Goro Majima

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Goro Majima
Developer Toshihiro Nagoshi
Publisher Sega
Platforms As noted below
Released 2005-present
Added to
Museum 		As noted below

Goro Majima is a character that is part of a multimedia series consisting of video games, films, magazines, and music.

Goro Majima is a non-playable character in most games in the Like a Dragon series, but became a playable character in the spin-off Yakuza: Dead Souls and in the main series in Yakuza 0.

Fictional character biography

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Goro Majima joined the yakuza and became sworn brothers with Taiga Saejima.

He was supposed to be part of a hit in 1985 on a rival gang with Saejima.

Instead, Saejima conducted the hit himself while Majima was captured, lost his eye, and was chained up.

After a year of torture, he was released to civilian life in Sotenbori, however, he was constantly watched by the yakuza.

In Sotenbori, he ran a successful cabaret with the promise that he would be able to return to Shimano's family if he raised 100 million yen.

He raised the money, but Shimano raised the debt to 500 million unless he killed a woman named Makoto Makimura.

Instead, Majima discovered a conspiracy surrounding Makimura. He protected her, uncovered the conspiracy, and returned to the yakuza.

When he returned to the yakuza, he adopted a manic personality and became known as the Mad Dog of Shimano.

Video games wherein Goro Majima is a playable character

Title Developer System Release Added to museum Notes
Yakuza: Dead Souls Sega CS1 PS3 2011 August 6, 2020 Zombies have appeared in Tokyo, and Shun Akiyama, Goro Majima, Ryuji Goda, and Kazuma Kiryu try to stop them.
Binary Domain Ryū ga Gotoku Studio Windows 2012 December 23, 2018 Kazuma Kiryu, Shun Akiyama, Goro Majima, Taiga Saejima, and Ryuji Goda were available as DLC in the Japanese version of this third-person shooter set in 2080 in a Tokyo that has been ravaged by global warming.
Project X Zone 2 Monolith Soft Nintendo 3DS 2015 Not yet Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima are in this crossover tactical role-playing game with characters from franchises by Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, and Nintendo.
Yakuza 0 Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4 2015 October 24, 2018 Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima are kicked out of the Yakuza and find their way back in after discovering a conspiracy.
Like a Dragon Online Ryū ga Gotoku Studio Android 2018 January 20, 2019 Goro Majima has a playable storyline and is also playable on Ichiban Kasuga's team.
Streets of Kamurocho Empty Clip Studios Windows 2020 October 20, 2020 Beat-em 'up in the 16-bit Streets of Rage style, with Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majima, and Ichiban Kasuga as the playable characters.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4 2023 Not yet Goro Majima, Daigo Dojima, and Taiga Saejima are playable in the arena in DLC.

Video games wherein Goro Majima is a non-playable character

Title Developer System Release Added to museum Notes
Yakuza Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept.
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio 		PS2 2005 July 17, 2018 Before Kazuma Kiryu goes to prison, Goro Majima tells him to learn discipline. After Kiryu is released, they fight, and Majima tells Kiryu that he admires his strength.
Yakuza 2 Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept.
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio 		PS2 2006 October 18, 2018 After the death of Shimano, Majima leaves the yakuza and forms Majima Construction with members of his former yakuza family, building a complex known as Kamurocho Hills on the old Purgatory site.
Yakuza 3 Sega CS1
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio 		PS3 2009 October 26, 2018 Kazuma Kiryu convinces Majima to rejoin the Tojo Clan and to support the sixth chairman, Daigo Dojima.
Yakuza 4 Sega CS1
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio 		PS3 2010 October 26, 2018 The Majima family has moved into the old Dojima family office in the Millenium Tower. He tries to protect Yasuko Saejima, the sister of his sworn brother Taiga Saejima.
Yakuza 5 Sega CS1
Ryū ga Gotoku Studio 		PS3 2012 October 26, 2018 While trying to negotiate a treaty between the Tojo Clan and the Omi Alliance, Majima is shot at the orders of Tsubasa Kurosawa and is presumed dead.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4 2016 July 17, 2018 Daigo Dojima and Goro Majima are arrested after being blamed for the arson in Little Asia.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Ryū ga Gotoku Studio PS4 2020 Not yet. Goro Majima can be summoned by Ichiban Kasuga to perform a powerful technique.

Pachinko games with Goro Majima

Title Developer System Release Added to museum Notes
Like a Dragon: Of the End Taiyo Elec Pachislot 2015 Not yet Pachislot game based on Yakuza: Dead Souls.

Films featuring Goro Majima

Title Production company Distributor Release Added to museum Notes
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Art Port Toei 2007 August 1, 2020 Based on Yakuza.

Magazines featuring Goro Majima

Title Publisher Release Added to museum Notes
Like a Dragon: Hot•Dog Press Sega 2015 August 15, 2022 Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 0.
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