Yamanami Keisuke

Yamanami Keisuke () is a minor antagonist featured in Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin!. He was the Shinsengumi Captain of the Third Division and General Secretary before he fled the group.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
In Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!, Yamanami's appearance is based on Isao Katsuragi.
In Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Yamanami's appearance is instead based on Masaru Sera.
==== Attire ====
Yamanami wears an all-white kimono.
In Like a Dragon: Ishin!, his kimono is worn right over left, which is typical of how the dead are dressed.
===Personality===
Yamanami is an extremely cowardly man who ran away from the Shinsengumi to save his own neck.
== Background ==
Yamanami joined the Shinsengumi at an unknown date, and eventually became the Third Division Captain and General Secretary.
==Involvement==
===Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin!: 1867===
A few days prior to Ryoma joining the Shinsengumi, he attempts to desert the organization, but is found and captured. Tricked by Hijikata into believing his life would be spared if he managed to best Ryoma in a duel to the death, he fights Ryoma with all his might. He is defeated by Ryoma, who refuses to kill him, and he instead meets his end at Hijikata's hands.
== Fighting Style ==
=== Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin! ===
As a Tennen Rishin user, Yamanami uses Inoue Genzaburo's moveset with a couple of unique attacks. His moveset is comprised of:
* the standard Tennen Rishin Rush Combo, the forward, right and left quickstep attacks; and the downed attack; as well as
* an unbroken one-handed combo, consisting of two sword thrusts, a downward diagonal right slash, a leftward horizontal slash, another sword thrust, and a rightward horizontal-upward diagonal right slash;
* charging forward before performing a one-handed leftward horizontal slash, and
* slowly walking towards Sakamoto with his arms out, before performing either a downward diagonal left slash, or a command grab if Sakamoto attacks him, striking him twice in the gut with his sword pommel and performing an upward diagonal right slash.
His Heat Mode aura is bright red with white accents.
=== Like a Dragon: Ishin! ===
The speed of Yamanami's attack animations have been increased, making him much faster than he was in the original. He has also been given the Tennen Rishin downward slash attack. However, he no longer has a downed attack. When he enters Heat Mode, his downward slash attack gains the fire attribute, and will set Sakamoto ablaze if he is hit by it.
He now emits a fiery orange aura in Heat Mode.
==Gallery==
===Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!===
RGGI! - Character Render - Yamanami Keisuke.jpg|Full-body Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin! render of Yamanami
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===Like a Dragon: Ishin!===
LADI! - Character Render - Yamanami Keisuke.png|Full-body Like a Dragon: Ishin! render of Yamanami
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