Yakuza 5 - Boss Battles: 27 - Masato Aizawa (Ex-Hard)

The final fight of the game! Featuring loads of QTEs.

[@GapeHornLover]

-Enters -Doesn't know why he is the final boss -Is one of the greatest final bosses -Never mentioned again

[@Sockren]

-enters -can literally kill kiryu and become the strongest yakuza in history thanks to his dad -decides to be in a fist fight, flings kiryu around the map, holds massive objects with only one hand -is one good punch away from winning -seen as not that strong from the community and never seen again

[@shakursteadman8169]

Greatest bosses?😂😂

[@otaq616]

@@Sockren yeah he's strong but you're forgetting kiryu was still seriously injured during this fight and aizawa was also the ''first'' boss and got his ass whooped

[@kylorensleftballsack6594]

stolen comment

[@Fatterfixer4385]

​@@shakursteadman8169 Well you gotta agree atleast gameplay wise this was one of best final boss in the series.

[@monochromeboi267]

This fight gave me repetitive strain injury from button mash QTEs. That's how strong Aizawa is: he will hurt you, the player, as well as Kiryu.

[@chaossmash64]

and the controller as well

[@bullterror5]

😂

[@trickyick6676]

I thought I lost my thumb over the battle

[@GeorgeDCowley]

Wait, it's not just one press?

[@chadundis9377]

Yep

[@lackusshock]

Quite like the idea of Aizawa's Heat Aura being pink with a hint of gold. Its not a stereotypically "manly" color but its just something undeniably very pure and powerful.

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

Worth noting that pink is kinda associated with death in Japan. At least, pink cherry blossoms are.

[@srmelancia3523]

It straight up looks like fire sometimes

[@bullterror5]

@@TheGohanSkywalker lol

[@Hilversumborn]

Pink is the colour is masculinity in Japan

[@joeb7703]

@@TheGohanSkywalker That's scary. Now I see pink in a different way

[@Roderickthegray]

Even when he is half dead Kiryu still goes hard in a fight. He still has lots of heart and spirit man I loved this fight

[@izloveramen1681]

kiryu fights are priceless

[@voidcastfam]

And this is Yakuza 5 we are talking about. All I can say is that he is the Fourth Chairman,Naruto style where the most powerful person becomes the leader. Idk how much,but either involved/gone through + resolving problems for years in the Tojo among the best,Majima,Daigo and seen the deaths of Sera,Kazama, forgot their names but those in Omi. Stabbed at the stomach that I am surprised that the old stab wound didn't made it worse or maybe it did.

[@bullterror5]

😍

[@thefourthchairman4151]

or it's just because he's the protagonist

[@БогданКрименюк]

@@thefourthchairman4151 shut up

[@Vizion0513]

Aizawa might not be the best as far as character development goes due to him being the "plot twist, I'm the bad guy" guy, but holy hell is this a fight.

[@Shuyin781]

Well, he's, in reality, Reggie Fils-aime. Of course he gave one hell of a fight !

[@kneezdude]

Couldn't be said any better

[@Shuyin781]

@ayy imao and remember : If he or you lose, no johns !

[@Not_Claptrap]

@@amarson2322 I actually liked how easy iwami was because it showed that no matter how powerful a person is (or lack thereof in iwami's case) if someone uses others for their own monetary gain then they will always fall

[@alip9195]

@@amarson2322 I love Aizawa he deserve better he’s philosophy about needing connection to reach the top is true Daigo become the chairman Because He’s the son of dojima and Has connection with kiryu the legendary yakuza kinda remind of akira

[@eggsandvich9677]

the fact that your last non-qte hit on him was a failed tiger drop hurts me

[@CaseyRedgrave]

To be fair, tiger drop is kinda hard. Not in a sense of button pressing and holding, sometimes when the enemy attacks I click it but it doesn't do it.

[@eggsandvich9677]

i get that it's hard to time against certain attacks, i was referring to the fact that kiryu's regular triangle kick is such an underwhelming attack that it's funny to see that immediately lead to the QTE starting.

[@mayor6366]

A pain I know all too well, especially for this damn fight

[@chiefsmokingdragon]

I made my fair share of failed tiger drops on this fight but luckily I ended on a heat action

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

@@eggsandvich9677 it's literally his iconic kick. That's as good as it gets

[@Armyoffreaks123]

Masato Aizawas voice actor is Asura from Asuras Wrath. What an amazing choice for voice actor.

[@UNFDsBRO_TCY_7916]

The irony, when a demigod with a daughter fighting against a yakuza with his adopted daughter

[@haridziran114]

@@UNFDsBRO_TCY_7916 not to mention, the one who voiced the two daughters were the same person

[@DynoSkrimisher]

I can't help but see Asura fighting Kiryu now.

[@awanfarrell2880]

How do you know

[@morganhe-man3543]

@@DynoSkrimisher I need this as a dlc

[@puffpuffpassmako]

Probably my favorite fight in the franchise. Aizawa doesn't have any grudge against Kiryu or ill will, he just wants the title. And it turns into two dudes just straight up beating the crap out of each other. This is the definition of a final boss fight. Just two men in a pure fist fight to the death.

[@kurosakikun96]

There are a lot of issues with this fight from a story standpoint, but by god is it the single most badass and over the top battles in the franchise

[@cometmoon4485]

In my opinion, half the satisfaction of a good final boss is the motivation and emotional payoff of the characters involved. A final boss is the best when you care about the combatants, when you've experienced their hardships, when you understand their personal reasons for wanting to hurt each other. There is almost no connection here, and so this boss kind of falls flat for me. However, the music and the action is phenomenal.

[@LuckiSir]

Cometmoon448 Ikr, it doesn’t help that 3:50 Devilleon7 unintentionally made a badass segment. It was almost perfectly synced the entire QTE.

[@SenjiroAkechi]

Not for me. Aizawa got beat by kiryu and saejima earlier in the game. He just wasn't a compelling final boss.

[@ozzy9101]

@@cometmoon4485 light spoilers for Yakuza Like A Dragon but the final boss was so easy while being so satisfying. You know you’ll kick the bosses ass but the story behind the character and motivation was so well done it made a satisfying boss fight and conclusion to the game. At least imo

[@CumaruNaegiXD]

4:53 Yet again the music syncs perfectly

[@devilleon7]

+Kazuma Kiryu :3

[@Shevko0812]

Many say that Aizawa is very weak, and gameplay-wise he really is, but I think that the theme of the finale is that Kiryu is giving him a test, and it's logical that they should go all out on each other, that's why almost every heat move works in this fight. Aizawa is a tank, so he can take all the damage like this. It's not like in the other Yakuzas: in every other one Kiryu is mentally preparing for the fight, or has to fight to save someone. Here he just realises that Aizawa is pursuing nothing but the Legend status, so it's another thing entirely. Ryuji doesn't count because he already had a badass reputation and just wanted to erase the competition

[@themojogamer75]

Makes me wonder if Kiryu saw a bit of Nishiki in Aizawa, when you put it that way.

[@optidalfprime3904]

They were both Koi's after all. If a Koi wants to climb the river , he has to overcome the peak. That was in both cases Kiryu

[@mohammedadrihafizi2563]

Shevko0812 yes... aizawa is the strongest boss in all of yakuza series... true?? 😏

[@ES21007]

@@Zeddddy Maybe he was purposely being weak so things could get all the way to this point?

[@canadmexi]

He's not Masato or Iwami level weak, though.

[@TheGaza93]

Really wanna know kiryu's training regimen He defeated a yakuza bodyguard who's his rival in strength and endurance all while with an injury that keeps opening during the fight

[@StefanoVersteegMMA]

TheGaza93 his training regimen is life... and years of being chased and forced into physical altercations by Majima 😜

[@Comedy101688]

thats the only reason they were on equal footing is the injury.

[@bearbones7913]

Willpower. Unbreakable Will power

[@EggscellentTree]

Well, he defeated him and moringa at the start of this game as well.

[@JeffCJY]

Don't forget Kiryu ran from Kamurocho to Tojo HQ on foot .

[@Maxshark999]

Aizawa has the strongest chin in the Yakuza world. Takes that punch at the start like its nothing and then gets it slammed into the ground from the 2nd story.

[@beaudyvanderzouw2227]

Gotta love that detail they added, every time you land a hit as Kiryu, some blood splashes from his wound and just stays as a stain on the floor.

[@cptin]

7:10-7:25 is the most godly yakuza music sync I've seen in a while

[@seanlafferty6683]

Just beat Yakuza 5 last night. It took me about 2 years because I kept going on and off it because of a lot of stuff I wasn't good at managing getting in the way, like exams and a bunch of dumb stuff with friends and family. I feel like in a way this game was a big part of my life for those 2 years and beating is both a happy and sad thing for me and I believe this boss was an epic finale to those 2 years. Now that its done, I could put those years behind me and start a new... game.

[@zeonmx]

It took me two years beat Kiwami 1. The game is great but it gets burned out quickly. I still gotta play Kiwami 2 and Y6.

[@kemalerdemsahin410]

It took 4 years to beat lol

[@wyattlampman]

Sean Lafferty I'm proud lol

[@gleyva1243]

It took me 3 days

[@Isow23]

It took me a week or month to beat the entire Kiryu saga.

[@KurohyoShinso]

this is honestly my favorite fight in the franchise, idk why, i just love it so much

[@bamdaddonyavi8490]

Maybe becase its epic its like star wars prepule battles it starts in one place and it ends on a completly difrent place

[@NeoZero85]

bamdad donyavi That and it takes place at Tojo Headquarters

[@Bread_Bauru]

The amount of QTEs building the hype up helped a lot, like the dive from the balcony, Aizawa swinging the tree ring and Kiryu rolling over that bitch, it was just the sickest shit

[@Esteven171]

ya same I get you.

[@hoyhoy852]

Amazing presentation might make even guy who came out of nowhere be hypest shit ever. It's even more obvious with other final boss in the series who drops the ball gameplay-wise despite being pretty solid villain.

[@LuckiSir]

3:53 - 4:30 *Aizawa & Kiryu fighting to the beat, it’s amazingly synced.*

[@valdemarbrodersen3492]

Fun fact: in some of the QTE’s the music auto syncs

[@yakuzamane1541]

@@valdemarbrodersen3492 do you have any examples?

[@deviljho4260]

@@yakuzamane1541 the one where kiryu slams Aizawa

[@TUCell-ps5mi]

Holy shit your right, that _entire_ section goes with the buildup. Aizawa mindlessly pushing onwards throwing off the beat, whereas Kiryu is keeping the pace his own bringing it back.

[@MalosiAudios]

@@valdemarbrodersen3492 Trueeee

[@gamemaster2638]

1:09 The one of the best quotes ever.

[@StarPlatinumSorridente]

4:27 HE'S ALIVE !!!! HE'S ALIVE AND HEALTHY !!!!!

[@vettriano]

Its amazing how similar this looks to Raoh and Kenshiro fighting with the Auras and everything lol

[@Gundamseeddabest]

vettriano this is probably why they let this team make a Hokuto game lol

[@anantaflorian2157]

The hokuto games are based on this

[@noVva555]

@@anantaflorian2157 well not all, The Snes games are Rpgs (Well two are fighters), the psx is a Beat em up the ps2 one is a guilty gear like (A broken and unbalaced fun mess must say) the ps3 and xbox 360 ones are Dynasty Warriors like (The first one is decent the second one well Xd) and finally the Ps4 one is a RGG game

[@lackusshock]

As if Holmes, Ryuji and Saejima weren't beef enough. They brought in this guy.

[@NorthTexasNewYork]

So.. Much.... Meat 😋

[@undead50]

My impression going into this fight. "I already beat him once in the beginning of the game, I can do it again" as soon as I saw those health bars I knew it was going to be hard. I suck at button mashing, and it took me 4 tries to beat this guy, and I was playing on normal, I thought I could do hard up until this boss fight, only reason I was able to beat him is because I saw your video and most of the time you are staying in heat mode, which helped a lot. This fight and Nishiki(Yakuza 1) gave me the most problems lol

[@wiedzmiarz]

Well, if you mastered Komaki Moves this fight is kinda easy

[@pp-vf8ls]

@@wiedzmiarz yes, if you leveled up to the max, all bos become easy but Goda still an exception

[@wiedzmiarz]

Goda in kiwami 2 is too easy But guys like Munakata Seishiro are hard because they are not fair bosses

[@maxisdead2153]

@Florida Man Some people just don't have fast enough fingers, so much so that it takes me 2 minutes to write things like this little text.

[@Ava_vee]

i think this is the most emotional battle for Kiryu, for him he's willing to risk his life just to see Aizawa's full potential. and also if you guys noticed, Kiryu being willing to do that, he's more FREAKIN YAKUZA Than ANYONE ELSE IN THE SERIES. deep inside him. even though he always try to escape or deny it. he's a Yakuza from left to right, from top to bottom, inside and out. he really live his life following the Yakuza path, he even said it to Someya, "its a way of life"

[@SaiyanZ3]

That beginning dialog reminds me of Goku's response to Vegeta in the Saiyan arc of DBZ, when he said hard work is needed to beat natural talent. Love this fight and music so fucking much, the way in which you played this fight went perfectly with the music, thank you

[@HeroicGamerGuy]

Ah, young Aizawa. He wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was, to beat Kiryu was his real test, I don't know what to put here. A little disappointed in his motivations but I guess that's his character. He's a bit of a whiner, he seems to believe that people with a natural talent get everything they want without having to strive for it and seeks to break that by beating Kiryu with nothing but raw strength and establish himself as the strongest. Kiryu confirms that he's half right, that although those with talent do have it easier, no ones ever made it Scott free. Two clashing ideals, Aizawa with: Beat the best become the best. And Kiryu with: No one gets to skip to the end, there are walls you have to break through first. And so begins the most unexpected final boss fight in the yakuza series yet.

[@HeroicGamerGuy]

Seriously anyone who said they saw this coming is a liar.

[@DanTE_1203]

@@HeroicGamerGuy I think I realized it after Akiyama's fight with Kanai, seeing that almost everyone was pre occupied, I thought who's left for Kiryu to fight? By sticking with how the plot was going I said to myself, oh Morinaga. Kiryu still has unfinished business with him... then again, he's presumed dead, by process of elimination, Aizawa? I thought, then it would make no sense... lo and behold, I was wrong

[@102jayday]

I had no idea because I felt this guy was a scrub as we kicked his ass at start and he was getting owned during the underground fight and saiga beat him. When they told Kiryu to go back to Tojo I was expecting some omi ghost of past I even thought goda is dead but hmm lol

[@tjrex1915]

@@102jayday Nah yesh the guy who got his ass kicked twice comes back as one of the tankiest bosses in the franchise

[@mdragarg]

I have never played or watched any Yakuza, just knew about them and that they were amazing games. This looks so fking cool

[@theend-bk4eo]

PLAY YAK PLS

[@ntsempty1209]

U should give it a try, atleast Y0, it's a good starting point

[@Eduardoeov]

I just love how they changed the punching sounds effects of the 6:10 QTE in Kiwami and it became like 1000x better

[@Ibrahim-wr5fs]

Late but Yakuza 5 came out first so this qte was from 5 not kiwami

[@Eduardoeov]

@@Ibrahim-wr5fs Indeed it is, what i meant is that its better on Kiwami just because they changed the sound effects of the punches connecting. If you go back on Aizawa in 5 to see the same QTE, you"ll notice it doesn't "feel" as good.

[@aidancorgi5608]

Yeah the worst thing about 5 is that some of the sound effects are arse

[@lizdevilz7271]

@@aidancorgi5608 Also,Random enemy grunts. They sound like someone who didn't drink water for 2 months straight and too funny to me lol.

[@KelKilimanjaro]

It’s fitting that Aizawa has a koi tattoo and Kiryu has a dragon. There’s a Japanese legend about a koi overcoming a waterfall and becoming a dragon (Magikarp evolving into Gyarados also references this). Aizawa wants to scale this metaphorical wall and attain the fame that Kiryu’s gotten as a yakuza.

[@ChrisWrightReally]

Just the Koi and Dragon have been done before in the series.. not to say anything about this fight.

[@Shuyin781]

@@ChrisWrightReally in addition, aisawa's design for his koi is the exact same as nishiki's koi. Except that aisawa's koi is black when nishiki's koi is red.

[@ima4248]

Actually, he's pretty much skipping the waterfall and trying to defeat the Dragon immediately, he hasn't gone through even half the shit Kiryu has and is trying to prove that his natural power will carry him to the top.

[@cometmoon4485]

@@ima4248 That's a great point.

[@MugdhaMahdiShams]

@@ima4248 Didn't he say he was against natural power getting people to the top? Maybe from his point of view, he thought he did work hard.

[@leo12scar12]

Aizawa tried very hard to achieve his goal. And yet Kiryu is one of those Dragons he cannot win against.

[@firstnamelastname-ev7br]

Does Kiryu just get more buff the older he gets?

[@THE_BIGGEST_HATER]

a master never tells his secrets

[@ThatWeirdGuyFromWork]

Yes.

[@ThatWeirdGuyFromWork]

***** Kiryu barely ages.

[@gaminggoddess85]

+Bombz a Shellz He's getting a little up there. He's 44 in this game.

[@firstnamelastname-ev7br]

***** and 48 in 6

[@drogo21]

I don't know hoy people can say that Aizawa was unexpected. It was really expected when he went to "see" Morinaga's corpse and the 7th Omi president saying "for him to take all over". You realice that there is one lefting character that is not appearing in Kamurocho city and it was Aizawa. I think that the president of Osaka Talent would had been the perfect final boss, a longtime yakuza that keeps in good shape and also an intelligent man.

[@matthewscherer9681]

The music in this fight is amazing

[@d_ucksy]

Kiryu gets stumbled : ugh Aizawa gets stumbled: DORUHW

[@jeppeastrup5915]

I really like how Aizawa has the same type of tattoo as Nishiki

[@danielbars2371]

I was sad because I thought Aizawa was going to die in the end, he seemed like a nice guy early in the game, I am happy he isn't evil and could return!

[@dusk7484]

Say what you want about Aizawa from a story perspective. This is a final boss fight.

[@Flambingo]

crazy that this is still the best fight in the series

[@Carcosa-]

Nishiki Tatoo

[@mohammedadrihafizi2563]

Ryo's Wrath I think aizawa’s tattoo should be black dragon, right??

[@HarshG26]

Both of them have koi carps, according to Chinese mythology, if a Koi swims upstream (passes an obstacle) it transforms into a dragon. In Nishiki and Aizawa's case, that obstacle is Kiryu!

[@mateusfredericofigueiredo7296]

5:19 the jump of kiryu Jesus Christ is amazing 😂😂 the most badass jump in the yakuza series

[@jimjr9846]

this makes me sad because i will never experience anything like this ever again, I love Yakuza 5

[@MabingusGoro]

Gaiden

[@Tenyearjointsforever]

​@@MabingusGoroShishido

[@MabingusGoro]

@@Tenyearjointsforever tsuruno

[@josu91ita]

7:01 STAR PLATINUM! オラオラオラオラ！

[@valdemarbrodersen3492]

STAR FINGA

[@anselean]

I like this upload of yours just because the music syncs so well in 9:33 compared to the remastered one

[@Yakuza_is_peak]

Yeah i agree

[@ParadoxParado]

Truly forgot how beautiful the boss battles are in these games

[@zulucruz664]

I love that when Aizawa saw Kiryu’s bleeding, he took a step back instead.

[@zealous404]

Aizawa walked so (Gaiden final boss) could run

[@dragonkamran]

KIRYU IS THE BEST! Who's agree?

[@THE_BIGGEST_HATER]

I THINK HES SUPERHUMAN

[@harrazhaqim9640]

He's strong than genji Crows Zero

[@JoeGodHand]

I's agree!

[@harrazhaqim766]

He's like kazuya Mishima Brother

[@eggtime587]

This guys actually underrated holy shit.

[@theend-bk4eo]

can we please get the rematch with kiryu and aizawa in 8

[@gaysonjiovanni1593]

I agree

[@Very_Hard_CPU_DK]

(My opinion on why Aizawa's cool, again, my opinion, but please respect it. Happy safe zone here, kids.) So the whole thing with Aizawa is like a left turn at the 11th hour, where the nothing character turns out to be a something character near the last minute. People are saying that Aizawa is the WEAKEST boss in the series; perhaps partially because of this plot twist final battle, but let's take what he has as opposed to doesn't have. + 1. Aizawa, despite his sucky status as early boss for Saejima and Kiryu, comes back after having killed his friend and associate, in a power-driven lust. We don't see weak characters become cool often in Yakuza, and I enjoy this personally. 2. Aizawa managed to beat all the Tojo patriarchs without a scratch. THIS IS PRETTY BIG. He has the sword, but no evidence of using it (no blood on the blade, probably just tryin to look like a cool guy). This means that he must be at least a little worn out from fighting some of the Tojo clan's top men when he fights Kiryu. 3. Just take a second. Appreciate that health bar. All 7 of those bars. ... Did you? Yes? Good. No, because you can perform *EVERY MOVE CONCEIVABLE* on him and drop that hp so quickly? Fair. But realize that 1st of all, Kiryu is the most experienced in this game than he has been EVER. All of his moves are at their peak, his technique is maximum. So of course he'd be doing multiple bars with that Essence of the Dragon King. Aizawa is still young; but ambitious, like Kido in the 4th game. Unlike every other final boss, he is so tenacious that he has 7 HEALTH BARS (not including the healin factor). No other boss has ever been as determined to beat Kiryu. 4. Rationale. All final bosses want to fight Kiryu for different reasons. Nishiki wants to settle his old feud with Kiryu, Goda wants to kill off the competition for the title of Dragon, and Mine wants to beat Kiryu at what they both do best to show Kiryu that he isn't the strongest. (Daigo kinda whatever, money blech). Aizawa, is again, a good parallel to Kido. They both had an opportunity to become some of the strongest men in the Yakuza. To do so, they had to fight the current champions, and both lost. Aizawa, however, suffers some of the most BRUTAL damage in the fight (head slammed into ground from 2nd story for an example) and the fight STILL continues, showing his determination to win. 5. This is the last one, don't worry. Aizawa suffered, like his dad. A LOT. He killed his own friend. He trained endlessly in secret. He has become more powerful more quickly than ANYBODY in the series. All to take the king of the hill and dethrone him. You can say what you want about Kiryu being weakened for this fight or whatever, but the GAMEPLAY directly contradicts you. You don't have less maximum hp. You don't get damaged more when Aizawa causes your wound to re-open. You just fight him normally, until you are both almost beaten to DEATH. yeah. rant. (he's a better fight than shibusawa at least idgaf what u say)

[@actionguy123]

+TheBuuOfYou yes by gameplay and story integration you're right, Aizawa had drive and talent, but thats not just enough to win, while the character is interesting and sympathetic , i feel that someone else could be the final boss for story climatic reasons. i still got your point and your right in your arguments. In fact all bosses in RGG are interesting and difficult in their own way, but Nishiki and Ryuji stuck more with me, Nishiki for being the first and for fighting the way he did, i sincerely wasn't expecting him to throw furniture at me, activate QTES when i was on the ground, or hitting hard as he did, even with a maxed out character. Ryuji in the other hand was HARD, it was like fighting against yourself, i never got to win that last fight with the liferbar half full and the inventory with some healing items left.

[@shodai69]

+TheBuuOfYou He actually has 9 health bars. It got kind of confusing because all of the upper bars are shades of blue or purple.I think every final boss had something to offer. Nishiki had true narrative weight in his fight and the whole game led up to it. Ryuji's had probably the coolest finale overall, with the multiple fights and big reveal. Mine probably is still the hardest in the series gameplay wise. Diago was interesting and at least we were waiting for a rematch since yakuza 2. This fight was long, brutal, and intense. Aizawaw was unexpected but he didn't disappoint. He put up a hell of a fight but Kiryu can't be stopped! Actually I think Seajima might be the closest to actually beating Kiryu.

[@barrackdovahkhiin3394]

but kiryu has a serious wound in his waist. I'd say Aizawa is on Amon's level I think no one will able to beat kiryu tho.

[@barrackdovahkhiin3394]

and being secretly 7th Omi alliance chairman's son himself. he could've the power without training. maybe he's pretending to be weak.

[@barrackdovahkhiin3394]

and kiryu wins the fight. kiryu always win. aizawa dropped before Kiryu. if aizawa still fight. kiryu will surely fight. that mean he's not losing. the wound weakened kiryu. if aizawa sit there calmly he must've replenish his stamina already. no sign of him panting whatsoever.

[@rikustorm13]

The fact that Aizawa is the only final boss to have managed to push Kiryu's strength to the point of near death is WILD In Yakuza 2/Kiwami 2, Kiryu had already gotten stabbed and was still suffering from that wound

[@zephyrzen3606]

Aizawa looks like a Japanese Reggie

[@Azelory]

Aizawa Is Nishiki With Bigger Body

[@shoaibali861]

6:17 perfect qte sync

[@Cloudx0x]

@@shoaibali861 I was about to comment that😂

[@nikigeek8325]

Jesus Christ... This fight was insane

[@Hikaru0kamiki]

*im going to reach the top* not gonna lie i actually liked this fight tbh plus most of everything was in sync lmao

[@ionci1000]

I wonder if people realize that aizawa also has a carp on his back just like Nishiki... Also when he takes off his suit he has the pants and shoes as Nishiki. Coincidence,I think NOT !

[@bigboss7681]

This is my favorite final boss fight and ending

[@hyperawarenesschannel2269]

That's one epic way to finish an fight. :D

[@THE_BIGGEST_HATER]

yep

[@MineBro56]

How I dealt with this fight: Square, Square, Triangle, Circle, Repeat poor Aizawa lmao

[@actionguy123]

What desmistifies Aizawa as a final boss and takes away all the magic, is knowing that, whatever he did to earn the final boss slot he STILL got kicked around twice on the game earlier, unlike the other bosses who you actually didn't know what they could do. Nishiki was something perfect because up to that point in the game no other enemy could do the things he did, and everything you could do, he also could. he was also the first antagonist to have a Heat aura. Ryuji Goda was a hyped up battle from the start, and delivered, in sheer intensity and difficulty, the game was letting you know that he wasn't holding back. Mine was hard to beat, not as Ryuji but he sure was able to be the ultimate challenge of that game. 4 was perfect for everyone involved and 0 is one of my favourites final fights of the franchise. The fight with Aizawa was great and intense, but i think tit could be someone else other than him.

[@Harakengard]

Personaly, i would seriously argue about 4: i have a big problem with his build and my feeling about the final bosses suffer from that. Arai was interesting and the fight was pretty damn good, nothing really bad to say about this fight even if i could be nithpicking about the build of the fight (by far the best final boss of the game to me.) Kido was cool but i think the fight in itself could have been so much better. Daigo was.... meh. I mean, i have no problem with him being of the final boss but i thought the build of the fight was pretty bad and although the fight in itself is nice, i felt nothing during that fight. Munakata was a special case: the build was good, i definitly felt something during that fight.... but man, i thought that the fight in itself was pretty boring and i thought that was one hell of disappointing final fight. I also thought that it could have been someone else than Aizawa but then i read comment on the internet that actually changed my mind about him: sure he isn't the best final boss in the serie but he was actually the one that fits the most with Yakuza 5 and his message about dreams (and even thought that the buid could have been so much better, i actually felt something.)

[@dabaruknemuhar1981]

Aizwa was probably the toughest boss in yakuza history. just look at that health bar. no one else has that health bar.

[@retrogamelover2012]

@ayy imao That doesn't count! The Amons are secret bosses that are meant to be that beefy with the health bars. I'm pretty sure this was more of a story boss basis.

[@namethis658]

@MAFIAMAN Are you sure? Ruiji in Kiwami 2 goes down way faster. In which fight has he got more health?

[@akmalizzudin9698]

Lol remember Hayashi from Yakuza 2(original,not kiwami)?

[@emergence109]

Akmal Nick Didnt he have more health than Ryuji lol

[@kurosakikun96]

@@emergence109 every other boss had a maximum of 3 bars I believe (including Ryuji), whereas Hayashi had something like 9 or 11, yeah, dude was a monster

[@Darkness1178]

I finally see how the fight ends! Thank you so much!

[@devilleon7]

+Da'Shun Jefferson You're welcome! :D

[@THE_BIGGEST_HATER]

+devilleon7 D:

[@Yakuza_is_peak]

Wow first comment

[@khoinguyen9609]

7:38 Aizawa goes SSJ

[@ryox0977]

the qtes in this fight were so good imo

[@otobot45]

If they ever remake this game in the distant future, I hope they make Aizawa tougher via giving him more combos or just upping his damage output.

[@Duskets]

Kiryu saw from the beginning that Aizawa wasn’t ready to take his Legend. Aizawa’s entire arc was one of privilege, being primed to take the position of chairman by his father, and yet all Aizawa really wanted was to surpass Kiryu. But by seeing Kiryu wounded and bleeding out, and choosing to fight anyway instead of waiting until they were on equal footing, he shows Kiryu that he doesn’t have what it takes to surpass the Dragon. Because a true Dragon like Kiryu wouldn’t need to prey upon someone weakened by their injuries in order to solidify their place at the top, whereas Aizawa consistently utilizes every shortcut given to him in order to fast track his own ascent up the food chain. He doesn’t put in the work. He doesn’t overcome the challenges that make men like Kiryu, Saejima, and Watase who they are. His dream, for lack of a better word, was making it to the top, but doing so by riding an elevator built by his father. Kiryu was willing to fight Aizawa in spite of his injuries. Aizawa was willing to fight Kiryu’ *because* his injuries granted him the upper hand. And that’s ultimately why he loses.

[@gaysonjiovanni1593]

Doesnt make sense

[@guesty924]

it does??? what doesnt make sense?@@gaysonjiovanni1593

[@michaelpara8582]

Working my way through the yakuza series from 0, I gotta say this fight has to be in my top 3

[@Radiomen_IV]

Kiryu fought this man so hard he broke his fingers 💀

[@OG-Silesian]

damn that fight was epic!

[@Koala-battosaI]

バトル中の演出とbgmカッコイイ😆

[@MTown587]

Sega: “So how big do you want his health bar to be?” Game dev: “Yes.”

[@Mhedez07]

7:30 I love that sync with the music as Aizawa restored his health that was pretty badass not going to lie

[@Whitefox789]

When I first ran into this fight I was like ehh so what Kiryu has fought before with an injury like that. Then I realized ohh right the last time that happened his opponent also had similar injuries. Shit this might be an issue. Though Kiryu perseveres like the almighty dragon he is!

[@AKafiq]

Final boss on Y5 are much great 😎✌️

[@mtfepsilon11ninetailedfoxl93]

I wonder what Aizawa's title would be if he became a legend?

[@gaysonjiovanni1593]

The legendary black koi

[@markas_kasuyademomanisresp6516]

AIZAWA = EX SON OF AMON CLAN

[@gamemaster2638]

Aizawa should grind some more levels to win this fight. ;)

[@gaysonjiovanni1593]

I mean it was against Kiryu

[@hisholiness4537]

Aizawa's pain grunts are the funniest shit man

[@ntsempty1209]

AWWWWOOOGGGHHHHH

[@JCFuggy]

6:11 I just realized this cutscene was reused in kiwami when you fought nishiki

[@kurosakikun96]

Makes sense, Kiwami was kinda noted for reusing assets for pretty much everything (so was 0 to an extent, but more for fighting styles), so using animations and fight choreography would be very easy to apply to the game

[@Bornagainvillain]

Kiryu, bleeding to death from the abdomen: sorry bro, you don't meet the level requirements to take me on.

[@theeverchosen1504]

3:01 that music sync!!!!!

[@WelcomeTaEarf]

The video I pull up with all my friends whenever I'm wasted, thank you for years of entertainment man!

[@MrChokenspit]

Best final boss fight in the series

[@cold8089]

My dumbass failed the first qte and I think it made him have alot more bars of health

[@HeroicGamerGuy]

Thinking about it, I can imagine how much of the tension would be lost if The Battle for Dream (boss fight music) was swapped with GET TO THE TOP. I think it'd fit though.

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

I really feel bad for Aizawa Guy could have anything he wanted, but instead he fought hard to earn everything he wants. He could easily be the good guy here, minus killing Morinaga of course.

[@UkyoTatsuya]

He didn't kill morinaga right?

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@UkyoTatsuya depends For all we know he could just bleed out after being shot by that other guy

[@onmars0058]

Kiryu kazama is a top 5 protagonist of all time in gaming.

[@andresashura5550]

People who don’t do any side quest or training in yakuza series and only rush trough the story... don’t complain if yakuza 4 Tanimura boss or this one is annoying lol, if you don’t level up your character you will struggle, don’t blame the game lol

[@natsurashizero]

They probably didn't know about the food system..

[@LemonCreature]

Just beat the game, and I have to say I really enjoyed it. 2 and 3 still remain my favourites with 0 not far behind though. I did miss Tanimura, but Shinada was a really good addition to the team in my opinion. This was a fun boss fight, but I did not really expect to see Aizawa as the finale. The over the top QTEs and his absurd amount of HP is what made the fight fun to me to be honest. If he was going to be the final boss, I would have rather he had a bit more scenes in the story to build him up more. Now to wait for Yakuza 6's English release... I can also play my Kenzan and Ishin copies of course, but I need to find a good guide for Ishin.

[@thegamingkirby8696]

Everyone's X button is reduced to ashes by the end of this fight

[@vegas3352]

Mine was O cause I kept wanting to throw him on the ground to farm the Heat meter.

[@jetsp]

Best part 9:33

[@موسىرحيم-ل3ع]

Best boss ever

[@levintron8852]

Favorite boss fight!

[@TyrannosaurusChexmix]

Personally, thus far in my Yakuza journey, nothing tops the Shibusawa fight for me. But this... *...this came pretty damn close.*

[@auhs6240]

I thought this fight in terms of gameplay was the best by far with all those QTEs and health bars

[@cleversmart0303]

The one in Ishin is the absolute best in my eyes.

[@morganhe-man3543]

@@cleversmart0303 if only we could get an English port so I can actually play the fucking thing

[@cleversmart0303]

@@morganhe-man3543 Never give up the dream!

[@morganhe-man3543]

@@cleversmart0303 never bro

[@ugurkaraarslan25]

by the way if you fail the last qte you will get a instant defeat.

[@brianshooter_6723]

Aizawa looks exacly like kankichi Ryoutsu from kochikame.except for the eyebrow.

[@Spootnik]

I'll never forget my friend coming over and watching me play this fight for the first time. He had no idea what was going on but bought the game anyway, and ended up buying the rest of them. Such an amazing fight, even if it doesn't make much sense story wise.

[@thepanzerofthelake732]

Even after playing this game for years.... I still can only think of Aizawa from MHA.... Why

[@Gameboynitro]

Was there bosses taken out in this version? because Aizawa was your 29th boss on your original video of this fight.

[@devilleon7]

Nah, I just happened to change the organizing and numbering of the boss fights and the long fights.

[@ChuckPalomo]

Am I the only one who prefers the flowing catch to the tiger drop?