Yakuza 0 - Boss Battles: 1 - Daisaku Kuze (LEGEND)

[@masters3104]

Kiryu is the only person who can grab a shirtless guy by the collar.

[@NY-Buddy]

LMAOOOO FACTS!!!

[@frenchfriesfan2005]

Majima can do it too

[@nenk0u]

and a bald guy by the hair

[@NY-Buddy]

@@nenk0u LMAOOOOO what!!!?

[@sarahtheoneandonly]

*grabs part of skin*

[@goblinrat6119]

Man, Kuze is the perfect embodiment of that one Yakuza meme, about how every Yakuza games has Kiryu facing up against old chainsmoking dudes with faces like oatmeal, who still somehow throw off their suits to reveal perfectly cut, professional bodybuilder -level physiques and rippling abs.

[@159Fender159]

Goblin Rat All of the lieutenants, man. Fuckin Awano and Shibusawa, too. I did NOT expect any of them to look they way they do. By the end I was half expecting Dojima himself to remove his clothing and also he fucking ripped.

[@cmd3019]

No ugly hairs, wrinkles, aging spots, or stretch marks either.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@159Fender159 tbh that should've happen in the end Like, Majima beats Lao Gui, comes up to Dojima and some cool theme starts playing and "Soihei Dojima Tojo Clan Dojima Family Partiach" appears

[@federalcasemaker]

don't judge a book by its cover or it'll kick your arse

[@ephemeraldream73]

Kuze looks great though, if only a bit worn, but that makes sense given his character. Even if he was fit you would expect him to work himself to the bone over the years to the point his face would look worn, doesn't mean he couldn't still be ripped and have the skills. If anything it would make him even more tenacious in a fight. It's Awano that's glaring since he is clearly beefy based on his face, but his body doesn't match.

[@GarthTheDestroyer]

That is one strong pair of glasses. Dude got his face smashed multiple times, but the glasses remained intact.

[@TaigaXsenpai]

anime physics.

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

He punched his glasses off later though

[@harelko6813]

Can't forget getting ran the fuck over by tachibana

[@abhinavnaidu6989]

Made in Japan

[@rafaelnobrega9574]

Kuze's glasses are also Kuze

[@jimredrick7849]

Such a great boss theme.

[@Scapegoat0442]

Agreed

[@FTWGamerTrue]

i didnt notice it while raging but looking back it is good

[@Necris94]

@@FTWGamerTrue For me it was the only thing that kept me playing after losing over 10 times. Every time I was cat head bobbing to the music meme.

[@asmit6858]

Such an amazing song for such a meh fight

[@DTownNash]

Excellent gym music too

[@seyab6567]

"I think those idiots downstairs might've given you the wrong idea." - Daisaku Kuze, 1988.

[@awper901]

what did he mean by that?

[@NeoReoxis]

Pain as in the guys Kiryu fought downstairs don’t compare to kuze

[@MetalNick]

Nope they kicked my ass too lol

[@seyab6567]

Damn 856 likes 😂😂😂😂😂

[@spooderlover3512]

@@awper901 They might've given Kiryu the impression that the Dojima clan is weak, so Kuze is gonna show him why they aren't

[@idea9942]

Kiryu is one of the most bad-ass protagonist's to play as

[@kamikaze4172]

What about Kenshiro, Lost Paradise?

[@yaboi2500]

Mike Henny You mean True Anime Kiryu?

[@vergil3800]

@@kamikaze4172 lmao i swear it's the same va

[@kamikaze4172]

@@vergil3800 I know. That's why Kiryu was either a dlc for lost paradise or he was an unlock

[@bcgazero6472]

Majima is a good par

[@kenjilee92]

During the first cinematic QTE, I miss the first on purpose because it looks so sick when Kuze dodges it.

[@sageoftruth]

I often miss it because I'm in this middle of dishing out a combo when it suddenly pops up.

[@akashginugu2233]

True gamer

[@user-cb4vt3qm3j]

I love that QTE because it looks great whether you hit or miss.

[@sigmaax195]

Saaaaame

[@jackmclean4120]

It's a good way to roleplay Kiryu having a long way to go.

[@soundwaves8619]

This fight is such a fucking wake-up call, and I love it. After mowing your way through well over twenty Dojima Family members and the Man in Black's no. 1 fan, you feel invincible. Then Kuze shows up to tell you just how far you've got to go before you actually are. Super-armor, hard hitting and unflinchingly fast combos, counters, feints; the works! And at this stage, you don't have the broken moves that turn the rest of the game into a complete cakewalk, and you probably won't have a mountain of healing items to shrug off his attacks. He's a monster, through and through, and you have to use every heat action and every grapple, knockdown and opening you can find to bring him down. It's the first real test of the fundamentals, and it's a damn strong one. I never found Yakuza 0 to be a challenging game as a whole but, holy FUCK, this was a brutal first encounter and its become my favourite fight in the game because of it. I wish there were other moments in the game that achieved this level of difficulty, it's fun to steamroll things but it's a godly feeling to truly master your moveset and cave in a bastard's face in an all-or-nothing slugging match. I am going to replay 0 on Legendary though, only healing in long battles right before a boss battle so the game can really beat me down and force me to learn and appreciate the combat instead of just chugging enough Staminan Royale to give Kiryu a blood clot.

[@punikki9010]

Just play without health upgrades or healing items, it gave me a real challenge. Also without animation cancelling Rush. Took me 4 hours to beat the final boss

[@lyonvensa]

Not to mention that if you just played the game, Kuze appears to be this scheming old man with glasses that sics his henchmen to deal with you at first, but then he takes off his shirt that he's fucking toned with an almost full body tattoo on his back and is a boxing warrior.

[@punishednerosparda2958]

Tried to get my friend to Play 0 and he did, only to see he was skipping EVERY bit of dialog he could from the point where you meet nishiki and not buying any healing and immediately going into the dojima family long battle with basically nothing, he must've tried at least 4 times before he raged quit on kuze on NORMAL. Had me salty for a while since the kuze fight was the fight that made me fall in love with the entire series and to make sure I play every single game

[@Miss._Jellyfish_]

Not gonna lie this boss was really easy to me, it was really funny too. I just kept doing that one heat action where you punch their head into the ground and I was talking trash the whole time. But then the sewer fight happened and I ate my humble pie like a good boy.

[@gayema664]

If it wasn't for the super armor on my first ever run I would of beaten him. That super armor was ridiculous in stage 2

[@Legohaiden]

This Video downplays how terrifyingly tough this boss encounter actually is. Going into this game blind, and progressing through the main story doing very little sidequests had me going up against him and it felt like running into a damn Mountain. I BARELY won, and used all my healing items.... it felt Monumental to beat him, it was pretty awesome.

[@Erick-io5xi]

exactly where I'm at right now

[@jeffgordonfan2462]

Exactly the same deal with me. Kuze's first fight was the only fight in the entire game that took me a couple of times to beat. I've never played Yakuza & barely knew anything about it beforehand & oh baby this was a fun & fucking firesome introduction to how hard this game will be without much preparation

[@dylendye7410]

WAIT YOU COULD DO SIDEQUESTS BEFORE THE BOSS?

[@RussianBear42069]

@@jeffgordonfan2462funny enough for me I beat him first time but it was the most fun I’ve had in forever, the perfect challenge. I barely got by

[@user-cb4vt3qm3j]

Indeed, when you're playing blind for the first time this fight is a wake up call. Until then you're pretty much breezing through fights, rolling over random encoutners without trying. The long battle against the Dojima family shakes things up somewhat but not by much. And then Kuze shows up, and hands you your ass on a platter if you try to just bumrush him. It's the first fight in the game where you have to actually put in some effort.

[@robotmeiser]

Kuze: What makes you think you can beat me?! Kiryu: I played Puzzle Pool for like, ten hours. Kuze, now visibly shaken: Oh god.

[@jsaj2]

Finally finished this game and dude so underrated I never played yakuza in my Life and bruh I can’t believe I missed out.

[@159Fender159]

Same here. Got it on Xbox’s gamepass and was hooked. Immediately downloaded Kiwami next, and Kiwami 2’s gonna be released this year too

[@leoncoben6983]

Same. I heard everyone talking about these Yakuza games but never got the chance to play them. Xbox Ultimate was a dollar for a month this month so I figured what the hell and downloaded Yakuza. After a few hours and during the, "How to train your dominatrix" sub story I've decided this is my new favorite franchise.

[@alvinwong2246]

From Yakuza PS2 2005 I played until Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza zero the best one 👍👍👍

[@Cinadraws]

@@leoncoben6983 poor kiryu, he needed to roleplay as a dominatrix client infront of kids

[@GamingEmpire520]

Can I just say how much I love Kuze’s voice? I wish Hitoshi Ozawa voice acted more than just this role.

[@yamfunc9941]

You will get your wish in Ishin Remake?

[@justdery17]

heh, i love how good this aged

[@N2EG]

2:10 - 2:16 was just beautiful

[@MidnightKingL]

2:14 That's an incredibly illegal move Kiryu! Also, I'd pay all the money to see Kiryu fight Ippo.

[@prathameshchavan8350]

and get beat the fuck up ... at the end tho...

[@kamikaze4172]

@Chandelier Mirage He's the only boxer I know that'll try and kick you in the face at the crisp age of over the hill

[@kamikaze4172]

You forgot about Kiryu headbutting Kuze early on. Oh, and Kuze also uses his elbows and toesteps

[@FeiFongWang]

Kiryu is hardly even human, how could you put him to brutally maul the poor short lightweight Ippo? Tf

[@kamikaze4172]

@@FeiFongWang how about Takimura?

[@tahartouati9349]

this is the moment I really got fired up and started loving yakuza 0

[@hydekido7506]

That badass battle theme though...thank God I packed a lot of health and heat boost items before going after this guy for the first time

[@sharuldinhassan8440]

Yeah I lost like 5-6 times just during the first battle.

[@yosha2467]

@@ClaudioProductionsX It's more satisfying when I know I outplayed them vs. outjuiced them.

[@hozzy2649]

When I first tried this, I kept trying to beat him with rush style. Here's the thing. It was early game and I sucked at using the rush style. After a bunch of defeats, I switched to brawler. Beat him on the first try. Turns out the ability to counter and pull off grapple heat moves made this easier for me.

[@HTMLRuleD00d]

I'm a noob playing my first Yakuza game on Hard, and I had no items for this entire fight. And I thought the mobs before this fight where hard

[@hozzy2649]

@@HTMLRuleD00d ouch

[@ginew07]

Started the game on hard, this guy was definitely the first real challenge

[@yeetinfection232]

This game is manime extravaganza

[@anarullan]

Anime oversexualises women. Anime:

[@sortedevaras]

I miss QTE heavy boss fights with awesome over the top heat finishers.

[@UKEDNHAT7]

This entire fight is what got me into Yakuza.

[@kamikaze4172]

Kiryu, the man capable of dealing fatal attacks without killing them

[@icyboy771z]

50yo vs 20yo, you got to give kuze some props for putting up a fight

[@jorgebersabe293]

"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young." Kuze, Awano, Shibusawa, the Kazama siblings and hell, Kiryu himself are the embodiments of this saying.

[@evantambolang3052]

​@@jorgebersabe293 Don't forget Majima and Saejima

[@KailyKail]

It was this fight and this theme which solidified my stance as a Yakuza fan. The character development, the fighting, the music, the story, it’s all top tier.

[@nelson6128]

Damn bro this game was a pure great experience. So happy I played it, even if it was just for the Dame Da Ne song. Actual compelling story and characters

[@muzzers2776]

I just bought the game for dame da ne lol. Im hoping I will feel the same way you do by the time I finish it

[@ima4248]

@@muzzers2776 so how's it going?

[@cocclasher9520]

@@muzzers2776 I downloaded the game for that song too lol. i love the Yakuza series how about u?

[@muzzers2776]

@@cocclasher9520 I had to take a break from playing it(broke my controller) so I haven't finished it yet but up to this point I really loved it.

[@tatocancelled7186]

Play the entire kiryu saga while you’re at it

[@Nathanelsematters]

Honestly one of my favourite boss fights in gaming. I decided to try Yakuza 0 during lockdown, and I must admit, I wasn't so sure at first. But I stuck with it as I'd heard so many good things about the series. As soon as the music kicked in, I realised that my time was worth it, and Yakuza 0 ended up being one of my favourite games of all time. I wish I could forget it all and experience it new again!

[@hydekido7506]

Sacred rule of boss fights:go full solo and NEVER use ANY weapons or firearms

[@omnibeta1876]

Unless it's Amon cuz fuck Amon.

[@Kalgert]

Don't forget the most important part: Tear your shirt off flawlessly, so that you can still wear it without problem.

[@XX-ow4lo]

Good luck in Yakuza Kiwami with suck attitude xD

[@bryanvo9490]

@@XX-ow4lo git gud

[@yaboi2500]

Bryan Vo You do the same. Weapons make things fly by. Don’t use them on honorable duels.

[@Isiauwuehrifi]

I just realized... kiryu never took off his jacket when fighting Kuze...

[@pyroboss1013]

I didn’t know you could buy health items until after this fight, so I had to do he entire downstairs and boss fight on just what’s given to you for free. I was stuck on this for hours, and actually got me hooked on the game with such a classic boss fight like this, no minions, no fake outs with scripted losses, just sheer skill.

[@pablo_giustiniani]

With barely any moves, healing items, and being this my first Yakuza game ever, this fight was TIGHT

[@Future_Doggo]

Thank you Kuze. For getting me hooked on this amazing seires.

[@jovinprime]

I didn't even notice pledge of demon played this time. It was done so well the second fight that I'm pretty sure everyone associates pledge of demon to the second fight

[@afluffyboi4093]

I did this withought health items i seriously understimated this mission i only brought 2 small pill bottles or whatever they are called and used them both on the guys downstairs i can confirm this was a hellish expirance 20+ attempts and i finaly got him with 2 centimeters of my health left

[@JD-pz3zk]

First boss in the series for most people. What a first impression

[@canadmexi]

Saw this the second it came up.

[@burzummmmm]

Heeyy detective gumshoe

[@derpyherpy3773]

2:13 the punch and the QTE connected perfectly

[@Kamamura2]

What have we learned from this video? The best way to defeat an angry yakuza boss is to keep relentlessly stomping on his crotch. Kiryu never misses the spot!

[@jae_mz3496]

I honestly loved this fight, even tho I was half health when I first did it was so fun, I had to get health items later on, but I always got so close to beating him without em, plus with the music it just made this fight all the more enjoyable

[@zacharynyberg7007]

Man, People were just built different back then…

[@IMHOGSLICE]

2:10 this is the coolest shit tho

[@b.blobbentein5774]

got an ad for an old folks home on this lmao

[@dubborino979]

Kuze's got such a fucking cool voice

[@awkwardverse]

The boss battle music is fire

[@agoatwithinternetaccess7878]

my personal favorite style in yakuza 0 is rush style because of how quickly i attack and how fast i can end a fight

[@Reragi]

This fight teaches you one thing: why quickstepping is important

[@SophiaXiaoyuAralaCran]

3:34 such satisfying taunt after doing a whoop-ass combo!

[@Waltersop]

Kuze is still the best godamn vilain to this day. He's got it all. A fantastic actor, a legendary voice, A badass and memorable philosophy, he has thematic purpose to the story and as Kiryu's rival and what else...oh yeah, THE THEEEEEEME! Plus he still has Kiryu's respect through this whooooole game. Best fucking character from the best Yakuza game.

[@bcgazero6472]

So... this old guy seems like an easy boss fig- aaaanndd he's ripped,of course

[@Kaledrone]

85 year old Toru Hirose wasn't ripped but was still a hardass

[@mnmfreak502]

Once I get this guy to his second health bar I get absolutely mauled. Kuze blocks everything and counters me immediately. Even if I dodge him and end up behind him and attack he does this instant turn around to block.

[@icemotion1925]

Best prologue in any action game, like ever.

[@saadabdullah3225]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate Kuze's boxing skills?

[@ccodee]

i got stuck in this fight for 2 hours, after i finally won, i can still hear the boss theme stuck in my head

[@LL-lb7ur]

No stamina drink, absolute respect sir

[@benstephenson423]

Tuesday can't come soon enough!

[@therealdutchvanderlinde3124]

2:22 me tryna throw the cool ass combo the self defense video on youtube taught me against my older brother

[@minemino2]

I replayed this game on hard mode, but instead of mouse and keyboard I played with console. Took me a whole hour to get into rhythm and get a feel for his attack before I beat him with a sliver of health left. Such an amazing feeling

[@MauricioFernando17]

I can't wait to play this game on Tuesday I already have it for pre order

[@AAAAAAA-nh7jv]

1:08 music sync

[@nguyenxuanha9315]

Daisaku Kuze (Pledge of Demon).

[@raychii7361]

I'm here for you OLD MAN! Kuze reveal is muscles. Me: I'm in danger.

[@Black-Cipher-6]

That fucking hook to the liver dude! Oh my God! That is one of the best, if not the best QTE in the game

[@gyromatty691]

Kuze is the only boss I intentionally miss the QTE's for just because he dodges like a fucking G.

[@moonbug7252]

I just think it’s so damn cool Kuze gets into a boxing stance and starts bobbing around and even during that first QTE it’s a lot more like boxing than fighting a thug on the street.

[@kamikaze4172]

I need to hurry up getting the back in to reveal it like that. Did anyone else notice the two times you fight the whole Dojima family, you wear a black suit? AND, Kuze uses Kiryu's Rush feint punch

[@beleagueredbeluga5228]

I've been getting bodied here for about an hour throughout this whole section, not just the boss fight. Can't even go down to normal without restarting and losing my progress. Im seriously about to quit and move on to another game, but I haven't tried switching to the rush mode so I'll try at least.

[@devilleon7]

If you saved beforehand, I also highly recommend filling your inventory with healing items before coming here, preferably from the pharmacy.

[@alto.76o31]

devilleon7 where is ther pharmacy located

[@DJPockets]

@@alto.76o31 it should be near the shrine where you spend your cp (yeah late comment sorry)

[@diegovera1353]

I remember going with rush the whole fight so I could evade his attacks (didn’t know about blocking or countering) until we were both pretty low, switched to brawler and realized i could just press square and hit him back everytime he hit me, it was like suddenly being able to tank what was till then an unavoidable beatdown, it became a resistance contest then, hit for hit both of us draining health until one punch would take us both down, we both attacked, but missed the other like 4 times before I was the one to finally land the hit and end the battle

[@willmaier4128]

yakuza, thank you for existing

[@dragonkamran]

U know what? Remember Someya dance video? Kuze does the same with his intro XD

[@pamibaga2139]

I enjoyed this battle more than all I've encountered in the game. Kuze is the real shit yo!

[@pamibaga2139]

I take this back. The sewer fight was the best Kuze fight ever. Seeing Kiryu just tank that blow from Kuze on a motorcycle was some real shit yo!

[@jonnysac77]

If you had a no items during boss restriction which I had placed on myself than Kuze was actually really hard

[@jayharris6087]

Lord Blue Balls EX fam i was stuck on him for an hr on hard mode had times where he was just one shot n I’d die from his combo after him everyone else was easy

[@bimoarrizqy6893]

Legend was born

[@scruber64_]

Shout out to kuze for getting through the fight and still has his glasses on

[@SamArChir]

A game has never made me feel more bad ass than this one.

[@pepsicola4718]

My very first fight of the entire series. Needless to say I vastly underestimated and lost quite a few times. Strange that it was probably one of the only bosses in the entire series I struggled with.....Well besides a certain trio at the end of Kiwami 1. Also I love how Kuze boxes like he has real training.

[@rummyrumrum]

rush mode against this dude is like trying to kill a fly using a gun

[@mccuish]

Even on the normal difficulty this fight kicked my ass. I should've brought healing items during this fight

[@chucky116]

Such a great first boss fight

[@Gemsverse]

Kuze is the first boss fight in the Yakuza Series EVER 😳

[@Yakudude]

This fight hit differently when I played it with Momma Said Knock You Out as the background music

[@methodiuskaihavertz7196]

Fun fact: Kuze's glasses is still in a good condition and didn't fall even when he fight with Kiryu :D

[@Takaba95]

That glasses must be really expensive. Imagine how many and hard kiryu hit him in the face it still not broken yet

[@methyl7710]

for me first fight with kuze was the hardest even if they sayed would you want to go easy mode i alway say no

[@falx94]

First time I played (I was on hard because I love suffering) I had this piece of shit so low I only needed to land one more hit. I was out of health items and also pretty low on health. I got greedy and tried to rush him, he dodged, did his little step-forward jab, I tried to counter and he got me with the leg sweep and his gay little stomps while I fruitlessly mashed X. Made it all the more satisfying to restart and kick his ass. This is probably one of my favorite 1v1 boss fights in the history of games.

[@TeddyOnTheSpot]

There are so many well timed punches in this video that sync with the music perfectly.

[@shirolee]

Giving the straight beat down on the old man Kuze, love it!

[@ahyes9470]

Really fun fight even if it took me roughly 8 attempts. Always can appreciate a game which doesnt pull its punches.

[@DEMON-bc6vh]

Yo awesome sync at 2:43

[@lachlanbackhouse7436]

So glad I played the shit outta this series before it leaves Games Pass. The story, the setting, the silly side stories and epic battles made this one of my favourite series of all time 💯

[@Brandonpaniagua1]

Those are some durable ass eye-glasses

[@Roderickthegray]

Dude... my skills are ready for 0, bring it!🔥😩

[@SwitchTV-x7l]

Damn bro, Kiryu needs to be a DLC character for Tekken 7 right now fam

[@skylarcormier9536]

Masterful gameplay💯💯

[@lastmanstanding7155]

1:05 That sync tho 👀

[@omegaphoenix2044]

Where it all began... HOW MANY TIMES, OLD MAN!? HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TO TEACH YOU A LESSON!?

[@DivaAA94]

The best Yakuza series i ever play

[@boredstudent]

Kuze is a fucking villain. Even his voice is intimidating

[@alwexandria]

First real fight Kiryu ever had... Hit pretty hard after LAD8 story reveal

[@ccandrew111]

Don’t know why, but Kuze reminds me of brick top from snatch and now I can’t unsee it

[@The_Masked_Mafia]

0:53 THAT SYNC DAMN

[@gloobertschlopbert6521]

Someone give me that little bit of the song that begins 0:09

[@ds_axe12]

@@gloobertschlopbert6521 - I think that’s a unreleased sample

[@alvinwong2246]

From Yakuza PS2 2005 until Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza zero the best one version I ever played, 👍👍👍