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Kazuma Kiryu: Beast Style

Learn to wield Kazuma Kiryu's Beast Style in Yakuza 0. This heavy-hitting style lets you crush foes with environmental objects and build resilience.

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Kazuma Kiryu: Beast Style

The Beast Style is Kiryu's heavy-hitting, crowd-controlling powerhouse. While slower than Brawler or Rush, its devastating attacks, ability to wield environmental objects, and incredible resilience make it invaluable for clearing out groups of enemies and dealing massive damage to single targets. Mastering Beast Style is crucial for late-game challenges and boss fights where raw power is paramount.

Unlocking and Upgrading Beast Style

Beast Style is unlocked automatically during Chapter 2 of Kiryu's story. Its upgrades are tied to the Billionaire Island real estate minigame. To fully unlock and enhance Beast Style, you'll need to invest heavily in Kiryu's real estate empire and defeat the Five Billionaires:

  • Media King: Unlocks initial Beast Style upgrades. Focus on acquiring properties in the Entertainment district.
  • Electronics King: Further Beast Style enhancements. Target the Electronics district.
  • Pleasure King: Significant power boosts. Dominate the Pleasure district.
  • Gambling King: Advanced techniques and Heat Actions. Conquer the Gambling district.
  • Financial King: The ultimate Beast Style abilities, including the powerful Essence of the Beast Heat Action. This is the final challenge of Billionaire Island.

Each time you defeat a King, you'll gain access to new abilities and stat increases for Beast Style through Kiryu's upgrade menu. Prioritize these upgrades, especially those that increase attack power and defense.

Core Mechanics and Strategies

Beast Style excels at dealing with multiple opponents and using the environment. Here's how to make the most of it:

Grabbing and Object Usage
  • Automatic Weaponization: The defining feature of Beast Style. When in Beast mode, Kiryu will automatically pick up nearby environmental objects (bicycles, signs, cones, etc.) when performing a heavy attack (Triangle/Y). This turns mundane items into devastating weapons.
  • Strategic Positioning: Always be aware of your surroundings. Position yourself near objects before engaging groups. A well-timed swing with a bicycle can clear an entire mob.
  • Durability: Objects have limited durability. After a few hits, they will break. Keep an eye out for new items to pick up.
  • Heavy Object Heat Actions: Many powerful Heat Actions in Beast Style involve using large objects. For example, grabbing a motorcycle and slamming it onto an enemy for the Essence of the Motorcycle.
Combat Flow and Combos
  • Charged Attacks: Holding down the heavy attack button (Triangle/Y) will charge up a powerful, unblockable strike. This is excellent for breaking enemy guards or dealing high damage to single targets.
  • Stomp Attacks: After knocking an enemy down, press Circle/B to perform a powerful stomp. This is a quick way to finish off downed opponents or keep them incapacitated.
  • Guard Break: Beast Style's heavy attacks are fantastic at breaking enemy guards. Don't be afraid to unleash a charged attack against a blocking foe.
  • Counterattacks (L1/LB + Circle/B): While slower, Beast Style's counter is incredibly damaging and can launch enemies. Time it carefully against slower, more telegraphed attacks.
Heat Actions

Beast Style boasts some of the most brutal and satisfying Heat Actions in the game:

  • Essence of the Beast: (Requires Financial King defeat) A devastating, multi-hit attack that involves Kiryu slamming an enemy repeatedly into the ground. Requires a full Heat Gauge.
  • Essence of the Crushing Blow: When an enemy is stunned or against a wall, perform a heavy attack for a powerful Heat Action.
  • Essence of the Thundering Blow: While holding a large object (e.g., a traffic cone), hit an enemy for a powerful Heat Action.
  • Essence of the Wall Crush: Grab an enemy and press Triangle/Y near a wall.

Recommended Upgrades

When spending your hard-earned yen on Beast Style upgrades, prioritize the following:

  • Attack Power Increases: Essential for maximizing damage output.
  • Defense Increases: Beast Style often puts Kiryu in the thick of the action, so increased resilience is key.
  • Heat Gauge Growth: Faster Heat generation means more access to powerful Heat Actions.
  • Weapon Durability: Increases how many hits you can get out of environmental objects.
  • Essence of the Beast: This ultimate Heat Action is a game-changer for boss fights.

Weaknesses and How to Compensate

  • Slow Movement: Beast Style is the slowest of Kiryu's styles. Use Rush Style for quick navigation and dodging, then switch to Beast when you're ready to brawl.
  • Vulnerability During Attacks: While powerful, many Beast Style attacks have long wind-up and recovery animations, leaving Kiryu open. Use your defensive upgrades and be mindful of enemy positioning.
  • Limited Range (without objects): Without an object, Beast Style's reach is somewhat limited. Always try to fight near environmental weapons.

By understanding its strengths and weaknesses, and by diligently upgrading it through Billionaire Island, you'll transform Kiryu into an unstoppable force with the Beast Style, ready to smash through any challenge Kamurocho throws his way.