Egami the Blind Hitman

Egami the Blind Hitman (; Mōmoku no Hittoman Egami, Lit. "Blind Hitman Egami") is a member of the anti-yakuza vigilante group known as The Reapers, whom Kazuma Kiryu faces off against during the Hitman sidestory in Yakuza 3.
==Background==
In his youth, Egami studied with buddhist monks in a temple in Tibet. The monks taught him both their incredibly refined martial arts techniques and meditation abilities that allowed him to sense shifts in the air around him caused by other people's movements, which allowed him to react to his opponent's movements incredibly quickly. Unbeknownst to the monks, Egami intended to use these skills to further his career as a hitman.
Said career came to a halt many years later when, on a job to kill a rival yakuza hitman, Egami was captured and his eyes were gouged out by his target. While at first he was despondent due to losing his vision, Egami gradually trained himself to use the perception techniques the monks taught him to replace eyesight, becoming able to "see" by feeling the movements of things around him.
When the Reapers learned of Egami's skills, they approached him with an offer to join their ranks. In exchange, they would help him track down the yakuza who'd put out his eyes. Tempted for the chance at revenge, Egami agreed.
==Yakuza 3==
While Kiryu is visiting the Honest Living Association's offices in Okinawa, he is told about Egami's presence nearby and he decides to try to recruit him into the HLA.
Kiryu finds Egami outside the Smile Burger on Ryukyu Boulevard, where the blind man is feeling around the street's buildings to feel how the town has change since he last visited. When Kiryu tells Egami that he's come to take him to the HLA's members, Egami says he cannot come with him voluntarily. He instead requests to fight Kiryu, since he's intrigued about his fighting prowess, based on the way he speaks and the tense, combat-ready way in which he moves.The two men have an extended duel, which Kiryu ends up winning.
Satisfied by the thrilling fight, Egami agrees to hear out the HLA's leaders and goes with Kiryu to their Okinawa headquarters.
Category:The Reapers
Category:Yakuza 3 Characters