Hokuto no Ken PS2 - Zankai Ken doesn't affect Souther

[ThatsMrTimex2You]

"Silly bitch yo' weapon can't harm me"

[finalventje]

those are pretty long seconds

[ed40110]

souther heart is on the right side of his body instead of the left thus his pressures points are reversed but i always wondered what does it change anything with this attack because even if you reverse it ,its still the same points which need to be touched

[desryu]

@ed40110 the force ncessary to be applied to each point probably changes



[buck9393]

@ed40110 *Thouzer

[OPUS1081]

三秒長！！

[Fishcake21]

Souther's heart is on the right side, which reverses all his vital points, making Hokuto Shinken's death style ineffective. Later Kenshiro found this out and takes him down

[buck9393]

@Fishcake21 *Thouzer

[onelastTAPOW]

I like how this is the only move that shouldn't be affected by souther's reversed pressure points, since it hits symetrically on both sides of the head.

[haineko1101]

@onelastTAPOW

Hard to see what's going on inside the skull, y'know. I'd lay money that those points aren't all that symmetrical when you look closely - and, really, that kind of miss-by-a-millimeter-and-eff-i­t-all-up accuracy is what Hokuto Shinken is all about.

[JanusHoW]

@haineko1101 Hence Souther saying "You may know my pressure points are reversed, but you still don't know their exact locations" after Kenshiro lasers him.

[buck9393]

@JanusHoW *Thouzer, *Vital points

[buck9393]

@onelastTAPOW *Thouzer* Does not have reversed "pressure points" They are called Vital Points. Scum like you who know neither peoples names or the names of the targets for the Hokuto Shinken style should die.

[SonOfTheNorthStar]

@Takuryu100 Technically, The count down had already started after the attack.

Basically, Ken's Good at Math. Lol

[egg64]

NOW THATS TIGHT. Keeping true with the anime.

[mattiathekaiju]

hokuto epic fail!

[FPietros]

It's normal... Souther doesn't any pressure points in his body...

To defeat Souther, you have to use normal and special attacks and not fatal KOs.

[cnh2132]

@FPietros You can kill him with a Fatal KO, but you can't do him damage with Zankai Ken because that is a pressure point that will do an instant kill. The rest of the Hokuto specials affect him, like Toki's Ujou Danjin Ken and Raoh's Shinketsu Shu because these attacks only do moderate damage.

[SonOfTheNorthStar]

@FPietros He has them. Just backwards.

[FPietros]

@SonOfTheNorthStar Actually, his pressure points are reversed... 

[SonOfTheNorthStar]

@FPietros That's just what I Said?...

[FPietros]

@SonOfTheNorthStar What you said was wrong... 'Reversed' is another thing than 'backwards'...

[SonOfTheNorthStar]

@FPietros Then My Mistake.

[FPietros]

@SonOfTheNorthStar It's cool.

[ragemishima]

This game's dedication to the anime is incredible. :)

[elementpollo]

its what i love about this game

[Urmean15]

MUDA DA

[platefork]

Souther kinda reminds me Geese

[sec0ndevolution]

Why didn't they use this guy for Kenshiro in the new movies? He sounds a good match for Akira Kamiya.

[Goutetsuu]

kenshiro SUPERMOVE no have effect with Souther , because him have secret point inverse ehehehhe :-)

[OmniGman]

Souther has Detrxacardia. Its a rare medical condition when your insides are reveresed (ie - the heart is on the right side of your chest instead of the left, everything is reveresed like in a mirror).

Hokuto Shinken works on him just fine, but you have to hit the spot on the opposite side of the body from normal.

Of course, Kenshiro didn't know that at first...

Still, I've got to say this game really does match the original story well!

[CraigJericho]

That was the LONGEST 3 seconds ever

[ObsidianJones]

It was measured in Dragon Ball Z time.

[mattiathekaiju]

in dragonballz 5 minutes means 12 episodes(watch the fight between goku and frieza)

[meteosurreal]

@ObsidianJones Don't blame all Dragonball Z for Freeza's shitty inability to tell time.

[FlameAdder]

Are they still on Namek?

[buck9393]

@meteosurreal Don't mention Dragon-ballz in such a manly video

[meteosurreal]

@buck9393 ...I was combination-kidding and responding to a guy talk about Freeza's retarded capability, that's all. Besides, I figured a guy like you would come and make a predictable joke like you just made, and it satisfied me, a giggly shitrload.

[masteriansun]

they have tiny heads heh heh

[BernardBluth]

I will assume Kenshiro players hate this matchup.

[SplaydeXXI]

Hohoho, true to the manga :D

[Mutough]

This game is all about that. Special fatal KOs, parts from the anime... It's great.

[IgnizNova]

thank you, thank youuuu!!!

[Yagami1211]

3 secs ?

Funny ! Then I shall count those 3 seconds.

HAHAHAHA This body is immune to Hokuto Shinken !

Impossible ! I know I managed to hit pressure points !

[moonabys]

I know i managed to hit "some" pressure points....

[venchia3]

Omoshiroi means "interesting" and not "funny" ;-)

[theshooter2000]

It can also mean funny

[venchia3]

面白い ----> Interesting

可笑しい ----> Funny

[theshooter2000]

Whenever my Japanese gf laughs she'll say Omoshiroi. Omoshiroi generally means entertaining.

ii verbs in Japanese have many meanings, so I wouldn't say omoshiroi just means interesting. I would say it means the Japanese concept of interesting, which could mean funny, entertaining, interesting and other things.

[venchia3]

First, "Interesting", "Funny" or whatever are adjectives, and not verbs.

In my humble opinion, in this case, the translation is "Interesting" since Thouther is not having fun but he is in the heat of a battle. Also the tone of his voice let you understand he is not having fun.

The fact your girlfriend says it when she laughs doesn't mean she want to say "funny", maybe she want to say "interesting" while laughing

One thing is certain...Hokuto no Ken is the best anime of all time my friend! ;-)

[theshooter2000]

Actually they are descriptive verbs. I know in textbooks here in the U.S. they call them adjectives, but when you consider the fact that they replace is, the term verb or descriptive verb becomes a more accurate way of describing their function. Another thing, no one would say that in the heat of battle. Typically, this would be where one would say that it's entertaining, not interesting. Interesting usually implies curiosity. I doubt Souther has any at that moment. He already know what Hokuto

[theshooter2000]

Shinken is. My gf has rarely said anything else besides omoshiroii to describe her feelings when something was funny. Finally, I lived in Japan and speak fluent Japanese, not to mention own the entire series of this Anime so I doubt that I would screw up such a silly thing like 'interesting'. You can think what you want, but if you think that interesting is the only way to interpret that word, you're wrong.

I do agree about the Anime though. Been my fav since I first watched it.

[venchia3]

sorry didn't see this second part of your reply. How can I say...you are surely right saying there is not one way to interpret a word...so I'm not saying your interpretation is incorrect, just in my opinion, in this case the correct way to translate is "interesting". Look, I don't frankly mind if you own the entire series on dvd or you lived in Japan, I'm happy for you but that doesn't mean you know things more than someone who didn't live in Japan mate! Cheers!

[theshooter2000]

Well you actually said that funny is a different word. So you implied that Omoshiroi can only be interpreted as interesting. You did not specify in this case, so one can only assume that you meant overall. I would say that it would qualify me as someone who knows more than someone who's lived in Japan. That's like saying that a mechanic who's only read books on cars knows less than someone who has actually worked on cars. Clearly the guy who's worked on cars knows what he's talking about.

[theshooter2000]

I taught English while in Japan, worked for a Japanese company speaking Japanese in the U.S. and had a Japanese language only Customer Service job. So I must know something about translation.

[venchia3]

Actually "funny" has a different word in Japanese than "omoshiroi", for being expressed. If you are saying me that "omoroi" means funny and no other words are used to express this concept in japanese, you are the one wrong. I repeat...funny is a different word, and you should know since you lived and worked in Japan. Once again, I don't frankly mind were you worked or lived, and please, since I didn't show off about myself, don't pretend I'm someone who doesn't know anything about the topic ;-)

[venchia3]

"Interesting" is adjective also in Italian, my country, not only in the US, and yes, it's an adjective called "aggettivo qualificativo".

Thouther certanly knows Hokuto Shinken has no effects on his inverted Tsubo, but he wants to make Kenshirou believes the contrary (at first), so that's why he pretends to be interested in the "3 seconds" effects of the Zankai Ken...in my opinion eh ;-)

[theshooter2000]

I'm not talking about interesting, I'm talking about ii descriptive verbs/adjectives. Look in English you can't say interesting by itself without a verb (such as is or was), but in Japanese you can, because the verb is in the word. Na adjectives are not the same, because you need da/desu in order to make a complete sentence. Therefore, they are true adjectives.

Kenshiro already knows that Souther knows about Hokuto Shinken, so Souther's ploy would be foolish of him to do so. Therefore, your

[theshooter2000]

explanation seems to have a plot hole in it. Why would he pretend to be interested? If he were pretending it would make more sense to pretend to be scared of dying. Here he is obviously amused that Ken thinks his attack will work. Hence, entertaining being the appropriate choice of translation here. You can have an opinion, but in the case of language, it's either true or not true. Based on my years of experience with the Japanese language, your explanation is false. If he were interested in the

[theshooter2000]

effects of the move he would probably say kyoumi ga aru. Maybe ki ni naru.

[venchia3]

nooo, I don't think that it's great to use one of the expression you just posted, in this case, even because it doesn't make a lot of sense honestly...in the context of a battle and this anime in particular, who use a really impolite and rude Japanese way to speak ;-)

[andy7666]

Im going to order this next week along with a swap magic - I may not have enough money for food for a day or two but its going to be worth it - I'm going to weep with joy when I play this game! :'D

[WingZeroKai]

Now thats devotion!

[ragemishima]

Now THAT'S true dedication to the original source. Man I want this game so badly....

[AgentSpinhead]

lmfao owned

[KoopaKoot]

His heart is on the right. His Pressure points are reversed.

[BerserkKings]

the reason why he is not affected is that

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Souther's pressure points are reversed

[NeoShinobiX]

Is this game in the USA? It fuckin should be, there is no goddamn reason why it shouldnt be, it looks like the best fightin game ever

[mattiathekaiju]

if it comes in usa theres the risk the ost would be replaced by generic techno music.

[R5TheLive]

Too bad you can't reverse the move to counter it :P

[nico971]

hokuto shinken its the strongest martial art

ken: souther u got 3 seconds left

souther: 3 sec?? ok lets count 2gether 1,2,3 mouhahahha

ken:impossible whats goin on??

souther: no one can defeat the emperor mouhahaha

[Ichimaru60]

Thx I was wondering what the hell they were saying

[MightyKombat]

Actually some of it seems a bit inaccurate, especially Sotuerh's last sentence. Here:

Kenshiro: Your body will explode in three seconds.

Souther: 3 seconds? Interesting. I shall count those three seconds....three....Two....ONE­! MWHAHAHAAHAHAHAH!

Kenshiro: I-Impossible! I'm certain I nailed your pressure points!

Souther: Hokuto Shinken has no effect on MY body!

[EternalGuardian07]

Try listening to the video.

[IgnizNova]

sorry but my knowledge of japanese language is very limited but if you understand what they are saying and know how to write every word then put the dialogue in romaji plz

If not, then STFU and dont tell me things that you know I can't do good sir =)

[ILLRICARDO]

oh my god!!!! i need this game!!!!!!that was sooooooooo cooooooooooool

[FurnaxIkki]

This game is so awesome. They paid so much attention to detail with the little gimmicks like that.

Only time I remember a game based on a series was that accurate was with JJBA's fighting games. I can't believe they remembered all of Young Josef's little "weapons", like bottlecaps, crossbows, the Red Stone of Asia, etc.

[chris12360]

dude u r so right. Capcom helped made that game one of the best fighters in history im even happy that my uncle recently found it in the mall to so i can finaly play it again

[bobaryanmage]

God yes, imagine JJBA HD remix or something holy shit that would be sweet, but in the meantime america might get hokuto no ken

[GutsLCF]

Lol that was great, nice way of adding some cool stuff in the game.

[nrein89]

(Not) Possible Translation

Kenshiro: You gonna die in three seconds, bitch!

Souther: San... Ni... Ichi!!

Kenshiro: OMFG! HAX!!

Souther: HnK doesn't work on the HOLY EMPEROR SOUTHER!! LOL

[Blairzerker]

Mwahaha! Seiti Souther is immortal!

[jenova9]

holy **** that is badass, they actually do the count too!!! O_O  ^_^ XD

[batmancave009]

HAHAHA DOESNT WORK MOTHER FUCKER

[DivineDragon82]

LMAO!!!