History Characters / LikeADragonIchibanKasuga

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

* AntiHero: He's a pretty nice guy overall, but he has no problems blackmailing a Liumang underling for information. He can also get mindlessly violent when his temper flares up, [[spoiler:though that's rectified after his fight with Kiryu]].

Ichiban was born on New Year's Day, 1977. Abandoned within the soapland as an infant, he was adopted by the Shangri-la soapland manager Jiro Kasuga, who named him "Ichiban". Jiro raised the young boy with various prostitutes and gave him a loving home in the red light districts of Kamurocho, up until his death. As a teenager, Ichiban ignored school and any semblance of a career, and instead opted to pick fights with punks and lift money off of them to help the locals. He eventually ended up biting more than he could chew after beating up the thug of a Yakuza, who then came for revenge. At the hands of their torture, he attempted to threaten them with a bluff by using the name of the Arakawa Family.\\\

[[LoserProtagonist The Dragon of Rock Bottom.]] He is the main protagonist of ''Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' and ''Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth'', taking place after the end of Kazuma Kiryu's saga. A kind-hearted and imaginative goofball at heart who sees life as a game of Dragon Quest, though he can be surprisingly serious and icy if you mess with him and those he considers friends.\\\

Ichiban was born on New Year's Day, 1977. Born and abandoned within the soapland by a prostitute, he was adopted by the Shangri-la soapland manager Jiro Kasuga, who named him "Ichiban". Jiro raised the young boy with various prostitutes and gave him a loving home in the red light districts of Kamurocho, up until his death. As a teenager, Ichiban ignored school and any semblance of a career, and instead opted to pick fights with punks and lift money off of them to help the locals. He eventually ended up biting more than he could chew after beating up the thug of a Yakuza, who then came for revenge. At the hands of their torture, he attempted to threaten them with a bluff by using the name of the Arakawa Family.\\\

** Downplayed in Infinite Wealth. He never gets a moment to show off his street smarts, Tomizawa often taking the lead due to his familiarity with Hawaii. Instead, his sincerity, bravery and willingness to trust in others helps him through the adventure.

His default job is '''"Freelancer"''', which is a specialist melee class designed to overwhelm enemies with powerful single-target attacks. He later trades out this job for the much more versatile '''"Hero"''' job, which focuses on him using a baseball bat like a sword for wide-hitting swings and devastating blows. His personal skills revolve around using his charisma to get his way in battle, like buffing his allies or convincing enemies to fork over items.

His default job is '''"Freelancer"''', which is a powerful scrapper class designed to overwhelm enemies with single-target attacks. He later trades out this job for the much more powerful '''"Hero"''' job, which focuses on him using a baseball bat for wide-hitting swings and devastating blows. His personal skills revolve around using his charisma to get his way in battle, like buffing his allies or convincing enemies to fork over items.

-->''"Yeah, I pretend to be a hero when I fight. So what?"''

-->''"I've been waiting for a shot like this!"''

The [[LoserProtagonist Dragon of Rock Bottom.]] The main protagonist of ''Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' and ''Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth'', taking place after the end of Kazuma Kiryu's saga. A kind-hearted goofball with childlike optimism and very vivid imagination, though he can be surprisingly serious and icy if you mess with him and those he considers friends.\\\

The [[LoserProtagonist Dragon of Rock Bottom.]] The main protagonist of ''Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' and ''Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth'', taking place after the end of Kazuma Kiryu's saga. A kind-hearted goofball with childlike optimism and very vivid imagination, though he can be surprisingly serious and icy if you mess with him in some way.\\\

The protagonist of ''Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' and ''Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth'', taking place after the end of Kazuma Kiryu's saga.\\\

** In Infinite Wealth, despite both [[spoiler:Tomizawa and Chitose]] nearly ruining his arrival to Hawaii, not only does he manage to get through to them, but he also convinces them to join him. They end up becoming his strongest allies in his search for Akane. Tellingly, [[spoiler:Chitose]] still calls him an idiot for his unwavering tryst, but it comes across as an InsultOfEndearment.

** When he asks Saeko to tell him what the guy she is interested in is like, she starts naming off traits that rather blatantly obviously describe Ichiban...and his immediate response is "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Wow, he sounds like a shithead.]]" Averted in ''Infinite Wealth'' where it's obvious that he has feelings for her.

* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: The main stipulation to fights in ''Like A Dragon'' is that if Ichiban is defeated, it will be an immediate loss, regardless of how well the others are doing, even if there is an available revive ability on hand. This makes the boss fight against [[spoiler:Kiryu]] all the more dangerous [[WouldNotHitAGirl if Saeko and/or Eri are in the party]], since that will mean Ichiban will be targeted more often.

** In Infinite Wealth, despite both [[spoiler:Tomizawa and Chitose]] nearly ruining his arrival to Hawaii, not only does he manage to get through to them, but he also convinces them to join him. They end up becoming his strongest allies in his search for Akane.

* AllLovingHero: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. [[EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes Ichiban certainly isn't immune to hating people]] (just ask Totsuka, Kume and [[spoiler: Bryce]], to name a few), but he generally looks at the best in people and is willing to forgive almost anyone at the slightest hint of remorse. [[spoiler:This trait is enough that he even manages to get through to Ryo Aoki and convince him to redeem himself for his crimes before his HeelFaceDoorSlam.]]

-->'''Ichiban:''' [[HonestJohnsDealership You scam people with fake merch]], [[WouldHurtAChild you make kids cry]] and you don't know a damn thing about Michio!