History Characters / Yakuza0DojimaLieutenants

* SmokyVoice: He has a very coarse voice, notably resembling that of a chronic smoker. To boot, he like most characters is seen smoking in a cutscene.

-->'''Kuze:''' In the Yakuza life there is no K.O.

** Never disobey his orders especially if done ''to his face''; Kuze [[KickTheSonOfABitch kills Yoneda]] due to him killing Tachibana before he could extract meaningful information from him.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Fatally smashes Yoneda's head against the floor after he kills Tachibana in a fit of anger.

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* InkSuitActor: He is modeled after his voice actor Hitoshi Ozawa right down to the hairstyle.

* TooCleverByHalf: By all accounts, all his schemes work almost perfectly and everyone should have followed their parts as he expected. But while painting the murder on the Empty Lot as an intentional conspiracy on Kazama’s part has value for his own plans, Shibusawa is the one that asks Kiryu “where he got a piece.” Giving away to Kiryu that the victim was ''shot'' instead of accidentally killed ends up creating a piece on the board that Shibisawa just couldn’t account for, and spirals everyone’s plans out of expectations.

* ButtMonkey: Has some of the worst luck for a major Yakuza antagonist getting outwitted and mocked by "friend" and foe alike, being the only Dojima Lieutenant that's effectively demoted, crashing a motorcycle in a sewer,

* FauxAffablyEvil

** When Shibusawa succeeds in securing the legal rights for the Empty Lot, he at one point [[PassiveAggressiveKombat not so subtly]] implies that Awano [[SmugSnake isn't nearly as competent or intelligent]] as he thinks he is. When Awano starts to angrily take offense at that, Shibusawa simply stands up as if to remind Awano that he is challenging the Dojima Family's new Captain. Awano can only swallow his words and grit his teeth since he no longer has the sort of authority to disrespect Shibusawa any more.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Definitely. While there are some tough underlings working underneath each of them, the lieutenants outclass all of them by a mile and are some of the very few members of the Dojima Family that can actually put up a solid opposition to the likes of [[OneManArmy Kiryu and Majima.]]

* DragonInChief: Though Dojima himself is a cunning strategist, the three lieutenants through their respective families form the backbone of the Dojima Family's power, not to mention they're fighters capable of going toe to toe with the likes of [OneManArmy Kiryu and Majima]], whereas Dojima is a noncombatant. By the end of ''0'' [[spoiler:with all three lieutenants either dead or in prison]] Dojima is reduced to a figurehead clinging to his glory days.

* DragonInChief: Though Dojima himself is a cunning strategist, the three lieutenants through their respective families form the backbone of the Dojima Family's power, not to mention they're fighters capable of going toe to toe with the likes of Kiryu, whereas Dojima is a noncombatant. By the end of 0'' with all three lieutenants either dead or in prison Dojima is reduced to a figurehead clinging to his glory days.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Does not accept failure from the people he hires to capture Makoto. When Nishitani fails, he bribes a police officer working where Nishitani was imprisoned to kill him. When Oda fails to capture Makoto, he notes how Nishitani came up short before telling Oda that his failure means he also deserves to die, shooting him a second later.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Pities the orphaned Kiryu and Nishiki for being taken in by a Yakuza like Kazama stating that he's effectively turned them into his human shields. Later in that chapter, it's revealed that Kazama never wanted them to be Yakuza and in fact struck them both when he learned that they wanted to join the Tojo Clan as Yakuza. The only reason they joined was to both work under him as thanks for giving them happier lives as well as to live up to [[NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters noble Yakuza standards that he seemed to exemplify.]]

* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrenght: After you succeed the QTE in his boss fight, he and Majima shared a double take at each other before moving on with the fight. Indicating that even ''he'' was shocked by how strong he still really is.

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* InkSuitActor: All of them look exactly like their voice actors who also happen to be [[ActorAllusion proactive movie actors in several Yakuza-centric movies]]

** Never disobey his orders especially if done ''to his face''; Kuze [[KickTheSonOfABitch kills Yoneda]] due to him killing Tachibana without any meaningful information given.
* BloodKnight: He states that he joined the Yakuza in order to find tough enemies.
* BoxingBattler: As noted above, a former pro-boxer though in practice he's definitely using a dirtier variant since he uses kicks, headbutts, and elbow strikes. These skills are a large part of the reason he's able to repeatedly face-off against the much younger Kiryu and hold his own.
* TheBrute: He and his clan are the muscle of the Dojima clan and do most of the dirty jobs, including interrogation.
* TheBusCameBack: Makes a reappearance in ''Yakuze Online'' 10 years after he was arrested in 1988. He's been given a chance to rejoin the Tojo Clan by helping the Arakawa Family hunt down and kill Ryuji Goda and Joon Gi Han who they suspect to be planning to unite the forces of the Omi Alliance with the Jingweon Mafia. Curiously enough, he ends up working together with [[VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon Ichiban Kasuga]] as a result. [[spoiler:By the end of the storyline, he's failed in his mission but is still allowed to live since the union of the previously mentioned rival crime organizations has been prevented. He ends up not rejoining the Tojo Clan and presumably [[RetiredMonster lives out the rest of his days as a civilian.]]]]

** Kuze's themes even reflect his growth throughout the game, Pledge of Demon plays while Kuze is fully intent on fighting and killing Kiryu due his perceived notion that Kiryu is a coward who violated everything that he stood for as a Yakuza. Oath of Enma plays when Kuze still desires to defeat Kiryu but not out of anger or revenge but his own personal sensee of pride in wanting to prove himself. The meaning also changes as Kuze turns from a vengeance filled demon into an Enma who in Japanese mythology is a judge of a man's sins, notably Kuze's judgement after their final fight would fill Kiryu with the resolve to move forward with his actions at the end of the game.

* IntergenerationalRivalry: With Kiryu. Kuze is Kiryu's senior in the Dojima family, thinking Kiryu at first to be nothing more than young rookie and a tool for the clan. Though after suffering a humiliating defeat in front of the other lietenants, along with Dojima himself, Kuze swears revenge against Kiryu, and spends the rest of the game trying to take him down, their fights getting more intense with every rematch.

* ARealManIsAKiller: Unlike Sagawa who warns Majima that killing leaves a dark mark and it's better going through life without it, Kuze hates Kiryu because he won't commit to the end and leaves his opponent alive.

* TooCleverByHalf: He is the first to make a move to host Kazama out of the captain's seat by getting him arrested prior the game event and trying to force Kiryu to spy on him. By revealing his hand too early Kiryu is able to disgrace him in front of Dojima and the other lieutnants prove themselves much better schemers than he is.

* HerosEvilPredecessor: He's the original lieutenant of the Dojima family with a dragon tattoo. The fact that there could be another, better Dragon of Dojima is what fuels his emnity towards Kiryu.

* KnightOfCerebus: Not long after he takes control of the fight for The Empty Lot, he casually murders a civilian taxi driver and siccs a whole mob of armed goons in cars after Kiryu, Oda, and Makoto, establishing him as the most ruthless and dangerous of the 3 Dojima Lieutenants. What was already a serious and gritty crime drama becomes significantly darker and more tragic until Shibusawa and Dojima are on the cusp of victory while Kiryu, Majima, and their allies are barely holding on after certain major tragedies.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: If he manages to grapple Kiryu to the ground during the final phase of his fight, he'll attempt to beat him to death into the floor of the Yacht untless Kiryu throws him off. He ends up on the receiving end of one from Kiryu at the end of the fight that continues into the following cutscene. Kiryu could have killed him too if Nishiki hadn't stopped him.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: He's quick enough in his first phase that most of his attacks are rapidfire strings of punches and kicks that will whittle down your health in about a second, especially his kick command grab which has the clear telegraph of him shuffling his feet quickly before trying to hit Kiryu with a sweep kick. Getting hit will have him follow it up with several lightning fast strikes before performing a side kick to knock Kiryu on his back.

* VillainHasAPoint: Right before the final battle, Kiryu mentions that multiple civilians had been used by Shibusawa (and the other lieutenants) as pawns in a battle for the Empty Lot, putting them in danger and leading directly to two of their deaths. However, Shibusawa makes a reasonable point in return; that Kazama, who Kiryu idolises, was ''also'' perfectly comfortable with this happening, and as "the man who writes the script" would have been well aware of it. Notably, Kiryu is unable to properly rebuff such an assessment, merely ignoring it and telling him to "get to the point".

** Subverted later on after his final defeat. He starts starts to understand that Kazama never really wanted Kiryu to become a proper yakuza and that [[CreateYourOwnHero it was the Dojima Family that forced him to toughen up into the living force of nature he is for the rest of the series.]]

* ClassicVillain: Represents Gluttony, as he indulges in the vices of the yakuza life. Sloth as well. He boasts a lot of physical strength but has come to rely more on his intelligence to get things done and [[TheHedonist live the easy life.]] In other words, he's not accomplishing nearly as much as he's implied to be capable of.

* ClassicVillain: Represents Gluttony, as he enjoys the vices of the yakuza life.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Right before the final battle, Kiryu mentions that multiple civilians had been used by Shibusawa (and the other lieutenants) as pawns in a battle for the Empty Lot, putting them in danger and leading directly to two of their deaths. However, Shibusawa makes a reasonable point in return; that Kazama, who Kiryu idolises, was ''also'' perfectly comfortable with this happening, and as "the man who writes the script" would have been well aware of it. Notably, Kiryu doesn't realy have a coherent response to this.