kiryu is basically like a low tier god in the yakuza games, but everyone else is human, in the yakuza kiwami you basically open your way to the main building by almost killing every gang/yakuza that is put in front of him, meanwhile he protects haruka, in kiwami 2 he is known as a legend, (i still have not finished the other yakuza's games).
Hey Zhou, welcome to the team! As a welcoming gift, here is some leveling gear that will lower some of your stats! YOU ARE NEVER ALLOWED TO TAKE IT OFF.
I love the concept that Kiryu and the boyz just get so into the battle that they start moving like their old selves again and the party is just awestruck at the sheer speed and ferocity on display they can't hope to compete with.
Incorrect, Kiryu also suffers from serious gamer disease. Remember how serious he took things like Pocket Circuit Fighter, Mr Libido imagination tricks, revelations and phone dating. Ichiban's schizophrenia is another art acquired by the dragon of dojima.
@@hetoverseo3887 The only difference between Kiryu's Schizophrenia and Ichiban's is an apostrophe and an 'S'. Ichiban: Dragon Quest Kiryu: Dragon's Quest
I still stand by my headcanon that Dragon's Resurgence is just how people see Extreme Heat mode. Like of course they can't do anything, would you get in the way of a rampaging dragon??? 😭😭
The moment I saw this happen, it was the coolest thing ever. Hearing "For Faith" while fighting Daigo and seeing all the background elements was absolutely amazing. Then it happened with Majima and Saejima and I was purposely not fighting just to feel the background.
My favorite is that Majima's face during their first meeting in Yakuza 0's ending. That's the first yakuza game i played and the first time Kiryu and him ever met in person. Reminds me how long of a journey i have been through in this franchise
Daigo was a punk, so Kiryu beats him up to be the 6th chairman, despite him showing no interest in it. Majima loves being hit by Kiryu, so there's that. Meanwhile, Saejima probably still remembers how he fought Kiryu in his prime while in bandages, bleeding with no Staminan or Toughness in sight.
I put Zhao on the team over Saeko for 2 reasons. 1. Saeko already had plenty of time in 7 to shine as a party member and I wanted to finally use him since I never did in 7. 2. She was being a total bitch about Ichiban through the entire game.
it was nice moment to feel that Kiryu is Kiryu at least little bit after RGG literally nerved him with cancer because otherwise he would be too OP for turned based gameplay ...
i really like yakuza kiwami and kiwami 2, but to think that in a point it is going to be a turn-based system it make me sad, it is like when in doa6 they censored almost everything, when the fanbase really get the game to see boobs-engine work while you break the fk out of your enemy.
He's still rather OP even in turn based Gameplay, Dragon of Dojima is broken as hell, and with the skill inheritance system, he's down right unstoppable.
I love the little detail of everyone being on the same level, but there's always that one party member who's one level behind. It truly do be like that.
I like to think that the other party members are fending off whoever isn’t 1v1ing Kiryu, then were exhausted af on the last person. The way I beat them was Daigo, then Majima, then Saejima. Majima and Saejima are enough to give the Yakuza 7 cast a run for their money, then Saejima himself managing to hold his own against the four. It would be the only way Kiryu could beat Saejima in canon, because of how equal Kiryu and Saejima - Tigers and Dragons - are, as evidenced in Yakuza 4. Saejima’s just tired af and holds a last stand against Kiryu who also holds his last stand.
IMO saejima and Majima are equal. Majima is always playing arnd. But in yakuza 5 while majima was already beaten and tired he was equal to saejima who was fresh. Saejima isnt even anywhere near as good of a fighter as the other 2 but his brute strength and durability easily bridges that gap.
@@kneesurgeryenthusiast6915 I'm pretty sure they both were going all out. Even tho they weren't trying to kill eachother they both agreed to fight eachother at their fullest. Majima in Yakuza 1 was strong enough to punch a whole in the ground and go through the floor with kiryu. He is def equal to Saejima but he doesn't take shit serious.
@@kneesurgeryenthusiast6915 That is true but they still fought their hardest simply to test each others mettle. I haven't seen it in a while but I remember Saejima even complimenting Majima on his strength
Ichiban: "So basically we take turns on beating each ot-" Kiryu: "Kasuga are you fucking stupid" Nanba: "What do you mean?" Kiryu: "... What did I get myself into?"
yeah same here. I was really hoping the grand finale would have one final Dragon's Resurgence sequence (I ended up doing it myself - just dropped him to low enough HP and went ham with Dragon's Resurgence to finish him off) but it works so much better with this trio anyway, makes this amazing combat sequence stand out even more
It’s kinda funny to point out that Ichiban’s crew is an anomaly. They’re incredibly weak when you compare them to the other characters. Not even Kiryu. Shinada was able to fight entire yakuza families. Yagami and Kaito are also even more powerful. It took like 7 of them to jump Tendo.
Yeah but you have to remember half of the squad is going 50+ compared to the other you exampled, and yes and know there's kiryu but you gotta remember it's kiryu😂
@@goastem2991 Kiryu is obviously an outlier. But even then. each member of Ichibros party is weaker than every previous protag (save haruka). It’s kinda shocking to remember that they effectively ganged up on Sawashiro.
the thing about Ichi's crew is that they are essentially civilians. In their world you cant be a big shot without also being super good at fighting. So all the guys you fight who are big shots are just also really good at fighting. Kiryu basically paired up with a buncha random npcs when he decided to join ichibans crew.
they're just jealous they can't understand the raw manly essence of 1 buff old man fighting 3 other buff old men in 1 on 1 brawls pushing each other to their limits
im just imagining that theyre going "dear god how is he fighting that fuckin hard, should we joi- no absolutely not" they know theyd be bodied if they even step one foot into the fight
The jumpcut from the beginning of the majima fight to mid fight with receive you and bite you banging was so damn satisfying . So sad rgg didnt just played the song from the drop and gave us little time to hear the song during the fight
Heard from the developer, that the side-stories game like majima pirates still using classic beat em up style. But the main story (Ichiban) still gonna use turn-based style.
Now that I think about it, the one thing that'd make this better (arguably) would be the beaten Daigo and then Majima watching Kiryu take on the next one
"did that wake you up?! Now lets go sa-" "Their dead Kiryu....yoh killed them all....i mean shit i think Daigo was braindead after the knee combo but yeah....they cant save anyone"
I read that Kiryu activates Dragon's Resurgence here because each of those three were activating their own versions of that. Now I'm imagining Daigo, Majima, and Saejima going "Yo, Kiryu, we know you've been hanging out with that nutcase Ichiban, and since he isn't here, how about we do some throwbacks at least?" 😆
Remember back in Yakuza 5 when Kiryu was equal in strength to Saejima who was equal to Majima? Now he can beat both plus Daigo at the same time. This truly is the Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth.
Namba: "he has cancer, doesn't he?"
Sacchan: "sshh!, he doesn't know how cancer works, we told him it makes him stronger"
Hey, it worked for Deadpool!
Damn 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well, it really worked, didn't he?! 🤣
I’m just imagining this in the game
Love how they just look at Kiryu as he's not following the rules and starts beating the hell out of Solid snake,Tired dog of shimano and Enlarged guy
speaking of Solid Snake. Adachi's VA is Snake VA
@@MadnessJackey his japanese VA not the english one
However
David Hayter voices Kashiwagi instead
@@LuisManeIIIlost opportunity
lost judgement
@@LuisManeIII yeah i know. i don't care about English dub for Yakuza series in the first place
@@Yanramich i will help you find it
Kiryu: i got cancer
Also Kiryu when fighting 3 legendary yakuza: Nah I'd Win
To be fair... Saw any Tigers being Dropped? Kiryu is definitely hit by the nerf here
@@omnibeta1876saejima has a tiger tattoo
kiryu is basically like a low tier god in the yakuza games, but everyone else is human, in the yakuza kiwami you basically open your way to the main building by almost killing every gang/yakuza that is put in front of him, meanwhile he protects haruka, in kiwami 2 he is known as a legend, (i still have not finished the other yakuza's games).
Are you Kiryu because you are Dragon of Dojima, or are you Dragon of Dojima because you are Kiryu?
Essence of Domain Expansion
One small detail I love about this vid is on how Zhou is slightly underleveled when compared to the rest of the party.
Fr, Zhou just appearing fucking randomly threw off my levels and i just had to roll with it cause i had no clue when he would come in.
@@rayette715Joon-Gi-Han who doesn’t join till chapter 13: 👁👄👁
@@addisonvaughan99 that shit threw me off when I realized I had 1 chapter left, I thought it was gonna be a 20 chapter game
@@addisonvaughan99 the split really fucks with the tempo imo
Hey Zhou, welcome to the team! As a welcoming gift, here is some leveling gear that will lower some of your stats! YOU ARE NEVER ALLOWED TO TAKE IT OFF.
"....i.....we.....we're allowed to do that?"
he was having a little metal gear rising as a treat
OH HEY ITS YOU!
I didn't know Wes was a Ryu ga Gotoku fan
raiden's resurgence
If you being the main character in 8 series of games, then yes, you are allowed to do that 😉
Kiryu to Daigo: I consider you my son.
Also Kiryu to Daigo: *Kicks his teeth in*
Your honor, for face was playing
that was for face not for faith
Kiryu: Even my son in law had to catch these Tiger Drops, Daigo! PUT YOUR DUKES UP, DAIGO, DON'T FLINCH!
Hey, nothing wrong with some fatherly love.
I love the concept that Kiryu and the boyz just get so into the battle that they start moving like their old selves again and the party is just awestruck at the sheer speed and ferocity on display they can't hope to compete with.
I love this headcanon
@@rlira8072I think that IS canon, like tagging in would be equivalent of diving into a meat grinder for them
While having cancer, in freezing cold weather
@@imjustlikedenji5954 that didn't seem to stop Saejima in 5
@@rlira8072 To be fair he solos the entire Ichigang the moment he's in heat mode
Kiryu being the only one who has the resistance against Itchyballs contagious schizophrenia to the point making everyone around him into RPG
Lmao true
Ironically Kiryu's the only who caught his RPG vision
Actually incorrect because the game straight up says he catches the schizo in chapter 8 lol
Incorrect, Kiryu also suffers from serious gamer disease. Remember how serious he took things like Pocket Circuit Fighter, Mr Libido imagination tricks, revelations and phone dating. Ichiban's schizophrenia is another art acquired by the dragon of dojima.
@@hetoverseo3887
The only difference between Kiryu's Schizophrenia and Ichiban's is an apostrophe and an 'S'.
Ichiban: Dragon Quest
Kiryu: Dragon's Quest
The Post Battle result made me lose it all
did you also slip and fall?
@@Frappuccinoo Yeah, cause I will never look away
I paused the video than read this comment as it happened lmao 😭
@@thebachiever234 RUMBLING ! RUMBLING ! It's coming RUMBLING ! RUMBLING !
I still stand by my headcanon that Dragon's Resurgence is just how people see Extreme Heat mode. Like of course they can't do anything, would you get in the way of a rampaging dragon??? 😭😭
This is exactly what I thought so too hahaha 😃😭
Kiryu activates his Domain Expansion: Schizophrenia Medication
"The Real World"
Special move: "Touching some grass"
Do you mean Stand?
Shouldnt his things fall in line with essence of.
Essence of idk what could it be called
Holy shit now that i think about it dragon's resurgence is pretty much exactly like a domain expansion 💀
The Party: Hey it's our tur...
Kiryu: Hold my Sake I'm not gonna sugarcoat it
r1+y
the selfish deed
is not freedom
@@chudds66even iiifff
Even if it falls down.
A selfish deed
Is not freedom
Kiryu and the 3Jima's: Fighting in their domain expansions
Nanba and the party:🧍🧍🧍♂🧍♀
The moment I saw this happen, it was the coolest thing ever. Hearing "For Faith" while fighting Daigo and seeing all the background elements was absolutely amazing. Then it happened with Majima and Saejima and I was purposely not fighting just to feel the background.
I was also not fighting for a while...
My tears made it hard to see the screen.
It was such an amazing moment
My favorite is that Majima's face during their first meeting in Yakuza 0's ending. That's the first yakuza game i played and the first time Kiryu and him ever met in person. Reminds me how long of a journey i have been through in this franchise
I love how this is like, the only part of the game that this happens, and its like one of the best parts of the entire game
Best part of the game? How?
@@saulgoodmanskinbecause it harkens by the the old combat style from the games where Kiryu was the main character.
@@edman9953 But it was the worst part of the game for me. Just brainless button mashing.
They're just jealous because they don't know how to turn on Extreme Heat mode lol
Soon they Envelop
Homeless Dude:Bro will
Triangle:Umbrella
Circle:Fire
Square:Bird
I don't think the world is ready for Extreme Heat Ichiban.
I think that the only one of them who can genuinely do that would be Joon Gi Han.
@@reptilianochileno2335 not this one...
@@Valentin7789_ yeah, it could be interesting that Joon Gi Han fights like in Yakuza 6 in a future game.
bro they literally said "go back I wanna be action game!"
“Im not gonna sugarcoat it”
- Kiryu Kazuma
The Rest of the Squad: *cant wait to get their turn in*
Taichi Suzuki: *Resurgence goes brr*
Isn’t that a guy who Tokyo Drift with his Taxi?
@@axelnekokitty ? it's Kiryu's alias if that's what your asking?
@@Kazuma_Kiryu_wannabe wait I thought Taichi was the Taxi Driver.
@@axelnekokitty yeah "Suzuki" was a taxi driver back then
No that's Clearly joryu.
Daigo was a punk, so Kiryu beats him up to be the 6th chairman, despite him showing no interest in it. Majima loves being hit by Kiryu, so there's that. Meanwhile, Saejima probably still remembers how he fought Kiryu in his prime while in bandages, bleeding with no Staminan or Toughness in sight.
1:04 I laughed even more when Zhao's level being lower than everyone else implying he's the one that's benched
Zhao joins late so his level is lower.
I put Zhao on the team over Saeko for 2 reasons.
1. Saeko already had plenty of time in 7 to shine as a party member and I wanted to finally use him since I never did in 7.
2. She was being a total bitch about Ichiban through the entire game.
Is that really the movement of person who have cancer in their bodies?
Nerfed Kiryu btw
Dragon's Resurgence basically tells Kiryu's cancer to fuck off for a second
Cancer Cells ain't got nothing when Kiryu wants to throw hands
Yes. And that's him being nerfed. Imagine he didn't get cancer, he would have deleted them in seconds without the need of a squad.
The cancer also has to wait for its turn.
0:13 he didnt have to nutshot Daigo this hard
it was nice moment to feel that Kiryu is Kiryu at least little bit after RGG literally nerved him with cancer because otherwise he would be too OP for turned based gameplay ...
i really like yakuza kiwami and kiwami 2, but to think that in a point it is going to be a turn-based system it make me sad, it is like when in doa6 they censored almost everything, when the fanbase really get the game to see boobs-engine work while you break the fk out of your enemy.
He's still rather OP even in turn based Gameplay, Dragon of Dojima is broken as hell, and with the skill inheritance system, he's down right unstoppable.
The 3 Jimas boss fight was the best one. They really knew how to finish off their fights in classic Kiryu fashion.
I love the little detail of everyone being on the same level, but there's always that one party member who's one level behind. It truly do be like that.
Kiryu's party members: welp, seems it's personal now
The squad stunlocked by the Flashbang transition
The resurgence is just the new *im not gonna sugar coat it* button
You are so right
He has cancer. Let him have this
I DO NOT WANT TO TRY TAKE IT FROM HIM, YOU SAW HOW HARD HE JUST KICKED THEIR ASSES.
I just realized Zhao was the one in the bench LMAO!
The attention to detail, I swear.
I'm sorry but them leveling up almost made me burst into laughter.
"hey kiryu what happen"
"I see memories"
"what"
Daigo, Goro and Taiga are fortunate that Kiryu has terminal cancer. Otherwise, they'd be getting their asses kicked...
I love the part where kiryu was like "so y'all hate the yakuza 6 ultimate move? Well fuck you" and yakuza 6'd all over daigo, majima and saejima.
I like to think that the other party members are fending off whoever isn’t 1v1ing Kiryu, then were exhausted af on the last person.
The way I beat them was Daigo, then Majima, then Saejima. Majima and Saejima are enough to give the Yakuza 7 cast a run for their money, then Saejima himself managing to hold his own against the four.
It would be the only way Kiryu could beat Saejima in canon, because of how equal Kiryu and Saejima - Tigers and Dragons - are, as evidenced in Yakuza 4. Saejima’s just tired af and holds a last stand against Kiryu who also holds his last stand.
IMO saejima and Majima are equal. Majima is always playing arnd. But in yakuza 5 while majima was already beaten and tired he was equal to saejima who was fresh. Saejima isnt even anywhere near as good of a fighter as the other 2 but his brute strength and durability easily bridges that gap.
@@zebo8000I don't think Majima and Saejima were going all out
@@kneesurgeryenthusiast6915 I'm pretty sure they both were going all out. Even tho they weren't trying to kill eachother they both agreed to fight eachother at their fullest. Majima in Yakuza 1 was strong enough to punch a whole in the ground and go through the floor with kiryu. He is def equal to Saejima but he doesn't take shit serious.
@@zebo8000 if you looked at the cutscene after the fight, it implies that they were buying time for Shinada
@@kneesurgeryenthusiast6915 That is true but they still fought their hardest simply to test each others mettle. I haven't seen it in a while but I remember Saejima even complimenting Majima on his strength
Ichiban: "So basically we take turns on beating each ot-"
Kiryu: "Kasuga are you fucking stupid"
Nanba: "What do you mean?"
Kiryu: "... What did I get myself into?"
i feel the level discrepancy at the end. got chitose caught up again, and then joongi-han rears his head
What? You guys never seen a man with cancer in his mid fifties, beating the crap of someone? You need to step up
actually, I don’t think you’d want to step up. Well, unless you wanna die, that is
Step the fuck up if you wanna die!
He really koi'd that kakate
Love the detail of their levels being mismatched lol
I was hoping they'd make a sequence like this for Ebina
yeah same here. I was really hoping the grand finale would have one final Dragon's Resurgence sequence (I ended up doing it myself - just dropped him to low enough HP and went ham with Dragon's Resurgence to finish him off) but it works so much better with this trio anyway, makes this amazing combat sequence stand out even more
They got a glimpse of the Dragon in his prime and they just know they'll never be anywhere near that level
Majima and Saejima watching Kiryu beating up Daigo in a Domain Expansion
They’re all like “What the hell is going on “
Brilliant. Love the scarf on Seonhee.
kiryu domain expension
The dragon of dojima is literally domain expansion.
The blue hue radiating off of the rest of the party for that split second when he activated Dragon Resurgence is crazy lmao
It’s kinda funny to point out that Ichiban’s crew is an anomaly. They’re incredibly weak when you compare them to the other characters. Not even Kiryu. Shinada was able to fight entire yakuza families. Yagami and Kaito are also even more powerful. It took like 7 of them to jump Tendo.
Yeah but you have to remember half of the squad is going 50+ compared to the other you exampled, and yes and know there's kiryu but you gotta remember it's kiryu😂
@@goastem2991 Kiryu is obviously an outlier. But even then. each member of Ichibros party is weaker than every previous protag (save haruka). It’s kinda shocking to remember that they effectively ganged up on Sawashiro.
the thing about Ichi's crew is that they are essentially civilians. In their world you cant be a big shot without also being super good at fighting. So all the guys you fight who are big shots are just also really good at fighting. Kiryu basically paired up with a buncha random npcs when he decided to join ichibans crew.
@@dolphinsaysbut Zhao, Seonhee, and Joongi Han, despite not being from Yakuza, are still pretty much the underworld big shots
@@dolphinsays shinada was a regular ass dude
i told you, kiryu breaks ichiballs schizophernia. So no one can relate to him anymore.
they're just jealous they can't understand the raw manly essence of 1 buff old man fighting 3 other buff old men in 1 on 1 brawls pushing each other to their limits
this whole fight was just pure 👌
I love how Zhao is underleveled
Massive Fire while Saejima gets his ass beat
Kept trying to tiger drop during this part
theres a mod now for the original moveset. think hes planning on adding counters and drops soon
You can Komaki Counter in this part with the circle button
Kiryu: This is real combat newbies!
im just imagining that theyre going "dear god how is he fighting that fuckin hard, should we joi- no absolutely not"
they know theyd be bodied if they even step one foot into the fight
The Squad: "Don't do this alone, we're here for you!"
Meanwhile Kiryu:
Omg I'm spoiling myself and I've literal been in dondoko Island for 17 days since I've come to it omgggggg
THE MUSIC
THE THEMES
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU
NGL this part went hard as fuck
Kiryu’s cancer was so terrified of his sheer wrath that it forgot to work until the ending
the music switching off is a nice detail
Kiryu: do some moves
Everyone: just standing and posing material
the exp popup at the end makes this so much funnier
>level 41 kiryu
>looks at my game where kiryu was last i checked level 55
...I might have spent far too long in the hawaiian haunt. .w.
me using dragon resurgence : LETS GO USE CLASSIC WAY OF YAKUZA
When ♾️💰 got no turn base
Majima : KIRYU-CHAN I WAS NOT FOLLOWING YOU IN 2005!!!
Kiryu : YOU FOLLOWED ME AND FIGHTING AND CALLING ME KIRYU-CHAN!?
Fr tho, this was the most awesome part of their fight
The jumpcut from the beginning of the majima fight to mid fight with receive you and bite you banging was so damn satisfying . So sad rgg didnt just played the song from the drop and gave us little time to hear the song during the fight
Legend said that Ichiban and friends still sitting warmly while watching Kiryu smashed everything without giving others a chance to show themselves. 😂
They really did a domain expansion clash, and started fighting in another dimension
They're looking at Kiryu like "wait, why aren't they taking turns to hit each other anymore? I'm scared 😭"
I was low as fuck when saejima used resurgence so i had to no hit
not knowing that you just can't die in that segment
I thought akiyama's theme is going to play at the end and it's his turn
Wait you cant die in that segment? I was actually afraid and often avoided so as not to die at that moment
You can't die, but there is that risk of having the enemies attack as soon as it ends.
Holy shit bruh my health was so low and started spamming triangle. Kinda glad I didn't know I couldn't die though, made it more impactful
Well he's literally on Extreme Heat mode. So you can't die until your heat is fully depleted
This was one of the best boss fights though, nostalgia hits.
I still prefer the classic yakuza beat em up combat system. I honestly wish it could come back.
Heard from the developer, that the side-stories game like majima pirates still using classic beat em up style. But the main story (Ichiban) still gonna use turn-based style.
Kiryu: don't worry guys we're just gonna chat
Kiryu five minutes and thousands of damage points later:
Now that I think about it, the one thing that'd make this better (arguably) would be the beaten Daigo and then Majima watching Kiryu take on the next one
"did that wake you up?! Now lets go sa-"
"Their dead Kiryu....yoh killed them all....i mean shit i think Daigo was braindead after the knee combo but yeah....they cant save anyone"
I read that Kiryu activates Dragon's Resurgence here because each of those three were activating their own versions of that. Now I'm imagining Daigo, Majima, and Saejima going "Yo, Kiryu, we know you've been hanging out with that nutcase Ichiban, and since he isn't here, how about we do some throwbacks at least?" 😆
Dayum Kiryu, we didn’t know that you still are that healthy. We will just wait here until your done, ok?
Behold! The Legendary Dragon of Dojima in action!
Not even the Big C can stop him from dishing out an epic asskicking!
Mom says its my turn on the Xbox
Who needs a team when we have kiryu
Ichiban:"Stoooooop! He's already deeeeeead!"
“Screw the rules I’ve been fighting like this for like 9 games”
After John Doe beats them up, they all return as the Tojo Four/ Kiwami 4
And of course Zhao is the only one in the group that's a level behind lmao.
Kiryu casually turns the turn based game into its original beat up game.
Remember back in Yakuza 5 when Kiryu was equal in strength to Saejima who was equal to Majima? Now he can beat both plus Daigo at the same time. This truly is the Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth.
Meanwhile kiryu's party thinking about joined in on the fight or not
Is For Face just Daigo's theme now
we truly are the -Yakuza 4- Like a Dragon 4
I would love if you could make stickers of the party members in your style they're really cute little guy designs
Maybe one day...
"see boys ? Told you you didn't had to wait your turn to attack ennemies !"
You should see what it does if you stack -3 defense debuff on enemy and +3 attack buff on Kiryu. 120+ dmg punches go POW POW POW POW
"bro, it wasn't your turn..."
Aside from that joke
This set of three fights was so good
bro didnt even realize he was in a turn based game
Because this is Kiryu we've talking about. 😅
@@nokia.s3350 "this is how we did it back in my time"