Yakuza 0 - Secret Boss: So Amon (LEGEND)

So Amon, the leader of the Amon Clan, a clan of the world's most powerful fighters, challenges Kiryu to a one-on-one duel after claiming that he had a dream where Kiryu had risen to become a living legend and a threat to the Amon Clan, foreshadowing the encounters Kiryu has with them in the future games.
Done at level 1.

[@OrpingtonFeller]

I remember fighting him for the first time and after the cutscene I was like "alright, just another substory fight. Doesn't seem too hard." Then the cutscene ends and all I see is *a goddam cannon*

[@degeneratemale5386]

Basically my reaction as well. How was i supposed to know that this guy is a world class fighter and super hard.

[@ngruiying6209]

You guys are fking TROLL

[@Techy2112]

and seeing that black and red beam of death, thinking what in the bullshit is this?

[@TheREALHugo4]

@@Techy2112 Welcome to yakuza where every version of amon you meet will be a very secret boss to fight.

[@kamikaze4172]

I was thinking oh my god, why? And then dying about five times, and then I really started to loath that cannon

[@SilferIII]

"even if it take us 17 years!" ... that's oddly specific.

[@EddyUsagi]

Silfer III lol yea which leads to Yakuza 1

[@kamikaze4172]

That's what I said

[@kamikaze4172]

@@EddyUsagi I tbought the first Yakuza was set in 2001?

[@EddyUsagi]

Mike Henny naw yakuza 1 is in 2005 and the prequel is in 1988

[@EddyUsagi]

Mike Henny when to prison in 1995 to cover up the dojima’s murder

[@Mad_Dog_of_the_Regime]

- You call firing a ship-cannon a martial art? - Hey, as long as it works.

[@toastycakes5560]

fotns jackal?

[@Mad_Dog_of_the_Regime]

@@toastycakes5560 yes.

[@bappojujubes981]

I call it the "Cannon ball strike"!

[@arsenal4739]

@@Mad_Dog_of_the_Regime huzzah! A man of culture!

[@shinigami9851]

-Yeah and the same can be said for a god damn orbital strike

[@garrettoliva5154]

This was more like A damn heat action demonstration, holy shit I wonder how So feels. "haha with my cannon I can beat Kiryu!" then he Kiryu pulls out A bowling ball, thunder god staff, umbrella, knife and golf clubs like A damn loony toons character.

[@desirocker9099]

Ahahahahaha

[@cipher32]

my sentiments exactly

[@awesome19ssbb]

I mean if you pull out some wacky weapon it only fair

[@pedropinilla]

Oh man, your comment made my day xD hahahahaha

[@hisholiness4537]

Hey if he gets to cheat l, I get to cheat. Simple.

[@KvngNothin]

so he has a dream where he gets his ass beat by kiryru .. finds him then proceeds to get his ass beat. sounds legit

[@richardendresz161]

King Nothing well remember what oogway from kungfu panda says: one often meet their fate in the road of trying tying to avoid it

[@KvngNothin]

@@richardendresz161 I'm shook

[@eavyeavy2864]

Your first statement is untrue

[@deoclasher88]

Self fulfilling prophecy

[@anarullan]

Deja vu lmao

[@snugglebuns6193]

@5:16 Kiryu using a bowling ball in combat with an explosion going off is the most Yakuza thing I've ever seen

[@Sharky-j8f]

Kiryu: "Explosive Bowl!"

[@n57o69]

Almost a perfect sync with the music too-

[@antonioruiz8376]

Majima was right he does use bowling balls

[@Beanut8370]

Fck your shins😂

[@Incog2k6]

Kiryu: "Which weapons are we allowed to use?" So Amon: "Yes." Kiryu: "Say no more, fam."

[@zyriantel9601]

Kiryu: "I knew saving up all these novelty gag items would pay off!"

[@anonguy772]

@@AJA_974 Like, the Dragon of Dojima style? Because if that's it you can Or I'm dumb and you're talking about something else

[@oss956]

@@AJA_974 There's the golden gun, but you gotta start from scratch in order to achieve cause 0 doesn't do new game plus for Legend apparently.

[@jawwer00]

@@oss956 it does, but it cannot use a premium adventure save IIRC

[@Kratos_Messi7050]

*whips out bowling ball*

[@jackson3475]

That's neat Kiryu understood the message perfectly all the way to "Am on" but Majima misunderstood it so bad that by taking so many leaps in logic he eventually reached the right conclusion by complete accident.

[@anjivll4284]

He's too used to work in a cabaret, ain't got time to learn about those

[@VulcanKazuma]

5:17 that was too perfectly timed

[@Riso2496]

Lmao,true

[@bungertheboring2037]

The So Amon fight made me confused since I'm colorblind. I thought the Health bar just comes back when you damage him enough. But it was just different shades of Pink which I couldn't see

[@flamminator1755]

How would you know if you’re colorblind

[@bungertheboring2037]

@@flamminator1755 I'm colorblind. Not deaf

[@flamminator1755]

So someone told you it was different shades

[@bungertheboring2037]

@@flamminator1755 Yes. Many did. I searched up with So Amon's Hp thinking it was a glitch it didn't go down but I saw a whole bunch of people saying there was just a lot of different colored healthbars and in that discussion someone who was also colorblind said how confused they were and one person told that guy what was up

[@highlivin1917]

Flamminator 1 Being colorblind doesn’t always mean you can’t see every single color in the world sometimes it’s just certain colors and shades that they can’t see.

[@TheNobleShade]

1:57 "Truly, this powerful man was like a dragon" I see what they did there.

[@Saturn369-i1b]

TheNobleShade roll credits

[@RasenRendanX]

now that Yakuza 7/ Like a dragon is out i thought of that lol

[@BlacK40k]

@@RasenRendanX 'like a dragon' is the japanese name of the yakuza franchise

[@Hydra_X9K_Music]

@@BlacK40k Ryu Ga Gotoku if im not mistaken

[@peytonwarren1936]

He truly was Superman 4: The Quest For Peace

[@AS-ne5wu]

Fighting Jo Amon as Majima: Ok tough boi time to fetch my riposte Fighting So Amon as Kiryu: Ayo what the FUCK

[@FreedomHero4]

The helicopter of doom showers the battlefield with furniture

[@harlannguyen4048]

And invincibility potions.

[@acepoker9668]

Invincibility potions can be either an advantage or a disadvantage, not challenging at all.

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

FreedomHero4 only the yakuza series

[@killertrip10]

Everyone knows machine guns and missiles arn't half the the raw destructive power and tactical superiority of lawn furniture.

[@iqbalsparu0507]

I thought that was a UFO

[@Undertakerfan365]

1:35 “Who are you?” “So” “SO WHAT?! SAY SOMETHING?!” This made me laugh way more than it should have.

[@Dead_Weight21]

"Who are you?" "I am yu"

[@TheUaxington]

@@Dead_Weight21 “You’re me?! EXPLAIN YOU’RESELF!”

[@glowie5811]

Makes me wonder what the original Japanese text says

[@giodoubledover]

​@@glowie5811 "so" can mean "yes" I'm guessing the original Japanese text can go somewhere in the lines of "Who are you?" "Yes"

[@chronic5577]

@@giodoubledover bro💀💀💀💀

[@ethanedwards3357]

So and Jo Amon can steal your items and replace them with their tissues, and in the case of Staminan Sparks, Staminan Sporks, which look identical and have an identical description. Drinking those will severely damage Kiryu and Majima, and reduce their heat gauge by a lot.

[@zyriantel9601]

Oh *goody,* and here I am still struggling with Mr. Shakedown. Yeah, I'ma just not fight these guys until about the end of the game, I think.

[@not7t976]

@@zyriantel9601 ngl mr shakedown feels harder than so

[@bgikuya]

@@zyriantel9601 you can't fight them until the end of the game

[@br7037]

@@not7t976 only looks like. When i fought him first time, I tried to shock him with rush combo, but he shot me with giant laser beam out of his cannon and then i saw game over screen. Compared to So Amon, Mr.Shakedown is very easy

[@red11222]

@@bgikuya you get to fight them when you complete all the substories

[@irsyadiaryadiva9430]

Kiryu: "Hey, was it you that told me to come here?" Who are you?" Mysterious man: "So..." Kiryu: "So what? Say something!" The pun is killing me XD

[@desirocker9099]

I wonder if it had the same impact in Japanese🤣🤣

[@kaiflood6061]

Desi Rocker it was different as “so” means “that’s right” in Japanese

[@arsenal4739]

It aint a pun. Kiryu just didn't know that was the name.

[@Гангстер-с6ф]

@@arsenal4739 It was a pun from developers, not from Kiryu

[@arsenal4739]

@@Гангстер-с6ф excuse my dumbass from a year ago. Apologies for being a buzzkill.

[@kennethshiro9500]

"come to the bullfiighting ring in Okinawa" That ring gets a lot of use.

[@kinamiya1]

Kenneth Shiro wait so literally kiryu took a taxi from tokyo to okinawa? Even tho its not possible because okinawa is an island it would cost you 636,161¥ to go by taxi that roughly 5.7k$ I mean kiryu has billions but thats a lot of money to just fight a dude with a canon

[@GodKill123]

@@kinamiya1 Bubble era.

[@kamikaze4172]

And it's never used for it's intended purpose of fighting bulls

[@Koyomi_xiv]

@@kamikaze4172 except for that one cutscene in yakuza 3

[@kamikaze4172]

@@Koyomi_xiv And the fight that took place there too. It's wild, man. I saw that after this video

[@blackwind677]

That's so Amon

[@kakashihatake326]

blackwind677 The thumbnail is a JoJo pose lmao

[@smug_slime]

Kakashi Hatake more like ace attorney

[@kuramijuno2482]

It's the future he can see.

[@i-cweezy6064]

@@kuramijuno2482 It's so mysterious to he .. I did mean to say he.

[@tomcruise7481]

*laugh track*

[@ALBATROZZ98]

1:46 he should be a famous World class Fortune Teller even i forgot what i'm dreaming like 10 sec after wake up pfft, yeah right 17 years *plays kiwami* wait a minute...

[@That1Smug]

Kiryu: “I have never killed a man” *Stabs him through the body with a knife*

[@aggelos7475]

In the car chase he killed minimum 50 guys there was no chance in hell someone would survive after getting shot 3 times and a car explosion while being a passenger even if you were put in the emergency room immediately

[@Wiseman108]

@@aggelos7475 Kiryu - Wasn't me the cars did it.

[@aggelos7475]

@@Wiseman108 damn 90s cars not trustworthy at all

[@melvinm.261]

Hey man, as long as he's still breathing, he ain't dead, so Kiryu is still a good boy.

[@zyriantel9601]

I mean, he got back up, that doesn't look very dead to me.

[@artyombychkov2134]

And here I thought fighting Mr. Shakedown was a fucking chore.

[@sploovy]

Easy as hell with any counter This fuckin guy tho.... UGH

[@missingno88]

i will never complain about mr shakedown now after having done this fight

[@woozyglint2127]

Kiryu in cutscenes: I have never taken a single life. Kiryu in gameplay: 04:00

[@InfernosReaper]

"He survives this" *ding* -GamingSins narrator

[@elaweonaonivel3005]

Is rubber knife dont worry

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

This is So Amon, he probably is invincible

[@zombies5100]

Kiryu was holding the knife back trying to deny it it's purpose...but unfortunately the knives killer instinct was too strong even for kiryu to hold back

[@Rellik165]

Basic strategy for any Amon fight. If he moves, you die.

[@3njoyer-0f-everyth1ng]

"Truly, this powerful man was like a dragon." Truly, he has become the Yakuza 0

[@Memememe-gs9fd]

0:01 damm that ring tone is creepy.

[@gonkdroid3959]

Sounds like yoshi

[@Chimera936]

@@gonkdroid3959 if you listen carefully it says Aho , which means stupid or idiot XD

[@SandwitchZebra]

“Truly, this powerful man was like a dragon.” I know people meme on title drops but this is unironically one of the hardest ever

[@ALBATROZZ98]

2:06 OBJECTION!?

[@hervisdaubeny2784]

Bit late but it's prob a jojo ref considering jo amons fight has loads

[@scottlil01]

Damn, you toyed with this guy. It took me 5 tries to beat him, on easy. I kept on getting stunned and then getting trapped in the laser, which did so many hits so quickly that it just killed me instantly.

[@SumPanda141]

Same

[@garysmithfan1432]

@@SumPanda141 i beat him at the second time first time surprised me when he one shoted me with that lazer

[@sharif47]

@@Steve-dm3qx that's Jo Amon, slightly different from So Amon.

[@doomsday2703]

You do realize you don't have to damage him in order to use the Master Ball, correct? It will catch him without fail unlike your other balls.

[@zarxdreel8154]

His message reading skills are way better than majima.

[@aunyx8072]

Seeing his health deplete is soooo satisfying ♥️

[@rocketgrunthyunho]

I was expecting Kiryu to give a yare yare daze at the end of the fight.

[@curixthewolf3153]

If I didn’t know about the invincibility things that drops, I probably wouldn’t make it. A fun and tough fight even on Normal difficulty.

[@murdoch1023]

Ah, you were at my side all along. My true mentor. My guiding rocket grenade launcher cannon.

[@cry9297]

so amon, the holy table

[@TalkingRacoon922]

Amon: I’ve a cannon Kiryu Kiryu: I see…In this case, you wouldn’t mind if I also allow myself to use some of my toys ? Amon:Toys ? What do you mean ? *Kiryu testing all of his weaponry in his inventory on Amon, one by one*

[@DJPockets]

3:50 kiryu copies majima for a few secs

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

I'm pretty sure this move is for Majima only

[@Kono_Dio-Da]

@@NiCoNiCoNiCola Due to a developer oversight, Kiryu can use this, too.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@Kono_Dio-Da kinda weird

[@Kono_Dio-Da]

@@NiCoNiCoNiCola 0 has a lot of weird quirks. Jo Amon has a bug where he can use Thug Style during his second phase, complete with buggy heat actions

[@Steve230YT]

more like a move for the 5th Yakuza 5 protagonist

[@combineadvisor572]

jesus christ that first phase was so easy for me, just spammed cyclone sling and charging bear hug. Then the chairs flew in

[@pepsimanondrugs9171]

so amon can predict the future

[@BrUSomania]

Remember to bring a zap gun or two!

[@0SC2]

That chopper noise syncs with the BGM well.

[@alineponcen]

The first time the fight started I wanted to see when I fired the cannon to dodge it and suddenly a laser came out that killed me instantly. I didn't last even 3 seconds and I was quite surprised lol

[@kendonl.taylor5111]

This is the first Time Kiryu Kazama took on the Amon clan. His first Amon fight was the original Amon leader, Amon So.

[@b_is_alive]

Daaamn...with that much damage? .. He won't be in Yakuza 7 . so the clan can hack pagers too ? if they can sound different

[@ZenHorakti]

We got Shin Amon di Yakuza Judge Eyes.

[@navadax4541]

And in Yakuza 7.

[@EliTheGleason]

Dude literally hit him with the "truly he was LIKE A DRAGON."

[@VentiladorDeBigode]

Like a what?

[@kushagrachaturvedy2821]

This is easily the most batshit crazy fight in the whole game

[@missingno88]

it was until i realised the helicopter was dropping invincibility power ups which was a big relief tbh lol

[@BrandtWhite82184]

I remember the first time I ever saw So, I don’t know why I laughed so hard at the “Who are you? So. . . So what say something. My name is So.” part and the gasp when he’s appalled Kiryu don’t know of him or the clan. And finally the part where he goes on about the dream and points his finger.

[@bmrooslay]

Even Kenshiro had a hard time

[@XxChaosParadoxX]

He actually used martial arts in lost paradise tho. But in the manga he wouldnt have a chance!

[@ItsDanbo]

I was looking between Majima and kiryu’s amon fights and I noticed how kiryu was able to read the pager while Majima struggled and used his big brain to figure it out

[@caustarts1876]

1:56 LIKE A WHAT?!

[@DiranJiru]

After learning about these guys, and seeing how much preparation there has to be with getting the necessary equipment to even stand a chance, I don't think I'll be facing these guys anytime soon. So thank you for doing this for me. Because this guy is definitely out of my league.

[@loandbehold4043]

A really easy way to beat this fight is to max out rush or dragon by farming shakedown until you have a few dozen billion, buy an inventory full of stamina royale and repeatedly use the spicy knife to do a heat move until he dies.

[@SlavBoris]

kazuma literally had to fight serious sam what the heeeeelllll

[@jtho8937]

"Go ORYAH yourself!" - Sorious sAmon, maybe

[@RealCFZ]

*8 years later* Haruka: *exists* So Amon: You know what! I’ll do the same thing as Kiryu’s friend did! My daughter would one day fight her some time later!

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

Noa is the best Amon.

[@michaelirsyadpahleviismet9832]

2:07 OBJECTION!

[@LightBoltDash]

This is absolute insanity lmao, I have no idea how you do this

[@syrupman2887]

i remember fighting him for the first time, i had to grind and upgrade kiryu to the max because of how unfair it was, and i had to use different fighting styles to defeat him, it was so hard i kinda wanna stop playing but i beat him ahaha

[@petesahad1]

Like the great American philosopher Family Guy once said: "It ain't easy being cheesy!". Also Komaki Tiger Drops are a pain in the neck to be pulled off this consistently.

[@krock90]

When he had the cannon i just used the golden gun and dodged the lasers. Quick and easy.

[@agidyne9676]

For me, half the fight was me slapping him around with Goro Majima's card and running around him while bombs dropped outta the air from a helicopter.

[@brady_6692]

agidyne967 thats jo amon not so amon

[@Spinomaks]

Snuff Muffin it is so Amon

[@Zulfikeay]

Thanks to you i could beat this guy after i watched your vid thank u so much ! :)

[@devilleon7]

Glad I could be of assistance!

[@chrisderkonig1379]

no one can handle the tremendous might of Judgement Kazzy!

[@loandbehold4043]

Pager: AMON. AMON. AMON. Kiryu: AAAAGGGGG-

[@disnagburnazog9552]

That's what that croaking was?

[@AlFasGD]

This guy has 13 fucking health bars

[@cowtape2571]

THAT'S AN ACE ATTORNEY REFERENCE 2:08

[@artillerydrago755]

cow tape Essence of Objection

[@Rider-yb3sd]

This So guy have a weird dream and his lunatic son just beyond ferocious

[@ヤマキのめんつゆ]

4:00 誓って殺しはやってません！

[@buzzlightyearpfp7641]

the parts where kiryu manifests a weapon into his hand are fucking hilarious

[@mrtyrant1680]

The judgemen outfit would be my favorite if it wasn´t for the red pants

[@Lupo32]

So I take it your not a fan of red Pants in real life ?

[@dudedogdawg8024]

judgemen

[@SaraaRocks]

wtf dude the red pants make the outfit >:@

[@derpderpderpPSN]

The Amon Clan uses a helicopter to support us in our fights. Is it equipped with any armaments? Yes, garden furniture and drugs.

[@Sune]

I didn't even realize the Master Ball was a bowling ball till I saw this video....dang.

[@cooljenkie3336]

me seeing a completely different color on the health bar shook me

[@caviii4935]

I’m quite curious, is So Amon using the same Beast style that Shibusawa used in his 2nd boss phase?

[@TO__FU]

Easiest way when he is using the canon is to take out a zap gun and just spam it

[@kamo7293]

I get it. He's related to the fortune teller

[@arandominternetperson437]

Whenever i see a DoD heat move I expect the kiwami symbol to appear

[@Dangan2020]

I just... directly went for it on Legend mode without even fighting him before on previous runs... took me 5 attempts to beat him because of that laser cannon (1-SHOT KILL...)

[@person8928]

Jo Amon's weapon : simply a knife, pretty standart So Amon's weapon : *fucking cannon*

[@minato1048]

5:16 most epic bowling shot ever

[@aliinetje]

I can't even get past the cannon part on easy, ugh

[@valquiriasantoscomunicadora]

I kind of just cheesed him using Rush from behind. Light attack 6 times then dash forward, my beloved.

[@retotar1]

I died a few times when I first fought that guy with the giant laser. Later I learned to spam Beasts grabs..... until he ditches the cannon.

[@TrueKiryuGaming]

For me this is still most Absurd Fight in Yakuza Series Like this Man Fights you with Laser Cannon And eventually send helicopter, that throws unlimited amount of Tables Like WTF

[@imthegreatest12345]

i can't beat this guy on normal. he just KEEPS knocking me down.

[@gamingsergeant6632]

At 3:07 you switched off dragon of dojima and spammed O as the music

[@鋼然]

14 health bars thats insane…

[@Taptun39]

You can’t imagine how you’re going to fight with 18-20 heath bars 💀

[@ozakb8358]

Man that Laser Beam shock me when the first time fight him

[@aelloner]

The music fits for a guy with extremely high health (higher then the main stories final boss) with a fucking CANNON

[@akdarwish3091]

He has one strong pair of glasses

[@sirgrantelton1081]

Anyone else notice that So’s attire is oddly similar to a certain bitch boss from the first Yakuza game?

[@agentfallout]

Which guy from kiwami

[@sirgrantelton1081]

@@agentfallout He’s a guy who has his own little group of bodyguards. It’s Kyohei Jingu

[@agentfallout]

Grant Nordin oh yeah jingu

[@unknownshadow966]

3:46 INHUMAN REACTION!!!

[@corjonbett]

" I should have asked him what that "Am on" message meant..." Kiryu, you're sooo strong... but your brain needs a BIT of work.

[@kamikaze4172]

I fought So Amon. You handled it with more grace, I handled it like a cheap bastard. I had 10 sakes and 10 stamina royales, I brought the spicy knife, a baseball bat, the cards, a bowling ball, brass knuckles, Iron hammer, all this to just do heat actions right off the bat, the alcohol just to boost the damage of the heat actions. It was all great in the second phase, so long as you don't get caught in all the crap falling from the chopper

[@Totema1]

It was really polite of Amon to wait for Kiryu to finish reading each pager message before sending the next one

[@missingno88]

i found using legend mode to perform special attacks on him then using pistols at a distance to hurt him and build up heat again to use legend worked for me until the helicopter arrived

[@thepegakris175]

It is weird but interesting that Kiryu does not fight Jo in this game as he usually does.

[@Roderickthegray]

Thanks to this video I was able to beat So

And I thought Kiwami 1's Amon was tough. Jesus.

[@garysmithfan1432]

So amon is quite easy at the start i used rush on him attack and dodge easy then when he has blue and red smokes start using beast too and at the end go for the lil things on the ground but use brawler there

[@TheREALHugo4]

You didn't even saw amon in yakuza ishin. 15 bars of health.

[@Deicide86]

@@TheREALHugo4 Yeah, amon in ishin is the hardest amon, also on easy is hard.

[@毒水母]

How did you defend Kiryu against crazy chairs and tables? A kind of accessory？

[@blackwind677]

those things on the ground, it seems. So tries to go after it

[@christianbargeon9155]

That's so amon its the future I can see

[@MK-gb7ht]

Gets shot by a cannon, uses bowling ball, stabs an old man clean through his torso, then steals his juice multiple times while a helicopter throws deck chairs at him.