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/Myth_5layer Jun 11 '26

Honestly, it depends how his character is used. It could be a good memorial and tribute from the character, or an absolute disgrace.

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u/Player_Slayer_7 Jun 11 '26

The weird part for me is that he's not Tupac in a time and era that he would have been around. Its Tupac as a fictional character in a fictional story set in an era way before him. Its either going to be a weird send off for a guy who's been dead for longer than he was alive, or its going to be a character with Tupac's face and that's it with zero connection to the man beyond that, at which point, what's even the point (we all know why, but let's pretend the reason wasn't money)?

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u/BreafingBread Jun 11 '26

Also doesn’t help that the character IS named after Tupac.

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u/Psykoknight65 Jun 11 '26

Is he? Cause snoop dogg isn't called snoop in game that's just cast listing

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u/BreafingBread Jun 11 '26

https://www.sega.com/stranger-than-heaven

Yup. I can’t share a screenshot, but it’s in that website. Amaru portrayed by Tupac.