Gohren

Gohren (剛煉) 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==
Gohren was once part of an unspecified Tojo Clan family. He trained his combat skills constantly so he could be an asset to his bosses. This paid off at first, since he was gradually assigned more and more important jobs because of his notable fighting prowess.
However, during a war with a rival family, his bosses sent him and a bunch of other, far less trained and useful family members on what amounted to a suicide mission without telling them. Gohren was the only survivor on his family's side. The incident made him realize that; despite his loyalty and all the effort he put into serving his bosses, they still only saw him as a disposable pawn. This prompted him to abandon his family in disgust.
After some time, he was approached by the leader of the Reapers, who offered him a position within his organization so he could take revenge against the yakuza who used him. Gohren gladly accepted and eventually became one of the Reapers' top officers.
==Yakuza 3==
After he joins forces with Ibuki and the Honest Living Association, Kiryu is told that Gohren has been recruiting large amounts of thugs, in all likelihood to attack the HLA's base in Kamuro Castle. 
Kiryu discovers Gohren's office in Senryo Avenue, but inside he only finds several of his lackeys awaiting the order to attack the HLA. Kiryu beats these mooks and they reveal that their boss is with the main force of his army atop Millenium Tower, where they are making the final preparations to attack the Kazama Family's offices, since Gohren discovered that they're the ones financing the HLA's operations.
Kiryu goes to the Millenium Tower's roof and encounters Gohren and his men before they start their attack. Since Kiryu is unable to convince Gohren to stand down, he gets into a battle against him and the two dozen thugs that accompany him. Despite their numbers and the large battleaxe that Gohren attacks him with, Kiryu defeats them all.
After hearing Gohren's story, Kiryu convinces him that he wasn't wrong to dedicate himself so thoroughly to aiding somebody else, since it made him stronger as a person. He says his mistake was in the choice of who he chose to help and insists that the HLA will not mistreat him and abandon him like his former bosses did. Hopeful, Gohren agrees to leave the Reapers and see if the HLA are worth dedicating himself to instead.
Category:Tojo Clan
Category:The Reapers
Category:Yakuza 3 Characters