Jagi

Jagi
	; Jagi as he appears in the original manga.
Name in Kanji	ジャギ
Name in Romaji	Jagi
Fighting Style	Hokuto Shin Ken; Nanto Sei Ken
Allegiance(s)	Raoh
Family	Raoh (adoptive older brother); Toki (adoptive older brother); Kenshirō (adoptive younger brother); Ryuken (adoptive father/sifu)
Position(s)	The Third of the Four Brothers of Hokuto (北斗四兄弟の三兄)
Appearances	Manga (ch. 38-44), Anime (ep. 29-32), Legends of the True Savior series, Jagi Gaiden, Toki Gaiden
Voice actor(s)	Kōji Totani; Chikao Ōtsuka (1986 movie); David Itō (Yuria Den); Daisuke Kishio (Yuria Den, as child); Tsuyoshi Aoki (Ten no Haoh PSP); Wataru Takagi (Hokuto Musou, Shin Hokuto Musou); Yoshirō Matsumoto (DD Hokuto no Ken); Hidenari Ugaki (Hokuto ga Gotoku); Yasuhiko Kawazu (Legends ReVIVE, Fitness Boxing: Hokuto no Ken); Peter Lurie (TV series dub); Dan Woren (1986 movie dub); Michael Sorich (Hokuto Musou dub); Edward Bosco (Hokuto ga Gotoku dub)

"Hey, you! Say my name!"

— Jagi

Jagi (ジャギ) was the second youngest of the four Hokuto brothers, he was looked down on for his dirty tactics which demanded victory at any cost, such as relying on a shotgun or spitting needles. His desire to cheat was only rivaled by his contempt for Kenshiro, his younger adopted brother. Jagi believed that siblings must respect their elders and that it would be unforgivable for a younger brother to surpass him.

Manga & TV Series

Upon hearing that Kenshiro was named successor, an outraged Jagi confronted him and ordered him to step down. When Kenshiro refused, Jagi tried to kill him but was defeated, only to be spared at the last moment. He escaped with a disfigured head, using metal implants to relieve the swelling and adopted a helmet to hide his now hideously deformed face. He exacted his revenge by manipulating Shin of the Nanto Koshū Ken into defeating Kenshiro and kidnapping his fiancée, Yuria. Shin had secretly loved Yuria, and Jagi convinced him that Kenshiro wasn't worthy of protecting her from the violent wasteland.

Jagi became a ruthless gang-leader, living only to hate his younger brother. His wounded pride and disfigured appearance made him paranoid and even caused him to murder his own minions in fits of rage. He attempted to defame Kenshiro by impersonating him, intentionally scarring himself to replicate the seven scars on his chest. He terrorized villages in Kenshiro's name, killed Rei's parents and kidnapped his younger sister Airi, selling her into slavery.

Kenshiro manages to track down his nemesis and the two of them fight atop the roof of Jagi's hideout. Much to his surprise, Jagi finds himself overcome by his younger brother's new ruthlessness. He uses the gasoline from the tank to set the roof ablaze but after Kenshiro learns that it was Jagi who turned Shin against him he demolishes the floor in his anger.

Jagi resorts to his own form of Nanto Seiken, which Kenshiro disparages as 'slow' and an insult to Shin's style. Kenshiro prolongs Jagi's death by dedicating four strikes to the victims of his evil schemes: Shin, Yuria, the two brothers Mako & Aki, and saves the final blow for his own rage. Kenshiro insists that an ugly death befits Jagi and watches as he is obliterated once and for all. However, before his death, Jagi couldn't resist one last parting shot, taunting Kenshiro that his other two brothers are still alive.

After his death, Jagi is usually unaccounted for in most instances where the 'Hokuto Brothers' are mentioned.

Jagi Gaiden: Flower of Carnage

Jagi is portrayed as the first "son" adopted by Ryuken after his parents died in a fire. Ryuken never planned to teach him the art of Hokuto Shinken. After bringing Raoh and Toki, Jagi was extremely jealous that his father had adopted more "sons", and not only that, but also quite annoyed that his father refused to teach him Hokuto Shinken. Jagi fled the temple, and by chance ran into Boss and his gang of bikers, including Anna. Jagi spent time with them, and then returned to Hokuto Renkitoza, where, with Ryuken's approval, he started training on his own.

Toki Gaiden

Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie)

Jagi has a more extended appearance in the 1986 movie. He and Raoh witness Kenshiro's defeat and torture at the hands of Shin, who kidnaps Yuria. Raoh orders Jagi to dispose of Kenshiro's unconscious body by throwing him off the cliff so he can perish in the depths of darkness, and allows Jagi to become Hokuto Shinken successor in Kenshiro's place.

A year later, Jagi keeps Rei's sister, Airi, as his slave but soon realizes Kenshiro is still alive. When Kenshiro and Rei arrive at his fortress, he tries to trick Rei into attacking Kenshiro but Kenshiro immediately stops the fight and provokes Jagi into battle. The two Hokuto brothers fight upon the roof and during the fight Jagi reveals it was him who goaded Shin into taking Yuria. Enraged by this, Kenshiro unleashes his fury upon Jagi and his punch destroys the device supporting his disfigured head. He tells Kenshiro of Yuria and Shin's whereabouts before his entire body explodes.

VIdeogames

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise

As it was in the main canon, Jagi was the second youngest of the brothers studying under Ryuken. He was elder only to Kenshiro, whom he reviled for his skill and mercy. The seeds of Jagi's villainy were planted in his underhandedness and gigantic ego, making him unworthy to carry Hokuto Shinken into the future. Enraged that his master chose Kenshiro to be the successor of Hokuto Shinken over himself, Jagi attempted to murder his little brother and was left horribly disfigured as a result. Ever since then, Jagi swore to one day "put Kenshiro back in his place" as the inferior little brother by any means necessary.

Scarring himself in the likeness of Kenshiro, the mad man persecuted the innocent in hopes of desecrating his younger brother's good name. Jagi's campaign proved successful, as his taking of Airi and murder of her parents drove her brother Rei to scour the earth for the "man with the seven scars" who did these horrible things and cut him down.

Jagi and his captive would eventually travel to the paradisiacal City of Eden, though it is unclear when they first arrived. Regardless, sometime after their unannounced arrival, Airi would be cut loose from Jagi, and he would cause trouble wherever he went to indulge himself behind the walls. One such place he frequented was the bar, where he met Lieutenant Targa. Jagi took an almost brotherly liking to the man after recognizing a fellow sadist in him and learning that, while Targa's main concern was with taking Eden, they shared a mutual interest in Kenshiro's demise. Seizing the opportunity, Targa recruited the crafty barbarian to aid in the undermining of Eden's defenses through taking out Kenshiro.

Perhaps aware that strength alone will not fell the warrior, they decided to use Kenshiro's compassion against him, creating a trap with the ones he cares about as bait. When Jagi found an opening, he paralyzed Rei and incapacitated Airi once more, taking the siblings as hostages to blackmail the noble warrior. When Kenshiro tracked down and confronted Jagi, Targa summoned guards to point spears at the throats of the bound Rei and Airi, arranging the men to kill the hostages if Kenshiro takes a single step in the ensuing fight. Despite how skewed the brawl was in Jagi's favor, Kenshiro was able to hold off his older brother's attacks and deal some of his own. Humiliated by his little brother yet again, the barbarian ignored the conditions he agreed upon and ordered Targa's soldiers to kill the hostages in a fit of rage. Fortunately for Rei and Airi, everyone was too preoccupied with the battle to prevent Nadai from swooping in and rescuing the captives ahead of time.

With nothing to blackmail his little brother with, Jagi was left at the mercy of an enraged Kenshiro, who was now spent of it. The noble warrior beat Jagi within an inch of his life, sparing him only so the recovered Rei could deliver the final blow for what the villain had done to his family. Old wounds throbbing and body becoming unstable, Jagi desperately called out to Targa, only to find that his "ally" was nothing but an opportunist that fled the scene. Sheer horror and utter disbelief were all Jagi felt in his final moments before his face and torso split open, causing the unworthy successor of Hokuto Shinken to crumble into a bloody pile of diced flesh and severed limbs.

Databook	Power	Speed	Skill	Looks	Charisma	Level
First	3	3	3	0	2	C

Trivia

Jagi's mask is believed to have been inspired by the manga Sukeban Deka and its TV series, Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu.
His "What's my name?" line is attributed to Muhammad Ali, who shouted this to Ernie Terrell.
His name is possibly derived from jaki (邪鬼), which literally translates to 'evil spirit'. In Japanese folklore, a jaki is a malevolent creature that can bring out a person's darkest desires and drive them to commit wicked deeds.
In Hokuto Musou, Jagi appears to have become more overconfident than he is depicted as in the anime/manga. When the player selects him in Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, he laughs and then says, "Say my name, bitches!" He also gains more power, such as the ability to infuse his shotgun blasts with tōki.
Notably, Jagi is the only one of the Hokuto brothers who was not romantically interested in Yuria; in the spin-off series, Jagi is usually seen rebuffing her attempts to befriend him.
- He is also the only one of the Hokuto brothers to not be a descendent of the Hokuto Sōke bloodline.
Jagi is loosely based on Lord Humungus (played by Kjell Nilsson) from Mad Max 2: the Road Warrior, and his efforts to tarnish Kenshiro's name by pillaging villages and abusing its dwellers is similar to that of Lord Humongous proclaiming himself "The Warrior of the Wasteland" while committing violent criminal acts against the survivors. Jagi also has a sawed-off shotgun like the titular character of the movie.
Jagi is Buronson's favorite character, stating they have similar personalities and how he enjoyed writing such a dark character. However, Jagi is Akira Kamiya's least favorite character in the show.
A statue dedicated to Jagi can be found in the hub world of Jump Force.
- Jagi's outfit can also be equipped for the create-a-character.
In Jagi Gaiden, Jagi mentions that his armor was actually inspired by Fudou's old armor, back when he was known as Fudou The Ogre.