Unlock and master Goro Majima's secret Mad Dog of Shimano style in Yakuza 0. Learn its unique moves, special abilities, and how to upgrade it for ultimate combat prowess.
Goro Majima's secret fighting style is the **Mad Dog of Shimano Style**, unlocked after completing the Cabaret Club Czar storyline. This style is not selectable via the D-Pad; instead, access it through the Pause Menu (Square on PS, Y on XB). The Mad Dog style mimics Majima's aggressive fighting when encountered as an enemy, featuring a dagger, high speed, and rapid slashes.
The Mad Dog style has unique properties:
- Rush Combo: Four hits.
- Charged Heavy Attack: A lunging stab.
- Grab Button: Executes a low sweeping kick instead of a grab.
Special abilities for this style are unlocked automatically:
- Mad Dog Trick: Savage: Ending a combo with a Finishing Blow triggers a high-speed, Heat-draining frenzied state. This state can be canceled by Quickstepping.
- Mad Dog Trick: Chomp: While in "Savage" mode, press Heavy Attack to perform a knife swing. Connecting restores Heat and continues the frenzy; missing depletes Heat and may end the state.
- Mad Dog Trick: Frenzy: On the 3rd Heat Bar, press the Grab button for a spinning knife attack that consumes significant Heat.
- Mad Dog Trick: Shadow Trail: While guarding, press Quickstep for an evasive slide that consumes Heat, even when Heat is depleted.
- Mad Dog Trick: Shadow Slip: While knocked down, press Light Attack to perform an attack as you rise.
- Mad Dog Trick: Demonfire: Hold Fighting Stance and press Heavy Attack just as an enemy attacks to perform a brutal counterattack.
- Mad Dog's Darkness: Passive abilities from other styles, including Phoenix Spirit, White Tiger Spirit, and Tortoise Spirit, apply to this style.
The skill tree for Mad Dog style involves spending money on four upgrade categories: Ultra Heat Wave, Ultra Attack Boost, Ultra Health Boost, and Ultra Heat Action Power. These offer small increments that become more significant with numerous applications. Upon obtaining the "Limit Breaker" CP Reward, the skill tree can be fully upgraded to Lv. 999, though this is a lengthy process and not essential for game completion.
Analysis: Mastering the Mad Dog style requires careful control, especially during "Savage" mode where Majima moves autonomously. Ensure precise Heavy Attack inputs to maintain combos and avoid missing, which can break the frenzy.
Moveset
- Heavy Attack x1: A straight kick.
- Charged Heavy Attack x1: A lunging stab.
- Light Attack x1: A spinning reverse low kick.
- Heavy Attack x1: A spinning reverse kick, entering Savage Mode.
- Light Attack x2: A quick downward knife slash followed by another.
- Heavy Attack x1: A backward spin kick ending in a low diving stab, entering Savage Mode.
- Light Attack x3: A low sweep kick.
- Heavy Attack x1: A low windmill attack ending in a low diving stab, entering Savage Mode.
- Light Attack x4: A lunging thrust.
- Heavy Attack x1: A backward flip ending with a dashing stab, entering Savage Mode.
- Savage Mode: Press Heavy Attack while running for "Chomp", a horizontal knife swipe that restores Heat and continues Savage Mode.
- Running Heavy Attack: A side flip into a downward slash.
- Light Attack (upon rising): A double kick performed as you get up from being knocked down.
- Grab: A low sweep kick.
- Grab (3rd Heat Bar required): "Frenzy", a spinning knife slash that can be controlled and drains Heat quickly.
- Quickstep x1: An evasive shift in the direction of the Left Stick.
- Quickstep x2: A second evasive shift.
- Heavy Attack (out of Quickstep): A strike that varies based on the quickstep direction, potentially entering Savage Mode.
- Guard: A double-arm block with the knife, more effective against unarmed attacks than weapons.
- Quickstep x1 (while guarding): "Shadow Trail": An extended evasive slide.
- Taunt: Majima cackles at the opponent.
- Counter Moves
- Fighting Stance + Heavy Attack: "Demonfire": Hold Fighting Stance and press Heavy Attack as an enemy attacks to perform a devastating gut stab counter.
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