Thank you all for watching! As you may have noticed, there's been an extended break between the last channel upload and this one. My irl obligations have been increasing substantially over the past half a year, so rather than releasing haphazzard videos to appease this platform's algorythm, I instead decided to take the time and make a video I felt as proud of as my past ones. Uploads may become more sporadic moving forward, but rest asured, I'll make sure that every upload that drops in the future is genuinely worth your time. Once again, thank you for everything. Cheers!
for a guy who presents himself as a "modern" yakuza, he embodied all the qualities of an old school yakuza than Little Baby Iwami ever did and died as one. honestly one of the best antagonists RGG has ever created.
A cool detail about Someya's final fight are the suits both him and Kiryu are wearing: Kiryu, who at this point is overcome with rage at Iwami and Sugai and fully intends to kill them once he gets to them, ditches his iconic grey suit and wears a black funeral suit instead, representing his dark intentions. On the other hand, Someya is rocking a white suit: right now, his only reason for fighting is to protect the people he cares about, even though he disagrees with Iwami and Sugai, knows nothing is stopping them from breaking their word anyway, and that he probably won't win against Kiryu no matter how hard he tries, but he fights anyway: his intentions literally could not be more pure in this moment, hence the white.
So glad somebody finally in detail, talking about how Someya didn't go out redeemed. He went out humanized. The other comment about the licensed songs says it really well. Despite it all, Someya felt regret for his failure. You can basically label his reaction to Kiyomi's death with the 5 stages of grief, doing the one last good thing he could for his loved ones. Even Nagumo respects his last wish. It caught me off guard my first playthrough, and I had way more of an impact from it than 6's ending. 6 is a great game whatsoever, though. Even if it never truly was meant to be the end of Kiryu's story, Someya was really special. For the screentime he had, he was perfectly characterized. As Nagoshi said in an interview, he wrote Someya as the "Tojo Clan's last hero". He'll always be my favorite RGG antagonist, or ya know, tragedy.
I know people wish Someya was the final boss, but if you do that you take away the tragedy that makes him such a memorable character. I do believe it’s clear that if Kiryu remained the chairman, or if Someya was allowed to be mentored by either Saejima or Majima he would’ve been a rising star in the Tojo clan. And if he were to have a tattoo/irezumi, I think that a tattoo of Hachiman would fit him the best. Hachiman is a god of war but tends to be seen as a protector/guardian, he was also worshipped by farmers and fishermen praying to him for a bountiful harvest/catch, I think this neatly represents Someya being a modern Yakuza who still has an old school values at heart.
the setting of the final someya fight doesnt get enough credit. a dimly lit bar at the top of the tower where the stars are easier to see than the city as the only light is a deep blue with 0 warm colours in sight. its as if this room was made specially for the tradgedy of this fight. (i mean it is since this is a videogame but you know what i mean)
Iwami showed up like 2 times. RGG has had a major problem since 4 where the antagonists hardly show up at all. There hasn’t been a memorable villain since Mine with the exception of the judgment games.
@@BuryTheLight-tds Nah, you’re right. It honestly clears Pledge of Demon for me, it’s probably in my top 10 tracks in the series. One of Hidenori Shoji’s finest for sure
I looked at an interview that was translated. Yokoyama was interviewed about various aspects on Yakuza 6. However he said something about Someya that sticks with me. Yokoyama said that he wrote Someya as "the Tojo Kai's last hero." I think that's a fascinating intention. As I think there is a lot of merit to it. With Daigo in jail, and the Tojo Clan up for grabs by empty old geezers. Someya has ideals, despite him trying to hide it. As such, he is the last man standing against this tide of superficiality. However because he has ideals, in the end they were exploited.
A chunk of what makes Someya so great was the performance of his actor, the legendary Shun Oguri, who played Takiya Genji in Crows Zero. Oguri was given freedom to interpret his character and played the entire series up until 6. Plus, him and Takaya Kuroda (Kiryu’s actor) had experience working together in an anime called Rainbow: Nisha Rokubo no Shichinin. Someya genuinely respected Kiryu, but believed that his idealized way of being a Yakuza had failed. Kamurocho was a mess, the Tojo was a mess and some advisor from the Second Chairman’s days was showing everyone up. Like Kiryu before him, Someya wants to save the Tojo Clan, but he wasn’t going to it Kiryu’s way because in his eyes, his ways had failed. He portrayed himself as having no ideals to speak of and acted so superficially so that he could reach the top and accomplish his goals. He would reject the ideals of the Yakuza that Kiryu believed in not because he’s evil, but because he wants to keep up with the modern times, just like Nishiki did back in the 80s. If he had revealed that he believed in anything, he would be seen as a threat that had to be eliminated by the likes of Sugai. But in the end, he couldn’t tackle someone as soulless as Iwami or someone as greedy as Sugai and had someone close to him be used against him. If you want further proof that he was more honorable than he let on. He spilled his guts out both figuratively and literally to ensure Kiyome was free and happy.
Yakuza 6 is my favourite in the series, no other game made me feel as emotionally invested as this one, whether it be Someya or little baby iwami, to me, its perect, and this video does such a great job in putting that into words, good work
I wanted to write a comment to express my thoughts before watching ranging from the duality of his character,the Aristotle style tragic story,his ost that represents sheer tragedy and many more but you're way better at putting all of that into words than me so I will not elaborate further as everything I wanted to say is included in this wonderful analysis. Thank you for making this great video, and I really appreciate your wide range of knowledge in both writing and music. It's truly a masterpiece
You have perfectly captured what I love about Someya so I have nothing else to add, really. The only thing I'll say is that Destiny, to me at least, is arguably the best boss theme in the series. I realize that that's a big statement. But, to this day, no other theme makes me instantly tear up like Destiny does. It represents Someya's character so well. And, I'll say that it could represent Kiryu's as well. The despair was at its peak at that point in time. Ahh I miss this frigging guy! How I wish they'd cast him as Todo in Ishin Kiwami instead of Zhao. He would've been perfect...
If you want to show someone how powerful RGG writing can get, you show them Someya's final scene. Even if they have no idea what RGG is, that'll fold them in half and leave them sobbing. (Source: me)
Alright time to fanboy about Y6's licensed Japanese soundtrack with Tatsuro Yamashita in the Album Artisan. These songs really relate to the games themes and these characters. In the "love" scene with Kiyomi, the song that plays is 片想い (Katamoi) which means.... Unrequited/One-Sided Love which considering how much he did for Kiyomi, does have love for her, especially how he treated his daughter, but Kiyomi doesn't reciprocate that love. Its interesting that Someya forced himself on Kiyomi for the kiss, and while its uncomfortable, I think that was the point, and you can tell a relationship like that led to a divorce. {We could mention that song plays during Haruka and Yuya's flashback which kind of fits but that ended up much better in the long run lol} During the deaths of Someya and Hirose. The song that plays is 飛遊人. (Human) Which is my favorite use of a license track in the series. I heavily recommend people mod Y6 on PC just to play or watch these scenes with the Japanese licensed score. I still think about both characters in despite dealing in Yakuza ordeals and murdering people, They still did it to protect the ones they love. They'll never be praised or honored, and both characters were puppets of their own organizations. But despite that, they did the horrid actions they did like protecting the secret of onomichi or "playing with Kiryu" to desperately protect the ones they love. Both characters also plead with their puppet masters to leave the people they love alive, Even Hirose does this when they discover the secret, And then he shot down like a dog by his master. Someya is the same, thoughtfully sacrificing himself to save kiyomi, and then unfortunately dying thinking he failed his mission. At the end of the day, both characters like you said aren't heroes or noble figures, But they are human.
I don't get the people Who say someya should have been the final Boss, so then what ,iwami gets defeated in a cutscene? And the ending plays the same with kiryu being shot etc? At this point we are talking of just straight Up changing the Game story, part of why someya is a good character is the tragedy if his death was changed It wouldn't be as good imo also i think that iwami is a good villain
iwami doesn't really earn the final boss monicker. He didn't really do anything. He was on screen three times and no one really interacted with him. At least with Someya you saw him do stuff and Kyomi actually talked about their past life TLDR: Character building.
@@pocketcircuitfighter6291Shibusawa was the puppet master ahd the story revolved around Kuze and co that's not bad. But Iwami didn't do anything like that really there was no build up. He just kinda appeared
@@MarioTainaka iwami was also the puppet master, the jingweon worked for him, he made the saio and tojo go to war so daigo, majima and saejima were sent to jail and at the end of the Game causes someya's death which is why i can't see how someya could be the final Boss without completly changing the story
The only reason why people forgive shibusawa from being one of the lamest villians of the franchise is the epic fight with the epic OST and the fact that his ass not being a totally douchebag like iwami
Someya was a better character and villain, but i think Iwami genuinely is a better choice for final boss of 6 specifically. A big emphasis in 6 is on the idea of like, times have changed. Someya represents this in a lot of the game, but in the end it's revealed he genuinely is an honorable person at heart. Imo Iwami is probably the most polar opposite to Kiryu an antagonist has ever been. A cold, uncaring, sneaky rat who will fuck over any and all. He steals the final boss fight from more honorable foes, and is totally the type of Yakuza Kiryu hates.
My takeaway is that Someya is certainly a compelling rival and antagonist. Despite being the frontline foe against Kiryu, on behalf of Sugai and Iwami, Someya and Kiryu have an intense begrudging respect for each other and share a mutual strong fighting spirit and sense of honour. He's not a coward or a scoundrel. In this regard, Someya is a tragic victim in the sense he was in the wrong place, wrong time, under Sugai's corrupt leadership and Iwami's manipulation. This is why I like to imagine, in some alternative universe, that if Kiryu stayed as the Tojo Clan's fourth chairman, Someya would've been a lieutenant or captain to Kiryu. Thank you so much for this video, articulating the complexities and appreciation for Someya.
not entirely related to someya but god i love yakuza 6. it’s short but it’s to-the-point. the themes of the story genuinely feel like the culmination or everything the series has built to and i may be one of the only people that felt like it was a tasteful sendoff for kiryu. it’s a more personal story than ever before and the hirose family were genuinely amazing. i love this game to pieces man
I think it's pretty ridiculous that Kiyomi survived, like I understand the writers feeling sad about the thought of Someya's sacrifice being for nothing, but the explanation that "no, Koshimizu is actually a cool guy and was moved by Someya's display" made no sense, especially when Koshimizu is literally not a character and is never presented as anything more than a generic evil thug who would 100% kill a civilian who has nothing to do with the present conflict like Koshimizu respected Someya enough to let Kiyomi live, but not enough to let him die feeling like he actually accomplished something
Koshimizu was described as an old school Yakuza by Takeru Karasu and even preferred him as his successor instead of Iwami, so I can buy him sparing Kiyomi by being impressed with Someya’s resolve.
Not to mention that Kiyomi surviving made Someya death pointless and Koshimizu's even more pointless. I was and still am pissed over that twist. Ugh!!! They did my man dirty!
My favourite part of someya end is that add to the tragedy of his the fact that is no heroic act or ask of forgiveness makes it very haunting that it he died one of thoes moments where rgg writing really shines when they dont force character to be something
On the subject of yakuza 6, im a tad upset on how peoplr undersell the value of Iwami being the final antagonist of 6. Its been done in other games, but Iwami is of the cruelist and most interesting reflection _of_ kiryu in my opinion. One with the same story, but no redeeming qualities. He's like if kiryu never progressed past his gilded view of the yakuza as a teenager and grew entitled. While Iwami is nothing yo really to feel sorry for, I can't help but pity him. Such an awful person enabled by everyone around him for a reminder that he's entirely loveless.
My biggest issue with him isnt even a issue with him its that they tried to tie ebina to him through his theme i see more comparison to shishido with someya than i do ebina obviously shishido isnt like him its more his role someya was the last old school yakuza like a hero to the tojo whereas shishido was the final legend to carry the omi it keeps that rivalry between the 2 alive in my head with someya being a better person not fueled with pure hatred but for love he wanted to be good to his daughter but shishido is fueled by rage desperate to finally break free from everything hes went through and reach the top ebina is in no way like someya in any way they arnt even opposites like shishido can be seen as ebina is the yakuzas past biting them in the foot going for revenge for everything taken from him.. correct me if im wrong and sorry if this yapfest doesnt make much sence lol
Even though his bossfights, themes and overall character is absolute peak, I think its better that they went with Iwami because with the context behind Kiryu vs Someya III, how would've that been a final bossfight? It would've been pretty random to defeat Iwami in a random ahh cutscene
Thank you all for watching! As you may have noticed, there's been an extended break between the last channel upload and this one. My irl obligations have been increasing substantially over the past half a year, so rather than releasing haphazzard videos to appease this platform's algorythm, I instead decided to take the time and make a video I felt as proud of as my past ones. Uploads may become more sporadic moving forward, but rest asured, I'll make sure that every upload that drops in the future is genuinely worth your time.
Once again, thank you for everything. Cheers!
for a guy who presents himself as a "modern" yakuza, he embodied all the qualities of an old school yakuza than Little Baby Iwami ever did and died as one. honestly one of the best antagonists RGG has ever created.
A cool detail about Someya's final fight are the suits both him and Kiryu are wearing: Kiryu, who at this point is overcome with rage at Iwami and Sugai and fully intends to kill them once he gets to them, ditches his iconic grey suit and wears a black funeral suit instead, representing his dark intentions. On the other hand, Someya is rocking a white suit: right now, his only reason for fighting is to protect the people he cares about, even though he disagrees with Iwami and Sugai, knows nothing is stopping them from breaking their word anyway, and that he probably won't win against Kiryu no matter how hard he tries, but he fights anyway: his intentions literally could not be more pure in this moment, hence the white.
So glad somebody finally in detail, talking about how Someya didn't go out redeemed. He went out humanized. The other comment about the licensed songs says it really well. Despite it all, Someya felt regret for his failure. You can basically label his reaction to Kiyomi's death with the 5 stages of grief, doing the one last good thing he could for his loved ones. Even Nagumo respects his last wish. It caught me off guard my first playthrough, and I had way more of an impact from it than 6's ending.
6 is a great game whatsoever, though. Even if it never truly was meant to be the end of Kiryu's story, Someya was really special. For the screentime he had, he was perfectly characterized. As Nagoshi said in an interview, he wrote Someya as the "Tojo Clan's last hero". He'll always be my favorite RGG antagonist, or ya know, tragedy.
I know people wish Someya was the final boss, but if you do that you take away the tragedy that makes him such a memorable character.
I do believe it’s clear that if Kiryu remained the chairman, or if Someya was allowed to be mentored by either Saejima or Majima he would’ve been a rising star in the Tojo clan.
And if he were to have a tattoo/irezumi, I think that a tattoo of Hachiman would fit him the best.
Hachiman is a god of war but tends to be seen as a protector/guardian, he was also worshipped by farmers and fishermen praying to him for a bountiful harvest/catch, I think this neatly represents Someya being a modern Yakuza who still has an old school values at heart.
the setting of the final someya fight doesnt get enough credit. a dimly lit bar at the top of the tower where the stars are easier to see than the city as the only light is a deep blue with 0 warm colours in sight. its as if this room was made specially for the tradgedy of this fight. (i mean it is since this is a videogame but you know what i mean)
Someya was a way better antagonist in Yakuza 6 than Little Baby Iwami.
Yeah but Someya wouldn't fit as well as he did thematically if he was the final boss
definitely, but ima just say the hottest take.i think someya is a better antagonist then Ryuji ngl.
I think that's the point. Literally when kiryu was fighting Iwami his inner dialogue just says "he's nothing to me"
@@galinmeric2149 based take
Iwami showed up like 2 times.
RGG has had a major problem since 4 where the antagonists hardly show up at all. There hasn’t been a memorable villain since Mine with the exception of the judgment games.
I love Someya.
Bloodstained philosophy and Destiny gotta be my favourite soundtracks.
He was my favourite villain in Yakuza 6. He stole every scene he was in.
An excellent piece! I love the comparison of tragedy to that of greek mythology, couldn't have found a better comparison with how his story ends.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Shout-out to Bloodstained Philosophy for being the coolest song title in the series
And being an absolute banger. Seriously, I like it more than Pledge of Demon. (pls dont kill me pls)
@@BuryTheLight-tds Nah, you’re right. It honestly clears Pledge of Demon for me, it’s probably in my top 10 tracks in the series. One of Hidenori Shoji’s finest for sure
I wish yakuza 6 had unique heat auras for bosses it'd be cool see Someya's heat change throughout his multiple fights
If there was unique heat auras, what colour do you think Someya's would be?
Man Someya is such a great character. I'd say that Yakuza 6 is underrated, but then again I say that about all of them
Same here, Someya was one of the highlights of 6 and the whole series in general.
I looked at an interview that was translated. Yokoyama was interviewed about various aspects on Yakuza 6. However he said something about Someya that sticks with me. Yokoyama said that he wrote Someya as "the Tojo Kai's last hero."
I think that's a fascinating intention. As I think there is a lot of merit to it. With Daigo in jail, and the Tojo Clan up for grabs by empty old geezers. Someya has ideals, despite him trying to hide it. As such, he is the last man standing against this tide of superficiality. However because he has ideals, in the end they were exploited.
A chunk of what makes Someya so great was the performance of his actor, the legendary Shun Oguri, who played Takiya Genji in Crows Zero. Oguri was given freedom to interpret his character and played the entire series up until 6. Plus, him and Takaya Kuroda (Kiryu’s actor) had experience working together in an anime called Rainbow: Nisha Rokubo no Shichinin.
Someya genuinely respected Kiryu, but believed that his idealized way of being a Yakuza had failed. Kamurocho was a mess, the Tojo was a mess and some advisor from the Second Chairman’s days was showing everyone up. Like Kiryu before him, Someya wants to save the Tojo Clan, but he wasn’t going to it Kiryu’s way because in his eyes, his ways had failed. He portrayed himself as having no ideals to speak of and acted so superficially so that he could reach the top and accomplish his goals.
He would reject the ideals of the Yakuza that Kiryu believed in not because he’s evil, but because he wants to keep up with the modern times, just like Nishiki did back in the 80s. If he had revealed that he believed in anything, he would be seen as a threat that had to be eliminated by the likes of Sugai.
But in the end, he couldn’t tackle someone as soulless as Iwami or someone as greedy as Sugai and had someone close to him be used against him. If you want further proof that he was more honorable than he let on. He spilled his guts out both figuratively and literally to ensure Kiyome was free and happy.
Someya's final fight is PEAK yakuza and ive played all the games (on pc). Someya is one of the best characters RGG has ever made.
Yakuza 6 is my favourite in the series, no other game made me feel as emotionally invested as this one, whether it be Someya or little baby iwami, to me, its perect, and this video does such a great job in putting that into words, good work
I wanted to write a comment to express my thoughts before watching ranging from the duality of his character,the Aristotle style tragic story,his ost that represents sheer tragedy and many more but you're way better at putting all of that into words than me so I will not elaborate further as everything I wanted to say is included in this wonderful analysis.
Thank you for making this great video, and I really appreciate your wide range of knowledge in both writing and music.
It's truly a masterpiece
You have perfectly captured what I love about Someya so I have nothing else to add, really. The only thing I'll say is that Destiny, to me at least, is arguably the best boss theme in the series. I realize that that's a big statement. But, to this day, no other theme makes me instantly tear up like Destiny does. It represents Someya's character so well. And, I'll say that it could represent Kiryu's as well. The despair was at its peak at that point in time. Ahh I miss this frigging guy! How I wish they'd cast him as Todo in Ishin Kiwami instead of Zhao. He would've been perfect...
If you want to show someone how powerful RGG writing can get, you show them Someya's final scene. Even if they have no idea what RGG is, that'll fold them in half and leave them sobbing.
(Source: me)
Alright time to fanboy about Y6's licensed Japanese soundtrack with Tatsuro Yamashita in the Album Artisan. These songs really relate to the games themes and these characters.
In the "love" scene with Kiyomi, the song that plays is 片想い (Katamoi) which means.... Unrequited/One-Sided Love which considering how much he did for Kiyomi, does have love for her, especially how he treated his daughter, but Kiyomi doesn't reciprocate that love. Its interesting that Someya forced himself on Kiyomi for the kiss, and while its uncomfortable, I think that was the point, and you can tell a relationship like that led to a divorce. {We could mention that song plays during Haruka and Yuya's flashback which kind of fits but that ended up much better in the long run lol}
During the deaths of Someya and Hirose. The song that plays is 飛遊人. (Human) Which is my favorite use of a license track in the series. I heavily recommend people mod Y6 on PC just to play or watch these scenes with the Japanese licensed score. I still think about both characters in despite dealing in Yakuza ordeals and murdering people, They still did it to protect the ones they love. They'll never be praised or honored, and both characters were puppets of their own organizations. But despite that, they did the horrid actions they did like protecting the secret of onomichi or "playing with Kiryu" to desperately protect the ones they love. Both characters also plead with their puppet masters to leave the people they love alive, Even Hirose does this when they discover the secret, And then he shot down like a dog by his master. Someya is the same, thoughtfully sacrificing himself to save kiyomi, and then unfortunately dying thinking he failed his mission. At the end of the day, both characters like you said aren't heroes or noble figures, But they are human.
Beautifully put! Looking forward to your video on the Anime Expo events btw
Another banger video by Gokudoni. I can never stop adoring how good you are at analyzing characters. Someya my beloved ❤
dude i just love your thumbnails
one of the best all round villians in this series
i think of this guy as the vatti of yakuza content this mf needs more views
Speaking as a big fan of Bloodborne and Vatti's content on it, that's some massive praise! Hope you enjoyed this video
I don't get the people Who say someya should have been the final Boss, so then what ,iwami gets defeated in a cutscene? And the ending plays the same with kiryu being shot etc? At this point we are talking of just straight Up changing the Game story, part of why someya is a good character is the tragedy if his death was changed It wouldn't be as good imo also i think that iwami is a good villain
iwami doesn't really earn the final boss monicker. He didn't really do anything. He was on screen three times and no one really interacted with him. At least with Someya you saw him do stuff and Kyomi actually talked about their past life
TLDR: Character building.
@@MarioTainaka i mean he did as much as like shibusawa i think
@@pocketcircuitfighter6291Shibusawa was the puppet master ahd the story revolved around Kuze and co that's not bad. But Iwami didn't do anything like that really there was no build up. He just kinda appeared
@@MarioTainaka iwami was also the puppet master, the jingweon worked for him, he made the saio and tojo go to war so daigo, majima and saejima were sent to jail and at the end of the Game causes someya's death which is why i can't see how someya could be the final Boss without completly changing the story
The only reason why people forgive shibusawa from being one of the lamest villians of the franchise is the epic fight with the epic OST and the fact that his ass not being a totally douchebag like iwami
Nice video once again
Someya was a better character and villain, but i think Iwami genuinely is a better choice for final boss of 6 specifically.
A big emphasis in 6 is on the idea of like, times have changed. Someya represents this in a lot of the game, but in the end it's revealed he genuinely is an honorable person at heart.
Imo Iwami is probably the most polar opposite to Kiryu an antagonist has ever been. A cold, uncaring, sneaky rat who will fuck over any and all. He steals the final boss fight from more honorable foes, and is totally the type of Yakuza Kiryu hates.
Yakuza 6 my beloved ❤
My takeaway is that Someya is certainly a compelling rival and antagonist. Despite being the frontline foe against Kiryu, on behalf of Sugai and Iwami, Someya and Kiryu have an intense begrudging respect for each other and share a mutual strong fighting spirit and sense of honour. He's not a coward or a scoundrel. In this regard, Someya is a tragic victim in the sense he was in the wrong place, wrong time, under Sugai's corrupt leadership and Iwami's manipulation. This is why I like to imagine, in some alternative universe, that if Kiryu stayed as the Tojo Clan's fourth chairman, Someya would've been a lieutenant or captain to Kiryu. Thank you so much for this video, articulating the complexities and appreciation for Someya.
not entirely related to someya but god i love yakuza 6. it’s short but it’s to-the-point. the themes of the story genuinely feel like the culmination or everything the series has built to and i may be one of the only people that felt like it was a tasteful sendoff for kiryu. it’s a more personal story than ever before and the hirose family were genuinely amazing. i love this game to pieces man
Finally someone else who appreciates the peak that is yakuza 6 lol, this game gets way too much hate
my goat
I think it's pretty ridiculous that Kiyomi survived, like I understand the writers feeling sad about the thought of Someya's sacrifice being for nothing, but the explanation that "no, Koshimizu is actually a cool guy and was moved by Someya's display" made no sense, especially when Koshimizu is literally not a character and is never presented as anything more than a generic evil thug who would 100% kill a civilian who has nothing to do with the present conflict
like Koshimizu respected Someya enough to let Kiyomi live, but not enough to let him die feeling like he actually accomplished something
Koshimizu was described as an old school Yakuza by Takeru Karasu and even preferred him as his successor instead of Iwami, so I can buy him sparing Kiyomi by being impressed with Someya’s resolve.
Not to mention that Kiyomi surviving made Someya death pointless and Koshimizu's even more pointless. I was and still am pissed over that twist. Ugh!!! They did my man dirty!
@@Cherry91 koshimizu isn't dead, he went onto become the yomei alliance chairman
didn't you see him spare matsunaga at the beginning, i would say he was pretty oldschool but not evil
@@westablue3046 I know. I was referring to Simeya's which I found pointless and overdramatic.
My favourite part of someya end is that add to the tragedy of his the fact that is no heroic act or ask of forgiveness makes it very haunting that it he died one of thoes moments where rgg writing really shines when they dont force character to be something
Based
On the subject of yakuza 6, im a tad upset on how peoplr undersell the value of Iwami being the final antagonist of 6.
Its been done in other games, but Iwami is of the cruelist and most interesting reflection _of_ kiryu in my opinion.
One with the same story, but no redeeming qualities.
He's like if kiryu never progressed past his gilded view of the yakuza as a teenager and grew entitled.
While Iwami is nothing yo really to feel sorry for, I can't help but pity him.
Such an awful person enabled by everyone around him for a reminder that he's entirely loveless.
My biggest issue with him isnt even a issue with him its that they tried to tie ebina to him through his theme i see more comparison to shishido with someya than i do ebina obviously shishido isnt like him its more his role someya was the last old school yakuza like a hero to the tojo whereas shishido was the final legend to carry the omi it keeps that rivalry between the 2 alive in my head with someya being a better person not fueled with pure hatred but for love he wanted to be good to his daughter but shishido is fueled by rage desperate to finally break free from everything hes went through and reach the top ebina is in no way like someya in any way they arnt even opposites like shishido can be seen as ebina is the yakuzas past biting them in the foot going for revenge for everything taken from him.. correct me if im wrong and sorry if this yapfest doesnt make much sence lol
I think I speak for everyone when we say that Someya should of been the final boss of Yakuza 6
fr that wouldve so good
Even though his bossfights, themes and overall character is absolute peak, I think its better that they went with Iwami because with the context behind Kiryu vs Someya III, how would've that been a final bossfight? It would've been pretty random to defeat Iwami in a random ahh cutscene
Actually the most tragic villian is Aizawa cuz he never got his yume 😢
"You mean the guy who hit his wife?"
"No! I mean, yes, but, there's complexities to the situation! IT'S NOT ALL BLACK AND WHITE! **LISTEN TO ME**!"