Also did ichiban providers never mention his mother's name, and if they did why wouldn't it ever come up in passive conversation between Arakawa and ichiban? If you use a regular attack first, you'll. Masumi, Tendo, Watase's mysterious bodyguard, and Kasuga and his party fight the opposition and win, allowing the dissolution to succeed. Sneaking into the Omi Alliance Headquarters to meet Arakawa, he and his party are met upon by Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Arakawa's son Masato, whom he used to serve as his personal attendant, had apparently died due to illness, the tragedy of which supposedly fuels Arakawa's ruthlessness behind his rise to power. Suddenly, a member of the Go-Ryu Clan appears, giving Han a chance to escape. Kasuga defeats Tendo, and engineers a confession with the help of Mirror Face to end Aoki's political career. When the dissolution is announced, they join Arakawa in defending Dojima and Watase alongside Yosuke Tendo, who had deccided to fight for them, and Watase's mysterious bodyguard. Date of Birth Arakawa is shot in the chest and dies a painful death, the last sight in his life being Tendo's smile. Daigo Dojima ( , Djima Daigo) is a recurring supporting character in the Like a Dragon series introduced in Yakuza 2. So then I decided on Ichiban Kasuga. 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In 2004, Masato fakes his death and starts a new identity as Ryo Aoki with assistance from the Arakawa Family and leaves for the USA. Although he appeared to have assistance from his men, raising Masato proved difficult. A man who brought a teenaged Ichiban Kasuga back from death's door. Aoki was weak and couldn't do a lot on his own without scheming. 185 cm (6 1)[c] A selfish, violent man, he is the one pulling the strings, the one blockading Arakawa from aiding Ichiban. Kasuga arrives in Kamurocho and is shocked by how much society changed during his prison term. He is more human than Kazama is. Japanese Along with Dojima and Watase, he plans to start up a security company in Sotenbori to serve as a home for the yakuza who would have nowhere else to go after the dissolution. May instantly knock out the enemy. He meets Koichi Adachi, who did his research on Kasuga, but he is not interested in partnering with the detective. High chance to land a critical hit. Other Nanba joins Kasuga after Yokohama Liumang member Zheng demands payment from the homeless, and the two drive him off. Is Arakawa Ichiban's dad? Biographical The family that held him captive were enemies of the Arakawa Family. Hair Color Relies on bare-knuckle brawling and Kasuga's pro wrestling moves to knock enemies senseless. In 1969, when he is not wearing his Onnagata outfit, he wears a white dress shirt with the top button unbuttoned, khaki pants, a black leather belt with a silver buckle, and white Velcro sneakers. They summoned Arakawa to their office and asked him to collect Kasuga in person, assuming Kasuga was part of his family. Kasuga asked him why he would go to such lengths for someone he didn't even know, to which Arakawa responded, "Maybe I just wanted to look cool in front of a kid who knew who I was.". Meeting Aoki in person, he learns of his recovery in the US, that he is intending to purge Ijincho of its residents reliant on gray zones, and that Kasuga had taken the fall for Aoki's murder, not Sawashiro's. One of Like a Dragon's main characters is Saeko Mukoda, a mama at a hostess bar who joins Ichiban's party. [3] Yokoyama positioned Ichiban's personality as the opposite of Kiryu's in many ways: "thoroughly uncomplicated, direct, cheerful, reckless". Despite the amount of bloodshed throughout the story, this is one of the most optimistic endings in the series. Japanese After retrieving the baby from locker 0099, he rushed him to the hospital, where the baby was diagnosed with hypothermia-induced multiple organ failure. Damage an enemy with an onslaught of headbutts. Daigo says that together with the Omi Alliance, they would disband both Yakuza organizationsto prevent the Yakuza way of life from being twisted by the government. [12] Ichiban was featured prominently in the marketing campaign for Like A Dragon, such as the game's cover art, promotional trailers, and social media videos. Hoshino told him everything regarding the counterfeit operation in Yokohama and that Toshio had been smuggling bills on behalf of the organizations involved. [23] They believe that Ichiban is a good example of how slapstick humour can be blended seamlessly with high octane action to create an excellent, engaging story. In 2017, the year Kasuga was going to be released were it not for his sentence extension, Masumi writes a letter to him expressing how much he misses him, and invites him for Peking duck when he leaves. Chapter 15 is the final chapter of the game and culminates with a fight against Ryo Aoki, the son of Arakawa and the governor of Japan. Yakuza Like a Dragon - Arakawa Death Scene / Ichiban And Arakawa Catch UpTwitter: https://twitter.com/Santosx07 For more information, please see our He only made his relationship and the pregnancy known to his patriarch the day Akane was due; however, having lost face, his patriarch had his men beat him badly and ordered them to kill both Akane and the baby. Kazuhiro Nakaya Damage an enemy with a flying kick. . [10] Tang said that his character is the "opposite" of Kiryu in terms of personality. Japanese He told her to hide the baby in a coin locker and to get to a safer location as soon as possible to ensure their safety. The tattoo represents the strength and perseverance of the koi as it struggles upstream, as well as a greater destiny that lies ahead, as the koi has not fully finished its transformation into a dragon. Kazuhiro Nakaya we dont know for sure the dream that arakawa has started occuring even before he sends him to prison. Masumi Arakawa ( , Arakawa Masumi), also known by his stage name Taro Arayoshi ( , Arayoshi Tar), is a supporting character in Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Wanderings of the Golden Dragon in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online. Yokoyama does not believe in portraying unconditional good and evil, as he believes that people with criminal records are capable of righteousness, while members of society who are respected by the public are capable of evil. He waited outside of the Arakawa Family office for one hundred days before Arakawa finally gave in and agreed to swear him into the family at sixteen, against Jo Sawashiro's wishes. Afterwards, he interrogates Ogasawara to learn of Aoki's ambitions and plans to use the Omi. Aliases Age [27], Several publications rated Ichiban as among the best video game characters featured in 2020, a year where Like A Dragon saw an international release. RGGO Appears In He willingly goes to prison for a murder that he did not commit at the turn of the 21st century, having acquiesced to the request of his clan patriarch, Masumi Arakawa. Nanba explains the situation with the Ijin Three and shows Kasuga the severity of his bullet wound, which leads to him discovering a defective counterfeit 10,000 yen bill. He and his friends are asked to hold the invading Omi Alliance at bay until they can burn down their operation. Ichiban Kasuga. He asks Kasuga to turn himself in, telling him the lie that it was Sawashiro who committed the murder. https://twitter.com/ryugagotoku/status/1609202827124948994, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, The given height of 185 cm (6 1) is based on the character model's scaling factor within. Only Ichiban, Sawashiro and Arakawa cared about Masato. Also Known As Like many of the gangsters in Yakuza, Ichiban has a prominent back tattoo. Press J to jump to the feed. The men demanded he takes responsibility for Kasuga's actions. Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a Dragon Ichiban shows a video of Aoki admitting to his crimes to the police, dooming Aoki's plans. They learn Zhao may be in trouble, and Han joins the party to rescue him from Mabuchi and the Omi, where Nanba rejoins them. He tells his crew that he is sticking around, and the game fades to black as he reflects on Aoki's dying words: "Keep living, Ichi.". Nicknames While it is never revealed that Sawashiro was telling the truth, Ichiban still felt as though both he and Aoki were sons to Arakawa. The Rock Bottom DragonPrisoner 1119 i don't think the arakawa family was big enough for anyone to willingly serve 15 years in prison for them except for ichiban because well, he did it 100% out of love for arakawa. Boosts their criticality rate by up to 80% for 8 seconds. Kazuhiro Nakaya, the voice actor of Ichiban Kasuga in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, has addressed the future of the Yakuza . Ichiban Kasuga (Japanese: , Hepburn: Kasuga Ichiban), also nicknamed Ichi (), is a character from Sega's Ryu ga Gotoku media franchise, known internationally as Yakuza. High chance to land a critical hit. Black, later graying His long history as a hitman and his reputation as the militant leader of the Arakawa Family earned him the nickname "Arakawa the Assassin" (, Koroshi no Arakawa). 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Gray GameSpot compared him to Goro Majima based on similar traits they share "though a lot less deranged", while also noting that he is quite different from Kiryu despite sharing other traits in their backstories. Once he learned the truth, Masumi spared Hoshino's life and left quietly. In 2001, yakuza Ichiban Kasuga agrees to go to prison for a murder that he did not commit to repay Arakawa Family patriarch Masumi Arakawa for saving his life in his youth. Character appears in 4 games. Restores all allies' health by up to 50% at the start of battle, provided they are still conscious. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, character_model_model_data (.BIN file), ONLINEPS, , Yakuza: Like a Dragon Playable Characters, Ryu Ga Gotoku Online#Wanderings of the Golden Dragon, https://www.thegamer.com/like-a-dragon-ishin-interview-hiroyuki-sakamoto/. Although he had a loving father, Masumi had a troubled home life as a child, and received the scar on his face at the hands of his mother at a young age. Knowing that they couldn't face so many enemies at once Ryuji and Han decide to split up. The end of development for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, which brought Kazuma Kiryu's story arc to a close, coincided with the commencement of development for the 2018 mobile title Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE. Age The duo eventually encounters their targets in Nagasugai, Fukuoka. Kasuga hoped mentioning his name would somehow get him free, but it only backfired. Arakawa sparing Ichiban from Yubitsume at the last second just to spend time with him despite his incompetence in regards to collecting money. I felt like Masato knew Ichiban was his son, but he also knew how tough Ichiban was and how Masato would have no one without him and for sure wouldnt make it in prison. Ichiban is presented with the chance to choose his own path for the first time in almost 18 years. [29] Chingy Nea from Kotaku praised Ichiban as the Yakuza series most relatable protagonist and one of its best characters, and the main reason why Like a Dragon was a source of comfort and joy for her in late-2020. Sawashiro suggests leaking information in exchange for the Family's continued survival. The incident had a profound effect on Masumi, who spent the next seven years searching for the killer. Kaiji Tang [20] Michael Higham from GameSpot praised Ichiban as an endearing lead character who is immediately loveable and helps gives the franchise "a fresh start". He meets ex-detective Koichi Adachi, who explains that while Ichiban was in jail, Arakawa defects to the Osaka-based Omi Alliance and betrayed the Tojo Clan to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. 39 (Wanderings of the Golden Dragon)62 (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)[a] Japanese Ichiban appears as an unlockable player character of the promotional freeware game Streets of Kamurocho, developed and released as part of Sega's 60th anniversary celebrations in October 2020. While ending the two largest Yakuza organizations in Japan is a significant development (after all, this is a series based entirely around organized crime), it's interesting to see such an action-packed series make this decision through the use of real-world politics (or at least something that resembles the real world). Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Aoki escapes, leading him and Ichiban to the lockers where they were put as babies. Adachi confronts Horinouchi with evidence of the bribes, and the villainous cop is arrested, bringing closure to Adachi's storyline and leaving him feeling vindicated at last. Kamurocho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Initially hesitant, he accepts after learning the Liumang had sent assassins after Nanba. After getting surgery in America, he gained the use of his legs and began trying to gather power, hoping to make up for the years when he felt helpless. Y:LAD Yoko Arakawa (mother)Toshio Arakawa (father)Unnamed ex-fianceAkane (girlfriend)Jo Sawashiro (right-hand, co-parent? After Ichiban beats Sawashiro in a fight, the latter reveals that he didn't kill Arakawa because he feels like he has a life debt to him. 42 He believes that Ichiban fits the Yakuza setting due to his love for Dragon Quest, as well as his heroic demeanor which goes along the new type of gameplay Like a Dragon provided to the franchise. This contributed to his strong sense of imagination where he imagines his battles as if they were a turn-based JRPG. This splits the Omi's forces in half, which would instrumental at the time of both organizations' dissolution. arakawa didnt know for sure. A high-offense job that allows Kasuga to learn terrain-based Skills. Ichiban is voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya in Japanese, and by Kaiji Tang in English. Koichi Adachi is one of the members of Kasuga's party, a former cop who lost his job and pension due to corruption in the department. Y:LAD Appearance The dragonfish tattoo on his back earned him the nickname "The Rock Bottom Dragon" (, Donzoko no Ry). Granted, he had a good reason to do so, but when it turns out that Ichiban is Arakawa's biological son, must've been quite painful for him to have to shoot his own son (or rather someone that he regarded as a son) just to get said plan going.. Nicknames He cares deeply about his party members and leads them with grace and in turn, they stand by him and are ready to have his back no matter how overwhelming the odds are. Occupation Commenting on the transition of genres between an action-adventure game to a turn-based role-playing game for Like A Dragon, he said the change occurs because of the different objective, which itself had changed because of Ichiban's different personality to Kiryu's since they speak, think and act differently. Arakawa offered them his finger in exchange for Kasuga's freedom and the men quickly let Kasuga go. To Yokoyama, Ichiban's comical "fool" deliberately contrasts the dark setting of Like A Dragon, and that his most important role in the game is to overturning "worldly prejudices" and fight against "invisible discrimination". Ichiban is first introduced in the 2018 mobile game Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE, a freemium collectible card game spin-off which is exclusively released in Japan. He also discovers that the anti-crime activist group Bleach Japan is indirectly responsible for Nonomiya's death. Having left a strong impression on Kasuga, he was followed back to the Arakawa Family office, where Kasuga waited outside every day for one hundred days straight until Masumi finally relented and accepted him into the Arakawa Family. Masumi Arakawa The given birth years of 1959/1960 are an estimate based on Arakawa's age and are not intended as a substitute for an official date. Ichiban and his friends take this opportunity to strike as they fight their way up the tower to the Arakawa Family office, where Tendo, who had also murdered Arakawa in cold blood earlier, lies in wait for Ichiban to settle the score with. Year of Birth They meet Hamako and Bleach Japan after a bodyguard job, and Adachi rejoins them afterward. Age It had the words "Neither justice nor mercy should tip the scale." It is implied that he may hav felt like kasuga is the real son. When asked why he would go to those lengths in the first place, he simply stated that he "felt like impressing an idiot kid who knew [his] name.". January 1, 1977[1] After vowing to make Kasuga pay for all the pain the Tojo Clan has inflicted to the Jingweon, Han and Kasuga start fighting. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Some time following the events, Masumi and Kasuga meet at the docks in Yokohama at night and spend some time together. Hoshino is able to get him to cheer up and suggests he run in the upcoming election to get close to Aoki. "Yakuza: Like a Dragon" has multiple storylines that all begin to culminate at the end of the game, with the toppling of multiple crime families and the possibility of some babies being swiped at birth all being thrown at the player. His features are typically obscured by his fedora or by shadow, but he appears to have short black hair and brown eyes. After sighting a picture of Ryo Aoki, the upstart Governor of Tokyo and co-founder of Bleach Japan, Ichiban recognizes him as an actual living Masato Arakawa. Aliases Actors Also Known As Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Relationships From watching the trailer seeing ichiban take the fall for the other guy. [13] A 2019 gameplay trailer featuring Ichiban and his party engaging enemies in a turn-based RPG battle system was initially interpreted as an April Fools' Day joke due to its gameplay mechanics which was considered unusual for the series, as well as the timing of its release date and its proximity to the 1st of April. Arakawa the Assassin Out of all people Arakawa called Ichiban and asked him to do it . Beyond being a wild plot twist, this also ties nicely into Ichiban's character arc. 1959/1960[d] Japanese He gave him the name Masato; (masa), the first kanji in Masumi and (to), the first kanji in Toshio. In Chapter 12 of the game, Ichiban and his crew make their way through the Tojo clan headquarters, eventually meeting back up with Masumi Arakawa. RGG Studios' chief producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto explained in an interview that Kasuga appears as a Trooper Card instead of a full character in Like a Dragon: Ishin! He tells Kasuga that Arakawa will need allies shortly. Search for hidden treasures scattered throughout the city. Relationships They beat Kasuga to the brink of death, and fearing for his life he blurted out the name of a feared yakuza, Masumi Arakawa, saying that if they killed him they'd be hearing from him; in reality, he had never met the man and was only aware of him due to his reputation as "Killer" Arakawa. The next day, Watase and Dojima declare the dissolution of both of their organizations and are met with resistance from the Omi officers. For each Attack-type ally, nullifies 15% of all damage received (except damage received from status abnormalities) and accelerates all allies' cooldown timers by 15%. Arakawa, who serves as a father figure to protagonist Ichiban Kasuga, proved to be a much more compelling character than he thought. Ichiban identifies Arakawa, and while he did shoot Ichi and probably doesn't like him anymore he's still the kind of man Ichiban aspires to be. Before their fight escalates, Arakawa and Daigo Dojima explain that Arakawa's betrayal was planned by them and Masaru Watase in order to split the Omi forces between Tokyo and Osaka to make their plan of disbanding the Tojo and Omi easier to accomplish. As a yakuza patriarch, Masumi appears as a considerate person towards his underlings, especially Ichiban, whom he treats just like an actual son and able to persuade Ichiban to work better with Sawashiro during his tenure. After working for Arakawa and doing whatever was asked of him, he got sent to prison for 18 years at Arakawa's request. Ichiban is nursed back to health by Nanba, a local homeless man and disbarred nurse. He explained to Kasuga that being a yakuza meant you had a reputation to uphold, and he would have lost face if he simply bowed his head and asked for him back. 18 years later, Ichiban is released from prison. Really cool twist but I can't believe Arakawa never knew under these circumstances. In Like a Dragon 8, Kasuga's hairstyle is a ponytail once again. After he joins the yakuza, he slicks part of his hair back in a more clean-cut style. The "ultimate example of not living up to your name," who'd get the ass-end of life despite the name Ichiban and live it to the fullest like he doesn't see the ironythat's the thinking behind it. Japanese During his pursuit of power, he did horrible things and lost sight of the people who were there for him when he was a nobody. His moveset, much like that of Kiryu and Majima, is a reskinned version of the Streets of Rage series' main character, Axel. To draw out Aoki in order to confront him, Ichiban decides to enter himself as an electoral candidate with Hoshino's support, but Aoki's henchman Jo Sawashiro assassinates Hoshino. They attempt to expose the company's counterfeiting scheme, but their plan goes awry and they are captured and framed by Mabuchi. Grants Refresh (nullifying up to 24,000 damage) to the 3 allies with the highest Attack. Masumi earned the resentment of the patriarch of the Sakaki Family, Sakaki, when he interrogated Sakaki on the fact the Sakaki Family was selling Tojo Clan information to the Omi Alliance at a meeting in front of Tojo executives. RGGO The family gained notoriety due to its militant nature and became feared among the residents of Kamurocho, with Masumi himself earning the nickname "Arakawa the Assassin." Granted, he had a good reason to do so, but when it turns out that Ichiban is Arakawa's biological son, must've been quite painful for him to have to shoot his own son (or rather someone that he regarded as a . He later learned that Akane was caught by the yakuza and murdered while he was on his way to the hospital. In 1984, the year the design of the 10,000 bill changed, he was gifted a defective counterfeit by Hoshino.
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