Yakuza Kiwami

Goro Majima is Kiryu's greatest enemy during the course of this game. A large proportion of the achievements are earned through the Majima Everywhere system, and this guide will help you to understand the system and unlock all of them.

The Majima Everywhere system is unlocked in Chapter 2, after encountering Majima in the street at the beginning of the chapter. You will lose this fight (although you can win it by using the Marlin Cannon from Bob and chipping his life away, it gives you 100 XP Levels) and then Majima will seek to help Kiryu regain his strength as the Dragon of Dojima. After this Majima will pop up in all sorts of places to challenge Kiryu.

Firstly, understanding the system. Majima will be active after the first fight, and will start patrolling the streets. If you get close, you get a Metal Gear-esque ! pop up and Majima will chase you, unlocking the first achievement:

Majima will fight you in his Thug style to start, which consists of quick jabs and kicks, which can be blocked rather easily. Dispatch him to start filling the meter. You start at Rank G, and you will end the game at Rank SSS. You can only fill up to a specific point in certain chapters. After filling the bar, you will get an e-mail from Nishida, Majima's associate, stating the boss has gone missing. You will then get a pop-up stating that you will need to progress the story. The thresholds are:

Chapter 2 - Filling Rank G
Chapter 4 - Filling Rank C
Chapter 8 - Filling Rank B

Once you reach Chapter 10 you can finish the entire subplot.

Filling Rank G will trigger a call from Nishida, asking you to meet Majima in front of Millennium Tower. Head there to fight Officer Majima in Slugger style. This style sees Majima wielding a bat, with his attacks consisting of wide ranging swipes and slashes. Beating him will unlock:

To unlock all of the abilities, you will have to fulfil objectives after reaching each Rank. You cannot complete an email objective if Majima is not active currently. After reaching Rank F you must defeat Majima three times, then you will get an email from Nishida inviting Kiryu to Club Shine. Head there to be paired with the hostess "Goromi". Respond with the following "I know the feeling.", "Want me to fight you?", then extend the session, "I'd rather be a hostess.", "Sounds good."

This will unlock:

Next, filling up Rank F will prompt a call from Nishida telling you Majima is setting up "in plain sight". Head to Nakamichi St, near Smile Burger, to see a giant shaking cone. Inspection of the cone will reveal Majima. Defeat him to reach Rank E. This will unlock the "Hidden Majima" feature, where Majima will sometimes be hiding in a shaking car, cone or manhole. Sometimes these shaking objects will only have an item.

You will also have acquired the Majima Sensor ability, which is a big help. This lets you know when Majima is near with a metallic-sounding "Kiryu-san!". You will be able to see his location on the map, marked by a purple arrow, if he is patrolling. If he isn't on the map, then he is likely hidden. The sensor only activates if Kiryu is calm (heat bar isn't on fire).

Defeat Slugger Majima while patrolling (he will have a yellow aura and be holding a bat). If you need to find a specific Majima setup, go in and out of a nearby building to refresh him. You will then get an email again. This time head to Mach Bowl and engage Majima in bowling. Defeat him.

Filling Rank E will trigger a call inviting Kiryu over to club Asia. Head there to face Majima in Breaker style (red aura when patrolling). This is a quicker style involving dance moves. The best strategy against him is just to step back whenever he starts spinning, wait for his move to end and then counter.

For Rank D, defeat Breaker Majima while patrolling to receive an email about Pocket Circuit. Go to the Pocket Circuit stadium to race Majima. Use the following setup: Slim Plus Tires, Speed Plus Frame, Speed Plus Motor, Balanced Plus Gears, Regular Battery. Beat him to receive another ability.

Filling Rank D will have Nishida inform Kiryu of a zombie outbreak. Of course. Fight Zombie Majima, then some lesser zombies, then Majima again to finish this one and receive:

For Rank C, defeat Officer Majima while patrolling to receive an email about MesuKing. Head to the Nakamichi St Arcade and talk to the Professor to trigger a battle against Majima. Pick Rock every time and you should win easily.

Now filling Rank C will have Nishida invite Kiryu to the Batting Centre. Head there, play a round, then fight Slugger Majima to rank up and unlock:


For Rank B, defeat Zombie Majima while patrolling to receive another email about Pocket Circuit. You will have to defeat Majima a second time at the track before this one pops up. For the second race, use the following setup (you will need to be deep into Pocket Circuit to have these parts): Ultra Spiked Tires, Ultra Metal Frame, Ultra Godspeed Motor, Ultra Boost Gears, High Capacity Battery and Heavy Suspension. After beating the second race, you should then receive the email. Go back and beat him again with the same setup, but change the battery to Regular and equip the Bumper Plate. Win to receive another ability.

Filling Rank B will see Kiryu receive an invite to Club Debolah. Head there to fight Everyone's Idol Goro, which is Breaker style Majima in a classic disco outfit.

Now is a good time to pick up two other achievements. Enter and exit the Tenkaichi St Poppo until you get the "Kiryu-chan!" alert, then walk south down the street to be ambushed from a manhole. Finish the fight to unlock:

Then enter and exit the Mahjong Parlour, then walk halfway up Pink Street to trigger another attack and unlock:

Now, the next branch in the ability tree is for completing all of Komaki's training, which you can start in Chapter 6. You will need to fight in the Coliseum, and get enough points to earn all of the "Image of a [animal]" items from the Coliseum shop. For the training that requires the "Image of a Snake", you must have Majima active in order to complete that training. Completing all of the training will unlock:

For Rank A, the email will trigger Majima's final state, where he interrupts a fight to have a battle. These trigger in specific locations, where there will be a goon wandering the street. Going near him will trigger some dialogue, then in the fight Majima will show up. Here are the locations where goons will trigger a battle:

Thug Style fight
In front of the Tenkaichi Poppo. Man in a tan jacket.
North of the Todo Building on Shichifuku St.

Slugger Style fight
Southwest of the southern entrance to the Champion District.
In front of Children's Park.

Breaker Style fight
At the east end of Shichifuku St.
Southeast of Theater Square in front of the theater itself.

Mad Dog Style fight
Just outside Millenium Tower. Go in and out of Taihei Akaushimaru to get this to happen. Man in a black jacket with sunglasses.
East of Mach Bowl's entrance.

You have to be interrupted by Mad Dog style in order to complete the email.

Fill up Rank A, then take a Taxi anywhere in order to fight Mad Dog style (purple aura while patrolling). This style sees Majima wielding a knife. Use Tiger Drop against him to destroy him quickly.

After reaching Rank S, you will need to defeat Everyone's Idol Goro twice, then you can face Majima in the second MesuKing battle. He will switch up his picks this time, so just alternate and hope you come out on top.

For the rank-up battle, head to West Park to face Mad Dog Majima yet again.

For Rank SS, defeat Thug Majima twice, then you can head to the Coliseum for the email objective. Choose either Breakout GP or Maximum GP, and if you don't see Hannya-Man as your first opponent, keep backing out until you do. After defeating him and finishing the tournament you will complete the email.

For the rank-up battle, head into Purgatory and fight Hannya-Man again.

All you have to do now is fight Majima another four times. Once you have done that and are sitting at 47 out of 48 Dragon abilities unlocked, Majima himself will call you and invite you to the Batting Centre. Head there and beat him down one final time to finally finish this achievement off. Congratulations!