Daijiro Saigo

Daijiro Saigo (, Saigō Daijirō) is a recurring minor character in the Yakuza series. He is a mercenary and Shun Akiyama's trainer.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
Saigo is a stocky, muscular man with a bald head.
====Attire====
Saigo attire consists of a green tank top, green camouflage pants, and black combat boots. For accessories, he wears sunglasses, black fingerless gloves, a black belt, and a black watch. In Yakuza 5, he wears a black wig.
===Personality===
Saigo is a humorous man who often makes up tall tales of his alleged military exploits.
==Involvement==
===Yakuza 0: 1988===
Saigo is an agent for the Dragon and Tiger under the title "Japanese Mercenary."
===Yakuza 4: 2010===
Saigo first meets Shun Akiyama after he beats up a few of Shibata Family's thugs at the rooftops, offering Akiyama combat training drills. Completing his training will earn Akiyama a number of new moves and an armor item.
===Yakuza 5: 2012===
Saigo moves to Sotenbori, Osaka. He collapses in front of Dyna Chair due to hunger, and after being fed by Akiyama, who also happened to be at Sotenbori at the time, Saigo continues to train him. At one point, Akiyama questions why Saigo didn't return to his family, to which he replies that after his time on the Middle East, he acquired information someone would rather keep hidden, and it might endanger himself and his family. In their next training session, he and Akiyama almost get shot by a sniper, but they hide in time and the sniper retreats.
In their last training session, the sniper appears and tries to shoot Akiyama. However, Saigo jumps in front of him, taking the bullet. Akiyama fights to avenge Saigo, only to find out it was all a play by Saigo and his students. They were recording for "Daijiro Saigo's Life on the Battlefield", a series that promotes his organization. He even promises to give Akiyama a copy once it's done.
===Yakuza 6: 2016===
Saigo travels to Onomichi, Hiroshima. In an effort to show his ultimate self-defense technique, he asks Kazuma Kiryu to fight him. After the fight, Kiryu complemented his powerful technique, which Saigo declined. He told Kiryu that he wanted to go overseas again and raise money through gambling his savings.
Saigo will be available for the Clan Creator mini-game.
==Fighting Style==
===Yakuza 4===
Saigo wields a submachine gun.
===Yakuza 5===
Saigo once again wields a submachine gun, but has some kick combos as well.
===Yakuza 6===
Saigo is a roaming boss in Onomichi. He can use movesets from Keiji Shibusawa's Rush style, Kamon Kanai, or Bruce Ebinuma.
==Trivia==
*After Akiyama succeeds in a training session, Saigo will recall a (hardly believable) war story. These include:
**In Yakuza 4:
***Missing his transport and having to traverse the jungle alone, and being the first to arrive at base;
***Sniping a bug off a sleeping war buddy;
***Destroying an enemy's secret bipedal war robot by punching it;
***Outrunning a cheetah to catch a zebra;
***Dodging out of the way of a giant meteorite;
***Running on the riverside in the evening.
**In Yakuza 5:
***Running alongside a fighter plane just to give a war buddy his wallet;
***Using his fallen wisdom tooth as ammo;
***Enjoying a midnight snack with a war buddy while everyone else was sleeping;
***Learning to walk forward with his left leg while his right leg was still off the ground;
***Stealing an enemy's mobile weaponized suit and winning a battle up in the stratosphere;
***Returning home despondent after a war buddy's death, only to find out it was a prank.
==Gallery==
===Yakuza 5===
Y5 - Character Render - Daijiro Saigo.png|Full-body render of Saigo in Yakuza 5
===Ryu Ga Gotoku Online===
RGGO - Card - SR Daijiro Saigo.png|SR Daijiro Saigo
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