RGG Studios' chief producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto explained in an interview that Kasuga appears as a Trooper Card instead of a full character in Like a Dragon: Ishin! Really cool twist but I can't believe Arakawa never knew under these circumstances. After their job is done, however, Nonomiya dies apparently from suicide. This contributed to his strong sense of imagination where he imagines his battles as if they were a turn-based JRPG. [32][33] Anime News Network in particular enjoyed Tang's performance as "absolutely spot-on" due to the multiple expressions he gives to his character. During the campaign, he learns Hoshino is being targeted by Sawashiro, but arrives too late to save him, and learn from Sawashiro that Aoki is his son and Kasuga is Arakawa's. Kasuga bluffs to Aoki of having incriminating evidence to lure him and Tendo to the Millennium Tower. Born and raised in a popular theater troupe called Araboshi-za, Masumi surpassed Toshio as a top-billing actor in the taish engeki genre by the age of fourteen and was celebrated for his female roles as an onnagata. They sneak through the sewers and rooftops to where Arakawa is. 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Kasuga hypes himself up and attunes to the flow of battle, boosting his Evasion and Attack for 2 turns. Relationships Arakawa is with Daigo Dojima, the sixth and current chairman of the Tojo clan. Ichiban goes to prison on the first night of the 21st century, and doesn't get out until 18 years later, with nearly two decades' worth of culture and change having passed him by, not to . The previous night, Masato had killed a man from the rival Sakaki Family. This splits the Omi's forces in half, which would instrumental at the time of both organizations' dissolution. On his 24th birthday, Kasuga is called into the Arakawa Family office, where Arakawa informs him of Sawashiro's involvement in the murder of a member of the Sakaki Family. Ichiban shows a video of Aoki admitting to his crimes to the police, dooming Aoki's plans. After being released, his Arakawa shoots Ichiban and leaves him for dead in Yokohama. Japanese He had apparently been struggling with toilet training until fifth grade. RGGO Black, later graying Koichi Adachi is one of the members of Kasuga's party, a former cop who lost his job and pension due to corruption in the department. Kenyu Horiuchi He cares deeply about his party members and leads them with grace and in turn, they stand by him and are ready to have his back no matter how overwhelming the odds are. Chris Moyse from Destructoid praised Ichiban's character arc for "masterfully blending stoicism, bravery, pathos, heroism, and just the right amount of complete and utter idiocy to immediately win the hearts of the Yakuza faithful". 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Ichiban is the lead character in the 2020 video game Yakuza: Like A Dragon, the first main series Yakuza title which does not feature recurring series lead Kazuma Kiryu as a playable character. we dont know for sure the dream that arakawa has started occuring even before he sends him to prison. Learning from Reiji Ishioda that Tendo murdered Arakawa, the group goes into hiding with Nick and heads to Kamurocho. Brown A selfish, violent man, he is the one pulling the strings, the one blockading Arakawa from aiding Ichiban. [34] RPGFan also regarded Tang as one of the best actors in the entire game based on the impact of his deliveries. Yokoyama said that Nakaya's reading of the character's scripted lines projected a rebellious personality which stood out to the developers. Any other thug would simply refuse to go to jail for Sawashiro/Masato. Kasuga was instead taken in by Shangri-La's manager, Jiro Kasuga, and raised by the people of Kamurocho. Affiliation In doing so, he decisively changed the course of Kasuga's life. Between 1978 and 1982, he established the Arakawa Family, a third-tier organization within the Tojo Clan's ranks. But more towards that arakawa didnt know. Cookie Notice Kasuga defeats Tendo, and engineers a confession with the help of Mirror Face to end Aoki's political career. In Chapter 12 of the game, Ichiban and his crew make their way through the Tojo clan headquarters, eventually meeting back up with Masumi Arakawa. He later learned that Akane was caught by the yakuza and murdered while he was on his way to the hospital. When he finds Daigo, he tells Ichiban about where Kiryu's at, and then, just as Ichiban tries to get the truth from Daigo about Arakawa, Daigo gets shot by a character looking to silence anyone saying anything about the Omi Alliance and its plan. He is also the protagonist of Daigo . He readily followed through with performing yubitsume in exchange for Kasuga's return. As to why he asked Ichiban to take the fall, probably because he thought Ichi could handle prison, being so tough and all. [7] Following the worldwide release of Like A Dragon by late 2020, Nakaya indicated in an interview with Famitsu that Ichiban will lead the series for the foreseeable future, and that he was grateful for the support from Takaya Kuroda, Kiryu's voice actor, with regards to the transition. https://twitter.com/ryugagotoku/status/1609202827124948994, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, The given height of 185 cm (6 1) is based on the character model's scaling factor within. Following the funeral service for Arakawa and Aoki, Ichiban decides to remain in Ijincho to stay with his friends. "Yakuza: Like a Dragon" takes that formula and gives it a fresh set of characters with a JRPG framework. However, one hundred million yen in counterfeit bills turned up missing while in Toshio's possession, prompting the Seiryu Clan to eliminate him; in reality, the money had been stolen by Yoko and the man she was having an affair with at the time, his former co-star Tora. Kazuhiro Nakaya, the voice actor of Ichiban Kasuga in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, has addressed the future of the Yakuza . They learn Zhao may be in trouble, and Han joins the party to rescue him from Mabuchi and the Omi, where Nanba rejoins them. Giovanni Colantonio from Inverse considered Ichiban to be the best playable protagonist of 2020 because he is allowed to be a naive and flawed character who makes plenty of mistakes, a trait rarely seen in most video game heroes, which led to the best character development of any other character in the industry in his view. There, he explains that Arakawa is at peace, and that Ichiban should get revenge on Aoki. The character's fascination with Dragon Quest serves as the impetus for the series' change from action adventure to role-playing games. They get what Zhao wanted, but an established conflict between the Geomijul and Nanba causes him to leave and Han to fight the others. After over 40 hours of gameplay, here is everything that happens at the end of "Yakuza: Like a Dragon.". A powerful skill that damages an enemy with an improvised weapon lying about the city. The incident had a profound effect on Masumi, who spent the next seven years searching for the killer. He appears to have a relatively slim build. Ichban's hero character skill "peerless resolve" - protects himself from being knocked out Sacrifice Stone - protects anyone who wears it (I got 2 at the end of the game) Poundmate Mr. Masochist - makes EVERYONE in the team immune to knock out for once!!! [16], Ichiban was generally well received by critics in their preview commentary of Like a Dragon. For each Attack-type ally, nullifies 15% of all damage received (except damage received from status abnormalities) and accelerates all allies' cooldown timers by 15%. The dynamic within the family was tense, however, with Sawashiro's constant abuse of Kasuga often placing Masumi into the role of mediator. Black (Kasuga Ichiban) His plans, besides shooting Ichiban, actually make a lot more sense than Kazama. Sawashiro reveals that he did not commit the murder all those years ago, but it was in fact Arakawa's own son. Hair Color The tattoo represents the strength and perseverance of the koi as it struggles upstream, as well as a greater destiny that lies ahead, as the koi has not fully finished its transformation into a dragon. Occupation Doesn't make sense, how he couldn't put two together, also you'd think he'd go to her employer in desperation to see if she made it out ( obviously he knew she didn't but in desperation he could ), and if he did he'd obviously find out he might have took the wrong son. Really, Ichiban's relationship with Arakawa as a whole is one big Crowning Moment of Heartwarming given the later reveal that Ichiban is Arakawa's true son. Age In winter 1999, six years after joining the Arakawa Family, Kasuga is tasked to accompany Daisaku Kuze, who was recently released from prison, on a mission to assassinate Ryuji Goda and Joon-gi Han. Boosts their criticality rate by up to 80% for 8 seconds. [8][9], Ichiban's English voice actor, Kaiji Tang, describes him as a "whimsical" character who, despite being the game's protagonist, also serves the role of a supporting character due to how he often assists his allies. Ryu Ga Gotoku Online: Masumi has a solid build. Nakaya interpreted Ichiban as an energetic and vivid character when reading the script. Ichiban Kasuga ( , Kasuga Ichiban) is the protagonist of the Like a Dragon series from Yakuza: Like a Dragon onward, as well as the protagonist of The Legend of Ichiban Kasuga: Part 1 in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online. Kasuga appears as a hidden character in the short beat-em-up title inspired by the story of the original Yakuza and the gameplay of SEGA's Streets of Rage franchise. Nanba explains the situation with the Ijin Three and shows Kasuga the severity of his bullet wound, which leads to him discovering a defective counterfeit 10,000 yen bill. Actors The men demanded he takes responsibility for Kasuga's actions. Japanese Appears In In 2004, Masato fakes his death and starts a new identity as Ryo Aoki with assistance from the Arakawa Family and leaves for the USA. For Yakuza: Like a Dragon on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "What do you want to see in a sequel? [13] A 2019 gameplay trailer featuring Ichiban and his party engaging enemies in a turn-based RPG battle system was initially interpreted as an April Fools' Day joke due to its gameplay mechanics which was considered unusual for the series, as well as the timing of its release date and its proximity to the 1st of April. So he asked his son to go in prison instead of Masato- that's what I dont understand. And in an unjust world, heroes such as Ichiban are not only important, they're necessary., Chris Moyse, "2020 may have been a crap year but it gave us some amazing new characters". Arakawa, who serves as a father figure to protagonist Ichiban Kasuga, proved to be a much more compelling character than he thought. The game follows Ichiban Kasuga, who spends 18 years in prison for a murder that he didn't commit at the request of his patriarch, Masumi Arakawa. He briefly became an antagonist and was the final boss for Kiryu in Yakuza 4. 6 Persona Connection. Ichiban is voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya in Japanese, and by Kaiji Tang in English. While it is never revealed that Sawashiro was telling the truth, Ichiban still felt as though both he and Aoki were sons to Arakawa. Hair Color These traits have made him an infectiously charismatic person that never fails to inspire admiration from the people around him. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. RGGO Patriarch of the Arakawa Family, a third-tier subsidiary of the Tojo Clan. Actors January 1, 1977 Kasuga's signature attire consists of a maroon suit worn over a white shirt with an upturned collar and a gold chain necklace. Physical It is revealed that because anti-Yakuza laws in Japan have become so open to interpretation, most Yakuza could be forced to do whatever government officials demanded. His eyes are dark brown and described as having the "hard, flinty gaze of an old killer"[4] by the age of twenty. To escape this reality, he spent his nights playing Dragon Quest in the back office of the soapland and dreaming of being a hero one day. He realizes far too late how important his family is. Kasuga arrives in Kamurocho and is shocked by how much society changed during his prison term. Kasuga asked him why he would go to such lengths for someone he didn't even know, to which Arakawa responded, "Maybe I just wanted to look cool in front of a kid who knew who I was.". During a visit to the former Omi chairman's grave, Kasuga sees and calls out to him, but he feigns ignorance to avoid blowing his cover. Damage an enemy by putting them in a headlock and throwing them. Ichiban is nursed back to health by Nanba, a local homeless man and disbarred nurse. [30] Game Informer ranked Ichiban third place on the publication's list of the top 10 characters of 2020, with Joe Juba commenting that Ichiban's characterization balances the story's tension "with an infectious desire to help the people society overlooks". The Rock Bottom DragonPrisoner 1119 After Ichiban was shot by Masumi Arakawa and lost consciousness, Nanba saves his life and begins working with him. Japanese Commenting on the transition of genres between an action-adventure game to a turn-based role-playing game for Like A Dragon, he said the change occurs because of the different objective, which itself had changed because of Ichiban's different personality to Kiryu's since they speak, think and act differently. Although Black cards are normally upgraded versions of existing cards, SSR Masumi Arakawa (Black) is the first and only Black card to serve as a character's "debut" card. Masumi was born in 1957 to Yoko Arakawa and Toshio Arakawa. However, unbeknownst to him, she hid the baby in locker number 0101, adjacent to locker 0099 where Jo Sawashiro and his girlfriend at the time had abandoned their newborn. Also in 2017, the newly-elected Tokyo governor Aoki pressures the Arakawa Family into leaking Tojo Clan intel in order to dismantle it using the Kamurocho 3K Plan, threatening to use the anti-yakuza laws to arrest him if he did not comply. In 1969, after the troupe's final show of the season in Isezaki Ijincho, Yokohama, Toshio planned to treat Masumi to Peking duck at a Chinese restaurant called Heian Tower. The ages given are corroborated in-game, as Hoshino states Masumi had been twenty years old when they first met approximately forty-two years prior to the events of. Counterpart Kasuga pleads to Aoki to start anew, but he is killed by Kume before he can do so. Arakawa the Assassin Suddenly, a member of the Go-Ryu Clan appears, giving Han a chance to escape. He tells his crew that he is sticking around, and the game fades to black as he reflects on Aoki's dying words: "Keep living, Ichi.". He also discovers that the anti-crime activist group Bleach Japan is indirectly responsible for Nonomiya's death. I used both 1,2,3 in the final fight, 3 works the best. Basically, everyone is backstabbing everyone. After he met and swore Jo Sawashiro into the family in 1982, he came to consider him someone he could place his complete trust in and made him his captain, treasurer, and right-hand man. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Afterwards, he interrogates Ogasawara to learn of Aoki's ambitions and plans to use the Omi. Character appears in 4 games. Ichiban and the Ijin Three leaders resolve to field a candidate they would endorse to compete with Bleach Japan loyalist Souta Kume's candidacy for the upcoming regional representative election. It had the words "Neither justice nor mercy should tip the scale." Yakuza Like a Dragon - Ichiban Confronts Masumi ArakawaTwitter: https://twitter.com/Santosx07 The two seemingly developed a mutual sense of responsibility for Masato's care although Sawashiro never admitted he was Masato's biological father. Appears In Daigo wants Ichiban to not place all the blame on Arakawa. Yakuza Like a Dragon - Arakawa Death Scene / Ichiban And Arakawa Catch UpTwitter: https://twitter.com/Santosx07 Y:LAD They meet Hamako and Bleach Japan after a bodyguard job, and Adachi rejoins them afterward. Ichiban Kasuga was first publicly revealed in August 2017 as part of the developer's promotional efforts for the then-upcoming Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE. Cost decreases with each level. Arakawa says that Ichi was like a son to him, but isn't it hypocritical that only moments later of him stating that Ichi felt like a son to him, he still sells him out making him go to prison because his other actual son (or so he though) messed up ? Also Known As Ichiban first appears in the 2018 Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE, which presents an alternate version of his character arc following his release from prison. Adachi confronts Horinouchi with evidence of the bribes, Ichiban says that he doesn't feel the need to get a DNA test to prove if Arakawa was his real father, Daigo offers Ichiban a job at a security company. After a discussion between Yokoyama and Nagoshi, Nakaya was chosen for the role. [2], To differentiate him from Kiryu, Ichiban is written to be less stoic and more emotive in comparison. Kasuga decided then and there he'd follow Arakawa for the rest of his life. Professional wrestlingBrawlingBaseball bat In his younger years, he has somewhat androgynous features allowing him to perform in female roles with ease. After that, he was compelled to understand why Arakawa shot him and took one dirty job after another. Ichiban was designed by franchise developers Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio for Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE, though a decision was later made by executive director and franchise creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and his team to position Ichiban as the lead character of future mainline entry games. He told her to hide the baby in a coin locker and to get to a safer location as soon as possible to ensure their safety. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. He was the Patriach of his family surely he could've found someone else to take Aoki's place right ? The "ultimate example of not living up to your name," who'd get the ass-end of life despite the name Ichiban and live it to the fullest like he doesn't see the ironythat's the thinking behind it. In Like a Dragon 8, Kasuga's hairstyle is a ponytail once again. After Ichiban beats Sawashiro in a fight, the latter reveals that he didn't kill Arakawa because he feels like he has a life debt to him. [31] Naming Ichiban one of the best new characters of 2020, Destructoid staff observed that Ichiban managed to fill the void left by Kiryu "with relative ease", and that his immediate popularity with the video game community successfully secures the Yakuza franchise's future in their view. Counterpart It is implied that he may hav felt like kasuga is the real son. From watching the trailer seeing ichiban take the fall for the other guy. Eye Color RGGO Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a DragonLike a Dragon 8 He turns himself in to the police and is sentenced to 15 years in jail, which is extended to 18 years following an incident in the summer of 2002. During recording of the game, Tang befriended Greg Chun, who voices supporting character Nanba. The family gained notoriety due to its militant nature and became feared among the residents of Kamurocho, with Masumi himself earning the nickname "Arakawa the Assassin." we dont know for sure the dream that arakawa has started occuring even before he sends him to prison. [5] His background of being born and raised in one of Japan's "grey zones" was set from the start. Kasuga puts all his energy into a single punch that may leave the enemy stunned. Arakawa is murdered shortly after he and Ichiban part ways, and Ichiban believes that Jo Sawashiro, one of Arakawa's captains, killed him. He infiltrates the meeting and finds Arakawa with several Tojo Clan figures. [26], In a year as tough as 2020, many video game fans looked to the media as a vicarious escape from the misery of an unjust world. Upon his return to Kamurocho, he crushed the Hikawa Family completely as vengeance. Occupation Other At Omi Alliance headquarters, Masumi interrupts Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima's fight against Kasuga and his party and introduces the latter to Dojima. Part of his little finger on his left hand is missing. His features are typically obscured by his fedora or by shadow, but he appears to have short black hair and brown eyes. Ichiban did turn out fine in the end. Ichiban Kasuga. Appearance Advances Heat Gauge by 200 at the start of battle. It is the second card released as part of a series of SSR cards known as Black cards, which center around various antagonists in the Yakuza series. This soon fizzled out due to a mutual lack of interest, and Masumi began seeing a woman named Akane in secret. Ichiban Kasuga (Japanese: , Hepburn: Kasuga Ichiban), also nicknamed Ichi (), is a character from Sega's Ryu ga Gotoku media franchise, known internationally as Yakuza. Having left a strong impression on Kasuga, he was followed back to the Arakawa Family office, where Kasuga waited outside every day for one hundred days straight until Masumi finally relented and accepted him into the Arakawa Family. Through Shuichi Kanbe, the duo find jobs. At the funeral, Daigo offers Ichiban a job at a security company. Kasuga decides to head to Sotenbori after becoming restless waiting for an update from Mitsuo. They went back to save the baby, but Arakawa had already freed the baby from the locker, declaring that it was now his child. [14][9] A line of Yakuza franchise merchandise developed by apparel company SuperGroupie was launched in June 2021, including watches, bags, jackets, and shoes, all of which will have details inspired by Ichiban's appearances in the games.
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