Yakuza 0 OST - Kuze Theme Full Version (Pledge of Demon Extended)

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  • Опубліковано 28 гру 2017
  • Game: Yakuza 0 / Ryu ga Gotoku: Zero (龍が如く0 誓いの場所)
    Song: Pledge of Demon (怨魔の契り)
    Kuze Theme (久瀬大作)
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  • @JackOkami
    @JackOkami  5 років тому +3648

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  • @daysand123
    @daysand123 4 роки тому +19476

    When you try to get off work early but your boss knew you'd use the sewers

    • @umerpk4188
      @umerpk4188 4 роки тому +456

      Under rated comment! xD

    • @rrkwarmonger
      @rrkwarmonger 4 роки тому +168

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @cRoxy86
      @cRoxy86 3 роки тому +639

      Lmao he screaming "NOW DIE!" as the CEO clobbers you with a steel pipe.

    • @zyriantel9601
      @zyriantel9601 3 роки тому +1230

      @@cRoxy86 "Now die" is a pay cut, the pipe is a write up.
      The boss, for no good reason, rips off his shirt and reveals a demon tattoo on his back.

    • @ripvanwinkle1537
      @ripvanwinkle1537 3 роки тому +108

      Best comment ever

  • @captainmacmellon8909
    @captainmacmellon8909 3 роки тому +10915

    In 10 years we'll get Yakuza Kiwami 0 with a Kuze everywhere system

    • @bcgazero6472
      @bcgazero6472 3 роки тому +1365

      Cant wait to hear a trash can screaming "KIRYUUUUUU" and run after you with a pipe when you turn the street

    • @Unknown-mi4ih
      @Unknown-mi4ih 3 роки тому +159

      @@bcgazero6472 LOL

    • @torcaace
      @torcaace 3 роки тому +372

      or Yamada (his right hand man) everywhere

    • @agw2468
      @agw2468 3 роки тому +332

      @@torcaace Wasn't his name Yoneda?

    • @cliftonsavage7380
      @cliftonsavage7380 3 роки тому +37

      @@bcgazero6472 you got me dying that would be great

  • @supereldinho
    @supereldinho 3 роки тому +14370

    "Fear the old man in a profession where people tend to die young."

    • @zrevan4262
      @zrevan4262 3 роки тому +396

      hot damn! Words! ^^

    • @mrredacted85
      @mrredacted85 3 роки тому +708

      Holy shit that’s deep
      And im serious

    • @kevbri11
      @kevbri11 3 роки тому +76

      @@mrredacted85 k

    • @John-Stark
      @John-Stark 3 роки тому +194

      Fits Kuze to a T...

    • @egunezasca2036
      @egunezasca2036 3 роки тому +314

      I wouldn't precisely call him old.
      That body is definitely not old.

  • @FunkyJunkish
    @FunkyJunkish 3 роки тому +12868

    Something I just realized about Kuze that no one's pointing out: the first three fights were all more or less initiated by him (even the first one I'd argue), and Kiryu had to defend himself. It isn't until the fourth fight, when Kiryu tracks down Tachibana, that Kiryu throws the first punch. Up until then, in Kuze's mind, Kiryu was just some overly persistent two-bit gangster who wanted a slice of the money from the empty lot, which is why he was so pissed about losing a finger to some naive scrub and why he couldn't stand a "half-ass" like him.
    Everything changed in the fourth fight, where Kiryu threw the first punch. It wasn't Kiryu defending himself, it was him defending Tachibana, and that was the hardest Kiryu had fought ever before. That was the fight where Kuze realized Kiryu wasn't after the money, he was protecting his friends, and BOY had he just been screwed over hard. Thus explains Kuze's line after the fourth fight about Kiryu having "turned into a real yakuza": he realized he was fighting for something greater than money or power, which is what Kuze was all about unlike many of his peers. Hence why Kuze had to test Kiryu in one final fight, to see if his ideals were the real thing.
    Now THAT'S how you write a damn good antagonist.

    • @arjuna6224
      @arjuna6224 2 роки тому +251

      True

    • @shahbazshaikh6847
      @shahbazshaikh6847 2 роки тому +496

      fuck man couldn't agree more with ya

    • @MaxUltimata
      @MaxUltimata 2 роки тому +1611

      His tattoo is of Enma, a demon king who judges the souls of the dead. Kuze's role in the story is judging Kiryu as he makes his descent into the Yakuza underworld.

    • @yudi-weiss3827
      @yudi-weiss3827 2 роки тому +930

      Goddamn yeah that’s right. Awano represents the yakuza lust for money, and Shibusawa the lust for power. Meanwhile Kuze represents the Yakuza who stick to their ideals and fight for their pride and honour.

    • @ameershehzad1080
      @ameershehzad1080 2 роки тому +211

      @@MaxUltimata Sega are geniuses

  • @wanderingedge
    @wanderingedge 3 роки тому +10890

    *when you talk back to your dad and your grandpa gets up from his wheelchair*

    • @coastalalpaca852
      @coastalalpaca852 3 роки тому +784

      Matriones SINGH FAMILY HEAD, VEGETABLE GRANDDAD

    • @coastalalpaca852
      @coastalalpaca852 3 роки тому +464

      Matriones get in beast style and grab the wheelchair.

    • @tntrigued5011
      @tntrigued5011 3 роки тому +1344

      Grandpa: You asshole, you don't talk back to your father like that
      Grandson: So you can WALK...
      Grandpa: To me a leg or two doesn't mean shit

    • @DunkinDeeznuttz
      @DunkinDeeznuttz 3 роки тому +399

      GRANDPA DAVE
      SSGT OF THE 1942 US MARINES

    • @tntrigued5011
      @tntrigued5011 3 роки тому +235

      @Matriones he would use both breaker style while he's unarmed and slugger style when he use his cane

  • @TheLalchi
    @TheLalchi 3 роки тому +3259

    Majima everywhere
    Kuze Everytime

    • @Unknown-mi4ih
      @Unknown-mi4ih 3 роки тому +7

      LOL

    • @pogchamper1454
      @pogchamper1454 3 роки тому +30

      Yoshida everywhere. Reference to yakuza 0

    • @Jackal_XXX
      @Jackal_XXX 3 роки тому +86

      Awano nowhere

    • @valentds
      @valentds 3 роки тому +5

      @@Jackal_XXX i literal saw awano face actor everywere, it's = to the game

    • @newleafoverit
      @newleafoverit 3 роки тому +10

      @@Jackal_XXX AwaNowhere

  • @ImJotaroKujo
    @ImJotaroKujo 3 роки тому +7523

    When I played this game, my PS4 started sweating and spitting out Testoserone.

    • @roshaanreddy8107
      @roshaanreddy8107 3 роки тому +209

      And that it ends

    • @ThePuinguin
      @ThePuinguin 3 роки тому +306

      Too true, same with anime. I wish I could play Yakuza 0 and watch Jojo for the first time again.

    • @firestorm7919
      @firestorm7919 3 роки тому +98

      I just completed Yakuza 0 and Xenoblade 2 and I’m definitely feeling that right now. More so for Xenoblade 2 because there’s simply no way to experience all the incredible moments with those characters, and especially that ending, for the first time again. Xenoblade 2 is literally the only game I’ve played that’s forcing me to replay it just to spend more time with the characters.

    • @terraghost
      @terraghost 3 роки тому +25

      @@firestorm7919 i Iove xenoblade 2 it's a 10/10 game for me

    • @merritt2014
      @merritt2014 3 роки тому +37

      But on the bright side this was my first in the series so I still have like 10+ games to play now especially with they localized some of the Japan only games lol.

  • @force9930
    @force9930 Рік тому +4888

    Fun fact: Hitoshi Ozawa Kuze’s voice actor loves to play Yakuza 0. He streams it every other video talking about his character.

    • @charliemcmillan4561
      @charliemcmillan4561 Рік тому +1066

      Having to kick your own ass in a video game 5 times has to be pretty daunting

    • @force9930
      @force9930 Рік тому +595

      @@charliemcmillan4561 LOL he did mentioned that during RGG presentation streaming.

    • @B0K0691
      @B0K0691 Рік тому +66

      Link?

    • @unfortunatealpaca
      @unfortunatealpaca Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/play/PL-PNrkhJ88jgpHJTaNrykCxLAu_bPXgP8.html
      They don't have any subtitles so if you don't know japanese you're kinda fucked but they're still a fun watch

    • @gabrielbates8327
      @gabrielbates8327 Рік тому +215

      That’s rad.

  • @vincentlance
    @vincentlance 5 років тому +8444

    Doing god's work by having the buildup with context but without the vocal track.

    • @Pan_Z
      @Pan_Z 5 років тому +460

      Indeed. Build's more hype for an already hype track.

    • @misunderstandingdifference3156
      @misunderstandingdifference3156 4 роки тому +42

      Amen.

    • @skrishna3
      @skrishna3 4 роки тому +292

      I'd love to have the vocal track at a lesser volume as Kuze's VA does wonders with the dialogues here. He just adds to the epicness of the track

    • @touchingisjustthefirststep
      @touchingisjustthefirststep 4 роки тому +5

      I didn't even know this had vocals.

    • @billcipher147
      @billcipher147 4 роки тому +130

      @@touchingisjustthefirststep He's talking about the conversation between Kuze and Kiryu lol

  • @Isarrot
    @Isarrot 4 роки тому +5685

    Yakuza 0
    or
    Forcing Grandpa to take his medecine: Shonen edition

    • @billcipher147
      @billcipher147 4 роки тому +62

      Beautiful comment.

    • @akiraj02
      @akiraj02 4 роки тому +129

      Yakuza would be seinen not shonen

    • @lanni5
      @lanni5 4 роки тому +326

      @@akiraj02 yakuza would be a shojo i f anything. The loving story of the reunion of the fist and the face after two seconds apart.

    • @asilva5021
      @asilva5021 4 роки тому +35

      @@lanni5 sounds beautiful

    • @confusedpharaoh6249
      @confusedpharaoh6249 4 роки тому +60

      Yup, Yakuza is Shounen Jump material. Too bad the Fist of The North Star generation is over, stuff like this belonged in Jump. Now it's too much Naruto-alike underground shounens

  • @npc6817
    @npc6817 3 роки тому +9572

    you know why kuze is such a likable villain? he's a shounen protagonist from the other side.

    • @TheLoreacle
      @TheLoreacle 3 роки тому +1126

      Wow I never thought of it like that, thats why everyone wants a kuze game

    • @invertedv12powerhouse77
      @invertedv12powerhouse77 3 роки тому +1024

      Shounen protagonist but not cringey

    • @chadhardt6136
      @chadhardt6136 3 роки тому +650

      Idk... most shonen protagonist are retards with idealistic views.

    • @TheLoreacle
      @TheLoreacle 3 роки тому +344

      @@chadhardt6136 let's not use slurs

    • @Ingels1991
      @Ingels1991 3 роки тому +164

      Holy shit you're totally right.

  • @sph3re
    @sph3re 3 роки тому +198

    "As long as I'm alive, I'll keep coming back for more"
    4 boss battles, he wasn't fucking kidding

    • @sph3re
      @sph3re 3 роки тому +23

      @@rally2433 You know what the funny part is? When I uploaded that comment, I thought I was overestimating...
      ...not UNDERestimating

    • @coomcharger6105
      @coomcharger6105 Місяць тому

      This mother fucker only stopped when he was put in the joint

    • @sooryan_1018
      @sooryan_1018 Місяць тому +12

      *FIVE* , FIVE BOSS BATTLES

  • @jomama6937
    @jomama6937 3 роки тому +4374

    When your parents are scolding you and grandpa says "that's enough."

    • @Unknown-mi4ih
      @Unknown-mi4ih 3 роки тому +580

      *Grand-Dad*
      *Father of Father*
      *A your family Patriach*

    • @berserkboi1217
      @berserkboi1217 3 роки тому +420

      *"I've beaten commies bigger and stronger than you back in nam'"*
      : Pa-san

    • @fodee4313
      @fodee4313 3 роки тому +152

      Mom and dad: Oh fuck

    • @Jackal_XXX
      @Jackal_XXX 3 роки тому +112

      Replace that pipe with a walking cane and you’re spot on

    • @dantederi5062
      @dantederi5062 3 роки тому +57

      Wish i can experience that. Both my grandad died when i was too young or when i wasn't born.

  • @triniyoshin
    @triniyoshin 6 років тому +8511

    The embodiment of "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man!?"

    • @RevulsiveLooper
      @RevulsiveLooper 6 років тому +586

      Christian Monsegue Like seriously, Kuze had nothing, but fight in him. He may be a jobber as far as rank went amongst the other Tojo Clan leaders at the time, but he was truly badass.

    • @peppercat1887
      @peppercat1887 6 років тому +561

      Rodrick Williams Shows how brilliant the game is.
      In other series, such characters would be laughed at and ridiculed.
      Kuze loses over and over but they managed to still make him a genuine badass cause he has this extreme ferocity and will to push on.
      Honestly, I think this is how I think a fighter should be at heart. Never wavering, ignoring the losses and keep coming.
      What Kuze makes up for his lack of skill is having a fuckton of heart, willpower and guts to move past the losses and continue to fight.
      This is what makes him special and so goddamn amazing.

    • @robert23456789
      @robert23456789 5 років тому +40

      maybe if they make a yakuza 3 remake they could put kaze and the other one who lived though it ........in it for a little scene where they comes to see kirya at the kids home to see how there old pupil is doing ......... would be a nice to see them catching up maybe another fight between the new and old dragon of dojima ............ they have no reason to hate each other now there out of the game ........... and have it end with them going kirya do us this one favor ok make sure those kids have a better life then we all did growing up ok and don't let them get in to this game as it only ever ends badly for most people

    • @Drakulas77
      @Drakulas77 5 років тому +128

      @@RevulsiveLooper Can't agree with him being a jobber. Really he is the only character in the entire game who can be considered a true yakuza.

    • @RevulsiveLooper
      @RevulsiveLooper 5 років тому +150

      @@Drakulas77 Thematically I agree with you, he's the only old school Yakuza that holds the traditions in his heart, but much like Kiryu this ends up holding him back in comparison to his contemporaries. Both Kiryu and Kuze can be considered true Yakuza, people who live and die by their code. While this fuels Kiryu throughout his life and drives him towards success, Kuze serves as a foil to show that Kiryu truly is a special person because sometimes being so headstrong gets you shit, much like Kuze

  • @scavengersix2161
    @scavengersix2161 2 роки тому +1855

    "Enemies become friends, friends become enemies and Kuze will not leave me alone."
    -Max0r.

    • @beastboyashu4841
      @beastboyashu4841 2 роки тому +83

      Max0r just finds a way EVERYWHERE

    • @captaintaggart6523
      @captaintaggart6523 2 роки тому +69

      @@beastboyashu4841 Mostly games with "am chad" fanbases

    • @Cyber489
      @Cyber489 Рік тому +9

      @@captaintaggart6523 true, he proved that with MGRR

    • @TheDuduzinhobr
      @TheDuduzinhobr Рік тому +40

      @@beastboyashu4841 Introducing the new system, 'Max0r Everywhere!'

    • @yourewallsareveryconvenien8292
      @yourewallsareveryconvenien8292 Рік тому +13

      No hates towards Max0r but i am really the one who doesn't really watch him nor do i have some interests in doing so? Idk, his style is very typical "Memer reviews" and on top of that he reviews games that were memed to death. I prefer Seth since he reviews obscure videos and his humor.... While not really a big difference. Is much funnier.

  • @garrysucks4190
    @garrysucks4190 2 роки тому +826

    THE SYNC WITH THE PIPE.
    THE SYNC WITH THE TITLE.
    IT'S JUST TOO GOOD.

    • @cygnus190
      @cygnus190 Рік тому +32

      Sir that's just how it is in the game if you remove the dialogue

    • @masonmurphy5402
      @masonmurphy5402 8 місяців тому +27

      ⁠@@cygnus190actually in game the drop is after the title card, rather than at the same time

    • @Kdot..F
      @Kdot..F 6 місяців тому +7

      Still we love dynamic intros

  • @sandakureva
    @sandakureva 4 роки тому +10222

    As much as you want to hate Kuze, you just can't. He's such a cool, well-written villain.
    He's got baggage, he's got beef, he's got a plan, and you're not in it.

    • @beyondtrash1627
      @beyondtrash1627 3 роки тому +1630

      Kuze's such a well written antagonist for Kiryu. He represents what a yakuza is in its purest form. He doesn't care about money or women, the most important thing to Kuze is his ideals. That's why he never gives up, why despite knowing he'll lose, he still fights you again and again.
      And as Kiryu goes fron the boy who joined the criminal organization just because he thought they were cool, to a full-fledged, genuine yakuza, Kuze begins to respect him.

    • @severzz1108
      @severzz1108 3 роки тому +200

      KUUUUUUUUZEEE

    • @someoneinsomewhere8079
      @someoneinsomewhere8079 3 роки тому +775

      @Correct Opinion He's not wise nor idealistic nor cunning; and he is not supposed to be either. His whole character is being this tough guy that you can beat one or two times but he'll get back again. He is seen as the weakest of the three lieutenants but that's not true. He has the balls to stand up and fight, and lose, and stand up again, unlike awano who completely forgets what actually being a yakuza meant and shibusawa who would rather avoid having to fight himself. He's a sore loser because that's how you have to be. You lost? Keep trying.

    • @viveksingh.1729
      @viveksingh.1729 3 роки тому +237

      @Correct Opinion did you even play the final fight with kuze ?

    • @yoshz5389
      @yoshz5389 3 роки тому +52

      OH NO HE IS HOT

  • @Svidrigailov1
    @Svidrigailov1 5 років тому +7619

    How about a prequel in the 50’s / 60’s featuring Kuze, Awano, Shibusawa, & Kazuma’s origins. I‘d pay top dollar to experience Kuze’s early days... What a badass

    • @splitsdlt9941
      @splitsdlt9941 5 років тому +570

      And make them do it on the yakuza 6 engine.

    • @Svidrigailov1
      @Svidrigailov1 5 років тому +315

      TMShaY Definitely. I’m playing Kiwami 2 and it is glorious

    • @splitsdlt9941
      @splitsdlt9941 5 років тому +150

      @@Svidrigailov1 I needa finish school and get a part time job so I can buy a ps4 sooooo bad all I can do now I wait for kiwami 2 for PC to play it in ultra low

    • @lanni5
      @lanni5 4 роки тому +52

      no! make in the ps2 graphics but the yakuzi 0 styling swtching madness.
      Kuze would be brawler , pipe , boxer.

    • @billcipher147
      @billcipher147 4 роки тому +260

      I'd love to see a prequel centered around Kazama. We could see him rising to the top, but through different means than Kiryu. Most Yakuza main characters dislike killing, so playing as someone who doesn't mind it would make for an interesting clash of ideologies, that's for sure. A guy who kills for a living vs a guy who never killed anyone and how differently they might view the world. Speaking of which, we could see Kiryu and Nishiki as kids. That, or the game is set before he adopts them and it ends with him... let's just say "having a faithful encounter" with their parents. Either way, I see lots of potential here.

  • @amarson2322
    @amarson2322 2 роки тому +2043

    Everything about Kuze is fucking badass, him music is badass, his boss fight is badass, his QTE is badass, his voice is badass, his fucking design looks and it is badass af. Kuze is the character you hate with passion in the beggining sections of the game but at the climax of the game, you end up loving him for standing up to his ideals and motivations. Grade A character, that I wish to return in some form.

    • @ferggusonsamy3479
      @ferggusonsamy3479 2 роки тому +109

      Just saying in case you didn't know, his appearance is 1-to-1 scan of his voice actor Ozawa Hitoshi who's a famous actor in yakuza films, and he looks just as badass irl as he does in game

    • @douglas4934
      @douglas4934 2 роки тому +10

      I love the voice in particular

    • @solidsnake3362
      @solidsnake3362 2 роки тому +23

      his theme is a banger

    • @BS-si6pj
      @BS-si6pj 2 роки тому +6

      I don't hate Kuze. In fact I get pumped when fighting him and show him who he's really messing with

    • @RikyDoesStuf
      @RikyDoesStuf 2 роки тому +9

      Meanwhile there are other characters that you hate with disgust and a burning passion. Take Tamashiro from Y3, for example, I hated him with every fiber of my being. It's not just bc he did something bad, it was also because he was just written to be a hollow piece-o-shit two-bit old gangster. You hate him during your 1st encounter, you forget about him, and then you remember he exists. "Oh not this mf"

  • @yoshu3445
    @yoshu3445 3 роки тому +783

    The Only Thing I Regret Is I Can't Play Yakuza 0 For The First Time Again

    • @JJoa74
      @JJoa74 2 роки тому +45

      I'm just waiting for the day a game impresses me as much as 0 did.

    • @OmegMaw
      @OmegMaw 2 роки тому +13

      I played it for the first time recently and damn it was such a good experience.

    • @aryabratsahoo7474
      @aryabratsahoo7474 2 роки тому +6

      @@JJoa74 Nishiki, Ryuji and Mine: Are we a Joke to you?

    • @courier6640
      @courier6640 2 роки тому +1

      Indeed.

    • @kostasspirou1010
      @kostasspirou1010 2 роки тому +4

      Finished it today, fantastic game.

  • @jemstone4082
    @jemstone4082 4 роки тому +3084

    To all the people who gave up after their first Kuze boss fight “The guy who can’t tough it out to end is the one that loses”

    • @jakobhallberg9212
      @jakobhallberg9212 3 роки тому +221

      Hah, true. But he was actually the toughest fights for me, after that it got kinda easy. One thing that I hated though was the sign that asked me if I wanted to switch over to easy mode. Like no, cmon, Im gonna beat his ass, regardless of how many tries.

    • @lordolinguine7235
      @lordolinguine7235 3 роки тому +116

      People gave up at Kuze? Yakuza 0 was my first yakuza game and I played on hard and it still was pretty easy

    • @AGuyWithFace
      @AGuyWithFace 3 роки тому +57

      @@lordolinguine7235 My first game too, also started on hard. His first fight was tough because I didn't know there was a block button by that point, so any time I missed a dodge I'd get punished hard

    • @Unknown-mi4ih
      @Unknown-mi4ih 3 роки тому +12

      That was the best boss Fight in 0 I literally beat him to the ground and at his 25% bar he nearly killed me but I got up for more since I was still alive

    • @compedycakemine6960
      @compedycakemine6960 3 роки тому +27

      @@AGuyWithFace Bro same, the tutorials don't tell you there's a block button, also I didn't know I was able to go buy healing items beforehand

  • @pepsicola4718
    @pepsicola4718 4 роки тому +1966

    Hey Kuze guess what?
    Real Estate is one hell of a drug.

    • @senatorcatotheelder7530
      @senatorcatotheelder7530 3 роки тому +79

      Just wait for cabaret

    • @federalcasemaker
      @federalcasemaker 3 роки тому +178

      "WHY WON'T YOU DIE!?"
      "REAL ESTATE MISSIONS, SON"

    • @himerpaint
      @himerpaint 3 роки тому +162

      “WHY WONT YOUR HEALTH DECREASE?”
      “I shoved 1 trillion yen up my ass, son”

    • @LightningLord2609
      @LightningLord2609 3 роки тому +54

      @@himerpaint ¥29 trillion to be exact.

    • @sainsburyshopper
      @sainsburyshopper 3 роки тому +55

      All joking aside that minigame is gloriously unbalanced. You can turn Kiryu into an indestructible terminator by like a quarter of the way through the game. It's fantastic.

  • @iamkingkaze9130
    @iamkingkaze9130 3 роки тому +3922

    I honestly loved Kuze's character development. at first he was like "fuck them kids." and then towards the end he was like, "Aight, i'm too old for this shit, Kiryu, take care of it."

    • @dabber8622
      @dabber8622 3 роки тому +51

      underrated comment

    • @Nehfarius
      @Nehfarius 2 роки тому +329

      He ended up like 'Yanno, maybe them kids ain't so bad anymore.'

    • @ShineKazamaKiryu
      @ShineKazamaKiryu 2 роки тому +11

      666th like

    • @tecno5695
      @tecno5695 Рік тому +171

      tbh, it isn't like that. Kuze always thought Kiryu was a selfish and money hungry yakuza who only fought for profit from the Empty Lot, but at the fourth fight, he realized that Kiryu wasn't fighting for money, but for something greater, that is his friends.

    • @Nerim89
      @Nerim89 Рік тому +3

      well... give ideas to RGG... one day we get a before jakuza game with the Rise of Kuze

  • @nik8hilclicks
    @nik8hilclicks 3 роки тому +903

    Let's be honest, you've been here more than once

    • @t.d.2016
      @t.d.2016 3 роки тому +15

      This is at least my 30th time here 😂😂

    • @BlueBolt5000
      @BlueBolt5000 3 роки тому +9

      Yes, and I do not regret the choice I'm making here.

    • @thefool4407
      @thefool4407 3 роки тому +4

      First time here, but I'm definitely coming back

    • @clifton200124
      @clifton200124 3 роки тому

      I swear its my first time here... Or is it the second?
      I cant tell

    • @Hosidus
      @Hosidus 3 роки тому

      @@thefool4407 did u come back huh?

  • @TastyTardis
    @TastyTardis 4 роки тому +11235

    when you say ''ok, Boomer'' to the wrong Boomer.

    • @shady6131
      @shady6131 4 роки тому +674

      lmao this is the coolest boomer ever

    • @_Mars
      @_Mars 4 роки тому +897

      for the japanese, the timeframe in which the american babyboom was going on, they were recovering from the complete governmental and infrastructural collapse they suffered post-world war 2. he is the polar opposite of a boomer. that's why he is cool.

    • @GMOTP5738
      @GMOTP5738 4 роки тому +55

      cringe

    • @MadKlauss
      @MadKlauss 4 роки тому +358

      @@_Mars In the timeline of Yakuza 0 which is in the 80s that basically was the Japanese babyboomer time since it was the time of the economy bubble. People were making more money than they knew what to do with. Kiwami 1 and 2 take place during the Japanese recession and recovery.

    • @journey95far49
      @journey95far49 4 роки тому +190

      get ouf of here with that american political nonsense. Yakuza is free of that garbage

  • @DraculaCronqvist
    @DraculaCronqvist 4 роки тому +3972

    Finally, Yakuza gets the recognition it deserves in the west. The viewer count makes me happy.

    • @ayushFos
      @ayushFos 3 роки тому +51

      This is such an amazing series. I can't wait for 3, 4, 5 and 6 on PC.

    • @archol6596
      @archol6596 3 роки тому +85

      @Kasumi Yoshizawa It's a bad way to get recognition honestly

    • @unknownpsi9128
      @unknownpsi9128 3 роки тому +2

      Finally

    • @neroaether9078
      @neroaether9078 3 роки тому +19

      @@archol6596 True. But at least it worked.

    • @sirchaotic1212
      @sirchaotic1212 3 роки тому +22

      @Kasumi Yoshizawa same thing, I came to play in august only because of meme and shit i have never expirienced this type of masterpiece(Aside from maybe Sekiro and Dishonored). I just completed it a week ago with 91 hrs of game time and this was epic as hell. I played everyday for 7-10 hours(never in any game aside from terraria with calamity mod) and I just love everything about this game. I'm planning to do it on legend difficulty and also playing on keyboard is not that comfortable.

  • @Mike-ij4rq
    @Mike-ij4rq 2 роки тому +1191

    “The man who gets beat down isn’t the loser. The guy who can’t tough it out to the end, he’s the one who loses”
    This philosophy has kept me strong in some of my worst times

    • @dariannisch7511
      @dariannisch7511 9 місяців тому +67

      Keep fighting till the end of your life

    • @Madgoosewizard69
      @Madgoosewizard69 6 місяців тому +24

      This line motivated me to do better in school

    • @moatloadboat
      @moatloadboat 3 місяці тому +7

      Same

    • @moatloadboat
      @moatloadboat 3 місяці тому +8

      We must tough it out to the end

    • @eavyeavy2864
      @eavyeavy2864 Місяць тому

      So this is where gamers stupidity came from

  • @yaqubebased1961
    @yaqubebased1961 7 місяців тому +170

    No one mentions the fact how much Kuze inspired Kiryu. All the way down to his hairstyle and style of clothing.

    • @Sumbdy_u_know1999
      @Sumbdy_u_know1999 6 місяців тому +30

      The snake skin shoes and belt stood out the most to me, don't remember seeing kiryu with the belt

    • @RealStalin
      @RealStalin 4 місяці тому

      اولین ایرانی یاکوزا فن که تاحلا دیدم

  • @IceShambala
    @IceShambala 3 роки тому +6169

    If Kuze fought in WW 2 we'd all be speaking Japanese

    • @yokiryuchan7655
      @yokiryuchan7655 3 роки тому +255

      You Know Kuze lost every fight right?

    • @ilovemilk7585
      @ilovemilk7585 3 роки тому +1370

      @@yokiryuchan7655 his theme could deflect atomic bombs alone wdym

    • @frenchfriesfan2005
      @frenchfriesfan2005 3 роки тому +1161

      @@yokiryuchan7655 That's because he was fighting Kiryu

    • @frenchdream330
      @frenchdream330 3 роки тому +702

      @@yokiryuchan7655 That's because of plot armor Kiryu have, but Kuze is the embodiment of getting beaten down and coming back up for more, such an amazing character.

    • @yokiryuchan7655
      @yokiryuchan7655 3 роки тому +67

      @@frenchdream330 It's because you are controlling Kiryu. So you beat him. I liked Ryuji Goda much better. Near the end I was tired of Kuze.

  • @ulyjjv
    @ulyjjv 4 роки тому +5641

    “The man who gets beat down isn’t the loser. The guy who can’t tough it out to the end, he’s the one who loses” - Daisaku Kuze

    • @1objection
      @1objection 4 роки тому +382

      Words to live by, and oh boy did he.

    • @billcipher147
      @billcipher147 4 роки тому +506

      He's right though. If you keep lying on the ground and don't get back you'll be left behind, forgotten. Only the ones who get back up after every blow, no matter how terrible it may be, are the ones who have a chance of making it to the top. Ironically it was this exact mindset that eventually got Kiryu to the top aswell and made him the man he is today.

    • @al_fletcher
      @al_fletcher 4 роки тому +224

      Kuze was mostly just some abrasive jerk before this fight but his little speech here really shows what you can do with a somewhat minor character.

    • @symbiotegod2069
      @symbiotegod2069 4 роки тому +157

      @@billcipher147 You could say Kuze became a role model for what Kiryu had to do. To be the true undefeated man he is today.

    • @SteelBallRun1890
      @SteelBallRun1890 4 роки тому +13

      @@symbiotegod2069 But Kiryu already had that personality. He didn't need Kuze to learn that, he was always a guy who never quits as long as the battle is still going. Even when he was told to be a civvie and let the big wigs handle the mess in the Empty Lot he didn't give up. When his foster dad told him that being a Yakuza is not a life for them, he and Nishiki didn't back down.

  • @judgem0rt1s23
    @judgem0rt1s23 3 роки тому +875

    I saw someone stream Yakuza 0 a while back, and I watched them get to this very scene. As soon as Kuze's name flashed on screen and the battle started, I knew I had to buy this game as fast as I possibly could.

    • @mikemott8296
      @mikemott8296 3 роки тому +67

      Good choice

    • @hybrid5860
      @hybrid5860 Рік тому +43

      It's definitely one of the series best dynamic intros ever

  • @TheUnMaka
    @TheUnMaka 3 роки тому +803

    When your parents are scolding you over nothing and your grandpa gets up from his wheelchair to stop them:
    *GRANDPA DAVE*
    *STAFF SERGENT OF MARINE CORPS 1961*

  • @jindo5
    @jindo5 3 роки тому +6566

    "The man who gets beat down isn't the loser. The guy who can't tough it out to end, he's the one who loses."
    That line makes me feel a lot better about dying like three times on the first fight against him because I got cocky and didn't bring any healing items.

    • @YourCrazyDolphin
      @YourCrazyDolphin 3 роки тому +522

      I didn't bring any because I didn't know I could.

    • @skeletor6874
      @skeletor6874 3 роки тому +43

      @@YourCrazyDolphin heh, yep.

    • @MIUUMIUU
      @MIUUMIUU 3 роки тому +282

      @@YourCrazyDolphin yeap, that's me too. This was my first yakuza game, and I picked hard right off the bat. Went down a bunch of times before I could beat him.

    • @Unknown-mi4ih
      @Unknown-mi4ih 3 роки тому +39

      lol same I did not bring any healing items either and died 2 times but still I did not go on easy mode and beat his crap on my last 2% helth

    • @erdemahsen
      @erdemahsen 3 роки тому +160

      First fight with kuze is imo the hardest fight in the game . Kiryu is weak, knows only 1 fighting style, I was also new, didnt have healing . This was the most challenging fight I guess I tried it for 2 hours and did not want to switch game difficulty to easy either. Anyway KUZEEEEEE!!!

  • @bearandthebull2372
    @bearandthebull2372 4 роки тому +2821

    The best part about kuze is that you never beat him as an ACTUAL yakuza,but as a warrior.A natural yakuza would have killed kuze by the end as a show of power and growth,but kiryu being a warrior spares him like a man.
    It really does drive home the point that kiryu values morales and honor far more than tradition and power.

    • @takafumiarisawa70
      @takafumiarisawa70 4 роки тому +116

      Yo I watched a movie called Brother recently. You should totally watch it, I feel like you would appreciate it. Actually I watched 2 movies named Brother, the Russian one from 1997 (must watch) and the Japanese one from 00' directed by Takeshi Kitano (this one gave me a solid Yakuza boner)
      Both are about absolute warriors getting involved with the underworld. Shit, my girlfriend even cried with the Russian one.

    • @zets8238
      @zets8238 4 роки тому +160

      @@takafumiarisawa70 the best part is that the actor of Kuze is famous for being in Yakuza films. I say actor because they literally modeled him after the voice actor

    • @deathm0100
      @deathm0100 4 роки тому +146

      It's emblematic that Kuze never approached him with a firearm either. He always wanted to teach Kiryu a leasson as a man, as a warrior.
      Kuze owned every scene he was in.

    • @anderfu8273
      @anderfu8273 4 роки тому +4

      Really? I felt very annoyed you didn’t have the option to kill him after your first victory against him. You don’t go around sparing people who want to kill you and will not stop .

    • @ziggymoondust2281
      @ziggymoondust2281 4 роки тому +78

      @@anderfu8273 This is the part you remember this isn't a RPG and the established Kiryu would never dare to kill.

  • @EliTheGleason
    @EliTheGleason 3 роки тому +2867

    Just wanna say that Kuze's opinion of Kiryu is demonstrated through his glasses
    Fight 1: Glasses on, full pride as he tries to show up this dumbass kid
    Fight 2: Begins with glasses on to establish dominance, takes them off to get serious since he has seen that Kiryu does actually have some fire in him
    Fight 3: Glasses back on, surrounded by his thugs, Awano and Shibusawa. Has his pride in overwhelming force even though Kiryu has now beat him twice, but he still gets destroyed even with all his henchmen
    Fight 4: Glasses start on, as he is still in denial about Kiryu's strength, but they are immediately blown off as Kiryu comes in swinging
    Final Fight: Glasses are nowhere to be seen, he confronts Kiryu with eyes open and perception clear. He's finally ready to acknowledge Kiryu, and fights with everything he's got
    This is literally just from his FUCKING GLASSES what a king

    • @aaoreugif
      @aaoreugif 3 роки тому +101

      Damn. I haven't seen that this way but i really like it, i'll take it and make it headcanon lol 😁

    • @EliTheGleason
      @EliTheGleason 3 роки тому +21

      @@aaoreugif glad someone saw this lmao xD

    • @lBorosDavidl
      @lBorosDavidl 2 роки тому +150

      Just like senator Armstrong
      Glasses on: not even trying
      Glasses off: "You little fuck!"

    • @courier6640
      @courier6640 2 роки тому +58

      @@lBorosDavidl Glasses on: "You can't hurt me, Jack!"

    • @Kolvicht
      @Kolvicht 2 роки тому +28

      Kuze is without a doubt the best antagonist in all of the Yakuza games. As much as I love Daigo, Riyuji, Mine, Awano, Lao Gui, and fuck even Majima at times, Kuze hits different. I WISH we got a game where we play as him, I'd have a field day

  • @Roxas80
    @Roxas80 2 роки тому +213

    I like his motivations as a villain. Rather than fighting for any sense of personal honour or revenge, he’s fighting against Kiryu because he represents everything that goes against his personal philosophy. He’s not angry that Kiryu for anything petty, he’s angry that he’s the antithesis to his own personal philosophy. Kiryu is willing to discard his yakuza identity in order to do what he considers right, this is basically spitting in the face of Kuze who would do anything to remain a Yakuza.

    • @Anomaly188
      @Anomaly188 Рік тому +23

      Both got into the Yakuza for entirely opposing reasons. Kiryu wanted the status and respect that came with being Yakuza because he wanted to be something more than an orphan punk kid. Kiryu's story shows him developing his own philosophy on what is means to be Yakuza while refusing to sell out his morals in a highly dog eat dog world. Kuze meanwhile has based his entire identity around being Yakuza. Sure, he did boxing before and was presumably successful at it, but Kuze always glosses over that period of his life as if it was an embarrassing phase he went through because he truly found himself when he joined with Dojima and the Tojo clan. So the idea of throwing that identity away so casually for the sake of personal morals is completely alien to Kuze and infuriates him when Kiryu persistently refuses to back down. It's only in his final fight that he's able to fully see Kiryu's view that the title doesn't make the man, but the man makes the title worth having. Kiryu has made his own statement on what Yakuza is and is going to carry it with him challenging conventional wisdom with every step he takes without fear. If Kuze could've foreseen how drastically Kiryu would change the entire Yakuza world with his philosophy I bet he'd be impressed by what that 'half-ass' punk kid was able to accomplish.

    • @cirno9isanidiotohwell
      @cirno9isanidiotohwell 3 місяці тому

      @@iytdominotik idk it's been a whole year

  • @neoburst1
    @neoburst1 5 років тому +3657

    Kuze was such a good way to show the player how much stronger they were getting as the game went on as he served as a constant, first fight against him was quite brutal (as someone who had never played yakuza before especially) and by the end there was a mix of respect and sympathy during the fight as i think he even knew he was completely outclassed by Kiryu by that point but still gave it everything he had

    • @sandansaiyan5675
      @sandansaiyan5675 5 років тому +50

      Neoburst not so brutal.Fight with Shimano in Kiwami this is brutal.And i mean on hard difficulty.Kuze is easy.I restarted only one time because i wanted to perform one heat but failed.And i almost a rookie in Yakuza boss fighting

    • @nyxelite-roman2980
      @nyxelite-roman2980 5 років тому +173

      @@sandansaiyan5675 Not for me, I was new to Yakuza in whole and Kuze beat the shit out of me like 2-3 times, i pretty much ezed the shit out of Shimano in Yakuza Kiwami.

    • @sandansaiyan5675
      @sandansaiyan5675 5 років тому +7

      Regera fight with Kuze was first boss fight in Yakuza for me(even if i had Y4 before this game)

    • @LordRobaZe
      @LordRobaZe 5 років тому +20

      @@sandansaiyan5675 Shimano is easy though he just takes a while

    • @SeelkadoomPL
      @SeelkadoomPL 5 років тому +103

      First fight with Kuze was the first real test as to whether you understood the combat system or not. You couldn't really cheese him by spamming attacks like you could with other enemies. It was tough.
      Last fight with Kuze was Kiryu breaking bikes over his head.
      The sense of accomplishment was real.

  • @willprivett6729
    @willprivett6729 5 років тому +2503

    In a sense, this is Kiryu's first legitimate boss fight in the whole series. Granted, a bit happened before this point, but it's his first Iconic fight in his long career as a Yakuza. Kuze was the first enemy he really had. I think this fight is symbolic, as such of the old guard, Kuze, being replaced by fresh blood, Kiryu.

    • @emetanti
      @emetanti 5 років тому +372

      Kuze was to Kiryu what Nishitani was to Majima.

    • @yusukeelric
      @yusukeelric 5 років тому +224

      Every fight with Kuze is a step for Kiryu to become a true man.

    • @etiennecaron812
      @etiennecaron812 5 років тому +126

      @@yusukeelric Welcome....to the True Man's World Kiryu...

    • @funnyvalentine5576
      @funnyvalentine5576 5 років тому +32

      @@etiennecaron812 [Jojo Reference}

    • @arceah9351
      @arceah9351 5 років тому +22

      @@etiennecaron812 Pizza mozarella

  • @chadosado5742
    @chadosado5742 3 роки тому +448

    Be like Kuze
    He never give up about trying to beat Kiryu's ass

    • @Sidtheriser07
      @Sidtheriser07 3 роки тому +20

      Now that Jotaro the manliest man has said it I shall acknowledge it

    • @authorbhattacharjee4957
      @authorbhattacharjee4957 3 роки тому +10

      I appreciate kuze as a foe
      But I believe being like kiryu is better

    • @kiryukazuma6995
      @kiryukazuma6995 3 роки тому +10

      thanks for advice

    • @TheNecronmancer
      @TheNecronmancer 2 роки тому +10

      So be like Majima, fine by me

  • @majema007
    @majema007 2 роки тому +418

    As someone who’s played the Yakuza games since the PS2 era, it feels so weird seeing a Yakuza video in the millions, of a instrumental song no less.
    Makes me happy to see this series finally getting the recognition it deserves though.

    • @scaratlas3347
      @scaratlas3347 2 роки тому +24

      I am envious that you experienced this franchise so early compared to the rest of us. So glad I played these games

    • @majema007
      @majema007 2 роки тому +31

      @@scaratlas3347 I remember renting out two PS2 games at Blockbuster when I was kid, GTA: Vice City Stories and Yakuza (my parents never knew what an ESRB rating was haha).
      Played Vice City Stories for like an hour and thought it was okay. Played through the first hour of Yakuza and I forgot I even had a second rental. I thought it was the coolest thing I ever played (even though most of the English dub was cheesy looking back at it now).

    • @scaratlas3347
      @scaratlas3347 2 роки тому +13

      @@majema007 That has be insane looking at how popular its become

    • @uknowme2077
      @uknowme2077 Рік тому +10

      I salute you. Veteran

    • @mikemiles2241
      @mikemiles2241 Рік тому +3

      @@majema007 yakuza 1 dub is so fucking funny

  • @PinkManGuy
    @PinkManGuy 4 роки тому +788

    I just wanted some music to work out to, not a minute and a half of "why you should play Yakuza 0"

    • @hotlinechernobyl5157
      @hotlinechernobyl5157 4 роки тому +83

      Again*

    • @ctoutcon
      @ctoutcon 3 роки тому +22

      I find La Di Da and Receive you also very good to keep yourself motivated during workouts ^^

    • @LordTyph
      @LordTyph 3 роки тому +5

      what, started pumping iron and found yousrelf a few days later with massive guns to smash some reckless punk into the ground?

    • @MrTheil
      @MrTheil 3 роки тому +2

      @@ctoutcon La Di Da is so good. It sounds like something straight out of Rocky, which makes sense considering that Bacchus is a Boxing coach

    • @PinkManGuy
      @PinkManGuy 3 роки тому +3

      @@LordTyph Nah bro I was fat as fuck back then. Busted my ass and lost like fifty pounds tho so as far as I'm concerned I'm fuckin ripped haha

  • @VeilReinMidnight
    @VeilReinMidnight 5 років тому +2478

    1:33 is the hypest moment in the entire game (one of the hypest in the entire series, honestly). Had me out of my chair barking "yeah!!" at the monitor. THAT'S how you introduce a boss fight.

    • @liberator48
      @liberator48 5 років тому +307

      Yeah, and when Kiryu boxed the fucking sunglasses of Kuze's face in the basement... that was also dope as fuck.

    • @ahmedkazama
      @ahmedkazama 5 років тому +22

      Exactly

    • @AintPopular
      @AintPopular 5 років тому +141

      He genuinely made kiryu come out of his comfort zone and made him a true yakuza in that basement. What a badass

    • @PanelPanda
      @PanelPanda 5 років тому +39

      This was the best one for me till i fought shibusawa the music and the intro was too good

    • @RayneShunner
      @RayneShunner 5 років тому +9

      It drop so hard 😍😍😍😍

  • @gyarurespecter3386
    @gyarurespecter3386 3 роки тому +437

    Kuze isn't a tragic villain that makes you feel sorry for him, or a sympathetic villain trying to do the right thing.
    He's a villain that you hate with all your heart, and you love every second of it. Because the more you hate him, the more you learn.

    • @mr.anderson7191
      @mr.anderson7191 2 роки тому +43

      Very well said sir.
      Most of the story telling nowadays is like "the villain have his reasons too", "he's at his edge also" bla bla bla,
      But Yakuza tells me that once you're standing on a battle field, every battle, every fight, is your own choice, your own will,
      you have to go All-in, no excuse, full dedication.

    • @Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong
      @Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong Рік тому +52

      Maybe at first you hate kuze but after the 4th and 5th fights you learn he's easily most honorable and respectable out of the Three lieutenants

    • @gyarurespecter3386
      @gyarurespecter3386 Рік тому

      @@Jetstreamsamdidnothingwrong No. He's not 'honorable' or 'respectable'. None of the Lieutenants are. They aren't even respectable from a Yakuza's perspective.
      ALL of them are shitstains. Shibusawa was going turn an innocent girl into a hostage for blackmailing and to settle a 'grudge' with another lieutenant simply out of envy. Awano threw away his strength to live in empty hedonism. And Kuze is a hypocrite that threw everything at the kitchen sink to try to get Kiryu killed for being better and braver than he could ever be.
      Kuze waited patiently while Kiryu rampaged through the office getting himself exhausted in the process, only then deciding to fight him when there was no one else. He attacked Kiryu using steel knuckles, surrounding him with his goons, and tried to run him over with A FUCKING BIKE AND A LEAD PIPE. Only when EVERYTHING was breaking down, when Kiryu was on the offensive and Kuze had no other tricks to use, only THEN did he shape up his act and try to fight Kiryu like a man; no weapons, no armies, no excuses.
      The excuse of "he was trying to KILL Kiryu and not fight him" goes out of the window when you realize that EVERYTHING KUZE DID was because HE wanted to be the one to kill Kiryu, no one else. That's his sense of "honor"; he wants to do the dirty deed by himself, but that's about it. He decayed, just like Awano did. The memory of the man that once joined the Yakuza so he could fight people who are stronger than he is has fallen off completely by the time Kiryu first fought him. The man once wanted to face hardships head on because he knew learning from them was the only way to get stronger, now became someone whose only line he would not cross was letting someone else do the dirty work and kill for him, because he thinks getting down and dirty is what makes you a real Yakuza.
      Fighting Kiryu made the man he once was briefly resurface for a moment, but at that point, he had no chance. Unlike him, Kiryu acknowledged being a Yakuza means going down a tough path, but it was his desire to go down that path without losing sense of his own morality and humanity was what turned him into the legendary Dragon.
      Kuze fell into the trap of thinking doing horrible things is what makes him a real Yakuza and that's why he could never surpass Kiryu, despite the gap in experience between them. Kuze isn't cool, he's not 'honorable', he's not 'manly'. He's a cautionary tale about what could have happened to Kiryu if he gave up his humanity and decided that anything goes when you're Yakuza. He's a negative example that Kiryu needed to learn from in order to understand how even great men can get fucked over and lose what made them great in the first place by continuing down a dark path.
      Admiring Kuze means not learning the entire lesson his story was meant to tell.

    • @dg4charity838
      @dg4charity838 8 місяців тому +2

      He pissed me off for real

    • @Sugarman96
      @Sugarman96 8 місяців тому +14

      ​@@JetstreamsamdidnothingwrongAwano just wanted the money, Shibusawa wanted the power, but Kuze was a true believer through and through.

  • @mitchlucker9150
    @mitchlucker9150 Рік тому +285

    Those dynamic boss intros are a blessing from God himself I swear

    • @Leon_S._Kennedy
      @Leon_S._Kennedy Рік тому +1

      For real

    • @gametrollerprime1594
      @gametrollerprime1594 Рік тому +9

      I wish they did them more often in the games tbh.

    • @kujojotaro4579
      @kujojotaro4579 Рік тому +1

      They are

    • @ryanp7546
      @ryanp7546 6 місяців тому

      you can thank Mine from Yakuza 3 for that

    • @vienle4089
      @vienle4089 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@gametrollerprime1594honestly, i'd disagree with that. Too many times in one game and they lose their impact, diminishing returns and all that. So i'm honestly fine with them as they are now lol

  • @Bread_Bauru
    @Bread_Bauru 5 років тому +766

    Beginning of Yakuza 0: What a piece of shit....
    Ending of Yakuza 0: AAGH KUZE, WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING COOL ?

    • @deepflare1279
      @deepflare1279 3 роки тому +16

      Me too man.. At first it felt boring and now its one of my favorite games

    • @Bread_Bauru
      @Bread_Bauru 3 роки тому +13

      @@deepflare1279 I wasn’t talking of the game, I was talking about the character

    • @deepflare1279
      @deepflare1279 3 роки тому +6

      @@Bread_Bauru its kinda the same for the character too..hope they return in yakuza 8 or something else..

    • @mgk-metalgearkelly5054
      @mgk-metalgearkelly5054 3 роки тому +14

      The first time you fight him, you hate his guts.
      The last time you fight him, you hope to be half the man he is.

    • @tvgaming2132
      @tvgaming2132 3 роки тому +2

      @@deepflare1279 kuze is probably dead by age by 8

  • @Hean
    @Hean 4 роки тому +1238

    This still gives me the chills. Yakuza 0 does so much to improve character development for Yakuza Kiwami. Sad that Kuze doesn't show up in later games, but he's definitely one of the (if not THE) most memorable characters to me.

    • @jakobhallberg9212
      @jakobhallberg9212 3 роки тому +126

      Yeah, I felt that they could have used him more or give him a redemption arc. I think what really made him special in my eyes was the voice actor doing the work on him, there is no character in Yakuza 0 that comes close to the badassery that Kuze exudes.

    • @Unknown-mi4ih
      @Unknown-mi4ih 3 роки тому +16

      I wish kuze would come bacc

    • @Cliffem82
      @Cliffem82 3 роки тому +103

      The actor Hitoshi Ozawa is an icon of Japanese Yakuza films. He and Riki Takeuchi made Yakuza 0 already special for Japanese fans. Casting them for Yakuza 0 contributed a lot to make this the best game of the series.

    • @sixbattleborn7574
      @sixbattleborn7574 3 роки тому +4

      Forgets Kiryu and Majima

    • @TheUncivilizedNation
      @TheUncivilizedNation 2 роки тому +59

      Kuze has a continued story after this game. It’s a spin off game called Yakuza Online. It’s a mobile game. Kuze was released from prison and was given an opportunity to rejoin the Tojo. After a complicated series of events Kuze had played a key role in saving the Tojo Clan. But Kuze didn’t join the Tojo. He retired and is confirmed to still be alive by the Yakuza LaD. He is currently 84 years old

  • @purpleplasma4824
    @purpleplasma4824 2 роки тому +267

    Love him or Hate him, we miss him and he's a well written villain.

    • @RealShrill
      @RealShrill Рік тому +1

      fax

    • @Real.384
      @Real.384 8 місяців тому +6

      Not even a Villain in my opinion he was almost Kiryu mentor and I think alot of the things kuze told him stuck with him even the intro to this he says there's no ko so kiryu doesn't give and he puts his arms back up even if it hurts

    • @purpleplasma4824
      @purpleplasma4824 8 місяців тому +11

      @@Real.384 Love how Kiryu mimics Kuze while Majima mimics Nishitani. Coolest shit yet.

    • @galenfirestone
      @galenfirestone 7 місяців тому +1

      I know it wasn't really Kuze, but it felt really good to see him front and center in Ishin. Hitoshi Ozawa is a treasure.

  • @Verminator4
    @Verminator4 Місяць тому +8

    This moment was when I fell in love with this game and by extension the rest of the series

  • @fenrirComes
    @fenrirComes 4 роки тому +2235

    When your old veteran grandpa doesn’t want to stay at home during Covid-19

    • @scr8846
      @scr8846 4 роки тому +185

      Kuze's too strong for COVID

    • @lawlaw9176
      @lawlaw9176 4 роки тому +18

      That is the big problem....

    • @meowmeow3778
      @meowmeow3778 4 роки тому +69

      What a hero, going outside, just to force people to stay inside.

    • @Phoebe457
      @Phoebe457 4 роки тому +39

      This video is an accurate visual of grandpa's immune system vs covid. One is weaker but a much better fighter (Immune system) and the other one is just strong as fuck. This is just the internal view

    • @UsoguiRad
      @UsoguiRad 4 роки тому +25

      Not even covid-19 can take down kuze

  • @qanh96
    @qanh96 5 років тому +666

    1:35 that satisfaction when the beats and animation sync it...

    • @WeebPodel
      @WeebPodel 5 років тому +60

      Thats how it is in game in pretty sure

    • @omnibeta1876
      @omnibeta1876 5 років тому +68

      @@WeebPodel It is, Yakuza games did learn to match the beat once the series started to use Dynamic Intros (not all of the games had it like this, so I can't say the series always did this)

    • @gilang26060
      @gilang26060 4 роки тому +21

      In the game the beat drop when the boss name showed up

    • @AS-ne5wu
      @AS-ne5wu 3 роки тому +1

      the greatest beatdrop in the history of video games

  • @t.d.2016
    @t.d.2016 3 роки тому +369

    If all the testosterone in the world was converted into .mp4, this video would be it

    • @maciuszul4562
      @maciuszul4562 3 роки тому +1

      Underrated

    • @PKM9107
      @PKM9107 3 роки тому +1

      Nah that goes to Bad Fortune Not So Bad from Kiwami 2

    • @gallantsteel8542
      @gallantsteel8542 3 роки тому +6

      That honor should go to MGRR's final boss. Yakuza's bosses are definitely badass but I'm having a hard time imagining a game that can beat MGRR's final boss

    • @edited115
      @edited115 2 роки тому

      @@gallantsteel8542 final? Nah vs Samuel would be the best fit for that title

    • @gallantsteel8542
      @gallantsteel8542 2 роки тому

      Samuel's boss fight felt like an ordinary boss fight honestly. His OST felt ordinary.
      During the last Armstrong boss fight, I was at the edge of my seat and battle crying at the screen. Major factor that contributed to that was probably the OST. It's the one of the most fitting final boss fight I've ever heard that gives a feeling of an equal fight. (I know their fight was more uneven towards Raiden's side but if someone were to make me listen to this song without context, I'd think it was an equal fight between two powerful characters)
      I also just wanna share something that seems like a really good final boss battle music too. Zepto Earnest from the Nine Visual novel series is really good too. Got goosebumps all over during that fight. I've yet to encounter any boss fight that tops MGRR's final boss fight though. (Recommendations are appreciated. Preferably something with Japanese audio and subtitles since I'm learning the language)
      ua-cam.com/video/TzZ1BYFked4/v-deo.html

  • @SadButter
    @SadButter 2 роки тому +199

    And the "manliest sewer level in videogames" award goes to....

    • @LefYakuza
      @LefYakuza 2 роки тому +12

      Yakuza 0!!!

    • @mr.excellent6510
      @mr.excellent6510 2 роки тому +7

      TMNT 2003 PS2 game

    • @GreenSpyro
      @GreenSpyro 2 роки тому +1

      Not if you are wearing the mew shoes xD

    • @courier6640
      @courier6640 2 роки тому

      60% of literally every Mario game ever?
      Wait, nevermind, that's fun, not manly, damn it.

    • @Jargon.5
      @Jargon.5 2 роки тому +2

      The last of us 2

  • @QuangTran27
    @QuangTran27 6 років тому +2483

    KIRYU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @CTP.119
      @CTP.119 6 років тому +315

      KUUUUUUUUZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @tornadoandy123
      @tornadoandy123 6 років тому +93

      KRILLIN!!!

    • @JackOkami
      @JackOkami  6 років тому +308

      SNAKE?! SNAKE?!! SNAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!

    • @Bleach4173
      @Bleach4173 6 років тому +151

      ARMSTROOOOOOOOOOOOONG!!!!!!

    • @cameronlangille4363
      @cameronlangille4363 6 років тому +81

      I LIKE YELLING TOO

  • @iiSmexyMattX
    @iiSmexyMattX 5 років тому +695

    I'm over here playing stardew valley and this song has been playing for about 6 minutes now, been going ham on the fields

    • @Brunosky_Inc
      @Brunosky_Inc 5 років тому +92

      You're gonna end up fighting crooks hired by Joja in the corn fields if you keep that up

    • @TurboNemesis
      @TurboNemesis 4 роки тому +67

      Corporate Lieutenant, Joja Mart
      Morris

    • @billcipher147
      @billcipher147 4 роки тому +30

      Kiryu has never killed a man, he just turned them all into doves.

    • @Rav3nant
      @Rav3nant 4 роки тому +32

      @@TurboNemesis Joja Mart Customer Service Representative, Joja Corporation
      Morris Morrison

  • @yhan8079
    @yhan8079 2 роки тому +65

    They should have just called this game Yakuze 0

  • @biggelo69
    @biggelo69 6 місяців тому +15

    I play this while watering my plants. Now it's just an empty lot.

    • @charliemcmillan4561
      @charliemcmillan4561 5 місяців тому +1

      I play this while working and now I'm the Mr. Shakedown of Kroger

  • @yoursonisold8743
    @yoursonisold8743 3 роки тому +571

    He sees Kiryu as half-assed, weak and naive... but that's where he really messed up. Kiryu has principles too and he won't ever back down on them. Showing mercy to his enemies doesn't make Kiryu weak, because he can back it up. Disrespecting people far above him because they do immoral things doesn't make him a naive civilian. As the entire franchise's title goes "Like a dragon". Kiryu goes his own path and the ways of the Yakuza have to bend to him, not the other way around.

    • @awedsy3195
      @awedsy3195 3 роки тому +7

      Underrated comment here.

    • @romanplays1
      @romanplays1 3 роки тому +35

      mercy. is only something the truly strong can give after all.

    • @LordTyph
      @LordTyph 3 роки тому +1

      he reverses his decision by the end, you know.

    • @yoursonisold8743
      @yoursonisold8743 3 роки тому +19

      @@LordTyph He doesnt. In a moment of weakness he almost kills Shibusawa, but that was were Nishiki stopped and reminded him of what the true Kiryu is like. Kiryu is still young here... he still can waver.

    • @alucard197
      @alucard197 3 роки тому +8

      Well, That's why I usually dislike with newcomers and westerner. A lot of misconception. Kiryu never wanted "The ways of the Yakuza To bend To him". Never once. He told it himself, he never should have been one and never tried To change their ways - he only have his own moral which does not fit it. That is why he also respect a lot Kuze, who is the perfect incarnation of the Gotoku world as it should be.

  • @abdulmalekj2062
    @abdulmalekj2062 6 років тому +1359

    One of the manliest scenes I’ve ever seen + the theme and the build up in the music is legendary

  • @n.senada2397
    @n.senada2397 2 роки тому +269

    I'm sure this has already been pointed out but I'm gonna say it anyway: I fucking love the symbolism of Kuze's tattoo. In many (not all, but I think most) forms of Buddhism, Enma is the king of Hell and the judge of souls in the afterlife, so it's appropriate that he keeps coming up against Kiryu again and again, to test if this youngster really has what it takes to hang in the underworld or not. The first time they fight, he's not impressed: not only is Kiryu naive in thinking that he can just leave, he's even more naive in thinking that leaving or even dying will accomplish what he's trying to do, since his supposed crime was only ever a pretext- they'd just find another excuse to cut Kazama out. By their last fight, he's already accepted Kiryu as a yakuza; he's more testing to see if Kiryu really has it in him to go beyond what Kuze himself was able to accomplish and change the course of the Dojima family.

  • @bcgazero6472
    @bcgazero6472 3 роки тому +37

    "Old man too angry to die beats a man with a pipe"

  • @xXxDarkPhantomxXx1
    @xXxDarkPhantomxXx1 3 роки тому +463

    When you don't respect your elders and grandpa grabs the cane then stands up without it.

    • @Unknown-mi4ih
      @Unknown-mi4ih 3 роки тому +66

      You: so you can walk
      Grandpa: A leg or two don't mean shit to me

    • @boredassfatcat
      @boredassfatcat 3 роки тому +43

      @@Unknown-mi4ih Ill continue
      Grandpa: Having aging disease and joint pain beat me to the retirement home spot? Couldnt give a fuck...
      As long as I'm alive, I'll keep getting back up for more. Which is why you....
      A half-ass elder-disrespecting guy like you's the one thing I can't stand.
      *NOW APOLOGIZE, YOU LITTLE SHIT*

    • @assassingamer5983
      @assassingamer5983 3 роки тому +28

      FATHER OF FATHER
      *GRANDPA*

    • @Swordwielder64
      @Swordwielder64 3 роки тому +7

      "Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt!"

  • @showercreeperofalltheshowe2790
    @showercreeperofalltheshowe2790 6 років тому +761

    The build up to the actual song is legendary!

    • @ChrisStoneinator
      @ChrisStoneinator 3 роки тому +9

      That's called an intro and it's part of the song

  • @WadeWilsonKPop
    @WadeWilsonKPop 3 роки тому +92

    Others: "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?!"
    Kuze: "How many times do I have to teach you this lesson, kid?"

  • @TheTolnoc
    @TheTolnoc 2 роки тому +115

    This scene completely changed my opinion of Kuze as a person. While he's not a good person, I definitely respected him a lot more after that speech.
    He managed to turn the old protagonist spiel of never giving up into a great villain monologue.

  • @dndn-f2531
    @dndn-f2531 6 років тому +2858

    This is a actual footage of me facing my own homework

    • @ToasterNinja
      @ToasterNinja 6 років тому +285

      You take one swing at it and do nothing for six minutes?

    • @Pomlithe
      @Pomlithe 6 років тому +139

      Nah, the homework’s Kuze, and it’s beating you over the head to do it.

    • @bekkaliothmane411
      @bekkaliothmane411 5 років тому +2

      oh god i used too

    • @BoltzHG
      @BoltzHG 5 років тому +427

      " The student who doesn't get A+ on his homework isn't the one who loses, the student who can't tough it out to the end of the homework, he's the one who loses. Eh? Dont'ya think? In the student life, there are no excuses. I'll tell you what, anon. To me one or two wrong answers don't mean shit. Having your video games or movies beat me to getting finished? Couldn't give a fuck. As long as I'm unfinished I'll keep getting filled with more work. Which is why you... A half-ass procrastinating student like you's the one thing I can't stand. Now REPEAT THE GRADE, you little shit! " *Gets hit by the final exams*

    • @RedDrake110
      @RedDrake110 5 років тому +59

      @@BoltzHG this is epic...

  • @BingBangPoe
    @BingBangPoe 5 років тому +505

    1:37 I just fucking love the way the Yakuza series makes splash names take 40% of the screen.

    • @Fatman311
      @Fatman311 5 років тому +36

      The Japanese looks better than the English though. Its my only gripe, even though I can't read Japanese.

    • @johnbuscher
      @johnbuscher 5 років тому +113

      SAVE
      THE
      DOG

    • @BingBangPoe
      @BingBangPoe 5 років тому +116

      FIND
      A PAID
      PHONE

    • @user-nw6se9yc7j
      @user-nw6se9yc7j 5 років тому +78

      @@BingBangPoe GO TO YOUR APARTMENT

    • @Tickerchicken
      @Tickerchicken 5 років тому +37

      I’m so salty they got rid of the giant joined up “FEEL THE HEAT” when you’d get QTE’s during boss fights, it was the hypest shit

  • @lilstarxo4483
    @lilstarxo4483 10 місяців тому +72

    He is what made Kiryu the man he is today. The grey suit. The snakeskin shoes. The never say die attitude. The absolute willpower.

  • @zets8238
    @zets8238 4 роки тому +569

    One of the most badass moments I have ever had in all of gaming. Jesus what a ride the Yakuza franchise is.

    • @garrytalaroc
      @garrytalaroc 3 роки тому +12

      Yes I agree. I played a lot of triple AAA games. But this one really stands out. It needs more praise and attention.

    • @trickyick6676
      @trickyick6676 3 роки тому

      @@garrytalaroc yes

    • @moister3727
      @moister3727 3 роки тому +15

      @@garrytalaroc full of charm, content, good story, drama, goofy moments, actually great secondary missions, what the hell you can play Space Harrier and Outrun with your own money, naughty content, the series is amazing

    • @terminhaider9695
      @terminhaider9695 3 роки тому +4

      It's been such a long time since I found a video game or franchise that'd keep me captivated for multiple days' worth of hours within the few months of playing the Yakuza series. Tons of different content and all are worth doing

    • @gallantsteel8542
      @gallantsteel8542 3 роки тому +1

      If you liked this series, try MGRR. Story is not as good but boss fights feel more badass.

  • @dantesapprentice4581
    @dantesapprentice4581 4 роки тому +146

    I love how Kiryu's version of not being a half-ass involves going against the entire Dojima clan. Kuze was his initiation. Kiryu had to choose between his loyalty to his own ideals, and his loyalty to his "superiors". He chose his own ideals, and that's when they came for him. At this point, the seeds of what he was to become were sown. By the end of the game, he's been through trial after trial, and realized that no matter the challenge, he will not back down from his beliefs. So when he faces the final boss, the Dragon has already been born, and that's the moment when he's unleashed.

  • @FreddyFaded
    @FreddyFaded 3 роки тому +52

    When your grandpa forgets to take his medicine and now thinks you aligned yourself with the Axis powers

  • @wolfsbanetheunbending154
    @wolfsbanetheunbending154 2 роки тому +58

    Honestly, throughout this entire game. It's impressive how powerful Kiryu actually is in 0.
    Despite being a complete rookie, he manages to fight off someone like Kuze several times...and comes out as the WINNER.
    He was a freakin' monster even before he was seen as a legend.

    • @sandakureva
      @sandakureva 2 роки тому +22

      Yeah it's why I kinda chuckled at the parts where Nishiki was like "wait they'll kill you."
      Like dude, did you see what I did to the last... hundred guys who started trouble?

    • @bdsmgaming3627
      @bdsmgaming3627 Рік тому +14

      Kuze is the legend for even trying

    • @parneetkaur6612
      @parneetkaur6612 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@sandakureva "Nishiki, are you dumb?"

  • @charliemcmillan4230
    @charliemcmillan4230 3 роки тому +548

    I’m a fair bit into Yakuza 0 and holy shit, I’m addicted. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been so into a game. I knew this game was special when I realized I’m at chapter 13 and I’m nowhere NEAR bored beating the brakes off of every person on the street.

    • @Ahrone1586
      @Ahrone1586 2 роки тому +4

      @Pro Token420 you rush the principal story? Because the royala state and the cabaret quest take more than 2 days, and the game have a lot of secondaries and mini games

    • @gatts1989
      @gatts1989 2 роки тому +2

      I got the platinum, 125h. I wanted even more and more. It's so fun and addictive game, and the same for the rest of the saga.

    • @jordanmason210
      @jordanmason210 2 роки тому +1

      Felt the same way even going further into the game by unlocking the LEGEND styles for both Kiryu and Majima

    • @menschgebliebenergossenpar9213
      @menschgebliebenergossenpar9213 Рік тому +4

      Yeah right!!!!??? Like, when was there a game in the last years that hooked me that hard?!

    • @askamikaze3936
      @askamikaze3936 Рік тому +1

      @@menschgebliebenergossenpar9213 I beat the game a while ago and was literally the same

  • @philiposbrooks3337
    @philiposbrooks3337 3 роки тому +179

    Daisaku Kuze was guiding Kiryu in his own way

    • @Wayra_
      @Wayra_ 3 роки тому +32

      the symbolism of his tattoo and the tunnel is what makes it more epic for me

    • @philiposbrooks3337
      @philiposbrooks3337 3 роки тому +8

      @@Wayra_ hell yeah!

    • @markjoseph6243
      @markjoseph6243 3 роки тому +5

      @@Wayra_ Could you explain to me? I am really curious now XD

    • @Wayra_
      @Wayra_ 3 роки тому +75

      ​@@markjoseph6243 "The underground sewer path is a reference to yomi (yellow spring) - the Japanese realm of the dead. There, Kiryu comes across a wrathful Enma (symbolised by Kuze since that's what he has tattoo'd on his back), the king of the underworld. Kiryu had to overcome his trial to walk on towards the proverbial light (the motorcycle lol). In the aftermath his white suit was stained grey - Kiryu's metaphorical trip to hell and back thus set him on the spiritual journey of eventually donning his iconic grey suit. Thereafter he was to become the Dragon that forever walks the path between black and white."

    • @markjoseph6243
      @markjoseph6243 3 роки тому +12

      @@Wayra_ Holy, this is so epic and poetic. Thanks for the word man, I love this game even more now.

  • @darrylaz3570
    @darrylaz3570 Рік тому +50

    GUESS WHO'S BACK IN ISHIN REMAKE BITCHES?!!

  • @savvassavvides6681
    @savvassavvides6681 Рік тому +71

    Even In a spinoff which he wasn't even originally part of, we still can't escape him...

  • @nohandlesplease
    @nohandlesplease 3 роки тому +133

    That moment when you entirely ruined this encounter because you are an obsessive completionist who ground out real estate royale and maxed your skills before coming here.

    • @MyBanan69
      @MyBanan69 3 роки тому +9

      Jesus

    • @Nemer49994
      @Nemer49994 3 роки тому +31

      *Music starts*
      Full DoD combo x 2
      *Music stops*

    • @ProtoIndoEuropean88
      @ProtoIndoEuropean88 3 роки тому +12

      So you basically become the Hanma Yujiro of Yakuza and one finger hit and kill the enemy

    • @lodorf959
      @lodorf959 3 роки тому +6

      @@ProtoIndoEuropean88 Hanayama Kaoru, 2nd patriarch of the Hanayama Family

    • @Tomato_Dragonzord
      @Tomato_Dragonzord 3 роки тому +6

      I feel ya. I geared up and skilled up like for World War 3, to the point I knew I couldn't lose/die no matter what. And this way I lost like half of the thrill in final chapters.

  • @theboar2431
    @theboar2431 5 років тому +1557

    Imagine your at a retirement home and you hear some veteran talking shit about the current generation as you hear this song in the background

    • @VNK3897
      @VNK3897 5 років тому +309

      Then you noticed a Japanese old man accidentally spilled the drink on his shirt so he has to take it off, only to reveal the Enma tatoo on his back.

    • @13Kr4zYAzN13
      @13Kr4zYAzN13 5 років тому +105

      *_R U N_*

    • @rebelpoxy
      @rebelpoxy 5 років тому +86

      *screams "Kuzeeeeeee!!!!"

    • @r.j.j.o
      @r.j.j.o 5 років тому +113

      @ayy imao No, the old guy fucking RISES UP from his wheelchair.

    • @nyxelite-roman2980
      @nyxelite-roman2980 5 років тому +52

      @@r.j.j.o "Rises up from his Wheel Chair, Wheel chair starts playing Oath of Enma"

  • @Coldkill2001
    @Coldkill2001 3 роки тому +39

    Kuze was definitely the coolest of the Lieutenants

    • @mr.tomatohead3709
      @mr.tomatohead3709 3 роки тому +20

      Which is impressive since they were all so cool and intriguing in their own ways

  • @justarandombluebird8222
    @justarandombluebird8222 Рік тому +29

    Yakuza fandom: we thought your dead
    Kuze coming to Ishin: my death was overly exaggerated

  • @phantomfox75
    @phantomfox75 4 роки тому +309

    This masterpiece finally reached a million views!

    • @JackOkami
      @JackOkami  4 роки тому +35

      Thank you all for your views and likes!

    • @rooneyrriip2184
      @rooneyrriip2184 2 місяці тому

      Now it's 10 million!

  • @glassbottles9705
    @glassbottles9705 5 років тому +280

    When you’re kid and you step on an old mans yard these song starts to play

    • @AintPopular
      @AintPopular 5 років тому +21

      Me screaming at kids on internet "DIE YOU LIL SHIT"

  • @MetaroidAlpha
    @MetaroidAlpha 2 місяці тому +7

    BOOM, 10 million views for one of the best OST in Yakuza 0 and still make my blood thump when I hit the road 🎉🎉🎉

  • @renj-
    @renj- 3 роки тому +69

    You have to appreciate Kuze for never giving up. The man is a real inspiration.

  • @SuperZeroman123
    @SuperZeroman123 5 років тому +174

    Kuze: "You asshole... You're makin' this fun."
    Kiryu: "K-Kuze..."
    Kiryu: "So, that woman was one of yours."
    Kuze: "I'll let you in on a little something."
    Kuze: "The yakuza game, it's not like boxing."
    Kuze: "The man who gets beat down isn't the loser."
    Kuze: "The guy who can't tough it out to the end, he's the one who loses."
    Kuze: "Eh? Don't ya think?"
    Kuze: "In the yakuza life, there are no KO's."
    Kuze: "I'll tell you what, Kiryu."
    Kuze: "To me, a finger or two don't mean shit."
    Kuze: "Having Awano or Shibusawa beat me to the captain's spot? Couldn't give a fuck..."
    Kuze: "As long as i'm alive, i'll keep getting back up for more."
    Kuze: "Which is why you..."
    Kuze: "A half-ass like you's the one thing i can't stand."
    Kuze: "Now DIE, you little shit!"
    *DOJIMA FAMILY LIEUTENANT, TOJO CLAN*
    *DAISAKU KUZE*

  • @punpun7402
    @punpun7402 3 роки тому +320

    alright, here's the 411 folks. say some gangsta is dissin' your blind girl. you just give 'em one of THESE

  • @daedelous7094
    @daedelous7094 Рік тому +12

    Once again, the old man won't stay down..

  • @ExemplarKyle
    @ExemplarKyle 3 місяці тому +5

    Gotta love the attention to detail that Kiryu blocks the pipe primarily with his non-injured left arm since he's probably already dealing with a fracture at a bare minimum with his right.

  • @darkrider95bilmemney82
    @darkrider95bilmemney82 3 роки тому +250

    I really like how well the 3 themes suit the 3 lieutenants:
    Kuze: Unyielding, seen as the initial rhythm keeps smashing on no matter what, no melody even, just violently hammering a single note
    Awano: Stylish, but vicious, as exemplified by the classical instrumentation beginning with the intense violin part
    Shibusawa: Legendary, but obsessed, the triangle beats signifying a fight for the ages, and the melody suddenly stepping up in the last bit.
    Btw the comment is not mine, just think it would suit here.

  • @yusukeelric
    @yusukeelric 5 років тому +233

    This still image is the exact point where i got in love with the series.

    • @Kolvicht
      @Kolvicht 4 роки тому +21

      1000%.
      You fought Kuze the first time and you're like yeah, thats p cool.
      You fight Kuze this time, I'm like leaned in my seat, listing to every word he's saying, Agreeing with it, Leaned all the way back when the pipe was about to hit and just go so excited I got goosebumps.
      I love this fucking game.

    • @deathm0100
      @deathm0100 4 роки тому +2

      Fucking said it, brother.

  • @zacharyrussell6851
    @zacharyrussell6851 3 роки тому +80

    this is literally the best Yakuza theme for one of the most memorable Yakuza villains of all time. Yakuza 0 is still the best Yakuza game to date.

    • @skeater999
      @skeater999 3 роки тому +2

      antagonist *

    • @bdsmgaming3627
      @bdsmgaming3627 Рік тому +7

      *anti hero
      Cuz he did help kiryu and encouraged him to be a fearless and not give up, fuck, kiryu even stole his gray suit

  • @jamul_cos
    @jamul_cos 2 роки тому +36

    One day I want to get a quote from this pre battle speech tattooed onto me
    "As long as I'm alive, I'll keep getting back up for more."

    • @crazysonicdude
      @crazysonicdude Рік тому +5

      I'd say the direct translation of that quote is even better. "As long as I'm alive, I'll climb back to the top as many times at it takes."

    • @MeNoSleep1850
      @MeNoSleep1850 Рік тому +1

      I'll tatoo the entire Kuze speech my guy.

  • @joansena3056
    @joansena3056 5 років тому +342

    Kiryu's bones make of steel .

    • @Brunosky_Inc
      @Brunosky_Inc 5 років тому +56

      To be honest everyone's faces in this series are pretty much made of ancient wood furniture.
      (Stolen from Zero Punctuation)

    • @omnibeta1876
      @omnibeta1876 5 років тому +56

      @@Brunosky_Inc Never underestimate Ancient Wood items, they became Ancient for a good reason.

    • @DamianSlayr
      @DamianSlayr 4 роки тому +7

      I feel like if you didn't tense to much and went with the flow of it no bones would be broken. Just a hunch

    • @4i4kov
      @4i4kov 4 роки тому +9

      @@DamianSlayr He needs to tense up to keep the pipe from actually hitting his head though.

    • @Frosty_Jockey
      @Frosty_Jockey 4 роки тому +9

      @@4i4kov I mean in one of the games he just straight up takes a bottle on the head without flinching, I think his head can take a pipe with little damage

  • @skyton67
    @skyton67 4 роки тому +57

    As long as I'm alive, I'll keep getting back up for more

  • @compedycakemine6960
    @compedycakemine6960 3 роки тому +45

    1:36
    Here it is. This was the moment when this became my favorite boss fight, and Kuze became my favorite villain

  • @MusicInMe754
    @MusicInMe754 11 місяців тому +21

    I've been playing since the PS2 original of Yakuza 1 in 2006 and let me tell y'all...it was a long road and definitely one full of highs and lows. I remember when each Yakuza after 1 had sold less than the last, up to Dead Souls. Then us Westerners that couldn't read Japanese were without any new entries for years until we finally got Yakuza 5 and 0 localized. Then, the tide changed dramatically and now the worldwide love and success that this series gets truly makes me happy. As a longtime fan of this world and it's developer, I feel very fortunate to have witnessed it's rebirth and I humbly thank you all for loving these games. 🙏🙇‍♂️🐉

  • @SuperKDash
    @SuperKDash 6 років тому +782

    I actually grew to respect Kuze at the end of 0, I wish he'd make another appearance but i doubt it we're saying Good-bye to Kiryu after all

    • @twistedwithmelancholy8436
      @twistedwithmelancholy8436 6 років тому +71

      Son of EL
      Well, who knows?
      There's talk of a potential Yakuza Zero 2 (part 2 maybe)

    • @twin10broter
      @twin10broter 6 років тому +17

      Twisted with Sarcasm they had actually considered doing that

    • @Joji_dayo
      @Joji_dayo 6 років тому +92

      I don't know anyone who hasn't ended up respecting him towards the end.

    • @ChronoTriggerHappy
      @ChronoTriggerHappy 6 років тому +174

      dude was pretty much oldschool, unlike the rest of the asshole council he's pretty much the one who decided to do things the traditional way and take kiryu head on like a badass

    • @SuperKDash
      @SuperKDash 6 років тому +56

      Chrono Triggerhappy Kuze, awakened the Dragon

  • @harrylane4
    @harrylane4 3 роки тому +60

    The one recurring boss who gets *cooler* every time you kick his ass

  • @alim.lateef4162
    @alim.lateef4162 Рік тому +41

    This game is a living proof that you don't need next gen ultra realistic graphics or a large open world to make a badass of a masterpiece game

    • @revanchists
      @revanchists 8 місяців тому +10

      The map may be smaller than other games but the variety of things you can do in it makes it better than some open-world games. I'd rather have a smaller map with interesting quests and fun mini-games than a huge world with a checklist of things you must do

    • @Gigi-zr6hp
      @Gigi-zr6hp 5 місяців тому

      ​@@revanchists true, I feel like I know kabukicho and sotenbori like it's my own neighborhood now

  • @johnlocsin1628
    @johnlocsin1628 Рік тому +10

    You’ve decided to get off school early as you were unable to handle the amount of subjects you’ve been bombarded with, making each class feel stressful. Wanting to take a break for the day you’ve deceived to use the sewers to sneak out of school. You chose to bring your backpack to avoid leaving any traces despite the extra weight you’re carrying with all the books and folders you have inside. The sewers smelled awful but you chose to endure. While running you see a light at the end of one of the tunnels, but it wasn’t sunlight. You heard a motorcycle approaching and screeching sound on the wall, which was coming from a pipe being dragged along it. Suddenly the rider screamed your name, and you recognized that voice, it was your math professor. Remembering you took martial arts classes, you entered a block stance and prepared to guard. The Professor swung his pipe and you successfully guarded it, but it still and hurt and your were knocked down. As for the professor, he crashed his motorcycle and fell from across the ground. The bikes light shines through the tunnel and the professor sits up chuckling with the pipe, showing a demon tattoo and binding wrapped around their lower torso. Your math professor then spoke,
    “You asshole, you’re makin’ this fun.”
    He turned around and stared you down coldly. You couldn’t form any words or know what to say, as you were stoned out of your mind. The math professor then spoke again.
    “I'll let you in on a little something. The High-School game, it's not like boxing. The student who gets bad grades isn't the loser. The student who can't learn anything from their lessons , they’re the one who loses. Eh? Don't ya think?”
    “In the Professor life, there are no KO's. I'll tell you what. To me, a bad grade or two don't mean shit. Having my colleagues say I’m trying to hard? Couldn't give a fuck... As long as I'm around, I'll keep you supporting you little shits. Which is why you... A lazy student like you's the one thing I can't stand. Now STUDY, you little shit!”
    The professor swung the pipe down again and you block it. You kick him away, and you prepare to fight him.