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  • "The Curse of Onomichi" is a substory involving a graveyard and actual pirate ghosts. Kiryu is set to investigate the Onomichi graveyard multiple times where he is encountered by an increasing number of ominous looking human ghosts. What makes this substory so creepy is the fact that the screen turns hellishly red with a black outline each and every time the ghosts make an appearance and the ghosts make scary howling noises, enough to creep out Kiryu himself. And after finishing the substory, the ominous looking old man who gave Kiryu the mission in the first place, suddenly disappears himself after he has finished pointing out that Kiryu made his ancestors feel at peace once again.
    • Even more creepy is the fact that the said graveyard is in a central place in the map and just simply strolling through it in nighttime while doing the main quest is enough to trigger the first encounter with a ghost. Thanks to the abundance of uniform column headstones, even walking through the area when the substories aren't active, with just the sound of the sea in the distance to accompany you, can definitely be a bit unnerving.
  • The Spirit Photography Continuity Cameo Easter Eggs aren't really all that unsettling especially since some of them simply have the official renders of characters super-imposed over the photo taken so it almost seems like they're just photo-shopped in. However, some of the ghost's appearances are a bit more gruesome since the ghost takes the appearance of the person in a rather dark moment in their lives:
    • Sohei Dojima's ghost has two appearances where it's his corpse after getting shot and killed by Nishiki. The upper right corner of Theater Avenue right before Shichifuku Street has the photo show a close-up of his dead face. The seemingly empty warehouse in Nakamichi Alley just south of the safe will shows more of his lifeless corpse.
    • Nishiki's ghost in front of the counter in New Serena appears as a close-up of him right after stabbing Matsushige to death and being covered in Matsushige's blood with a deranged look in his oddly pale eyes.
    • Ihara's ghost in front of the dumpster and bicycle in New Serena's back alley appears as a close-up of his corpse after getting shot in the head by Arai.
    • Less gruesome than the other examples but can still be startling. Yoshitaka Mine's ghost appears south of the Smile Burger at Theater Square. It shows a close-up of his enraged face shouting while his hand is reaching and grasping something unseen. It's taken from that time he stabbed an underling's hand with a butter knife and grabbed their head yelling at him for badmouthing Daigo.
  • Joon-gi Han's introduction. What appears as an incredibly charming, sexy and charismatic man on the surface is actually a violently unhinged and brutally sadistic lunatic who proceeds to sear his subordinate's face on a grill just for turning his guests at the door. And the said subordinate was a host in Club Stardust, meaning that with first degree burns in his face, he is unable to work there anymore.
  • The Shangri La Hangman. What in god's name even IS he!? For starters, he's wearing the attire of a luchador, complete with mask and singlet. Said singlet also has a cutout for his bare ass, indicating that it's some kind of BDSM getup with a lucha libre theme. Weirdest of all is what's in his mouth. An EYEBALL. How did it end up there? Did the Hangman bite some poor sod's eye out, or did it just grow in his mouth? There's also a version where his getup is red, aptly named "Redman".
  • Just the mere extent of how badly the Saio Triad wants Haruto dead can qualify. To see them pulling out all the stops to take a defenseless Haruto away from Kiryu and kill him over a single tradition is highly alarming. Friendly reminder: Haruto is a baby. It's even worse for anyone playing who is a parent themselves.
  • During the battle against Toru Hirose, the same kindly, slightly goofy old man who's been with you the whole game, there's one QTE when his health is close to depleted where he abruptly disappears, only to just as abruptly shoot up from right in front of Kiryu going for his throat. There is absolutely no explanation for how he is able to do this, other than being that damn good as an assassin. Puts into perspective just who you're up against.

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