Goro Majima
Goro Majima | |
Developer | Toshihiro Nagoshi |
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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
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 |
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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 |
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Yakuza | Sega New Entertainment R&D Dept. | PS2 | 2005 | Not yet | 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. | PS2 | 2006 | Not yet | 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 | 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 | 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. |
Like a Dragon 1 HD Edition | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS3 | 2012 | Not yet | Japanese-exclusive Remaster of Yakuza: 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. |
Like a Dragon 2 HD Edition | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS3 | 2012 | Not yet | Japanese-exclusive Remaster of Yakuza 2: 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 5 | 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 Kiwami | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS2 | 2013 | July 17, 2018 | Remake of Yakuza: 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 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 Kiwami 2 | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS2 | 2017 | October 18, 2018 | Remake of Yakuza 2: 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 Remastered | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2018 | August 21, 2019 | Remaster of Yakuza 3: Kazuma Kiryu convinces Majima to rejoin the Tojo Clan and to support the sixth chairman, Daigo Dojima. |
Yakuza 3 Remastered | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2019 | August 21, 2019 | Remaster of Yakuza 4: 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 Remastered | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2019 | August 21, 2019 | Remaster of Yakuza 5: 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: Like a Dragon | Ryū ga Gotoku Studio | PS4 | 2020 | August 13, 2021 | 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 |
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Like a Dragon: Of the End | Taiyo Elec | Pachislot | 2015 | Not yet | Japanese-exclusive Pachislot game based on Yakuza: Dead Souls. |
Films featuring Goro Majima
Title | Production company | Distributor | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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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 |
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Like a Dragon: Hot•Dog Press | Sega | 2015 | August 15, 2022 | Japanese-exclusive. Preorder bonus for Like a Dragon 0. |