Out of curiosity why do you think the Zhang DLC will have anything to do with anything other than Zhang? I mean I hope so too, just why do you think that ? :-)Totally cool that you perceive it as that.
In reality, it is either Ren or a child or something; notice that Ren's headband is not on Ryo's head in 9 and appears in 10, holding the incapacitated person.
All of us have theories, but this one has a bit of beef behind it.
As for the fathers' connection, I can't comment on that now; so many things have happened and things haven't been answered, etc.
My own personal thought, is that the Zhang DLC will expand on Zhao Sunming a bit.
Just my own theory.
Or the kickstarter artbook
I'll jump on the PC later and see what I can do.
It’s always been my theory that Iwao was forced to kill Sunming because he ended up getting possessed by Chi You (or some evil spirit related to the mirrors-and that the scene with Ryo and Fuku-san when Ryo first finds the Phoenix mirror will actually end up foreshadowing this revelation)
I do sometimes wonder if Suzuki could be as daring as making Iwao the murder (even under just reasons) and let this character who really has been mythologized in the story at this point be less than perfect. It could be interesting seeing Ryo grappling with the fact his father was a killer and in dealing with that question his quest for revenge.
Interesting, why you think it is Ryo lifting himself in the picture?I recon its Ryo lifting himself in the picture.
Not too many spoilers in that; most of it is common-knowledge...
I have a theory but it involves information from Shenmue 3 and from a past interview with Yu, so I'll hide it behind a spoiler tag.
My theory after playing through 3 was that it felt like the Chi You Men killed Zhao Sunming and twisted the truth in their favour. They told Lan Di (as he was raised by the Chi You) that Iwao killed his father so he'd retrieve the mirrors for them.
Perhaps Iwao and Zhao discovered the mirrors and Zhao was killed in the process, leaving Iwao to flee with the mirrors.
Yu-san already stated in an interview that the "feeling of revenge will completely disappear" so I believe it could be possible that Lan Di finds out that he was decieved and this is where Ryo and Lan Di make some kind of amends.