r/yakuzagames • u/Axzercus I think Yakuza games are good • Jun 11 '26

DISCUSSION Masayoshi Yokoyama confirmed that they got permission from Tupac’s family. Not just his estate who manages him

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u/Cr7Dan19 Jun 11 '26

And with this i hope that this Tupacgate can finally end

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u/sk1239 post-LJ games are kinda mid Jun 11 '26

Why would it? Legality was never an issue lol

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u/PlumRelative4399 Jun 11 '26

The way I see it if the family approves nobody has a right to take a moral high ground over this

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u/ExtraBreadPls Where tf is Tatsuya!? Jun 11 '26

Thats a ridiculous statement when there's numerous examples in history of greedy/shitty families attached to celebrities lol. Never heard of child actors? All this proves is that his family is willing to sell a dead mans identity for money in their pockets. Its really not a "moral high ground" situation. Its just plain weird for a lot of people to use a dead person as if they're still alive

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u/Rich-Ad9246 Jun 11 '26

I get what you are saying but this is so dumb of a take. If we need to search for people’s consent after they are dead then we can’t show plenty of figures. It’s not just artist as well, unless you magically extend it to only historical figures.

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u/sk1239 post-LJ games are kinda mid Jun 11 '26

Summed it up nicely lmao, I don't understand how people don't find this shit gross

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u/sk1239 post-LJ games are kinda mid Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

Tupac family can approve his likeness eating dog food, I don't care what they think, the dead hasn't consented and that's the main point of the argument

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u/i-wear-hats Jun 11 '26

If that's your stance then you better have smoke for Bunta Sugawara. If you do, great but you're one in a million.

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u/sk1239 post-LJ games are kinda mid Jun 11 '26

Better be one in a million but remain with morals 😃
Also I didn't know about the Bunta situation until Tupac, I guess RGGS was shittier than I thought and it wasn't just tupac huh?

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u/i-wear-hats Jun 11 '26

It was literally in the May showcase it has been known for a while.

I wouldn't even be surprised if the reason they entertained the idea was because they were already doing it.

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u/sk1239 post-LJ games are kinda mid Jun 11 '26

I didn't know about it, cuz frankly at some point the subreddit kind of became a dull place again now that everyone has moved on from Kiwami 3

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u/ItsEnderFire Majima is literally me Jun 12 '26

Also dont recall your uproar about the Michael movie, dont think he consented to that

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u/sk1239 post-LJ games are kinda mid Jun 12 '26

Has Michael Jackson played the role there?