First off, allow me to explain why the guild is named Yami Yakuza.
Yami, meaning shadow or dark in japanese, and Yakuza, Japanese mafia. Interpret as you may, but the YamiYakuza is essentially the Shadow Mafia of Gaia. We support one another and protect our fellow Yakuzians.
WHY YAKUZA?
The term "Yakuza" comes from a Japanese card game, Oicho-Kabu, and means "good for nothing". The worst hand in the game is a set of eight, nine and three<, which gives a sum of 20 and a score of 0.
In traditional Japanese forms of counting, these numbers are called Ya (eight), Ku (nine) and Sa (three) respectively, thus the origin of the word "yakuza". The yakuza took this name because the Ya-Ku-Za hand requires the most skill and, obviously, the least luck in order to win. The name was also used because it signified bad fortune for anyone who went up against the group.
In modern Japanese counting, eight, nine and three could be pronounced "hachi-kyu-san," a name by which the yakuza are sometimes called in Japan today.
Now for a back story on the guild and how it became.
The original Yami Yakuza is a guild on Maple Story. LeonJGriever played that game for a while under the screen name of YahikoSensei. One night, on the day they released the marriage patch. He say a broadcast post in his message bar. The post stated that anyone who is looking for someone to marry, to come to the marriage party in the free market room. YahikoSensei was near a portal to the free market and decided to go, if anything for cheap entertainment. However, he met a girl who had the screen name of Sousuko. She was there for the same reasons as him, and they became friends. They had got along nicely for a while. And eventually, they got married. He was guildless at the time, and she was the leader of the guild Yami Yakuza. So, YahikoSensei joined and instantly became a second in command.
After a couple of months, the guild had expanded and became very active. YahikoSensei was under the influence that he got married for quest purposes, and did not bother to advance the relationship. However, she got married for a different reason. She became angry that YahikoSensei showed no interest in her, and that he did not seem to care that she was gone for a month. She wanted him to be a tough guy, that would fight for this pathetic excuse for a relationship. She did not like the fact that he was kind person who rarely got angry. They got divorced the day she returned from her month off. But due to his apathetic nature, he did not care too much.
The next day YahikoSensei quit the guild, fearing that the tension between him and her would cause the rest of the guild trouble. He quit the guild very late at night, leaving no messages as to why. He wanted to make sure that nobody was online at the time. A couple of days went by and people stared to message him asking why he left. He did not want them to worry, and told them that he was no longer needed. YahikoSensei was always a bit of a loner, so saying they believed him. Some of the other high ranking members of the guild even sent him friend requests so that could keep in touch. During his time off, he helped out a couple of other guilds, and even planned on making on himself. He was indeed a loner, but he was a great leader as well. At times, he even thought about destroying the Yami Yakuza. He even had a full plan on doing so.
But one day after work, he was talking to one of his friends in the Yami Yakuza. He had mentioned that the girl going under the screen name SquirrelStar took my leaving hard, And that she had cared deeply for him. He had to make sure of this. So he tracked her down and went to her. He found her waiting for a train in Orbis. But he couldn't just approach her, he needed a plan. So he walked over to what whould be the side of her screen and acted like he was waiting for the train as well. He acted as if he didn't notice her, and started carrying out other conversations with other players. When she saw who it was, she approached him in excitement. So they got to talking, and it turns out she really did take his leaving hard. YahikoSensei was surprised, but needed time to process this information before making his next move.
A couple weeks later he decided to rejoin the Yami Yakuza after SquirrelStar asked him to. Everyone was delighted at his return, they showered him with items, equipment, and other valuables. He figured that he would at least start his plan to destroy the Yami Yakuza, and change it later if need be. After a week or so, a couple of the other girls in the guild began pestering YahikoSensei. They told him to ask SquirrelStar to marry him, since they seemed to believe she felt that way about him. But he did not want to fall into this situation again, so he ran. He ran down many floors in Orbis Tower. But the girls chased him, and following the girls was SquirrelStar. YahikoSensei's Haste spell was a decent level at the time, but Squirrelstar's Telaport was much better. She soon caught up with him near the ground floor of Obis Tower.
YahikoSensei considered logging off, but that would only prove that he was a coward. So, he took the situation head on. And after much talk, he began to realize that she was not like Sousuko. She was smarter, more considerate, and she cared for him more then anyone else in the guild. He had previously made a wedding ring having no intention to remarry. But the ring would not leave his inventory. So, he took this as a sign, and decided to ask SquirrelStar to marry him. She of course accepted.
They married soon afterward. They were given with gifts and it was just an all around good day for everyone. Within the next month, YahikoSensei was named the most popular person in the guild despite the fact that he became a traitor. But then his wireless died, and he became separated from them. And in his time off, he began to think. Why bother trying to destroy the guild from the inside, when he could create his own! But not on Maple Story, you can not be a part of more then one guild on Maple Story. But then he remembered Gaia Online. It would be much easier to make and run a guild there. So, he would make the Gaia Yami Yakuza! The Yami Yakuza would then be a part of another area of the net.
So he made the guild, gathered some followers, and lived the dream. He still runs the guild under the name of LeonJGriever.
The Maple Story guild website is http://yamiyakuza.co.nr/ and the Gaia Online web site is (Coming Soon).
YahikoSensei
LeonJGriever
Yami, meaning shadow or dark in japanese, and Yakuza, Japanese mafia. Interpret as you may, but the YamiYakuza is essentially the Shadow Mafia of Gaia. We support one another and protect our fellow Yakuzians.
WHY YAKUZA?
The term "Yakuza" comes from a Japanese card game, Oicho-Kabu, and means "good for nothing". The worst hand in the game is a set of eight, nine and three<, which gives a sum of 20 and a score of 0.
In traditional Japanese forms of counting, these numbers are called Ya (eight), Ku (nine) and Sa (three) respectively, thus the origin of the word "yakuza". The yakuza took this name because the Ya-Ku-Za hand requires the most skill and, obviously, the least luck in order to win. The name was also used because it signified bad fortune for anyone who went up against the group.
In modern Japanese counting, eight, nine and three could be pronounced "hachi-kyu-san," a name by which the yakuza are sometimes called in Japan today.
Now for a back story on the guild and how it became.
The original Yami Yakuza is a guild on Maple Story. LeonJGriever played that game for a while under the screen name of YahikoSensei. One night, on the day they released the marriage patch. He say a broadcast post in his message bar. The post stated that anyone who is looking for someone to marry, to come to the marriage party in the free market room. YahikoSensei was near a portal to the free market and decided to go, if anything for cheap entertainment. However, he met a girl who had the screen name of Sousuko. She was there for the same reasons as him, and they became friends. They had got along nicely for a while. And eventually, they got married. He was guildless at the time, and she was the leader of the guild Yami Yakuza. So, YahikoSensei joined and instantly became a second in command.
After a couple of months, the guild had expanded and became very active. YahikoSensei was under the influence that he got married for quest purposes, and did not bother to advance the relationship. However, she got married for a different reason. She became angry that YahikoSensei showed no interest in her, and that he did not seem to care that she was gone for a month. She wanted him to be a tough guy, that would fight for this pathetic excuse for a relationship. She did not like the fact that he was kind person who rarely got angry. They got divorced the day she returned from her month off. But due to his apathetic nature, he did not care too much.
The next day YahikoSensei quit the guild, fearing that the tension between him and her would cause the rest of the guild trouble. He quit the guild very late at night, leaving no messages as to why. He wanted to make sure that nobody was online at the time. A couple of days went by and people stared to message him asking why he left. He did not want them to worry, and told them that he was no longer needed. YahikoSensei was always a bit of a loner, so saying they believed him. Some of the other high ranking members of the guild even sent him friend requests so that could keep in touch. During his time off, he helped out a couple of other guilds, and even planned on making on himself. He was indeed a loner, but he was a great leader as well. At times, he even thought about destroying the Yami Yakuza. He even had a full plan on doing so.
But one day after work, he was talking to one of his friends in the Yami Yakuza. He had mentioned that the girl going under the screen name SquirrelStar took my leaving hard, And that she had cared deeply for him. He had to make sure of this. So he tracked her down and went to her. He found her waiting for a train in Orbis. But he couldn't just approach her, he needed a plan. So he walked over to what whould be the side of her screen and acted like he was waiting for the train as well. He acted as if he didn't notice her, and started carrying out other conversations with other players. When she saw who it was, she approached him in excitement. So they got to talking, and it turns out she really did take his leaving hard. YahikoSensei was surprised, but needed time to process this information before making his next move.
A couple weeks later he decided to rejoin the Yami Yakuza after SquirrelStar asked him to. Everyone was delighted at his return, they showered him with items, equipment, and other valuables. He figured that he would at least start his plan to destroy the Yami Yakuza, and change it later if need be. After a week or so, a couple of the other girls in the guild began pestering YahikoSensei. They told him to ask SquirrelStar to marry him, since they seemed to believe she felt that way about him. But he did not want to fall into this situation again, so he ran. He ran down many floors in Orbis Tower. But the girls chased him, and following the girls was SquirrelStar. YahikoSensei's Haste spell was a decent level at the time, but Squirrelstar's Telaport was much better. She soon caught up with him near the ground floor of Obis Tower.
YahikoSensei considered logging off, but that would only prove that he was a coward. So, he took the situation head on. And after much talk, he began to realize that she was not like Sousuko. She was smarter, more considerate, and she cared for him more then anyone else in the guild. He had previously made a wedding ring having no intention to remarry. But the ring would not leave his inventory. So, he took this as a sign, and decided to ask SquirrelStar to marry him. She of course accepted.
They married soon afterward. They were given with gifts and it was just an all around good day for everyone. Within the next month, YahikoSensei was named the most popular person in the guild despite the fact that he became a traitor. But then his wireless died, and he became separated from them. And in his time off, he began to think. Why bother trying to destroy the guild from the inside, when he could create his own! But not on Maple Story, you can not be a part of more then one guild on Maple Story. But then he remembered Gaia Online. It would be much easier to make and run a guild there. So, he would make the Gaia Yami Yakuza! The Yami Yakuza would then be a part of another area of the net.
So he made the guild, gathered some followers, and lived the dream. He still runs the guild under the name of LeonJGriever.
The Maple Story guild website is http://yamiyakuza.co.nr/ and the Gaia Online web site is (Coming Soon).
YahikoSensei
LeonJGriever
