Hasebe (長谷部) is a minor antagonist in Yakuza 3. He is the captain of the Nishikiyama Family, acting as the right-hand man to its third patriarch, Tsuyoshi Kanda.
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Appearance[]
Hasebe is noticeable due to his cornrows and his bright purple suit with a yellow shirt. He also wears a fancy, gold cross on a chain around his neck.
Background[]
Hasebe was a member of the Nishikiyama Family, who rose to prominence within it under the leadership of its Third patriarch, Tsuyoshi Kanda, after he took control of the family following Koji Shindo's demise in 2006.
Involvement[]
Yakuza 3: 2009[]
After Sixth Chairman Daigo Dojima is shot, Kanda desperately wants to become his successor. To that end, he plans to go to war against his rivals, the Kazama Family, to take all their territory in Kamurocho and thus give himself the money he needs to procure the chairmanship.
On Kanda's orders, Hasebe goes to Stardust along with his men to take over the club so it can serve as their base of operations for the war. Hasebe tries to buy the club for 300 million yen but the owner, Kazuki, correctly deduces the purpose Kanda will give his club if bought and refuses. As the discussion starts to get heated, Kazuma Kiryu arrives after having noticed the commotion caused by the Nishikiyama Family men barging into the club. Though Hasebe warns Kiryu not to get involved, Kiryu refuses to stand down when his friends are being threatened, so the confrontation escalates into a fight.
Ultimately, Kiryu, Kazuki and Yuya defeat Hasebe and his goons, driving them out of the club.
Fighting Style[]
Hasebe is bolstered by several of his Nishikiyama Family subordinates. He initially takes Kiryu, Yuya and Kazuki on unarmed, before pulling out a katana after losing a third of his health.
Unarmed[]
Hasebe uses the moveset for Yakuza 3 generic enemies while unarmed. This fighting style utilizes brutish, upper-body attacks, some of which are taken from Futoshi Shimano's moveset. His attacks consist of:
- Hiroshi Hayashi's right hook-kneeling left hook Rush Combo from Yakuza 2,
- a left hook,
- Shimano's charged overhand,
- Shimano's shoulder strike,
- Shimano's running shoulder strike,
- a jumping double hammerfist, and
- grab attacks, including:
- tackling Kiryu to the ground as a front grab attack, and
- throwing Kiryu spinning through the air as a rear grab attack.
Katana[]
In spite of his appearance and his lacking hand-to-hand combat abilities, Hasebe is a remarkably skilled swordsman. The vast majority of his attacks are recycled from various Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! movesets, most prominently Ito Ittosai's.
His combos are listed as follows:
- Ito's combos,
- the high-stance enemies' Rush Combo, consisting of a one-handed rightward horizontal slash and an upward diagonal left slash with one hand-spinning vertical downward slash; and
- a right push kick-upward vertical slash combo.
The rest of his moveset includes:
- the high-stance enemies' rightward horizontal slash,
- Ito's sword thrust,
- Ito's downward vertical slash,
- the high-stance enemies' running vertical downward slash,
- a left push kick as a guard reversal,
- the Iaijutsu enemies' sword sheath stance and lunging quick-draw slash, and
- Marume Nagayoshi's taunt.
He can also perform the Sword Pursuit Mastery Heat Action from Kiryu Kazumanosuke's Single-Sword style if Kiryu is knocked down.
Hasebe enters Heat Mode as soon as he switches to his katana, in which he emits a neon yellow aura; however, if he will revert to his calm state when his sword is broken.
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