Kazuma Kiryu is the primary playable protagonist of the Yakuza: Like A Dragon series. Kiryu built a reputation for himself as the "Dragon of Dojima" thanks to his unyielding resolve and incredible ferocity as a melee fighter. Stoic and trustworthy almost to a fault, Kiryu constantly strives to uphold his personal code of honor while protecting those he cares about, despite his own inescapable affiliation with Japan's criminal world.