Rodriguez (ロドリゲス, Rodorigesu) is a character featured in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. He is the leader of the remaining Palekana Haku left on Nele Island after Bryce's arrest, and is overseeing Teruhiko Shigaki and the other yakuza in their cleanup of the island's nuclear waste.
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Appearance[]
Rodriguez is a tall, muscular Hawaiian man with short black hair. He is modeled after his Japanese actor, Ayumi Tanida.
Attire[]
He wears the standard Palekanian Haku attire, consisting of a yellow hooded vest with red flame patterns, brown leather fingerless gloves and boots, and white pants.
Personality[]
A man of few words, Rodriguez rarely speaks and when he does, it is often only for very brief commands. His cold nature makes him quite unpopular among Shigaki and the other yakuza, who view him as meddling in their affairs to find the treasure of the Esperanza.
It is later revealed that not only does he know of the treasure, but is also actively searching for it. However, unlike most of the other people hunting for the treasure, Rodriguez doesn't do it primarily for monetary gain, but rather to settle his father's accounts regarding his crew's massacre of the "village of heretics" where the treasure was hidden. Rodriguez seems to hold family values in high regard, as during the scuffle between the Goro Pirates and Shigaki amidst Raymond Law's betrayal, Rodriguez sided with the Goro Pirates in prioritizing Moana Rich over the treasure, stating the importance of never turning your back to family.
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii: 2024[]
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- ↑ The given height of 190 cm (6′ 3″) is based on the character model's scaling factor within Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii'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.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Like a Dragon: Dragon Calendar,” Ryu Ga Gotoku, SEGA, accessed September 17, 2025, https://calendar.ryu-ga-gotoku.com/en/.
- ↑ Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, “character_model_model_data” (.BIN file), Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (Tokyo: SEGAWP, 2025), PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5/Windows/Xbox One/Xbox Series X and S.