Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Koichi Adachi Character Guide

Character Guide for Koichi Adachi in Yakuza: Like a Dragon on PS5 and PS4, including a character overview, recommended jobs and techniques.

Koichi Adachi

Koichi Adachi Character Profile

Koichi Adachi is a party member character in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. He works as a detective for the Kanagawa Police. He currently looking evidence for Horinuchi’s alleged crimes and eventually meets Kasuga. He briefly joined Kasuga’s party during Chapter 2.

Koichi Adachi joins your team in Chapter 4. He is voiced by Akio Otsuka (JP) and Andrew Morgan (EN).

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Koichi Adachi Best Jobs

Here are the jobs accessible to the character organized by requirement:

All Character Best Jobs

Available Job	Requirement	Battle Style
Detective	Starting job	Attack using a baton weapons and judo techniques. Allows the use of powerful heavy attacks and skills that can provoke enemy attacks and protect allies.
Bodyguard	Level 1 or higher	Attack using Katana weapons. Allows the use hard-hitting attacks and skills that also cost the user’s HP
Foreman	Level 1 or higher	Attack using demolition hammer weapons. Allows the use of heavy-hitting skills and crushed objects to hurt enemies. Recommended Job for Koichi Adachi.
Enforcer	Level 15 or higher	Attack using riot shield and baton weapons. Allows the use of shields to protect allies. Recommended Job for Koichi Adachi.
Breaker	Level 15 or higher Bond level 2 or higher	Attack using chain anklet weapons. Allows the use of dance-based to damage enemies and buff the attack stat of allies. Recommended Job for Koichi Adachi.
Musician	Level 20 or higher Bond level 3 or higher	Attack using guitar weapons. Allows the use of music to boost allies and reduce fighting spirit of enemies.
Host	Level 20 or higher Bond level 4 or higher	Attack using liquor bottle weapons. Allows the use of service-related skills to steal from enemies or support the party.
Chef	Level 25 or higher Bond level 4 or higher	Attack using cooking utensil weapons. Allows the use of cooking methods to hurt enemies such as flames and cutlery.
Fortuneteller	Level 25 or higher Bond level 5 or higher	Attack using fortune-telling gemstone weapons. Allows the use of fortune telling skills to inflict status ailments.
Devil Rocker (DLC)	Level 1 or higher Bond Level 5 or higher	Attack using electric guitar weapons. Allows the use of madness and destructive performance to hurt enemies.

Koichi Adachi Best Weapons

Here are the best weapons for each job accessible to the character:

All Best Weapons

Enforcer Best Weapon

Weapon	Attack	Magic	Recovery	Special Effects
Bulletproof Shield	196	132	132	This weapon comes with an effect that boosts the power of electric attacks.

Koichi Adachi Best Skills

Here are the best skills for each job accessible to the character:

All Job Skills

Default Character Skills

Job Skill	Level Rank	Skill Type	MP	Skill Description
Reckless Charge	Level 8	Character Skill	21 MP	Charge forward and bull rush a single enemy. Also deals collateral damage to any other enemies in the way.
Breaking Top	Level 15	Character Skill	29 MP	Unleash a spinning throw that wrecks a single enemy and deals collateral damage to any other enemies in the way.
Desperate Throw	Level 25	Character Skill	35 MP	Adachi puts all his strength into flinging a foe, at the cost of taking recoil damage.
Essence of Hell’s Wheel	Level 45	Character Skill	70 MP	Roll enemies into a blistering inferno, damaging them heavily.
Tag Team: Nelson Strike	Bond Level 5	Bond Skill	43 MP	Damage the enemy with combined force of a Nelson hold and a good old-fashioned punch. This move cannot be used if Kasuga is afflicted with certain status effects.

Detective Character Skills

Job Skill	Job Rank	Skill Type	MP	Skill Description
Slick Tongue	Rank 1	Character Skill	10 MP	Adachi uses his commanding tone as a former detective to provoke all enemies, which may leave them enraged.
Grand Helmsplitter	Rank 22	Character Skill	43 MP	Heavily damage an enemy by striking them squarely on the head, which may leave them stunned. This skills is more likely to stun when Adachi has high remaining HP.

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