Mars Fighters

Mars Fighters is an Osaka-based comedy duo referenced multiple times in the Yakuza series, starting with Yakuza 2. It is composed of Minamizawa and Kitagawa.
==Yakuza 2/Yakuza Kiwami 2==
The first time Mars Fighters shows up in the Yakuza series is in the substory That's No Joke. In it, Minamizawa reveals to Kazuma Kiryu that the Mars Fighters had broken up and that his friend, Kitagawa, was nowhere to be found. Kiryu diagnoses the problem - that Minamizawa is terrible at making jokes and funny retorts. However, Kiryu and Minamizawa bump into Kitagawa, who, since the dissolution of the Mars Fighters, has become a member of the Omi Alliance. Once defeated, Kitagawa and Minamizawa discover their chemistry again, with a reversed dynamic - Kitagawa is the one who cracks jokes, while Minamizawa is the straight man. The two reform the Mars Fighters.
==Yakuza 3==
Six months before the events of Yakuza 3, the Mars Fighters again broke up due to an argument, with Kitagawa becoming a successful comedian while Minamizawa's solo career doesn't take off. Eventually, Kitagawa tells Kiryu to find Minamizawa. Kiryu defeats Minamizawa, who is bitter at Kitagawa, and does a comedy act with Minamizawa after with Kitagawa watching, leading to the Mars Fighters being reformed again.
==Yakuza 4==
By 2010, the Mars Fighters have become a successful comedy act, with TV appearances and a deal with a magazine about hostess clubs in Kamurocho. Multiple protagonists, such as Shun Akiyama and Masayoshi Tanimura, recognize the duo.
==Gallery==
alt=A fan graffiti board dedicated to Mars Fighters in Sotenbori in Yakuza 5|thumb|A fan graffiti board dedicated to Mars Fighters in Sotenbori in Yakuza 5|left
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