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Every Yakuza game boasts an ultimate final challenge to face once you’ve beaten everything else, andLike A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaiikeeps the tradition alive. While other iterations require you to complete every substory to unlock the right to face the Amon Clan, Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii requires you to complete every challenge in the Pirates' Coliseum.
Once you’ve run the gamut of available challenges in the Pirates' Coliseum, the receptionist congratulates you before you have your celebration cut short by the existence of one more challenger: the Amon Pirates. With your last opponents finally revealed, it’s time to put your naval skills and one-on-one combat prowess to the test.
How To Prepare For The Ultimate Pirate Crew Showdown
Before you can gain access to the Ultimate Pirate Crew Showdown, you mustdefeat every match in the following events:
Once you’ve claimed the Earth Stone for your impressive victory over the competition, you’ll be rewarded with the honor of facingthe greatest pirates in the Coliseum, the Amon Pirates.
Before you begin, you should aim to have Majima’sAttack as close to Extreme Level Ten as possible,withHealthat least in the ExtremeLevel Three range.
Your crew should look something like this to have a good chance of winning:
If you can replace any of the lower-tier crew members with better options, go ahead, but you should be able to win using this composition.
How To Defeat The Ultimate Pirate Crew Showdown
Witha strong core in place, you’re ready to face Taiyo Amon and his pirate crew.
The Amon Clanreturns as the Amon Pirates, and their10,000 HP shipis outfitted with several dangerous weapons it can throw your way.
Aside from the large size that allows for severalFlame Cannons to set your ship on fire,and the ability to ram you at high speeds, the Amon ship has even more firepower to dish out.
Occasionally, the vessel will throw out awide cast of explosive barrelsand can periodically fire offa string of mortarsthat lock in on your expected position.
Adept use of drifting is required toavoid barrel and mortar attackswhile chasing the Amon ship.
Once you whittle its HP down bypersistently chasing and firing your Frost Machine Gunsto trap the ship in position for Cannon follow-ups, you’ll progress to the deck battle segment.
The Amon crew is 50 pirates deep,including their Captain, Taiyo Amon.
Once your Madness Gauge is full, use theDark God’s Saxophoneand clear out a large portion of the Amon crew in one swoop.
With their ranks severely weakened, pick off the remaining Amon pirates, and soon you’ll emerge victorious.
However, upon your return, Taiyo Amon will challenge you to one-on-one combat, putting one more foe in your way.
When you’re ready, the match"The Ultimate Captain’s Showdown"can be selected from the Tournament of Captains tab in the Pirates' Coliseum.
How To Beat Taiyo Amon
Once you’re in the final battle, it’s just you and Amon – who is using amodified version of your Sea Dog style.
One ofAmon’s most dangerous moves is his chain hook dash,which he uses on you when you’re far away, jumping to get behind, and creating a brief opening.
Keeping yourspacingclose to mid-range, alternatingdodging and blocking,and especiallyperfect guarding, will be mandatory.
Soon, once at thesilver health bar, Amon will performtwo attacks at once:
When Amon summons theknife attackthat hovers above you for a moment,you must use your block to deflectthe onslaught of knives and gunshots from the clones Amon summons.
Continue to hold down guard during Amon’s knife attack, or you will be staggered and defeated in seconds.
You’ll need the Ring Of Stone for this to work perfectly, as this ring enables you to not have your guard broken by gun attacks, like the ones the clones fire at you.
One of the best combos to use on Amonis the Chain Hook and Run Through attack (Y/Triangle), which should allow you to chain this combination and get many safe chunks of damage on him without having to counterattack.
Don’t be afraid to pause andheal from your Inventory often,as Amon’s attack can decimate chunks of your health.
Your top priority is to eliminate Amon’s clones as fast as possible, or they will continuously overwhelm you and do massive amounts of damage. Use any counterattacks with Perfect Guard orAoE Heat Actionto deal with their ranks.
Summon clonesof your own in responseor use one of the Dark Instruments(we recommend the Dark Violin or Ocarina here, but any can help).
With the clones dealt with, you can rely on theChain Hook combo to easily take down Taiyo Amonand claim victory.
For all your hard work, you’ll receivethe Champion’s Ring,which graduallyincreases your Heat Gauge while in combat.
