Akira Nishikiyama (錦山 彰,Nishikiyama Akira?) is a character featured in Yakuza 0 and the main antagonist of Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami. Originally a member of the Dojima Family, he goes on to become the patriarch of the Nishikiyama Family.
Nishikiyama has a muscular build and loose, black shoulder length hair in Yakuza 0, as well as the prologue and flashback sequences in Yakuza Kiwami. In Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami, his hair is slicked back.
Personality[]
As seen in Yakuza 0, Nishikiyama started off to be very loyal and supportive towards his friends and family such as Kiryu and Kazama. He often hangs out with Kiryu, and frequently banters about his inadequate taste in fashion. Despite being forced by the Dojima Family to fight against Kiryu, Nishikiyama fought alongside his sworn brother many times and promised that he'd always be there. Nishikiyama also seems to worry about Kiryu for his reckless attempts against the Dojima Family. He also firmly believes that people can succeed in the world through appearance rather than substance.
During the 10 year time skip of the first game, Nishikiyama has drastically changed to a cold and vengeful person. This stems from his deep inferiority complex against Kiryu, triggered by the Dojima Family, who made it clear to Nishikiyama that he is useless and unfit to be a leader of a family much less the chairman. Compounded with Kazama's favoritism towards Kiryu, Nishikiyama frequently misinterpreted the words of those around him, thinking that they're tormenting him, except for Matsushige, who was genuine in his insulting remarks towards Nishiki. There are hints of Nishiki's inferiority complex in Yakuza 0, where he tearfully disparages himself for not having the strength to kill Kiryu so that he could spare him from being punished by the Tojo Clan. To get to the missing 10 billion yen, he went as far as hurting his former friends and betraying them for his ambition of becoming chairman. It was at the end of the game where he finally regretted his actions and sacrificed his life to stop Jingu, as well attempt to reassert one last degree of control in his life.
