One thing you can notice is that among the three lieutants, kiryu despises the other two but eventually pays his respect to kuze and calls him sir even after all the shit they went through, which adds another set of depth to this fight.

@lazyeye642

7 жыл бұрын

Kuze is a brawler like Kiryu, they don't hide behind like other 2

@rebirth2526

6 жыл бұрын

When Kiryu say "Kuze no aniki" is a respect to Kuze.

@mjc0961

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I completely missed it the first time, but after playing more games and coming to recognize the term "aniki", it threw me to hear Kiryu say it to Kuze.

@Aywusgod

4 жыл бұрын

Kuze is very nicely set up, he starts out as the most hateable and vile of the lieutenants. But as the story progresses, while the other lieutenants try to manipulate, backstab and blackmail their way through everything, Kuze was always transparent with what he wanted, using only his fists (well, that and a steel pipe) and honest determination to get what he wanted. Much like a certain Kiryu also handles his situations.

@goblinrat6119

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aywusgod Pretty much, yeah. Kuze starts out as seeming the most dislikeable because you (and Kiryu) don't know better at that point. He's a direct, brute opponent, someone who you either beat down or get beaten down by, no frills. He's an obvious obstacle right from the start, a tenacious one you start getting angry at because he won't stay down. By the end you (and Kiryu) know that a man who just wants to beat you down and keeps coming back for more is the least vile type of opponent you could find in the yakuza world.

One of my favorite parts of the game is how they first presented Kuze as this one dimensional asshole whose sole characteristic was being an obstacle in kiryu’s path, then showed he was probably the most honorable out of the three lieutenants.

@MariusBoss11458

3 жыл бұрын

He so looks like he'll betray the Clan any second. Dunno why.

@choog5650

3 жыл бұрын

@@MariusBoss11458 pretty sure that was intentional

@shadytriceratops

2 жыл бұрын

Man even gave off the whole "this guy is the big bad" vibes only for him to technically be the first lieutenant out of the game.

@AbdulAli786o

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadytriceratops yea but the shibusawa and awano fights will never match up to the kuze vs kiryu rivalry, he may not be the strongest but Kuze is a G

@Princeps32

Жыл бұрын

being fair to awano he had a hell of a face turn at the end of the game

I love how simple this fight is. No fancy settting, no squad of Yakuza in the background cheering him on, just two guys in an empty street. Edit: And it's also down the street from where he got beat up in front of everyone in his 3rd fight.

@cobble3317

3 жыл бұрын

Yo I just realised kiryu uses the tiger drop during that qte scene

@OgblookTheWise

3 жыл бұрын

@@cobble3317 and Kuze don’t even show any signs of pain after a direct blow

@DrunkGnu

3 жыл бұрын

@@OgblookTheWise neither did Kiryu after literally EATING Kuze’s hook, only to follow it up with an attack that put Kuze on his ass.

@senorbongo4975

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrunkGnu To be fair, there’s a huge difference between a right hook and the TIGER DROP

@Not_Claptrap

3 жыл бұрын

@@senorbongo4975 granted, kiryu also didnt know how to do the tiger drop at that point so it could just be a much weaker version

Kuze's line about stepping into the deepest darkest pit of the Yakuza world was all too true. For the next nearly 30 or so years he was in a pit of carnage.

@jetsto5612

9 ай бұрын

He spent a third of those in the joint but ye

Kiryu:you alone? Kuze:yeah Kiryu(wips out golden shotgun)

@frootloop3568

3 жыл бұрын

very dishonourable way but funny when you think about it

@matthewlefty5384

3 жыл бұрын

@@frootloop3568 ah I man of high knowledge and wisdom, you my sir have my respect and my honour

@andrewstickadius4333

2 жыл бұрын

**Only in N-word moment and America**

@lemonismq4642

2 жыл бұрын

Full inventory of Tauriner++ and super spicy knife

@dat1canadianguy277

2 жыл бұрын

"I, Kazuma Kiyru, have never killed a single person." "We found Kuze dead in an alley full of shotgun shells, stab wounds, and burned with hot water." "That's completely unrelated to what I just said."

That part where they were trading blows was fucking amazing. I honestly feel like Kuze taught Kyru a lot throughout the game.

@bangkokharddd

6 жыл бұрын

watcherdev That'll be true if Kiryu wasn't kicking his ass throughout the game.

@watcherdev

6 жыл бұрын

BangkokHard lol I meant from kicking his ass. Kuze had a LOT of determination. He was stripped of his position as lieutenant, chopped off his pinky, yet it seems like he came back stronger every time. Kyru is well known for bouncing back in a similar fashion throughout the series and I love it

@shonnew

4 жыл бұрын

@@bangkokharddd Actually Kiryu by the end of 0 straight up said he learned a lot about being Yakuzua (thanks to Kuze who at the end of there final fight respect)

@markf5220

4 жыл бұрын

You're 100% right. Both Majima and Kiryu have a primary influence on their actions. Majima's primary influence is Nishitani. Kiryu's primary influence is Kuze. I can't decide on whether or not they each have a secondary influence, too. Majima's being Sera, for sure. And Tachibana possibly being Kiryu's

@watcherdev

4 жыл бұрын

Mark F it’s definitely multiple characters, but those characters were written well nonetheless. 0 gave us so much insight on how the characters were established. I’m pretty picky about prequels, so I was a little skeptical before I bought it, but it definitely delivered

We need a spinoff featuring Kuze. Seeing him in his prime days and using his boxing style would be the best

@Brunosky_Inc

5 жыл бұрын

A Yakuza 0 style prequel with Kuze and Kazama as protagonists, showing their rise in the Tojo Clan

@sai6724

4 жыл бұрын

@@Brunosky_Inc The prequel that real Yakuza never knew they needed

@namelast6816

4 жыл бұрын

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@calebcalhoun9847

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly Judgement should have been about Kazama

@kamikaze4172

4 жыл бұрын

@@Brunosky_Inc it'd probably be Kazama and Shimano. They were the pillars of Dojima

The fact that Kuze tanked a Tiger Drop during that QTE already tells enough that he should not be underestimated.

@nguyenquyetthang1326

2 жыл бұрын

It's not Tiger Drop. It's a weaker technique called "Counter Hook"

@Demented_Rubiks_Cube

2 жыл бұрын

@@nguyenquyetthang1326 the Counter Hook is a hook to the side/chest, and has its own animation. The Tiger Drop is a lunge & cross to the solar plexus, which is what Kiryu did in the QTE

@bre4kd0wn1

2 жыл бұрын

What's more impressive is he hit Kiryu back right after the Tiger Drop, and the hit was powerful to stun Kiryu for a while. And the fact that this is in QTE means Kuze canonically survived the Tiger Drop from young, despite inexperienced, Kiryu.

@icycappuccino

2 жыл бұрын

I don't believe its a Tiger Drop since he doesnt know how to a tiger drop at 0. It's just a normal punch to the stomach but with the animation of a tiger drop.

@mnam5822

Жыл бұрын

@C tbh, i still highly doubt he will fall with a tiger drop, he tanked a fuck ton of kiryu punches, which alot of other people couldnt, having a punch to the stomach is already a painful attack, just less painful that the tiger drop, he took the most beatdown from kiryu aside from shibusawa. who almost got killed by kiryu's punch. weakened and hard to breath, yes but im sure he wont stop after that attack

I like how unlike awano and shibusawa they show that kiryu clearly respects kuze even if they're enemies and calls him "sir" still

@WorldChamp12

6 жыл бұрын

thedarkknight646 Awano and Shibusawa mention Kuze no aniki everytime they talk about Kuze. They do show respect.

@thedarkknight646

6 жыл бұрын

melvin Abdoelkarim I meant that kuze is respected by kiryu. Kiryu shows very little respect towards awano and shibusawa in their encounters throughout the game

@WorldChamp12

6 жыл бұрын

thedarkknight646 Right now i get you, i did feel that after the 3rd battle Kuze let go of his anger for Kiryu.

@coherencemaker3473

6 жыл бұрын

melvin Abdoelkarim a little late but i think it was the 4th battle he let his hatred towards kiryu go

@mrprotagonist5869

6 жыл бұрын

kuze started to recognized kiryu after their 3rd battle

1:45 Love that little detail referencing Yakuza 5's Kiryu vs. 100 Tojo Clan Members.

@MrTheil

2 жыл бұрын

f o r e s h a d o w i n g

@ashikjaman1940

2 жыл бұрын

0 does stuff like that so much it's great lol

@Andrew___P

Жыл бұрын

Kiryu took on the entire Tojo Clan in 3 and then singlehandedly took out the Ueno Clan in Yakuza 4.

@irvancrocs1753

Жыл бұрын

0 is really full with things like that, the most obvious one is the fortune teller one and Shinji along with Ryuji's substory..

@Sockren

10 ай бұрын

me realizing the postcard guy and really hard dancer are actually in yakuza 5's haruka chapters

5:04 This part gives a clearer definition of manliness than any dictionary can do.

@rosehipp

4 жыл бұрын

Punching throws like they did at that scene is the basis of brawling

@romanrover5839

3 жыл бұрын

Live footage of two men with the bodies of tanks battling each other

I wish there were rain to go with this battle, getting progressively more heavy as the battle went on. It would fit the music so well.

@yuripetrenko7910

6 жыл бұрын

AFRO THUNDER not only during the fight, but real weather transitions during the game and not that wait stuff at the telephone...I think it’d be very cool to see some rain walking around sotenbori or kamurocho, cloudy, or even fog...

@vampireprince6730

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@littlewitchling535

5 жыл бұрын

I wish there was a weather change option... MOD TIME

@omnibeta1876

5 жыл бұрын

@@yuripetrenko7910 The issue is that you literally only spend 1-2 days per chapter, regardless of how many hours you waste in Side stuff, it is still all within the same day it started

@charlescalthrop2535

4 жыл бұрын

Omni Beta that would be an issue. There are options though. They could do weather transitions during freeroam in between missions, but keep the day setting the same. They could have fixed weather settings for different story parts, like what they do with time of day, and have transitioning weather in adventure mode.

When the music starts playing and realized it's a completely different one, multiple emotions just surges through you. You realize this is really the last time you're going see "Dojima Family Lieutenant, Tojo Clan. Daisaku Kuze" You realize despite running to him so many times, you're going to miss fighting him. You realize that he's really giving it all, and not being a pushover. You realize that Kuze might be an antagonist, but he's not a villain. You realize that, just like Kiryu, Kuze is a proper, and honorable Yakuza, especially compared to Awano and Shibusawa.

@tairrdelbach

Жыл бұрын

He has pride not honor.

Can just take a moment to consider the fact that Kiryu took over Kuzes mentality with the line:"You better hit like you're tryin' to kill me!" throughout the series with :"If you want to die, then come at me!" ?

@sseempire8705

2 жыл бұрын

Also with kakkate koi

@ashikjaman1940

2 жыл бұрын

He also stole his fashion style

@greywalker505

Жыл бұрын

@@ashikjaman1940 I’d say “inherited.”

@KingShibe

6 ай бұрын

Step up if you want to die

6:35 I like Kuze equating Kiryu’s strength to a seal being broken. It’s an apt description coming from someone who fought Kiryu five times in his youth.

@Bobby__B

2 жыл бұрын

Especially when Kiryu, in his youth, said that he'd rather fight 100 goons than fight Kuze. Shows how much of a tough ole bean Kuze is.

When you think about it, Kazama is Kiryu's father figure for civilian life. Kuze is his Yakuza father.

@StrikeWarlock

2 жыл бұрын

It's neat mainly because the one aspect that's often forgotten about in Campbell's Hero's Journey is the hero abandoning his original father for a second one that ultimately molds them to becoming a stronger person. Kazama played Kiryu like a pawn here, Sawano was right about Kazama knowing all too well that his actions would force Tachibana and Makoto into the crossfire. Kuze on the other hand recognized Kiryu's strength for what it was, and ultimately respected him for it.

5:02 IMO the most impactful part

@botmexicanpatriot

3 жыл бұрын

No fancy punches. No overreacted reactions. No exagerated kicks. No overly dramatic lines. Just 2 hard made yakuzas, fighting with all they got, with their best efforts to survive.

@NiCoNiCoNiCola

3 жыл бұрын

@@botmexicanpatriot Kuze took a "Tiger Drop" like a fucking champ he is

For a real scale of how tough Kuze is compared to "those idiots downstairs", During the Punch Trade QTE, you can clearly see Kiryu doing the Tiger Drop and Kuze survives

@blackjacktrial

4 жыл бұрын

He eats a tiger drop WITHOUT FLINCHING. Either Kiryu missed, or Kuze just no sold a finisher.

@saitomovementset5137

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry fellas to break the vibe, but in Yakuza 0 it’s called the counter blow because Komaki hasn’t taught him that yet. Hate to be the one

@elliotaddler2302

4 жыл бұрын

There’s actually a few enemies that do not flinch to tiger drop on Kiwami alone. The first I can think of is the dude with the gas mask in the arena.

@saitomovementset5137

4 жыл бұрын

@Elliot Addler the luchodore person and komaki when he is in his heat

@auzabraar

3 жыл бұрын

it's probably the counter for the brawler style, it's kind of like a discount tiger drop with smaller damage

Kuze ate a tiger drop and came back with a left hook this mans a legend

@depressedhans5142

2 жыл бұрын

That not tiger drop that just a normal punch

@ROLVe

Жыл бұрын

counter hook

@papieverett

Жыл бұрын

same form as tiger drop, just not perfected

@Grand420

Жыл бұрын

@@depressedhans5142 It was a tiger drop. Just a really undeveloped version of it.

@depressedhans5142

Жыл бұрын

@@Grand420 Komaki don't exist in Zero How the hell you call that a Tiger Drop?

I gotta say, this fight made me respect Kuze a lot more. Like yeah he's vicious but he soon realizes no matter how many times he fights Kiryu, he just doesn't stand a chance. In the end he commends Kiryu for being so strong, and even after all the shit he and the Dojima Family put him through, Kiryu shows respect back.

6:17 it's because he has endless money to eat with his real estate business. What you thought he was gonna eat that chicken he won when he was bowling? Nah man he put that chicken to work so he can get more money to invest in himself in

@frootloop3568

3 жыл бұрын

eat money become stronk

@MariusBoss11458

3 жыл бұрын

I did too because it was an alright level. Anyways remember you can't keep the same Manager for every Area. So it's a nice choice I've done.

I just realized Kuze just *tanks* a tiger drop in that qte. Damn...

@gold3263301

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the animation matches but this is long before Kiryu ever canonically learns Tiger Drop. He has no Komaki moves in 0

@TummySunday

3 жыл бұрын

@@gold3263301 would it be more accurate to call it a body counter? its something like a tiger drop

@allenbackbone

2 жыл бұрын

@@tokisugar I think most people called it the 'Kitty Drop' in Y:4 and so on.

@ashikjaman1940

2 жыл бұрын

@@gold3263301 I like to think he just did the Tiger Drop form purely on instinct but that he doesn't acually know what it is yet

Kuze doesn't give up I like his determination

HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?

@TheREALHugo4

5 жыл бұрын

5 times

@georgeliapes8365

5 жыл бұрын

I love the young people!

@mjc0961

5 жыл бұрын

Before there was Majima Everywhere, there was Kuze Everywhere.

@kamikaze4172

4 жыл бұрын

Damn it, I just saw this after putting it up

@wilsonso5784

4 жыл бұрын

[DOJIMA FAMILY LIEUTENANT, TOJO CLAN. DAISAKU KUZE]

I'm sorry bro. But kuze is the realist yakuza in the series. After playing yak 0. I really couldn't take any of the other yakuza bosses seriously compared to the dojima lieutenants. Maybe ryuji in 2 but that's it.

@kartikayysola

6 жыл бұрын

When I played 5, it made me really curious as to how Kuze would react so someone like, say, Aoyama, or even Daigo's actions in 4. He'd probably puke seeing the Tojo Clan in that state.

@yaboi2500

5 жыл бұрын

Zain844 You do realize that Kuze never stopped fighting, right? That’s more respectable than staying in the shadows.

@yaboi2500

5 жыл бұрын

Zain844 Let’s just agree to disagree and say that neither Kuze nor Shibusawa stood a chance against Kiryu.

@yaboi2500

5 жыл бұрын

@Zain844 Shibusawa got his ass whooped. Ryuji is the only person in the series who was a match for Kiryu.

@DRAGON101341

5 жыл бұрын

Yoshitaka Mine was a tough bastard. I’d say he matched Kiryu blow for blow.

These battles feel so much more visceral than ones in Kiwami.

@TheJbrown60

6 жыл бұрын

gaminggoddess85 kiwami is a remake of y1 so its understandable it isnt all there yet

@seafarinhare

6 жыл бұрын

Kiwami could have benefitted from reworked boss fights. Some of the fights seem almost even MORE annoying than their PS2 counterparts, somehow, despite the additional tools you have.

@Bloodhurl67

5 жыл бұрын

Seafarinhare Honestly one of the bad parts about Kiwami is the fact that some bosses use the same move sets from other bosses or even from Majima's dance style from Yakuza 0.

@shabu9ine916

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheJbrown60 why is yakuza 6 so shit then

@marvelousmehki

5 жыл бұрын

@@shabu9ine916 Possibly because it's the first game in the entire series to run on a completely new engine and I wouldn't say that it's shit, I mean the combat took some getting used to but the new engine really grew on me

I will forever love the relationship between Kiryu and Kuze throughout 0. What starts off as a simple antagonistic scuffle with Kuze forcing authority on Kiryu blows up into a battle of ideologues and what it means to be a man. Both are made stronger from their numerous fights and both retain respect for the other after it's all said and done. Kuze may still have blood on his hands and is certain no saint but god damn if he is not one of the most fleshed out and likable antagonists this series has ever had. Fuck I love this game!

Yakuze 0 , Kuze ga gotoku 0

@SalusFuturistics

5 жыл бұрын

"Like a Kuze" ? What?

@dr.joctor3454

5 жыл бұрын

@@SalusFuturistics rather than 龍が如く, the title of the game series

@user-li9zw9nw4z

4 жыл бұрын

龍が如く Ryuga gotoku

@faburos9012

4 жыл бұрын

Ryu ga goto*ku* *ze*ro

@NiCoNiCoNiCola

3 жыл бұрын

@@SalusFuturistics he was joking about Kuze taking gigantic part of a game

I really liked Kuze tbh. He was honestly the best antagonistic force in Yakuza Zero imo, none of the others even the final bosses made me like them the way Kuze did. He had this wonderful setup of being just an asshole with minimal character but as the game went on and built up to this point he showed character, and he was very honorable to the point that even Kiryu still called him "sir" despite his actions throughout. It's just DAMN, he was great

5:10 never noticed how Kuze actually rocked Kiryu. Pretty impressive

@moiqtheplayer

Жыл бұрын

Doshita, Kiryu? KUSO GA!!!

I was really tearing the whole fight, Kuze was indeed an asshole like both, but he had something different: he was always himself, he never got corrupted like Shibusawa or became too lustful like Awano, he remained himself every time i fought him, he never bowed back and in the end, he didn't seem to fight Kiryu because pure revenge and pride, he knew a new generation of Yakuzas was going to be doomed if there was nobody who punched his way to protect his family, and he found it in Kiryu and wven more. What a man. A *REAL YAKUZA.*

I've made it a policy to only use Kiryu's Brawler style in this fight. I do the same with Majima's Thug style in his penultimate boss.

@JetJoestar

5 жыл бұрын

Same had a total slugfest. Final blow was a headbutt as a counterattack

@garysmithfan1432

5 жыл бұрын

I only used legend with kuze he earned my respect

@XXNemesisXXXX

4 жыл бұрын

Any style except Beast goes imo. For the final boss I go Rush, Beast and Legend respectively.

@PauloRicardo-md4ji

4 жыл бұрын

tbf, brawler is street fighting, so rush would be more appropriate since its more boxing. I only used rush, without any heat actions performed during the fight, nor health items/ weapons equipped or in the ground. The first kuze fight i did the same, so i liked a lot that way. I was on hard, so ended up with close to 1 HP.

@XXNemesisXXXX

4 жыл бұрын

@@PauloRicardo-md4ji No heat actions? Nah, its barely Yakuza then. I just did Jingu and I would rather eat a shoe than do that crap no healing or in a single style lol but thats getting off-topic.

Kiryu is Kuze's masterpiece. I think deep down he resents and respects Kiryu because Kiryu is something he always wanted to be in his youth but could not. Straight up Yakuza

That "Oath of Enma," son. Listened to an extended track of it for days after I heard it in this game. xD

@canadmexi

6 жыл бұрын

AzureDragoonGX 閻魔の誓い！

@robertdoi9975

3 жыл бұрын

I have it as my ringtone, my wife asked what song it was and I replied its complicated.

Kuze was the first antagonist I hated in Yakuza 0. He's also the only one I liked and respected. XD

@Spinomaks

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Tan what about Awano?

@trelly-cc1pk

3 жыл бұрын

Spinomaks awano earned everyone’s respect when he sacrificed himself for majima

@9f81rsd00

3 жыл бұрын

true. awano gets some points too, especially with some old but fancy dancing. say what you will, the guy’s got confidence is spades. 😄

@thehomiethin4790

3 жыл бұрын

What about ryuji from yakuza 2 ?

@mardingaming5760

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehomiethin4790 I liked him he was nice and a good guy and gave kiryu back haruka

you can see Kuze gradually gaining respect for Kiryu over the course of the game and that’s why he’s definitely my favourite villain of the game

I love how even when he's losing, it still looks like Kuze is three inches from putting him in a hospital

5:04 the best qte in any video game ever. It literally is the embodiment of everything kiryu is.

1:42 FORESHADOWING!!!!

The way the music syncs during the QTE is just beautiful, a perfect send off to one of the best yakuza fights

5:12 Kuze literally got tiger dropped and tanked it while also punching him back like it was nothing, holy shit

I just realize something, during the QTE just before Kuze charges at Kiryu, you could see Kiryu fighting stance looking like the Dragon of Dojima stance. So that tells me Kiryu has finally awakened himself and perfecting his brawler style to become the legendary fighting style he uses throughout the game of Y1 to Y5. Which is where you should be able to get the 4th style before this face off after dealing with the real estate mini game.

@elliotaddler2302

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I disliked the fact that you had to grind a mini game to get the styles on repeat (Legend) playthroughs.

@WThroat

3 жыл бұрын

@@elliotaddler2302 Well the game is very easy without the real estate unlockables anyway. If they made real estate easier than their wouldn't be any challenge.

Unspoken rule: Under any circumstance, you never heal in this fight, even if you die.

I just realized Kiryu began to take his trademark "Come like you're trying to kill me!" after Kuze said it here. A respect for his involuntary "aniki".

@tomorrowssjoe

2 жыл бұрын

he also said it at the first long battle

@StrikeWarlock

2 жыл бұрын

What he took from Kuze was "Step up if you want to die"

In a way I guess Kuze prepped Kiryu for what was to come in the later Yakuza series by constantly picking fights with him lol

@vermiliontusk6090

3 жыл бұрын

Prepped kiryu for majima everywhere lmao

@MariusBoss11458

3 жыл бұрын

@@vermiliontusk6090 Mr. Shakedowns: 😢😰😓

@erwannthietart3602

Жыл бұрын

​@@MariusBoss11458 they dont come from litteral trash cans, which is one of the tamer Majima everywhere spawn lol

What an incredible antagonist. One of the best developed characters in the game for sure.

Someone else pointed out when Kiryu picks his Yakuza clothes that define "his" style, they're identical to Kuze except the color of the undershirt.

5:16 Kuze: "I've made a big mistake..."

@MariusBoss11458

3 жыл бұрын

Is Kiryu like the only person who got punched in the jaw and just stood there and took it like a Champ? I haven't seen not anyone else do that.

I'll give this much to Kuze, he was freakin persistent. Often I would end a fight with him and say "dude, just take the L" but then he comes back like five minutes later

@Kasadoll

Жыл бұрын

And he would have kept coming back if he hadn't gone to jail. After all in his own words he likes to beat on people stronger than him

Kiryu: Just you is it? Kuze: Yeah...just me. *American Venom intensifies*

@OnlinePickle

2 жыл бұрын

Huh rdr2 reference in a yakuza game.. *I like this guy.*

5:03 the most badass trade of blows I’ve ever seen

"Don't underestimate me. Bring everything you've got!"

4:48-5:23 It fits perfectly. :D

This BGM is my favorite in Yakuza 0 so far, it gives more emotion and last boss vibe for some reason. Even more with that one and only QTE that shows how much these two characters grow to that point and unleashed the beast inside Kiryu. The afterword also makes Kuze looks like Kiryu's last wall saying "If you can't beat me, you're not worthy to proceed"

@jorgeraymason

9 ай бұрын

What is the OST called?

@2023wjd

9 ай бұрын

Oath of Enma@@jorgeraymason

dude the music sync at 4:35 tho

Dude I finally got the game this afternoon after school, man this game is fun! I already beat the Dojima family and Kuze once and made it Majima's chapter. The gameplay is just too much fun and I think I'm going to enjoy playing Majima a little more than Kiryu.

@Simplymatt937

7 жыл бұрын

Rodney Christopher the story in this game was so deep and addictive made you wanna keep playing just to see the outcome

@jeremyestes4699

7 жыл бұрын

Rodney Christopher majima is the realist nigga alive lol

Going into this fight I had no health items at all, and I started with half health or so. And yet, I felt an obligation not to use a weapon. I had about 10 slime guns in my inventory, but I stuck to my fists. It’s weird how Yakuza 0 made me respect a villain so goddamn much that I refused to use a weapon against him.

@irritatingtruth9121

2 жыл бұрын

Really? I’m the opposite. First fight I’m using items. Also, it sadly took three games (Lost Judge / Judgment / Yakuza 0), but I noticed the pattern to every boss fight is dodge, dodge, dodge, punch, punch. Seems ppl are happy, but I would say RGG has some of the worst boss fights in any game I’ve ever played. Unless my game is bugging. I cannot combo, I cannot grapple, I cannot do anything but one or two punches. It’s why I’m using items. Fight takes way too long otherwise. With the constant barrage of the same combo again and again, I’m kind of bewildered ppl enjoy this so much. To each their own, but still, truly surprised.

@spazterr6003

2 жыл бұрын

@@irritatingtruth9121 If you punch them head on, yeah, you probably won’t get far, or if you attack during armoured moves or phases. The main trick is to dodge behind for a good combo. As for their bosses being bad, I’m gonna heavily disagree, even though kiwami has some stinkers, and 4’s final boss actually being one of the worst gaming experiences of all time lmfao.

@YorigamiSisters

11 ай бұрын

@@irritatingtruth9121 you are NOT gonna survive Yakuza 3 if you can't even do a 0 boss right

No Health Items, Rush Only. Doing this fight under those parameters was exhilarating. Anyone who hasn't done this fight under those parameters should.

@Gara19

2 ай бұрын

I've been there. I even tried no damaging it. As tiring as it is, I miss those days where I had lot of preservation.

I wish Kuze were the final boss of Kiryu's story. The way you kept beating him, yet he kept coming back for more even stronger than before reminds me of a Shonen anime protagonist. This stubborn attitude made him my favorite antagonist from this game, which is an impressive feat since I hated him so much at first.

@zura8879

5 жыл бұрын

I think everyone (me included) hated Kuze at first, but as we saw his determination he just really managed to change how people viewed him. Definitely the best Y0 antagonist to me!

@badboydangaroa9513

4 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@hammerbro1947

4 жыл бұрын

If I faced Kuze as Kiryu, I would pay respects after defeating him.

@NiCoNiCoNiCola

3 жыл бұрын

@@hammerbro1947 except Kiryu always did Even when the shit boiled, Kiryu kept calling Kuze a "sir"

@jaredm1755

3 жыл бұрын

The actual hype I felt for the 3rd encounter was one of the best moments in the game for me

Kuze is a fucking G. This nigga just didn't give up and wanted to save his pride more than anything. And the end of the fight made me tear a little bit when Kiryu addressed him as sir and Kuze demanding he go finish the job. After all that beef, there was respect and admiration for each other.

I respect that shit out of kuze and would love to see him return in another yakuza title

If Kiryu turned into a villain, and was in his fifties, that's what Kuze pretty much is.

Yakuza is regarded as one of THE best video game series to ever exist but man no one talks about their soundtracks. What a gem!!

Damn that Kuze everywhere system were so good

5:51 I wish Kiryu kept that move in later Yakuza games.

@ThangPham-hi5qg

4 жыл бұрын

you got Tiger Drop, why bother with this one? besides, Twist Counter is easy to pull af

@Noirenoe

4 жыл бұрын

Hey a danganronpa fan liking yakuza

@pcport2698

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThangPham-hi5qg Twist Counter is like, 80x better than the Komaki Parry without being incredibly OP like Tiger Drop.

@cheekibreeki904

3 жыл бұрын

@@pcport2698 the whole point of Komaki Parry is its stun effect, not damage.

@NiCoNiCoNiCola

3 жыл бұрын

@@cheekibreeki904 except it doesn't stun like 70 percent of the enemies

It’s interesting that Kuze says “殺す気でかかってこいや” literal translation “Come at me *like* you’re going to kill me” not “come and kill me”. He knows Kiryuu well enough by now. Just thought that was a neat little thing

4:49 that music sync

Someone pointed out in another video that in the final QTE of this fight in the middle of it Kiryu does what's essentially his first tiger drop. It's so hype

Two men beating the shit out of each other in the streets of Kamurocho fighting for what they stand for, if that ain't the most Yakuza thing ever I don't know what is...

favorite boss in the game... best fighting theme...

Kuze cannonically straight up ate Tiger Drop and managed to deliver a punch after that. You could say it's imperfect Tiger Drop since Kiryu learned the move 20 years later, but it's still a Tiger Drop

5:02 - 5:22 ... inadvertent musical synchronization!

@kupalisky3553

3 жыл бұрын

That shit was hype

This is still one of my favorite encounters in all of the Yakuza series. Just a straight out brawl in the middle of Tenkaichi Street. The music is also my favorite track from Yakuza 0.

5:03 is the best part

A great conclusion to a great antagonist. Kuze was alpha af, big respect to him. He outshines every other boss in yakuza zero.

I just love how Kuze is immediately in heat mode, going all out. He doesn’t have a second stage just an honorable fist fight

"I'd rather fight a hundred Tojo punks than go one-on-one with you right now." Woooo, boy, that's gonna turn against him some decades ahead.

If you think about it. The 3 Lieutenants were all of the personality traits that Kiryu had throughout the entire franchise. They pretty much showed us how the Dragon of Dojima was made, and why no one (with the exception of 18 Count Saejima ) can beat him down.

Kuze no Aniki. You wont hear Kiryu calling anybody aniki after this.

The music fits very well with this fight

Absolutely epic battle & soundtrack

I feel like if things went differently, they could have definitely been friends.

"Don't underestimate me." *does the bruce lee nose flick* aw hell yeah shit is about to go down

Kuze might be in the top 10 strongest Yakuza characters since he can resist Kiryu's punches fairly well.

@erwannthietart3602

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe not strongest but toughest, the old man ability to take a beating from Kiryu and come back for more is nothing short of incredible.

@icycappuccino

2 жыл бұрын

As much as I like Kuze, this is Yakuza 0 Kiryu. Pretty sure Kiwami 2 Kiryu would annihilate Kuze.

@aer0340

2 жыл бұрын

5:11 He just tanks a whole ass Tiger Drop. Probably just improvised and unintentional since Kiryu hasn’t learned it yet but he did the Tiger Drop.

Funny how at the start Kiryu hated him the most out of the 3 lieutenants but by the end is the one he respects most.

Kiryu: "I'd rather fight a hundred Tojo punks than go one-on-one with you.." 24 Years later: Fight a hundred Tojo punks

@sseempire8705

2 жыл бұрын

wait yakuza 5 is in 2011. Should nt it be 26 years later?

@Beerbottles123

2 жыл бұрын

@@sseempire8705 Is it? I thought Y0 happened in 1987.

@sseempire8705

2 жыл бұрын

@@Beerbottles123 Oh yea it was 1987 sry

5:12 If you look closely Kiryu did a tiger drop(He didn't learn that move yet) but Kuze just eat it.

5:02 anyone else notice Kiryu do the komaki tiger drop during the qte sequence (or at least something similar to the tiger drop)

@dragster1018aone

7 жыл бұрын

It's just a normal punch, nothing more, nothing less.

@thedarkknight646

6 жыл бұрын

TheMad dog55 brawler style has a counter overhand right similar to the tiger drop but it does less damage

@silveramaris

6 жыл бұрын

oh ur right he did do it lol

@dragonkamran

5 жыл бұрын

It was a punch to the liver. You don’t need to punch too hard to make it hurt like a bitch. That said, it wasn’t the tiger drop

@MiniDien

5 жыл бұрын

In 5:07 he stand in his legend stance

cmon now, this last fight with kuze is too lit. plus with the badass music too.

Oath of Enma, reminds me of my feelings when I heard Lyricism Without Tears...

One of the best fights in the game, up there with Kuze 2, Lao Gui, and Shibusawa. Honestly, Kuze and Lao Gui shouldn't have had less health than the Media King and Tsukiyama since their boss fights were just plain better than those two. If anything, they should have had the third highest amount of health bars in the game, with only Shibusawa (5) and So/Jo Amon (12) having more since the former is the final boss and the latter are the fucking Amon Clan fights.

All 3 lieutenant villains are so despising (Especially Awano, imo), which is brilliant for the game. But Kuze... He starts as the first big guy who you just want to smash his head in, but eventually I find that he is actually the coolest and most transparent of the 3. After this fight and its own OST, it just had me respect the man's character regardless.

My mom: Clean your room. Me: Clean it yourself. My mom: 5:33

@frootloop3568

3 жыл бұрын

yep

4:12 kuze accidentally syncing his own song

that trading sequence is BIG FYEEE

5:02 that sequence plus the song... Jeebuz, I'm getting goosebumps on that fight

@kostuchan4418

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that the sequence from Nishiki fight?

Christ that was beautiful

The OST for this is just too fucking good man.

I've been getting back into the series again so I've been replaying the games, and I've always loved how the series has a way of making you like even the villains in some weird sorta twisted way

@Gamerboy4450

Жыл бұрын

Literally!

I like the implications of this fight. Kuze hasn’t been getting weaker. You’ve just been getting stronger. Stronger enough to at least put up a good fight against Kuze