Kazuma Kiryu

Kazuma Kiryu is the long-running protagonist known as the Dragon of Dojima in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series. A former yakuza repeatedly drawn into Tojo Clan crises, he tries to protect civilians and build a life outside organized crime.

Kazuma Kiryu: background, motivation, and story arc

Kiryu is stoic, honorable, socially awkward, and unwilling to abandon people in danger. He is an exceptional street fighter who uses multiple martial styles, environmental weapons, and immense endurance.

Kazuma Kiryu's major choices and character development

Haruka Sawamura becomes his adopted daughter, while Akira Nishikiyama, Goro Majima, and Daigo Dojima define different eras of his life.