Learn about all Joryu Clan members in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. Discover their Battle Types, Fighting Styles, Stats, Heat Skills, and how to recruit them.
The Joryu Clan members can be recruited starting in Chapter 2. These fighters can be used as controlled characters in Tournaments or Hell Rumbles, or as AI-controlled teammates in Hell Team Rumbles. Each member has distinct attributes that influence their effectiveness in combat.
Member Attributes:
- Battle Type (Colored Circle with Icon):
- Assault (Red Fist): Prioritizes attacking enemies independently.
- Guardian (Blue Shield): Stays close to the leader.
- Healers (Green Box): Stays near allies and provides a healing aura.
- Fighting Style (Square Icon):
- Standard (Gray Person): Balanced fighter.
- Durable (Red Muscle): Resists knockdowns and staggering, slower but hits harder.
- Speedy (Blue Wing): Moves quickly, better at dodging, fancier styles.
- Level: Fighters gain experience from combat or by using the "Guide to Cooperative Fighting" item. Max Level is 20.
- Health: The amount of damage a fighter can sustain.
- Attack: The fighter's damage output.
- Defense: The fighter's damage reduction.
- Heat Skill: A special ability activated by pressing R2/RT, unique to each fighter.
- Bond: Increases with participation in Hell Team Rumbles, gifting "Ceremonial Oath Sake Cup" items, or drinking champagne at OH! SAKAZUKI. Higher Bond levels improve Heat Skill effectiveness.
Recruitment Methods:
- Coliseum Victories: After beating certain fighters, they may appear at the Fighters' Lounge bar.
- Substory Completion: Several fighters are awarded upon completing specific Substories.
- Hiring from NPCs: NPCs marked with a magnifying glass on the minimap offer fighters for a fee, with increasing costs and a fixed recruitment order. These include the Well-Connected Gyaru (Fighters' Lounge bar), Broker (Coliseum Lobby), Millionaire (VIP Lounge, requires 1000 fans), and Oil Baron (Casino upper floor, requires 5000 fans).
Joryu Clan Members List:
| Name | Rarity | Style | Stats | Weapon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | |||||
| Businessman Taro | Bronze | Standard | Defense-focused | Unarmed | Heat Skill: Booster - Greatly increases Attack. Unlock: Story (Chapter 2). |
| Hattori the Ninja | Bronze | Speedy | Attack-focused | Knives | Heat Skill: Extreme Slash - Unblockable slash attack. Unlock: Story (Chapter 2). |
| Homeless Yamaoka | Bronze | Standard | Attack-leaning | Iron Pipe | Heat Skill: Heat Mode - Greatly increases Attack, harder to break stance. Unlock: Request "Recruit Homeless Yamanaka". |
| Scorpion Nakamura | Bronze | Standard | Balanced | Unarmed | Heat Skill: Booster - Greatly increases Attack. Unlock: Defeat in Silver Rumble, find in Fighter's Lounge. |
| Zhang Wei | Bronze | Speedy | Health/Attack priority | Unarmed | Heat Skill: Berserker - Greatly increases Attack and Defense, prevents KO. Unlock: S-Rank Bronze Tournament 2, find in Fighter's Lounge, give Staminan. |
| Akira Guren | Bronze | Standard | Defense-focused | Unarmed | Heat Skill: Booster - Greatly increases Attack. Unlock: Request "Final Showdown: Red Peacocks". |
| Hammerhead | Silver | Standard | Balanced | Unarmed | Heat Skill: Heat Mode - Greatly increases Attack, harder to break stance. Unlock: Story (Chapter 2). |
| Excellent Sujiya | Silver | Standard | Health-leaning | Unarmed | Heat Skill: Undying Determination - Prevents ally KO. Unlock: Request "Save the Pro Wrestler". |
| Patriarch Gondawara | Silver | Standard | Attack-focused | Iron Pipe | Heat Skill: Heat Mode - Greatly increases Attack, harder to break stance. Unlock: Broker (Coliseum Lobby), ¥400,000. |
| Kamiyama | Silver | Durable | Attack-focused | Cannon | Heat Skill: Cannon Spray - Rapid cannon fire, heavy damage. Unlock: Broker (Coliseum Lobby), ¥100,000. |
| Hamako Ishikawa | Silver | Speedy | Attack-focused | Knives | Heat Skill: Extreme Slash - Unblockable slash attack. Unlock: Millionaire (VIP Lounge), ¥1,000,000. |
| Renji | Silver | Speedy | Attack-leaning | Unarmed | Heat Skill: Bullet Storm - Wild machinegun fire. Unlock: Millionaire (VIP Lounge), ¥1,000,000. |
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