History VideoGame / LikeADragonGaidenTheManWhoErasedHisName

* ThatManIsDead: {{Invoked}} by Kiryu, who [[FakingTheDead faked his death]] in ''VideoGame/Yakuza6'', so as far as the general public is concerned, Kazuma Kiryu is dead. Now, he goes by the alias of "Joryu", and feigns ignorance whenever anyone appears to recognize him. Taken to extreme levels in the final battle when he does a suit rip to expose his unique and easily identifiable back tattoo, in front of an acquaintance he has known for 20 years (Majima) and a man who he described as being like a son to him (Daigo) - and still maintains he has has only just met them.

* ThatManIsDead: {{Invoked}} by Kiryu, who [[FakingTheDead faked his death]] in ''VideoGame/Yakuza6'', so as far as the general public is concerned, Kazuma Kiryu is dead. Now, he goes by the alias of "Joryu", and feigns ignorance whenever anyone appears to recognize him.

* TreacherousQuestgiver: In the "Film Assistant Needed" storyline, Kiryu does a job for a streamer filming him sleeping in a "murder house" where a serial killer named Shingo Morimoto had killed someone and disposed the victim's body. When Akame calls Kiryu, it's revealed [[spoiler: the streamer is Shingo Morimoto and picked the worst "[[BullyingADragon victim]]" to bring home.]]

* AbortedArc: In Chapter 4, Mizorogi's workshop is trashed by the Kyokuso Family, in an act of revenge for Kiryu and Akame busting their welfare scam, with their patriarch Aotsuki notably using some of the same gadgets Kiryu has access to. Dialogue from Akame indicates that they'll return again after Kiryu beats Aotsuki, but the Kyokuso Family is never seen again after this.

* AbortedArc: In Chapter 4, the weapon shop is trashed by the Kyokuso Family, in an act of revenge for Kiryu and Akame busting their welfare scam, with their patriarch Aotsuki notably using some of the same gadgets Kiryu has access to. Dialogue from Akame indicates that they'll return again after Kiryu beats Aotsuki, but the Kyokuso Family is never seen again after this.

** During his first encounter with Tsuruno and Shishida, Joryu ends up right near the same homeless camp where Ichiban would start his adventure in ''Like a Dragon''. Joryu and Ichiban even come narrowly close to meeting each other since Ichiban was just a few feet away asleep from where Joryu was patched up.

** Kiryu can inform a hostess that he was a host at one point, which references content that was only in the original version of VideoGame/Yakuza2. A Stroll'n'Patrol mission also has a character imply they're friends with Yuki, and another side mission involves the Obatarian, both of whole Kiryu recognizes, implying [[CanonWelding the mutually exclusive side content of both the original and remake are canon.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:So Kazuma Kiryu faked his death, complete with a certificate and a gravestone, to go into hiding and work as a Daidoji agent — it worked well enough for the average public, but no one in the yakuza believes that a gunshot wound would be enough to put down a man as famously hard to kill as Kiryu. The Morning Glory kids, even if they haven't seen as much of Kiryu in combat, also start suspecting he's alive when they see a Daidoji camera near his grave.]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:Kazuma Kiryu dying and then having a death certificate faked so he could go hiding and be part of the Daidoji? The plan might work when it came to the public, but the Yakuza world? The man that has been kicking ass here and there just happened to end up dying to some gunshot wound? Turns out, a death certificate and having a grave build for someone of Kiryu's level of legend isn't even close to being able to convince people who know exactly how tough you are that you just ended up dead. Even Kiryu's children, despite having comparatively little experience seeing Kiryu in combat, quickly get hopes that he is alive when they saw the Daidoji having a camera to survey Kiryu's grave]].

''Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name'', released in Japan as 龍が如く７外伝 名を消した男 (''Ryū Ga Gotoku 7 Gaiden - Na wo Keshita Otoko'', lit. ''Like a Dragon 7 Side Story: The Man Who Erased His Name'') is a GaidenGame in Creator/{{Sega}}'s venerated ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series. It was released on November 9, 2023, for UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/Playstation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS, and PC via Platform/{{Steam}}.\\\

''Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name'', released in Japan as 龍が如く７外伝 名を消した男 (''Ryū Ga Gotoku 7 Gaiden - Na wo Keshita Otoko'', lit. ''Like a Dragon 7 Side Story: The Man Who Erased His Name'') is a GaidenGame in Creator/{{Sega}}'s venerated ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series. It was released on November 9, 2023, for UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/Playstation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.\\\

* PretenderDiss: After defeating him and his two tigers, Kiryu has this to say:

---> Kiryu : You got the looks down, but nothing else. He’d never trust a tiger over his own hands. He’d much sooner die than pull that.

* TheBusCameBack: Gameplay variant, but Pocket Circuit returns as a minigame, after being absent ever since ''Yakuza Kiwami'' in 2016.

* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first game in the mainline series to not feature Kamurocho as an explorable city, breaking a grand 10 game streak (13 if you count the ''Kiwami'' remakes and the original games separately as well as the ''[[VideoGame/LostJudgment The Kaito Files]]''). As such, the game primarily takes place on an updated version of Sotenbori, along with part of the Ijincho map[[note]]Its gameplay segments are all centered around the southern end of the map, making this the smallest incarnation of the city thus far compared to either ''Like a Dragon'' or ''VideoGame/LostJudgment''[[/note]]. Fully justified though, as not only is Kiryu recognizable on sight around those streets, but by the time of the game they are swarming with Omi Alliance members, who would not take kindly to the sight of the 4th Tojo Chairman alive and well.