Like a Dragon: Every "Pokemon" Explained! - Complete Sujidex in Infinite Wealth

[@עומרשרייבר-ל4ר]

This is why I love Yakuza. Its both a serious crime drama and balls to the walls ridiculous at the same time and and it some how works.

[@PrimordialRoseberryBush]

I love jacuzzis too!

[@aurawarrior1367]

Pretty Cur may also be a play on “Pretty Cure” it is one of the largest magical girl franchises in Japan and has been airing since 2004 and continues to this day.

[@AhoyImHarker]

It 1000% is

[@Guilherme_908]

pretty sure it is, is literally just one letter away from the series name

[@conradojavier7547]

A Magical Girl Series who's not afraid to Punch Monsters in the face.

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

YESSSSSSSS PRECURE

[@MintJammer]

It's also on the fact, pretty cure unlike most magical girls are specialized in Xianxia/high fantasy level martial arts than purely "the big purification spell that enemies just stare at" unlike the name suggests. So a big fight obsessed dude would be in the barely secret male demographic.

[@blivveries]

"Noblesse Obesity" is likely a pun on the concept of "noblesse oblige", essentially the idea that those _with_ privilege (nobles, royalty, etc.) should respect and act nobly towards those _without_ privilege (commoners). Just replace "oblige" with "obesity", because instead of feeling an obligation to be noble, he's just fat. And a noble. The "jobber" in Jabber Jobber is slang for a guy who goes down easily in a fight. Particularly in professional wrestling, where he does it to make other fighters look stronger. It's also an old business word for a middleman or broker! "Squawk Jock" also pulls from "shock jock", a radio term for a host who says offensive things on purpose to shock listeners.

[@messmermusicals1367]

About the Squawk Jocks, I would also like to point out that Crapule in french means a ruffian, which makes an (intentional?) portmanteau with Vox Crapuli

[@XaviusNight]

Noblesse Oblige was also the term used for having rights *over* those who don't have privileges (a result of the term getting mutated over time) and coming to refer to abusing those privileges, the worst example being the one most people point at of nobles in some countries having the right (or even the obligation in some very, very rare cases) of sleeping with the bride before the groom.

[@columnfellow6955]

I'd like to make it known that only one of the crime lords were actually into diaper play. The boss. He forced his underlings to participate beside him, which is both funnier and worse.

[@TheloyalArcanine]

This flavour of April fool video is my favourite. An actual video but there's a fun twist. The worst April fools are "Highly anticipated video fakeout, and then it's 1 hour of nothing"

[@eggworth_III]

Thats Literally the main reason I hate April fools day

[@avocado1845]

Either that or “I’M qUiitTing gUys”

[@CyberSaiyan13]

I love having Pokemon in my favorite Serious Crime Drama™

[@pennyUSDReference]

Don't forget, it's *semi* serious :) With all the looney toons stuff Kiryu and Ichiban do (clarification Yakuzer is very serious :D I love it)

[@GoldStorm07]

It pretty much gave up on trying to be serious when the new lead protagonist thinks he's a Dragon Quest hero.

[@Volvagia1927]

@@GoldStorm07 If Kiryu's main campaigns were Scorsese/Coppola, Kasuga is definitely more Coen Bros.

[@jeremylackey6587]

​@@GoldStorm07 I love that the explanation for the games main mechanic is that the protag is schizophrenic

[@trustindean5164]

A few things you missed: -Jabber Jobber: a "jobber" is someone who throws matches in boxing or wrestling for the sake of making the person they're fighting look good. In wrestling its just to sell a story, but in boxing thats part of fixing matches in illegal gambling -Pretty Cur: a play on "Pretty Cure", a very popular magical girl anime series -Stray Hangdog: COuld be wrong on this one but Hangdog def gives me vibes of referencing hangnails. -Rebel Yeller: Seems like its more referencing the Billy Idol song "Rebel Yell", which is pretty popular

[@annaf8305]

And the weeping archdevil is possibly a reference to a weeping angel from Dr who

[@ohneXname]

The "Pretty Cure" reference fits so well because there are events where actors wear these fake anime girl heads of the characters

[@dziewiaty]

​@@annaf8305 with his design I think it is more of Devil May Cry reference

[@ArmundJay]

20:18 the specific kind of bag the Bag Toter carries is called an ita bag! (ita meaning painful - painful to look at, painfully heavy to carry, and painfully expensive) they're getting more and more popular here in the US at conventions; i even run an introductory panel at my local con about the hobby!

[@Modtro64]

You Could also say "New Age Hippie" could be a slight nod to EarthBound. Where there was an enemy called exactly that.

[@Asteria-kc9op]

"New Age Retro Hippie", actually.

[@warcraftfan5]

The Emperor of Funk and his weaker variants from this and 7 also has more or less the same idle pose as that Earthbound enemy too.

[@reallyannoyingguy6625]

Guess what weapon both Ness and Ichiban use as their main weapons?

[@dunsparce4prez560]

Uhh is some kind of meta/non-meta April fools joke

[@Gnoggin]

Honestly the concept is wacky enough that it works as a joke. 😉

[@Fawnfreckle]

​@@Gnogginactual jumpscare at the beginning :0

[@diaborodevil3161]

It’s a sticking to the formula yet going outside of the formula video like Umbran lumen taking about devil arms from dmc

[@Daniel-fp7bo]

Welcome to Like a Dragon

[@cancerstinks1]

Just Yakuza/Like a Dragon things

[@Arcana_zero_studios]

The color gang members are also a reference to the color themed gangs that've been a reoccuring pain in Kiryu's side since yakuza 1. There's usually a blue and white gang alongside red. They all hate each other and are rivals.

[@supersomeone6442]

Yakuza is a serious video game with a deep beautiful story and intricate characters, but it’s also all this and I love it

[@noahberan6498]

The Alola references alone make me like this series ive never heard of before. I respect it for shouting out my favorite Pokemon games

[@edman9953]

Play the yakuza games. They’re a rabbit hole of hilariously fun side quests, set in the background of a strait laced crime drama. If you ever heard of the dame da ne meme from a while back, that came from this series. I highly recommend it as a long time fan of the franchise. Honestly kinda enjoyed that Lockstin gave the franchise some light on the channel.

[@noahberan6498]

@@edman9953 that seems pretty fun, I'll definitely look into them more

[@koomori]

Pocket Watchman also evokes the idea of a cop being "in the pocket" of organized crime.

[@ultradude15]

I feel like Dancing Madman is also a reference to Dancing Mad, the final boss theme from Final Fantasy VI, especially considering the colorful feathers he wears on his head, similar to Kefka himself.

[@oblivionslefthand]

Pretty Cur definitely also references "Pretty Cure" or Precure as it's more commonly known, which is a long-running magical girl series that changes up its cast every year like Power Rangers/Super Sentai/Kamen Rider.

[@conradojavier7547]

Imagine Gushing Magical Girls with minus the Lewd, & more Brawls.

[@MythicMachina]

Oh my GOD, I never thought you would cover this game, but i'm so happy you are! So for anyone who hasn't played these games, there's a running gag that the enemies look they way they do because of Ichiban's rampant imagination. But everyone in the Leauge treats people like they are in these ridiculous outfits. This means that either: A) Everyone is normal and Ichiban still has just imagining things B) Everyone else in the leauge has the same imagination that Ichiban does or C) These people are actually just dressed like that. The fact that it blurs the line so much and just never explains it is what makes it so damn funny! Also, the Sujimon menu has unqiue descriptions for the Sujimon as well. The one for Sandbagger says that the flag on his head was made by his son that he only gets to see once a month due to a divorce.

[@suhanhwang9988]

I'd say Sujimon is less Pokemon and more Dragon Quest Monsters: - Monster taming usual enemies to your side during combat (Dragon Quest 5). - 3v3 battles (usual Dragon Quest Monsters games fight like this). - Some of the Sujimon/regular enemies take inspiration from various Dragon Quest enemy lines (at least the obvious ones): 1) Demolitioneer line: Trolls with some Hammerhood thrown in (they don't hit often, but when they do, they hurt like hell). 2) Dine-n-Dasher line: Night Clubber (portly, uses blunt instruments). 3) Hitman line: Bodkin Archer. 4) Military Buff line: Killing Machines (they even share the same pose). 5) Pompadork/Dancer line: Dancing Devil. 6) Outlier/Patient line: Imp with visual representation of the Mummy. 7) Crabby Sentinel/watchmen line: Golems with some Loss Leader thrown in. 8) Slugger line: Cyclops (both are known to be difficult enemies with great bulk and penchant for critical hits). 9) Death Merchant/Arms Buff and (American) Salesmen line: Demon-at-Arms (although the Salesmen adds Wrecktor in the mix). 10) Pseudotrash line: Cannibox (generally mimics). 11) Dance Dictator line: Hooper Duper (Dancing Madman variant is a reference to FFVI's "Dancing Mad" theme) 12) Baggage Claimer line: Goodybag. 13) Wild Hog line: Restless Armor. 14) Sham Man Shaman line: Meowgician. 15) Street Scrapper line: Knight Errant. 16) Bronze Agent line: Living Statue (they both have "ambush" in mind). 17) Smokestacker line: Walking Corpse. 18) Blackmailer Daemon: Hoodlum (lore-wise, they share the same MO). 19) Dump Chump line: Jargon. That's all I got. Any other subtle Dragon Quests I've might've missed?

[@pennyUSDReference]

I don't care if it's april fools, Yakuza/Like A Dragon is genuinely really good and shoutout to L&G for even doing a video on it cause the Sujimon are so silly.

[@nickynegron3515]

These games are literally the greatest thing ever thought of. Literally several genres mixed into a single entity. But it WORKS!

[@Wolfbane382]

Happy April Fool's Day Lockstin! Honestly, the Like a Dragon games are not my type of game. (I'm not really into the whole crime drama thing.) but I had no idea this was even a thing! Fascinating they added this and it's just downright hilarious.

[@jembozaba4864]

The whole crime drama thing is the side content. The mini-games are what you buy the games for.

[@timwoods2852]

Pompadork is the perfect name! If I find another shiny Squakabilly, I'm totally calling it that.😂

[@marioefh1289]

27:26 I think it's based on pretty cure which is more sailor moon type stuff, pretty popular in japan.

[@topcat59]

Sujimon sounds like a top-tier Pokémon inspired game.😺

[@hauntingmoon]

Sujimons solos palworld🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@gunnasintern]

i loved the Sujimon minigame in 8, it’s one of the most fun minigames in the series along with Dondoko Island 8 in general was so good, today RGG Studios announced auditions for 9 so i can’t wait to see how the turn based evolves. hope we see Ichiban go to Korea fr

[@DeeJeiHGames]

Lockstin making a completely normal video that nobody asked for but everybody needed.

[@MythicMachina]

17:00 I would also like to add that the New Aged Hippie might be a reference to the "New Age Retro Hippie" from EarthBound/Mother 2.

[@heromedley]

i cannot understate how amazing "hard sellmate" is as a name you can iterpret it like 10 different ways and all of it is correct

[@shoestringVA]

26:55 Jobber is also a term in fighting, mostly wrestling, as a rookie or novice that's sent out to lose against a fighter with higher prestige. 27:25 Pretty Cur is a reference to Pretty Cure, the seasonal magical girl series that's one of the most popular in Japan aside from Sailor Moon

[@Rognik]

You neglected to mention for Biting Barker the expression "bark is worse than his bite".

[@OnDavidsBrain]

17:07 "FREEDOM!!!! FREEDOM!!!! FREEDOM!!"

[@HyperfixationWizard]

I'm more impressed with how many Alola region references they made in this ONE minigame about knock-off prisoner Pokémon. Like it's not some cheap skit, they *actually* referenced the game like a fan would.

[@Fentlover1]

...nice thumbnail?

[@fudgen.a1249]

Gotta screenshot it before it’s changed.

[@Gnoggin]

Oh gosh was it the Crabrawler one? its one of KZbin "we automatically generated these thumbnails for you" options. While hilarious, its not the intended one. lol.

[@meadnex331]

Knowing lockstin this was not intended to be an April fools joke and just kinda happened to come out now

[@Arcana_zero_studios]

New aged hippie is probably a reference to the hippie and new age retro hippie enemies from Mother 1 and 2 or Earthbound 0 and Earthbound.

[@Wolfkid9090]

I’m going with the assumption someone else has already said this but jabber jobber also could be related to jobbers: “a professional wrestling term used to describe a wrestler who is routinely defeated by main eventers, mid-carders, or low-carders” from Wikipedia.

[@juiceboxgeo]

this opens the door to "describing every persona/demon in persona and SMT"

[@reidgardner6979]

“It just means I think he stole something from Nikola Tesla and got rich off of it” had me DYING

[@soranokotori1687]

As a gd nerd, I gotta mention that Pretty Cur is definitely a reference to Pretty Cure/Precure, a long running magical anime franchise.

[@GenetheOutlaw404]

I love that you covered these. Yakuza comes up with the best mini games.

[@Happypea]

14:55 Serious sam references? Yes PLEASE!

[@redblupootismann]

I love this enemies intro text it kills be every time I see it. 6:51

[@4444Ferris]

I like when people on KZbin do a normal video but on something silly for the 1st of April instead of the typical "my last video cuz today I retired" or "a true fact not at all click bait"

[@amelialikesfrogs5778]

wizard is generally a nickname for someone whos good at something (like pinball) but in this context it is used to describe programmers alot

[@AAAsa17]

Great video! Also Pretty Cur is a reference to the Japanese magical girl franchise Pretty Cure, just without the "e"

[@messmermusicals1367]

YESSSS I ADVOCATED FOR A VIDEO ON THIS EVER SINCE THE FIRST LIKE A DRAGON!!!

[@mattwo7]

38:52 "Banging the drum" is also a metaphor, albeit one that doesn't seem relevant.

[@enderking5220]

An additional note on Pretty Cur, there's an anime series by the name "Pretty cure" which I about magical girls.

[@oz_gauze]

Ooh my gods, finally someone posting an actual video today 😭

[@LeaderPenguin]

Finally some good content. Also go play Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth if you’re old enough. It’s really really really good and possibly Game of the Year for 2024.

[@aruce9]

17:04 that might also be a reference to the new age retro hippie from earthbound

[@carlostalavera9030]

"Misdemeanor Wiener" is also a reference to Brooklyn 99, right? "We only solve misdemeanors, wieners"

[@mooseitself]

I reckon the pipes and generalish style of the Ruffian and Biker Boss is a reference to Akira.

[@warcraftfan5]

I like the idea that with the Sujimancer class, there's just a bunch of deranged weirdoes Ichiban befriended on the street following some distance behind the main party and coming in to fight when needed.

[@mattwo7]

16:24 So like Poison Ivy, Vaccine Man, Planetina after she went insane (basically what would happen if Captain Planet could be summoned without the Heart Ring. Gaia even mentions that the Heart Ring is the most important one. Now you know why she said that. ) and basically every other eco-terrorist supervillain.

[@pining_tree6788]

Pretty Cur may also be a reference to the magical girl franchise precure (aka Pretty Cure)

[@UndeadJohnGaming]

The fact that you did THIS on April Fools Day.......Genius XD because honestly this franchise is too weird and wild NOT to be a joke pffft

[@fissionmailed100]

Pretty Cur is also a play on a very popular magical girl anime Pretty cure

[@ZekeAxel]

16:28 With that color scheme, is the Dark Sweeper also a Toxic Avenger reference? 24:55 - The Death's Head is also a popular military symbol from later 19th and early 20th century Europe. Made all the more infamous by the Totenkopf from the Third Reich.

[@warcraftfan5]

Dark Sweeper's color scheme seems to be mostly reminiscent to Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th NES game.

[@jokelethkurueisner9229]

I’ll be honest, all of these names are literally just like the ones I made up in grade school to battle my made-up heroes. My own examples are Blackjack, Long-Clawed Vandal, E. Racer, Rave Robber, High Jack, Pack Brat, Photo Bomber, Knockoff, Wrecking Brawl, High Roller, Strongarms, Boom Boxer, etc.

[@onebear6504]

I think it's intentional even knowing the protag of the game and this is in his POV (we are playing as him) xD

[@LordShonji]

Pretty sure King Joe was an ultraman reference by name

[@amesstarline5482]

Crafter Burner might also be a reference to After Burner, another Sega franchise.

[@damiancrowley569]

I wanna be, pretty great Like a handful of people areee So I'll beat all these inmates Capture it with chocolate baaaars I will travel across Japan (Hawaii!), Searching with my eyesss Take down King, cause I'm the man (aaiieee!) And give the gacha a tryyyy Sujimon!

[@damiancrowley569]

@jaxjaxattaxx I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Very nice

[@logan130909]

Also sujimon is a pun itself it’s based on the Japanese words suji no mono, which describes yakuza thugs and due to the mon part is where they got the Pokémon reference

[@Cure-Skywalker]

27:26 It's also a reference to the 20 year long going magical girl series Pretty Cure. Only 2 seasons have ever been localized to America but they were under the name Glitter Force.

[@Gensei-Kihara]

i think i'm just happy that i can go around collecting a bunch of big buff muscle dudes of my very own 🥵

[@bluemariomedia8351]

I think the kiwami legendary can be a refrence to super sentai where each member are named after their color

[@lilharm]

Pompadork sounds like a fan-created evolution for Quaxly

[@thatonecubchoo1541]

This... this exists. I have some friends who need to know about this ASAP

[@exceptionallyriso]

Lockstin, I know it's april fools but this video popped up in my notifications and my family saw rhe thumbnail before it started playing on tv and I may or may not be grounded

[@catemonschannel1572]

Pretty cur is also a reference to the magical girl series pretty cure!

[@mantis638]

24:59 I didn’t know James A Janice was a criminal in the Yakuza series…

[@MarioGMan25]

Sandbagging also means making something not fun to do.

[@dr.kluglich]

Pretty Cur is most likely a reference to the pretty cure Franchise

[@asierx7047]

I love that the Batterer Out Of Hell has Megaton Hammer, which is a really funny bit of accidental foreshadowing

[@onebear6504]

OMG the name too xD

[@aruce9]

finally the explanation i've been waiting for.

[@InvisibleInque]

Automoburglar is my favorite name, it makes me laugh every time I hear it.

[@zajinramirez2780]

I haven't watched the video yet but I'm just expecting some insanity to unfold

[@fenrirsrage4609]

The Dark Sweeper's design has to be a reference to the NES Jason design

[@mattwo7]

7:58 Wait, that's an actual thing? That one joke I saw that one joke in Disney Hercules where the sundial watch guy in Thebes was all "wanna buy a sundial?" , the one scene in Robots where the watches were all "Don't buy us, we're fakes!" and the one time on Freakazoid where Waylon Jeepers was all "you want to see something strange and mystical?" was based on an actual thing?

[@Chdonga]

I'm going to lose sleep thinking about how he went "self-proclaimed w*tch".

[@mattwo7]

18:45 Why does he have a legally distinct Hehachi haircut?

[@Fairyslash]

27:27 That's probably also referencing the long-running Pretty Cure franchise fun Birthday Joke, btw 😉

[@MarioGMan25]

Dancing Madman is a FF6 reference to the final boss theme as well, Dancing Mad.

[@wizzlithewitch]

another great video! i love these episodes that talk about other creature collecting games. if you're interested, maybe you could do an episode explaining the designs of Yo-Kai Watch?

[@DrFerno727]

Next you gotta explain every Chinpokomon from South Park

[@jak582filmweb]

I know this is supposed to be a joke but I was unironically looking for something like this

[@pastelghost7556]

27:25 in the vid the name is alse a reference to a semi popular magical girl series called Pretty Cute or Precure

[@Nyhilist_]

Kiryu and/or Ichiban should've been in Smash

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

32:13 Last time I checked Pennywise is evil 🤣

[@CrucifiedLullaby]

You have good taste my dude.

[@1000Tomatoes]

Sandbag is also also a verb that means to coerce or intimidate.

[@frankaxe6700]

Bro I just started playing Yakuza 0 Recently and uh Hmm this is Crazy

[@kingokaze]

Hey Lockstin, I recently watched some of your videos about your Pokemon Region, and it's disappointing that there was no mention of a Bigfoot Pokemon. Another idea that crossed my mind was no reference to the Oregon Vortex. Looking forward to a possible update to the series! Have a good 2024!

[@shmoofly203]

there is a reference to bigfoot . I forget the name but there is a sasquatch pokemon that makes wine with its feet .

[@ReaperBlackStar]

Side note, Sujimon also comes and abbreviations of defining these men as "Super Jittery" or SuJi for short. Sujimon!😂

[@koruyamashimada9094]

12:23 The name is also based on the phrase "Noblesse Oblige", which means that the strong are supposed to protect the weak

[@mattwo7]

38:24 So in other words they're a sentai? Because that naming scheme seems to be based on one commonly used in Super Sentai and media influenced by it.

[@LucasKeesee-vm8yp]

Best day for you to make this one.

[@Norrabal]

its peak! (thank you for covering yakuza)

[@chokking5703]

LOVE IT!!