Ichiban Kasuga

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==Summary==
Ichiban Kasuga (春日 一番, Kasuga Ichiban) is the main protagonist of Ryu ga Gotoku Online and the main protagonist of the Yakuza series from Yakuza: Like a Dragon onward.
Due to his heroic exploits, he is also known as the "Hero of Yokohama" (ハマの英雄, Hama no Eiyū).
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At most , higher with Heat Mode and items, even higher with satellite
Name: Ichiban Kasuga, Ichi, the Hero of Yokohama, the Rock Bottom Dragon 
Origin: Like a Dragon
Gender: Male
Age: 42 (Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon), 46 (Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth)
Classification: Human, ex-Yakuza, ex-CEO of Ichiban Holdings, ex-real estate agent, Hello Work employee
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, likely Afterimage Creation (Comparable to all other characters that can create afterimages with sheer speed, can himself create afterimages with certain martial arts), Aura Manipulation, Statistics Amplification and Rage Power (Via Heat), Power Mimicry, Healing (Via Staminan, Tauriner, Toughness, and other abilities), Social Influencing (Ichiban is highly charismatic and his optimism is borderline contagious. Can boost his team member's morale when they become demotivated), Master Martial Artist and skilled dancer (His fighting style depends on what job he chooses, of which there are many and all of which he can switch between on the fly when not in combat), Acrobatics (Via Dancer style, which is very similar to Goro Majima's Breaker Style), Weapon Mastery (Can wield weapons like baseball bats and swords proficiently), Vehicular Mastery (As seen for example here), Summoning (Via phone [can summon characters like Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima to help him in battle with one attack], lobsters and the like. Can also summon a satellite and thus gain access to Energy Manipulation as it shoots pure energy), Vibration Manipulation (With massagers), Shockwave Generation (Using Heat he can make his attacks ranged), Explosion Inducement (With rocket launchers), Elemental Manipulation (Can manipulate electricty with the Legendary Hero Bat and manipulate lightning and with some of his swords, can also manipulate fire-based items)
Attack Potency: At most Building level (Fought against an excavator alongside his friends. Also fights against and defeats a wrecking ball. Also fights against and defeats 3 circus animals- a bear, a tiger and a chimpanzee operating an excavator. Later with the help of his party, fights against both Goro Majima and Taiga Saejima and defeats them, leaving them somewhat battered and surprised, though the latter two eventually revealed that they were yet to fight at their true potential. Also goes toe-to-toe with the legendary Kazuma Kiryu, though Kiryu was immensely holding back, and though Kiryu still ultimately defeated him and his entire party after a lengthy fight, he commended Ichiban to actually be a decent fighter, stating that he would have fared better if he wasn't clouded by anger at that time, even going so far as to tell Ichiban that he was worthy enough to be the "real deal" in the near future. Later also fights against and defeats Shin Amon, with the latter even commending Ichiban to be worthy to succeed Kiryu as the next "legendary dragon"), higher with Heat Mode and items, even higher with satellite (Can split the clouds and create massive craters into the ground)
Speed: Subsonic with Hypersonic combat speed and reactions (Can easily keep up with the likes of Han Joon-gi, Kiryu, Majima, and Saejima and can perform the same feats as them, like perfectly parrying bullets after they are fired right before they hit or even outright dodging them, as seen in Shin Amon's second rematch in the True Final Millenium Tower), Massively Hypersonic+ attack speed with Essence of Lightning Rod (Can summon cloud-to-ground lightning bolts from the sky when having the Bodyguard Job equipped, in order to electrocute his enemies, though this will harm him as well)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Easily restrained Han Joon-gi and can replicate the same feats as the rest of the Yakuza protagonists, like holding his own against a tiger, and then even going so far as to fight against the old protagonists, as seen in his fight against Saejima and Majima. Somewhat comparable to, but weaker than his friend and party member Koichi Adachi. Held his own against Beast Mode Kiryu for extended periods), higher with Heat Mode and items
Striking Strength: At most Building level, higher with Heat Mode and items
Durability: At most Building level (Can take hits from the likes of Han Joon-gi, Kiryu, Majima, and Saejima, and can withstand their combined hits with minimal health loss. Withstood hits from excavators and wrecking balls without much effort), higher with armors and even higher with Heat Mode
Stamina: Incredibly high (Capable of withstanding brutal beatdowns from yakuza legends like Majima and Saejima and still hold enough energy to mow down the combined forces of both half the Omi Alliance and the Tojo Clan), can increase his stamina with various food summons and items like Staminan, Tauriner, and Toughness.
Range: Standard melee range, can increase his range with Heat. Tens to hundreds of meters with firearms. Hundreds to thousands of kilometers via sattelites after he completes the Real Estate Business side-mission
Standard Equipment: Self-Proclaimed Hero's Bat (later upgraded to Legendary Hero's Bat)
Intelligence: Gifted. Shown to be a highly-capable businessman, race-car driver, and entertainer, and is also shown to be academically capable despite being a high-school dropout, being able to pass exams of varied fields at Ounabara Vocational School. Can quickly adapt to his new jobs and quickly adapted to the more technologically advanced world despite spending 18 years in prison. He is also a very capable and charismatic leader of his party, and can form surprisingly clever plans to get the drop on his enemies.
Weaknesses: Somewhat addicted to RPG games, which causes him to see the world in an RPG form, and is usually laid-back. Can only shift between fighting styles when not in combat, and can at times let anger get the best of him. Summoning some of his attacks can turn out to be a double-edged sword, as they will damage him as well.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==Gallery==
Ichibantat.png|Ichiban's tattoo, a dragon-koi, which signifies his rise from rock-bottom
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