Homare Nishitani III

Homare Nishitani III (, Sandaime Nishitani Homare) is the secondary antagonist of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. He is an agent of the Daidoji Faction, the former third patriarch of the Kijin Clan, and the former owner of The Castle.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Nishitani's face is modeled after his Japanese-language voice actor, . He is a young man with a lean build, and has black hair that parts on the left side, with his bangs brushed over the right side of his forehead. He wears black nail polish on his fingernails and toenails.
==== Attire ====
Nishitani wears a teal blue suit with azure floral patterns and a Kijin Clan pin on the left coat lapel, as well as a silver-buckle, white leather belt, and white, cap-toe, oxford dress shoes. Underneath, he wears a yellow-orange dress shirt unbuttoned at the top, and a gold chain around his neck.
=== Personality ===
Nishitani is lecherous, extravagant and violent, like his predecessor, and takes pleasure in brutally torturing and killing people. He is obnoxious and perverted and often makes crude sexual remarks during the heat of battle. He does not appear to be masochistic, however. He enjoys being the most powerful man in the room and is rarely seen without his slaves by his side, maintaining his appearance. 
== Background ==
Nishitani was born under a different name to Korean parents. He began his life in the criminal underworld as a member of the Jingweon Mafia. Having survived the Tojo Clan's attempts to crush the Jingweon, he and the other members split off, and he took on a new identity concealing his Korean heritage. 
He joined the Kijin Clan, a subsidiary of the Omi Alliance. He rose to prominence as its third patriarch and took on the name of Homare Nishitani as his third successor. As he had Masaru Watase's support and had established his strength and "trademark grit and brutality," there was no outward objection from the Omi Alliance when he revealed his background to them. He idolized Watase and had the Kijin Clan handle unsavory tasks on behalf of the Watase Family.
He later "[took] a [liking] to" Kosei Shishido, who was enslaved by the Kijin Clan as a coliseum fighter at the time. He went on to physically, psychologically, and sexually abuse Shishido for decades, forcing him to play Russian roulette in one instance. He also regularly tormented the "losers and weaklings" among the fighters with his signature torture routine, consisting of denailing his victims, cutting their noses off, and making multiple cauterized cuts to their stomachs before burying them alive in the mountains.
At some point, he heard of a twenty-year-old former biker gang member deserting the Watase Family. Knowing Yuki Tsuruno intended to let his former subordinate go free, Nishitani tracked down and captured the deserter, hoping to impress Watase. Near the end of his routine, he was intercepted by Tsuruno, who shot the deserter in the head out of mercy. Later on, Nishitani negotiated Shishido's freedom with Tsuruno, ultimately allowing Shishido to go free.
Upon gaining control of The Castle, Nishitani turned it into an offshore adult amusement park, relocating the Kijin Clan coliseum there and inviting the other Omi Alliance families to host events on a rotating schedule. Having maintained contact with Shishido, he had him coordinate events on Watase Family nights.
== Involvement ==
=== Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: 2019 ===
Nishitani is observing a reenactment of notable historical yakuza conflicts in the coliseum when he observes a newcomer, Joryu, winning against all odds. He continues his regular observance of the Castle until one visit of Yuki Tsuruno where he does not greet him. Nishitani sees him talking with Joryu and wants to meet both, but Tsuruno mentioning Joryu's intention to keep his identity secret piques Nishitani's interest further.
Sending his henchmen after Joryu, Nishitani himself uses a motorbike to catch up to him. He is excited and aroused by the prospect of fighting such a strong adversary after his rank became too high for people to challenge him, ordering the bystanders to not interfere. Right after their fight, Nishitani is able to recognize Joryu as the reportedly-dead legend Kazuma Kiryu. Before he can inquire further, he is knocked out by Joryu. When he comes to, he commences a manhunt for Joryu.
He leaves the Castle to search for Joryu himself after hearing of the latter's debauchery in Sotenbori, intending to attack from the shadows when Joryu is vulnerable, but this plan is thwarted when Joryu raids the Castle and threatens to have its existence revealed to the public unless Nishitani comes out of hiding. His hand now forced, he backs down and instead sends his underlings to bring Joryu to him for a face-to-face meeting.
At the Kijin Clan offices, Nishitani sees Joryu accompanied by Kosei Shishido. As the Watase Family sets the offices ablaze, Nishitani wonders why they could cause an internal conflict like this when the Omi's imprisoned captain Masaru Watase is about to be freed. After being defeated by Joryu, he is carried away to be taken into custody, but Shishido pretends to murder him using a model knife, faking his death. Afterwards, Nishitani is filled in by Shishido of Watase's plan to disband the Omi.
Feeling betrayed by a man he idolized, Nishitani joins forces with Shishido in the latter's plan to prevent the Omi Alliance's dissolution and take over the organization. The two and their henchmen assault Joryu, Tsuruno, and Watase when the latter arrives after being liberated, but their attack fails. Nishitani lands a sneak attack on Tsuruno, but is knocked out after being rammed by Kihei Hanawa's limousine. He is then chained to a pole until Daidoji Faction agents abduct him and force him to be one of their agents.
== Fighting Style ==
Nishitani III wields a knife in his first 2 fights and a sword in his last. His fighting techniques are as acrobatic and violent as the original Nishitani. He holds his weapon in his left hand, unlike Majima and Nishitani who hold their knives in their right hands. 
His combos are: 
* a low left kick, an outward left slash and an inward left stab (additional right tornado kick in his last fight), 
* an overhead left slash, a low left reverse roundhouse kick and an outward left slash, 
* an outward left slash into a double-leg front cartwheel kick and 
* an outwards-inwards flying double slash combo.
His only basic attack is an overhead left slash with some cooldown (he abuses this move), and his getup attack is a left handspring kick. He can also throw a flashbang grenade and teleport behind Kiryu to taunt him.
His quickstep attacks, unlike his normal moves, differ between his knife and sword. With the knife, they are a left stab (left step), right stab (right step), and upward slash (front step). With the sword, they are a backwards left slash (right step) and a forwards left slash (left step).
He has 2 Mortal Attacks:
* With the knife, it is an outward left slash followed by him throwing his knife, using a left back kick to embed it in his opponent's stomach and pulling it out.
* With the sword, it is a flying right roundhouse kick into a left outwards slash.
== Notes ==
== References ==
 
== Gallery ==
LADG - Character Render - Homare Nishitani III.png|Full-body render of Nishitani III in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
LADG - Title Card - Homare Nishitani III.png|Introductory title card
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