This splits the Omi's forces in half, which would instrumental at the time of both organizations' dissolution. The ages given are corroborated in-game, as Hoshino states Masumi had been twenty years old when they first met approximately forty-two years prior to the events of. Date of Birth Nicknames He appears to have a relatively slim build. Ichiban declines, saying that his place is in Yokohama with his new friends. Kazuhiro Nakaya, who previously voiced recurring franchise character Akira Nishikiyama, was one of the candidates who read for the role. He turns himself in to the police and is sentenced to 15 years in jail, which is extended to 18 years following an incident in the summer of 2002. He gave him the name Masato; (masa), the first kanji in Masumi and (to), the first kanji in Toshio. After vowing to make Kasuga pay for all the pain the Tojo Clan has inflicted to the Jingweon, Han and Kasuga start fighting. Consequently, a storyline starring Ichiban would naturally include more comedic or goofy scenes due to the character's nature. Interestingly, in the English dub, Saeko is voiced by Elizabeth Maxwell, and Nanoha is voiced by Cherami Leigh. Yakuza Like a Dragon - How Ichiban Became A Yakuza / Joined The Arakawa FamilyTwitter: https://twitter.com/Santosx07 arakawa didnt know for sure. Ichiban wouldn't be targeted for Kurosawa's big plan as he's just a normal member. On the way back home, he encounters Tendo and they discuss the events that transpired. After Ichiban beats Sawashiro in a fight, the latter reveals that he didn't kill Arakawabecause he feels like he has a life debt to him. Masumi Arakawa (former patriarch)Jo Sawashiro (former superior, rival)Mitsuo Yasumura (oath brother, friend, ally)Giichi Kitamura (friend, ally)Shun Akiyama (friend, ally)Mayumi Seto (friend, ally)Hayato Tsuji (friend, ally)Tsukasa Mikuni (complicated ally)Yosuke Kagami (complicated ally)Vincent Lowe (enemy) After Ichiban was shot by Masumi Arakawa and lost consciousness, Nanba saves his life and begins working with him. Associations [2] Toshihiro Nagoshi approved of the decision to change the franchise's lead character from Kiryu to Ichiban. Appears In The next day, Watase and Dojima declare the dissolution of both of their organizations and are met with resistance from the Omi officers. Ichiban is voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya in Japanese, and by Kaiji Tang in English. These skills mainly focus on increasing the survivability and offensive capabilities of Offense-type allies and confer a huge boost of up to 92% in total to criticality rate. Kazuhiro Nakaya, the voice actor of Ichiban Kasuga in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, has addressed the future of the Yakuza . Later that day, he attends a meeting with the other Omi Alliance patriarchs at Heian Tower - where Masumi had hoped to treat Kasuga to Peking duck - when Kasuga barges into the room. Within the series, Ichiban is originally a low-ranking member of the Arakawa Family, a subsidiary yakuza family of the Kanto-based Tojo Clan. We were still figuring the new protagonist out when Nagoshi said, "I want to burden this man with the name 'Ichiban.'" The character has received a generally positive response from critics and players in the video game community, with the consensus that he is a suitable choice to succeed Kiryu's role as the lead character in future games. So then I decided on Ichiban Kasuga. Thanks to the split, there is not enough manpower to crush them and Yosuke Tendo joins Masumi's side as he could not resist the urge to fight such a brawl. 185 cm (6 1)[a] Appears In Aoki is about to come around but is fatally stabbed by a disillusioned Kume. So after this, Kiryu and Saejima go to jail. He meets Koichi Adachi, who did his research on Kasuga, but he is not interested in partnering with the detective. After Aoki dies, the game cuts to Juro Horinouchi, the Kamurocho police commissioner who worked closely with Aoki and took money from him. The Hikawa Family regularly killed people without hesitation, which Masumi took advantage of, disposing of the bodies in Ijincho's Homeless Quarter in order to spend as much time in Yokohama as possible and track down the culprit behind his father's murder, with no leads except for the memory of the killer's face. "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. Through Saeko Mukoda, they learn one of the Liumang's bosses Akira Mabuchi may be involved. Between 1978 and 1982, he established the Arakawa Family, a third-tier organization within the Tojo Clan's ranks. Its just a possiblity. Ryo Aoki rose to power with a group called Bleach Japan, which focused on getting rid of "gray" areas and crimes in Japan, like the Yakuza and brothels. The family the yakuza belonged to sought revenge and managed to capture him. Kenyu Horiuchi Kasuga Ichiban (Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin! Damage an enemy with a wrestling technique known as a release German suplex. 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. This is the unofficial subreddit for Sega's long-running game series, Yakuza, known in Japan as Ry ga Gotoku. 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. 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. He wears his heart on his sleeve and is prone to letting his emotions get the best of him, whether it be sheer rage or getting overly excitable. Doesn't make sense, how he couldn't put two together, also you'd think he'd go to her employer in desperation to see if she made it out ( obviously he knew she didn't but in desperation he could ), and if he did he'd obviously find out he might have took the wrong son. [6], Auditions of the character started early in development to appreciate him sooner. Place of Birth 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. Aoki dies, and it's unclear if Kume is arrested. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The game then dramatically rolls into a flashback from when Sawashiro was 15, and his girlfriend at the time was pregnant. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Adachi joins him, and explains his reasoning for wanting to be with him, then hands him a smartphone, which he learns how to operate with assistance from Nick Ogata. For Yakuza: Like a Dragon on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "What do you want to see in a sequel? Although beloved, he lived in poverty and the people who raised him were considered "trash" by the rest of society. They went back to save the baby, but Arakawa had already freed the baby from the locker, declaring that it was now his child. Also in 2017, the newly-elected Tokyo governor Aoki pressures the Arakawa Family into leaking Tojo Clan intel in order to dismantle it using the Kamurocho 3K Plan, threatening to use the anti-yakuza laws to arrest him if he did not comply. A Chinese legend tells of a koi fish that ascended a great waterfall . Valve Corporation. A man who brought a teenaged Ichiban Kasuga back from death's door. The patriarch of Hikawa Family eventually arranged a relationship between his daughter and Masumi. Aoki escapes, leading him and Ichiban to the lockers where they were put as babies. 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? Kasuga wakes up under a pile of garbage in Isezaki Ijincho, having been patched up by Yu Nanba. [14][9] A line of Yakuza franchise merchandise developed by apparel company SuperGroupie was launched in June 2021, including watches, bags, jackets, and shoes, all of which will have details inspired by Ichiban's appearances in the games. Basically, everyone is backstabbing everyone. Japanese 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. [31] Naming Ichiban one of the best new characters of 2020, Destructoid staff observed that Ichiban managed to fill the void left by Kiryu "with relative ease", and that his immediate popularity with the video game community successfully secures the Yakuza franchise's future in their view. On his 24th birthday, Kasuga is called into the Arakawa Family office, where Arakawa informs him of Sawashiro's involvement in the murder of a member of the Sakaki Family. It puts the pain of shooting Kasuga and the importance of the counterfeit bill into proper perspective, and the finality of Arakawa's life, of being able to finally look at his own son, not as. Ichiban Kasuga exclusive job. His plans, besides shooting Ichiban, actually make a lot more sense than Kazama. 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". The next day, Arakawa calls Kasuga into his office, gravely telling him to be inconspicuous. They summoned Arakawa to their office and asked him to collect Kasuga in person, assuming Kasuga was part of his family. Occupation Tendo now has a chance at the top and shoots Masumi to get back in the Omi remnants' good graces after betraying them. Kasuga hypes himself up and attunes to the flow of battle, boosting his Evasion and Attack for 2 turns. He tells Kasuga that Arakawa will need allies shortly. Occupation Associations Ichiban arranges for Aoki to be lured to the Arakawa Family office, and used the opportunity to record incriminating evidence against him and expose his true nature to the general public. He and his friends are asked to hold the invading Omi Alliance at bay until they can burn down their operation. Following his defeat, Sawashiro informs Ichiban that Arakawa's son was switched for his own son as an infant, and implies that Arakawa may have been Ichiban's birth father all along. [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. Black, later graying His features are typically obscured by his fedora or by shadow, but he appears to have short black hair and brown eyes. Damage an enemy with an onslaught of headbutts. After he joins the yakuza, he slicks part of his hair back in a more clean-cut style. 39 (Wanderings of the Golden Dragon)62 (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)[a] The ending feels like information overload, but it's not as completely insane as it might seem at first glance. Noting everything is going according to plan, Masumi shoots Kasuga non-lethally and has him taken to Isezaki Ijincho, a location out of the Omi's reach. Advances Heat Gauge by 200 at the start of battle. He is more human than Kazama is. Upon his release 18 years later, Ichiban discovers that Arakawa has apparently betrayed the rest of the Tojo Clan to the Omi Alliance, a rival yakuza organization based in Osaka, and finds himself stranded in the city of Yokohama after he is shot by Arakawa following an attempted confrontation. we dont know for sure the dream that arakawa has started occuring even before he sends him to prison. 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. After defeating them, Kasuga learns that Ryo Aoki is actually the supposedly-dead Masato Arakawa. Kasuga decides to head to Sotenbori after becoming restless waiting for an update from Mitsuo. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). Arakawa explains that it was he who leaked inside information to his son, giving him the chance he needed to bring the 3K strategy into play, forcing the Tojo Clan out. In Yakuza: Like a Dragon, he is the first patriarch of the Arakawa Family and the acting captain of the Omi Alliance. Initially a street thug, Daigo becomes the Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan by Kazuma Kiryu's recommendation, representing a new generation of yakuza. In Like a Dragon 8, Kasuga's hairstyle is a ponytail once again. Height Relies on bare-knuckle brawling and Kasuga's pro wrestling moves to knock enemies senseless. 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. 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. Associations Kasuga appears as a hidden character in the short beat-em-up title inspired by the story of the original Yakuza and the gameplay of SEGA's Streets of Rage franchise. As such, this card has a strong affinity towards Offense-type cards that attack multiple times at once. Fighting Style Nationality By Kasuga's release in 2019, Masumi had been appointed the acting captain of the Omi Alliance and continues to cooperate with Aoki. Although he had never met Kasuga before, in order to maintain his reputation, he agreed to the rival family's demands. Character skills unlocked from other jobs will still be usable. Arakawa asks Kasuga to shoulder the blame and go to prison on Sawashiro's behalf, and that he is banished from the family. something similar also mentioned in the post climax scene but doesnt explicitly say he didnt know.not much clarity there either. 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. Kiichi NakaiWP Y:LAD 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 . Advance Offense-type allies' cooldown timer by up to 24%. Giovanni Colantonio from Inverse considered Ichiban to be the best playable protagonist of 2020 because he is allowed to be a naive and flawed character who makes plenty of mistakes, a trait rarely seen in most video game heroes, which led to the best character development of any other character in the industry in his view. Damage an enemy by putting them in a headlock and throwing them. The Tojo Clan is seemingly no more, having been wiped out and replaced by the Omi Alliance, and Arakawa is the traitor who let them in. Japanese Ichiban Kasuga was first publicly revealed in August 2017 as part of the developer's promotional efforts for the then-upcoming Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE. Date of Birth After that, he was compelled to understand why Arakawa shot him and took one dirty job after another. 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. Nationality 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. The Hope of KamurochoPrisoner 1119 I dont think ichiban realized that this just wasnt a prison sentence but this was for life meaning to never return once he got out cause if he returned then the other family would know that it was the family that ichiban was part of that did kill their guy which is why ichiban boss shot him once he opened the door. Arakawa is murdered shortly after he and Ichiban part ways, and Ichiban believes that Jo Sawashiro, one of Arakawa's captains, killed him. Eye Color Affiliation After he met and swore Jo Sawashiro into the family in 1982, he came to consider him someone he could place his complete trust in and made him his captain, treasurer, and right-hand man. On the way, a helicopter spots them on a rooftop and Adachi stays behind. arakawa didnt know for sure. Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a Dragon (Arakawa Masumi) Kasuga is also a huge fan of Dragon Quest, a video game he loved to play ever since his youth. He is an antagonist in The Legend of Ichiban Kasuga in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online. Draven125 2 yr. ago 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. Prior to this, his hair was styled into a much shorter punch perm, growing out long enough during his time in prison to be tied into a short ponytail. Kasuga's fighting style is based around street fighting and professional wrestling techniques that, while lacking in finesse, are powerful and adaptive to his immediate environment. It is the second card released as part of a series of SSR cards known as Black cards, which center around various antagonists in the Yakuza series. Their fight is soon interrupted by a group of thugs led by Shou Takayama, the acting chairman of the Go-Ryu Clan, who has been chasing Ryuji for a while. Hair Color Ichiban learns from Seiryu Clan chairman Ryuhei Hoshino that the counterfeit bill is proof that Arakawa shot him in a non-lethal manner to create a false impression of his demise. Affiliation [8][9], Ichiban's English voice actor, Kaiji Tang, describes him as a "whimsical" character who, despite being the game's protagonist, also serves the role of a supporting character due to how he often assists his allies. There, they meet the Liumang leader Tianyou Zhao and convince both him and Mamoru Takabe to stand down temporarily. Biographical Information Kasuga defeats Tendo, and engineers a confession with the help of Mirror Face to end Aoki's political career. [18] Eurogamer describes him as a kind character due to how Ichiban aims to become a hero regardless of not being as intelligent as other Yakuza main characters. Arakawa offered them his finger in exchange for Kasuga's freedom and the men quickly let Kasuga go. Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a Dragon Eye Color The betrayal causes Tojo remnants to attack Masumi every once in a while, but he survives and climbs the ranks. Masumi Arakawa Japanese As the years progress, his hair is also graying. Described as having been born with "nothing but physical strength," Kasuga has a very muscular build that gives him the opportunity to be proficient at a variety of fighting styles. Biographical Information Associations Aoki's arc is sad, as he spent the first several years of his life wheelchair-bound, feeling like he had no control over his life. IchiIcchanKasugamaru His default job is "Homeless Guy", which is a Squishy Wizard setup involving strong area-of-effect skills and strong debuffs. Actors High chance to land a critical hit. 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. After retrieving the baby from locker 0099, he rushed him to the hospital, where the baby was diagnosed with hypothermia-induced multiple organ failure. Ichiban and the Ijin Three leaders resolve to field a candidate they would endorse to compete with Bleach Japan loyalist Souta Kume's candidacy for the upcoming regional representative election. Arakawa is shot in the chest and dies a painful death, the last sight in his life being Tendo's smile. 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.". While it is never revealed that Sawashiro was telling the truth, Ichiban still felt as though both he and Aoki were sons to Arakawa. Afterwards, he interrogates Ogasawara to learn of Aoki's ambitions and plans to use the Omi. [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. Ichiban spent much of his youth in Arakawa's Yakuza family, so its understandable that he would feel like Arakawa had a direct hand in raising him. [27], The performances of both Kazuhiro Nakaya and Kaiji Tang as the Japanese and English voices of Ichiban were also praised by Polygon and Atomix. He also wears his short black hair parted to the right. Kasuga followed Arakawa and tried to thank him, but Arakawa punched him, saying he didn't cut his finger off for his sake. As part of Hikawa Family, Masumi came to be a hardened killer. 58[3] Relationships Also Known As To escape this reality, he spent his nights playing Dragon Quest in the back office of the soapland and dreaming of being a hero one day. He's got a big heart, but I just don't see an actual reason as to why he would get involved. Occupation Discover more experts answers from Gaming. Physical One day, in 1993, he was called to the offices of the Shinomiya Family to take responsibility for Ichiban Kasuga, a sixteen-year-old boy who had hospitalized one of their members and was claiming to be from the Arakawa Family. Trying to find answers as to why, Kasuga ends up shot and .

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