Shun Akiyama

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==Summary==
Shun Akiyama is one of the newcomers of the series to be introduced in Yakuza 4, and in 5 as a returning character. A successful entrepreneur called the "Lifeline of Kamurocho", he runs Sky Finance, a loan agency that offers loans not based on a customer's credit rating, but based on their commitment to get that loan. When the skeletons of the past come out of the closet, Akiyama becomes the first witness of an old grudge between the law and the families of the Tojo and Ueno Seiwa.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Shun Akiyama, Lifeline of Kamurocho, The Swift Falcon
Origin: Like a Dragon
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Classification: Human, Moneylender
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Afterimage Creation (Can create faint afterimages of himself while dodging like other protagonists), Master Martial Artist (Akiyama claims that his fighting style isn't based on any particular pre-existing martial arts style despite it having heavy visual cues and similarities to that of taekwondo), Statistics Amplification, Rage Power and Aura Manipulation (with Heat), Healing (With Staminan, Toughness et cetera), Expert Acrobat and pseudo-Flight (Can keep kicking long enough to remain suspended in mid-air as he keeps chaining his combos. Can also gracefully perform various flips and rolling over enemies without breaking a sweat. Can easily leap large distances), Accelerated Development (Like other protagonists, can quickly learn new moves just after few repetitions), Weapon Mastery (Able to use a variety of weapons to great effect), Aura, Stealth Mastery (Managed to hide from the Triads for over 3 years up until Kiryu's return), Power Mimicry (Possesses the same ability as Kiryu to invent new fighting moves just by looking at them. Later used the IF-7R to learn the abilities of Kiryu, Tanimura, Majima and Saejima)
Attack Potency: Building level (Can fight Kiryu while teaming up with Tanimura, and can also fight the former on his lonesome. Fought against the Amon brothers, who gave Taiga Saejima a hard time, and can also fight the latter in the Coliseum tournaments, specifically in the Victory Road Finals in Yakuza 5. Even went so far as to use Minamida's IF-7R fighting machine which further enhances one's ability to copy entire powersets, fighting against a simulation of Goro Majima, himself and various other foes of Kiryu and Saejima. Also held his own against Kazuya Amon twice and won)
Speed: Subsonic movement speed (Can run and turn fast enough to leave blurs behind and can casually move so fast that one moment he's standing in front of his enemy and on the other he's already above him via Meteor Strike. Is also capable of kicking fast enough to keep his enemies suspended in mid-air. Easily kept up with his mentor Daijiro Saigo in two races, who claims to have outran a Cheetah once in a race to catch a zebra. His quicksteps are so fast that he can easily cross an entire bull-ring's worth of distance within a second) with Hypersonic combat speed and reflexes (Kept up with Kiryu in combat. Much like Kiryu and Majima, he too was trained to dodge bullets from submachine guns and pistols at close range by Daijiro Saigo, his mentor. His attacks are fast enough to leave afterimages and look like blurs. Also kept up with a simulation of Majima in the IF-7R, and easily kept up with Kazuya Amon)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Can perform the same feats as Kiryu)
Striking Strength: Building level (Has traded strikes with Kiryu)
Durability: Building level (Has taken hits from Kiryu. Also took hits from Kazuya Amon)
Stamina: Superhuman, can fight with multiple men at once for a long time, and run for a long time as shown during Saigo's training.
Range: Standard melee range (Unarmed), Extended human melee range (With various weapons)
Standard Equipment: None notable.
Intelligence: Likely Gifted. From 1 million yen that fell from the Millenium Tower in 2005 could make a fortune of 100 billion yen in the span of few years. Created his own combat style. Could piece together an enemy's plan with only few elements.
Weaknesses: Seems to suffer from breathing problems due to his smoking habit.
==Songs of Akiyama==
Shun Akiyama (秋山 駿) - Baka Mitai (馬鹿みたい) Lyrics (Romaji Kanji Eng Trans) Yakuza 5 (龍が如く) OST-0|Shun Akiyama singing Baka Mitai
Ryu ga Gotoku Pure Love in Kamurocho (English)-0|Akiyama and Hana singing Pure Love in Kamurocho
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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