The best part of this fight for me is how much of it is a literal metaphor. It starts with Aisawa rising from the chairman's seat knowing that it doesn't belong to him but hoping killing Kiryu will make him feel like he earned it. Instead, as the fight progresses, Kiryu forces Aisawa out the room, down the hall and further and further away from both it and the dream it represents before finally being kicked out the front door and sent flying out of the building to be left beaten out in the cold. Kiryu quite literally dragged Aisawa out of the chairman's seat and threw him out of the Tojo clan.
Kiryu was completely unfazed by Shishido, felt like ‘I gotta get him realise that his dream is dead’, not ‘fighting for dreams of others’. I mean, fight starts with Kiryu casually blocking katana like it’s nothing. Plus, Aizawa has one-hit kill final QTE
This whole fight was Kiryu's best moment in the entire franchise for me. Dude's half dead, past his prime, estranged from his loved ones and still manages to prove himself as the undisputed king of the Tojo clan, all whilst giving Aizawa a true lesson in humility and respect. It's just so cool to see him come this far if your first game was 0.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how sick Aizawa's heat aura is? Seriously, the pink and yellow look amazing together, and the swirly effect is both striking and unique, as I'm pretty sure he's the only character in the series whose aura looks like this. Definitely my favorite.
@@cattlecumwewlad6941 The color of the aura on his body is similar, but the swirly effect on attacks is completely unique to Aizawa. Still, it makes sense: Aizawa is a heavy Nishiki parallel in quite a few ways, and his aura only reinforces that.
Nobody talks about aizawa sexy tattoo. The black carp. "According to legend koi attempt to swim against the current of China’s Yellow River and up a waterfall, but only a few of them are able to swim past a point called the Dragon’s Gate. The koi who make it through the Gate are rewarded by turning into dragons. For this reason, koi carp are also a symbol of determination and a strong will to succeed, as well as strength and bravery. The black koi is associated with successfully overcoming an obstacle and symbol of masculinity, and in Japan represents the father. It often symbolizes a successful battle through struggle in one’s life. A koi swimming upstream symbolizes being in a battle or struggle, still overcoming obstacles without giving up. It also symbolizes gaining the strength needed to continue against the current."
One thing that stuck out to me when I was fighting this guy was how often he would go for cheap shots to Kiryu's wounded stomach. Obviously it makes sense that he would whatever it took to win, but to me it showed a lack of confidence in his own strength. He knew deep down that he didn't stand a chance against Kiryu on even footing, so he latched onto the only advantage he had. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I thought it was interesting.
Another thing I noticed is that when Kiryu-chan revealed his wound, Aizawa kind of hesitated to fight. It was a subtle expression change but it made a change.
I'm actually led to believe otherwise, specially seeing the first QTE, in which he only goes for Kiryu's stomach twice, one being a front kick which would be rather hard to aim anywhere else except your opponent's body (and when he throws a second one, he aims it at Kiryu's chest), and another one being a headbutt, which is the only thing he could try to do in the position he was in at that moment.
If I had a nickel after seeing this joke. I will be the second Elon Musk. Aizawa perfectly fits as the role for a final boss. He is the embodiment of the game messege. He just came like a surprise and had like 3 appearences.
@@aerodynamo4874 same, Yakuza was the series where I became genuinely invested in the choreography of an action scene. You really appreciate action shows and media a lot more after you play something like Yakuza and start to see more than men punching each other
I finished this fight on Christmas Eve 2022, seeing that boss fight occur in 2012 it was wild to think that during those snowy days two battled for their dreams. Aizawa battling for his dream of being the top dog, while Kiryu battled for family. Best part was near the end when the fight takes to the snow outside with this blaring
Thats funny bc i finished it christmas eve of this year (2023) and loved it, despite my issues with it. This boss fight is great, possibly my favorite in the series, but man is aizawa forgettable lol. They could have written him and executed his presence a little better
Yes, Aizawa is an out of nowhere final boss that made no sense narratively. This does not change the fact that this boss fight goes so fucking hard for no reason and is my favorite boss fight to play in the series. Shibusawa is my favorite overall boss due to also being fun gameplay wise and being way better written but this fight has a special place in my heart.
Having some time to have thought about it since this comment I kind of agree. I see people say a lot that this fight fits in terms of the games themes if not necessarily the games actual plot if that makes sense. Aizawa could have been built up more in the story but from a thematic standpoint he makes perfect sense.
It will always be hilarious to me that this is the most random out of nowhere garbage final boss from a story perspective, but from a gameplay perspective this is the best fight RGG has ever made (in my opinion at least)
This fight isn't really about aizawa it's more about kiryu's legend status in this series. The entire game he's been running away from his life as a yakuza legend only until the end of the game he accepts his legend status to test aizawa to see if he can become one too. Aizawa is pretty deep too the guy wants to carve his own path but instead was given his position by his father, he has his own dream but is forced to take on the dream of his dad but finally gets his chance to prove himself by beating kiryu.
@@neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms6680 Aizawa for me is more interesting as a symbol. Kurosawa is someone who hate what the series is trying to say and only wants to see his power as something meaningful and Aizawa disrespect that. He wants to be at the top and beat the legends to prove himself, just like Nishiki. Aizawa is the responsibility that Kiryu don't want and already take care and will put a end. He already prove that he can face depression, he can face Nishiki, Ryuji and at the Tojo Clan Aizawa is the final point that Kiryu have to put. Is amazing, is basically a fight against all meaningful battle that we with Kiryu have and this time to protect the dream of others. This entire game has an amazing write
Aizawa is peak Yakuza. Two naked dudes fighting each other to the last breath while a banger ost plays in the background. 10 health bars, badass QTEs and mechanically fun boss to fight against.
@@Danker19991 It does make sense. Aizawa is the physical embodiment of the game message. Dreams. His father Kurosawa are parallels to Kiryu and Haruka. But also a more evil version of Park and Haruka relation. That's why i consider it the peak of Yakuza mainline series. Gameplay, thematic and story wise. But unfortunately, my boy Aizawa is trashed on. Even by youtubers.
[GAIDEN SPOILERS] Coming back to this fight after Gaiden's final boss is really interesting. It was cool to see that the battle with Shishido was basically a giant callback to this bossfight. Hell, even thier themes are similar.
I did not read this but I'm here to thank you a lot for warning me unlike certain other individuals in the comment section. Much appreciated. Have a wonderful day!
Just finished Yakuza 5 and all ultimate battles a day ago and I was way too involved in the fight to realize how hard his theme slapped. Honestly wish Kiryu didn’t have the ability to cheese any boss in the game so the temptation wouldent be there, but god resisting it is so worth it to fight this guy properly.
Well, still more fun than destroying and then resetting his entire spine structure and internal organs by doing throw loops over and over again with the bounding throws (Said by someone who exploits the bounding throw mechanic) More preferable than churning his cerebrospinal fluid in my opinion, but obviously bounding throws makes you feel like an overpowered unstoppable force
@@Kazatori Right? I want to see him on the top, or at least with his own family. Maybe that way Kiryu would be convinced he's grown up and they'd become allies. That's my *dream*
2:15 actually due to this moment, i imagine how Kiryu`s health will decrease over time during battle (but for balance, increased the damage of his attacks, like he is in hurry to end the battle)
The first time I reached this fight I was WAYYY underprepared. I remember stocking up on health items for everyone before the finale and for some reason I forgot that Kiryu always gets the final boss so I didn't pack as many as I perhaps should've. Since it was my first playthrough, I focused on the main quest and ignored substories unless necessary so I didn’t get any of the health buffs from Tatsuya. When I saw how many health bars Aizawa has I shat bricks. I was blocking and running away for the entire fight so when I finally ran out of items I remember my last resort: the patriarchs driver. That weapon is mad overpowered so I abused it in the final courtyard until it broke, by which point I was left with probably one hit point. If he hit me one more time, it was over for me, but he was almost finished too. I was fighting for my life hoping for the quick time event to save me, and when it finally triggered it was the most real relief Ive ever felt in my life. It was extremely out of nowhere plot wise, but it was definitely the most intense boss fight ive ever experienced. I was in shock for the entire final cutscene. 10/10
As good as the final battles in Judgment/Lost Judgment were, they are lacking in the QTE department. Just look at how many badass QTE moments are there in this fight alone!
While that may be true the stage transition in judgement's final boss is nothing short of legendary and spoilers for the fight... The fake out where kuroiwa climbs back into the area for round 2
cinematically, this is my favorite fight in the entire series besides someya's final battle. When kiryu slammed his head into the ground i was like "DAAAMN". Also one of the best final boss osts in the series
The adrenaline rush Aizawa was experiencing must have been a whole new level of crazy. Because how the FUCK do you get your head slammed to the ground after jumping over a flight of stairs, and then get up like nothing happened???
Thank you for making this, the sync is so good that it makes the experience even better. Finished y5 this summer, but I just can't get enough of this soundtrack😩
Holy shit, this is sick. I know you said you might do something like this, but I didn't expect you to make it so soon. Also, I love what you did with the fights end cinematic. I wasn't a big fan of the og theme they used for his defeat, and I thought it would've fit if they used his actual theme instead. So glad you made this.
In a ploy to maintain some sort of legacy after his death, Kurosawa orchestrates an elaborate conspiracy in order to have his inherit both the Tojo and Omi Alliance. However, Aizawa, having been estranged from his father for so long, finds no value in this. It does not stop him from accepting this position, but he feels the need to prove himself as the strongest in order to feel worthy as clan leader. Kiryu Kazuma stands as the final obstacle in this path. But aizawa basically not knowing why tf he’s the final boss is super funny too lmao
@@steeg03 at the end of 0 kiryu fights a high ranking Tojo member called the dragon of Dojima, at the end of 5 Aizawa fights a high ranking Tojo member called the dragon of Dojima
@@sirpiss1708Kiryu won with a lot of things to overcome against the dragon, with Aizawa and his “training” under the shadows shows as no effort to get to overcoming the dragon
Did I make this up but wasn’t there a qte where Aizawa grabbed that massive wooden statue in the lobby and swung it at Kiryu, and if you got the button press Kiryu rolls over it?
Yeah, there were also the following QTEs: 1. Aizawa and Kiryu get into a test of strength, butting heads. 2. The aforementioned Wooden Statue QTE. 3. Kiryu and Aizawa trading blows.
Definitely the most challenging final boss in the series imo, it actually felt like Kiryu had to beat someone younger and stronger than him. And the game didn't give you any kind of disadvantage because he was injured either as far as I could tell. Assuming you weren't maxed out and had all the moves of course.
@@moron4I mean his ultra attack is a one shot kill on legend. I also agree, he's the hardest final boss in the series gameplay wise besides mine bc of yakuza 3 physics
Aizawa started with nothing, then was willing to betray his oath brother for power, and proved his strength against Saejima. He's Nishiki if he had beaten Kiryu, so the black koi is REALLY fitting
Yakuza 5 was actually on par with 0 for me. Maybe it's because going from Kiwami 1/2 to 3 and 4 pissed me off but 5 was so much fun that I didn't care about how long the fight was. It's the same length as a long battle in 0 but holy shit it went hard
I find it crazy that Kiryu not only had a bullet wound in the same place but a second one really close to his shoulder joint in the end of kiwami 2 and still managed to kick Ryuji's ass whom he said was the strongest man he's ever fought.
is it just me or i think in the intro, it looks like nishikis dynamic intro and in here 3:15 it looks like the elbow counter in ryuji bossfight and one more, here 3:35 which is same as the final qte in ryuji bossfight
Say what you want about the plot, in terms of gameplay and cinematics, this fight is by far one of the most amazing. I was really getting down a bit toward the end after freaking Shinada's fight (Because seriously screw his combat style), but this.....this made it all worth it. Kiryu, Saejima, Akiyama, grew to love these characters.
Aizawa is misunderstood character. His role into the story is very different. He wasn't even the main bad guy of the story. His father was. The Yakuza fans just repeat what others says. Like A Broken Record. It's the case with JoJo fans. Where other listen to others what they say. I remember how the main villain of the eight part got huge amount of hate because it wasn't what they expected. Senator Armstrong also appeared at the very end of MGR yet nobody said a thing. Why does Aizawa sudden reveal is such a big deal? Also weird how the out of nowhere chars gets the best fights.
@@MasatakaEbina He's still bad in the sense that he massacred those tojo guys to prove he can make it to the top by his own hands. But yeah, his father forcing the dream upon him under the assumption that Aizawa is incapable of doing it is still pretty shitty.
@@angelusvastator1297 If it was a massacre. Shit ton of blood would have been on everywhere. However it was mostly just on some few places. And blood on the walls? The heat action where you punch someone on a wall exists. Aizawa did held a katana but it wasn't even bloodied. It was the tojo clan katana. And the dudes were actually gone in Aizawa fight. And remember how Aizawa and Kiryu were bloodied after their fight.
Amazing track for a really horrible boss fight I didn't have any of the komaki skills unlocked and he blocks literally almost every single attack so I was screwed I could only beat the fight by chipping him down with single heavy attacks
If I had a nickel for everytime RGG studios made a final antagonist called “Masato” I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice.
I want to see a fan dub of Yakuza 5 where Aizawa only says "I'm not the final boss" only for this scene for him to say "HAHA I WAS THE FINAL BOSS THE WHOLE TIME"
on my first time fighting him I failed the qte after the dynamic intro because I thought there would never be any at that moment.. weak as a main game final boss as is but if you revert it as "Kiryu is Aizawa's final boss' then it becomes understandable.
This should be Kiryu's theme when they include him in Virtua Fighter 6! Come on SEGA, why are you letting the best fighting game series lie dormant? WTF?!
@@ShowtimeLaw The boss itself was pretty epic in my opinion. Got my ass beat twice and it was one of the only bosses in any video game (outside of Bloodborne) that actually got my heart racing
If they had just fleshed out Aizawa's character, it would've been best boss in the series. Bar none. Drop a good chunk of the fucking Saejima stuff and MWAH.
@@mr.purple250 Goda fucking sucks dude. This guy maybe strong but he is slow as shit. Had three fights with Kiryu. Neither gave him a challenge. And he also had a sword and did jackshit. Mine on his first battle bruised, bloodied and breathless on a healthy Kiryu. Aizawa throwed Kiryu around like a doll.
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Kiryu: what are you doing here Aizawa
Aizawa: idk *rips shirt off*
Peak writing
✍🔥🔥🔥
The best part of this fight for me is how much of it is a literal metaphor. It starts with Aisawa rising from the chairman's seat knowing that it doesn't belong to him but hoping killing Kiryu will make him feel like he earned it.
Instead, as the fight progresses, Kiryu forces Aisawa out the room, down the hall and further and further away from both it and the dream it represents before finally being kicked out the front door and sent flying out of the building to be left beaten out in the cold.
Kiryu quite literally dragged Aisawa out of the chairman's seat and threw him out of the Tojo clan.
This guy walked so Shishido could run
he stumbled so shishido could sprint all the way to omi hq
They both stumblin tbh
lmao nah
Kiryu was completely unfazed by Shishido, felt like ‘I gotta get him realise that his dream is dead’, not ‘fighting for dreams of others’. I mean, fight starts with Kiryu casually blocking katana like it’s nothing. Plus, Aizawa has one-hit kill final QTE
@@user-on2cb1so1ualso shishido kicking Kiryu off a roof just like Aizawa:
When they take the fight outside in the snow. Absolutely kino
Did you notice why? Kiryu was literally taking him far away from the Chairman position
@@archersterling6726thats a great way of seeing it
@@archersterling6726 and if Aizawa wins, he's taking the clan from Kiryu
Yes indeed, Yakuza 5 is kino.
This whole fight was Kiryu's best moment in the entire franchise for me. Dude's half dead, past his prime, estranged from his loved ones and still manages to prove himself as the undisputed king of the Tojo clan, all whilst giving Aizawa a true lesson in humility and respect. It's just so cool to see him come this far if your first game was 0.
I agree
This isn’t past his prime, this was his prime
Tbh this is actually kiryu in his prime he is stronger than he was in the previous games
Tbf I think it can be basically accepted that Kiryu gets stronger with every instalment.
@@mohammadamaan3140When has Kiryu not gotten stronger? Seems like he’s even stronger in 7
1:45 me and my homie fighting over who gets to be little spoon tonight
This is peak masculinity.
The amount of testosterone here is enough to transition someone. Yakuza IS peak masculinity
Yes.
@@anatoliasmercenary.peak AND positive masculinity
@@snxffys6436 The masculinity is positive By
yakuza 5 fans when guitar riff drop:
My honest reaction to the riff part: *ambatuk-*
(I'm sorry for this cringy meme, I'll see myself out)
YUME!!!!!
Can we take a moment to appreciate how sick Aizawa's heat aura is? Seriously, the pink and yellow look amazing together, and the swirly effect is both striking and unique, as I'm pretty sure he's the only character in the series whose aura looks like this. Definitely my favorite.
Its pink and goldish kinda
It's directly inspired by Nishikis aura in the original Yakuza 1!
@@cattlecumwewlad6941 The color of the aura on his body is similar, but the swirly effect on attacks is completely unique to Aizawa. Still, it makes sense: Aizawa is a heavy Nishiki parallel in quite a few ways, and his aura only reinforces that.
Nobody talks about aizawa sexy tattoo. The black carp.
"According to legend koi attempt to swim against the current of China’s Yellow River and up a waterfall, but only a few of them are able to swim past a point called the Dragon’s Gate. The koi who make it through the Gate are rewarded by turning into dragons. For this reason, koi carp are also a symbol of determination and a strong will to succeed, as well as strength and bravery.
The black koi is associated with successfully overcoming an obstacle and symbol of masculinity, and in Japan represents the father. It often symbolizes a successful battle through struggle in one’s life.
A koi swimming upstream symbolizes being in a battle or struggle, still overcoming obstacles without giving up. It also symbolizes gaining the strength needed to continue against the current."
@@MasatakaEbina thats why he has the best koi tattoo in my opinion
One thing that stuck out to me when I was fighting this guy was how often he would go for cheap shots to Kiryu's wounded stomach. Obviously it makes sense that he would whatever it took to win, but to me it showed a lack of confidence in his own strength. He knew deep down that he didn't stand a chance against Kiryu on even footing, so he latched onto the only advantage he had.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I thought it was interesting.
Body shots are kind of common in yakuza qtes and in general. Kiryu just so happened to have an injury at the time.
There's so much amazing stuff there for Aizawa, it's just unfortunate he wasn't utilized to his fullest potential as a character.
Its not his fault tho hahaha
Another thing I noticed is that when Kiryu-chan revealed his wound, Aizawa kind of hesitated to fight. It was a subtle expression change but it made a change.
I'm actually led to believe otherwise, specially seeing the first QTE, in which he only goes for Kiryu's stomach twice, one being a front kick which would be rather hard to aim anywhere else except your opponent's body (and when he throws a second one, he aims it at Kiryu's chest), and another one being a headbutt, which is the only thing he could try to do in the position he was in at that moment.
Best boss fight in the entire series and I will DIE on this hill.
Imagine if the character had weight in the story, like imagine if this is what Nishiki’s fight was like
Yakuza 5 Kiwami in 2035, featuring Aizawa's backstory getting scammed by a doctor
@@Max-qb5ui he has weight but not as a villain
Not anymore. Shishido holds that position now
We are the Yakuza 5
Yume
everyone at cinema:
Kiryu: why are you the final boss?
Aizawa: I have no fucking idea.
If I had a nickel after seeing this joke. I will be the second Elon Musk. Aizawa perfectly fits as the role for a final boss. He is the embodiment of the game messege. He just came like a surprise and had like 3 appearences.
@@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292 he is a beast
@@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292Your aniki would have been the better boss.
@@morkgin2459Unfortunately, he's just randomly dead
@@nameynamd9212is he tho? We haven't see his death, but just heard about it.
I didn't even care how out of the blue this boss fight was. It's just so damn good, it became my favorite boss in the whole series.
I literally came into this fight expecting to be disappointed, instead I left with a newfound love for subtle storytelling and action choreography.
@@aerodynamo4874 same, Yakuza was the series where I became genuinely invested in the choreography of an action scene. You really appreciate action shows and media a lot more after you play something like Yakuza and start to see more than men punching each other
I think the cutscene at 1:11 is genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen
I finished this fight on Christmas Eve 2022, seeing that boss fight occur in 2012 it was wild to think that during those snowy days two battled for their dreams. Aizawa battling for his dream of being the top dog, while Kiryu battled for family. Best part was near the end when the fight takes to the snow outside with this blaring
Thats funny bc i finished it christmas eve of this year (2023) and loved it, despite my issues with it. This boss fight is great, possibly my favorite in the series, but man is aizawa forgettable lol. They could have written him and executed his presence a little better
@@TheFattestBlunt.I actually beat this game on the 30th of December of 2023 so that's crazy
Bro it seems like the 30th is the perfect time to finish the game because I beat 5 on that same date
the final boss in main story who has the most HP in series V.S injured taxi driver
The taxi driver guy disappeared. This is Kiryu Kazuma
This wasn't taichi suzuki. This was Kiryu kazuma!
Yes, Aizawa is an out of nowhere final boss that made no sense narratively. This does not change the fact that this boss fight goes so fucking hard for no reason and is my favorite boss fight to play in the series. Shibusawa is my favorite overall boss due to also being fun gameplay wise and being way better written but this fight has a special place in my heart.
"Made no sense narratively" Dude he is the embodiment of the game message. He perfectly make sense.
@John JoJolands what was the games message i havent played in a long time
@@HerveyShmervy Dreams
Having some time to have thought about it since this comment I kind of agree. I see people say a lot that this fight fits in terms of the games themes if not necessarily the games actual plot if that makes sense. Aizawa could have been built up more in the story but from a thematic standpoint he makes perfect sense.
@@MasatakaEbina yume yume yume yume yume yume yume
It will always be hilarious to me that this is the most random out of nowhere garbage final boss from a story perspective, but from a gameplay perspective this is the best fight RGG has ever made (in my opinion at least)
Is one of the best in the entire franchise if you focus on themes instead of plot lmao. This fight is deep as fuck for Kiryu
This fight isn't really about aizawa it's more about kiryu's legend status in this series. The entire game he's been running away from his life as a yakuza legend only until the end of the game he accepts his legend status to test aizawa to see if he can become one too. Aizawa is pretty deep too the guy wants to carve his own path but instead was given his position by his father, he has his own dream but is forced to take on the dream of his dad but finally gets his chance to prove himself by beating kiryu.
@@neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms6680 Aizawa for me is more interesting as a symbol. Kurosawa is someone who hate what the series is trying to say and only wants to see his power as something meaningful and Aizawa disrespect that. He wants to be at the top and beat the legends to prove himself, just like Nishiki. Aizawa is the responsibility that Kiryu don't want and already take care and will put a end. He already prove that he can face depression, he can face Nishiki, Ryuji and at the Tojo Clan Aizawa is the final point that Kiryu have to put. Is amazing, is basically a fight against all meaningful battle that we with Kiryu have and this time to protect the dream of others. This entire game has an amazing write
Sometimes dudes just need to fight. The vision is clear to me. Zenith of the medium.
gameplay wise ranks are
1. Aizawa
2. Shibusawa
3. Ryuji
4. Nishiki
5. Mine
6. Daigo
Aizawa is peak Yakuza. Two naked dudes fighting each other to the last breath while a banger ost plays in the background. 10 health bars, badass QTEs and mechanically fun boss to fight against.
Laughs in Ryuji and Mine's boss fights.
But the qtes and ost goes hard in this one.
@@aryabratsahoo7474 Not peak enough
@@aryabratsahoo7474 aizawa is stronger than ryuji tho
And best of all it makes no sense. That’s how you know it a quality yakuza final boss
@@Danker19991 It does make sense. Aizawa is the physical embodiment of the game message. Dreams. His father Kurosawa are parallels to Kiryu and Haruka. But also a more evil version of Park and Haruka relation. That's why i consider it the peak of Yakuza mainline series. Gameplay, thematic and story wise. But unfortunately, my boy Aizawa is trashed on. Even by youtubers.
I was driving, contemplating my goals and dreams , then this plays next on shuffle. Dont ever give up Kyodais!
That’s why you gotta battle for the dream
Jeez Aizawa is built like the place where they get the bricks for a Japanese brick shit-house
1:58 damn perfect timing
Also, really nice video man
[GAIDEN SPOILERS]
Coming back to this fight after Gaiden's final boss is really interesting. It was cool to see that the battle with Shishido was basically a giant callback to this bossfight. Hell, even thier themes are similar.
I did not read this but I'm here to thank you a lot for warning me unlike certain other individuals in the comment section.
Much appreciated. Have a wonderful day!
It's funny how Gaiden final boss it's Literally just Aizawa but with a better story lmfao
RGG took fans criticism seriously LMAO, they took a good gameplay Aizawa and put him in a good story, they definitely redeem themselves
@@andresashura5550 100% like they literally made the best final boss the franchise ever saw in a freaking side game also deadly struggle goes hard
Just finished Yakuza 5 and all ultimate battles a day ago and I was way too involved in the fight to realize how hard his theme slapped. Honestly wish Kiryu didn’t have the ability to cheese any boss in the game so the temptation wouldent be there, but god resisting it is so worth it to fight this guy properly.
Yeah I cheesed the hell out of him because I just finished beating Amon's ass shortly before the final fight lmao
i love how the fights in cinematic has all these cool elements and cool qtes when in my game i just tiger dropped him the whole time 💀
You did it the wrong way. Now play Yakuza 5 again.
@@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292 Oh hi again
ill replay yakuza 5 again someday, but for now im going to have to wait
I'm not gonna sugarcoat this
Well, still more fun than destroying and then resetting his entire spine structure and internal organs by doing throw loops over and over again with the bounding throws (Said by someone who exploits the bounding throw mechanic)
More preferable than churning his cerebrospinal fluid in my opinion, but obviously bounding throws makes you feel like an overpowered unstoppable force
Same lol
I want Aizawa to come back.
He could make a return honestly, and he could become a good guy too
@@Kazatori Right? I want to see him on the top, or at least with his own family. Maybe that way Kiryu would be convinced he's grown up and they'd become allies. That's my *dream*
Tojo Omi none of them exists anymore
@@58HeccYUME
@@samyadeepdatta9043 still they have to get a job somewhere or go to a different yakuza clan. The substories would go nuts
2:15 actually due to this moment, i imagine how Kiryu`s health will decrease over time during battle (but for balance, increased the damage of his attacks, like he is in hurry to end the battle)
That would've been such a cool mechanic, especially if it was alongside a timer, and when it reaches zero kiryu would die
I will miss the times of Heat showing up in QTEs and such
The first time I reached this fight I was WAYYY underprepared. I remember stocking up on health items for everyone before the finale and for some reason I forgot that Kiryu always gets the final boss so I didn't pack as many as I perhaps should've. Since it was my first playthrough, I focused on the main quest and ignored substories unless necessary so I didn’t get any of the health buffs from Tatsuya. When I saw how many health bars Aizawa has I shat bricks. I was blocking and running away for the entire fight so when I finally ran out of items I remember my last resort: the patriarchs driver. That weapon is mad overpowered so I abused it in the final courtyard until it broke, by which point I was left with probably one hit point. If he hit me one more time, it was over for me, but he was almost finished too. I was fighting for my life hoping for the quick time event to save me, and when it finally triggered it was the most real relief Ive ever felt in my life. It was extremely out of nowhere plot wise, but it was definitely the most intense boss fight ive ever experienced. I was in shock for the entire final cutscene. 10/10
"always gets the final boss"
Tanimura:
Battle for the yume
this fight actually hurt my thumb with all the QTEs. god 5 was so kino
One of my favorite final boss fight in the series, alongside mine and shishido
Bro, i play yakuza 5, watch the ungodly amount of game time, guy shows out of nowhere, kick his ass, one of the best fights in yakuza history
The most epic battle in yakuza series! I at least dont hate aizawa as 99% of the public, so i like the Boss, the battle, the music and the QTE's
The fact that this wasn't all the qte's in the fight, its almost a short film at this point
As good as the final battles in Judgment/Lost Judgment were, they are lacking in the QTE department. Just look at how many badass QTE moments are there in this fight alone!
While that may be true the stage transition in judgement's final boss is nothing short of legendary and spoilers for the fight...
The fake out where kuroiwa climbs back into the area for round 2
5 and 0 just have banger QTEs in general, for nearly every major boss fight.
Tell me that both of Kuroiwas dynamic intros are not absolute fire. Also Soma has very good dynamic intros and Tesso’s is pretty simple but damn good.
cinematically, this is my favorite fight in the entire series besides someya's final battle. When kiryu slammed his head into the ground i was like "DAAAMN". Also one of the best final boss osts in the series
The adrenaline rush Aizawa was experiencing must have been a whole new level of crazy. Because how the FUCK do you get your head slammed to the ground after jumping over a flight of stairs, and then get up like nothing happened???
Thank you for making this, the sync is so good that it makes the experience even better. Finished y5 this summer, but I just can't get enough of this soundtrack😩
Holy shit, this is sick. I know you said you might do something like this, but I didn't expect you to make it so soon. Also, I love what you did with the fights end cinematic. I wasn't a big fan of the og theme they used for his defeat, and I thought it would've fit if they used his actual theme instead. So glad you made this.
In a ploy to maintain some sort of legacy after his death, Kurosawa orchestrates an elaborate conspiracy in order to have his inherit both the Tojo and Omi Alliance. However, Aizawa, having been estranged from his father for so long, finds no value in this. It does not stop him from accepting this position, but he feels the need to prove himself as the strongest in order to feel worthy as clan leader. Kiryu Kazuma stands as the final obstacle in this path.
But aizawa basically not knowing why tf he’s the final boss is super funny too lmao
I like how he’s basically wearing kiryu pants from 0, I think there is some symbolism there maybe
@eduardo cabaleiro I’m saying his pants in 0 could be based of Aizawa pants in 5 for symbolism
@@sirpiss1708 what symbolism
@@steeg03 at the end of 0 kiryu fights a high ranking Tojo member called the dragon of Dojima, at the end of 5 Aizawa fights a high ranking Tojo member called the dragon of Dojima
@@steeg03 kinda like how they made Makoto look like Park
@@sirpiss1708Kiryu won with a lot of things to overcome against the dragon, with Aizawa and his “training” under the shadows shows as no effort to get to overcoming the dragon
Did I make this up but wasn’t there a qte where Aizawa grabbed that massive wooden statue in the lobby and swung it at Kiryu, and if you got the button press Kiryu rolls over it?
Yep, that one exists.This video lacks several qte scenes
Yep, one handed too
Funnily enough, I remember reading somewhere that Saejima made that massive wooden statue.
Yeah, there were also the following QTEs:
1. Aizawa and Kiryu get into a test of strength, butting heads.
2. The aforementioned Wooden Statue QTE.
3. Kiryu and Aizawa trading blows.
Aizawa is so rad. He got multiple QTEs.
This is was the best final boss fight in the franchise
This boss was so much fun.
love it
perfection
Definitely the most challenging final boss in the series imo, it actually felt like Kiryu had to beat someone younger and stronger than him. And the game didn't give you any kind of disadvantage because he was injured either as far as I could tell. Assuming you weren't maxed out and had all the moves of course.
He’s difficult but the hardest in the series is most definitely Kuroiwa
@@anatoliasmercenary.Kuroiwa ain't that hard imo
@@moron4I mean his ultra attack is a one shot kill on legend. I also agree, he's the hardest final boss in the series gameplay wise besides mine bc of yakuza 3 physics
What about Mine
@@anatoliasmercenary.Jingu, Lau Ka Long in Yakuza 3
Aizawa started with nothing, then was willing to betray his oath brother for power, and proved his strength against Saejima. He's Nishiki if he had beaten Kiryu, so the black koi is REALLY fitting
Awesome
Amazing
One of the best song of 2012
Oooo love this :3
How amazing u.u
The fight that destroyed my controller on legend difficulty
The Kiryu saga peaked at 5. Even 6 couldn’t compare to this.
true, you really don’t see all that many people talking about the post 6 kiryu stuff as often
The last thing aizawa hears before getting grab comboed to death
Yakuza 5 was actually on par with 0 for me. Maybe it's because going from Kiwami 1/2 to 3 and 4 pissed me off but 5 was so much fun that I didn't care about how long the fight was. It's the same length as a long battle in 0 but holy shit it went hard
Going from Kiwami 2 to Yakuza 3 was actually an upgrade going backwards
wth Yakuza 4's combat was pretty refined and good, dare I say the most balanced we got
Yakuza 5 is actually better than 0 imo.
Yea fr, Idc what people say, Yakuza 5 is peak yakuza. Yk 0 takes the second place.
i wanted to agree but part 2 and 3 were just snoozefests 😢
"At the end of the day its just a battle for the dream"-john yakuza
I did this battle without healing since the fight in front of Millenium Tower. Was amazing since i was struggling to keep myself alive.
Still one of if not my favorite boss themes from the series
Goes hard
0:22 unintentional music sync
Kazuma Kiryu vs Masato Aizawa.
I find it crazy that Kiryu not only had a bullet wound in the same place but a second one really close to his shoulder joint in the end of kiwami 2 and still managed to kick Ryuji's ass whom he said was the strongest man he's ever fought.
Shishido is Masato but better ngl
i like the fact that both fights took place in each respective HQ, Tojo and Omi
A cornered beast Shishido against the reigning beast Masato, that's different
Can we talk about Kiryu fighting style in those Qte my man is so fluid like in 1:10
1:26 the naked panther
If this song ain't played at my funeral, I ain't dying lmao
Bro tryna be nishiki so bad 💀
In comparison to Aizawa nishiki is a baby
Bro atleast Aizawa has balls
At least Aizawa is RIPPED
He think he Nishikiyama
Nishiki just wants Yumi, Aizawa just wants to be a legend
If you Take out the epic and awesome music and you just have two dudes fighting at Tojo HQ lmaoo
godly sync at 3:32
Aizawa doesn't even know why he is the boss💀💀💀
IKUZO, KIRYUUU!
-Mine Yoshitaka, Daigo Dojima, Masato Aizawa
Shishido if he was a bad antagonist:
Hahahahaha
Never cook again.
Aizawa is better than shishido though
@@Ivn-xn1dw I personally prefer shishido but aizawa is cool too
3:05 omfg
I liked how Aizawa had way too many health bars so you can thoroughly enjoy clowning on him one last time.
is it just me or i think in the intro, it looks like nishikis dynamic intro and in here 3:15 it looks like the elbow counter in ryuji bossfight
and one more, here 3:35 which is same as the final qte in ryuji bossfight
this should be in fortnite
peakuza 5
Say what you want about the plot, in terms of gameplay and cinematics, this fight is by far one of the most amazing. I was really getting down a bit toward the end after freaking Shinada's fight (Because seriously screw his combat style), but this.....this made it all worth it. Kiryu, Saejima, Akiyama, grew to love these characters.
Shinada’s fight style is so fun
Honestly the energy this fight offers can not be matched with the others, rgg surely put a lot effort into this fight specifically
Idc what people say Aizawa the best boy and boss
Aizawa is misunderstood character. His role into the story is very different. He wasn't even the main bad guy of the story. His father was. The Yakuza fans just repeat what others says. Like A Broken Record. It's the case with JoJo fans. Where other listen to others what they say. I remember how the main villain of the eight part got huge amount of hate because it wasn't what they expected. Senator Armstrong also appeared at the very end of MGR yet nobody said a thing. Why does Aizawa sudden reveal is such a big deal? Also weird how the out of nowhere chars gets the best fights.
@@MasatakaEbina He's still bad in the sense that he massacred those tojo guys to prove he can make it to the top by his own hands. But yeah, his father forcing the dream upon him under the assumption that Aizawa is incapable of doing it is still pretty shitty.
@@angelusvastator1297 Didn't he just beat them up? That's the least bad thing.
@@MasatakaEbina No it's clearly a massacre. You can see blood stained on the walls.
@@angelusvastator1297 If it was a massacre. Shit ton of blood would have been on everywhere. However it was mostly just on some few places. And blood on the walls? The heat action where you punch someone on a wall exists. Aizawa did held a katana but it wasn't even bloodied. It was the tojo clan katana. And the dudes were actually gone in Aizawa fight. And remember how Aizawa and Kiryu were bloodied after their fight.
holy shit is that the Yakuza 1 - Hideout motif at 2:00 or am i hearing things
yume
Amazing track for a really horrible boss fight
I didn't have any of the komaki skills unlocked and he blocks literally almost every single attack so I was screwed
I could only beat the fight by chipping him down with single heavy attacks
you should learn turnaround finishers when you replay yakuza 3-5, it helps.
If I had a nickel for everytime RGG studios made a final antagonist called “Masato” I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice.
I want to see a fan dub of Yakuza 5 where Aizawa only says "I'm not the final boss" only for this scene for him to say "HAHA I WAS THE FINAL BOSS THE WHOLE TIME"
on my first time fighting him I failed the qte after the dynamic intro because I thought there would never be any at that moment..
weak as a main game final boss as is but if you revert it as "Kiryu is Aizawa's final boss' then it becomes understandable.
*_IKUZO KIRYU!!_*
Everyone is hyping this boss battle as the best one in the series but i just kept using the tiger drop lol
Yakuza 5 moment
That’s your own personal problem
Kiryu did all this while INJURED btw
Aizawa did all this after fighting everyone in the Tojo clan btw
YAMETE BOKU NO KYODAI! WE MUST BATTLE FOR THE DREAM!!!
Yakuza 5 will be the best one in the series!! 🎉🎉🎉😊😊
サクラミツツキをイメージするイントロ
どっちかというと、爽やかすぎて龍が如くより喧嘩番長のイメージになるなぁ。
This should be Kiryu's theme when they include him in Virtua Fighter 6! Come on SEGA, why are you letting the best fighting game series lie dormant? WTF?!
This isnt kiryus theme tho, its aizawas theme
Kiryu already has a theme, and this isn’t it
Awesome music and QTEs for a pretty mid final boss.
@@diligturbo3312 it's a mediocre final boss
@@ShowtimeLaw In terms of the boss's character.
@@diegordi1394 no in terms of the entire fight. The music was good but the boss itself was alright
@@ShowtimeLaw The boss itself was pretty epic in my opinion. Got my ass beat twice and it was one of the only bosses in any video game (outside of Bloodborne) that actually got my heart racing
If they had just fleshed out Aizawa's character, it would've been best boss in the series. Bar none.
Drop a good chunk of the fucking Saejima stuff and MWAH.
Para mí el mejor jefe final
Is it just me or is Aizawa the strongest (From a physical standpoint) final boss Kiryu has ever fought
Second strongest. Yoshitaka Mine was a final boss that left kiryu bloodied and gasping for air.
@@MasatakaEbina Thats true
mine was the strongest villain he's ever faced
wow no one putting Goda at number 1
@@mr.purple250 Goda fucking sucks dude. This guy maybe strong but he is slow as shit. Had three fights with Kiryu. Neither gave him a challenge. And he also had a sword and did jackshit. Mine on his first battle bruised, bloodied and breathless on a healthy Kiryu. Aizawa throwed Kiryu around like a doll.
On the second QTE it would have been a good music sync if it had audio.