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'''S''': I don't know any ex-yakuza running orphanages.<br />
'''K''': There was one a few years ago. A good guy.<br />
'''M''': You sure it wasn't [[Legitimate
'''K''': [[Hypocrisy Nod|Sure it was a tax shelter]] but he ran it like a legitimate thing. You know.|[http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/10/yakuza-3-review.html Real Yakuza gangsters review the game].}}
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** {{spoiler|Munakata}} in the forth game. While Kiryu, Akiyama, and Saejima have one-on-one boss fights with their enemies, Tanimura has to deal with {{spoiler|half a dozen elite police forces while Munakata runs around and shoots him with his pistol.}}
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: You might as well not even bother trying to fight the Dragon of Dojima if you're a nameless thug, because you *will* be sent to the infirmary... if you're lucky.
* [[Dating Sim]]: Every game has had an optional series of [[Sidequest|side quests]] where Kazuma could visit the local hostess clubs and woo a collection of lovely ladies for [[Hundred
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: This is pretty much how Kazuma snaps Daigo Dojima out of his hedonistic spree and gets him focused on taking charge of the Tojo Clan. Also applies to Rikiya and Majima (although he genuinely enjoys fighting Kazzy).
* [[Desperation Attack]]: Normally the Hunt and Kill Heat Action (performed on a prone opponent) is either a head stomp or a kick to the gut. If you use it while Kazuma's health is low enough for the meter to blink red however, instead Kazuma straddles the opponent and starts punching away, at which point you can [[Action Command|keep spamming the Square Button]] [[For Massive Damage]].
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* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Played straight and subverted. Only once in a blue moon does Kazuma's insane reputation prevent a fight or frighten an enemy. Despite being one of the most dangerous alive, nearly every goon and boss in Japan is still gunning for him in spite or because of his reputation.
** And this is played with in the second game. {{spoiler|1=In a sidequest, Kazuma finds out that a couple of clowns have been shaking down goods and services from people by masquerading as him and his late buddy [[Dead Person Impersonation|Shinji Tanaka]]. Rarely in video game history has there been such an instance of NPCs [[Hoist By His Own Petard|invoking]] a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] on [[Too Dumb to Live|themselves.]]}}
** Played with in ''3'': part of the beginning tutorial is a gang of mooks working for the ''Fuma'' Clan, Kazuma's original outfit. Like all other mooks, they pick a fight with Kazuma just for shits and giggles. After beating them within an inch of their life, their boss shows up and chastises them for not bowing to the Tojo Clan's Fourth Chairman. The mooks are [[Mass "Oh Crap"|HORRIFIED.]]
** Pretty well averted in 4 and Dead Souls, whose multi-character gameplay (with Kiryu being the last character) allows him to be presented as more of a larger-than-life character from the perspectives of other characters. Additionally, many of his random encounters in 4 are people attacking him knowing that if they should take down the Dragon of Dojima, their own reputations will skyrocket. Still [[Suicidal Overconfidence]], but it's [[Suicidal Overconfidence]] out of ''respect''.
* [[Dulcinea Effect]]: Men are falling over themselves to protect Lily in 4, though everyone does have their own reasons. Doesn't change the fact that only one of the main characters has known her for more than a week.
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* [[Gatling Good]]: Ryuji Goda in ''Of The End/Dead Souls'' sports a cybernetic [[Arm Cannon]] from the [[Final Fantasy VII|Barrett Wallace]] Collection.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: In the third game, {{spoiler|the severed head (or body part) of Tsuyoshi Kanda}} is never seen on camera when {{spoiler|Mine}} brings it to Kazuma and company.
* [[Go Out
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Several regular bosses and super boss hitman Amon Jou in classic John Woo style. Which makes it all the more badass when they are beaten to death by fists and feet (if the player chooses).
** This is Shun Akiyama's default weapon configuration in ''Of The End/Dead Souls''.
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* [[Heroic Bloodshed]]: ''Ryu Ga Gotoku'' has a lot in common with Heroic Bloodshed movies in terms of thematic elements.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: So many. There's an instance of [[Taking the Bullet]] pretty much once per game.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]
** For the English version of the first game:
*** As was stated earlier, Majima is [[Mark Hamill|The Joker]] and Nishiki is [[Smallville|Lex Luthor]].
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* [[Press X to Not Die]]: {{spoiler|You have to press a button on your last attack against the final boss of Ryu Ga Gotoku 2. If you don't, well...}}
* [[Product Placement]]: A surprising amount and remarkably they tend to avert [[Enforced Plug]] for the most part, making contextual sense where they do appear.
** The Don Quijote discount stores than can be visited are based on an [
** The Suntory group also has prominent placement, ranging from soft drinks like Boss iced coffee all the way to premium brand-name liquor that they have distribution rights to in Japan, including Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey.
** The [
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Goro Majima. {{spoiler|To the point where you hire him in the second game, and it's real nice to have him on your side this time.}}
* [[Ranged Emergency Weapon]]: In Dead Souls, Pistol ammo is infinite, making a Pistol a [[Ranged Emergency Weapon]] for most characters (except for Akiyama, whose primary weapon is a pistol). But as the first character in the game this works to soften the learning curve by making ammo not much of an issue until later).
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* [[Screw the Money, I Have Rules]]: Pretty common, with Daigo refusing a land deal in 3 because it would inconvenience Kiryu, and the entire main cast (especially Akiyama) {{spoiler|throwing away 100 billion yen to figure out who was pulling the strings and bring them to justice.}}
* [[Signature Sound Effect]]: The loud echoing crack that rings each time Kazuma delivers a finishing blow to the last opponent in a combat round... even if it's just a simple straight punch to a [[Suicidal Overconfidence|suicidally overconfident]] and [[One-Hit-Point Wonder|fragile]] twerp.
* [[Shout
** {{spoiler|It could be argued that the [[Mind Screw]] [[Man Behind the Man]] reveal towards the end is a veiled reference to [[Metal Gear Solid]].}}
** Also, Kazuma can learn various techniques after helping out and sparring with wrestler "Cyclops" Oba, who is likely a reference to Japanese wrestling legend "Giant" Baba.
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* [[Simulation Game]]: The second game plays with this a bit, as an optional sidequest where saving the owner of the hostess club Marietta from [[Mook]] harassment opens up the opportunity to run the place with the aim of trying to make it profitable while the owner attends to family illness.
* [[Sinister Surveillance]]: Inverted. Kamurocho has a ''very'' extensive surveillance network installed, that seems to be able to note every square inch of the city inside buildings well as out and includes the ability to zoom in and presumably enhance images. Hanaya/Kage uses it as his primary tool to gather information for clients and to help out Kazuma at certain instances.
* [[Sniper Rifle]]: As of ''Dead Souls/Of The End'' Kazuma is carrying an '''[
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: Goro Majima. Although an antagonist in the first game, it was actually because of circumstances and [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You|his rivalry with Kazuma for the title of the underworld's biggest badass.]] He is actually MAD loyal to Kazuma, and very protective of the men under him... as long as they don't piss him off, in which case he'll break their face badly. In every game from the second one on, he's been an ally of Kazuma's.
** Theories abound that there's also a... [[Ho Yay|certain context]] to Majima's loyalty to Kazuma.
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* [[Spoiler Opening]]: In Yakuza 3, {{spoiler|Mine is shown to be [[Not So Stoic]] in the opening video, which would be a surprise considering his seemingly low-importance for most of the game.}}
* [[Suicidal Overconfidence]]: "[[Mugging the Monster|Hey, we're having a pretty bad day, so we need to take out our aggression on you.]] [[Genre Blind|Huh? Why you looking at us funny?]] [[Hilarity Ensues|You wanna die, old man?!]]"
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: A small example: Akiyama's overweight secretary Hana becomes a [[Beautiful All Along|gorgeous bombshell thorough dieting]] by the events of ''4's'' end. She ends up returning to her old body type by ''Dead Souls.'' She's actually back to her old body type by the non-canon [[New Game
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Pretty much at least [[Once Per Episode|once per game.]]
* [[Tattooed Crook]]: Given that the game series deals heavily with the subject of Yakuza this is ''de rigeur''. The tattoos on the main characters (Kazuma- Blue Dragon, Nishiki- Carp, Majima- Oni, Goda- Gold Dragon) turn out to be very symbolic in the games and are often reflective of their personalities and traits.
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** Finally averted in Dead Souls, which has female zombies, including special mutants that are exclusively female.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Pretty much everyone in all the games, actually, but special mention goes to {{spoiler|Yoshitaka Mine in the third game, who gives the [[Big Bad]] a Dragon Suplex ''off a thirty story building''.}}
* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: ''Of The End/Dead Souls''. Yes, a Yakuza game [[Out
* [[X Meets Y]]: ''Of The End/Dead Souls'' is basically [[Left 4 Dead]] meets [[Ryu ga Gotoku (Video Game)|Ryu ga Gotoku]] with a bit of [[Resident Evil]]. {{spoiler|It also seems like there's four playable characters.}}
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