Keiji Shibusawa

Biographical Age: 41 Date of Birth: November 19, 1947 Nationality: Japanese

Physical

Hair Color: Black with white strands Eye Color: Brown Blood Type: A

Associations

Relationships: Sohei Dojima (patriarch: Currently dead) Hiroki Awano (oath brother: Currently dead) Daisaku Kuze (oath brother: currently alive and free after fulfilling his time in prison, location, unknown) Jun Oda (accomplice: Dead, Shibusawa killed him on his own) Homare Nishitani (hire: Dead)

Occupation

Patriarch of the Shibusawa Family (formerly) Lieutenant of the Dojima Family (formerly) Coliseum boss (currently)

Affiliation Tojo Clan (Formerly) Dojima Family (Formerly) Shibusawa Family (Formerly)

Other

Fighting Style: Rush (Jeet Kune Do) Beast (Street Wrestling) Brawler (Dutch Street Boxing.)

Shibusawa uses his Brawler style in the third and final phase of the fight. It appears to be a more refined counterpart to Kiryu's, utilizing slow but powerful punches, kicks, headbutts and counters, as well as some Judo and pro wrestling moves.

His combos are listed below:

-a Rush Combo consisting of a left jab, a ducking right cross, a ducking left haymaker, and a left side kick;

-a second combo made up of a left uppercut, an overhand right, and a right rising kick; and

-a third combo comprising a right superman punch and a ducking headbutt that can stun his foe. The remainder of his moveset includes:

-a right rising kick, -a right haymaker-left haymaker loop, followed by a right superman punch; -a knockback-right hook grab as a guard reversal, followed by a left lariat takedown and a right hammerfist to the face;

three front damage reversals, including: -a lunging headbutt when hit on the head,

-a high left side kick when hit in the center-mass, and

-a low right push kick when hit on the legs; quickstep attacks, including: -a right downward elbow strike after frontstepping,

-a right/left uppercut after sidestepping right/left respectively, and

-a high right side kick after backstepping;

-a grab where he headbutts his foe and executes a large outer reap before grabbing his head and punching him in the face, followed by a looping ground-and-pound;

-a charged running command grab where he leaps around his foe and drags his head down on his right knee when he lands,

-a hopping right punt kick as a downed attack, and

-a taunt where he drops his stance and shakes his head to the right.

He only performs his loop attack once before ending the loop or throwing his superman punch.

Shibusawa immediately enters rage Mode when he begins using this fighting style. He emits a pale red, blazing aura, and his attack trails are now a fiery mixture of yellow, orange and pink.

Shibusawa can also switch to his Beast style. It does not differ too greatly to Kiryu's, relying on heavy-hitting swings and blows, although he is considerably slower. He also has super armor in this style, making basic attacks ineffective for knocking him down. His moveset is listed as follows:

-a Rush Combo consisting of a right haymaker, a spinning right heel kick, and a charged right haymaker;

-a left uppercut-right shoulder strike combo,

-a jumping double hammerfist,

-a piledriver as a grab attack

*a right/left side roll dodge , -a jumping right elbow drop as a downed attack, and

-a taunt where he puts his right foot forward while leaning over.

Shibusawa can also pick up chairs or tables from around the place and use them as weapons. His object moveset is composed of:

-a spinning one-handed rightward swing when picking up a single-handle object,

-a one-handed object combo consisting of a one-handed downward diagonal left swing and a one-handed downward diagonal right swing, followed by: -a vertical downward slam that breaks the object before letting out a battle cry, or a one-handed downward diagonal left swing and a vertical downward slam that breaks the object before letting out a battle cry;

-a spinning rightward horizontal swing when picking up a table or a two-handed object,

-a two-handed object combo consisting of a downward diagonal left swing and a downward diagonal right swing, followed by:

-a charged downward slam that breaks the object before letting out a battle cry, or -a downward diagonal left swing and a charged downward slam that breaks the object before letting out a battle cry; and -a generic enemy object throw.

His attack trails in this style are light orange.

Shibusawa uses his Rush style. This fighting style combines techniques from several boxing styles and Eastern martial arts, whereas Kiryu's revolves around American kickboxing. Much like the latter, Shibusawa can duck and weave around incoming attacks. His moveset consists of:

-a Rush Combo made up of a left jab-right hook, a right front snap kick-right backfist, and a rapid crouching right backfist-high right backfist-left hook-right uppercut;

-a second combo made up of a low right roundhouse kick, a right hook-outward hammerfist, and a left front snap kick-high left roundhouse kick;

-a hopping left side kick,

-a left jab-ducking double-fist punch before assuming a karate middle-block back stance,

-a flying right-left front kick-left jab-spinning right backfist as a running attack,

-quickstep attacks, including: -a right body cross-left body hook-right vertical cross after frontstepping,

-a right hook-hopping right side kick after sidestepping right,

-a left hook-hopping left side kick after sidestepping left, and

-a hopping left rising kick-spinning right heel kick after backstepping;

weave attacks, including: -a left jab-right hook after weaving right, and

-a low right roundhouse kick after weaving left;

-a dancing shuffle before throwing a low right Thai roundhouse kick command grab, followed by a rapid left body cross-right body jab-right backfist-left hook-left backfist-right uppercut-right side kick;

-a right punt kick as a downed attack, and

-a taunt where he drops his stance and holds his arms out by his sides. His running attack is used only as basic attack, rather than its intended function.

His attack trails in this style are bright neon pink.

Shibusawa is an adept, formidable combatant — in spite of his appearance as a pencil-pushing businessman — skilled in both martial arts and brute-force fighting. His boss fight is separated into three phases, using a different fighting style in each of them. All three of them are counterparts to Kiryu's own styles in Yakuza 0: Rush (Jeet Kune Do), Beast (Street Wrestling), and Brawler (Dutch Street Boxing.)

Born to the son of a political aide, Shibusawa was inspired to work in politics. However, his father bore responsibility for the actions of his corrupt boss and killed himself. After discovering his body, Shibusawa determined that there was no point in being ethical and honest. Because of this, he joined the Dojima family, being responsible for the financial affairs of the gang.

As one of the three lieutenants of the Dojima Family, Shibusawa is a cold and manipulative man with a talent for obtaining results no matter who he has to use in order to achieve them. If Kuze is the muscle of the family, and Awano is its public face, Shibusawa is the business side, having a knack for economics. He portrays a calm and rational nature initially, being the first lieutenant to give Kiryu the benefit of the doubt concerning his innocence.

However, his rational facade is undercut by a complete lack of empathy and hides a cruel superiority complex, forcing his subordinates, even his own oath brothers, to respect him through fear and threats. He is completely driven by his goal of not only reaching the top, but of carving out a legacy to surpass that of Shintaro Kazama, and willing to spill as much blood as it takes to meet these ends.

Despite his grand ambitions, Shibusawa is never one to rush things in his pursuit of power. He is more than content to remain the man behind his boss, completing tasks given to him and rising to the top through seemingly honest means. This, however, does not mean he is unwilling to resort to insubordination and conspiracy to achieve his goals, as shown by his decision to take Makoto hostage instead of killing her as Dojima ordered him to.

Shibusawa's tattoo on his back depicts a green Azure Dragon, or "Seiryu", one of the four Chinese celestial beings and the protector of eastern Japan. It is shown to be flying downward as a bringer of wealth and prosperity to the earth, befitting of Shibusawa overseeing the Dojima Family's financial matters and bringing in large amounts of money for his boss.

Unlike Kiryu's dragon tattoo, the Seiryu does not appear clutching a pearl — which represents its authority and control of water — indicating that it has not yet found one. This reflects Shibusawa's desire for the same glory, respect and authority that Kiryu would later go on to attain. Furthermore, the dragon is facing right, as opposed to Kiryu's facing left, thus reflecting the inevitable clash between the two.

Shibusawa is a middle-aged man, having a round face, sporting a light goatee. Out of the three lieutenants, Shibusawa is the most formal in terms of appearance, save for his hairstyle, which is short at the top and closely shaved on the sides. His hair is black, with a few white strands on his sides and stubble. He stands at above average height, and possesses a fairly muscular build, in spite of his outwardly business-like appearance. Shibusawa wears black pinstripe suit pants — in contrast to Kiryu's white pinstripe suit —. The rest of his attire consists of a black leather belt; brown, cap-toe, monk-strap dress shoes; and a gold watch with a black, crocodile-leather band.