Kubota (Like a Dragon Gaiden)

Kubota () is a minor character featured in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. He is a member of the Watase Family.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Kubota's face is modeled after his Japanese-language voice actor, Miyabi Koteyama. He is a man of average height with tan skin, brown eyes, and short slicked-back black hair. He has a full beard. 
=== Attire ===
Kubota's signature attire consists of a black three-piece suit worn over a white dress shirt and a floral patterned orange tie. A Watase Family crest pin adorns his lapel. He also wears a black leather belt with a silver buckle and black dress shoes.
== Involvement ==
=== Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: 2019 ===
== Fighting Style ==
Kubota wields a crowbar and uses Daisaku Kuze's pipe moveset. His Powerful Enemy Attack is a two-handed combo, made up of two upward diagonal left swings and a charged upward swing. He emits an orange aura in Heat Mode.
== Behind the Scenes == 
Kubota and his fellow Watase Family members Ukita, Yao, and Sakuma are all based on their actors' characters in the Nihon Touitsu franchise, with Kubota being based on Koteyama's character, Torao Taisei. He was first shown in Like A Dragon Gaiden Overview Trailer released on August 18, 2023, though Koteyama's appearance in the game was not officially announced.
In the demo version of Like a Dragon Gaiden, he was one of the four Watase Family members who challenged Kiryu upon his entry into the Castle, and was named Yasui (). He was the only member with dialogue and spoke in a Kanto accent rather than a Kansai accent. 
== Notes ==
Category:Watase Family
Category:Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Characters
Category:Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Minor Characters
Category:Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Minor Bosses