I love having Pokemon in my favorite Serious Crime Drama™

This is why I love Yakuza. Its both a serious crime drama and balls to the walls ridiculous at the same time and and it some how works.

This flavour of April fool video is my favourite. An actual video but there's a fun twist. The worst April fools are "Highly anticipated video fakeout, and then it's 1 hour of nothing"

Uhh is some kind of meta/non-meta April fools joke

"Noblesse Obesity" is likely a pun on the concept of "noblesse oblige", essentially the idea that those _with_ privilege (nobles, royalty, etc.) should respect and act nobly towards those _without_ privilege (commoners). Just replace "oblige" with "obesity", because instead of feeling an obligation to be noble, he's just fat. And a noble. The "jobber" in Jabber Jobber is slang for a guy who goes down easily in a fight. Particularly in professional wrestling, where he does it to make other fighters look stronger. It's also an old business word for a middleman or broker! "Squawk Jock" also pulls from "shock jock", a radio term for a host who says offensive things on purpose to shock listeners.

Pretty Cur may also be a play on “Pretty Cure” it is one of the largest magical girl franchises in Japan and has been airing since 2004 and continues to this day.

I'd like to make it known that only one of the crime lords were actually into diaper play. The boss. He forced his underlings to participate beside him, which is both funnier and worse.

A few things you missed: -Jabber Jobber: a "jobber" is someone who throws matches in boxing or wrestling for the sake of making the person they're fighting look good. In wrestling its just to sell a story, but in boxing thats part of fixing matches in illegal gambling -Pretty Cur: a play on "Pretty Cure", a very popular magical girl anime series -Stray Hangdog: COuld be wrong on this one but Hangdog def gives me vibes of referencing hangnails. -Rebel Yeller: Seems like its more referencing the Billy Idol song "Rebel Yell", which is pretty popular

You Could also say "New Age Hippie" could be a slight nod to EarthBound. Where there was an enemy called exactly that.

The way I’m kicking, screaming, crying and heaving in the corner over Lock actually covering the Sujimon from Yakuza; literally two of my favorite game franchises ever ☠️ We need to give the Yakuza English localization team their props, these names are GOLDEN and had me screamingggg all thru Y7

20:18 the specific kind of bag the Bag Toter carries is called an ita bag! (ita meaning painful - painful to look at, painfully heavy to carry, and painfully expensive) they're getting more and more popular here in the US at conventions; i even run an introductory panel at my local con about the hobby!

The color gang members are also a reference to the color themed gangs that've been a reoccuring pain in Kiryu's side since yakuza 1. There's usually a blue and white gang alongside red. They all hate each other and are rivals.

I feel like Dancing Madman is also a reference to Dancing Mad, the final boss theme from Final Fantasy VI, especially considering the colorful feathers he wears on his head, similar to Kefka himself.

Pocket Watchman also evokes the idea of a cop being "in the pocket" of organized crime.

Yakuza is a serious video game with a deep beautiful story and intricate characters, but it’s also all this and I love it

The Alola references alone make me like this series ive never heard of before. I respect it for shouting out my favorite Pokemon games

Pretty Cur definitely also references "Pretty Cure" or Precure as it's more commonly known, which is a long-running magical girl series that changes up its cast every year like Power Rangers/Super Sentai/Kamen Rider.

...nice thumbnail?

27:26 I think it's based on pretty cure which is more sailor moon type stuff, pretty popular in japan.

I'd say Sujimon is less Pokemon and more Dragon Quest Monsters: - Monster taming usual enemies to your side during combat (Dragon Quest 5). - 3v3 battles (usual Dragon Quest Monsters games fight like this). - Some of the Sujimon/regular enemies take inspiration from various Dragon Quest enemy lines (at least the obvious ones): 1) Demolitioneer line: Trolls with some Hammerhood thrown in (they don't hit often, but when they do, they hurt like hell). 2) Dine-n-Dasher line: Night Clubber (portly, uses blunt instruments). 3) Hitman line: Bodkin Archer. 4) Military Buff line: Killing Machines (they even share the same pose). 5) Pompadork/Dancer line: Dancing Devil. 6) Outlier/Patient line: Imp with visual representation of the Mummy. 7) Crabby Sentinel/watchmen line: Golems with some Loss Leader thrown in. 8) Slugger line: Cyclops (both are known to be difficult enemies with great bulk and penchant for critical hits). 9) Death Merchant/Arms Buff and (American) Salesmen line: Demon-at-Arms (although the Salesmen adds Wrecktor in the mix). 10) Pseudotrash line: Cannibox (generally mimics). 11) Dance Dictator line: Hooper Duper (Dancing Madman variant is a reference to FFVI's "Dancing Mad" theme) 12) Baggage Claimer line: Goodybag. 13) Wild Hog line: Restless Armor. 14) Sham Man Shaman line: Meowgician. 15) Street Scrapper line: Knight Errant. 16) Bronze Agent line: Living Statue (they both have "ambush" in mind). 17) Smokestacker line: Walking Corpse. 18) Blackmailer Daemon: Hoodlum (lore-wise, they share the same MO). 19) Dump Chump line: Jargon. That's all I got. Any other subtle Dragon Quests I've might've missed?

These games are literally the greatest thing ever thought of. Literally several genres mixed into a single entity. But it WORKS!

Pompadork is the perfect name! If I find another shiny Squakabilly, I'm totally calling it that.😂

Oh my GOD, I never thought you would cover this game, but i'm so happy you are! So for anyone who hasn't played these games, there's a running gag that the enemies look they way they do because of Ichiban's rampant imagination. But everyone in the Leauge treats people like they are in these ridiculous outfits. This means that either: A) Everyone is normal and Ichiban still has just imagining things B) Everyone else in the leauge has the same imagination that Ichiban does or C) These people are actually just dressed like that. The fact that it blurs the line so much and just never explains it is what makes it so damn funny! Also, the Sujimon menu has unqiue descriptions for the Sujimon as well. The one for Sandbagger says that the flag on his head was made by his son that he only gets to see once a month due to a divorce.

Sujimon sounds like a top-tier Pokémon inspired game.😺

Happy April Fool's Day Lockstin! Honestly, the Like a Dragon games are not my type of game. (I'm not really into the whole crime drama thing.) but I had no idea this was even a thing! Fascinating they added this and it's just downright hilarious.

I don't care if it's april fools, Yakuza/Like A Dragon is genuinely really good and shoutout to L&G for even doing a video on it cause the Sujimon are so silly.

You neglected to mention for Biting Barker the expression "bark is worse than his bite".

New aged hippie is probably a reference to the hippie and new age retro hippie enemies from Mother 1 and 2 or Earthbound 0 and Earthbound.

i loved the Sujimon minigame in 8, it’s one of the most fun minigames in the series along with Dondoko Island 8 in general was so good, today RGG Studios announced auditions for 9 so i can’t wait to see how the turn based evolves. hope we see Ichiban go to Korea fr

Lockstin making a completely normal video that nobody asked for but everybody needed.

26:55 Jobber is also a term in fighting, mostly wrestling, as a rookie or novice that's sent out to lose against a fighter with higher prestige. 27:25 Pretty Cur is a reference to Pretty Cure, the seasonal magical girl series that's one of the most popular in Japan aside from Sailor Moon

I’m going with the assumption someone else has already said this but jabber jobber also could be related to jobbers: “a professional wrestling term used to describe a wrestler who is routinely defeated by main eventers, mid-carders, or low-carders” from Wikipedia.

Knowing lockstin this was not intended to be an April fools joke and just kinda happened to come out now

An additional note on Pretty Cur, there's an anime series by the name "Pretty cure" which I about magical girls.

17:00 I would also like to add that the New Aged Hippie might be a reference to the "New Age Retro Hippie" from EarthBound/Mother 2.

Ooh my gods, finally someone posting an actual video today 😭

17:04 that might also be a reference to the new age retro hippie from earthbound

I like when people on KZfaq do a normal video but on something silly for the 1st of April instead of the typical "my last video cuz today I retired" or "a true fact not at all click bait"

I’ll be honest, all of these names are literally just like the ones I made up in grade school to battle my made-up heroes. My own examples are Blackjack, Long-Clawed Vandal, E. Racer, Rave Robber, High Jack, Pack Brat, Photo Bomber, Knockoff, Wrecking Brawl, High Roller, Strongarms, Boom Boxer, etc.

Great video! Also Pretty Cur is a reference to the Japanese magical girl franchise Pretty Cure, just without the "e"

16:28 With that color scheme, is the Dark Sweeper also a Toxic Avenger reference? 24:55 - The Death's Head is also a popular military symbol from later 19th and early 20th century Europe. Made all the more infamous by the Totenkopf from the Third Reich.

YESSSS I ADVOCATED FOR A VIDEO ON THIS EVER SINCE THE FIRST LIKE A DRAGON!!!

Pretty cur is also a reference to the magical girl series pretty cure!

wizard is generally a nickname for someone whos good at something (like pinball) but in this context it is used to describe programmers alot

Crafter Burner might also be a reference to After Burner, another Sega franchise.

The fact that you did THIS on April Fools Day.......Genius XD because honestly this franchise is too weird and wild NOT to be a joke pffft

i think i'm just happy that i can go around collecting a bunch of big buff muscle dudes of my very own 🥵

24:59 I didn’t know James A Janice was a criminal in the Yakuza series…

Finally some good content. Also go play Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth if you’re old enough. It’s really really really good and possibly Game of the Year for 2024.

Pretty Cur is also a play on a very popular magical girl anime Pretty cure

I wanna be, pretty great Like a handful of people areee So I'll beat all these inmates Capture it with chocolate baaaars I will travel across Japan (Hawaii!), Searching with my eyesss Take down King, cause I'm the man (aaiieee!) And give the gacha a tryyyy Sujimon!

Pretty Cur is most likely a reference to the pretty cure Franchise

Pompadork sounds like a fan-created evolution for Quaxly

I think the kiwami legendary can be a refrence to super sentai where each member are named after their color

16:24 So like Poison Ivy, Vaccine Man, Planetina after she went insane (basically what would happen if Captain Planet could be summoned without the Heart Ring. Gaia even mentions that the Heart Ring is the most important one. Now you know why she said that. ) and basically every other eco-terrorist supervillain.

This... this exists. I have some friends who need to know about this ASAP

Also sujimon is a pun itself it’s based on the Japanese words suji no mono, which describes yakuza thugs and due to the mon part is where they got the Pokémon reference

I love that the Batterer Out Of Hell has Megaton Hammer, which is a really funny bit of accidental foreshadowing

Bro I just started playing Yakuza 0 Recently and uh Hmm this is Crazy

Kiryu and/or Ichiban should've been in Smash

I love that you covered these. Yakuza comes up with the best mini games.

You forgot to mention how you evolve your sujimon by feeding them to eachother!

Lockstin, I know it's april fools but this video popped up in my notifications and my family saw rhe thumbnail before it started playing on tv and I may or may not be grounded

Next you gotta explain every Chinpokomon from South Park

I haven't watched the video yet but I'm just expecting some insanity to unfold

27:26 It's also a reference to the 20 year long going magical girl series Pretty Cure. Only 2 seasons have ever been localized to America but they were under the name Glitter Force.

I'm more impressed with how many Alola region references they made in this ONE minigame about knock-off prisoner Pokémon. Like it's not some cheap skit, they *actually* referenced the game like a fan would.

finally the explanation i've been waiting for.

another great video! i love these episodes that talk about other creature collecting games. if you're interested, maybe you could do an episode explaining the designs of Yo-Kai Watch?

this opens the door to "describing every persona/demon in persona and SMT"

14:55 Serious sam references? Yes PLEASE!

The Dark Sweeper's design has to be a reference to the NES Jason design

Automoburglar is my favorite name, it makes me laugh every time I hear it.

Sandbagging also means making something not fun to do.

it's always interesting seeing a lockstin thumbnail in my recommended once in a blue moon and it's something like... _this..._

27:27 That's probably also referencing the long-running Pretty Cure franchise fun Birthday Joke, btw 😉

I know this is supposed to be a joke but I was unironically looking for something like this

Dancing Madman is a FF6 reference to the final boss theme as well, Dancing Mad.

Sandbag is also also a verb that means to coerce or intimidate.

LOVE IT!!

So I always thought PseudoTrash was inspired by traditional mimics in RPGs and the kappa with the hair cut

its peak! (thank you for covering yakuza)

I love this enemies intro text it kills be every time I see it. 6:51

i cannot understate how amazing "hard sellmate" is as a name you can iterpret it like 10 different ways and all of it is correct

You missed the obvious reference in pretty cur to the magical girl anime pretty cure

This feels like abfever dream of a game

The little of like a dragon ive played i KNEW id see a video on this sooner or later and im so happy i busted out laughing and i only just clicked the video!! Anyways ik im going to enjoy this ty

Hey Lockstin, I recently watched some of your videos about your Pokemon Region, and it's disappointing that there was no mention of a Bigfoot Pokemon. Another idea that crossed my mind was no reference to the Oregon Vortex. Looking forward to a possible update to the series! Have a good 2024!

You have good taste my dude.

I'm so glad they're now in Hawai'i. Waikiki is so accurate

I'm going to lose sleep thinking about how he went "self-proclaimed w*tch".

I reckon the pipes and generalish style of the Ruffian and Biker Boss is a reference to Akira.

The New Aged Hippie might also be a reference to another turn-based JRPG, in that it's very similar to the classic Earthbound enemy 'New Age Retro Hippie'.

If GTA was Pokemon

I love that so much.

This...makes me kind of want to play these, lol. I've been interested, but not quite enough. That might change now, lol.

Dunno if it's been said, but Hard Sellmate has crazy FF Gilgamesh vibes with the gadgets on his back being the sword collection.

Gotta love this April fool's rpg collector character review

The men do what?!

18:45 Why does he have a legally distinct Hehachi haircut?