Dan Brody

Dan Brody (, Dan Burodī) is an antagonist featured in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Brody is an overweight but very muscular bald man. He wears clown make-up on his face consisting of white foundation, black eye shadow over both eyes (with a painted on raised eyebrow above his right eye and painted on triangular eyelashes above his left eye) and a big, red smile painted over his mouth.
His outfit consists of a red denim vest with nothing underneath and a set of red denim shorts, some maroon combat boots and leather gloves. He wears his vest open, displaying the large tattoo on his chest, which depicts a clawed hand grasping a combat knife.
=== Personality ===
Brody is a confident, aggressive man who does not fear getting into fights. He is somewhat insecure about his place as the least prestigious of the Four Kings and is quick to pick fights with anybody who threatens his standing, such as Kazuma Kiryu.
In spite of this aggression, Brody can be a very affable man, as shown by how casually he chats with Kiryu after being beaten by him and how he advises him on how to fight against the other Kings.
== Background ==
Brody was once a circus performer who alternated between being a clown, a strongman and a knife performer. He would eventually leave the circus life behind and become a hitman, where he would use his talents at knife throwing to kill his targets. However, Brody would also leave this career to instead become a professional fighter in underground fighting arenas.
At some point, Brody learned about The Castle, the offshore entertainment district run by the Kijin Clan, which had a fighting arena as its centerpiece. Brody gained access to the coliseum and became its fourth highest ranked fighter, a position which he held for years. Alongside the three fighters above him, Kunimitsu Samejima, JUSTICE1975 and Kiyoshi Ugajin, he would form an elite group of fighters known as the Four Kings of the Coliseum.
== Involvement ==
=== Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: 2019 ===
In 2019, the Four Kings learn that the Kyokuso Family, an Omi Alliance subsidiary, has stolen high-tech combat gadgets from Akira Mizorogi, a weapon's inventor in Sotenbori. The Kings make a deal with Patriarch Kanji Aotsuki and purchase some of the stolen gadgets so they can use them in the Coliseum, hoping the advantage they provide will allow them to maintain their spot at the Castle's hierarchy. Brody in particular makes use of Mizorogi's combat drones.
After Kazuma Kiryu and the Watase Family take control of the Castle from the Kijin Clan, Brody feels threatened by the change in leadership, since Kiryu had also been climbing the ranks of the Coliseum and was quickly approaching Brody's rank. As such, Brody challenges Kiryu to a fight on the Castle's main street, but ends up losing. Much to Brody's humiliation, his loss was witnessed by the other Kings, who belittle him for being beaten by a newcomer. Kiryu and Ugajin have a confrontation during which Kiryu learns about the Four Kings' acquisition of Mizorogi's stolen tech, leading Kiryu to extend a challenge to the Four Kings: If he defeats them all in the arena, they must return Mizorogi's tech.
Brody has an official rematch against Kiryu in the arena, with both men now joined by their respective teams of fighters, and Brody is defeated once again. Though he's humiliated by the loss, Brody doesn't hold it against Kiryu and instead advises Kiryu on how to defeat Samejima, in the hopes that him losing to Kiryu as well would lessen the mockery he started receiving after being defeated.
When Kiryu fights the 2nd ranked King, JUSTICE, Brody and Samejima join his team during the fight, hoping to finally beat Kiryu, but even when taking him all together, they are still unable to defeat him.
Later on, when Kiryu, Mizorogi and Akame track down the Kyokuso Family's base, Brody and the other Kings accompany them to intimidate Patriarch Aotsuki into returning the stolen gadgets he still has, dissolving the Family and joining Akame's informant network.
== Fighting Style ==
Brody uses Ed's unrefined style and stance with Ed's Heat mode charging grab. His Heat aura is purple. He does not have a Deadly Attack.
He has the ability to backflip away and throw a knife. If the player is out of melee range then Brody will stay in place and throw knives.
Brody has the same Hornet gadget as Joryu. He will summon Hornets by performing a dance animation, whereupon they will charge towards the player. In Heat mode he can summon a smaller Hornet swarm that will move in and drop a flashbang grenade. 
Category: Coliseum Fighters
Category: Four Kings of the Coliseum
Category: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Characters
Category: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Antagonists