As you make your way through Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza, you will be able to recruit a lot of members to your merry pirate band aboard Goromaru. These members will help you have an easier time pillaging the Hawaiian seas as you progress through the main narrative.
There are numerous members that you will recruit as pirates in the action-adventure title, while some of them are unlocked by playing the story there are many who will require specific side quests to be completed.
How to get every Pirate Recruit in Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza
Here is a list of all the Pirate Recruits and how you can get them.
| Pirate Recruit | How to get |
|---|---|
| Kazami Evolution (Honolulu) | Collect at least 10 CDs. |
| Nickelle Kidman (Honolulu) | Reach Pirate Rank 2* or higher |
| Yurina (Honolulu): | Get at least 100 points in the 01 ruleset of darts |
| Osakana-chan (Honolulu) | Reach pirate rank 5* |
| Squid Hunter Kennosuke (Honolulu) | Get some Wild-Caught Fried Shrimp |
| Carnal Sisters (Honolulu) | Obtain Pirate rank 3* or higher and get some high-end assorted chocolates from Vincenti. You will find the NPC on Aloha Street. |
| Kamiyama (Honolulu) | Bring 3 Ethereal Egesta |
| Arque Dangerous III (Honolulu) | Obtain Pirate rank 4* or higher |
| Homeless Yamanaka (Honolulu) | Get a Goro Goro Awakening Sake |
| Hammerhead (Honolulu) | Just win the fight |
| Ranko Saurotobi (Honolulu) | Give 2k dollars |
| Legendary Farmer Morishita (Honolulu) | Give them Roughly Chopped Stir-fried veggie bento |
| Surfer Jay (Honolulu) | Bring a Kraken-chan |
| Bug Professor Louis (Honolulu) | Get a Golden Dragonfly |
| Businessman Taro (Honolulu) | Win the fight |
| Sharpshooter Takumi (Honolulu) | Complete the 1-Shot Challenge on Normal |
| Swordsman Kengoro (Honolulu) | Obtain Pirate rank 4* or higher |
| Obispo (Honolulu) | Eat at Tropical 5 times |
| Lumberjack Hayashida (Honolulu) | Bring a Staminan Spark. |
| Hattori the Ninja (Honolulu | Obtain Pirate rank 3* or higher |
| Bartender (Honolulu) | Make 100 friends through Aloha Links. |
| Kei (Honolulu) | Make 30 buddies on Aloha Links |
| Hamago Ishikawa (Honolulu) | Show up wearing Kabuki Makeup |
| Kenzo (Honolulu): | Get 10 Quality Components |
| Hibiki, the 14th Best Host in Kamurocho (Honolulu) | Make 10 Friends through Alolha Links. |
| Elizabeth (Honolulu) | Complete 2 areas in the photo rally |
| Alo-Happy (Honolulu) | Complete 1 area in the photo rally |
| Ram Man (Honolulu) | Can be bought for 900 points at Pool in District 5 |
| Jeff the Taco Guy (Honolulu) | Complete the Smile Again side quest in Chapter 2 |
| Papilon Boy (Honolulu) | Get 6,000 points in Sicko Snap |
| Patriarch Gondawara (Honolulu) | Get 20,000 points in Sicko Snap |
| Human Bronze Statue (Honolulu) | Bronson: Man of Bronze side quest |
| Hauser (Honolulu) | Complete The Magic of Food sidequest. |
| Thomas (Honolulu) | Complete 10 bounties |
| Ranko Sarutobi (Honolulu) | Pay 2K at a steakhouse in the mall. |
| Dread Pirate Hook (Honolulu) | Finish The Captain’s Return side quest. |
| Clark (Honolulu) | Tied to the main story mission, you will need to fix the ship |
| Russel (Honolulu | Finish side quest, Goro’s Heart |
| Julie (Gearworks) | Craft 3 Canons |
| Stephanie-chan (Honolulu) | Complete The Miracle Aquarium |
| Toru Higashi (Honolulu) | Get 15,000 points in Crazy Delivery |
| Eduardo-kun (Honolulu) | Complete The Miracle Aquarium Gaiden. |
| Charlie (Honolulu) | Get Platinum Rank in Crazy Delivery |
| Mameoka (Honolulu) | Complete Coffee & Comedy side quest |
| Sorata (Honolulu) | Complete Coffee & Comedy side quest |
| Ikari (Honolulu) | Complete 10 certifications |
| Mr. White (Honolulu) | Finsih the Corporate Compliance side quest |
| Bryan (Honolulu) | Finish the Corporate Compliance side quest |
| Kamulop (Honolulu) | Obtain 20 points at Fortune exchange |
| Chitose Buster Holmes (Honolulu) | Obtain 15 points at Fortune exchange |
| Fumiya Sugiura (Honolulu) | Obtain 15 points at Fortune exchange |
| Etsuko (Honolulu) | Get 10 points at Fortune exchange. |
| Natasha (Madlantis) | Obtain Pirate rank 4* or higher |
| Rafael (Madlantis) | Beat him in battle |
| Lucas (Madlantis): | Defeat him in battle |
| Misaki (Base Island) | Progress through the main narrative |
| Gu-san (Honolulu) | Finish the If I were an idol side quest |
| Broto-op (Honolulu) | Finish the If I were an idol side quest |
| Mr. Six (Honolulu) | Finish the If I were an idol side quest |
| Nishida (Nele Island) | Reach chapter 3 and continue the story |
| Daisaku Minami (Nele Island) | Reach chapter 3 and continue the story |
| Ena (Honolulu) | Finish the “The One” sidequest (Minato Ward Girls). |
| Seiko (Honolulu) | Finish the “The One” sidequest (Minato Ward Girls). |
| Kaho (Honolulu) | Finish the “The One” sidequest (Minato Ward Girls). |
| Ai (Honolulu) | Finish the “The One” sidequest (Minato Ward Girls). |
| Misoshi (Honolulu) | Finish the “The One” sidequest (Minato Ward Girls). |
| Machiko (Honolulu) | Finish the “The One” sidequest (Minato Ward Girls). |
| Steve (Madlantis) | Defeat the Grey Pirates |
| Monica (Madlantis) | Defeat the Tagger Pirates |
| Theo (Madlantis) | Give 2K bucks |
| Elena (Madlantis) | Give 500 bucks and a bouquet of flowers. |
| Robson Caetano da Silva (Madlantis) | Complete Beginner Mania |
| Arman (Madlantis) | Give 1k bucks |
| Peter (Madlantis | Win the fight |
| Saejima Taiga (Nele) | Reach chapter 4 and continue the story |
| Ichiban | Pre-order one of the editions |
| Nancy | Pre-order one of the editions |
Note: The list is a work in progress and we will update it once we get more information on other Pirate Recruits.
