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Takaaki Matsunaga (松永 孝明, Matsunaga Takaaki) is a character featured in Yakuza 6 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. He is a member of the Hirose Family and the proprietor of Moreno.

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Appearance[]

Matsunaga wears an all-yellow clothing. His shirt has a cat motif at the back. He has a yankee-like overall appearance, especially apparent with the pompadour hairstyle.

Personality[]

Despite Matsunaga's stern appearance, he goes through life at his own pace. Although a senior within the family, his occasional thoughtless, out-of-place remarks stun his underlings, Yuta Usami and Naoto Tagashira. He is a ship enthusiast, and can occasionally be seen working on ship models.

Background[]

Matsunaga lost his father at a very young age. As a young man, Matsunaga was recruited into the Hirose Family by Toru Hirose, later viewing him as his adoptive father.

Involvement[]

Yakuza 6: 2013-2017[]

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Matsunaga, along with Yuta Usami and Tsuyoshi Nagumo, fight Kazuma Kiryu during a baseball game. After Nagumo becomes acquainted with Kiryu, Matsunaga follows, viewing Kiryu as his superior.

Much later, Matsunaga supports Kiryu in his search for Katsumi Sugai, and raids the Millennium Tower alongside him.

Fighting style[]

Matsunaga fights alongside Nagumo and Yuta during the former's third boss fight, and is also an AI partner during four long battles, including Senkoji Overlook Hotel, the cargo storage island, the old shipyard and the Millennium Tower. His moveset consists of simplistic brawling techniques, and he takes an orthodox stance with his left hand open and his right closed. His attacks include:

  • a left jab-right haymaker Rush Combo,
  • a left elbow-right elbow attack,
  • a right front snap kick,
  • a right downward roundhouse kick,
  • a single-leg takedown command grab, followed by a ground-and-pound; and
  • a taunt where he drops his stance and waves, wipes left foot and right foot on the gound, and loosens his shoulders twice.

Matsugana can perform the Essence of Cooperative Attack Heat Action during Nagumo's third fight. If one of his allies uses said Heat Action near him, he will wind up his fist, run towards the enemy and punch him in the face.

His aura in Heat Mode is red, like every other boss in Yakuza 6.

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Notes[]

  1. Matsunaga's biological father was killed 40 years prior to the main events of Yakuza 6.
  2. The given height of 176 cm (5′ 9″) is based on the character model's scaling factor within Yakuza 6's data.[2] For Dragon Engine games, this method is believed to be very accurate (±2 cm). However, this is intended as an estimate, not a substitute for an official statistic.

References[]

  1. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, “Finale: The Unforgiven”, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Tokyo: SEGAWP, 2016), PlayStation 4/Windows/Xbox One.
    It was 40 years ago. When I was just a kid, a Yomei officer named Matsunaga came to me. At the time, those with knowledge of the secret were being slaughtered one by one. Matsunaga feared he was next. So, he chose to entrust me with the secret. He also asked that I beg you to spare his life. Tragically, Matsunaga died that very evening.
    Tsuneo Iwami, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
  2. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, “character_model_model_data” (.BIN file), Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Tokyo: SEGAWP, 2016), PlayStation 4/Windows/Xbox One.
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