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4 boss battles, he wasn't fucking kidding

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

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

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.

“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

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

Hey Kuze guess what?

Real Estate is one hell of a drug.

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

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.

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."

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

-Max0r.

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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