Best Quotes In LaD: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii

Summary

• Majima showcases wisdom in handling conflicts, prioritizing values over greed.
• Majima’s growth is evident in nurturing hope, seeking revenge, and valuing curry.
• Characters emphasize not giving up on dreams, embracing change, and making life fun.

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii is a wacky game at its core, but it’s also a serious story about pirates searching for an important treasure. When things get serious, Majima handles it in the most professional way. Despite Majima’s wild tendencies, he is shown to be a very wise character.

Conflicts occur when pirates full of greed are after the same treasure. The vices of various characters are apparent, but so is the heroism of Majima and other characters who captivated us through their personalities full of wisdom. There are some things more important than treasure and these characters show it through their words and actions.

Spoilers for important story moments ahead.

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“If Adults Like Us Are Good For Anything, It Should Be Nurturin’ That Hope.”

Majima has matured throughout Like a Dragon series, and here he shows his growth by being considerate of the future generation. According to him, they deserve so much more and their dreams shouldn’t be crushed by the follies of adults around them.

Majima says this to Raymond who is blinded by greed and only cares about money, even if he had to trample a young child’s dream to achieve that. Children have pure intentions and dreams, and they need to be nurtured not destroyed.

8

“Revenge Is Sweet.”

Majima sacrifices himself to get caught by Raymond’s men who roughed him up a lot. After his plan worked, it was his time to strike back and pay for all the damage the cronies did to him.

Majima claims excitedly about the sweet nature of revenge, and explains that “whoever said it tastes best served cold were onto some shit.” This shows that Majima isn’t in the mood to forgive anyone as shown by his ruthless nature.

7

“‘Cept The Taste Of Curry, That I Got.”

After a blunt hit to the head, Majima barely remembers anything about himself, and even forgot his own name. However, if there’s one thing he hasn’t forgotten, it’s the delicious taste of curry.

During this moment, it’s also Noah’s first time trying out curry and ends up liking it. Majima is a carefree guy, and his loss of memory stops bothering him as long as he gets to eat curry and go on adventures.

Majima’s love for cooking is also shown through the cooking minigame.

6

“Don’t Ever Start Thinkin’ You Shoulda Given Up On Yer Dreams.”

Majima and Noah developed a great bond throughout their journey in the game. Noah was a sick child who dreamed of seeing the entire world. Majima owed him for saving his life and took it upon himself to fulfill his dreams.

However, Noah is a responsible child, and when his father was shot by the enemies, he started blaming himself for that this wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t so stubborn about seeing the world. Majima told him to keep dreaming and to never give up on his goals.

5

“If You Don’t Change, Your Fate Won’t Change Either.”

As you are preparing for your adventure in Honolulu, you will run into Gu-san, who is obsessed with one of the idols. This fan had one quote memorized, which was said by the aforementioned celebrity. Things can never change for anyone, as long as they don’t want to change.

According to Gu-san, this motto changed his life for the better. This idol apparently tricked her fans, which shows that she isn’t really an upstanding character, but she definitely has her way with words. The wisdom she imparted in her fans lasted even when her secret came out.

This quote is a part of the substory ‘If I weren’t an Idol.’

4

“Once Something’s Been Decided, Ya Stick With It. That’s Part Of Growin’ Up.”

Majima is a stubborn character and once he has his mind set on something, he will see it through. He is clear about the fact that no one is allowed to leave his crew either. Even if they betray the members, they can always make up for it.

Majima didn’t allow Masaru to leave the crew despite the feeling that he was feeling guilty. He also got many other characters on board with his charisma, and he thinks it’s disgrace to leave anything incomplete.

Majima’s memory loss didn’t made him lose his resilience as shown by his will to defeat Kiryu in the previous games in the series.

3

“Nobody Chooses A Wrong Path, They Just Hit A Bump In The Road.”

Majima isn’t stone-hearted, and he is definitely willing to consider the circumstances that lead people to commit some questionable actions. Mortimer betrayed Jason in the past for money, which also led to his friend’s dream ending.

Majima doesn’t hold Mortimer in bad faith despite his actions. After all, Mortimer was tricked into doing someone else’s bidding as well, and anyone could have gotten in that situation. Majima shows great strength of character by forgiving Mortimer.

2

“Great Love Yields To Greater Contempt.”

Naomi is Jason’s daughter but she is much more ruthless and selfish at times. She wants to get her place in the society and thinks that doing the queen’s bidding will allow her to do that and this is why she betrays her family.

When her father questions her actions, Naomi replied that she had greater contempt for her father than love. She is also often shown to be harsh to her father, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t love him at all. It’s just that she doesn’t wants him to ruin her progress.

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“Life’s As Fun As Ya Make It.”

Majima definitely loves having fun, even when he is 60 years old. He has great energy and lives life to the fullest. Tackling new challenges always gives him a sense of fulfillment.

While talking to Saejima at the end of the series, Majima acknowledges that humans can’t accomplish all of their dreams and what they can’t do, they pass it on to others. Life is short to have regrets for Majima, and he aims to make it as fun as possible.