to Baki that she's 90 years old, and that he's jealous that Baki's mother is still alive and well.

• Kenichi Akezawa (朱沢健一) - Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono. Emi's ex-husband and former head of the Akezawa Group. He married Emi and showed her off to his colleagues. When he noticed that she had become enthralled by Yujiro, Kenichi hit her. He threatened to shoot Yujiro when Yujiro broke in to his house, but Yujiro choked him to death.

• Lorion Tracy (ロリオン・トレーシー)- Voiced by: Tositaka Simizu.　A judo master and a friend of Kenichi Akezawa. Emi witnessed a no-holds-barred fight between Tracy & Harmon. He easily won. When Yujiro comandeered the ring, he killed the judo master with an axe kick.

• John Harmon (ジョン・ハーロン)- Voiced by: Takuo Kawamura. Former heavyweight world boxing champ. He fought Judo Master Lorion Tracy in a no-holds-barred ring. Tracy proceeded to break Harmon's arm, despite Harmon tapping out.　　　

• Sar (サー)- Voiced by: Masaaki Tsukada.

• Gaia/Nomura (ガイア/野村) - Voiced by: Kōji Yusa.The leader of a mercenary group sent to take on Baki. Once a reckless mercenary who loved killing, but feared death when faced with a firing squad, thus losing his hair. As a result, Gaia manifested from Nomura because of Nomura's fear of death. It is said that Gaia is Yujiro's equal in combat. However, when it comes to jungle warfare, he is king. As Nomura, he best described as a weakling, who acts as a medic for the team. However, when the situation is right and adrenaline starts pumping, Gaia will come out to fight. He utterly despises Yujiro stating he's nothing but a thrill seeker that fights for pleasure. He fights Baki and honorably loses to him. When he crossed paths with Yujiro, Gaia told him that Baki is a better warrior than Yujiro can ever be before the two fight (even though he loses miserably). Gaia makes an appearance in the 'Search of our strongest hero' manga by replacing Jack Hammer during his fight with the Russian convict Sikorsky. His three philosophies when fighting is one, take care of your body and give it rest; two, free your body from the control of your mind, and finally, use every part of your surroundings as a weapon.

• Sanada (真田) - Voiced by: Dai Matumoto.Baki's first opponent from Gaia's squad. His expertise is knife combat.

• Kuraishi (倉石) - Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa.Baki's second opponent from Gaia's squad. He's a Catholic and prays after "killing" Baki. His specialty is grappling. Baki learns from him how to fight "dirty".

• Chiba (千葉) - Old brotherVoiced by: Tomohiro Nishimura.young brotherVoiced by: Siniti Namiki.Twin brothers in Gaia's squad who fight as one. Usually, the two have to wear disguise so their allies won't be confused. But against the enemy, they can fight as one person shifting back and forth against an opponent. Chiba is a close combat and blade expert, while his brother, Sanada, is a wire and trap specialist.

• Kanemoto (金本) - Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa. A hunter who uses bows and arrows instead of guns. He's a friend of Yujiro. He used titanium arrows a bow that requires 200 pounds to draw to try and kill Yujiro as part of a little game suggested by Yujiro. The attempt failed as Yujiro caught the arrow just as Kanemoto released it.

• Kurokawa (黒川) - Voiced by: Eiji Yanagisawa.A master swordsman who Baki tests his speed on by attempting to dodge his blade.

• Dickson (ディックソン) Voiced by: Katuhiro Kitagawa A Brazilian martial artist whose style is never stated. In sanctioned fights, he had 600 victories and no losses. Through his fighting he amassed great wealth and fame. Baki visited him to ask where he could find the best fighters in the world, only to find a broken Dickson, having suffered a loss. Dickson told Baki to go to the underground arena.

• Kinuyo Matsumoto (松本きぬよ, Matumoto Kinuyo) Voiced by: Yurika Hino, Sanae Takagi (OVA).Kozue's mother.

• Musashi (ムサシ) Voiced by: Takayuki Huzimoto An old, scarred dog that Baki found during his travels. Musashi is shown to be quite lazy. He doesn't even eat food unless it is right in front of him. Although he's Baki's dog, Musashi is more partial to Kozue.

• Mai (麻衣) Voiced by: Ryoko Aoyanagi

• Natsuki Orochi (愚地 夏恵, Orochi Natsuki): Voiced by: Ako Mayama. Doppo's wife. She is very timid and, like Kozue, she always fears for her loved ones' safety. Unlike Kozue, however, she supports Doppo's violent lifestyle and always cheers for him.

• Hideaki Kano (加納秀明): Voiced by: Kenichi Ono. Former chief of security at the Tokugawa residence and veteran underground fighter. He has no particular style, rather imitating his opponent's stance to anticipate their movements. He's a defensive fighter who rarely attacks, and thus his offense is not very strong. He's easily defeated by Baki. His defeated landed Baki into the underground arena.

• Dr. zyon (ジョン博士) : Voiced by: Yosikazu Nagano.He was a doctor who tried to create a serum that could exponentially increase human strength. However, no one wanted to test it. The idea came from a chance encounter with Yujiro. He saw Yujiro kill a polar bear with his bare hands. He developed a serum and he found Jack Hammer. The serum proved to be successful in increasing his strength, but he took too much and it turned him into a ruthless fighter. Dr. Buren's idea was good and his intentions pure, but Jack took things way too far. In the anime, Buren is last seen typing a document of his sighting of Yujiro and his experience with Jack. Once finished, he shoots himself in the head.

• : Voiced by: Yurika Hino. 　

The Mother of Jack Hammer.

• : Voiced by: Eiji Yanagisawa. 　

Tournament Contenders

A Block

• Baki Hanma

• Andreas Regan (アンドレアス・リーガン): Voiced by: Shinya Hashimoto. A man of immense size, he is over 8 feet tall and weighs over 600 pounds, easily the biggest man in the tournament he makes Mount Toba look small. He fights using professional wrestling and loses to Baki in round 1. According to Toba, just one small strike from Regan can knock a person out and because of it many Wrestling Promoters got angry at him for ending matches quickly. Baki convinces him to use all of his might which surprises him because no one has ever asked him to use all his power.

• Zulu (ズール): Voiced by: Takuo Kawamura. More of a beast than a man, he is a large fighter from Brazil that uses Vale Tudo. He beats Danny Shubaka in the first round before losing to Baki in the second. He may be based on the legendary vale tudo fighter Rei Zulu or his son Zuluzinho.

• Danny Shubaka (デントラニー・シットパイカー): A kickboxer that got destroyed by Zulu in the first round of block A. He is one of many fighters that continue to get their faces punched in after the fight is over.

• Rob Robinson (ロブ・ロビンソン): Voiced by: Dai Matsumoto. The kickboxing champ, he fights Igari Kanji in the first round. Thinking he will have an easy win over Igari because Igari is old he proceeds to beaten senseless by Igari. He later gets his leg broken by Yujiro.

• Kanji Igari (猪狩 完至, Igari Kanji): Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa. An old Pro Wrestler known all over the world. Tokugawa mentions that Igari once had a great battle with Doppo Orochi. In the Tournament, he fights and defeats Rob Robinson in the first round and Kin Ryuzan in the second round before losing to Baki in the third. Before the 3rd match, he realizes he could lose and goes so far to kneel and cry, begging Baki to let him win. He is well known for fighting dirty going as far to kick Baki in the balls, as well as pretend to give up so he could sneak attack Baki. He is based on real life pro wrestler Antonio Inoki. In the English dub, he's called Kanjo.

• Izo Motobe (本部 以蔵, Motobe Izō): Voiced by: Masayuki Omoro. An old Japanese jujutsu master, he is beaten in the first round by Kin Ryuzan, but continues to offer commentary for future jujutsu matches. He later appears again in the 'Search of our strongest hero' manga, this time fighting against the convict Ryuuko Yanagi. He develops new techniques in order to fight Yujiro, but usually fails.

• Kinryuuzan (金竜山): Voiced by: Takuo Kawamura. The current yokozuna, he beats Motobe Gizo in round 1 before having his arm and shoulder broken by Igari Kanji in round 2 and having his trainer throw in the towel. Afterwards he rips off his top knot as a sign of disgrace only to be congratulated by Igari for a good fight and convinces him to never stop fighting. Later almost has his back broken by Yujiro.

B Block

• Sergei Taktaroff (セルゲイ・タクタロフ): A sambo fighter from Russia, he breaks Regan's arm before his match with Retsu Kaioh as a show of strength. Though he is almost killed by Retsu in round 1, he is brutally beaten again, but this time by Andre Andov Garrand because he failed mother Russia. He is based on the Russian fighter Oleg Taktarov.

• Retsu Kaiou

• Robert Geran (ラベルト・ゲラン): A man who appears to be a boxer, he was supposed to fight Katou. However, he and his trainer were beaten by the Red Ape before the match could start.

• Kyosumi Katou

• Kaoru Hanayama

• Bunnoshin Inagi (稲城 文之信, Inagi Bunnoshin): Voiced by: Takuo Kawamura. Inagi fights Hanayama Kaoru in the first round using a style called Nippon Kenpo a form of full contact fighting in Japan that uses many elements from different styles. He breaks his own back trying to block Kaoru's Arm and his trainer attempts to fight Kaoru after their fight though Kaoru talks him out of it.

• Roland Gustaf (ローランド･グスタフ): Voiced by: Eiji Yanagisawa. (Teenage)Akeno Watanabe.A catch wrestler who is beaten by Orochi Katsumi in round 1. He lost despite managing to dislocate two of Katsumi's joints. He is fairly well known as Doppo knew quite a bit about him. He is (fictionally) trained by Billy Riley. He later fights and is choked out by Yujiro. He was given the nickname "Lion Slayer" for fighting lions while training in Africa.

• Katsumi Orochi

C Block

• Li Mouko (李 猛虎): Voiced by: Yoshikazu Nagano. The only Taekwondo user in the tournament he is knocked out in round 1 by Ian McGregor. He later fights and is knocked out in one axe kick by Yujiro.

• Ian McGregor (イアン・マクレガー): Voiced by: Mitsuru Ogata. The heavyweight boxing champ, he knocks out Li Mouko in the first round and fights Shiba Chiharu in the second where he loses when his trainer throws in the towel after both his hands are broken. He is later knocked out by Yujiro with an uppercut. He may have been based on Mike Tyson. In the English dub, his name is changed to Olam McGregor (perhaps to avoid confusion with the actor Ewan McGregor).

• Chiharu Shiba (柴 千春, Shiba Chiharu): Voiced by: Tomohiro Nishimura. Leader of the Kurenai racing gangs, he is a street fighter that doesn't seem to feel pain. He fights Hatanaka Kouhei in round 1 where he severely breaks his own arm before viciously beating Kouhei. In round 2 he fights Ian McGregor and wins by breaking both of McGregors hands with his rock hard skull. Though he wins he is unable to continue due to injury. He is replaced By Andre who also proceeds to throw him through the ceiling. After recovering from that, he is struck in the throat by Jack Hammer. He's last shown (still injured), riding with his gang.

• Kohei Hatanaka (畑中 公平, Hatanaka Kōhei): Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa. A judo practitioner he breaks Chiharu's left arm before being beaten senseless by Chiharu. He later fights Yujiro who destroys him again by throwing him neck first into the ground.

• Kengo Misaki (三崎 健吾, Misaki Kengo): Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi. A shorinji Kempo user he beats Mike Queen in round 1, before having his wrist and ankle bitten into by Jack Hammer and getting knocked out in round 2.

• Mike Queen (マイク・クイン): Voiced by: Takuo Kawamura. An American Pro Wrestler he loses by submission to Misaki Kengo. He may have been based on The Ultimate Warrior.

• Sergio Silva (セルジオ・シルバ): Voiced by: Mizuki Saitō. The only Brazilian jujutsu user in the tournament he is brutally knocked out by Jack Hammer in round 1.

• Jack Hanma

D Block

• Jagatta Sherman (ジャガッタ・シャーマン):" A grappler with a scarred face. He is never shown fighting because Yujiro came and broke his back to substitute Yu Amanai for him.

• Minoru Yamamoto (山本 稔, Yamamoto Minoru): Voiced by: Yoshirō Matsumoto. A shoot wrestler who loses to Amanai Ryu in round 1 before even laying down an offense in the fight.

• Richard Filth (リチャード・フィルス): Voiced by: Masayuki Nakata. He's a bouncer from America Though his style would be described as brawling, he more less just stands there and takes punishment. Though this works with 3 men armed with baseball bats this does not work with Doppo. He wears a tuxedo to the ring and Doppo complied wearing a nice suit of his own, he later fights and loses to Yujiro after breaking his hand punching yujiro in the head and a groin kick that makes him fly away. In the the English dub, his name is changed to Phyllis, perhaps not to label Americans as filth.

• Doppo Orochi

• Roger Harlon (ロジャー・ハーロン): A Greco Roman wrestler he loses to Gouki Shibukawa in round 1. He is also one of the many people Yujiro beats on his rampage by giving him a powerful belly to belly suplex.

• Gouki Shibukawa

• Koushou Shinogi

• Kureha Shinogi

Tournament Reserves

• Mount Toba (マウント斗羽): Voiced by: Yū Shimaka. A large Pro wrestler known all over the world he fights as a replacement for the Katou/Monkey fight and goes up against Retsu Kaioh in round 2 losing by submission to kneebar. Like Igari he also fights dirty going as far as to kick sand into Retsu's eyes as well as throw his cape over Retsu to bind him like a net. He later provides commentary for Igari's matches in the tournament. He is based on real life Pro wrestler Giant Baba.

• Yashazaru Jr. (夜叉猿Jr.) (The Ghost Ape): Voiced by: Eiji Yanagisawa. A giant red ape that fights Katou in the first round though he beats Katou, Orochi Katsumi proceeds to almost kill the ape before the intervention of Baki. He is the son of Yasha (The Beast of Yasha Crag), although he is not as big as his father. He crashed the tournament to avenge his father by hunting for Yujiro. Baki promised him that he would avenge him and his father by winning the tournament.

• Amanai Yuu (天内 悠): Voiced by: Masaya Takatsuka. Yujiro's apprentice. Yujiro meets him in America, where he is serving as a bodyguard to the President. It is unknown whether he is Japanese or American, but it is most likely that he is American but of Japanese descent. His style is based on "love," in contrast to Yujiro's style, which is more aggressive and based on rage. He fights Yamamoto Minuru in round 1 before battling Orochi Doppo in the Maximum Tournament. After he begged Tokugawa to end his match for Doppo's safety, Yujiro nearly kills him.

• Andre Anov Garland (アンドレアノフ・ガーランド): Voiced by: Eiji Yanagisawa. A giant Greco Roman wrestler he has over 6,000 wins and no losses and he replaces the injured Chiharu and is beaten by Jack Hammer who almost bites off his hand leaving it dangling by a piece of skin. Is later nearly killed by the Russian convict Sikorsky. He requested himself to be chained with specialized titanium shackles because he could not control his strength, but vowed to unlock himself if "Mother Russia" was in danger; thus given the nickname by his peers, "The Chained Patriot." In the English dub his name is pronounced "Zeigan/Zargan". This character is based on the real life Russian wrestler Alexander Karelin.

Baki characters

• Dorian (ドリアン)- The American convict that escaped from Argathos prison after being hanged. He is a practitioner of Chinese Kenpo and learned from the same school, and reached the same rank of Kaioh, as Retsu. Besides from Chinese Kempo he also knows a form of hypnosis to cloud his opponents senses and allows Dorian to defeat them. He has memorable battles with Doppo Orochi and Katou where he nearly killed him. After being beaten by Doppo he is hospitalised where he escaped and goes to Doppo's house where he attacks him and blows part of Doppo's face off using a bomb located in his wrist. He is later defeated by Retsu and is mentally incapacitated making him harmless. He is later seen at the Chinese Tournament where he loses in the first match. He is briefly seen in the anime during the Maximum Tournament Arc.

• Hector Doyle (ヘクター・ドイル)- English convict who escaped after he survived his execution on the electric chair. He kills Rob Robinson and later scares Baki at school, although they don't actually fight. He has fights with Biscuit Oliva, Shinogi, Orochi Katsumi, Retsu Kaioh and later Doppo after Doyle used explosives to detonate a floor of the Shinshinkai main dojo. After being stabbed in the eye by Retsu, he later befriends Katsumi and plans on escaping the country on a ship. Yanagi comes and nearly kills Doyle and blinds him before Doyle escapes. Doyle is later seen in a cave where Oliva finds him and kills him. He fights using metal blades implanted into his joints and controlled by his nervous system, and he also has a generator where his heart is (which boosts his strength).

• Sikorsky (シコルスキー)- Russian Convict, escaped from Evanse prison in Russia. To do this he had to climb up a smooth missile silo. After escaping, he nearly killed Andre Andov Garrand. He fights with Baki, Oliver, Jack Hammer and even teams up with Yanagi to try and defeat Baki. He is defeated by Gaia in the Maximum Tournament arena. Gaia uses environmental battle method to defeat Sikorsky and make him give up. Though it does not say if Sikorsky has a particular martial art, it seems he uses just strength and has extremely powerful fingers.

• Speck (スペック)- American Convict, escaped from Florida state prison (which was a submarine), located 200 feet underwater. Speck kills the councillor who came to see him in prison, before escaping and killing five more guards on the shore. After wanting to fight Baki he is arrested. Instead of yielding to the law, he decides to make the Japanese detention centre his second home. Has one of the bloodiest battles with Hanayama Kaoru where they both inflict severe injuries on each other. He threw bullets into Hanayama's mouth and forced his jaw shut, setting them off and blowing two large holes in his face. Speck has his throat ripped out after their second fight, which ultimately kills him. He knows a technique called "The Apnea Rush" where he throws a hundred rapid punches (without breathing) that destroys an opponent by melting their bones. Speck used it to heavily damage the Statue of Liberty, which was almost destroyed. After his death, it is found out he is actually 97 years old. This character is based on the real life serial killer Andrei Chikatilo and Richard Speck.

• Yanagi Ryuukou (柳 龍光)- Japanese convict escapes from being enclosed in rocket proof special glass. The smallest of the convicts physically, he is later being shown as the most deadly. He uses a special martial art called Way of the Void. In this style he practices Vacuum Palm, Whip of Mercury, Poison Hand and many others. He is seen to be an old acquaintance of Shibukawa Gouki. He has fights with Shibukawa, Baki, Doyle and Izo Motobe. He is responsible for poisoning Baki with his Poison Hand technique and also for nearly killing Doyle and for destroying Shibukawa's eye preceding the storyline. He fights with Izo who uses kenjutsu to stab his leg and cut off his Poison Hand. Yujiro then comes and declared Yanagi the loser which Yanagi did not accept. As Yujiro was ready to go he quickly spins and breaks Yanagi's neck with a backhand. Yanagi's death ended the Escaped Convicts saga.

• Morio Sonoda (園田 盛男)

• (バート・アレン)

• (ジュリアス・ノートン)

• (バレンチン・ソコロフ)

• (ジョン・スペンサー)

• (名護秀信)

• Biscuit "Oly" Oliva (AKA the Dark Arrow, unchained) (ビスケット・オリバ) - Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara.An assassin working for the US. He possesses an iron body and is almost invulnerable to about anything. He and Yujiro crossed paths while he was sent to assassinate a drug cartel leader. At the same time, he ran into Yujiro. He refers Yujiro as "Mr. Ogre" and tends to be polite and eccentric before fighting. Yujiro mentions to him that he should take time with his kills rather than being quick about it. Oly understands Yujiro's blood lust, but prefers to do his job than play around. His trademark is his punch which can go through his opponent's heart. Is brought in by the US government to track down and capture the escaped convicts in the 'Search For Our Strongest Hero' manga series. He has just defeated "Che Guevara" in the Arizona Prison and was recently defeated by Baki Hanma. His appearance would seem to be based on Sergio Oliva.

• (ジェフ・マークソン)

• Master Kunimatu (マスター国松)

• Muhammad Ali (マホメド・アライ)

• Muhammad Ali Jr (マホメド・アライJr.) The son of the famous boxer Muhammad Ali. He possesses some of the most fastest reflexes and punches along with destructive power. He participated in the Chinese tournament alongside the Japanese/American team. During the tournament he showcased his amazing abilities as a fighter. He claims to have perfected a martial arts that only involve punches. After the tournament he challenged Baki's friends to provoke Baki himself. He easily defeat Gouki and slightly struggled against Doppo Orochi (although he still dominated), but is then beaten senseless by Jack Hammer, and is then further seriously injured by rematches with Doppo and Gouki. Despite this, he still challenges Baki to a fight in the Korakuen underground arena, believing that his strength and style is better. However he has one major weakness: unlike every other fighter who has faced Baki, he was not prepared to face the possibility of his own death in the fight. He loses to Baki without landing a single hit, and Baki almost kills him before Ali senior commandeers the ring and stops him.

• Ryu Kaioh (劉 海王): Voiced by: Mitsuru Ogata.

• Kaku Kaioh (郭 海皇) The Kaioh of Kaiohs in Retsu's system of chinese fist fighting, and current champion of the Raitai (the chinese tournament of Kaiohs against Kaiohs), he is roughly 146 years old when first seen in the manga. He is a shrunken old man-even shorter than Baki-who is almost skeletally thin, has a severely receding hairline, and a fantastically wrinkled face, who requires glasses and gets around in a wheelchair when not fighting. Despite his advanced age, however, he is a phenomenally lethal and skilled fighter with an almost sociopathic ruthlessness and pride in chinese fighting and culture, viewing all others in contempt. His skills, the result of over a century of training in chinese martial arts, allow him to easily defeat a Muay Thai-using 'Kaioh' a fifth his age in less than ten seconds wthout sustaining injury, slice several human limbs off with a simple chop of his hand, and even injure and knock flying Yujiro himself. Kaku Kaioh's primary technique is called 'Xiao-lee' or hyposthenia, a form of bodily control that allows him to present zero resistance to oncoming blows-he absorbs the impact of attacks so perfectly that even Yujiro's punches at full force only give him a slightly bloody nose. This also allows him to put his entire body weight into his blows, along with the force of his opponent's own attacks. This allows his withered fists to blast craters in stone walls and injure Yujiro. It is Kaku who disrupts the structure of the chinese tournament, turning it into a 'chinese team vs japanese/american team' match-up when the majority of other Kaiohs at the tournament prove disappointing and are easily defeated by Baki and his friends. He ends up battling Yujiro Hanma, and is shown to be one of the opponents that Yujiro respects. The match ends in a draw, and Kaku bestows the title of 'Kaioh' on Yujiro after the fight-as well as a challenge to battle again in another hundred years...

• Zyaku Kaioh (寂 海王)

• Han Kaioh (範 海王)

• Ri Kaioh (李 海王)

• Somewane Kaioh (サムワン 海王)

• You Kaioh (楊 海王)

• Zyo Kaioh (徐 海王)

• Son Kaioh (孫 海王)

• Tin Kaioh (陳 海王)

• Mou Kaioh (毛 海王)

• (龍書文)

• (郭春成)

Hanma Baki characters

• (規格外象)

• (サマン)

• Rumina Miyugawa'(鮎川ルミナ)' A grade-schooler who challenged Baki to become the strongest. Baki slapped him. Afterwards, Rumina was complimented for taking a blow. Baki then took Rumina to his home and demonstrated his shadow boxing.

• Jun Gebaru (純・ゲバル) In the 'Son of Ogre' series, an 'alternative universe' version of the famous Che Guevara exists. This Edwardo 'Che' Guevara is a former pirate of the high seas who went on to found his own sovereign nation of 'La Serna'. His appearance is nearly identical to the real Guevara as seen in the classic photograph, and he is one of the three strongest men in the entire world, along with Biscuit Oliva and Yujiro Hanma. Much like the real-life version, this manga version of Guevara is notorious for his radical political philosophy, his anti-captitalist and more specifically anti-US stance (the crime he is presumably imprisoned for is that he broke into George W. Bush's house and threatened his family, after Bush considered using bullying military tactics against La Serna), and his harsh discipline. It is this discipline that has made him so powerful, as he is described as 'one of the three men alive more powerful than a machine gun'. He uses a fighting style developed from the exclusive use of bare hands against all weapon types, and so is quite capable of killing someone in a single hit, defeating an opponent who has a gun to his head, or destroying several abnormally strong/skilled opponents at once. He is first encountered in the Arizona prison, as he has intentionally allowed himself to be captured and imprisoned there in order to battle Biscuit Oliva, a man he sees as representing the strength and arrogance of the United States. Apart from these obvious differences in personality and ability, this manga version of Guevara is also much younger than the real-life version would be, being about mid-thirties at the oldest, with the manga being set in current times.

• George W. Bush (ジョージ・ボッシュ) The President of the United States. He considered taking military action against La Serna, only to be thwarted by one of Guevara's men. He was later kidnapped by Baki. Over a cup of coffee, Baki told Bush that he kidnapped him because it was a offense making Baki worthy to go to the Arizona Prison.

• Chamomile Lessen (カモミール・レッセン) One of Guevara's underlings, he infiltrated the secret service as a bodyguard of President Bush. While Bush was having a conference about military action in La Serna, Chamomile stopped him and informed him that Guevara's men have infiltrated every state.

• Michael Holes (or Iron Michael) (マイケル・ホールズ) Former heavyweight champion boxer.

• (サミュエル)

• Mouth (Lips, Teeth, and Tongue) (唇（リップ）・歯（トゥース）・舌（タング）)

• Maria (マリア)

• Pikuru/ Pickle (ピクル)

• (アルバート・ペイン)

• Amur Tiger (シベリアトラ)

• Takesi Kenmoti (剣持武志)

• Terada (寺田)

Pickle characters

• Tyrannosaurus (ティラノサウルス)

• (アレン)

• (M.P.B.M)

Scarface characters

• Great white shark (ホホジロザメ)

• The father of Kaoru Hanayama.