| “ | You walk alone in the dark long enough, it starts to feel like the light'll never come. You stop wanting to even take the next step. But there's not a person in this world who knows what's waiting down the road. All we can do is choose. Stand still and cry... Or make the choice to take the next step. You pick whichever one feels right to you. I can get you as far as the starting line. | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm going to protect what Kazama-san and Chairman Sera handed down to me! I am... the Tojo Clan's Fourth Chairman... Kazuma Kiryu!! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | Until they get to know the real you, people's stereotypes don't mean much. | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | As long as you live, you can always rebuild. It's never too late to change. | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | It took me forty years to realize this. But for guys like us... our lives aren't really our own. There's always someone new to help. Someone we need to protect. These past few years, I fought that fate with all I had. But I'm done fighting. It's time I accept the hand I was dealt. Too many people depend on us. Their dreams depend on us. | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | Aizawa. There's just one thing I want you to hear. Some are born with talent and some aren't, that's true. That said... People born with talent never make it on talent alone. They overcome. Find boundaries and break them. The only way to grow is to be challenged. You aren't exactly wrong. So if I'm the wall you need to scale, I'll let you try. But you may find it so high, you never want to try again. The taste will be enough. | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | The importance of friends, the justice within us... They might sound childish, but they're vital. | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | The treasure you're after is just up ahead. And I'm the one guarding it. So if you want it... Prove you can defeat the guardian. | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
| “ | I'm not holding back... If you want to die, come at me! | „ |
| ~ Kazuma Kiryu |
Summary []
Kazuma Kiryu is the main character of the Yakuza series from Yakuza 1 to Yakuza 6.
He was raised in the Sunflower Orphanage alongside his sworn brother, Akira Nishikiyama and his love interest Yumi Sawamura until one day he and Nishiki were adopted by Shintaro Kazama so they could join the Tojo Clan. After many years of loyalty to Sohei Dojima, Kiryu earned the nickname the Dragon of Dojima.
Powers and Stats []
Tier: 8-C, Higher with Weapons, Heat and Extreme Heat Mode, Even Higher with Dragon's Resurgence
Name: Kazuma Kiryu (Also known as the Dragon of Dojima, Fourth Chairman, Taichi Suzuki and Joryu)
Origin: Like a Dragon
Gender: Male
Age: 20 (Yakuza 0), 27 (Beginning of Yakuza 1), 37 (Yakuza 1), 38 (Yakuza 2 and Beginning of Yakuza 3), 40 (Yakuza 3), 41 (Yakuza 4), 44 (Yakuza 5 and Beginning of Yakuza 6), 48 (Yakuza 6), 51 (Yakuza: Like A Dragon), 55/56 (Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth)
Classification: (Former) Yakuza, (Former) Real Estate Manager, (Former) Lieutenant Advisor of the Dojima Family, (Former) Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, (Former) Cabaret Manager of Four Shine, (Former) Caretaker Of The Sunshine Orphanage, (Former) Taxi Driver in Fukuoka, (Former) Chairman of the Kiryu Clan, (Former) Baseball Player, (Former) Captain of the Setouchi Warriors, Bodyguard, Member of the Daidouji
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts (Kiryu knows four major martial arts styles, Brawler, Rush, Beast, Dragon of Dojima and Agent fighting style), Power Mimicry (Kiryu is able to perfectly mimic someone's fighting style just by seeing a few of their moves or learn moves by fighting opponents), Statistics Amplification (Can increase his strength, speed and durability when he has more Heat or using Dragon Spirit or Extreme Heat Mode), Accelerated Development (Skill and Stats, Kiryu is a master of becoming more skilled as he battles and trains to the point of mastering three martial arts in a short period of time, Over the course of a few days after being weakened by ten years of lack of fighting, Kiryu was able to become far stronger after battling Majima repeatedly over the course of a few days), Acrobatics, Superhuman Athleticism (Kiryu is able to leap high into the air as well as casually do flips in the middle of combat), Limited Afterimage Creation (When Kiryu dodges an attack, he leaves a brief afterimage behind), Weapon Mastery (Kiryu is able to use any weapon effectively after picking it up including Blackjacks, Iron Pipes, Batons, Knives, Katanas, Broadswords, Golf Club, Sledgehammers, Greatswords, Staffs, Spears, Knuckles, Bagh Nakas, Tonfa, Baseball Bats, Nunchaku, Kali Sticks, Dual Swords, Tasers, Handguns, Shotguns, Lighters, Sprays and Cannons), Stealth Mastery (Managed to sneak past a group of women in a small room without any of them knowing that he was there), Aura (Whenever Kiryu has Heat, he emits an aura from his body), Chi Manipulation, Invulnerability (In Dragon Spirit mode he becomes invincible for a short period of time), Damage Boost (With Extreme Heat Mode, Kiryu is able to amplify the damage certain attacks deal), Energy Projection (Kiryu is able to channel energy through the ground to harm the opponent), Electricity Manipulation (While in Brawler Style, Kiryu is able to do a version of the Tiger Drop that electrifies the opponent), Attack Reflection (with Beast Style, Kiryu is able to block an attack and deliver all the damage it would deal back to the opponent), Afterimage Creation (Can create afterimages when dashing in Rush Style), Creation (From his Heat, Kiryu can make a dragon to aid him in a fight), Healing (With Asura Spirit, Kiryu is able to use up his Heat in order to heal himself without any items), Perception Manipulation (With Heat Eye, Kiryu can slow down his own perception of time), Enhanced Senses (Kiryu was able to detect sleeping pills in his drink based on his senses, can catch a knife without looking at it and is comparable to Goro Majima who can easily dodge bullets without depth perception), Limited Pain Manipulation (Can cause Majima, someone who survived a year of torture that could kill most men, enough pain to stop fighting), Vehicular Mastery (Kiryu is an expert taxi driver), Extrasensory Perception, Non-Physical Interaction (Is able to see, harm and defeat ghosts), Summoning (With Poundmates, Kiryu is able to summon various allies in battle such as Goro Chitose Buster Homes, Nathan, Bony Kashiwa, Patriach Gondawara, Charlie, Mameoka, Pocket Circuit Fighter, Kazami Evolution, Sojimaru Flying Beta Max Nancy & Olivia, Sotaro Komaki, Yuki & Koyuki, Kazuki & Yuya, Osamu Kashiwagi, Andre Richardson, Asakura, Kaoru Sayama, Shun Akiyama and Makoto Date, Kiryu is able to summon a swarm of drones to fight alongside him)
Healing (With food, energy drinks and first-aid kits), Limited Resurrection (With the Sacrifice Stone and the Stone of Enduring, if Kiryu is killed then he can come back to life, however, the Sacrifice Stone and the Stone of Enduring break after being used), Damage Reduction (By wearing armour and accessories, Kiryu can take reduced damage from blunt force, bladed weapons and firearms), Limited Probability Manipulation (With certain Kiryu is able to affect the outcome of gambling games), Supernatural Luck (With Lucky Binding, Kiryu's luck increases when it comes to money and financial problems), Emotional Manipulation (With the Rage Ring, Kiryu is able to send his opponents into a rage, With the Tattered Scarf, Kiryu's opponents will pity him and refuse to fight Kiryu), Reactive Power Level (With the Sacred Wooden Katana, Kiryu's attack power increases when he has low health), Regeneration (Low, With Hawker's Belly Warmer, Kiryu can slowly recover from minor injuries), Limited Creation (With the Ebisu Socks, Kiryu creates money with every step he takes), Electricity Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement (With Tasers, Kiryu can deliver an electrical shock to opponents that stuns them), Fire Manipulation (With Lighters, Kiryu is able to spray a stream of fire at the opponent), Air Manipulation (With War Fans, Kiryu is able to create gusts of wind that can harm the opponent), Sleep Manipulation (With Dow-Z 55, Kiryu is able to put an opponent to sleep), Poison Manipulation (With Poison Spray, Kiryu can spray out a poisonous gas that harms the opponent), Smoke Manipulation (With Smoke Gun, Kiryu can fire off pellets that create a smog of smoke), Damage Transferal (With the Wild Shirt, Kiryu can transfers an opponent's attack after they damage Kiryu), Energy Projection (With his Satellite Laser, Kiryu is able to shoot powerful beams from a satellite down onto his opponent), Resistance to Fear Manipulation (With the Protective Amulet, Kriyu can forcibly give himself peace of mind to not make him afraid of anything), Elemental Manipulation, Fire Manipulation (With the Fireproof Shirt, Kiryu can get resistance to fire based attacks), Electricity Manipulation (With the Insulated Shirt, Kiryu can get resistance to electricity based attacks), Pain Manipulation (With Fearless Binding, Kiryu gains an increased resistance to pain)
Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Can get stung by a poisonous jellyfish without any negative effects, Managed to keep fighting after getting stabbed with a poison coated knife), Extreme Pain Tolerance (Has shrugged off being shot and stabbed multiple times, Could power through being stabbed with needles in areas that would cause immense pain), Electricity Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement (In Beast Style, Dragon Spirit and Extreme Heat Mode, Kiryu is able to withstand being shocked by tasers and other electrical weapons and not be stunned by the attacks), Fire Manipulation (Can shrug off getting set on fire), Extreme Heat (Scales to Majima who was barely effected by being splashed with boiling hot water, Is barely effected by being touched by Jo Amon's flaming swords)
Attack Potency: Building Level (Defeated Goro Majima who was able to punch the ground of a hotel so hard that it shattered, Can harm those who can damage him, Has defeated Jo Amon and his entire clan multiple times all of which are considered to be the most dangerous assassins in the world, Defeated both Shun Akiyama and Masayoshi Tanimura, Managed to defeat Raiden an opponent that Kiryu himself considered too dangerous for any of his allies to fight to fight such as Shun Akiyama, Tatsuo Shinada and Taiga Saejima who is able to easily shatter boulders with a single punch, Easily defeated Ichiban Kasuga and his entire party at the same time), Higher with Weapons (Kiryu has many weapons that deal more damage then his standard attacks), Heat (Heat naturally increases Kiryu's strength and let's him perform Heat moves that are stronger than his standard attacks) and Extreme Heat Mode, Even Higher with Dragon's Resurgence (With Dragon's Resurgence, Kiryu was able to easily defeat Jo Amon on his own)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Can dodge Jo Amon's satellite laser, Is able to block bolts of natural lightning), Higher with Heat (Kiryu is able to slow down his perception of time while increasing his movement and combat speed), Higher with Weapons, Even Higher with Dragon Spirit and Extreme Heat Mode
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Stopped a Bull mid-charge, Should scale to Nakahara who lifted and threw a similar bull to the side, Held open a shark's jaw open, Can yank a great white shark out of the water with complete ease, Is able to easily lift and carry motorcycles and a cannon that weighs 2500 kg)
Striking Strength: Building Level, Higher with Weapons, Heat and Extreme Heat Mode
Durability: Building Level (Kiryu is able to take attacks from Jo Amon, Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima), Higher with Heat (While fighting Mine, he increased his Heat so when Mine punched his head it hurt Mine's hand), Even Higher with Dragon Spirit and Extreme Heat Mode (Dragon Spirit makes Kiryu unable to take damage from anyone with all attacks bouncing off of him, Extreme Heat Mode makes Kiryu unable to take any damage when his health is near zero)
Stamina: Superhuman (Has fought through 100 members of the Tojo Clan at the same time without breaking a sweat, Has fought through a castle filled with ninja, samurai and two tigers while suffering from a deep stab wound, Managed to defeat Ichiban Kasuga and all of his allies despite being outnumbered)
Range: Standard melee range, Extended melee range with Katana, Hundreds of metres with Pistol
Standard Equipment:
- Healing Items: Kiryu carries around a variety of healing items, typically food, energy drinks or first-aid kits. Aside from healing Kiryu, some of these items can also be used to recover Kiryu's Heat. The amount of health and Heat recovered depends on the item with some of them being able to fully heal Kiryu's health and Heat back to full.
- Blackjacks, Iron Pipes, Batons, Knives, Katanas, Broadswords, Golf Club, Sledgehammers, Greatswords, Staffs, Spears, Knuckles, Bagh Nakas, Tonfa, Baseball Bats, Nunchaku, Kali Sticks, Dual Swords, Tasers, Handguns, Shotguns, Lighters, Sprays, Cannons, etc
- Golden Pistol: The Golden Pistol is a unique handgun that has infinite ammo.
- Grenades: Kiryu carries a variety of grenades including explosive, stun and incendiary. Kiryu is able to shoot them after they are thrown in order to trigger them manually.
- Anti-Materiel Rifles: The Anti-Material Rifle is a powerful sniper rifle used to shoot through light armour. It is Kiryu's typical gun.
- Anti-Tank Missile Launcher: The Anti-Tank Missile Launcher is a powerful rocket launcher. It only has one rocket but is Kiryu's strongest weapon.
- Satellite Laser: After beating Jo Amon, Kiryu received an electronic device that controls a satellite with a mounted laser cannon. This Satellite Laser is able to bombard an opponent with powerful laser beams.
- Sacrifice Stone/Stone of Enduring: The Sacrifice Stone/Stone of Enduring are a pair of stones that Kiryu will negate one attack that would kill Kiryu but break after one use. Kiryu can carry multiple of them on him at the same time. The difference between the two is that the Sacrifice Stone fully heals Kiryu after it breaks.
- War God Talisman: The War God Talisman is a talisman that either gradually increases Kiryu's Heat, either over time or instantly, automatically.
- Silent Shoes: The Silent Shoes are a pair of shoes that produce no sound from footsteps, making it useful for sneaking around.
- Spider Gadget: The Spider Gadget is a wristwatch that shoots out an ultra-thin wire at whatever Kiryu points at. Kiryu can use this wire to pick up objects or people from a distance, wrap someone up in the wire that they can't break out of and be used as a grappling hook so Kiryu can quickly swing around the environment.
- Hornet Gadget: The Hornet Gadget is a set of drones that Kiryu can summon at any time during a fight. Kiryu can control these drones and use them to attack his opponent.
- Serpent Gadget: The Serpent Gadget is a pair of shoes that have jet boosters hidden in the soles. Kiryu can use these jet boosters to hover around and ram at high speeds into an opponent.
- Firefly Gadget: The Firefly Gadget is a large number of cigarettes that can be used as a concealed explosive. Kiryu can throw these explosives onto the ground and wait for them to explode after a few seconds.
Intelligence: Genius (Kiryu is noted as being incredibly talented at almost anything he tries including gambling, fishing, all sorts of sports like golf and darts, all sorts of arcade video games and was a successful businessman who ran Kamurocho, Managed to build the Morning Glory Orphanage on his own, Is more skilled than Jo Amon, the world's greatest assassin who constantly trains and develops martial arts that are made to defeat Kiryu)
Weaknesses: Is too trusting which often gets him pulled into all sorts of scams, His sense of honour often makes him do actions that are hazardous to him such as fighting Ryuji with major injuries while a bomb is about to go off, All of his Heat Moves drain Heat, Dragon Heat and Dragon Spirit quickly drain Kiryu of all of his Heat, Refuses to kill any opponent unless he is filled with rage or in self-defence, Often rushes into battles without much of a plan, Kiryu takes additional damage from ice elemental attacks
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Brawler Style: The Brawler Style is a fighting style that is based around a balance of strength and speed, not excelling at either but not lacking in either. In this style, Kiryu fights in a far more flashy style that leaves him open to being hit if his attacks miss.
- Rush Style: The Rush Style is a boxing style that emphasises speed and dodging an opponent's attacks before hitting them from an opening. In this style, Kiryu is unable to block attacks, instead, he is able to bob and duck under attacks as well as being able to do quick dashes in order to escape from an opponent or close the distance while keeping his stance.
- Beast Style: The Beast Style is a fighting style that focuses on raw physical strength over technique and speed. If Kiryu approaches any object he can pick up, he will quickly grab it and swing it around as a weapon to hit any opponents that is close to him, this includes items that are normally impossible for Kiryu to pick up in his other fighting styles such as motorcycles and electricity boxes. In this style, Kiryu is unable to block attacks, instead, he just takes the hits and uses them to charge up his Heat with every hit he takes before striking his opponents with his full force.
- Dragon of Dojima Style: The Dragon of Dojima Style is Kiryu's best fighting style which is a refined version of all of his other fighting styles after going through countless battles.
- Agent Style: The Agent Style is a style that Kiryu developed while under the employ of the Daidouji. It focuses on precise strikes, tricky grapples and counters as well as using a variety of odd concealed gadgets, including the Spider, Hornet, Serpent and Firefly gadgets.
- Host Job: The Host Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of a host who fights using a bottle of alcohol.
- Breaker Job: The Breaker Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of a breakdancer who fights with a special anklet.
- Chef Job: The Chef Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of a chef who fights with a spatula and ladle.
- Samurai Job: The Samurai Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of an armoured samurai who fights with a katana.
- Action Star Job: The Action Star Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of a movie martial artist who fights with a pair of nunchaku.
- Aquanaut Job: The Aquanaut Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of a surfer who fights with a surfboard.
- Desperado Job: The Desperado Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of a cowboy who fights with a revolver.
- Pyrodancer Job: The Pyrodancer Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of a tiki dancer who fights with two maracas.
- Linebacker Job: The Linebacker Job is a job where Kiryu takes on the role of an American Football player who fights with heavy armour.
- Komaki Tiger Drop: The Komaki Tiger Drop is a technique taught to Kiryu by the Komaki School. When an opponent is about to land a physical attack on Kiryu, he can quickly deliver a punch to their stomach, sending them flying backwards due to the force of the punch.
- Komaki Knockback: The Komaki Knockback is a technique taught to Kiryu by the Komaki School. When Kiryu is getting attacked while blocking, he can deliver a powerful backhand to the opponent, knocking them back and leaving them open to attack.
- Komaki Parry: The Komaki Parry is a technique taught to Kiryu by the Komaki School. When an opponent is about to land a physical attack on Kiryu, he can grab them and deliver powerful hits by slamming his fists into their head and kneeing them in the stomach, putting the opponent in a stunned state where they are open to be attacked.
- Heat: Kiryu, much like most characters in the Yakuza series, can use a mysterious energy called Heat. With Heat, Kiryu gets stronger, faster and more durable, he also becomes more resistant to knives and guns. Kiryu can also spend a good amount of his Heat to do Heat moves or to activate Dragon Spirit or Extreme Heat mode. Kiryu can charge up Heat by damaging the enemy and avoiding attacks, he loses Heat when he takes damage or uses a Heat move.
- Feel the Heat!: Kiryu charges up his Heat and uses it to land a devastating blow to his opponent, this is typically saved for the end of a fight.
- Revelations: Kiryu is able to look at the world around him and use random events as inspiration for new moves. Kiryu is even able to copy entire fighting styles by doing this.
- Heat Eye: Heat Eye is a Heat technique where Kiryu, by using Heat, can slow down his perception of time for the rest of the world while he moves a lot faster.
- Dragon Spirit: Dragon Spirit is a mode where Kiryu becomes invulnerable to attacks, can attack faster, can swing enemies around with one arm and can quickly dash to a faraway enemy.
- Extreme Heat Mode: Extreme Heat Mode is a mode where Kiryu becomes more aggressive, can charge the last strike of his combo with Heat and can do powerful Heat moves after an attack without draining much of his Heat.
- Dragon's Resurgence: Dragon's Resurgence is a mode where Kiryu uses all of his Heat in order to achieve his peak physical strength, even if he's in a weakened state, allowing him to beat down his enemies with ease.
- Asura Spirit: Asura Spirit is an ability where Kiryu uses up all of his Heat in order to heal himself.
- Komaki Fist Reversal: Komaki Fist Reversal is a Heat Move where Kiryu counters an opponent that is trying to attack him by quickly striking them and knocking them to the floor.
- Essence of the Dragon King: Essence of the Dragon King is a Heat Move where Kiryu does a flip and charges up a powerful kick.
- Essence Of Drunken Fist: Essence Of Drunken Fist is a Heat Move where, while Kiryu is drunk, he can charge up before doing a sliding tackle.
- Ultimate Essence: Ultimate Essence is a Heat Move where, while in a near-death state, Kiryu can punch an enemy and charge them with energy so that they will be sent flying into other enemies to deal a similar level of damage.
- Essence of the Dragon God: Essence of the Dragon God is a Heat Move where Kiryu,