Takayuki Yagami - the protagonist of Judgment & Lost Judgment.
Judges eyes in
japan.
a former defense attorney at Genda Law Office & the Director of the Yagami Detective Agency, where he works as
private investigation.
Yagami has a slim athletic build, which allows him to move with fluidity & grace while fightin.
His default outfit is a black zip up leather moto jacket over a fitted white tee-shirt, blue medium wash washed out skinny jeans that are distressed around the knees, &
white low-
top sneakers. He also wears a wireless earpiece in his right ear. Chain wallet to prevent it from being stolen.
in court, he wears a
gray tweed 2-piece suit with a red &
white regimental striped necktie,
brown dress shoes, with his attorney pin on his lapel.
Yagami is a master of various martial arts. In Judgment, he uses 2 styles , Tiger & Crane , ; in Tiger is an offensive style for fighting 1-on-1, while Crane is a reactive style designed for dealing with groups. Yagami's Tiger style also seems to have some elements of Bajiquan, due to its elbow techniques. Yagami is proficient in both hand-2-hand &
blunt-weapon-
based melee combat, but he won't use bladed weapons or firearms.
His Snake style , is a counter-
based style ideal for dealing with armed opponents.
Boxer style can use high-
speed flurries of traditional boxing moves such as jabs, straights, hooks & haymakers.
Takayuki yagami is the main protagonist of
Sega's Judgement / judges
eyes which
Was
made by the same people who did
Yakuza / Like a Dragon , Ryu
Ga Gotoku Studios.
Yagami is fiercely idealistic , has strong principles.
He learned the basics of Kung
Fu as a child from his
father but his style was primarily created through his experiences on the streets of Kamurocho.
When developing Yagami, the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
team wanted to create a new type of main character following the release of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, which finished story of series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. In contrast to the Kiryu's strong, heroic presence, Yagami is meant to be a more relatable character due to his troubled life.
Takayuki Yagami is a former defense attorney who resigns after a client he successfully defended kills their
partner. 3 years
later, Yagami is a private detective in his own "Yagami Detective Agency" (八神探偵事務所, Yagami Tantei Jimusho)
Early versions of Yagami's character model & movesets were found in Yakuza Kiwami 2's files.
