Tsukasa Sagawa

Tsukasa Sagawa (, Sagawa Tsukasa) is a major antagonist in Yakuza 0. He is a high-ranking member of the Omi Alliance, serving as a retainer to the fifth chairman and the patriarch of the Sagawa Family.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Sagawa's face is modeled after his voice actor, . He has short gray hair, his face is wrinkled and he sports scraggly facial hair. He has deep, heavyset bags under his eyes, and maintains a skeptical expression. He is tall and has a thin build.
==== Attire ====
Sagawa wears a brown suit with tan pinstripes, off-white dress shirt, and a deep red tie. After getting shot in the hand, he wears bandages on it for the rest of the game.
=== Personality ===
Sagawa has a nonchalant demeanor, rarely losing his temper or raising his voice whatever situation he finds himself in. This may give the impression that he is rather aloof, but Sagawa isn't above parleying with Majima, to whom he frequently makes sarcastic quips. As Majima's handler, he is fully invested in the job, and is knowingly invasive towards him to the point of discomfort, suggesting that Sagawa enjoys dominating other people. This domineering behavior extends to showing up unannounced at The Grand in order to embarrass Majima, or telling him out of the blue to meet him for drinks without asking. He also repeatedly raised the required amount of money Majima had to raise in order to return to the Tojo Clan, simply to toy with the ex-yakuza. His fixation with exerting authority over others is not unlike his oath brother Shimano, and is implied to stem from being raised by abusive parents. 
Sagawa is also more intelligent than he appears. Indeed, his levelheadedness may lead one to underestimate him. He suspected that Majima was lying by omission when he implied he killed Makoto, but did not press him on that matter, as to lead him to believe he'd fallen for the lie. 
Sagawa's sarcasm makes it difficult to tell whether he has genuine ill-will towards Majima, simply sees himself as doing his job, or actually has a soft spot for him. When he prepares to execute Majima for his failure to assassinate Makoto, he mentions that to be deceived by him was 'heartbreaking'. He also said he was willing to fulfil his end of the deal that time, although whether he was sincere or not is a matter of debate. The fact he decided against killing Majima after all further complicates matters. 
== Background ==
When Sagawa was 10 years old, he found an injured sparrow on the street and took him home to take care of it, despite the fact that his parents forbade him from keeping pets. He named the bird Mametaro and nursed him back to health behind his parents' back, growing to care deeply for the little animal. However, his parents eventually discovered the bird and, as punishment for disobeying them, they fed Mametaro to their cat right in front of a horrified Sagawa. In retaliation, Sagawa killed the cat. Since then, Sagawa has grown obsessed with imposing his will over others just as his parents did to him; gleefully punishing any subordinates who defy him. 
Sagawa is given custody of Majima by his oath brother, Futoshi Shimano, after Majima spent a year in "the hole" for defying direct orders during the Ueno Seiwa Clan incident of 1985. Sagawa forces Majima to be the manager of his cabaret, the Grand, and promises to convince Shimano to have him back in the Tojo Clan if he can earn 100 million yen. 
== Involvement ==
=== Yakuza 0: 1988-1989 ===
Sagawa has Goro Majima work as the general manager at Cabaret Grand, and has him under constant surveillance using his men, making sure he cannot leave Sotenbori. He originally claimed to reinstate Majima into the Tojo Organisation once he made 100 million yen - which Majima made in a year. Due to this, Sagawa raised the requirements to another 500 million yen or take on another job from him. Majima threatens to punch him because of this but Sagawa scoffs it off, telling him that he'd go in the hole again if he followed through the act. 
Sagawa, via Shimano's instructions, gives Majima the opportunity to become reinstated into the Tojo Clan by completing a hit on a person named Makoto Makimura. His plan goes awry when Majima refuses to kill Makoto when learning that Makoto was not an evil man exploiting young women, but rather a blind girl who was targeted by the Omi Alliance for reasons unknown to her and Majima.
He meets with Majima shortly after Majima hides Makoto away, asking if he's completed his hit yet. Majima blatantly lies, telling him he'll get the job done. Sagawa, however, notices he's lying and pretends to fall for the lie.
After Homare Nishitani kills the young woman who resembled Makoto, Sagawa shows up in Majima's office right after Nishitani causes a scene in the Grand Cabaret. He says it's peculiar that Makoto's body was found in the river, with her face beaten in and her fingertips melted off by acid. He toys with Majima, pretending to be ignorant of what really happened. Majima, becoming anxious and fearful, returns to the warehouse he kept Makoto in through a secret passage. Sagawa was tipped off by Wen Hai Lee's former ally, a Chinese doctor who told him where Makoto was being held. He sends his men to the warehouse to try and stop Majima.
While Majima and Makoto escape with Lee, however a car bomb placed inside the van triggers and kills Lee, Sagawa walks calmly forward and points his gun to Majima, saying how hurt he was that Majima would betray him like that. He is shot by Masaru Sera, in the back and in his right hand. Sera takes Makoto and knocks out Majima for the blantant display of violence with nothing to show for it.
Shortly after answering to the chairman for his actions, Sagawa tortures Majima, hitting him several times with a bat and even going as far as to punch him with his injured hand. He tells Majima the story of the injured sparrow he found when he was a child. He talked about how he cared for the poor little bird, even going as far as to affectionately name it Mametaro. But one day he came home from school only to find that his parents had fed it to the family cat. In retaliation, he killed their cat. He tells Majima that children shouldn't hide thing from their parents, and lets Majima go, this time while telling him he would kill him if he disobeys him again. He then learns that Nishitani has his own interests in mind and directs Majima to the office.
Majima heads to the jail where Nishitani is being held, leaving Sotenbori. Once he comes back, Sagawa chokes him and tells him he can't leave his cage without telling him, reminding him that he's not a free man. Despite that, Sagawa acknowledges how useful Majima is and refuses to kill him. Majima tells him where he heard Makoto was being held, and the two drive to Camellia Grove where the Nikkyo Consortium are. He and Majima make it to the top of the castle-like building, coming face to face with Sera. Sera reveals he gave Makoto to a Kazuma Kiryu, and Sagawa shoots him in revenge. He tells Majima he's free to go to Kamurocho to seek out Makoto, and Majima does.
He's invited by Shimano to come visit him. There, with Majima, Shimano explains to Majima what the plan was from the start, basically using Majima to get the Empty Lot for Shimano so he could become the third Chairman of the Tojo Clan. Sagawa would get something out of this deal too, landing the Omi Alliance a footing in Tokyo with the Empty Lot.
Later on, Sagawa finds Majima beating up three thugs who beat him up earlier, and begins asking him on his progress on finding Makoto. When Majima informs him she's been shot, Sagawa becomes angered and demands Majima to explain. However, Majima defiantly tells Sagawa he no longer cares about orders or his conseqeunces as he heads off to the Dojima Family Headquarters to avenge Makoto. Impressed, Sagawa does nothing to stop Majima as he remarks that he "finally got out of the cage."
In the aftermath, Sagawa is seen smoking outside of Shimano's office, while Shimano is eating dinner with the head of the Omi Alliance, before meeting Majima again. Majima tells him Makoto sold the Empty Lot to the Nikkyo Consortium, and that the Omi Alliance had no room in Tokyo to squeeze in. Sagawa accepts the news, before pointing out Majima holding a gun, thinking Majima will kill his sworn brother. As Majima leaves to confront Shimano, Sagawa comments how it was quite a ride for the two men. 
His last appearance is at the end, where he tells Majima that his snakeskin jacket is tacky. Majima tells him it's him being true to himself, and that he's going to have fun and live as crazy as he wants. Sagawa jokes that he didn't see Majima as that kind of person, but he approves of his new outlook. He tells Majima to contact him should he visit the Kansai region. Majima says if he never sees his face again, he'd be happy. Sagawa agrees before Majima peacefully parts ways.
Immediately after, three Omi Alliance men arrive, and Sagawa, resigned to his fate, makes one last sarcastic quip before he's killed.
== Gallery ==
=== Yakuza 0 ===
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=== Ryu Ga Gotoku Online ===
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==References==
Category:Sagawa Family
Category:Omi Alliance
Category:Cabaret Grand
Category:Yakuza 0 Characters
Category:Yakuza 0 Antagonists
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Online Characters