Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage - Jagi Final Dream | Vengeance at Last

This is probably my favorite stage in the game. Jagi and Amiba finally get to have their revenge and move to attack Kenshiro and Toki, who are oddly trying to demand food and water from a village.

The villagers recognize Jagi and Amiba as the ‘real’ Kenshiro and Toki that saved them before, so they all side with us. Along with that includes Jagi’s own ‘forces’ of the Giant Hags and Fang Clan troops that just decided to start following him around.

There’s some fun dialogue here, from Amiba getting a bit too enthusiastic about potential test subjects, misinterpreting Jagi’s feelings towards him, and the somewhat ‘off’ lines from Kenshiro and Toki that just don’t quite sound like them. There’s even a segment where Jagi gets to ride a bike to rush after Amiba to save him, which is pretty fun and rare in Dream Mode.

As you will likely figure out before the end of this, the Kenshiro and Toki that Jagi and Amiba defeat are actually fakes pretending to be them. That’s why ‘Kenshiro’ gets his own lines wrong. Of course, they are totally oblivious to this and just celebrate finally taking down their rivals.

The ending cutscene has Jagi and Amiba just being best bros and laughing. It’s actually kind of nice. This is the one time I really wish the game didn’t remind you that this is all a dream, by returning to reality right before Kenshiro confronts Jagi in the main story. Unlike all the other characters, Jagi actually tries to leave and make the dream a reality, but he takes too long and Kenshiro is already in the building by the time he finishes packing. But even that is kind of funny, so it’s still pretty appropriate.

I’ll say it again, but I really did not expect Jagi to end up being my favorite character in this series. This was the highlight of the game for me.