Jiro Amon

Jiro Amon (, Amon Jirō) is a recurring secret character in the Yakuza series. He is one of the Amon superbosses in Yakuza 2/Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Jiro Amon has black medium length hair that covers his forehead, mirroring Saejima's long black hair. He has a tall and muscular build. In Yakuza 2, he has dark brown slicked back hair with sideburns.
=== Attire ===
Jiro wears a black button down shirt, a black carcoat style overcoat, black slacks, black leather oxfords, and black lensed silver frame aviator sunglasses.
=== Personality ===
Jiro is considerably angrier than his fellow clan members. He is willing to join Majima Construction to protect Kiryu and ensure his death is caused by an Amon, and to prove that he was holding back in their fight.
== Background ==
Jiro Amon is an apprentice of Jo Amon and the second oldest of the Amon brothers.
== Involvement ==
=== Yakuza 2/Yakuza Kiwami 2: 2006 ===
Jiro Amon appears in the mission/substory of the same name to challenge Kazuma Kiryu after Kazuya Amon is defeated.
In Yakuza Kiwami 2, after all Amons are defeated, he can be recruited for Majima Construction. He is found near two vending machines next to the stairs leading from Theatre Square to the underground Ringer Hut.
=== Yakuza 4: 2010 ===
Jiro appears in the final substory of Yakuza 4 to challenge Taiga Saejima. Their battle is the second of four, being preceded by Kazuya and Shun Akiyama's battle and succeeded by Sango Amon and Masayoshi Tanimura's battle.
=== Yakuza 5: 2012 ===
Jiro Amon appears once again in the final substory of Yakuza 5 to challenge Taiga Saejima. Their battle is the second of four, being preceded by Kazuya and Akiyama's battle and succeeded by Sango and Tatsuo Shinada's battle.
== Fighting Style ==
Jiro is well versed in fighting, excelling in unarmed combat but also utilizing weapons such as submachine guns, pistols, and sledgehammers. He can be viewed as being in between Kazuya and Sango, since Kazuya is a melee combatant, Sango is a weapons specialist and Jiro is skilled in both unarmed, armed, melee and ranged combat.
=== Yakuza 2 ===
Jiro has Kazuto Arase's moveset in combination with some Majima moves. He is not very difficult to defeat despite overusing Arase's gunshot moves.
=== Yakuza 4 ===
Jiro utilizes a sledgehammer in this fight, utilizing the Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! generic hammer moveset. It can deal massive damage and explosions should his attacks land, though many attacks thankfully are highly telegraphed. After losing enough health, he will go into Heat mode and deal more damage while glowing with a yellow aura and after losing more health, he will glow with a red aura and deal even more damage. His attacks consist of basic combos of wide swings, and spinning swing attacks. Should any of his attacks land, they will cause an explosion that can send the victim flying.
=== Yakuza 5 ===
Jiro utilizes Kamon Kanai's moveset throughout the fight. After losing enough health, he will enter Heat mode and glow with a blue aura as well as deal more damage. He can also use a Heat Action upon Saejima if Saejima is on the ground or getting up from the ground. He can summon four metallic silver colored clones that will use his fighting style and have low health.
=== Yakuza Kiwami 2 ===
In Yakuza Kiwami 2, he wields a singular submachine gun and uses Tamashiro's gun moveset. He can fire rounds immediately after a dodge, perform a 2-kick combo that leads into a dodge and shots from his gun, and toss flashbang grenades. He will eventually gain a red shield that will block Heat Actions that disappears after some time, and he will enter Heat mode after losing enough health, glowing with a red aura and dealing more damage.
==Trivia==
* The Amon brothers' first names have a number theme. Jiro is the middle brother and the second fought in all his appearances, though the "Ji" in Jiro is written with the kanji "" (next) rather than "" (two).
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