Tetsuo Tamashiro

Tetsuo Tamashiro (, Tamashiro Tetsuo) is a supporting antagonist in Yakuza 3. He is the patriarch of the Okinawa-based Tamashiro Family, a distant branch of the Tojo Clan that finds itself in conflict with the local Ryudo Family.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Tamashiro has auburn hair styled into a pompadour and a medium build.
==== Attire ====
Tamashiro wears a bright red suit over black silk dress shirt, a gold chain necklace, brown crocodile leather loafers, and a pair of black wrap-around sport sunglasses.
===Personality===
Tamashiro appears to be a ruthless person who often plays dirty by resorting to things like kidnapping and putting other's lives in danger. He also appears to be abusive and manipulative, evident when he seduces Saki's Mother to kidnap her daughter, only to reject her offer to become a family, nearly killing her instead.
== Background ==
=== Yakuza 3: 2008-2009 ===
Tamashiro first appears in his office after Kazuma Kiryu and Rikiya Shimabukuro come to rescue Saki from him and Saki's Mother. Kiryu then beats Tamashiro in a fight, dealing him a humiliating blow.
Tamashiro returns with his family in 2009 due to Yoshitaka Mine's support and begins to exact his revenge towards Kiryu and the Ryudo Family by demolishing Morning Glory Orphanage. The Tamashiro family injures Mikio Aragaki and captures Ryudo Family patriarch Shigeru Nakahara.
Tamashiro puts Nakahara in a bullring and plans to have him killed by the bulls until Kiryu and the others come to his rescue. Just when things get grim, Saki suddenly calls out for Nakahara for the first time, giving her foster father a strength to hold up against the attacking bulls while Kiryu fights off the remnants of Tamashiro family. Tamashiro then challenges Kiryu himself and is defeated.
Although Kiryu wins the battle, he does not realize that Tamashiro is still alive, who then gets up and tries to shoot Kiryu. However, Rikiya shields Kiryu from the gunfire and ends up getting shot himself. Tamashiro is about to fire another shot when Joji Kazama arrives just in time to shoot Tamashiro in the head, killing him instantly. Rikiya dies moments later from his wounds in a tearful Kiryu's arms.
== Fighting Style ==
Tamashiro has two boss fights in Yakuza 3. He is a skilled boxer and weapons specialist, often carrying a number of weapons on his person, including pocket knives, brass knuckles, and a pistol. He utilizes at least one of them in each fight. His aura in Heat Mode is bright red.
=== Pocket Knife ===
Used by Tamashiro in the first half of his first boss fight. He attacks with quick stabs and slashes, and pirouetting to the side to dodge incoming blows, or to simply move around. He can also throw knives to hit Kiryu from longer distances.
His close-ranged attacks is listed as follows:
* one combo consisting of an underarm knife-thrust, a downward diagonal left stab, an overhand left, and a downward diagonal slash;
* another combo made up of an underarm thrust, a double reverse-grip downward stab, and an upward vertical reverse-grip slash;
* a right push kick as a guard reversal.
His throwing knife attacks include:
* an unbroken combo made up of a right-handed throw, a left-handed throw, and throwing three knives with both hands;
* a second unbroken combo consisting of a right-handed throw, a left-handed throw, and a spinning right-hand throw;
* a third unbroken combo consisting a right-handed throw, a left-handed throw, and a crouching double knife-throw; and
* a right/left-handed throw, before diving right/left and throwing two knives.
=== Brass Knuckles ===
In the second half of the first fight, Tamashiro brandishes a pair of Brass Knuckles, and uses heavy-hitting boxing moves in this phase. He immediately enters Heat Mode when this phase begins.
He has four combos, which consist of:
* one Combo made up of of a left jab, a right cross, and a left uppercut;
* a second combo consisting of a right body hook, a left body hook, a right uppercut, and a double hammerfist;
* a left gut punch-right body cross combo,
* a left uppercut-right uppercut combo.
The rest of his moveset is listed below:
* a right haymaker,
* a spinning right backfist,
* a charged left body cross,
* his push kick guard reversal,
* a right uppercut as a falling attack, and
* a taunt where he steps backwards and clinks his brass knuckles together twice.
A limited version of Tamashiro's Boxing moveset is reused by many common enemies in preceding games, as well as Takeshi Hakamada in Yakuza 5.
=== Pistol ===
Tamashiro wields a 9mm Automatic Pistol in his second boss fight, which he mostly holds one-handed. He also uses kicks at close range, and pirouettes around attacks before taking a potshot. His moveset includes:
* a Rush Combo made up of a right shin-kick, a left roundhouse kick, and a back handspring into a ducking position and firing his gun;
* standing in place and firing his gun once,
* flourishing his gun while standing still and shooting up to four times,
* his push kick guard reversal, followed by a gunshot; and
* quickstep attacks, including
** a crouching two-handed pistol shot after pirouetting right, and
** a crouching one-handed pistol shot after pirouetting left.
Tamashiro will crouch down and perform a reload animation after using his gun too many times. At several points in the fight, he will fire a shot in the air to call on more goons to back him up.
Tamashiro's pistol moveset is reused by Wataru Kurahashi and Kei Ibuchi in Yakuza Kiwami 2.
== Trivia ==
* During Tamashiro's second encounter, Kiryu has to fight his men first. This part plays the Tamashiro Family theme, Pure Malice, but after Kiryu defeats all the grunts and faces off against Tamashiro himself, the regular boss theme, More Huge, plays.
**However, in Team Match 2 against Tamashiro 2008 and Tamashiro 2009, Pure Malice plays.
==Gallery==
===Yakuza 3===
Tetsuo Tamashiro.jpg|Character render with "Tetsuo" incorrectly written.
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===Ryu Ga Gotoku Online===
RGGO - Card - SSR Tetsuo Tamashiro.png|SSR Tetsuo Tamashiro
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Tamashiro Family
Category:Tojo Clan
Category:Coliseum Fighters
Category:Yakuza 3 Characters
Category:Yakuza 3 Antagonists
Category:Yakuza 3 Bosses
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Online Characters