Hiruka



Hiruka is a minor villain in Fist of the North Star.

He kidnaps his own sons, Tanji and Jiro and shows his hostages to Fudo who was adopting the children. Hiruka then shows a bottomless sand pit that will kill anyone who is knocked in. He then throws his own sons into the pit and watches as Fudo tries to save them.

Hiruka then spots Kenshiro who is coming to save Fudo and the boys, instead of heading for the home of the Last Nanto General. As Kenshiro and Fudo's troops try to bring the latter out with a rope, Hiruka has his henchmen shoot the troops to death with arrows. The villain then dares Fudo to try and throw his sons out of the pit.

Fudo then blows some of the sand to make a brief sandstorm to blind Hiruka while he throws the boys to safety. Hiruka's troops almost kill the boys with arrows because of their goggles, but Kenshiro blocks them with his arm before pulling Fudo to safety as well.

Seeing how he fell for the plan, Hiruka sends some of his cloth to bind Kenshiro with Taizan Yoken. As the cloth begins to suffocate and crush his enemy, Hiruka then reveals knives in his clothes to try and be sure. But Kenshiro breaks free and makes Hiruka hit a rock, stabbing himself. The Man with Seven Scars then throws the rock and Hiruka at his own henchmen killing them all.

In the anime, he meets with a commander named Zaku and tells him about his plan to lure Kenshiro away from the Last Nanto General. He then kills the guards and kidnaps his Tanji and Jiro who are relatives of an unknown bloodline here. After Kenshiro saves Tanji, Jiro and Fudo, Hiruka and his henchmen then use the Taizan Yoken sashes, with no effect. After his minions are beaten, Hiruka falls into the bottomless sand pit pleading for his life, but Kenshiro tells him to reflect on his misdeeds before he is sucked in.

Powers and Abilities
Hiruka is known to use Taizan Yoken involving sashes that can grab onto an opponent to suffocate or tear them apart. He can also use hidden knives in his armor to pierce his targets.