Shigeki Baba

==Summary==
Shigeki Baba (馬場 茂樹, Baba Shigeki) is a character who appears in Yakuza 5. He is one of Taiga Saejima's fellow inmates in Abashiri Penitentiary, and eventually one of his oath brothers. In reality, he is a hitman working with the Kuroha Family.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Shigeki Baba
Origin: Like a Dragon
Gender: Male
Age: 30 (Yakuza 5)
Classification: Human, inmate at Abashiri Penitentiary, Hitman for the Kuroha Family (Formerly), sworn brother of Taiga Saejima
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts, Skilled marksman, Afterimage Creation, Acrobatics, Aura Manipulation, Rage Power and Statistics Amplification with Heat
Attack Potency: Building level (Fought against Taiga Saejima, Kazuma Kiryu, and Tatsuo Shinada, albeit losing all three fights)
Speed: Subsonic movement speed with Hypersonic combat speed and reactions (Can keep up with Taiga Saejima, Kazuma Kiryu, and Tatsuo Shinada), Subsonic+ with sniper rifle (~287 m/s)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Should be somewhat comparable to Taiga Saejima and Kazuma Kiryu, and can grapple with and even overpower Tatsuo Shinada)
Striking Strength: Building level (Should be somewhat comparable to Taiga Saejima, Kazuma Kiryu, and Tatsuo Shinada)
Durability: Building level (Took hits from Taiga Saejima, Kazuma Kiryu, and Tatsuo Shinada)
Stamina: Very High (Alongside Saejima, fought his way through dozens of inmates to escape Abashiri Penitentiary, and survived being left stranded in the snow, in danger of freezing to death, almost immediately after. Later endured fights with Taiga Saejima, Kazuma Kiryu, and Tatsuo Shinada)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Metres with sniper rifle
Standard Equipment: Sniper rifle
Intelligence: Above average combat knowledge due to his training as an assassin.
Weaknesses: After meeting and subsequently betraying Saejima, Baba becomes plagued with self-doubt regarding his actions and his role as a hitman, and later attempts to kill himself out of shame for what he has done. However, these feelings are presumably resolved at the end of the story when Himura, Oshima, and Kosaka arrive to comfort him after his fight with Shinada.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: Baba is a proficient hand-to-hand combatant, due to his background as an assassin.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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Category:Characters
Category:Like a Dragon
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Category:Afterimage Users
Category:Antagonists
Category:Assassins
Category:Aura Users
Category:Criminals
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Category:Gun Users
Category:Male Characters
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Rage Users
Category:Snipers
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
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