History Characters / Yakuza3

* MightyGlacier: ZigZagged after he switches to brass knuckles halfway through your first fight against him. He tends to pace around slowly or casually saunter towards Kiryu but once he starts attacking he's aggressive and can be surprisingly fast and unpredictable with his various punching combos

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** AdaptationalHeroism: Removing his substories in ''3'' while retaining his appearance in ''4'' definitely makes him seem a lot less unpleasant.

* BlackComedyRape: There's a ''reason'' Kiryu's reaction to seeing him is "run like hell."
* TheCameo: Returns in ''Yakuza 4'' where he takes a drink at Earth Angel in the Champion District.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: When he talks to [[spoiler:Andre Richardson]] in Daigo's hospital room on his mobile phone. It's heavily accented but still comprehensible without subtitles.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Considering that he's Japanese by birth but [[spoiler:an agent of a major American intelligence organization,]] he'd need to brush up on his English. We only hear two sentences though, but while heavily accented it's still very much intelligible.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: He's voiced by an American VA, meaning he speaks perfect English.

* FragileSpeedster: A variant focused on avoiding damage. He only ever has a single healthbar as a boss fight even in postgame content, but his evasive skills, short quick attacks with little ending lag, and ability to block almost all attacks from the front make it rather difficult to find any openings to deal heavy damage to him especially since he's fought so early in the story that your combat options are so much more limited. {{Moveset Clone}s of him in later games are similarly characterized by having strong defensive abilites that make them trickier to damage than most opponents.

* BecomingTheMask: Initially using Saejima as means of revenge against the Tojo Clan, Hamazaki ends up genuinely befriending Saejima and is what prompts his HeelFaceTurn.

These are the characters that debuted in the third game of Sega's long-running ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, ''[[VideoGame/{{Yakuza3}} Yakuza 3]]''.

For Haruka Sawamura, see her entry on the [[Characters/{{Yakuza}} Character Index page]].

* FragileSpeedster: A variant focused on avoiding damage. He only ever has a single healthbar as a boss fight even in postgame content, but his evasive skills, short quick attacks with little ending lag, and ability to block almost all attacks from the front make it rather difficult to find any openings to deal heavy damage to him especially since he's fought so early in the story that your combat options are so much more limited. [[MovesetClone Moveset Clones]] of him in later games are similarly characterized by having strong defensive abilites that make them trickier to damage than most opponents.

* ShoutOut: Because of the tattoo on his back, he refers to himself as "The [[VideoGame/FightingVipers Fighting Viper]]."

* BoxingBattler: Once he switches to brass knuckles, he uses a boxing stance and relies heavily on powerful boxing style punches. This is especially noticeable during his QuickTimeEvent. [[DownplayedTrope That said,]] some of his swings break away from proper boxing conventions like his double axe-handle swing or spinning backfist and he lacks the swift-footed evasiveness normally associated with boxing that other clear-cut boxers in the series have. His CounterAttack from a block is also a kick rather than a punch. [[MovesetClone Moveset Clones]] of him in the Coliseum modes of multiple games including ''3'' have been described as kickboxers which could explain such discrepencies.

** ExtremityExtremist: His close-ranged fighting skills are heavily reliant on agile kicks though he will use his hands for a couple swings and grapple techniques. [[MovesetClone Moveset Clones]] of him in the Coliseums of other games are described as practicing Savate, a French form of kickboxing.

* DegradedBoss: Weaker EliteMook [[MovesetClone Moveset Clones]] of him may appear on the streets in random battles though they're uncommon.

* LoveInterest: Is this to Date, with the two being HappilyMarried by VideoGame/Yakuza6.

* FanDisservice: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] He wouldn't be as bad looking if he chose a dress that fits his muscular frame and didn't slather on the makeup. However, his dress is too small for him, and he does.

* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: What little of his childhood memories depicted his adoptive father as a caring, supportive man who's early death due to illness unfortunately left Mine alone in a cruel world that refused gave the lone orphan any more proper love and support due to his poor upbringing, at least until he met Daigo. In any case, for most of Mine's life, all he had for support was his adoptive father's dying request to not waste his strong intellect.

-->[[spoiler: "''I suppose that's one of the reasons why Daigo-asan liked you. But me? People like you who stop at nothing to help others '''make my fucking blood boil!''' Why do you do it?! [[NotSoSimilar You were an orphan, just like I was! How can you keep playing these gaames?!]]'']]

* DubNameChange: [[spoiler: To keep it consistent with his brother]].

* {{Gonk}}: Cartoonishly ugly, and with a cruel personality to boot. The latter is phased out by his last appearance in ''4''.

* TokenGoodTeammate: From a series-wide example, he's one of the very few high-ranking political figures in the government to actually be a pretty decent person.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: He's heavily implied to be attracted to Daigo and Katase. [[spoiler: However, he dies hating the latter and loving the former.]]

* EvilCounterpart: Like his predecessors, Mine is another one to Kiryu. In contrast to Nishiki was a reflection of Kiryu should he succumb to the DespairEventHorizon, and Ryuji who was a [[NobleDemon bastardization of Kiryu's noble traits]], Mine is a dark reflection of Kiryu's own [[ChronicHeroSyndrome self-destructive desire to help others]]. Thus while Kiryu is an AllLovingHero who helps others out of selflessness, Mine's desire to help the Tojo Clan in his own twisted way was out of his selfish desire for validation from Daigo. And to cap off the similarities between them, both Mine and Kiryu were orphans, the difference being that Kiryu grew up with friends like Nishiki and Yumi, whereas Mine had no one after his adopted father passed away.

* MrFanservice: His first scene shows him shirtless during a training session, showing his well toned ohysique and tattoo.

** For all of his actions, his intent in [[spoiler:forcing the Okinawa resort deal to go through could very well have saved the Tojo Clan from the issues that ensue in ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'', as the bankruptcy ensues near-entirely due to Daigo's refusal to take the deal in ''3''. In a fit of {{Irony}}, Daigo even has to take his own immoral measures and betray former allies to make ends meet, unwittingly justifying at least some of Mine's twisted world view.]]

* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: Seemingly PlayedStraight but ultimately {{Averted}}. The first time you fight him a third into the game, he has a respectable two and a half health bars while also being accompanied by three other CIA operatives with above average health for mooks. The next time you fight him, he's on his own now and still has the same fighting style and amount of health despite how much Kiryu has improved since then. However, after taking him down and four more CIA operatives in the next room, he suddenly returns with two pistols in hand and three healthbars, the largest of any boss in the main storyline, matching that of the FinalBoss. Now he has a new fighting style that's skilled at both close-range and long-range combat while periodically switching to a shotgun and proving to be just as dangerous with it.

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOhtsuka

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:His final moments are portrayed in a very tragic light as he seems to have realized his mistakes and immediately tries to take the BiggerBad down with himself as a means of atonement. He even tells Kiryu that wishes he'd met him earlier in life and then tells Daigo that he hopes to be reborn as someone more worthy of the care and attention Daigo's given him. When a disconsolate Daigo asks Kiryu if Mine was the Tojo Clan traitor, [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead Kiryu responds]] that [[UndyingLoyalty Mine was loyal to the end.]]]]

-->'''Kiryu''': You're [[NotSoDifferentRemark no different from them]]. Like them, you've let money control your life. You never tried to confront people. You only ever cared about yourself. And you never really loved anyone else. That's why no one loves you.

* MultiMeleeMaster: His [[WeaponOfChoice preferred weapon]] is the {{Nunchaku}} but he's also highly skilled in fighting with [[DualWielding kali sticks]] and the [[DualTonfas tonfa.]]

Captain of the Nishikiyama Family and the most violent member of the Tojo Clan. Even Kanda views him as most dangerous member. Due to his rank, he's trying not to needlessly stir things up, but tends to resort to violence because it is in his nature.

* CurbStompBattle: Meets Kiryu, tries to fight him, and gets this instead.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Revels in violence but tries to go about things in a relatively civil manner via negotiations and cash offers since it's expected of a yakuza of his rank. All bets are off when that fails.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Pulls out a katana when his fight against Kiryu, Katsuki, and Yuya in Stardust doesn't go his way.

* PurpleIsPowerful: Downplayed. He's got a purple suit and is a dangerous, unhinged man. However he poses no threat to Kiryu and is most certainly not a major player in the grand scheme of things.

* TurnsRed: He's really not all that threatening until he loses half his health and pulls out a katana, gaining a HEAT aura in the process and using faster unblockable moves, even using Heat Action if Kiryu falls to the ground near him. Unfortunately for him, his sword will break when he takes too much damage which will also nullify said aura and benefits.
* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: DoubleSubverted. He's got enough restraint to use negotiations and money first but when that fails he's all too eager to start causing mayhem to get what he wants.

* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: He's legitimately threatening the first time he's fought due to being something of a DifficultySpike. However when he's rematched late into the game, you'll find that his health bar hasn't changed at all from being 2 bars long despite having already fighting several bosses with more than that amount of health and leveling up significantly since the last time he was fought. That gun he's carrying around, as well as the 3 waves of henchmen he'll send at you mid-battle does prevent it from him from being a complete AnticlimaxBoss though.

* MovesetClone: Downplayed, but as a BonusBoss, a lot of his moves are the same as several of Tsuyoshi Kanda's though he has a different taunt and unique moves of his own like a rolling sobat kick or a sliding kick. There's also his unique Polish Hammer swing he'll perform as a Block CounterAttack.

* MirrorBoss: Somewhat. His simplistic street-brawling techniques are refined enough that they're comparable to a low-level Kiryu which is what you're guaranteed to be the first time you have to fight him. Moveset clones of him in later games are suggested to be either skilled street fighters or experienced martial artists presumably because of the similarities some of his attacks share with karate techniques, most noticeably his stunning karate hammer fist. This similar to how Kiryu himself is a street fighter at his core but he incorporates martial arts into a number of of his attacks like his Komaki Style Parry essentially being a Muay Thai grappling knee strike.