Does Kiryu come back?

Original Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu will be coming back in Like a Dragon 8. He appeared in the previous game as both a player in the story as well as a difficult boss battle, but this time he will be sharing the protagonist role with Ichiban.

Is Kiryu ever coming back?

The next mainline Yakuza game, Like a Dragon 8, will be released in 2024 and will feature the return of Kazuma Kiryu as one of two protagonists, alongside Yakuza: Like a Dragon's Ichiban Kasuga. Kiryu will also star in a spinoff game to be released in 2023 called Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

Is Kiryu still alive Yakuza?

After the final battle of Yakuza 6, Kiryu fakes his death after bringing down Tsuneo Iwami. He fears for his adoptive daughter Haruka's safety due to his reputation and history of taking down powerful figures in the underworld, especially now that she has a family of her own.

Is Kiryu still alive after Yakuza 6?

He fades away in Haruka's arms, and the credits roll. A lot of players were shocked by this turn of events because Kiryu was the only playable character in Yakuza 6, meaning his death come at the end of the series.

Why did Kiryu come back?

Kiryu is finally cleared of all charges, and makes the decision to return to the Dojima Family in 1989 under renewed oaths, much to Nishikiyama's surprise. He did this because he wanted to find his own path as a yakuza, "different from Kazama's".

Yakuza Like a Dragon - Kazuma Kiryu First Appearance / Kiryu Returns

Who all knows that Kiryu is alive?

He only reveals that he's alive to Daigo, Majima, and Saejima, three of his closest comrades, while Ichiban, understandably, doesn't even recognize him. The only member of Ichiban's team that does recognize Kiryu is Joon-gi Han, who even then isn't the real one, but rather a body double named Yeonsu Kim.

Who married Kiryu?

Mayumi Madarame | Yakuza Wiki | Fandom.

What is Kiryu's death?

Just as we come to grips with Kiryu's death, in a super cheap move it's revealed that he didn't actually die. Despite having been pumped full of lead, then left to bleed out on the floor of a remote military facility off the coast of a small town, Kiryu is very much still alive.

Who betrayed Kiryu?

It is revealed that Reina, the owner of Serena and former ally of Kiryu, was a mole for Nishikiyama. Because she was in love with him she betrayed her friends, but later regrets it and calls Nishikiyama to Serena to kill him and atone for her sins.

Why is Goro Majima obsessed with Kiryu?

Nicknamed "The Mad Dog of Shimano" (嶋野の狂犬, Shimano no kyōken), he takes an interest in protagonist Kazuma Kiryu because Kiryu refuses to fight him when provoked. This results in Majima spending the rest of the game's plot trying to goad Kiryu into fighting him just for fun.

How old would Kiryu be today?

Yakuza 5. Kiryū is now 44 years old. He has resigned from the orphanage job and now lives in Fukuoka on his own without Haruka, as a taxi driver at Nagasu Taxi Company.

Why did Kiryu disappear?

At the end of Yakuza 6, Kiryu goes into hiding, in order to protect his adopted daughter, Haruka. Yakuza: Like a Dragon takes place two years after the end of Yakuza 6, and it's in those two years that the Omi Alliance makes its move on the Tojo Clan.

Is the Tojo Clan gone?

In 2017, the newly-elected governor of Tokyo, Ryo Aoki, enacted the Kamurocho 3K Plan to weaken and eventually eliminate the Tojo Clan.

Is Kiryu no longer the main character?

Kiryu was the sole playable character for the first three games; in the next three, additional playable characters are included, causing him to take on a smaller role. He was once again the sole playable character in the series' seventh main installment, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.

Can we meet Kiryu?

As fortunate as you are to see Kiryu in Chapter 12, you won't be able to officially recruit him until the very end of Chapter 14. That means that unfortunately yes, there's only one whole chapter where you'll be able to use Kiryu as a Poundmate.

Will there be a Yakuza 8?

A spinoff game about Kiryu is due in 2023. If you've been craving more Yakuza games, don't worry — you're going to get plenty in the next couple of years. Sega has revealed that Yakuza: Like a Dragon 8 is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC (via Steam) in 2024.

Is it canon that Kiryu never kills?

Kiryu has not killed anyone. He's thought of and planned on it for the sake of his loved ones. He'll do what he needs to do.

Who is stronger than Kiryu?

1 Goro Majima

The Mad Dog of Shimano is the strongest Tojo Clan member simply due to his nature of embracing sheer violence and respecting those who are physically strong. Unlike Kiryu, Goro earned his nickname and respect among the Tojo Clan due to his combat ability above all else.

Is Kiryu a good guy?

Despite having a life that involved Japanese organized crime, he isn't a rough, angry guy. Though he might have a slight alcohol problem, most of your time with Kiryu showcases that he is actually a pretty decent guy.

Who is Kiryu's nemesis?

The key to regaining the Dragon of Dojima's strength is none other than Kiryu's new nemesis, Goro Majima. In a collision of ideology, Majima swears to challenge Kiryu at every turn—even the places you thought were safe are no longer off-limits for a brawl.

Does Kiryu lose his eye?

He is missing his left eye, which was gouged out for insubordination in 1985.

What dragon is on Kiryu's back?

The protagonist of the Yakuza series, Kazuma Kiryu sports a dragon tattoo on his back. This design is a nobori-ryu (“ascending dragon”) motif, which is prevalent in Japanese tattoos.

Who controls Kiryu?

The original Godzilla's spirit took control of Kiryu once again and chose to sink himself in the Japan Trench with the immobilized Godzilla and deactivate rather than kill another member of his kind.

Why is Kiryu called Kiryu?

As Kiryu receives his new job, it's mentioned that he renounced the life he lived and even changed his name to Joryu, a name that wasn't mentioned in Like a Dragon. Kiryu then stands and prepares to go on his next mission.

Who is the wife in Yakuza 6?

Kiyomi Kasahara (笠原 清美, Kasahara Kiyomi) is a character in Yakuza 6.