The cast of characters exclusive to The Dragon's Pizzeria and lore/backstory of HoloFunk prior to the 6.0 update.
For the list of characters as depicted in (or exclusive to) the 5.0 story, see here. For the cast of characters in HoloFunk's latest versions, see this character page.
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Kazuma Kiryu
The previous Kiryu Clan chairman. Following the events of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Date informs Kiryu that Coco has uplifted the clan under new management into a thriving yakuza family and has expressed unusual interest in getting him a new identity to manage the newest branch of Pizza Shark, a legitimate business that works with the new Kiryu Clan. Unfortunately, like so many of his bizarre misadventures in the Yakuza series, the kids he's about to meet are anything but normal...
- Adaptation Species Change: A literal dragon here, of the same variety as Coco.
- Beethoven Was an Alien Spy: "Ryoma Sakamoto" was actually a disguised Kiryu living out the events of Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!.
- Canon Welding: The little group Kiryu had formed in Yakuza 6 turns out to be the same high-profile yakuza gang Coco leads years later.
- Composite Character: Ryoma Sakamoto (as the Yakuza series interprets him) is indeed the same person as Kiryu in this world, rather than being an Identical Stranger.
- Riches to Rags: The plot of The Dragon's Pizzeria is kicked off when his reserve funds from the past few Yakuza games begin to run dry.
- Spotting the Thread: As usual, his keen sense of suspicion is second to none and accurately predicts the truth of several matters related to Aloe (the fact that "Hibiki Fukunaga" is a false identity) and Karin (her father lying about where his money comes from) through intuition and heightened perception alone.
- You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!: Pulls this reaction several times when he realizes Coco is basically strong-arming him back into yakuza business by using them to give him a (legitimate) job opportunity.
Karin Maki
A young oni and former heiress to a vast company fortune from her father... at least until he finally put his foot down over her liabilities.
- Both Sides Have a Point: On one hand, what is a broken supercar if you have enough profits to just get a new one with no problem? On the other hand, Karin crashed four, and if you do the math, the answer is a lot, or at least enough to raise some serious eyebrows from your business partners.
- I Have No Son!: Disowned by her father after she crashed enough super-cars to be considered a serious liability.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: Most of Karin's sympathetic qualities come from the fact that she's developed this from a lack of opportunity to be honest about herself to others. The moment anyone in the room slinks away, her actual feelings about a given situation come pouring right out.
- It's All About Me: Is rather uppity in how she describes her experiences and goals, and is easily lured by things that stroke her ego. However, it's at least partially a farce that no one really knows where that starts and ends - see above.
- Jerkass Has a Point:
- Although Karin's father disowning her isn't exactly portrayed in the best light for obvious reasons, he is right to point out Karin's Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense attitude, and Kenji is visibly irritated just listening to her recount her experiences. Also, "hundreds of millions" of yen in profit only translates to about several million in USD, and damaging not one, but four supercars in rapid succession beyond repair would almost certainly leave a massive dent in that bottom line.
- On her end, she's right that keeping someone as eldritch as Nyamada around is a ticking time bomb, especially in an environment as stressful as food service. Kiryu, however, shuts her down by pointing out everyone has to try and mitigate the stress regardless, meaning preventing a repeat of the Splintered, Crawling Chaos Incident is just an added bonus to something they're already trying to do.
- Original Generation: An entirely original character created for the lore, designed after the same kind of oni that Nakiri Ayame is. Lampshaded when Karin declares her new goal is to upstage Ayame in the industry.
- Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: Karin has a skewed perception of monetary value and disposability because of her affluent upbringing, which manifests in rather destructive tendencies. Kiryu also implies something suspicious is going on with her father's earnings (namely, that he makes hundreds of millions from "agriculture" and "private security," which aren't exactly the most lucrative trades) which she's too dense to spot.
Chun Lushan/Narumi Midoriyama
A fox girl, former member of the Blazing Bears biker gang, and Aloe's closest companion besides Nene. After Darnell bails her out of a scuffle down in the underworld, she suddenly finds herself working with the succubus again by the strings of fate.
- Accidental Public Confession: Narrowly averted; Narumi nearly exposes Aloe's identity in front of Kiryu's other hires and doesn't shut up until getting several hints on the matter.
- Author Appeal: While the bulk of the 5.0 story is an obvious reflection of both Kiryu Coco and Kyou's interests in the Yakuza series, Narumi makes the use of the latter's specific tastes more blatant as she plays up more of them at once, namely fox girls, Japanese Delinquents, and being a major character in a plot evoking the aforementioned franchise.
- Canon Foreigner: Aside from being an Original Character, she's introduced as Aloe's best friend.
- Homoerotic Subtext: Her interactions with Aloe were implied to be the development of a (obviously inconclusive) romantic relationship according to Kyou, who used Narumi as the base of a joke about attraction to stupid people from Aloe's perspective.
- Japanese Delinquents: An ex-gang member bailed out of the business by Darnell, and has the loud personality and stereotypical accent (written in English as a drawl) to match.
- Only Friend: To Aloe, at least until Nene finds her again.
- Original Generation: An entirely original character created for the lore, designed after the same kind of fox spirit that Fubuki is.
- Spanner in the Works: Was originally intended to be the reason Aloe's anxiety is absent in update 6.0.0 of the main story, before the causes of those issues were dropped entirely.
- Spotting the Thread: Is able to recognize Aloe even through a thick layer of fake credentials and magical disguises based purely on her voice.
Nyakemi Nyamada
A fragment of an Eldritch Abomination disguised as a Cat Girl. Not actually the person all signs point to them being, but a defective clone that nonetheless can blend into society unless set on fire.
- Blob Monster: Her true form is an entire colony of these that also contain powerful hallucinogens.
- Clones Are People, Too: Described as one and is sufficiently different from the real Nyanners, presenting as a Shrinking Violet who possesses none of the original's unsavory traits.
- Clone Degeneration: Compared to the real Nyanners, she reeks of worcestershire sauce, has unkempt hair, and has a lazy eye.
- Disaster Dominoes: Manages to weasel her way into the Pizza Shark branch as an employee, but is forced to drop her disguise when she catches fire. The result is a wild goose chase of Blob Monsters that for the most part just put Karin and Narumi into an acid trip that involves Shrek for some reason, until one also decides to trigger Aloe's PTSD.
- LOL, 69: Explicitly identified in author's notes as the 69th Nyanners clone running around in the world. A bit ironic, considering Nyamada has absolutely nothing to do with VShojo's more debaucherous sides.
- Mythology Gag: Not the first foreigner that gets into a pickle after someone else mistook "visa" for "pizza."
Amatsuka Uto
Another angel signed onto the same Pizza Shark branch as Aloe. The two get along quickly thanks to a crisis.
- #1 Dime: A BB shotgun with the words "MY BABY" written on the side.
- Canon Welding: A third-party Virtual YouTuber who grew up in the same school as Kenji and Kanata, essentially binding three continuities together with one degree of separation.
- Genocide Survivor: Survived the events of Pico's School, though this is downplayed since Uto was still in middle school when it happened and thus didn't have to experience much of the carnage. The memories still seep through at times, though.
- Gun Nut: Obsessed with guns to the point where her first model weapon is her #1 Dime that she takes wherever she goes, which comes in handy when you need to shock a Blob Monster into spitting out its victims.
Dancho Tsume
An overly-formal man with a Face of a Thug, hired onto the Pizza Shark branch's night shift. He's introduced trying to show Nyamada the ropes, only to run into... problems.
- Canon Welding: Though another third-party Virtual YouTuber, Tsume here is another victim of the Dearests. This time, his downfall is because the Dearests snuck The Mole into the ranks of an illegal casino he ran and then ratted it out to the police.
- Face of a Thug: He has an intimidating aura and an outfit that reminds Aloe of Mr. Kurayami, and initially attempts to cover up the Splintered, Crawling Chaos Incident, but fully admits all wrongdoing and tries to help out in the end. It's also stated that he spent some time in prison because he wanted to be the fall guy for the casino he ran after the police raided it.
Other FNF mod characters
Jules M. Whitmore
One of Hana's former bandmates. Initially presumed dead after the incident that condemned Tabi and AGOTI to their canon fates, he somehow winds up back in civilization, working the night shift at Kiryu's Pizza Shark branch.- Ambiguously Human: Implied to have been modified to some extent in the present, given his treatment by the Dearests was apparently rather physically punishing compared to Tabi and AGOTI.
- Composite Character: Takes traits from both Whitty and Julian T. Whitmore as he's first mentioned eating almost all of the snacks Ryuji brought to the Pizza Shark building, bringing to mind the premise of "Hungry" from the Definitive Edition. Additionally, his full name is closer to Julian's, but goes by "Whitty" as a nickname, and is implied to be an altered human of some sort.
Carol
Hana's friend, largely unchanged from the original.- Mythology Gag: Kenji calls her "C-Roll," after the song "Carol Roll" from her mod.
Tabi
Still the same unhinged vengeance seeker as always, except now it's almost like fate WANTS him to blow up that restaurant.
Another former bandmate of Hana. Unfortunately, it seems not even the boundaries of a new world are safe from the chains of fate...- Adaptation Species Change: An angel, to mirror Kenji being one as well.
- Foregone Conclusion: The band's gone and the Dearests were using him, so it's fairly safe to assume he was unable to avoid the events of his mod in this world.
- In Spite of a Nail: A new world, an Adaptational Species Change that would make Tabi hardier than his original self, both of which could potentially change the events of his mod - nope, he's still screwed to some extent.
- Red Right Hand: The alchemical symbol for fire is etched into his halo, foreshadowing how he fully intended to repeat history in this timeline and go around a third time with Aloe.
- Uncertain Doom: Non-lethal example; it's heavily implied Tabi's original mod plays out again to some extent in this universe, but the exact specifics and their severity aren't elaborated on. At the very least, the iconic cursed goat skull is still a staple aspect.
AGOTI
The last of Hana's former bandmates. You can probably guess why he isn't around.- Foregone Conclusion: Like Whitty and Tabi, the backstory of his mod has long since transpired since before The Dragon's Pizzeria and HoloFunk itself. While Tabi and Whitty are presumably still somewhere in the world, AGOTI is almost certainly locked in the void from his canon, and there's no telling if he has a way out like in ENTITY's greater story or even if the other ENTITY characters are still around to be aware of his situation.
