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"Yo bro!"
―Goro approaching Ryo after a day of work at the harbor.

Goro Mihashi (Kanji: 三橋五郎, Rōmaji: Mihashi Gorō) is a petty bully and delinquent who used to attend the same local high school as Akio Enoki and Tetsuya Nagashima, and was the leader of their gang before Enoki. He starts off as a bully, but changes for the better after Ryo Hazuki defeats him in a fight and he helps Ryo out.

Appearance[]

Goro is Japanese and is 180 cm (5' 11") tall. He has black hair that is in a Japanese pompadour hairstyle, and brown eyes. He wears a dark blue jean jacket, with a purple t-shirt under it that has a drawing of a man with a orange Japanese pompadour hairstyle on it, that says "BAD" in big capitalzated orange, yellow and blue lettering under it. He also wears a silver cross necklace, dark blue jean pants that match his jacket and black shoes.

In Shenmue the Animation, his clothing is near identical, with the only difference being that his shirt has a different design on it. It is instead a big pink hand giving a "thumbs up" with a big gold star right next to it on the right of it.

Biography[]

Goro was expelled from school when he took full responsibility for the trouble his gang has with other schools' gangs. Since then, he has been wandering around the New Yokosuka Harbor District, extorting money from workers. He usually starts a fight by headbutting his opponent.

Goro's girlfriend is Mai Sawano, a girl from the area who has known Ryo since they were children. After her father died, she felt lonely and neglected because her mother and sister were occupied with their lunchbox business, and he cheered her up and comforted her. After she started dating him, she began to behave much better and she was often seen helping her sister deliver lunchboxes to the worker’s living quarters. However, her sole intention was to earn money and she often stole from the shop’s cash register.

In Shenmue the Animation, Goro's father went out to get cigarettes and never came back, and this is the reason he is so eager to help Ryo, because he lost his father like he did and understands how he feels.

Shenmue[]

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Goro fighting Ryo when he first arrives at the harbor.

As Ryo arrives at the harbor for the first time, he sees Goro picking on a fisherman, Hiroshi Murai and demanding his money with Nagashima. Ryo intervenes, but Goro isn't afraid of Ryo, despite Nagashima backing off as he knows how strong he is from previous fights. Ryo defeats both Goro and Nagashima. After seeing how much stronger Ryo is than him, Goro starts to change his ways for the better and helps Ryo out. He starts calling him "bro" and even helps him get a job at the harbor and they soon become friends.

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Goro and Mai at the harbor.

As Ryo becomes involved with the gangs at the harbor, Goro gets beat up by Tony Abrams, although he isn't seriously hurt. As time passes, Goro reveals that he and Mai, are going to get married.

Shenmue II[]

Although Goro does not appear in Shenmue II, Ryo has the option to tell Shenhua Ling about him during the campfire discussion. He mentions how Goro used to steal money and bully people, but he is actually a nice guy who changed his ways.

Shenmue III[]

In Shenmue III in the second part of the game at Hotel Niaowu, Ryo can use the telephone to call Goro in Yokosuka and he and Ryo will catch up. If Ryo chooses the "Mai" option when calling him, Goro will reveal that Mai is doing very well. If Ryo chooses the "Marriage" option, Goro will reveal that Mai's big sister Hisaka Sawano approves of the marriage and is all about it. He says he wants to make Mai the happiest girl on earth. If Ryo chooses the "Business" option, he will tell Goro that he's in Guilin, China. Goro will also reveal that he got a job as a forklift operator at Alpha Trading Office, and will say that Ryo is a "legend" there for defeating the Mad Angels.

Also in Shenhua's House in the first part of the game at Bailu Village, Ryo can ask Shenhua if she has any friends and she will mention Ryo's friends that he told her about in Shenmue II, including Goro, and he will be surprised that she remembers all of them (although she doesn't mention Guizhang Chen). .

Extra / Alternate Scenes[]

  • If Ryo fails to find a way to enter the New Warehouse #8; the next day at the harbor, Goro and Nagashima help him enter the warehouse by distracting the security guards.
  • If Ryo misses his 12:00 appointment with Goro at the harbor, he will call Ryo the next morning telling him that he has to come to the harbor that day. If Ryo misses the appointment twice; he will call him again the next morning, which will add an note to your notebook.

Shenmue the Animation[]

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Goro as he appears in the anime.

Goro appears as a major character in Episode 3 to Episode 5 of Shenmue the Animation. In Episode 3, when Ryo first arrives at the harbor, he sees Goro and two other guys mugging someone and he intervenes. The two guys recognize him from Yokosuka High School and get scared, but Goro confidently tries to attack Ryo, but he dodges all of his attacks and effortlessly defeats him. The two guys cowardly run away, and Goro being intimidated by Ryo's strength, ends up giving him directions to Warehouse #8 as he asks. However, he recommends trying to enter it at night, due to the lack of guards at night.

In Episode 4, Goro changes his ways and he along with the help of Mai Sawano get Ryo a job as a forklift operator at the harbor. At the end of the episode when Ryo is forced to kill Guizhang Chen to get Nozomi Harasaki back from Terry Ryan, he makes a sign for Goro to come help to get him out of it. In Episode 5, Goro sees the sign and he along with Mai and Mark Kimberly rescue Nozomi from the Mad Angels that are holding her hostage.

Etymology[]

  • Goro's surname Mihashi means "three" (三) (mi) and "bridge" (橋) (hashi).

Quotes[]

  • "Thinks yous tough eh!? Eh? Ryo Hazuki from Suka High? ... I ain't afraid of him... I can take this geek!"
  • "You're no match for me."
  • "Oh, you've had it now! ... So, this is the famous Ryo Hazuki!? Oh, how sad!"
  • "Yo Dude! ... Seem a bit blue my man! Gotta problem? Then I'm your man."
  • "Right on my man! From the perfect mugging locale, to the best spot to take a leak. This here harbor... Goro knows it all!" (Goro when Ryo asks him if he knows a lot about the harbor)
  • "Bro, that name... Please don't say it so loud. ... You'll get yourself fed to the fishes for talking about them man! It's taboo 'round here." (Goro to Ryo when he asks him about the Mad Angels)
  • "How's work bro? Say, is you bringing home the bacon?"

Trivia[]

  • Goro's zodiac sign is Cancer and he has a A blood type.
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Unused move being used on Goro.

  • Initially, there was a hidden secret where Ryo could finish Goro off with a move resembling Ryu's Shin Shōryūken move from Street Fighter during the QTE battle with him by inputting certain commands and boosting the kitten's affinity score. However it was unused, but the code to trigger it is hidden within the game's files and can be enabled through modding the game. [1]
  • Goro's Japanese voice actor in Shenmue is Takahiro Sakurai, who also is the Japanese voice actor for the main antagonist of the series, Lan Di. Sakurai also is the Japanese voice actor for Shiro Kurita and Kouji Hase in Shenmue and Zongquan Bai and the original male version of Yuan in Shenmue II. Goro's English voice actors in the games are unknown.

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