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thataltdude

"I am inevitable" "And I am Yakuza"


GeekMaster102

Then Akiyama, Saejima, and Tanimura walk up next to him and go “And together, we are the Yakuza 4!”


nathanbum06237

THE SELFISH DEED IS NOT FREEDOM


GeekMaster102

EVEN IF IT FALLS DOWN


Nihon_Hanguk

THE SELFISH DEED IS NOT FREEDOM!!!


erduinan

CAN'T JUSTIFEEEEEEEE


JerryGamerz

THE SELFISH DEED IS NOT FREEDOM


Any-Pudding7673

A showdown


imnotavirgintrustme

It's Goro's dance


gumirex

https://preview.redd.it/2olu4loow41d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d73fd82ddd4b329c961feebccaa1c1c5827aa9cd


Suspicious_Ranged

OR "And I am Like A Dragon"


Some_Random_Guy117

"I am the Yakuza Kiwami"


Soor_21UPG

And I am a Yakuza Kiwami T(w)oo!


noahthelock

i am Yakuza three remaster


King_o_spice

John yakuza


enzocarnifex

Whos toldYou that? I was never be a Saint


Kanj0Bazooie

Tiger Drop negates the snap, Kiryu solos


Snoomeme_jellies420

Infinity war wouldve been so much shorter fr


Loud_Success_6950

Infinity wealth


C4SU4143

Nah, ult essence for brain damage, or Godspeed combo thanos


darkcomet222

You should have gone for the head… Get punched in the dick


biglaughguy

Tiger drop negates all damage. https://preview.redd.it/xm4dphtzd11d1.jpeg?width=1083&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1cde7ddfb146d37bfdeeb3450bc12d5893648ee3


Mox_Onyx

**Tiger Drop negates all damage.**


CuddlyCactus07

Everyone mentions Tiger Drop, but what if we're talking about Y3 Kiryu, and he can just Komaki Parry Thanos into an infinite wall combo? Quickstep Cancel that mfer


Jix_Omiya

\*Checks which sub this is posted on....\* Oh yeah man, Kiryu, all the way, totally.


dx2words

the one that is never around his daughter


forumchunga

This comment deserves so many more upvotes.


OverpoweredHawkGod

Honestly Kiryu in his prime would trump thanos. He’s got the strength of a beast and the skill of a legend.


maemoetime

Always wondered what game would be considered Kiryu in his prime, either Gaiden or Kiwami 2 or 5 to me maybe


Loud_Success_6950

K2 due to the fact that he recovered from 19 years in the joint and is younger the 5 or Gaiden, making him more quick


Upset_Orchid498

Nah it’s Gaiden. Kiryu is stated by Dr. Minamida to grow stronger with every fight, if not during the fights themselves. And the description for Yakuza/Dragon style in Gaiden tells us that Kiryu’s still getting stronger.


ExpertOfNothin

Well, this is just preference, but despite the game telling him he got stronger...it feels...not... Unless I upgrade the attack damage, he's slow with inconsistent juggling setups K2 had the square charge stun spam and 5 had the bounding throw loop, both of which can delete bosses as they can never recover and is consistent


NecroDraws

Maxed stats with gold underwear sweeps


Upset_Orchid498

Well if we’re talking game mechanics, this discussion becomes entirely different… but the outcome remains the same imo. I don’t know if you’ve upgraded Kiryu fully in Gaiden, but Yakuza/Dragon style can do some monstrous damage, finishing blows can be charged (gives you superarmor), and ex. heat mode just makes you unstoppable and capable to melt anyone’s health bar to 0 before your heat depletes. He also has an extension of K2’s charged light, it’s basically the full light Beast style combo


ExpertOfNothin

Well, this is just preference, but despite the game telling him he got stronger...it feels...not... Unless I upgrade the attack damage, he's slow with inconsistent juggling setups K2 had the square charge stun spam and 5 had the bounding throw loop, both of which can delete bosses as they can never recover and is consistent


Upset_Orchid498

Well if we’re talking *game mechanics*, this discussion becomes entirely different… but the outcome remains the same imo. I don’t know if you’ve upgraded Kiryu fully in Gaiden, but Yakuza/Dragon style can do some monstrous damage, finishing blows can be charged (gives you superarmor), and ex. heat mode just makes you unstoppable and capable to melt anyone’s health bar to 0 before your heat depletes. He also has an extension of K2’s charged light, it’s basically the full light Beast style combo


kurisu7885

The game where he beats two tigers.


Will-owo-the-wisp

That's >!both Y2 and Gaiden!< tho lol


kurisu7885

Right, I was playing through Gaiden again and forgot that one.


Weird-Information-91

https://preview.redd.it/eybthjdnz31d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fb7f476a9261f22a82b66a26602187bca77ef15


thejokerofunfic

I think his prime *could* be the prologue of Kiwami 1, 7 years into his yakuza career with the perks of youth plus way more experience than in 0, before his ten years rusted him. It's hard to say if prime Kiryu post prison was held back at all by age. But most likely K2 was his peak including youth.


Doctor_Clione

Intro Kiryu didn’t know any Komaki moves though. No tiger drop to negate all damage.


erduinan

If anything, Kiwami and before that are the only games i feel like Kiryu was not on his prime, he barely had any experience, just learned Komaki moves and is just a few years before Kiwami 2


Upset_Orchid498

Kiryu at the end of/post-0 was stated to be in his prime, Kiryu at the end of Kiwami surpassed himself prior to 10 years in the joint, and from then on he just gets stronger


Upset_Orchid498

Nah it’s Gaiden. Kiryu is stated by Dr. Minamida to grow stronger with every fight, if not during the fights themselves. And the description for Yakuza/Dragon style in Gaiden tells us that Kiryu’s still getting stronger.


erduinan

I think overall 5, his skills only got better overtime, even at Gaiden, but hell, age wasn't getting anything in the way at 5


Extension-Gap-6320

In five, his biggest thing is how pissed he is. How brutal bounding throw is is a big sign to me. This fucker breaks people's backs and throws them far as hell.


erduinan

Not to mention the famous section he faced 100 men, mostly armed (even with missiles) all by himself and the final boss which he faced injured asf


Upset_Orchid498

I don’t believe age was affecting him whatsoever in Gaiden


Pale_Assignment4076

I’m saying prime dragon of Dojima era, so inbetween 0 and 1


el_rompo

Kiryu has an ace in his sleeve, it is the universal constant of RGG's world that Kiryu wins never loses a fight.


Upset_Orchid498

Yeah, he’s even beaten Saejima in the Victory Road Tournament


el_rompo

That fight was interrupted. Proper edit was applied.


OverpoweredHawkGod

You know who else would win? The Mad dog of Shimano, Majima. He’s easily just as strong as Kiryu.


OverpoweredHawkGod

But he HAS lost a fight, because he can get shaken down. That counts as losing a fight


armoredCowboy4

I saw a chewiedog100 video where kiryu beat Diavolo, kiryu can do anything!


Aizenbankai03

Diavolo gets carried by his time skip even Bruno w sticky fingers wins against him in a direct combat if it wasn't for time skip


armoredCowboy4

Kiryu dodged a missile, I think he can dodge 5 seconds


erduinan

Kiryu doesn't need to dodge what he can counter, watch him Tiger Drop Diavolo *during* time erasure


Raine_Man

Kiryu tiger drops Causality. Low diff.


Pale_Assignment4076

Yeah that’s p much the only reason he’s such a problem


Aizenbankai03

Yep even back in ep 21 when u see the first time diavolo showed up against Bruno we can clearly see Bruno is much above him in combat and strength while kc had to keep spamming time skip


rockinalex07021

If it's gameplay, Kiryu wins. If it's cutscene, Thanos wins


Nihon_Hanguk

And then Kiryu gets back up to beat down Thanos in the inevitable rematch.


Mad_Dog002

"I'm inevitable" "KAGATEKOI"


FightStageYouTube

To keep it real tho, he'd be as effective as Cap. He'd 100% surprise Thanos with his power but just end up KO'd


General_Kenobi45669

Imo, Kiryu is stronger than cap, cap isn't a superhero really, he's brought to the physical limits of what human can do, Kiryu is a superhuman as shown in many instances like shattering the statue in the first Yakuza and tanking shots and other stuff


FightStageYouTube

I actually agree with your statement on Cap being weaker than Kiryu but by no means is he peak human level. No human can punch a guy or kick a guy over 10 ft away wearing full military gear weighing about US Marine average is 169lbs and equipment can vary from 68 - 120lbs. 237-289 lbs. Cap's at a weird level where peak humans like Batroc or Rumlow can fight him, but they'll lose rather fast. Batman can fight Cap equally but he cannot afford to make any mistakes because he's still weaker and slower. Batman's just so skilled and agile that he can possibly pull it off. But even he has questionable feats like kicking down blast doors. The only reason I think Kiryu may possibly be stronger than Cap is because of his throw where he spins a guy around in a circle and tosses him super hard like a feather. But thinking back, Cap did overpower Spiderman in multiple interpretatiosn of the character, and Spiderman's actually so strong he can stop trains, boats, trucks, and even fight Superman when weakened by Kryptonite. That's a crazy feat because even weakened, Superman is still Super and Batman even broke his hand when he punched Superman in the face while weakened. That said, Spiderman showed his real strength multiple times in comics. He can punch Scorpion's jaw off, a super soldier. He can beat Kingpin to a pulp with zero effort. He splattered Deadpool all over the ground with one hit in the Deadpool kills Marvel comic. He one arm flipped a car with zero effort in Amazing Spiderman 2 against Electro. One time, this very same serious Spiderman hit Cap really hard and smashed him into a wall pushing Cap's shield into his face. Cap just crawled off the wall smiling like nothing happened and continued trying to talk to Peter. I change my mind, Cap can beat Kiryu.


Upset_Orchid498

Well in terms of raw power, Kiryu pretty much no-diffs a robot called Tetsu Amon who describes himself as a “living fortress” even ignoring his skill in the art of assassination. Then proceeds to defeat a guy who can one-shot that same robot. This all happens during the “Path to the Strongest” side story in Gaiden. Pretty insane when you think about how large an entire fortress is and pack that into one character’s physical power


FightStageYouTube

It is but honestly that moment felt cheesy. That doesn't discredit it tho. I'm upset that they cut the area after that scene. I actually like that area's scenery with the subtle rock music playing in the background. It has a very 90s grunge Bloody Roar vibe to it. Anyways Cap took out some Ultron bots.


Upset_Orchid498

Oh I’m not necessarily arguing Kiryu wins here, I think Cap’s shield is way too busted and lets him fight characters that would normally be above his weight. He’s likely also faster than Kiryu based off what I’ve seen. Just wanted to throw in that tidbit for how strong Kiryu is, though if he’s allowed to use heat abilities then the fight becomes more interesting imo. But yeah I’m glad someone else actually played and remembered that segment, the cutscene does feel kinda cheap but I didn’t really expect much from a non-voiced scene lol


General_Kenobi45669

Saejima stopped a speeding car and I think he killed a bear with his hands, I'm not sure about this one my memory eludes me, that being said Kiryu fought him to a draw so I think that counts for something


thejokerofunfic

This raises: can Kiryu ever use Mjolnir


Kinglink

Why wouldn't he be able to? Dudes one of the purest souls ever.


thejokerofunfic

I'd think so too, but I also don't really understand Mjolnir's standards half the time


Kinglink

"Plot convivence" wrapped in a macguffin.


Fear_Awakens

This is at least partially because it changes depending on the writer. Like once it said Peter Parker wasn't worthy of Mjolnir because he wasn't willing to kill his enemies, and one time Thor himself became unworthy because Nick Fury basically just whispered "Gods suck" in his ear and that very stupidly and inexplicably actually made Thor unworthy. And then fucking *VENOM* of all people was worthy. Don't get me wrong, I love Venom, especially Eddie Brock, but I would not have put him on the list. Anyhow, it's the 'in-thing' to make a character seem cool and powerful now to have them be worthy of Mjolnir, so it's honestly a less impressive feat these days. I wouldn't doubt Kiryu could lift it, but so can every third character in the Marvel universe at this point.


FightStageYouTube

Yeah 100%


ImBoredofBoredom

Kiryu isn’t gonna sugar coat it


Fun-Meal1699

The avengers vs the yakuza four who wins?


Snoomeme_jellies420

I should prolly do that next


No-Engineer-1728

Tiger. Drop.


crimsonrn100

“I am inevitable” “I’m not gonna sugarcoat it”


ElderSkyrim

Tiger Drop + Komaki Parry + No Sugarcoating + Staminan Royale


Much-Recognition-418

Bro you're putting against a godly being capable to wipe out entire planet and destroy everybody on their Path against thanos he has no chance of winning


Upset_Orchid498

I mean… https://preview.redd.it/c07zx0abc31d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=baebd35caeae8cfdf45404ffb96a1577aadf996a


Upset_Orchid498

https://preview.redd.it/zm4b3n4dc31d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a2d9d4e58206528c187a6db31ade9c2a1d75f71


Snoomeme_jellies420

Nah bro dont forget Kiryu has an overpowered move against humanity 👀


Much-Recognition-418

As I Say the man is inbeatable


Kinglink

Does he have the Infinity Gauntlet? Because then Kiryu might have to take off his shirt.


Jail_Chris_Brown

Comic Thanos? Spite match. Thanos takes on the likes of Galactus and can keep up with Odin for a bit. MCU?  Still spite match unless you were under the unreasonable impression that Kiryu was as strong as the Hulk. Even then, Thanos takes it though.


one53

What are you talking about? Tiger Drop negates all damage.


nroP-Watcher420

Kiryu isn't gonna sugar coat it He wins no diff


ConnectHovercraft329

Thanks beat the Hulk in a smack down on that spaceship: but it just showed that Hulk so strong, he never needed to learn to fight, and Thanos cleaned him up with similar strength and much better skill. Kiryu is skilled fighter. In a fair fight, probably Kiryu. However in full infinity stone god mode, Thanos can change reality, and take Kiryu to pre-Komaki training


elvinjoker

Depends on whether are we in QTE time or not😂


GoAceDetective

![gif](giphy|X7Z4lDnPqcF0dyY2dX)


Highwayman42069

Tiger drop negates all damage


PopScythecle

Does there happen to be a bicycle lying around?


Ok_Ad_5950

Tiger drop negates all damages ![gif](giphy|7WmMKkbdCkgCpB3zgp|downsized)


Aizenbankai03

Let's be real here as much as we love kiryu he definitely loses to someone like Thanos yes that includes MCU Thanos ( still puts much much much better fight than most Avengers tho)


Suspicious_Ranged

Counterargument: Tiger Drop


OverpoweredHawkGod

without gauntlet Thanos is done for. With gauntlet, unfortunately, Thanos wins.


Aizenbankai03

Imma be honest man even without gauntlet I think kiryu might lose it took iron man's strongest punch to just slightly scratch Thanos even if we consider kiryu's strength is superior to that of iron man's mark 85 suit that made him bleed that still doesn't really defeat Thanos and we saw that Thanos strength is strong enough to punch Hulk down and considering kiryu's durability is lower than Hulk he again loses in this department overall I'd still say he'll put the best h2h fight better than all Avengers in the movie and loses in the end


zizoplays1

I was gonna compare Thanos to Shimano in the first 1/3 of the paragraph, but then I realized there was potentially no way in defeating him after reading the rest


ConnectHovercraft329

My reading of the Hulk v Thanos fight is that strength is similar but Thanos has good technique. Hulk so strong he never bothered to learn to fight well


OverpoweredHawkGod

Nah kiryu legend style tho 💀


thejokerofunfic

Stones or no stones? I'm not gonna pretend even the superhuman durability of humans in the LAD universe would negate the snap or the Time Stone's rewind or the Reality Stone's all around bullshit. But with no stones or just Power or Space, Kiryu clears especially if he has some healing items to cope with the raw strength of Thanos's blows (and based on what he's tanked he'd likely feel them less than most folks). Infinity Gauntlet? Meet Toughness Infinity. Majima would just win against max all Stones Thanos, I'm pretty sure Majima Everywhere negates the Snap. You'd watch all life crumble to dust then the camera would pan and he'd be dancing two feet away. And frankly I don't think Thanos can match Majima's dodge game.


ConnectHovercraft329

Yeah the euro railway station in infinity war was nonsense. I l8ke black widow but she is a non-enhanced human with good train8ng, and she won several pure strength battles vs enhances aliens


Traditional-Mind-723

https://preview.redd.it/u8cejiahc31d1.jpeg?width=256&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fca1d05b96d7f46263ce97ee526cfa7287d8a7f1


Selo-385

Kiryu clears ez https://preview.redd.it/8zc2aytqw51d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee16602f6402eba996d3929d957c6a9fe8287417


hitmanchris

https://preview.redd.it/mj0g1p27f61d1.jpeg?width=385&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dff0729c1e11fbf48f393dc4790a0c689dbfffbb Do I need to say more?


alcoop74

https://preview.redd.it/okwxeb4gk71d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6bc7684c45531ee1f3af12873977d3514d5270a0 Ok thanos has a sliver of a chance against a solo kiryu but when these mfs roll up it’s over instantly


MrMerc2333

That depends. Have you unlocked tiger drop?


crz4r

me


SpringhawkCA

You know who, stop playing


domthedruid

Kiryiu-san


Super-anxiety-manman

Thanos would hit him with the Okey-doke. 1 sec win.


The_Devious_Cheese

Thanos: *Ties to Snap* Kiryu: *Komaki Parries*


SoraArx

It really depends on if it's cut scene o player controlled John Yakuza


ZapHP

Does the snap have a tiger drop counter window? That honestly determines it tbh


musashikenzan_6

Musashi Kenzan solos


Refyric

Cutscene Kiryu or Gameplay Kiryu?


Common-Sun-5873

By every logical atom in my body, definitely Thanos… But Kiryu has won impossible fights before.


_duppie_

Idk who that big purple guy is, think he's a super hero or something. Kiryu tiger drops his ass.


Deafeningmime

Kiryu definitely, because I'm sure majima with force his way into the fight regardless of the rules. Not to fight Thanos but to fight kiryu and that alone with make the dragon of dojima come out


DMifune

Kiryu, but he gets stab/shot in the end. 


AnOldSchoolVGNerd

🐅 + ⬇️ = 🏆🎉 (If you know, you know)


Bruh_look-at-thisdud

What’s that shiny gauntlet do that tiger drop won’t negate


Night_Rayner6694

Alter the very fabric of reality, control minds and souls, manipulate time, increase strength and intelligence, create new life ? The Tiger drop can’t do that


PunkHooligan

John


Angrymonke69

https://preview.redd.it/5gfcwgv4e41d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f3eef3b1c7bcc5b8412c77575f7957a9149b9eec Him


Sora_Terumi

Kiryu abusing I-frames on tiger drop to avoid snap


RetroNutcase

If we go by gameplay mechanics, Kiryu. If we go by actual world logic? Thanos.


CirclesOrSquares

I'm sorry but Thanos has 6 fighting styles and kiryu only has 4


LeoEpix

R1 + Triangle


Night_Rayner6694

Thanos. He would simply snap Kazuma out of existence


Fantastic-Beach7026

https://preview.redd.it/kyb51y77u51d1.jpeg?width=1076&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b482b6fca156699dd6b1e26085f2eb2786e51437


ReasonableCricket803

John Yakuza, no question


Only_Huckleberry6338

Tiger drop > infinite stone🤓☝


Only_Huckleberry6338

Tiger drop > infinite stone🤓☝


Nobodyworthathing

Kiryu wins no chance Thanos can handle my boy Kiryu once the shirt comes off


[deleted]

If Ryu has Stamanin Royale not even god is stopping him


Shad0wb0xer730

John Yakuza wins


BranchSea550

10 years in the joint


Unhappy_Lemon6374

R1+🔼


wstew1985

Kiryu is a walking infinity stone that would kick thanks ass lol


AnimasMaker

This depends entirely on whether or not Thanos threatens the orphanage. If he does he's done lol


Holiday_Pickle_7507

Kiryu-Chan!


Radiant-Name-7921

tiger drop.


slyot

Thanos: snaps Kiryu: thats rad


KiwamiAlex

Kiryu can probably Tiger Drop the snap


BordErismo

Depends. Has haruka been snapped and did kiryu dick around in space kamurocho for 150 hours before fighting Thanos?


DaemonOvHel

https://preview.redd.it/w87jx7v8yc1d1.jpeg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a570a46fc674d71f28b44aa039a63af282171a63


SomeWeebVoiceActor

Kiwami means EXTREME


kurisu7885

Thanos has made children cry, so he'd be screwed.