Ayane (Dead or Alive)

Ayane, also known as Killer Kunoichi, is one of the main characters from the Dead or Alive series.
==Charactah Account==
Ayane is a kunoichi from the "Hajin Mon" sect of the "Mugen-Tenshin Ninja Clan", an ally of the Dragon Ninja Clan. Ayane is the primary choice for the Mugen Tenshin when they need assistance from the Dragon Clan as she has built a mutual friendship with Joe and Ryu Hayabusa. Even though he's leagues above her in rank, Ayane aids him on his missions either by helping and informing from the sidelines or outright fighting alongside him.
Mostly due to the way she was treated as a child, Ayane possesses a detached, cynical outlook on life and is completely driven by the desire to prove to herself and others that she is better than those that condemned her. As a result, she turned into a determined, strong, secretive, mysterious, and deadly young woman, earning her the nickname "Female Tengu." She does have a tendency to talk down to people - mostly to Kasumi - and act antagonistically, possibly again due to her experiences growing up. It should be noted that she despises anyone or anything reminding her of the past. Due to her more cynical outlook, she at times can be deeply sarcastic, such as when greeting Leifang during the Tamabata festival with more barbed remarks, or when she offered to let the Owner see under her towel only to yell "Psyche!", as well as telling a defeated opponent they were supposed to watch when fighting.
However, despite her cruel behavior, she isn’t entirely cold and heartless. She does form working relationships with those around her and even loving, emotional attachments, such as her admiration for Hayate and her father-daughter relationship with Genra. However, these relationships are so important and meaningful to her that they seem to be her only emotional support and her reason for living. For example, after losing Genra and Hayate becoming angry with her, she tried to commit suicide. This quick decision to take her life at the thought of losing Hayate's love might be a sign of a more emotionally unstable side to Ayane. She is sharp and very quiet most of the time.
==Appearance==
===Manga===
*Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball Comic Anthology
===Video Game===
*Dead or Alive
*Dead or Alive 2
*Dead or Alive 3
*Dead or Alive 4
*Dead or Alive 5
*Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
*Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
*Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade
*Dead or Alive 6
*Dead or Alive Dimensions
*Dead or Alive Paradise
*Dead or Alive Ultimate
*Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
*Dead or Alive Xtreme 3
*Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
*Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation
*Destiny Child
*Dynasty Warriors VS.
*Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
*Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
*Monster Rancher Advance 2
*Ninja Gaiden
*Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
*Ninja Gaiden II
*Ninja Gaiden Sigma
*Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
*Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
*Senran Kagura: Estival Versus
*Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash
*Shinobi Master Senran Kagura: New Link
*Warriors All-Stars
*Warriors Orochi 3
===Web-Animations===
*Dead Fantasy
==Trivia==
*Ayane's favorite accessory is the purple bandana which she always wears on her head.
**In the Dead or Alive Xtreme sub-series and since Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate for the main series, the bandana can be removed.
*Throughout the series, Ayane's hobby in the Japanese versions has been stated as (esute), which is an abbreviation of ("aesthetic salon"). In Japan, aesthetic salons are popular establishments where men and women go to receive a variety of non-surgical beauty treatments.
**In the English versions of the games, her hobby is often translated as either "aesthetics" or "beauty treatments".
*In the Japanese versions of the Xtreme games, Ayane's favorite color is stated as (lit. "purple-dark blue"). In the English versions, the color was translated as "dark purple".
*The reason Ayane, Eliot, Kasumi, and Kokoro do not have listed ages in western versions of the Dead or Alive games from the original Dead or Alive to Dead or Alive 4 is because they were under 18 years old. Tecmo decided to give them undefined ages to avoid the risk of a moral backlash from western countries.
*Ayane's age is listed as 18 in Dead or Alive++ despite having been listed as 16 in the Playstation version of the first Dead or Alive game.
*In the West, it was believed for many years that Ayane was the training dummy in the Sega Saturn version of Dead or Alive, due to her later having the dummy's bodysuit as a recurring costume in later games.
**In actuality, the dummy is named "Toreko", as stated in the game's official guide.
*Ayane was the first character to use ninpo (ninja magic), even before Hayabusa in Ninja Gaiden. In Dead or Alive 2, she would use ninpo in an alternate story mode cutscene if the player wins against Kasumi and is twice the starting distance from her before the cutscene plays. The part of the cutscene where Ayane performs the technique also plays during the opening segment. The incantation for the blast has still to be revealed as it doesn't show even when the subtitles have been turned on. Some kanji in red appear and disappear behind Ayane as she says the words of the blast. The translation for them is unknown or if they're the words for the attack.
*In the original treatment of Dead or Alive 5 by Itagaki, Ayane was to reunite with Kasumi in a snowy field, with Kasumi initially thinking Ayane was coming to try and kill her, and protested that they just stopped DOATEC and that everything was over, but Ayane revealed that she was actually coming to warn Kasumi that DOATEC was still around, and that their village was destroyed by the DOATEC-Asia group. Ayane then collapsed into Kasumi's arms, although not before telling Kasumi that she was going to kill Miyako. However, this story treatment got rejected when Dead or Alive 5 changed hands.
*In Nioh, a souls-like fantasy game developed by Team Ninja, there is a Revenant named "oinin_AYANE" in the Iga Mansion.
*IGN featured Ayane in their "Videogame Babe of the Day" series in 2006. She was also voted #7 in Fandomania's "Top 10 Fictional Ninjas" list.
*Ayane's fear of ghosts in the One Day in the Summer's first part may have been a reference to her role in Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.
*Ayane refers to herself as "the Miyama's woman tengu" in Dead or Alive 2, whereas Nyotengu calls herself the female tengu of Miyama. This is used as a source of humorous tension in their interactions.
*Ayane is one of only four characters in Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation who has a pre-determined outfit for her first episode (ie, the player cannot have her wear whatever outfit the player chose for her in the episode), the others being her half-sister Honoka, Patty, and Misaki.
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==External Links==
*Ayane at Dead or Alive Wiki
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