Kenji Kasen: Difference between revisions

|home = [[Japan]]<br />[[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]

|vehicles = [[Yakuza Stinger]]

|businesses = [[Kenji's Casino]]

|voice = [[Les J.N. Mau]]

'''Kenji Kasen''' ([[wp:Japanese|Japanese]]: 加瀬健治, ''Kasen Kenji'') is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a supporting character in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]). He is the brother of [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]] and [[Kazuki Kasen]], and the [[Gang Leaders|co-leader]] of the [[Yakuza]] alongside his sister Asuka. He is also the brother-in-law of [[Toshiko Kasen]] and may be the father of [[Yuka]], Asuka's niece. He is voiced by [[Les J.N. Mau]], who has also appeared in television shows such as ''Law & Order''.

Kenji Kasen was born and raised in [[Japan]] with his siblings [[Kazuki Kasen|Kazuki]] and [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]], joining the [[Yakuza]] gang before moving to the [[United States of America|United States]] in [[1996]]. He moved to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[2001]] and opened his casino, [[Kenji's Casino]], in [[Torrington]], the same place his brother Kazuki had owned his [[The Big Shot Casino|casino]]. Kenji joins his sister in becoming the co-leader of the Yakuza and begins to employ [[Claude]] on advice from his sister. He has Claude prove himself, despite Asuka's assurances, and, due to his fierce belief in loyalty, has him [[Kanbu Bust-out|break]] [[Kanbu]] out of prison.

Kenji, impressed with Claude's ability, has him [[Grand Theft Auto (mission)|collect]] three sports cars and deposit them in a garage, [[Deal Steal|ambush]] a deal between the [[Colombian Cartel]] and the [[Uptown Yardies]], [[Shima|collect]] briefcases of protection money and [[Smack Down|kill]] many members of the Uptown Yardies who were selling the drug [[SPANK]].

Claude later begins to work for media mogul [[Donald Love]] who employs him to [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|kill]] Kenji whilst posing as a member of the Colombian Cartel, driving a [[Cartel Cruiser]], in order to drive down property prices. After his death, Kenji's sister Asuka launched a full scale war against the Colombian Cartel that resulted in her [[Ransom (GTA III)|death]].

*The player can kill Kenji before completing all of his missions, which will result in the player not being able to gain one hundred percent completion of GTA III.

*None of Kenji's missions are required to complete the main storyline of GTA III.

==Mission appearances==

*[[Under Surveillance]]

*[[Kanbu Bust-out]] <small>(Boss)</small>

*[[Grand Theft Auto (mission)|Grand Theft Auto]] <small>(Boss)</small>

*[[Deal Steal]] <small>(Boss)</small>

*[[Shima]] <small>(Boss)</small>

*[[Smack Down]] <small>(Boss)</small>

*[[Waka-Gashira Wipeout]] <small>(Killed)</small>

 

[[Category:Characters|Kasen, Kenji]]

[[Category:Characters in GTA III|Kasen, Kenji]]

[[Category:Gang Leaders|Kasen, Kenji]]

[[Category:Gangsters|Kasen, Kenji]]