History Characters / LikeADragonGoroMajima

CharacterSpecificPages: [[Characters/LikeADragonKazumaKiryu Kazuma Kiryu]] | '''Goro Majima''' | [[Characters/LikeADragonAkiraNishikiyama Akira Nishikiyama]] | [[Characters/LikeADragonIchibanKasuga Ichiban Kasuga]]\\

* EveryoneHasStandards: Built up a reputation for himself as an unhinged "Mad Dog" with BadBoss tendencies. Yet even he was visibly shocked when [[spoiler:Mine brought Kiryu [[DecapitationPresentation a suitcase containing the severed head of Tsuyoshi Kanda]] as a form of [[KickTheSonOfABitch "taking responsibility"]] for lending so much money to a guy who would cause to much trouble for the Tojo Clan's fourth chairman.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: Always wears a lot of black and prefers black suits whenever he has to dress formally, often with a [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver scarlet shirt underneath]] but he's been on the hero's side in every game aside from the first one.

* ZanyScheme: A lot of the antics he gets up to in the "Majima Everywhere" system count as this, as he hides in the sewers, inside trash cans, in giant traffic cones, in the trunks of cars, paying businesses to let them be an impropteau arena for him and Kiryu, as well as employing various disguises, like a police officer, a bartender a hostess, an idol, with nobody but Kiryu caring, as well as straight up hiring a film crew to trick Kiryu into thinking that there's a zombie apocalypse, with Majima and his underlings wearing make-up and moving like zombies.

* DoppelgangerAttack: [[MagicRealism Inexplicably]], Majima is shown to be capable of materializing clones of himself when he's fought [[spoiler: as Saejima's FinalBoss]] in ''5''. [[spoiler:This move returns in ''Like A Dragon'', where it could just as easily be one of Ichiban's battle fantasies, but considering the aforementioned fight in ''5'', who knows?]]

Majima was PromotedToPlayable in the non-canon ''VideoGame/YakuzaDeadSouls''. He is also deutragonist and second playable character in the prequel ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''. After being excommunicated from the Tojo Clan after the failed Ueno Seiwa hit, Majima is given another chance to make a name for himself in the Japanese underworld. He's also get his own short playable campaign in the ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'' remake, ''VideoGame/YakuzaKiwami2''.

** In ''4'', Taiga Saejima learns from his fellow inmate [[ManipulativeBastard Goh Hamazaki]] that not only did his hit on Yoshiharu Ueno fail, but that it was all a big set-up, one that Majima apparently had a hand in planning. Saejima spends the entirety of his portion of the story searching for the truth and getting some payback for the hell he's endured being on deathrow for 25 years. [[spoiler:Naturally, [[SequentialBoss a couple of Boss Fights]] with the Majima Family later and it turns out Majima's no backstabber. In fact, the Shibata Family had to beat him down, chain him up, and carve out one of his eyes when he refused to let Saejima go through with the hit all on his own. .]]

%%* SwornBrothers: With Taiga Saejima.

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HidenariUgaki
!!! '''English Voice Actors:''' Creator/MarkHamill (''1''), Creator/MatthewMercer (''Like A Dragon''; Current)
!!! '''Chinese Voice Actor:''' Liu Yao

** "Receive and Bite You" in ''4''. [[spoiler: It returns in ''[[VideoGame/YakuzaLikeaDragon Like a Dragon]]'' with a vengeance whenever Ichiban summons him, and also in ''Gaiden'' during his special Coliseum match.]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: The above picture of him in ''Like A Dragon''? That's him at ''54''.

* OddFriendship: It's frankly remarkable how the people he has the tightest bonds with tend to be far more serious and straight-laced compared to him. While the ever stoic Kiryu's the most notable example, there's also his dutiful {{Blood Brother|s}} Saejima to consider. [[spoiler:Not to mention his friendship with the very professional Park and Katsuya to the point of outright being the former's husband at one point in time.]]

* BloodBrothers: With Taiga Saejima.

* ClimaxBoss: Out of all of Saejima's boss fights in ''Yakuza 4'', he's the one he has the most personal relationship with, them being BloodBrothers and Saejima's feelings over seemingly being abandoned by said sworn brother all those years ago. It also helps that he's the last boss he faces in his segment of the game before switching perspectives.

* CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler: While Downplayed as [[DomesticAbuse striking his then-wife Mirei Park]] for not telling him about having an abortion wasn't necessary at all,]] his decision to abandon her falls into this as he felt that he was holding her back from accomplishing her dreams as an idol. Considering she just started her career at 18 years old, it would be hugely scandalous if their secret marriage came to light especially since Majima himself was on his way to becoming a notorious crimelord. Sadly, this decision was something of a SenselessSacrifice as her agency found out about the secret marriage existing and and slowly let her career suffer a slow death via a refusal to promote her any further.]]

* WorldsBestWarrior: While Kiryu and Saejima fiercely compete for the title of the resident WorldsStrongestMan, Majima is consistently hailed as one of the series' greatest and most dangerous fighters. He's often treated as pretty much on par with the former two despite never quite matching them in raw strength, suggesting that it's all due to his sheer fighting skill and mastery over weaponry. It's very telling that Saejima of all the people describes Majima as "The Strongest Man I Know".

* WorldsBestWarrior: While Kiryu and Saejima fiercely compete for the title of the resident WorldsStrongestMan, Majima is consistently hailed as one of the series' greatest and most dangerous fighters. He's often treated as pretty much on par with the former two despite never matching them in strength, suggesting that it's all due to his sheer skill and mastery over weaponry, particularly the the tanto knife. It's very telling that Saejima of all the people describes Majima as "The Strongest Man I Know".