 is a young orphaned girl who befriends Kenshiro while working as jailer in the village where Kenshiro and Bat also met.After Kenshiro helps her recover her voice (having been traumatized in the past, witnessing bandits slaughter her family) and rescues her from the clutches of Zeed's gang, Lin decides to follow "Ken" and eventually finds him, joining him in his journey.Lin grows up and as a young woman, she forms the Hokuto Army to rebel against the Heavenly Emperor's Army.