{"id":120610,"date":"2020-11-14T23:09:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T23:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/yakuza-kiryu-super-smash-bros-ultimate\/"},"modified":"2020-11-14T23:09:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T23:09:22","slug":"yakuza-director-explains-why-he-doesnt-want-kiryu-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/11\/14\/yakuza-director-explains-why-he-doesnt-want-kiryu-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate\/","title":{"rendered":"Yakuza Director Explains Why He Doesn’t Want Kiryu in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the Yakuza<\/em><\/strong> series has grown more popular, many fans have also grown attached to protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. While Kiryu has been replaced\u00a0by Ichiban Kasuga in the newest title, Yakuza: Like a Dragon<\/em><\/a>, the character still means a lot to fans, many of whom have requested his appearance in fighting game series such as Super Smash Bros<\/em>. However, series creator and director Toshihiro Nagoshi recently revealed why he does not want Kiryu to appear in fighting games.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Redbull France, Nagoshi said he does not like the idea of Kiryu appearing in fighting games, attributing it to the fact that it is uncharacteristic of the characters to attack women. He said, “We get a lot of requests for that…Of course, there are exceptions, but fighting games usually have female characters<\/a>, and I personally don\u2019t really want to see Kiryu hit women.”<\/p>\n

RELATED: Yakuza: Like a Dragon Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While Nagoshi does not rule out the possibility of Kiryu ever appearing in a fighting game, this comment makes it clear that Nagoshi has potentially turned down the opportunity to feature Kiryu in fighting games. Earlier this year,\u00a0Tekken 7<\/em>\u00a0director\u00a0Katsuhiro Harada mentioned in a Twitter post that he had approached Bandai Namco to request Kiryu’s appearance in Tekken 7<\/em><\/a>\u00a0after multiple fan requests, meaning the character was at one point discussed for a guest appearance in Tekken 7<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Kazuma Kiryu was featured in the very first Yakuza<\/em> title, released in 2005. Since then he has appeared as the protagonist in\u00a0seven of the main series titles, with the character’s role as protagonist concluding<\/a>\u00a0in 2018’s Yakuza 6: The Song of Life<\/em>. Kiryu has also appeared in many spin-offs such Yakuza: Dead Souls<\/em> and the Japan exclusive Yakuza Kenzan<\/em> and Yakuza Ishin<\/em>, where he roleplays famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi and Sakamoto Ryoma, respectively.<\/p>\n

Kiryu was also portrayed by Masakatsu Funaki in the 2006 film Like a Dragon: Prologue<\/em>, and later by Kazuki Kitamura in the 2007 film Like a Dragon: The Movie<\/em>. Kiryu also appeared as a guest character in the 2016 Nintendo 3DS RPG Project X Zone 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

While it seems unlikely that Kiryu will appear in any fighting game projects for the time being, Sega has contributed multiple characters including Sonic the Hedgehog, Bayonetta, and Persona 5<\/em>‘s Joker to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/em><\/a>, meaning Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai may be able to convince Nagoshi to allow the character to be included in the game. This seems especially true for\u00a0Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/em>, which has a more slapstick approach to fighting game visuals than\u00a0its contemporaries.<\/p>\n

Yakuza: Like a Dragon<\/em><\/strong> is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X\/S. It will release for PlayStation 5 on March 3 2021.<\/p>\n

MORE: Everything You Need to Know Before Buying Yakuza: Like a Dragon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Redbull France<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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