I always appreciated whenever series gets has a new generation where at their start, they are nowhere near as strong as the ogs, but they have the "potential" to surpass them someday. By Ichiban's third or fourth game I think i can accept that he might reach Kiryu's level. Man am I'm excited for Yakuza 8, I'm so glad they've confirmed that they're going to stick with Ichiban for the foreseeable future.
I'm pretty sure Kiryu hasn't really lost a single fight from Yakuza 0 to LAD. Saejima was the only one who pushed him to a tie in 5. You can also win the first fight with Majima in Kiwami, so I wouldn't count that as a confirmed/canon loss.
@@GearMasters988 and Taiga and Majima,but kiryu in this is holding back,about Ichiban being stronger than Kiryu is a big doubt,seeing that Ichiban need a team to win everyfight yet he still lose to Kiryu. Shows how strong Our boi are.
Something minor I've noticed only a couple times in the Yakuza series. Majima being "CEO of Majima Construction" when you encounter him for the first time in yakuza 2, but being "Patriarch of the Majima Family" when he fights Kriyu in the arena. I think Kiryu just being "Ex-Tojo Clan Fourth Chairman" as well as how he uses like 1/10th of his moveset is a great indicator of how much he's holding back. I think one day, be it in the next game or 5 games from now, Ichiban will fight Kiryu with the dynamic intro "Kazuma Kiryu, The Dragon of Dojima" when he's finally able to fight Kriyu as an equal.
Ichiban: "Alright everyone, we've got this! Give it your all and we can take this guy down!" Kiryu: "Looks like some street boss stumbled up. Pathetic."
I mean it makes sense, they at least managed to land a hit on Majima and bruise him, but here? Kiryu took one of Ichiban’s punches while he was at his angriest and didn’t even bat an eye
Kiryu could have destroyed them all easily, the way he effortlessly took that punch to the head without batting an eye confirms it. Kasuga's got a long way to go but I think he'll end up matching Kiryu in terms of strength. Kiryu is basically a raid boss.
For real, I don't think I have ever seen something that screams "power" more than Kiryu blocking a punch with his forehead (from Ichiban which isn't exactly a pushover) and not moving a single millimeter.
Possibly the most hype I’ve ever been playing a video game. Literally jumped out of my chair and yelled KIRYUUU so loud my dog came running and barking his head off. After spending like 1000 hours as this dude, facing him as a boss was beyond epic. As much as they wanted to make Y7 accessible to new players, the fanservice was off the charts and I don’t know if it’s really the same game if you don’t understand the big callbacks
Honorifics like that never really fit the Yakuza name drop for me. It's always been first name, last name, and occupation. No titles. That's why I believe it never said "dragon of Dojima", but always "Ex fourth chairman of the tojo clan"
One thing that would have made this better is if Kiryu casually punched or pushed Ichaban and he flew back towards everyone else and then it starts the fights.
@Plain Water Fair. Real talk, Ichiban is pretty strong but it's clear they want to build him up instead of pretty much making him instantly a strong badass with a background like Kiryu. Guess him losing half his health from a Komai Knockback is part of that.
Based on the stance when he took the punch, he probably went beast mode within the 1 second time frame and blocked with the resist guard. Resist Guard allows you tank anything including stabs, stun guns, explosions, and gunshots, but you still would take damage but less damage than it should've done. Though since this was a basic punch it probably did like 1 damage
What I loved about this fight. At least from what I saw and remember he won't attack either Saeko or Eri. Fits with his character and glad they added the detail
I kinda liked how Kiryu is shown to be this strong compared to Ichiban. Especially considering that compared to Ichiban, Kiryu has been fighting solo almost always and Ichiban is fighting with a group.
I'll be honest, it's quite hard fighting solo when the mechanic is Turn-Based. Not only required future insight, but luck will also play huge role if we fight 1-on-4.
NGL, I got PTSD IRL when this scene happened, as I got flashbacks to a time where I sparred an Eastern European guy in boxing. I landed a similar punch on his face and he COMPLETELY was unfazed 😂😅. I can definitely relate to Ichiban, lmao.
Kiryu has never killed anyone but he could and can yet he always pulls punches to not kill anyone yet i think he does go easy on ichiban compared to Seajima years ago
I know it’s a fun joke but that line is mistranslated. It’s actually meant to be that Kiryu doesn’t murder. I.e. he won’t kill unless absolutely necessary
I'm not a guy who use English as daily language But let's put it like this You got into accident in a car, you hit pedestrian until he died. You kill him alright, but you not murder him, you didn't meant to do that Kiryu is like that He fight a lot and sometimes the other guy is just so weak that he accidentally kill him with single tiger drop That's rad
He never kill a man directly. Although he did cause some deaths throughout his life before, like using another man as a human shield for the incoming bullets.
Everyone's talking about the Beast style defense, but is forgetting the Komaki Knockback on Ichiban's elbow, leaving him WIDE open for a counter attack
I like that Ichiban is scared or smth like that after Kiryu brushes him away. He probably thinks like aaall of us:"FUCK DAMN WHAT DID I SIGN MYSELF UP TO HE IS DAMN MONSTER DAAAAAAANG" And yet.. he fights him despite fear. Guys,be lik Ichiban... Except for "Challenge the previous protag of dozens of games" part,thats a bit too far.
Ichiban And His Party Member Should Be Glad Because Kiryu Doesn't Remember His Y0 Technique In This Fight Dude Imagine.... Before Ichi Lands A Punch To Kiryu Forehead And Instead Kiryu Grabs A Ichiban Hand And Do A Twist Counter
As much as I love ichiban it’s true I feel kiryu one on one with Ichiban kiryu i feel would win although there is the fight in true milenium tower that made it fair since you fight him with a team so hard to say 😂
@@viro_neo Shinite yatsu dake kakatte koi "if you want to die, step up." it"s basically his catchphrase, he says it alot over the course of the series.
I loathe that the free flow combat is gone. For me, Yakuza 0-6 are the only ones. I wisz we could have a last Kiryu game when he reunites with Haruka and the girl cop he feel in love with would be reunited too.... Sze PROMISED to find him after sze was done in Ass-erica. Sze lied.
Lost judgement was a pretty amazing game on par with yakuza 0 for me, but i will still miss the combat in the yakuza series. ill still power through the combat for the story like i did in 7 though
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Imagine instead of landing the punch, Kiryu just tiger dropped him and the fight ends before it even starts
LMAO
😭😭😭😭
一番｢うおりゃあっ!!｣ ＝🤜 🐉
(いつもの虎落とし)
その後、彼の姿を見たものはいないという。-
Best part is, Kiryu actually Komaki Knockbacks him in the opener. He could've done it but chose not to eviscerate him lmao
he couldve essence of torment lmao
I love how they still respected Kiryu as the most badass mofo and never went the typical "look, the new guy is even stronger" route.
This, so much this. I hate it when the new guy is stronger and better than the beloved hero for no clear reason.
I always appreciated whenever series gets has a new generation where at their start, they are nowhere near as strong as the ogs, but they have the "potential" to surpass them someday.
By Ichiban's third or fourth game I think i can accept that he might reach Kiryu's level. Man am I'm excited for Yakuza 8, I'm so glad they've confirmed that they're going to stick with Ichiban for the foreseeable future.
Yakuza 8s antagonist is kume
It's going to make it so that it's that much better however many games from now when ichiban eventually can fight at Kiryus level it'll feel earned.
@@johnraymondpajigal Dude imagine Kume final boss fight in Shangri-la with an epik dynamic intro.
Imagine getting ready to fight some stoic buff DILF and 0.00001 seconds into the fight, he starts glowing with 20 automatic buffs.
and one of them is Plot Armor
He's a BAD
@@bozzyblue4054 The same "plot" is also what puts him in that position. Plot armor only applies to Mary Sues who break out of plot.
GILF* Haruto exist you know...
20 automatic buffs and an inventory full of healing items, the fights lasts 30 minutes because he keeps healing
He is using the Beast Style defense, that's why he didn't even flinch
@Nova Kane i agree. in the beast stance he is more flat footed and grounded where as here he is more like in dod stance
He's doing Komaki Knockback.
he uses Beast Style after during the match
Imagine punching someone with everything you had, then they just give you that "gtfo" treatment
Hmm that and also Fuckin Tendo.
When ichiban hit you with that dollar store punch
@@bacon_haired_dude7050 *tis but a scratch*
He didn’t even tiger punched him lol
Love how even winning the fight, Kiryu stills win
Kiryu is the one character that I wouldn't mind kicking my ass. He's just that much of a chad
Ichiban doesn't win the fight, he survives it
Ichiban gets punched so hard he fights dragon in his imagination
I'm pretty sure Kiryu hasn't really lost a single fight from Yakuza 0 to LAD. Saejima was the only one who pushed him to a tie in 5. You can also win the first fight with Majima in Kiwami, so I wouldn't count that as a confirmed/canon loss.
@@CidGuerreiro1234 Funny you said that, I just started Yaluza 0 yesterday and got my ass handed by the first Mr. Shakedown fight
Best dynamic intro in whole franchise. It literally showed How much Kiryu is stronger than Ichiban
Top 10 for me
Yeah even when you “win” you still lose
It's basically a wall on his path
@@SterIingM If there’s any character that you shouldn’t win against unless you have a perfect plan to take him down, it’s definitely Kiryu.
@@GearMasters988 and Taiga and Majima,but kiryu in this is holding back,about Ichiban being stronger than Kiryu is a big doubt,seeing that Ichiban need a team to win everyfight yet he still lose to Kiryu. Shows how strong Our boi are.
Something minor I've noticed only a couple times in the Yakuza series. Majima being "CEO of Majima Construction" when you encounter him for the first time in yakuza 2, but being "Patriarch of the Majima Family" when he fights Kriyu in the arena. I think Kiryu just being "Ex-Tojo Clan Fourth Chairman" as well as how he uses like 1/10th of his moveset is a great indicator of how much he's holding back. I think one day, be it in the next game or 5 games from now, Ichiban will fight Kiryu with the dynamic intro "Kazuma Kiryu, The Dragon of Dojima" when he's finally able to fight Kriyu as an equal.
Kyriu. Not Kryiu.
6 games from now kiryu is gonna be 95 years old and in a wheelchair and will somehow still win the fight without getting out of breath
And then ichiban gets tiger dropped and dies.
@@OmniversePosting kiryu not kyriu
The only thing a fight like that would need would be an orchestral version of recieve you even more badass than this one
Ichiban: Kazuma Kiryu; ex-Tojo Clan fourth chairman
Kiryu: Goons
Ichiban: "Alright everyone, we've got this! Give it your all and we can take this guy down!"
Kiryu: "Looks like some street boss stumbled up. Pathetic."
Just a mini boss for Kiryu
i like to imagine the reason ichiban holds the pose after punching kiryu is because he's like "uhhh....."
I mean it makes sense, they at least managed to land a hit on Majima and bruise him, but here? Kiryu took one of Ichiban’s punches while he was at his angriest and didn’t even bat an eye
Similar energy to him failing the exam
I felt the same way as Ichi. When Kiryu didn't even flinch, I just said "Oh fuck..." and went on to take my beating like a man.
Feels pretty fearful because of the fact that most of the Yakuza franchise we made ourselves (Kiryu) stronger
Bro you are not him
"If you want to die, step up!" - Kazuma 'Never-Killed-A-Single-Person' Kiryu
Don't worry. He meant "their ego/pride" that died. Unless you were messing with Kiryu's family and friends.
Kiryu has definitely killed a lot of people (play Yakuza 0 and do that entire car chase scene)
@@leorelicRubber bullets
imagine punching someone with all your might and they dont even blink
Terrifying
No, imagine punching someone and they don’t even MOVE
Reminds me of when he got hit in the back of the head with a bottle and it didn't even ruffle his hair.
That's how the mooks feel whenever Kiryu fights them
Imagine if the fight started with a QTE where Kiryu instakills you with a Tiger Drop if you don't land it
strongest nft buyer (ichiban) vs weakest nft screenshoter (kiryu)
Lol
Nah fam, kiryu is the weakest nft ctrl c wielder
My first thought was "that's such a 2022 joke," and my second was "I hate how quickly I was able to pinpoint that."
Imagine if kiryu had used any of his heat moves. Fight would be literally unbeatable
Well technically the fight *IS* unbeatable. Best you can do is entertain Kiryu until he has had enough.
Ichiban: Punches Kiryu in the face.
Kiryu: Doesn’t even move an inch.
Objective: You’re Screwed.
Kiryu's health bar wasn't actually a health bar. It was his patience bar.
Definitely an underrated comment
Kiryu could have destroyed them all easily, the way he effortlessly took that punch to the head without batting an eye confirms it. Kasuga's got a long way to go but I think he'll end up matching Kiryu in terms of strength. Kiryu is basically a raid boss.
Kiryu only attacks with his most basic attack combos, he was really holding back
Kiryu just fucking Tiger Drops Ichiban in the intro and the fight instantly ends.
@@yocapo32 lmao fr Kasuga's punch was too open. Kiryu could've ended the fight there effortlessly
For real, I don't think I have ever seen something that screams "power" more than Kiryu blocking a punch with his forehead (from Ichiban which isn't exactly a pushover) and not moving a single millimeter.
Imagine punching a guy so hard but its equivalent to punch an unmoving wall
Switch the roles and it turns into footage of me playing Yakuza 3 for the first time
too much badassness in kiryu. The man fought 2 tigers all by himself and empty handed lol
Kinda and kinda not. If I remember correctly that section allowed you to use spears or something like that
You forgot that was after being stabbed and the wound didn't even heal
He fought 100 men by himself kiryu is built different
Kiryu's POV
*G O O N S*
*H O O D L U M S*
*T H U G S*
Schizophrenic Man
R A P S C A L L I O N S
Inside Kiryu's head in entire meeting with Ichiban:
*Substory guitar riff*
I also imagine from his POV, Ichiban is talking with textbox..
Possibly the most hype I’ve ever been playing a video game. Literally jumped out of my chair and yelled KIRYUUU so loud my dog came running and barking his head off. After spending like 1000 hours as this dude, facing him as a boss was beyond epic. As much as they wanted to make Y7 accessible to new players, the fanservice was off the charts and I don’t know if it’s really the same game if you don’t understand the big callbacks
That famous line of someone who does his best to “not kill” people 😂
This is one of few boss fights I was fearful going into
Wait for Kiryu to shout out "You didn’t beat me last time Nishiki and you certainly won’t now!"
That would be the shit
18 Years in the joint made you a fucking Pussy, Nishiki!
17 years in the joint made you a fucking pussy!
@@Nomad958 Bring that shit Kazuma
When you realize what your enemies felt fight you as kiryu kazuma
Let's be honest, if the title under his name said "Dragon of Dojima" this fight would have been over long before it began.
Honorifics like that never really fit the Yakuza name drop for me.
It's always been first name, last name, and occupation. No titles.
That's why I believe it never said "dragon of Dojima", but always "Ex fourth chairman of the tojo clan"
This sound effect is badass 0:02
A thicc "WHAP"
What I like the most about it is that there's no echo or trail-off, it just *stops.*
Objective:....survive
This was my first Yakuza game, and I had the biggest "oh shit, he is THAT GUY" moment when he just tanked Ichiban's punch
"I'll show you! I'm a Yakuza, and I'm LIKE A DRAGON!"
That whole line at 0:11 from kiryu is so damn badass🤩
Thats not Kiryu's health bar you see there.....
Its his PATIENCE bar and you have to survive XD
to remind you that Kiryu is 50 and he looks better than me at 25
If i was in a fight and someone took my punch head straight and has no effect... i won't even think of fighting this dude. Imma head out.
You'd be the smartest thug in Kamurocho
@@bupmcbup8080to be fair most thugs miss their opening punch, they have no time to see the reaction to landing one
That Komaki Knockback. So that what it feels when being hit by that move
It feels so badass to actually recreate this
One thing that would have made this better is if Kiryu casually punched or pushed Ichaban and he flew back towards everyone else and then it starts the fights.
@Plain Water Isn't that the Komaki Knockback or whatever it's called?
@Plain Water Still knocks people back, no?
@Plain Water Fair. Real talk, Ichiban is pretty strong but it's clear they want to build him up instead of pretty much making him instantly a strong badass with a background like Kiryu. Guess him losing half his health from a Komai Knockback is part of that.
aint no way kiryu felt no pain from that shit
man legit tanked that
Based on the stance when he took the punch, he probably went beast mode within the 1 second time frame and blocked with the resist guard. Resist Guard allows you tank anything including stabs, stun guns, explosions, and gunshots, but you still would take damage but less damage than it should've done. Though since this was a basic punch it probably did like 1 damage
@@UmbraBeatss lmao good shit
@@UmbraBeatss the frame 1 upgrade version blocks all damage if I remember correctly, so it’s possible it did none.
He did the same to Mine of all people, and Mine would drop Ichiban in less than a minute. So i'm sure Kiryu didn't feel anything
i think he also did this to Iwami in the qte
What I loved about this fight. At least from what I saw and remember he won't attack either Saeko or Eri. Fits with his character and glad they added the detail
"Get Beast Blocked, you bread eater"
I kinda liked how Kiryu is shown to be this strong compared to Ichiban. Especially considering that compared to Ichiban, Kiryu has been fighting solo almost always and Ichiban is fighting with a group.
I'll be honest, it's quite hard fighting solo when the mechanic is Turn-Based. Not only required future insight, but luck will also play huge role if we fight 1-on-4.
NGL, I got PTSD IRL when this scene happened, as I got flashbacks to a time where I sparred an Eastern European guy in boxing. I landed a similar punch on his face and he COMPLETELY was unfazed 😂😅. I can definitely relate to Ichiban, lmao.
This is literally just another “delinquents” encounter on a street in kiryus POV
Kiryu has never killed anyone but he could and can yet he always pulls punches to not kill anyone yet i think he does go easy on ichiban compared to Seajima years ago
I know it’s a fun joke but that line is mistranslated. It’s actually meant to be that Kiryu doesn’t murder.
I.e. he won’t kill unless absolutely necessary
@@senorbongo4975 IIRC, the line was: "I never killed anyone outside of self-defense", meaning, he is not proactive in killing people, only reactive
I'm not a guy who use English as daily language
But let's put it like this
You got into accident in a car, you hit pedestrian until he died. You kill him alright, but you not murder him, you didn't meant to do that
Kiryu is like that
He fight a lot and sometimes the other guy is just so weak that he accidentally kill him with single tiger drop
That's rad
@@A_Dragovich It wasn't even that. He just swore that he didn't murder (the guy found dead at the Empty Lot, as the context dictated).
He never kill a man directly. Although he did cause some deaths throughout his life before, like using another man as a human shield for the incoming bullets.
Spoilers: Ichiban finally punches and makes Kiryu stumble back a step or two.
Also spoilers: "In yakuza 21"
for Yakuza newcomers, this was a big oh shit moment in the game. For Yakuza veterans, this was Tuesday.
Have mercy, by that point Kiryu is an old man, of course he's gonna be a bit slow.
Old men in Yakuza are equally terrifying lol
I kinda wish Kiryu's level was presented as ??? and not as 57 when the final bosses are 60.
The best one in the whole franchise
if you listen closely you can hear the old ps2 yakuza 1 theme
imagine kiryu is controlled by player, and everyone just gonna tiger drop the whole ichiban team without any hp drop
Whole team minus Eri and Saeko, of course.
Kiryu's boss fight if he doesn't sugarcoat it
genuinely one of my favourite yakuza games
i fr cant wait to see more of ichiban and his friends they were so badass especially icchan and han joon-gi
"have you ever been tiger dropped?"
"no"
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO?"
Ichiban cant even solo kiryu, glad the creator of the game understands kiryu will forever be the best protagonist.
Are there other protagonists besides Ichiban?
@@archersterling6726 besides the characters you pick up in game unless you mean like boss wise then no.
You punched me in the forehead and it was the most important fight in your life, for me it was Tuesday.
As someone who knows just abit about fighting...
punching your enemy's forehead would easily broke your arm, Ichiban got lucky.
Ichiban got lucky, he was in essence of torment range
Everyone's talking about the Beast style defense, but is forgetting the Komaki Knockback on Ichiban's elbow, leaving him WIDE open for a counter attack
The only way this intro could have been better is if when Kiryu tanked the punch, Ichi just muttered "oh no..." before getting fucking beaned back.
Oh shit. I'm m fighting Kiryu...
OH SHIT! I'M FIGHTING KIRYU!!!
I like that Ichiban is scared or smth like that after Kiryu brushes him away.
He probably thinks like aaall of us:"FUCK DAMN WHAT DID I SIGN MYSELF UP TO HE IS DAMN MONSTER DAAAAAAANG"
And yet.. he fights him despite fear.
Guys,be lik Ichiban...
Except for "Challenge the previous protag of dozens of games" part,thats a bit too far.
Kiryu Using Beast Styles Defense
And Then Switches To Dragon Styles To Komaki Knockback Ichiban
Dude just Beast Style Stances.
Then Switches Into DoD Style To Komaki Knockback Itchybum
Now we are the thugs
I believe this is only the second time ever we fight against kiryu.
Third.. kinda. Yakuza 4. Yakuza 5 but optional and LAD
Kiryu in the fight: sheesh you almost killed me
Kiryu in cutscene: baka that dint hurt
Kiryu was going easy on him in the fight too though
kiryu watching in horror as ichiban pulls out his cellphone and calls a fucking crawfish to come help
ichiban really regretting kicking the shit out of the one tokyo omi dude now for sure
His head doesn't even BUDGE, Probably cuz' of accidentally spamming Essence of Finishing Blows multiple times in Y0.
this is just substory for kiryu
Hmm i feel that introduction title isn’t right it should actually say
“Kiryu Kazuma
Running is your only option of surviving”
Genos death punch scene, but it’s tiger drop
Mine did a punch in the head of kiryu, but it hurt himself.but in Ichiban case it didnt.
Kiryu was serious nerfed in this game, where were the randomly scattered bikes and lamps to pick up and smash with?
you obviously weren't harassed with oil drums like I was lol.
Ichiban And His Party Member Should Be Glad
Because Kiryu Doesn't Remember His Y0 Technique In This Fight
Dude Imagine....
Before Ichi Lands A Punch To Kiryu Forehead
And Instead Kiryu Grabs A Ichiban Hand And Do A Twist Counter
They know their franchise depends on kiryu
Prepare to di... get Tiger Dropped Edition
Joryu...
strongest dame da ne fan vs weakest machine gun kiss enjoyer
Konan jannai n get to the top >>>>>>>>>>>>
How to block a punch, with the head
Nooo cause he tiger dropped me and I lost instantly,😭😭
Damn, I need to go back watch the rest the Yakuza series...
As much as I love ichiban it’s true I feel kiryu one on one with Ichiban kiryu i feel would win although there is the fight in true milenium tower that made it fair since you fight him with a team so hard to say 😂
L1 🔺
Not bad for a guy who’d be 51/52 here
@Genisys he’s born in 68 right? Game is set in 2020 isn’t it? It would need to be set in 2016 for what you’ve said to be true. He was 48 in yakuza 6.
@@johnboy1760Ichiban leaves jail in 2019, but the full story takes place over like a year.
For this i prefere the original audio
What is Kiryu saying ? The quote is pretty badass
There’s subtitles right in the video
@@JC_Chance I know, but in japanese ? I'm curious
@@viro_neo KAGATEGOI
@@carinhafelizgames2308 Thanks
@@viro_neo Shinite yatsu dake kakatte koi "if you want to die, step up." it"s basically his catchphrase, he says it alot over the course of the series.
I loathe that the free flow combat is gone. For me, Yakuza 0-6 are the only ones. I wisz we could have a last Kiryu game when he reunites with Haruka and the girl cop he feel in love with would be reunited too.... Sze PROMISED to find him after sze was done in Ass-erica. Sze lied.
Lost judgement was a pretty amazing game on par with yakuza 0 for me, but i will still miss the combat in the yakuza series. ill still power through the combat for the story like i did in 7 though