Eddie Sakamoto

Eddie Sakamoto is a character from Lord of the Underground series. He is a drag racer and a member of his uncle's Yakuza, in which he is also the right hand man.

## Inspirations

Eddie is based off Takashi the Drift King from The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift. He also resembles Tekken's Jin Kazama somewhat.

## Bios

### Lord of the Underground

Eddie Sakamoto is the nephew of a Yakuza boss, who runs a drag racing circuit as well as being CEO of his own motor company. As a member of his uncle's drag racing circuit, Eddie has become a popular name among onlookers, mainly for his drift skills. He is also a karate fighter, having fought against several Yakuza rivals. Eddie enters the Lord of the Underground tournament to give himself notoriety outside the drag racing world. He is the older brother of Ryoko Sakamoto.

## Gameplay

He used as the Drag Racer, that until he made the Karate along with his sister, Ryoko. Eddie was the popular name that gived the karate fighter to battle against several Yakuza rivals.

## Movelist

### Special Moves

* **Cruise Control:** Eddie runs at his opponent and kicks them three times.
* **Speed Bump:** Eddie throws an opponent over his shoulder, followed by punching them in the gut.
* **Slam on the Brakes:** Eddie throws his opponent while sweeping their leg, causing them to flip backwards and fall. Eddie then stomps on their head.
* **Stoplight:** Eddie twists the arm of his opponent and kicks them in the knees.

### X-Ray Move

* **Fired Up!:** Eddie's hand catches fire and socks his opponent in the jaw, breaking it. He then follows it up with a spinning heel kick to the temple.

### Final Blows

* **Crash Collison:** Eddie runs off screen and we hear a car revving up. We then see Eddie driving in his car at top speed, running into his opponent as they collapse in half. Eddie gets out of the car to survey the damage. He smiles and gets back in his car.
* **Pez Dispenser:** Eddie wraps his arms around his opponent neck, choking them until their head pops off.

## Sequences

### Battle Intro

Eddie drives towards the battlefield. He stops his car and gets out. He cracks his knuckles and says "I'm gonna run right over you!"

### Victory Pose

Eddie says "Stick to sunday driving!" as he gets in his car drives off. We then see Eddie arriving on a race track. He gets out of his car and is greeted by his fans.

## Storyline

### Lord of the Underground

The intro shows people cheering and watching drag races occurring. We then see Eddie in his car pulling up to the starting line as the crowd cheers wildly for him. Eddie races his opponents and wins. Afterwards, he receives a text from his uncle about competing in a fighting tournament, to which he accepts.

The ending shows Eddie being greeted by his fans, who ask him where he had been. Eddie tells them that he had to spend some time in America. Eddie then sees another driver revving up his car, as if he wants to challenge him. Eddie gets in his car and revs it up as well. The two race off.

## Relationships

Ryoko Sakamoto - Eddie's little sister

Kenichi Sakamoto - Eddie's uncle

Tony Chen - Eddie's rival in Arcade mode

## Trivia

* His stage theme is Zock On by Teriyaki Boyz featuring Pharrell and Busta Rhymes.
* The music used for Junior's story mode is Wild for the Night by A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam.
* Eddie's overall appearance is not only that of a young Yakuza member, but it is also based off Takashi a.k.a. The Drift King from the Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
* Eddie also bears a striking resemblance to Jin Kazama from Tekken. Both have a muscular build, spiky black hair, and tattoos, although Eddie's are more elaborate whereas Jin's is the mark of the Devil Gene.
* Eddie is the older sibling to Ryoko Sakamoto and the nephew of Kenichi Sakamoto. There is a running gag with Eddie and Ryoko, in which Eddie picks Ryoko up from the arcades and takes a bit of her money that she hustled from other arcade patrons.
* Eddie's voice actor is Johnny Yong Bosch, who is credited for such notable works as Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Vash the Stampede in Trigun, and especially as Adam Park in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.