Baki Hanma: 21 Strongest Fighters, Ranked (2024)

The tale of Baki Hanma was created by Keisuke Itagaki and has been one of the most well-known and long-running martial arts manga and anime in the world. The story follows rising youth named Baki and his journey to the height of the martial arts community from his time as a prepubescent child to his budding adulthood. Baki Hanma is the son of Yujiro Hanma, the Strongest Creature on Earth, whom Baki has vowed to surpass and beat in a fight.

Through Baki's trials and tribulations, he puts himself through incredible pressure and training to shape his body in mind into the ultimate fighter. While on this journey, Baki is faced with hardships and tragedies, mainly caused by his father's attitude toward those weaker than he is. Along the way, Baki meets and fights some of the strongest warriors known to man who are skilled in various types of martial arts and have pushed their bodies to the absolute limit. With a new season of the anime releasing on Netflix, introducing the prehistoric man Pickle, here are the strongest characters in Baki, ranked.

Updated By C.M Edwards on June 7th, 2024: Baki is one of the wildest martial arts manga/anime ever created having a long history that has influenced most in the genre. What once started as a traditional epic of martial arts and the passion to become strong evolved into a boiling pot of otherworldly strength and iconic fighters who go to extreme lengths to become the best. The Baki manga continues to be adapted into its own anime and has a planned crossover with Kengan Asura, released on Netflix later this year. Of the characters that populate the treacherous world of Baki, Baki Hanma, a young high school student gifted with enormous potential, stands among the giants of men who all seek unparalleled strength and are capable of unspeakable calamity. Baki is filled with unstoppable fighters who all carry unique abilities that make them stand out among common combatants. Here are more of the strongest fighters in Baki.

21 Sikorsky

Able To Clench flat Surfaces With An Inhumanly Strong Grip Strength

Sikorsky was a thorn in the side of most fighters in Japan as he would show up and start a fight he could never truly finish. While Sikorsky's physical capabilities were grand, he was notable for his intense grip strength, which allowed him to cling to flat surfaces like the side of buildings. Sikorsky was a pale comparison to the combatants he faced in Japan, but he did engage with a number of the top fighters and come out alive. However, his fights with both Baki and Jack Hanma ended early due to interference. It wasn't until Jack and Gaia trapped him in the underground fighting arena that he was completely overpowered and forced to admit defeat.

20 Spec

Causes Permanent Damage To Hanyama

Spec was an enigma compared to most of the other escaped inmates who ventured into Japan searching for defeat. While most were motivated by sheer ego or intense desire, Spec simply seemed to possess a love for chaos. Wherever he went, Spec caused as much trouble as humanly possible, and thanks to his inhuman abilities, he succeeded in most of his goals.

Unfortunately, even with his freakish strength and massive body, he was ill-prepared for the level of combat he would receive from some of the strongest fighters in Tokyo. Spec faced off against the well-known and respected Hanayama, and while the fight was brutal for both sides, Hanayama's brute strength overwhelmed Spec's dirty tricks. While Spec was not the strongest or most skilled of the escaped inmates, he was the most sinister.

19 Hector Doyle

Able To Leave Cuts On Olivas' Skin

Hector Doyle arrived in Japan and wasted no time searching for a battle that would satisfy his hunger for combat. Doyle constantly picked fights with strong-looking fighters, the first of which was a prominent kickboxer who was ill-prepared to deal with Doyle's sneaky advantages.

Doyle fights dirty, like most of the escaped convicts, with hidden blades implanted in his elbows that he uses to inflict fatal wounds on unsuspecting opponents. Hector's flexibility, reflexes, and speed are also superhuman, which makes him supremely suitable for his line of work as an assassin. However, Hector Doyle would find himself the target of Biscuit Oliva, and he stood no chance against the behemoth after having lost his sight in the previous fight.

18 Ryuukou Yanagi

Defeated Baki Hanma In Single Combat

Of all the death row inmates who flooded Tokyo to quench an intense desire to taste defeat, Ryuukou was perhaps the most dangerous of them all. Unlike most of his peers, Ryuukou was a highly trained-martial artist and had spent his life honing his craft to be as deadly as he possibly could.

While many fighters crossed paths with the death row inmates, Ryuukou is the only one to stand toe to toe with an opponent and come out the victor. Even more so, using his poison hand technique, Ryuukou was able to defeat Baki in combat, which nearly claimed his life.

17 Mohammad Alai Jr.

Fought And Survived The Strongest Fighters In Japan

Alai Jr. was a wildcard that was dropped into the world of Baki like a falling star and made a big splash, setting his eyes on the son of the ogre, Baki Hanma. Alai showed extreme skill in boxing and a large amount of confidence in his combat ability.

Having his own lineage of greatness, Alai Jr. sought to dethrone the one man who bested his father by taking on Baki Hanma in a match to the death. Alai Jr. was a top-of-the-line athlete but lacked the experience that comes with life-or-death situations.

16 Dorian Kaioh

Took On Three Of The Top Fighters In Tokyo At The Same Time

Dorian Kaioh was one of several high-threat inmates that escaped from a maximum security prison into Japan in order to discover defeat. Dorian stands above most of the other inmates as he is one of the most gifted and strongest of them all.

While a criminal, Dorian Kaioh is also one of the most talented in the art of Kempo, being the only American to obtain the title Kaioh and standing equal to Sea King Retsu. Unfortunately, Dorian lost his faith in martial arts and turned to a life of crime. Doing so made Dorian's training suffer, and his mental stability degraded, making him half the warrior he used to be.

15 Jack Hanma

Overpowered Baki Hanma Briefly

Jack Hanma is the half-brother to Baki Hanma and the black sheep of the Hanma family. Having been everything but disowned by his father, Jack's rise to strength differs from his family based on the choices he's made of where to hold the line.

Jack's obsession with increasing his power leads him to abuse different types of drugs and even limb enhancement surgeries just to give him an edge in a fight. Jack believes in being brutal and ruthless in a fight regardless of how much damage he causes or if his opponent has already been defeated.

14 Kaoru Hanayama

Stopped Pickle In His Tracks With Brute Strength

Hanayama is a legend in Japanese street life as he is currently the head of the Yakuza at only nineteen years of age. Hanayama single-handedly took hold of the Yakuza by viciously assaulting rival members in a single night, being unstoppable.

When the escaped felons invaded Japan searching for a challenge, Hanayama faced off against Speck and fought through a gunshot wound to the face, using only his ironclad body to beat Speck to a pulp.

13 Gaia

Killed A Soldier By Climbing Out Of His Body

Gaia is an incredibly strong character throughout the many anime adaptations of Baki the Grappler and has faced Baki a number of times. Gaia serves as the leader of the Airborne Brigade and is designated as a super soldier and is perhaps the most tactical fighter in the world.

After being caught behind enemy lines and facing a firing squad, Gaia survived and obtained the ability to acutely raise his ability to control his body's functions. Gaia can manipulate the blood flow in his body to increase his strength, speed, and agility at will, which makes him a force to be reckoned with.

12 Doppo Orochi

Fought On Equal Standing With Yujiro Hanma

Doppo Orochi may be one of the strongest characters in Baki but is arguably the most menacing character, even over Yujiro Hanma himself. Doppo is the proclaimed King of War who has risen the respect of Karate single-handedly and has traveled to the ends of the Earth in search of more strength.

Doppo has fought the most skilled warriors and has had victories and losses, highly regarded as the epitome of skill. Doppo's most famous loss comes to him at the hands of Yujiro Hnama, who seems to be the only man that Hanma respects.

11 Biscuit Oliva

Took A Shotgun Blow To The Chest With No Injury

Oliva is considered one of the strongest beings on the planet and considered so dangerous that he is housed underneath a maximum security prison where some of the most violent offenders reside.

However, Oliva stays in these conditions by choice on an agreement that he can leave when he pleases and is allowed to combat incredibly strong criminals on the government's behalf. Oliva's physique is tough enough to handle a gunshot wound nearly point-blank and take a punch from Baki Hanma himself.

10 Izou Motobe

Mastered All Hand Held Weapons

All the fighters in Baki have very eccentric personalities, but Izou Motobe is one of the weirdest oddballs in the series. On the surface, Motobe has a very stoic and peaceful personality that hides a highly talented master of several martial arts along with mastery of some of the most deadly weapons known to man.

Not many old men in anime reach the level of Motobe, but because of his dedication to his craft, he is well respected among the top fighters in the world.

9 Sea King Retsu

Defeated A World Renowned Fighter In Less Than A Minute

Sea King Retsu sits among the hilltop of the most talented and deadly fighters in the world of Baki. Retsu has risen to the top of Chinese Kung Fu and cemented his name in history as one of the strongest in the world while having mastered dozens of martial arts techniques.

Retsu has faced many of the fighters in the Baki anime, including Pickle, in the recent season. Unfortunately, Retsu's ambition has cost him in his recent fight against the prehistoric man as his leg was taken by the man-beast.

8 Katsumi Orochi

Achieved A Mach One Punch

From birth, Katsumi was gifted with incredible physical prowess. Born into a circus as a trapeze performer, Katsumi was adopted into the Orochi family after his father died in an accident. Doppo took the young Katsumi and forged him into a perfectly tuned Martial Artist.

Unfortunately, in his early years, Katsumi grew arrogant and self-centered. This changed when he decided to make his mark on the Martial Arts world and fought the Man-beast, Pickle. Katsumi has developed one of the most powerful attacks in the karate world and will go down in history as one of the strongest.

7 Gouki Shibukawa

Effortlessly Defeated A Death Row Inmate

Shibukawa is a mysterious individual in the world of Baki. However, Shibukawa is greatly respected and even reasonably feared throughout the world of Martial Arts. Often referred to as "The Master", Shibukawa portrays a very kind personality but hides his more violent tendencies beneath the surface.

Shibukawa is one of the most skilled fighters in Baki who has defeated men two times younger than he is using nothing but a single handshake.

6 Sea Emperor Kaku

Backed Yujiro Hanma Into A Corner

Sea Emperor Kaku is another elder in the martial arts world, being one hundred and sixty years old and still competing in fights. During the Raitai Tournament, Kaku made his first appearance in the Baki anime and was deemed the master of both Retsu and Ryuu.

He was heavily honored by the crowd and even earned an impromptu match with the Ogre. Yujiro Hanma and Kaku fought to a standstill, exchanging powerful blows one after another. This alone makes Sea Emperor Kaku one of the strongest.

5 Pickle

Fought Dinosaurs With His Bare Hands

Pickle is the current focus of the recent season of Baki as a man who lived during the Jurassic Period and fought massive beasts beyond comprehension for sport and sustenance. From the very moment Pickle's existence was made known, the strongest fighters from all over the world rushed to see him with his own eyes.

It would not take long for Pickle to end up in the underground arena where countless warriors would test their mettle against the man-beast. Unfortunately, one by one, each fighter, from Sea King Retsu to Jack Hanma, all fell to Pickle's massive strength.

4 Miyamoto Musashi

The Most Legendary Swordsman In History

Miyamoto Musashi is a legendary swordsman highly regarded in Japan's history. In the Baki manga, Musashi is brought into the modern day and is the guest of Tokugawa, the owner of the underground arena.

Word spread quickly to some of the greatest fighters of Japan that the world's greatest samurai had risen from the dead, and each fighter made aware threw their hat into the ring. With the ability to cut his opponents down without using a blade, Miyamoto stands at the top without question.

3 Baki Hanma

Bested Biscuit Oliva In A Contest Of Strength

Baki Hanma is the strongest eighteen-year-old in the world. Having been put through some of the most brutal training and facing the strongest in the world, Baki has been shaped into a martial arts master at the peak of his physical conditioning. With the Hanma blood running through his veins, Baki has even more of a leg up on the competition, being gifted with abnormal physical traits and muscle structure.

Baki has gone head-to-head with the most dangerous men in the world in hopes of one day surpassing his father, the strongest creature on Earth. Baki's accomplishments are well beyond his time. He has come out on top more times than not in the underground arena and has even faced the prehistoric man and come out in one piece.

2 Yujiro Hanma

Bestowed The Title From All World Governments As The Strongest Being On Earth

In a world filled with the most monstrous men capable of facing waves of fighters, entire cities, and even countries, there is only one man who stands among all the rest as a creature of unimaginable strength. Yujiro Hanma is known as the Ogre, the strongest creature on Earth, and has spent every moment of his life proving so to anyone foolish enough to cross his path.

Yujiro is such a threat on a national level that countries enter into peace treaties with him in order to not provoke his wrath. Yujiro's feats of strength are the origins of mythical legends, as he has fought wild animals such as tigers and bears with nothing but his own hands. Yujiro is also recorded as having stopped an earthquake with one punch simply because it was interrupting his training.