Reiji Ishioda

Reiji Ishioda (, Ishioda Reiji) is a secondary antagonist in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. He is a lieutenant of the Omi Alliance and the patriarch of the Ishioda Family.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Ishioda's hairstyle is a thick, brown mullet and he has a trimmed goatee. He also has a noticeable scar on his face which runs diagonally over his left eye.
==== Attire ====
Ishioda's attire consists of a dark blue suit over a black paisley print dress shirt, a gold and brown striped necktie, and a pair of black leather loafers. He wears a gold-rimmed aviator sunglasses and a gold earring on his left ear.
=== Personality ===
Ishioda can be described as simultaneously ambitious and highly violent. He is eager to take his place among the top brass of the criminal underworld, and was described as having risen through the ranks through sheer audacity alone, making him hard to control by higher-ups. His violent tendencies are demonstrated by his willingness to resort to extremes, such as trying to demolish the Geomijul base with a wrecking ball, and his subsequent attempt to kill Ichiban Kasuga with it. Ishioda also enjoys getting his hands dirty, and rarely passes up the opportunity to fight, making him a more active enemy than Tendo. He displays signs of sadism, as in battle, he relishes getting hit, countering the blows with furious strikes of his own. That said, his penchant for violence makes Ishioda rather short-sighted and often causes him to do sloppy work.
Interestingly, he is noticeably subservient towards superior figures, such as Aoki. Thus, despite his violence, he is capable of restraint, as not to make a scene in front of those more powerful than himself.
== Background ==
Ishioda was stated to be on the frontlines when the Omi Alliance took over Kamurocho.
== Involvement ==
=== Yakuza: Like a Dragon: 2019 ===
Ishioda was at the Omi Alliance officers meeting in Kamurocho that Ichiban Kasuga interrupted, and witnessed acting captain Masumi Arakawa shoot him.
He first appears at the head of an Omi-backed Bleach Japan "protest", operating a wrecking ball to break down the barrier the Geomijul had erected. Upon recognizing Kasuga, he immediately begins attacking him and his friends with the heavy machinery. Later, he appears alongside Hajime Ogasawara and Yu Nanba within the Geomijul's base, intent on finding the proof of counterfeiting to weaken the Ijin Three's Great Wall of Muscle. His efforts are stalled by Kasuga, and he reluctantly flees once the counterfeiting evidence is destroyed.
Ishioda later joined with fellow top Omi officer Yosuke Tendo to attack the Yokohama Liumang, and elevate one of its members - a traitorous Omi loyalist Akira Mabuchi - as the leader, but this was foiled by the efforts of Kasuga and the Liumang leader, Tianyou Zhao.
After the Omi Alliance dissolves, Ryo Aoki orders Ishioda to kill Arakawa. He sees Tendo meet with Arakawa and asks his sniper to kill both, but the Ryudo Family stops them. Tendo then uses the oportunity to kill Arakawa himself. Much later, Aoki orders Ishioda to assassinate Jo Sawashiro after he had been arrested following his defeat at Kasuga's hands, in order to permanently silence him. To this end, Ishioda contracts a legendary assassin named Mirror Face who assumes the appearance of Koichi Adachi, in order to leverage his law enforcement background to be able to reach the imprisoned Sawashiro. 
Kasuga and his party confront Ishioda and Mirror Face in an office belonging to the former. After defeating the duo with his friends' help, Kasuga angrily asks Ishioda if he was behind the recent assassination of Arakawa; Ishioda admits what happened. One of Tendo's men, observing Ishioda's failure from a distance, reports it to Aoki and Tendo. With their permission, the subordinate triggers a bomb in the office. Kasuga and his friends, as well as Mirror Face, spot the bomb before it can detonate and are able to safely escape in time.
Ishioda's fate is left ambiguous, as it is never clarified if he was also able to survive the explosion. He appears to have been slumped over the desk at the time the bomb was spotted, making it seem less likely he would be able to escape in time; additionally, there was talk of someone being killed in the explosion, which would suggest that he died.
== Fighting Style ==
The first time Ishioda is fought, he pilots a crane with a wrecking ball and uses the ball to smash into his opponents. The default attack is two very slow swings, and the crane has a moderate chance of using Steel Ball Wind Up, which sets up the Quake attack, which targets all party members. At around half health, Ishioda will be kicked out of the crane and be continuously put in Stun for 2 turns before entering the crane again.
In all subsequent encounters, he fights using both melee techniques and a Makarov PM. His stance resembles Kasuga's Freelancer style stance, and his attacks consist of: 
* his basic attack, a double falling backfist
* Counter, a left haymaker with a small chance to inflict Fear that may occur after receiving damage
* Gunshot, a multiple-shot combo
From the third encounter onwards, he gains the following skills:
* An enhanced Counter, a high right push kick with a very high chance to inflict Fear
* Essence of Rage, the chair Heat Action which has a moderate chance to inflict Stun
In his final encounter below half health, he gains the following skills:
* Malicious Grin, which temporarily boosts his Attack by 10%, permanently increases his resistance to status ailments, and attempts to inflict Fear upon all party members
* Fearsome Countershot, a multiple-shot combo that may occur after receiving damage with a very high chance to inflict Fear
His aura is purple. If he performs a counter, it always resets his turn order. In the final fight, his health cannot fall below ~45% before he uses Malicious Grin; if it hits this threshold, he will immediately use it, regardless of turn order. In every fight, he is weak to Fire, Ice, and Lightning.
== Gallery ==
=== Yakuza: Like a Dragon ===
YLAD - Character Render - Reiji Ishioda.png|Ishioda's full-body render in Yakuza: Like a Dragon
YLAD - Title Card - Reiji Ishioda.png|Ishioda's introductory title card
YLAD CH2 Omi Dinner.jpg|Ishioda at the Omi Alliance dinner, seated in the right table.
=== Ryu Ga Gotoku Online ===
RGGO - Card - KSR Reiji Ishioda (YLAD Assault).png|KSR Reiji Ishioda (Y:LAD Assault)
RGGO - Card - KSR Reiji Ishioda (YLAD Kiwami).png|KSR Reiji Ishioda (Y:LAD Kiwami)
== Notes ==
== References ==
Category:Ishioda Family
Category:Omi Alliance
Category:Yakuza: Like a Dragon Characters
Category:Yakuza: Like a Dragon Antagonists
Category:Yakuza: Like a Dragon Bosses
Category:Yakuza: Like a Dragon Sujimon
Category:Ryu Ga Gotoku Online Characters