History Awesome / Yakuza0

* The "Rise of the Dragon" substory is a big one for Ryuji Goda. The future Dragon of Kansai was not only pretty much as tall as Majima was back in 1998, he was also more than capable of going toe to toe with him in combat (He gets beaten, but still). And this was all while he was in sixth grade.

* The final boss fight with Kiryu against Shibusawa. Both characters have similar tattoos, but while Shibusawa is already done and looking down, showing how rotten he is and destined to fall because of trying to fabricate his legend, Kiryu has an early tattoo looking up, hinting how much he will grow while showing how he is destined to be a living legend, because he is creating his legend as he goes. With Keiji having a similar set of fighting styles mirroring those of Kiryu, Keiji is a force to be reckoned with, and the transitions to subsequent phases of the fight really have the two going at it brutally. All set to an amazing track fit for a showdown between two dragons that want to become "The Dragon of Dojima".[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Yakuza2 18 years later, a similar event happens]]

* The final boss fight with Kiryu against Shibusawa. Both characters have similar tattos, but while Shibusawa is already done and looking down showing how rottent he is and destined to fall because of trying to fabricate his legend, Kiryu has an early tattoo looking up, hinting how much he will grow while showing how he is destined to be a living legend, because he is creating his legend as he goes. With Keiji having a similar set of fighting styles mirroring those of Kiryu, Keiji is a force to be reckoned with, and the transitions to subsequent phases of the fight really have the two going at it brutally. All set to an amazing track fit for a showdown between two dragons that want to become "The Dragon of Dojima".[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Yakuza2 18 years later, a similar event happens]]

Yakuza is a game that is filled with awesome moments from brutal heat attacks to an over-the-top boss battles. Yakuza 0 certainly exceeds that awesomeness and makes us feel exhilarated with its kickass music and boss battles.

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* When Kiryu is staying with a homeless population in West Park, three jerks show up to harass the homeless. Kiryu kicks their asses.

* The fact that one of your opponents in [[BloodSport the Bed of Styx]] is [[BearsAreBadNews an actual, literal bear.]]

* Majima's introduction, where he pacifies a belligerent drunk at his cabaret without raising a hand to him while the house band plays him off.

** Additional BlinkAndYoullMissIt Awesome, not only are Kiryu and Shibusawa glaring at each other, but the way that they're positioned makes it so that the dragons on their backs are also glaring at each other. This fight was truly a clash between two dragons.

-->'''Majima''': Yo... (face twists into his familiar Mad Dog SlasherSmile) '''''Kiryu-chan!'''''\\

** Awano himself has his moment right after the fight, when he finally realizes he lost his way as a Yakuza and takes a shot for Majima.

-->'''Majima''': Yo... (face twists into his familiar Mad Dog sneer) '''''Kiryu-chan!'''''

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0xgwvLcsNwY The punch makes a return as one of Yagami's Ex-Actions]] in ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}''.

** [[ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0xgwvLcsNwY The punch makes a return as one of Yagami's Ex-Actions]] in ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}''.

** [[https://youtu.be/_zWbVpfxSWw?t=236 The punch makes a return as one of Yagami's Ex-Actions]] in ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}''.

* On a meta level, ''0'' finally saw the ''Yakuza'' series break out in the West after years of false starts and near-cancellations, to the point where the fandom began bitterly assuming at best they'd have CultClassic status. Thanks to this game being a prequel and coming out in a generally uncontested time (alongside 2017 in general being such a good year for Japanese gaming that all eyes were on the Land of the Rising Sun), ''0'' wound up surprising a lot of people and getting them into the series, leading them to try the rest of the franchise out. ''Yakuza'' finally broke big, and this was where fate finally turned for the series.

** [[https://youtu.be/_zWbVpfxSWw?t=236 The punch makes a return as one of Yagami's Ex-Actions]] in ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}''.

** The final boss fight with Kiryu against Shibusawa. With Keiji having a similar set of fighting styles to Kiryu, Keiji is a force to be reckoned with, and the transitions to subsequent phases of the fight really have the two going at it brutally. All set to an amazing track fit for a showdown between two dragons.

** Kuze's final fight also deserves mention, especially the QTE, where Kuze and Kiryu trade blows and counters. The success of it leads to Kuze punching Kiryu in the head, only for him to NoSell it and return the favor, sending Kuze ''flying''.

** Kuze's 4th fight also deserves mention, especially the QTE, where Kuze and Kiryu trade blows and counters. The success of it leads to Kuze punching Kiryu in the head, only for him to NoSell it and return the favor, sending Kuze ''flying''.

* Kiryu's BadassBoast to Kuze after [[spoiler: Tachibana is killed]]:

-->'''Kiryu:''' You lay one goddamn finger on [[spoiler: Makoto Makimura]]... and I'll ''bury'' the Tojo Clan. I'll crush it down to the last man. This I swear to you!

* By the end, Majima finally snaps, raids the Dojima Family HQ [[OneManArmy and kicks all the members' ass on his own]]. Bonus points if you already have his [[spoiler: Legend fighting style]], which makes him really batshit insane.

** And the end of the day, Majima wipes the floor with the entire Dojima Family and [[spoiler: Sohei Dojima only lives because Sera asks Majima to show restraint; since Makoto is not the owner of the Empty Lot anymore, the yakuza has no reason to go after her]].
** [[spoiler: Awano, a very tough Yakuza boss with a CharlesAtlasSuperpower, and even Lao Gui right after him, said to be the deadliest hitman in Asia, were no match for Majima's rage.]]
** [[spoiler: Awano himself has his moment right after the fight, when he finally realizes he lost his way as a Yakuza and takes a shot for Majima.]]
* Likewise, TheWarSequence for Kiryu and Nishiki. It's especially good since the game builds on Kiryu and Nishiki's friendship and they really seem like BashBrothers. Both of them raid [[spoiler: the Nikkyo Consortium's ship to end Shibusawa's raid on them]].
** Fans of the first game will be pleased to see [[spoiler: it wasn't the first time Kashiwagi brought in the cavalry]].
** [[spoiler: The final boss fight with Kiryu against Shibusawa. With Keiji having a similar set of fighting styles to Kiryu, Keiji is a force to be reckoned with, and the transitions to subsequent phases of the fight really have the two going at it brutally. All set to an amazing track fit for a showdown between two dragons.]]

* The cutscenes that play once [[spoiler: you unlock Kiryu and Majima's 4th styles.]]

-->'''Majima''': Yo... [[spoiler: '''''Kiryu-chan!''''']]

** [[https://youtu.be/_zWbVpfxSWw?t=236 The punch makes a return as one of Yagami's Ex-Actions]] in
''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}''

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[{{Determinator}} As long as I'm alive, I'll keep coming back for more]]...NOW, DIE, YOU LITTLE SHIT!"]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[{{Determinator}}As long as I'm alive, I'll keep coming back for more]]...NOW, DIE, YOU LITTLE SHIT!"]]

''VideoGame/Judgment''

** [[https://youtu.be/_zWbVpfxSWw?t=236 The punch makes a return as one of Yagami's Ex-Actions]] in "VideoGame/ProjectJudge"