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Kiryu is seen as one of the most elite contestants in all King of /v/, as shown by his consistently strong tournament runs and for being capable of blowing out other beloved contenders in votes with ease. However, this has made him develop an inversely infamous reputation, in due part for being considered a silent vote because of an almost total lack of presence during the tournament season - a common joke among tourneyfags is to talk about Kiryu's runs as if he had literally sleepwalked through the bracket. |
Kiryu is seen as one of the most elite contestants in all King of /v/, as shown by his consistently strong tournament runs and for being capable of blowing out other beloved contenders in votes with ease. However, this has made him develop an inversely infamous reputation, in due part for being considered a silent vote because of an almost total lack of presence during the tournament season - a common joke among tourneyfags is to talk about Kiryu's runs as if he had literally sleepwalked through the bracket. |
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Starting in his first appearance during [[King of /v/ 2019|the inaugural tournament in 2019]], ''the Dragon of Dojima'' had a mostly successful run and made it to the semi-finals stage without much toruble before losing to [[Doomguy]], becoming a member of the original Elite Eight, placing 3rd after beating the acclaimed lawyer [[Phoenix Wright]] in the consolation match. |
Starting in his first appearance during [[King of /v/ 2019|the inaugural tournament in 2019]], ''the Dragon of Dojima'' had a mostly successful run and made it to the semi-finals stage without much toruble before losing to [[Doomguy]], becoming a member of the original Elite Eight, placing 3rd after beating the acclaimed lawyer [[Phoenix Wright]] in the consolation match. |
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Revision as of 19:18, 18 December 2023
Kazuma Kiryu is the main protagonist of Sega's Yakuza series.
Kiryu has appeared in every mainline Yakuza game to date, with him being either the sole protagonist or one of the main protagonists, the only exception being Yakuza: Like A Dragon, where he is a supporting character.
Originally a member of the Tojo Clan's Dojima Family, Kiryu was expelled due to supposedly killing his patriarch, Sohei Dojima. Since then, he has tried to distance himself from the yakuza, which usually ends up failing due to his legend status as "The Dragon of Dojima". Since then, he's spent his time running an orphanage, working as a taxi driver, and working as a bodyguard.
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Kiryu is seen as one of the most elite contestants in all King of /v/, as shown by his consistently strong tournament runs and for being capable of blowing out other beloved contenders in votes with ease. However, this has made him develop an inversely infamous reputation, in due part for being considered a silent vote because of an almost total lack of presence during the tournament season - a common joke among tourneyfags is to talk about Kiryu's runs as if he had literally sleepwalked through the bracket.
Tournament History
Starting in his first appearance during the inaugural tournament in 2019, the Dragon of Dojima had a mostly successful run and made it to the semi-finals stage without much toruble before losing to Doomguy, becoming a member of the original Elite Eight, placing 3rd after beating the acclaimed lawyer Phoenix Wright in the consolation match.
Kiryu would come back two years later in 2021 and expectably won most matches by wide margins, even taking down fan favorites such as Garland from Final Fantasy and AM from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. His run came to an end in the semi-finals, where he lost to Dr. Eggman. In the consolidation match, he beat Legend of Zelda merchant Morshu, placing third once again.
Kiryu made his return in 2023 with a much lower seed of 47, and this year would mark a shift in his reputation. Yet again, the yakuza would power through his opponents, such as Bowser, Isaac, and Postal Dude, but it wouldn't be until Round 4 where things would go downhill for the character. Here, Kiryu would face off against fan favorite Isaac Clarke to determine who would be making the Elite Eight for the year. While Kiryu ended up winning and advancing to the Elite Eight for a third time, an error occurred during Round 4 that caused the form to stop collecting votes past a certain hour, revealing that Kiryu had really won the match by way fewer votes than previously stimated. This ended up being the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of people being fed up with the character's silence, on top of what supporters he did have switching to other contestants during prior rounds and OC not being properly anchored. Starting from quarter-finals with his rematch against runner-up Eggman, many anons began smearing and falseflagging Kiryu, notably associating him with loving BBC. Kiryu would predictably lose to the doctor and end up ranking 7th overall.
Kazuma Kiryu will be eligible to Tiger Drop the competition again in King of /v/ 2025.
Results
| King of /v/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round | Opponent | Series | Votes | Pct. For | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 - seed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (114)  Guile
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Street Fighter | 226 - 173 | 56.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (52)  Bridget
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Guilty Gear | 244 - 103 | 70.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (20)  Luigi
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Mario | 165 - 110 | 60.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (123)  Jack Frost
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Shin Megami Tensei | 179 - 134 | 57.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | (12)  Duke Nukem
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Duke Nukem | 148 - 130 | 53.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | (22)  Doomguy
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Doom | 112 - 185 | 37.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Match | (1)  Phoenix Wright
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Ace Attorney | 450 - 399 | 53.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 - seed 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round | Opponent | Series | Votes | Pct. For | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (117)  Reynauld
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Darkest Dungeon | 886 - 273 | 76.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (76)  Donkey Kong
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Donkey Kong | 786 - 421 | 65.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (21)  Garland
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Final Fantasy | 799 - 399 | 70.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (69)  AM
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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | 820 - 636 | 56.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | (13)  Leon Kennedy
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Resident Evil | 729 - 619 | 54.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | (16)  Dr. Eggman
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Sonic the Hedgehog | 553 - 668 | 45.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Match | (47)  Morshu
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The Legend of Zelda | 822 - 596 | 58.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 - seed 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round | Opponent | Series | Votes | Pct. For | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (65)  Bowser
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Mario | 467 - 241 | 66.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (86)  Isaac
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The Binding of Isaac | 485 - 250 | 66.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (28)  Postal Dude
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Postal | 373 - 320 | 53.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (67)  Isaac Clarke
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Dead Space | 323 - 319 | 50.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | (2) Dr. Eggman
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Sonic the Hedgehog | 309 - 486 | 38.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th-8th |
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