Hideki Shinzaki

Hideki Shinzaki (, Shinzaki Hideki) also known as The Grim Reaper's Blade is a minor antagonist in Yakuza 3. He is the second-in-command of The Reapers.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Shinzaki is a lean, tall man. His hair is brown, and styled into a fringe.
=== Attire ===
Shinzaki wears blue jeans and a white jacket over a red shirt.
=== Personality ===
As Hideki the guitarist, he is an affable person who helps Kazuma Kiryu with finding and outing Reapers members.
As Shinzaki the hitman, he is a violent and arrogant man with no respect for anyone except Kazuto Arase. He repeatedly makes death threats towards Kiryu and the HLA.
== Background ==
Shinzaki was once a renowned hitman, until he "suddenly disappeared" one day. He joined The Reapers at an unspecified time, although this information only came to be known sometime in 2009. He was apparently fond of guitar-playing even when he was still a hitman.
== Involvement ==
=== Yakuza 3: 2009 ===
He can be found at the foot of the Millennium Tower from the beginning of the Reapers sidequest, playing his guitar. He provides information about The Reapers and tells Kiryu where to find them.
Eventually, he is outed as being the infamous hitman Shinzaki and must be fought against. He later appears alongside Arase in the final Reapers battle.
== Fighting Style ==
Shinzaki wields a pocket knife and uses Goro Majima and Tetsuo Tamashiro's movesets. He tends to quickstep extremely frequently, being very hard to hit.
He has the exact same heat aura as Majima: dark purple.
== Trivia ==
* In Yakuza 3, his title is "Grim Reaper's Blade". In Yakuza 3 Remastered, his title is "Scythe of the Grim Reaper".
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