Here Are The Top-20 Favorite Yakuza Characters, As Voted By Fans (2024)

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Majima is one of the most iconic characters in the entire series, but it wasn't until Yakuza 0 that he was a playable protagonist. He wasn't his usual wild self, but it explores the reason why Majima became the man we know and love him for.

Majima is one of the most iconic characters in the entire series, but it wasn't until Yakuza 0 that he was a playable protagonist. He wasn't his usual wild self, but it explores the reason why Majima became the man we know and love him for.

Steam Community :: Screenshot :: Shun Akiyama is the most charming and cool character in the 'Yakuza' series since Goro Majima in 'Yakuza 0'.

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He is the most iconic character not only because he's the protagonist, but also the coolest guy ever. Even as a Yakuza, he has a strict moral code.

Women whom Takayuki Yagami can romance in Judgment and Lost Judgment; of the seven romanceable women in the series, only Tsukino Saotome is available as a girlfriend in both games, her presence in the sequel requiring the Detective Essentials DLC pack.

Strichart pointed out that through Majima's interactions with Nish*tani, he gains insight into how someone like that would live. The goal of the localization team was to make Majima and Kiryu more likeable with their changes, although Strichart believed Kiryu was more popular than Majima in Western countries.

Kiryu is noted multiple times to be handsome, with brown eyes described as "beautiful" by Joji and Shintaro Kazama. When he prepares to confront Ebina, he slicks his hair back once more. One month after he was hospitalized, he looks noticeably thinner and his hair has become lighter.

Several critics have praised how Kiryu, despite his history as a yakuza, stood out because of his kindness and character development across the series' story.

If violence and sadism are your hallmarks of dangerous then it's the Kudo-kai who take the mantle. A short overview of each. Founded in the inter-war years by Harikichi Yamaguchi as a loose labour union, the Yamaguchi-gumi never seemed destined for greatness.

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Yakuza are viewed by some Japanese as a necessary evil, in light of their chivalrous facade, and the organizational nature of their crime is sometimes viewed as a deterrent to impulsive individual street crime.

Goro Majima (真島 吾朗, Majima Gorō) is a recurring major character in the Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) series introduced in the original Yakuza. He is featured as a protagonist in Yakuza 0, Yakuza: Dead Souls, and the Majima Saga of Yakuza Kiwami 2.

A bolt of lightning can produce heat of up to 50,000° Fahrenheit, which is hotter than the surface of the sun, so it would be able to overpower magma which produces far less heat.

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The Mad Dog of Shimano is the strongest Tojo Clan member simply due to his nature of embracing sheer violence and respecting those who are physically strong. Unlike Kiryu, Goro earned his nickname and respect among the Tojo Clan due to his combat ability above all else.

Ichiban and co. is definitely below Kiryu for sure. Kiryu didn't need a party when raiding Yakuza HQ's in the past. A 20 years of age Kiryu in 0 already had impressive victories against the likes of Kuze and Shibusawa and this is just Kiryu without even Komaki's proper training.

One of the best-known bosses of the Yamaguchi-gumi was Kazuo Taoka, the "Godfather of all Godfathers", who was responsible for the syndicate's massive growth and success during the 20th century. The Sumiyoshi-kai is the second-largest yakuza family, with an estimated 2,200 members and 1,300 quasi-members as of 2023.

Kazuma Kiryu (Japanese: 桐生 一馬, Hepburn: Kiryū Kazuma) is a fictional character and the initial main protagonist of Sega's action-adventure beat 'em up Japanese role-playing game series Yakuza / Like a Dragon.

Kenichi Shinoda is the boss of Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest yakuza organization.

As of June 2015, the game has sold over 500,000 copies within Japan and Chinese-speaking regions of Asia. Sega president Haruki Satomi stated that the Chinese version of the game sold more than originally expected. In the UK, Yakuza 0 was the 8th top selling game in the week of 28 January.