Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a Dragon Nicknames With the troupe disbanded after Toshio's death, Masumi drifted to Kamurocho along with some fellow troupe members. Biographical One day, in 1993, he was called to the offices of the Shinomiya Family to take responsibility for Ichiban Kasuga, a sixteen-year-old boy who had hospitalized one of their members and was claiming to be from the Arakawa Family. When the dissolution is announced, they join Arakawa in defending Dojima and Watase alongside Yosuke Tendo, who had deccided to fight for them, and Watase's mysterious bodyguard. Character appears in 4 games. Is Arakawa Ichiban's dad? It puts the pain of shooting Kasuga and the importance of the counterfeit bill into proper perspective, and the finality of Arakawa's life, of being able to finally look at his own son, not as. [10] Tang said that his character is the "opposite" of Kiryu in terms of personality. One of Kasuga's notable traits is his unfailing kindness and general love for people. [3] Yokoyama positioned Ichiban's personality as the opposite of Kiryu's in many ways: "thoroughly uncomplicated, direct, cheerful, reckless". 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. Kamurocho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Japanese Occupation Chapter 15 is the final chapter of the game and culminates with a fight against Ryo Aoki, the son of Arakawa and the governor of Japan. [16], Ichiban was generally well received by critics in their preview commentary of Like a Dragon. January 1, 1977 He is also the protagonist of Daigo . Zhao joins Kasuga's party, and they decide to meet with Aoki for answers. 185 cm (6 1)[c] Despite the amount of bloodshed throughout the story, this is one of the most optimistic endings in the series. While visiting a graveyard, he sees his former patriarch and is ignored by him, learning from Adachi that the Arakawa Family has sided with the Omi Alliance, who forced the Tojo Clan out of Kamurocho. arakawa didnt know for sure. Tojo Clan (formerly)Omi AllianceArakawa Family we dont know for sure the dream that arakawa has started occuring even before he sends him to prison. Also, Sawashiro was too useful (as he is the captain) to be sent to jail. . 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. Sawashiro tries to have Kasuga's finger cut off, but Arakawa interrupts them and takes Kasuga out for dinner. Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a DragonLike a Dragon 8 Other Yakuza: Like a Dragon: In his younger days, Masumi wears a black double breasted leather trench coat over a gray snakeskin patterned dress shirt, black slacks, a pair of dark red leather oxfords, a black leather belt with a gold buckle, a pair of black leather gloves, and a black fedora hat. Several hours later, he received a phone call from Akane, who told him that Hikawa Family yakuza were closing in, prompting her to run away with the newborn baby to Shinjuku Station. Japanese He is more human than Kazama is. Black Only Ichiban, Sawashiro and Arakawa cared about Masato. 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. I dont think ichiban realized that this just wasnt a prison sentence but this was for life meaning to never return once he got out cause if he returned then the other family would know that it was the family that ichiban was part of that did kill their guy which is why ichiban boss shot him once he opened the door. Masumi Arakawa ( , Arakawa Masumi), also known by his stage name Taro Arayoshi ( , Arayoshi Tar), is a supporting character in Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Wanderings of the Golden Dragon in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online. 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. Ichiban Kasuga. If you have any familiarity with the "Yakuza" franchise, you know that developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio likes to blend soap opera-style drama with absurd gameplay and side stories. The character's fascination with Dragon Quest serves as the impetus for the series' change from action adventure to role-playing games. Kaiji Tang Other Part of his little finger on his left hand is missing. Aoki dies, and it's unclear if Kume is arrested. )Mitsuo Yasumura (former subordinate)Tsukasa Mikuni (subordinate)Vincent Lowe (subordinate)Yosuke Kagami (subordinate) 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. Hoshino told him everything regarding the counterfeit operation in Yokohama and that Toshio had been smuggling bills on behalf of the organizations involved. On the way back home, he encounters Tendo and they discuss the events that transpired. Ichiban is first introduced in the 2018 mobile game Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE, a freemium collectible card game spin-off which is exclusively released in Japan. He realizes far too late how important his family is. [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. Eye Color He gave him the name Masato; (masa), the first kanji in Masumi and (to), the first kanji in Toshio. Also did ichiban providers never mention his mother's name, and if they did why wouldn't it ever come up in passive conversation between Arakawa and ichiban? It had the words "Neither justice nor mercy should tip the scale." Place of Birth (Arakawa Masumi) 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. Age [28] Hayes Madsen from Screen Rant said Ichiban is the most important protagonist in games for the year 2020, and called him an inspiring character due to his unfailing kindness and warmth of humanity, and that his story arc in Like a Dragon put forward meaningful commentary on the inequalities of society. Boosts all allies' criticality rate by up to 12%. He was hidden in coin locker #101 at Shinjuku Station by Akane on Arakawa's instructions in order to keep him safe while they were being pursued by members of Hikawa Industries; however, Arakawa unknowingly retrieved the baby locked in the adjacent locker #99. Cookie Notice A high-ranking member of the family like Sawashiro would've probably hurt their reputation too much. Masumi's body was thrown in the river and recovered the next morning. Hair Color Part of his little finger on his left hand is missing. Kasuga's unconscious body is placed in a homeless camp whose chief has a pact with the Arakawa Family and Masumi had secretly placed one of Ryuhei Hoshino's defective counterfeit bills in his suit's chest pocket as a message to Hoshino. Year of Birth He also discovers that the anti-crime activist group Bleach Japan is indirectly responsible for Nonomiya's death. Arakawa is murdered shortly after he and Ichiban part ways, and Ichiban believes that Jo Sawashiro, one of Arakawa's captains, killed him. Along with Dojima and Watase, he plans to start up a security company in Sotenbori to serve as a home for the yakuza who would have nowhere else to go after the dissolution. Arakawa asks Kasuga to shoulder the blame and go to prison on Sawashiro's behalf, and that he is banished from the family. The men demanded he takes responsibility for Kasuga's actions. His long history as a hitman and his reputation as the militant leader of the Arakawa Family earned him the nickname "Arakawa the Assassin" (, Koroshi no Arakawa). Aoki admits that he is the one who committed the murder that sent Ichiban to prison years ago. Japanese He is a former member of the Arakawa Family, a Tojo Clan subsidiary. Ichiban is nursed back to health by Nanba, a local homeless man and disbarred nurse. The given birth years of 1959/1960 are an estimate based on Arakawa's age and are not intended as a substitute for an official date. 58[3] The three are directed to Otohime Land to work for Isao Nonomiya, and rescue Nanoha Mukoda from having to pay large fees to Sunlight Castle, and meet Ryuhei Hoshino, who recognizes the bill. The game then dramatically rolls into a flashback from when Sawashiro was 15, and his girlfriend at the time was pregnant. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, character_model_model_data (.BIN file), Yakuza: Like a Dragon Supporting Characters. Japanese Damage an enemy with a swift, brutal kick. Occupation One of Like a Dragon's main characters is Saeko Mukoda, a mama at a hostess bar who joins Ichiban's party. In Yakuza: Like a Dragon, he is the first patriarch of the Arakawa Family and the acting captain of the Omi Alliance. As the years progress, his hair is also graying. Granted, he had a good reason to do so, but when it turns out that Ichiban is Arakawa's biological son, must've been quite painful for him to have to shoot his own son (or rather someone that he regarded as a . He is an antagonist in The Legend of Ichiban Kasuga in Ryu Ga Gotoku Online. He also wears his short black hair parted to the right. Nationality He meets Koichi Adachi, who did his research on Kasuga, but he is not interested in partnering with the detective. "Yakuza: Like a Dragon" takes that formula and gives it a fresh set of characters with a JRPG framework. Their fight is soon interrupted by a group of thugs led by Shou Takayama, the acting chairman of the Go-Ryu Clan, who has been chasing Ryuji for a while. His default job is "Homeless Guy", which is a Squishy Wizard setup involving strong area-of-effect skills and strong debuffs. Daigo goes on to explain that he asked Arakawa to play the role of "traitor" leading him to shoot Ichiban. Beyond being a wild plot twist, this also ties nicely into Ichiban's character arc. Kazuhiro Nakaya After the whole Sotenbori business is done you can meet him in Ijincho and he'll tell Ichi about his dream that his son was born at a Soapland. Although he had a loving father, Masumi had a troubled home life as a child, and received the scar on his face at the hands of his mother at a young age. Horinouchi is also the person responsible for having Adachi demoted. [21] Jorge Jimenez from PC Gamer praised Ichiban's optimistic characterization, a "goofy, happy go lucky gangster who loves classic JRPGs", as an effective way of explaining the franchise's drastic genre shift with Like a Dragon. Boosts their criticality rate by up to 80% for 8 seconds. [19], Ichiban has received a very positive response from the video game community following the release of Like a Dragon. He is clean shaven in his younger years but has a small goatee on his chin by his most recent appearance in 2018. Ichiban Kasuga (Japanese: , Hepburn: Kasuga Ichiban), also nicknamed Ichi (), is a character from Sega's Ryu ga Gotoku media franchise, known internationally as Yakuza. RGGO Tendo anticipated an attempt on Masumi's life by Reiji Ishioda and intercepts him. Kasuga hoped mentioning his name would somehow get him free, but it only backfired. The Tojo Clan is seemingly no more, having been wiped out and replaced by the Omi Alliance, and Arakawa is the traitor who let them in. On New Year's Eve in 2000, Arakawa takes Ichiban Kasuga out for Peking duck, but all restaurants serving it are closed. Counterpart As Ichiban and company prepare for Arakawa and Aoki's funeral, Ichiban says that he doesn't feel the need to get a DNA test to prove if Arakawa was his real father, because he feels as though Arakawa was his father regardless. In 1969, when he is not wearing his Onnagata outfit, he wears a white dress shirt with the top button unbuttoned, khaki pants, a black leather belt with a silver buckle, and white Velcro sneakers. Relationships Upon his release 18 years later, Ichiban discovers that Arakawa has apparently betrayed the rest of the Tojo Clan to the Omi Alliance, a rival yakuza organization based in Osaka, and finds himself stranded in the city of Yokohama after he is shot by Arakawa following an attempted confrontation. Nationality Masumi then heads to Heian Tower for dinner with Hoshino. 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. Ichiban Kasuga exclusive job. Occupation After their job is done, however, Nonomiya dies apparently from suicide. High chance to land a critical hit. He willingly goes to prison for a murder that he did not commit at the turn of the 21st century, having acquiesced to the request of his clan patriarch, Masumi Arakawa. Here, it is revealed that Governor Ryo Aoki (who is also Masato Arakawa, the son of Masumi) was able to drive crime, and the Yakuza, out of Kamurocho using information from Arakawa with Daigo's permission. Due to existing tensions with the Sakaki as well as the fact that they are a higher rank, Masumi would need to make amends. Arakawa explains that it was he who leaked inside information to his son, giving him the chance he needed to bring the 3K strategy into play, forcing the Tojo Clan out. "[2] Realizing that this new protagonist could serve as the franchise's "catalyst for change" by moving away from the exploration of a modern version of a typical Japanese hero in Kiryu, Yokoyama set about creating and portraying a "life-sized hero", a protagonist who is essentially a "normal guy" who is not as strong or mature as Kiryu. 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%. They summoned Arakawa to their office and asked him to collect Kasuga in person, assuming Kasuga was part of his family. Ryu Ga Gotoku OnlineYakuza: Like a Dragon A selfish, violent man, he is the one pulling the strings, the one blockading Arakawa from aiding Ichiban. Masumi approaches the sixth chairman Daigo Dojima with the plan, who approves it as both he and Omi Alliance captain Masaru Watase were planning to disband the Tojo and the Omi to prevent the law from using them as pawns, and the Kamurocho 3K plan succeeding would work towards that goal. 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. The previous night, Masato had killed a man from the rival Sakaki Family. Kasuga was born to Akane and Masumi Arakawa on New Year's Day, 1977, in Shangri-La. He readily followed through with performing yubitsume in exchange for Kasuga's return. Ryo Aoki rose to power with a group called Bleach Japan, which focused on getting rid of "gray" areas and crimes in Japan, like the Yakuza and brothels. Ichiban learns that Arakawa is a double agent, and that once the Omi chairman, Masaru Watase, is released from prison, he will make a joint announcement with Dojima to disband their respective clans. Affiliation Following the funeral service for Arakawa and Aoki, Ichiban decides to remain in Ijincho to stay with his friends. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. His is of something he calls a "dragonfish.". [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. [4], Ichiban is an orphan raised in Kamuroch by Jiro Kasuga, the manager of a soapland, a type of prostitution establishment that provides its services based on the exploitation of a loophole in Japanese law. [25] On the other hand, Dia Lacina from Paste Magazine expressed mixed feelings over Ichiban's portrayal: while Lacina liked that Ichiban is more imminently relatable and achievable as a hero archetype, she criticized the naive speech Ichiban gives to defend Nonomiya's reprehensible behaviour based on his own experience of having grown up under the care of a brothel manager as unconvincing and somewhat insulting. 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!!! Aoki escapes, leading him and Ichiban to the lockers where they were put as babies. Kasuga puts all his energy into a single punch that may leave the enemy stunned. Privacy Policy. Aliases Date of Birth He is a former member of the Arakawa Family, a Tojo Clan subsidiary. Arakawa is shot in the chest and dies a painful death, the last sight in his life being Tendo's smile. Advance Offense-type allies' cooldown timer by up to 24%. Arakawa's son Masato, whom he used to serve as his personal attendant, had apparently died due to illness, the tragedy of which supposedly fuels Arakawa's ruthlessness behind his rise to power. He appears to have a relatively slim build. Yakuza Like a Dragon - Arakawa Death Scene / Ichiban And Arakawa Catch UpTwitter: https://twitter.com/Santosx07 Damage an enemy with a wrestling technique known as a release German suplex. Masumi talks about his concerns with Masato and his plans for post-yakuza life and Kasuga expresses his desire to be a family again. The next day, Watase and Dojima declare the dissolution of both of their organizations and are met with resistance from the Omi officers. Other Ichiban trails a fleeing Aoki and pleads with him to give himself up. Initially hesitant, he accepts after learning the Liumang had sent assassins after Nanba. Due to how often the troupe moved from place to place, Masumi never developed friendships in school. After a discussion between Yokoyama and Nagoshi, Nakaya was chosen for the role. He only made his relationship and the pregnancy known to his patriarch the day Akane was due; however, having lost face, his patriarch had his men beat him badly and ordered them to kill both Akane and the baby. Noting everything is going according to plan, Masumi shoots Kasuga non-lethally and has him taken to Isezaki Ijincho, a location out of the Omi's reach. Tang notes that he was able to draw upon his life experiences as an Asian man to help with his performance as Ichiban. He has two character-specific jobs that remain exclusive to him; Also in Kasuga's arsenal is the Poundmates system, which allows him to summon various characters Kasuga and his team have befriended to give the party various buffs, and attack/de-buff enemies during battle. Japanese The family that held him captive were enemies of the Arakawa Family. Nationality He believes that Ichiban fits the Yakuza setting due to his love for Dragon Quest, as well as his heroic demeanor which goes along the new type of gameplay Like a Dragon provided to the franchise. Black, later graying 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. But who's to say whether or not he would have intervened. Aliases He asks Kasuga to turn himself in, telling him the lie that it was Sawashiro who committed the murder. 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. Ichiban arranges for Aoki to be lured to the Arakawa Family office, and used the opportunity to record incriminating evidence against him and expose his true nature to the general public. However, Sawashiro later claims that after Arakawa left with Sawashiro's son (Ryo Aoki), the owner of the local brothel came to pull another baby out of the locker (Ichiban Kasuga), who is Arakawa's actual son. Ichiban spent much of his youth in Arakawa's Yakuza family, so its understandable that he would feel like Arakawa had a direct hand in raising him. Overview Afterwards, Zhao directs Kasuga to meet with Mitsuo, who is keeping a low profile. Japanese He briefly became an antagonist and was the final boss for Kiryu in Yakuza 4. Masumi Arakawa (former patriarch)Jo Sawashiro (former superior, rival)Mitsuo Yasumura (oath brother, friend, ally)Giichi Kitamura (friend, ally)Shun Akiyama (friend, ally)Mayumi Seto (friend, ally)Hayato Tsuji (friend, ally)Tsukasa Mikuni (complicated ally)Yosuke Kagami (complicated ally)Vincent Lowe (enemy) After that, he was compelled to understand why Arakawa shot him and took one dirty job after another. Theater actor (formerly)Member of the Hikawa Family (formerly)First patriarch of the Arakawa FamilyActing captain of the Omi Alliance Really cool twist but I can't believe Arakawa never knew under these circumstances. By Kasuga's release in 2019, Masumi had been appointed the acting captain of the Omi Alliance and continues to cooperate with Aoki. Arakawa, who serves as a father figure to protagonist Ichiban Kasuga, proved to be a much more compelling character than he thought. Hair Color He eventually grew to view Ichiban as his son and entrusted him with looking after Masato. A powerful skill that damages an enemy with an improvised weapon lying about the city. Associations Valve Corporation. Appears In Despite his efforts, this only fanned the flames of the existing rivalry between the Arakawa Family and the Sakaki Family. (Kasuga Ichiban) In 2001, yakuza Ichiban Kasuga agrees to go to prison for a murder that he did not commit to repay Arakawa Family patriarch Masumi Arakawa for saving his life in his youth. Tendo now has a chance at the top and shoots Masumi to get back in the Omi remnants' good graces after betraying them. The betrayal causes Tojo remnants to attack Masumi every once in a while, but he survives and climbs the ranks. He explained to Kasuga that being a yakuza meant you had a reputation to uphold, and he would have lost face if he simply bowed his head and asked for him back. RGGO Aoki is about to come around but is fatally stabbed by a disillusioned Kume. After Ichiban was shot by Masumi Arakawa and lost consciousness, Nanba saves his life and begins working with him. [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. This contributed to his strong sense of imagination where he imagines his battles as if they were a turn-based JRPG. Kazuhiro Nakaya, the voice actor of Ichiban Kasuga in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, has addressed the future of the Yakuza . He waited outside of the Arakawa Family office for one hundred days before Arakawa finally gave in and agreed to swear him into the family at sixteen, against Jo Sawashiro's wishes. 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. Ichiban did turn out fine in the end. Affiliation But more towards that arakawa didnt know. He meets ex-detective Koichi Adachi, who explains that while Ichiban was in jail, Arakawa defects to the Osaka-based Omi Alliance and betrayed the Tojo Clan to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.