🐉⚔️|Sakamoto Ryōma

Sakamoto Ryōma appearance

Ryoma is modeled after Kazuma Kiryu's appearance seen in Yakuza 5. He wears his medium-length black hair tied back in a topknot with a simple white hair tie. Unlike Kiryu, he does not have any tattoos. At the start of the game, Ryoma wears a black kimono and gray hakama. After he leaves Tosa, his outfit changes to a gray kimono, black hakama and occasionally, the blue Shinsengumi haori

Sakamoto Ryōma facts

also known as Saito Hajime (斎藤 一, Saitō Hajime), is the protagonist of Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin!. He shares his in-game appearance with Kazuma Kiryu and is based on the real-life historical figures Sakamoto RyomaWP and Saito HajimeWP. A ronin from Tosa looking to avenge the murder of his adoptive father Yoshida Toyo, he lives under a different name and becomes the Shinsengumi Captain of the Third Division.

Sakamoto Ryōma background

Ryoma was born in Tosa as a samurai of the lowest ranking class; a "gōshi" (郷士). In the midst of the chaotic uprising with other young men, he became distressed over his own aims and accomplishments. However, having the best sword skill in Tosa allowed for his swordsmanship training in Edo. With high expectations from Yoshida Toyo, along with Takechi Hanpeita, the plan for the reform of the Tosa government was in progress. However, on the night before it could be carried out, an incident occurred that changed Ryoma's life immensely.

Sakamoto Ryōma Involvement

Ryoma is seen on a boat, heading his way back home. When he got back he was walking through the crowd. However, the Joshi appeared and everyone, including Ryoma, bowed down to their appearance. But suddenly, he overheard a mother panicking because her daughter was having terrible stomach pain. The Joshi threatened the woman, however, Ryoma stopped them there and told the woman to escape. Because of his actions, he got into a fight with them and he eventually won. After the battle, the citizens started to whisper to each other that Ryoma will be punished by the government. Ryoma is enraged at the citizens telling that he knows and is willing to face it with honor. Eventually, Ryoma is later seen in prison naked, ropes around his wrists like handcuffs, and all beaten up. A prison guard is seen talking to him and reminds of how things work around here. He reminds Ryoma that social class is more important than life. But Ryoma started to speak saying that bowing down to the Joshi is a futile practice. This got the guard enraged and he decided to kill Ryoma. Luckily, Ryoma was saved by Yoshida Toyo, his own master and foster father. Yoshida asks the man to let Ryoma go, saying that he will be the one to "kill" him before facing judgement. The man accepts and the two took their leave. Later, Yoshida and Ryoma talked with each other while explaining what changes have happened. Ryoma later appeared at a dojo. He is greeted by none other than his oath brother, Takechi Hanpeita. Takechi introduced Ryoma and declared that he will be second-in-command in the Tosa Loyalist Party starting that day which got the others shocked.

Sakamoto Ryōma Combat style

Ryoma is a powerful combatant, skilled in both unarmed and armed combat like his modern counterpart but leaning more towards armed combat.

Sakamoto Ryōma Combat (fist)

Ryoma's brawler style (格闘, kakutō, lit. "Hand-to-Hand Fighting") is a combination of Kazuma Kiryu's Dragon of Dojima style and various karate moves, such as the ones used by Joji Kazama. The Rush Combo is a left jab, a right gut punch, a left chop and a right cross. Finishers consist of the Kazama left hammer fist, a kneeling right punch, a right uppercut, and the Kazama right backfist. Ryoma's heavy attack and downed attack are Kiryu's front kick and stomp. His running attack is Paper Lantern Voyage (灯篭流), Daigo's flying knee attack from Yakuza 4 and 5. He does not have any quickstep attacks. From a grab, Ryoma has Kiryu's 3 follow-ups: light attack has him punch the enemy thrice, heavy attack has him side-kick them away and grab has him use an Ippon seoi nage on them. Blocking, dodging and reversals Ryoma has Kiryu's grab reversal throw, but nothing else, not even a get-up attack. Ryoma can do the Komaki Tiger Drop. He also uses Masayoshi Tanimura's parry instead of the Komaki Parry, which additionally offers him temporary invincibility on a successful parry. This style's special move, Dragonwing Sortie (龍翼ノ陣), is a command grab right overhead punch leading to an extremely fast and powerful barrage of punches (left jab, right jab, left hook, right hook, left gut punch, right gut punch, left rib punch, right rib punch) that ends with either another right overhead punch, a lift-and-throw, Kiryu's Dragon Spirit elbow lock-and-throw from Yakuza 5 or a Heat Action where Ryoma brutally punches the opponent's lower jaw. Most of Ryoma's Heat Actions in this style are Kiryu's Heat Actions, such as the face stomp, the kick-away and all terrain-dependant Heat Actions, and even an Akiyama Heat Action (guard break reversal face kick). However, he does have some unique Heat Actions, such as: one where he punches an opponent twice (can be followed up with either him headbutting the opponent, jumping and slamming their head or swinging them into other enemies), Essence of Dried

Sakamoto Ryōma Combat (kanata)

Ryoma's swordsman style (一刀, ittō, lit. "One-Sword") is his slowest and most powerful style. He wields a single katana and uses the Hokushin Itto-ryu swordfighting style, and assumes a hassō-no-kamaeWP but with his blade tilted down. He can also learn some moves from other bosses. The Rush Combo is a diagonal left slash, a right sidewards slash, a downwards slash and an upwards slash. Finishers consist of a reverse right slash, a forward stab, a left overhead slash and a diagonal This style's finishers can be charged; upon charging the finishers become the following: a sweeping reverse right slash, a charging right overhead stab, a jumping slash and a double upward slash (the last finisher can be followed up with a falling slash via Greater Finishing Blow (大剣撃強化)). In addition, he can perform a stronger charged finishing blow at the cost of heat via Rush Combo Tempest (連撃　轟閃). Ryoma's heavy attack is Swordplay: Grinning Wolf (剣撃　狼牙), a right-handed stab, and holding the heavy attack button has him charge forward and do the same attack, called Swordplay: Ravenous Wolf (剣撃　狼牙　終), stabbing the enemy's stomach and throwing them overhead. His running attack, Swordplay: Brief Slumber (剣撃　微睡), is a reverse spinning slash similar to Yoshioka Seijuro's spinning slash. His downed attack is a stomp. His quickstep attacks, under Splendid Skill: Morning Mist (美技　霞ノ太刀), consist of an angled thrust (forward), a left swing (back), a clockwise spin followed by a right slash (right), and a down-right diagonal slash (left). Ryoma cannot grab in this style. Pressing the grab button has him do a double upward slash instead. Holding the grab button will have him rush forward, stab the enemy's stomach and throw them He also has different special attacks associated with the grab button depending on which sword he is using, those being: Nagakura's double slash combo (if he has Ujishige (氏繁), the generic Tennen Rishin-ryu triple stab combo (if he has Kiku Ichimonji (菊一文字), a stance where

Sakamoto Ryōma Combat (gun)

Ryoma's gunman style (短銃, tanjū, lit. "Pistol") is a simplistic style wherein he wields a single pistol and uses it to shoot opponents. Ryoma does not have a Rush Combo in this style. Pressing light attack has him shoot once. This attack can be repeated endlessly. All finishers in this style are rapid-fire circular gunshots. Ryoma's heavy attack is a targeted shot. From a grab, Ryoma can press the light and heavy attack buttons to shoot at the enemy once, putting them to the ground. Blocking, dodging and reversals Ryoma can dodge and shoot rapidly. This style's special move, Dragonfire Blaze (炎龍ノ型), allows Ryoma to slow down time and select a number of targets on an opponent's body or on multiple opponents, and then fire at all points very rapidly. Ryoma's Heat Actions are mostly unique, but some are old Heat Actions followed up with new moves. Among others, he can: stamp on an enemy's face and fire at their abdomen twice, force them to a wall and fire into their stomach, slide kick an opponent to send them flying and fire twice at them in this state, trip kick an enemy and fire into their stomach, and quickdraw and fire at an opponent behind himself.

Sakamoto Ryōma Combat (wild dancer)

Ryoma's wild dancer style (乱舞, ranbu) is his fastest and least defensive style, greatly suited for dealing with crowds. He wields a sword and a gun at the same time, and slashes and shoots at great speed, leaving his opponents unable to react in time. The Rush Combo (which can be looped infinitely) is 5 continuous slashes, and all finishers are targeted shots. Uniquely, this style's finishers function via light-heavy combos (i.e. instead of simply pressing heavy attack after a Rush Combo, the Rush Combo hits are interspersed with heavy attacks, which are targeted shots). Ryoma's heavy attack is a gunshot, which can be repeatedly used like Gun style's light attack, though it shoots slower. By using the directional button, he can also shoot in any direction. His running attack, Sickle of the Dust Devil (鎌鼬) is a quick triple slash, and his downed attack is a stomp. His quickstep attacks, under Splendid Skill: Morning Mist (美技　霞ノ太刀), consist of an angled thrust (forward), a left swing (back), a clockwise spin followed by a right slash (right), and a down-right diagonal slash (left). Ryoma cannot grab in this style. However, the grab button can be pressed thrice for Phoenix Frenzy (鳳凰陣), 3 wide-ranging slashes and shots. These follow-ups can also be done during his Rush Blocking, dodging and reversals Ryoma can guard and dodge right before an enemy attack via Splendid Skill: Moonlit Sake (美技　月見酒). He can quickstep cancel any of his sword attacks and also pirouette and shoot similar to Kazuto Arase via Splendid Skill: Moonlit Sakura (美技　花見酒). Due to this being his least defensive style, he has no reversals. However, he can use Splendid Skill: Ghostly Wind (美技　風流し) to avoid an enemy attack. Splendid Skill: Vain Tengu (美技　天狗影) allows him to use it while attacking. Counterattacks Ryoma has no counterattacks in this style. This style's special move, Dragon God Dance (天龍乱舞), is a continuously spinning slash-and-shoot resembling Goro Majima's helicopter rotor spinning slash

Sakamoto Ryōma Attire

At the start of the game, Ryoma wears a black kimono and gray hakama. After he leaves Tosa, his outfit changes to a gray kimono, black hakama and occasionally, the blue Shinsengumi haori