Yakuza: Difference between revisions

:''This article refers to the Yakuza as a gang. For the Yakuza gang car, see [[Yakuza Stinger]].''

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|caption = The GTA III Era Yakuza logo

Other members include [[Hana Funabashi]] (Johnny Zoo's girlfriend), [[Danny Zoo]] (who maybe related to Johnny), [[Yonsi Zoo San]] (an elderly man barely kept alive on Zaibatsu drugs) and business man [[Tetsuo]] (who owns the [[Hochi-ban Bar]]).

==GTA III Era==

===GTA Liberty City Stories===

The Yakuza's influence in the [[United States]] dates at least from 1991, when future co-leader of the Yakuza [[Asuka Kasen]] moves to the country, presumably from Japan. By [[1998]] the Yakuza are beginning to move into [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. They are not the strongest gang but have begun to stock up on weapons, including a tank, which [[Toni Cipriani]] [[Shogun Showdown|destroys]] on orders from [[Salvatore Leone]]. Due to his actions, Toni gains the interest of [[Toshiko Kasen]], wife of the Yakuza leader [[Kazuki Kasen|Kazuki]], who starts to hire Toni to destroy her husband before killing him. First, she has Toni [[More Deadly Than the Male|steal the weapons]] and deliver them to businessman [[Phil Cassidy]]. Then, she has Toni reluctantly [[Cash Clash|destroy money]] from the [[Big Shot Casino]] whilst it is being transported. Toshiko then decides to reveal her links to Toni, by [[A Date with Death|going to an opera]], where they are attacked by the [[Forelli Family]]. They survive and a Yakuza gang member spots them entering Toshiko's apartment, leading to Toshiko giving Toni the orders to kill her husband. Toni kills him, on the roof of his casino, and returns to Toshiko's apartment, where she commits suicide, leaving the Yakuza without a leader. Despite having no leader, they maintain their control of [[Torrington]], south [[Belleville Park]], [[Aspatria]], [[Pike Creek]], west [[Wichita Gardens]] and [[Liberty Campus]].

===GTA Advance===

By [[2000]], [[Asuka Kasen]] becomes the leader of the Yakuza, taking over from her brother Kazuki, although it is unknown whether her brother [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] is co-leader. The Yakuza lose [[Belleville Park]], [[Aspatria]], [[Pike Creek]] and [[Wichita Gardens]]. The Big Shot Casino has also been lost, although they are paid protection money from the new owner. The Yakuza do manage, however, to gain [[Bedford Point]], where Asuka bases herself. Yakuza member/associate [[Yuka]], Asuka's niece, is [[School's Out|kidnapped]] by [[Mike]] on orders from [[Colombian Cartel]] leader [[Cisco]], although Mike later rescues her on orders from Asuka. Asuka then begins to employ [[Mike]], later seemingly in love with him, and help him look for [[Vinnie|Vinnie's]] killer. Mike first collects some protection money from a casino owner, before helping the [[Liberty City Cocks]] by injuring a [[Vice City Mambas]] player, to help Asuka's gambling business. She then sends Mike to kill actor [[Biff Rock]] and bring back his shoes as proof, although Mike spares him, but does take his shoes to Asuka as proof. Mike then discovers that the [[Uptown Yardies]] are [[Sue Me Sushi|delivering bad fish]] to Asuka's sushi restaurants and then [[Down The River|kidnaps]] [[Mafia]] members to send to Asia as slaves. Mike decides to stop working for Asuka, agreeing to help her one more time by killing a rival pimp in [[Newport]]. Asuka later contacts Mike in regards to Yardies leader [[King Courtney]], who they both dislike. Asuka tells Mike [[Assault Joint|where he can locate Courtney]], but is ambushed. Later, Asuka sends some of her men to assist Mike, who then leave him to tackle the Yardies on his own. The Yakuza betrayal of Mike may have occurred due to Asuka discovering either Mike's kidnapping of Yuka or his failure to kill Biff Rock, with Asuka describing him as a 'means to an end'.

===GTA III===

Claude then begins to work for [[Donald Love]], who has Claude [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|kill Kenji]] disguised as a Cartel member, to start a gang war, which would drive down house prices. Claude succeeds in starting a war, leading to the Yakuza [[Grand Theft Aero|taking control of a construction site]] in [[Fort Staunton]]. Whilst attacking the site, Asuka manages to capture [[Miguel]], a high-ranking member of the Cartel, who she tortures mercilessly. Miguel begins to tell off the Cartel plans, allowing Claude to [[Bait|kill squads hunting him down]], [[Espresso-2-Go!|stop the sale of SPANK by the Yardies]] and [[S.A.M.|steal some SPANK]] being delivered to [[Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale|Francis International Airport]]. Claude then discovers that [[Catalina]], the Cartel leader, has [[Ransom (III)|killed both Asuka and Miguel, and kidnapped Maria]], leading to Claude killing Catalina and rescuing Maria. The Yakuza, leaderless, continue to show friendly relations towards Claude.

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File:Yakuza-GTAIII-members.jpg|Yakuza members in GTA III.

File:YakuzaStinger-GTAIII-front.jpg|The [[Yakuza Stinger]], the Yakuza's gang car in GTA III.

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