The intro is so damn perfect for how much of a kind of tragic figure Shishido is. He fought for his ideal life both literally and figuratively with all of his might, only to have it all ripped away by a single decision out of his control. No way to change the outcome at all, and this made him blind to other options to keep living the life he had grown to love. Easily, by far, the best sympathetic antagonist in the franchise.
The best antagonist of all for me will always remain to be Nishiki and how much more backinfo we got through 0 and kiwami, seeing how is downfall began. How he lost his "brother" and a pillar to hold onto, how other members of the Yakuza didn't take him seriously and with no one to ask for help, because that one was in prison all this time, he slowly began to break. Then all the stuff that happend with his sister... it then really broke him mentally. He only wanted the best for his sister and all of the... lets say bullying from other members of the "family"... for me he's the most tragic antagonists of all in the franchise. Then I'd follow it with Ryuji because he still had respect. He respected everything and wanted Kiryu as his best when fighting him. He had the right ideals and he too was a full on Yakuza. And for me the Boss fight against him will always be epic af Then I'd say Shishido because everything you said.
Much better than Ebina's backstory and as a character himself. RGG tried so hard making that random guy to look like a badass punching and kicking everyone in Kiryu's party like nothing when we never saw him in action before. They will have a hard time making a new antagonist that can top Shishido.
@@SypticParasiteThis is so real. Ebina's intro was cool and all, but it has a similar issue as Yakuza 5. Aizawa in that game just didn't get enough screen time to show what he's capable of before his final fight. There's just no build-up to those two to make us intimidated where as Shishido does.
The feral spirit of the dying yakuza incarnate. For a guy whose villain status was only evident in the final hour or so of the game, Shishido made for a much better swan song for the Kiryu saga than Tsuneo Iwami.
This fight was amazing. One of the most intense final boss fights in the entire series. Reminiscent of the Aizawa fight in Tojo HQ but also the fight with Ryuji. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Shishido's downfall was brutal. By the third phase even the theme gives you the feeling that despite trying so hard, Shishido had been bested, yet he was willing to die on that day. Sadly for him he didn't.
@@KiyanOzdemir Yeah you guessed it. I did not. I just wanted to know how the game ended so I ended facing Shishido in professional with no gear, only two heat bars, 6 or 7 toughness Z after the Watase/Nishitani/Omi fights and no agent upgrades. took me like 2+ hours to beat him with almost no damage. But the feeling throughout the fight was awesome. That bastard deals a lot of damage and his elbow stuns in his first katana phases are really annoying. One of the hardest boss fights in Yakuza/Like a Dragon. Fortunately the game restores your health and heat when you try again. I remember he dealing more damage in his unarmed phases exept for hir charged katana attack but his charged kick in the last phase which is an automatic game over if you fail that mortal reverse.
This track is angry as hell you can feel the rage through it which is perfect for shishido who is literally too angry to die. I can only describe this fight as raging fire (shishido) vs overwhelming ocean waves (kiryu)
God once that phase 2 hits it just became a whole different vibe. I was legit about to cry and just telling myself “dude just stop please. It’s hurting me to.”. It just hurt to even fight the man anymore (In a good well written way of course.).
I love this video. Other ones loop weirdly or are missing parts. There’s a tiny hiccup in the audio at like 6:20-6:23 but this is still the best one I’ve heard
The intro is so damn perfect for how much of a kind of tragic figure Shishido is. He fought for his ideal life both literally and figuratively with all of his might, only to have it all ripped away by a single decision out of his control. No way to change the outcome at all, and this made him blind to other options to keep living the life he had grown to love. Easily, by far, the best sympathetic antagonist in the franchise.
The best antagonist of all for me will always remain to be Nishiki and how much more backinfo we got through 0 and kiwami, seeing how is downfall began.
How he lost his "brother" and a pillar to hold onto, how other members of the Yakuza didn't take him seriously and with no one to ask for help, because that one was in prison all this time, he slowly began to break. Then all the stuff that happend with his sister... it then really broke him mentally. He only wanted the best for his sister and all of the... lets say bullying from other members of the "family"... for me he's the most tragic antagonists of all in the franchise.
Then I'd follow it with Ryuji because he still had respect. He respected everything and wanted Kiryu as his best when fighting him. He had the right ideals and he too was a full on Yakuza. And for me the Boss fight against him will always be epic af
Then I'd say Shishido because everything you said.
It took an entire game and a full remake to make Nishiki not look like a lame dickhead - it only took shishido a dlc length game.
@@meetomeeto8271 Preach. Shishido shits on Nishiski.
Much better than Ebina's backstory and as a character himself. RGG tried so hard making that random guy to look like a badass punching and kicking everyone in Kiryu's party like nothing when we never saw him in action before.
They will have a hard time making a new antagonist that can top Shishido.
@@SypticParasiteThis is so real. Ebina's intro was cool and all, but it has a similar issue as Yakuza 5. Aizawa in that game just didn't get enough screen time to show what he's capable of before his final fight. There's just no build-up to those two to make us intimidated where as Shishido does.
The feral spirit of the dying yakuza incarnate.
For a guy whose villain status was only evident in the final hour or so of the game, Shishido made for a much better swan song for the Kiryu saga than Tsuneo Iwami.
This fight was amazing. One of the most intense final boss fights in the entire series. Reminiscent of the Aizawa fight in Tojo HQ but also the fight with Ryuji. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Shishido's downfall was brutal. By the third phase even the theme gives you the feeling that despite trying so hard, Shishido had been bested, yet he was willing to die on that day. Sadly for him he didn't.
Aizawa fight was way better arranged. Ruiji's fight was way more emotional.
I did all the side content before doing the final boss and unfortunately it was too easy. It took the moment from me 😔
Is it cause you kept on healing ?Cause without he is really challenging
@@KiyanOzdemir Yeah you guessed it. I did not. I just wanted to know how the game ended so I ended facing Shishido in professional with no gear, only two heat bars, 6 or 7 toughness Z after the Watase/Nishitani/Omi fights and no agent upgrades. took me like 2+ hours to beat him with almost no damage. But the feeling throughout the fight was awesome. That bastard deals a lot of damage and his elbow stuns in his first katana phases are really annoying. One of the hardest boss fights in Yakuza/Like a Dragon. Fortunately the game restores your health and heat when you try again. I remember he dealing more damage in his unarmed phases exept for hir charged katana attack but his charged kick in the last phase which is an automatic game over if you fail that mortal reverse.
This track is angry as hell you can feel the rage through it which is perfect for shishido who is literally too angry to die. I can only describe this fight as raging fire (shishido) vs overwhelming ocean waves (kiryu)
sounds more like desperation but with a glimmer of hope
Shishido:
The strength of Ryuji.
The tragedy of Nishikiyama.
The tenacity of Kuze.
The ambition of Mine.
shishido shares so much traits with ryuji and fighting him felt like when i fought ryuji
Its brutal how epic this fight turned out in the end. He's easily one of my favourite bosses in the Yakuza/LaD Games so far right behind Ryuji
God once that phase 2 hits it just became a whole different vibe. I was legit about to cry and just telling myself “dude just stop please. It’s hurting me to.”. It just hurt to even fight the man anymore (In a good well written way of course.).
Dude this intro fucking makes me cry so ugly its so beautiful
The Drumming is God Tier ngl
Best OST in Yakuza of all time
writers and composers went hard on the game
I love this video. Other ones loop weirdly or are missing parts. There’s a tiny hiccup in the audio at like 6:20-6:23 but this is still the best one I’ve heard
the last part is so beautiful
THIS SHIT GOES CRAZY❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
The intro sounds better than the ost
Nanhiga tensetuno ryu ya!