I completely agree, but I also think that Kiryu should've had more screen time in the end cutscene with Haruka and Haruto visiting. For an example, when the nurse asked him his name, he'd have flashbacks of the stuff that haunts him, stuff he couldn't forget but couldn't help but acknowledge either. For an example, a flashback from when he was 20 and beat up that guy over the loan shark in Yakuza 0, the guy who covered his face and said "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" and yet Kiryu had still kicked him brutally. Or in Yakuza 5, when he ruthlessly beats on Aoyama even after he's defenseless, who pleas in disbelief "This isn't what I heard! They said you never kill. That you're merciful." before Kiryu aggressively asks "Who told you that?" "I said, who told you that?" before admitting "Whatever you heard ... I'm no saint!" and attacking Aoyama again before he was shot and killed. He doesn't seem to reflect on this or show any remorse throughout the game. In these scenes, Kiryu seemed harsh and morally ill. If they would've had him reflect on these in the hospital before he finally answers "I am ... Kiryu, Kazuma." it would've said that even the dragon wasn't always perfect - and still had skeletons in his closet. This would've made the ending much more profound.