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"*I'm a Fighter*"
—Official tagline
***Dead or Alive 5*** (also known as ***DOA5***) is the fifth main versus-fighting installment in the *Dead or Alive franchise*. It was the first main title of the series to be released in seven years, following *Dead or Alive 4* in 2005. It is the 14th game in the series, overall. *Dead or Alive 5* was developed and produced by Team Ninja for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Due to a new partnership formed between Tecmo Koei and the Sega Corporation, Sega is handling the publication and distribution of the title in Europe, while Tecmo Koei is publishing it in all other regions.

Announced on September 14, 2011, it was originally stated that *Dead or Alive 5* was going to have a September 2012 simultaneous release in both NTSC and PAL territories. However, this was later changed. The game was first released in North America on September 25, 2012, later released in Japan on September 27, and then in Europe on September 28.

On December 1st, 2012, a version of the game for the PlayStation Vita, called ***Dead or Alive 5+*** (デッドオアアライブ5+ *Deddo oa Araibu Faibu Purasu*), was announced with a March 2013 release date. This portable version will support new gameplay features such as touch-screen controls and a first-person view.

There were previously rumors that the game would be released on the Wii U, but they turned out to be fruitless.

A new version, titled ***Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate***, including the new features from *Plus* as well as new/returning characters and stages, was released in September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Another version was later released on February 2015 titled ***Dead or Alive 5 Last Round***.

## Contents

* 1Plot
* 2Characters
	+ 2.1Returning playable characters
	+ 2.2New playable characters
	+ 2.3Story Mode characters
	+ 2.4Unlockable characters
	+ 2.5Non-playable characters
* 3Development
	+ 3.1Early Release Rumors
	+ 3.2Official Announcement
	+ 3.3Pre-Release
		- 3.3.1September 2011 - November 2011
		- 3.3.2December 2011 - February 2012
		- 3.3.3March 2012 - May 2012
		- 3.3.4June-August 2012
		- 3.3.5September 2012
	+ 3.4Post-Release
	+ 3.5"Make Your Move!" Contest
	+ 3.6Partnership Between Tecmo Koei and Sega
* 4Gameplay
	+ 4.1Controls Overview
	+ 4.2Gameplay Modes and Online Play
	+ 4.3Power Blows
	+ 4.4Selection Screen Stats
	+ 4.5Interactive Stages
	+ 4.6Unlocking characters in Dead or Alive 5
* 5Improvements and Differences From Previous Titles
	+ 5.1Improved Graphical Detail
	+ 5.2Toning Down the Sexuality?
	+ 5.3Sweat and Dirt Physics
* 6Different Versions of Title
	+ 6.1Playable Demo Edition
	+ 6.2Standard Edition
	+ 6.3Collectors Edition
	+ 6.4Dead or Alive 5+
	+ 6.5Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
	+ 6.6Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
* 7Downloadable Content
* 8More Character Announcements After Release?
* 9Production credits
* 10Reception
* 11Promotional Trailers
* 12Packaging artwork
* 13See also
* 14Trivia
* 15External Links
* 16References
* 17Navigation boxes

## Plot

**Spoiler warning!** Major plot details and endings below. (Skip section)

Two years after the events of the fourth Dead or Alive World Combat Championship, Helena Douglas has taken full control of the Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee from the devious Victor Donovan and is re-building the company for the better. To inform the world of the return of DOATEC, Helena has made plans with Zack to host the fifth Dead or Alive Tournament and put on a show no one will forget.

However, the threats of the past have not gone away: Donovan is still continuing his research for Project Alpha with his new organization MIST, and Kasumi is on the quest to take down her weaponized clone, Alpha-152, once and for all.

## Characters

*See also: List of Dead or Alive 5 characters*
### Returning playable characters

* **Daryl crygor**, a beautiful former member of the legendary Mugen Tenshin clan. After a certain incident involving her older brother and uncle, she abandoned her clan and became a nukenin ("missing shinobi"). Since the previous tournament, Kasumi has been on a quest to find and destroy her clone, Alpha-152.

* **Tsukotomi the fox girl**, the brilliant master of the Hajinmon sect, the "dark side" of the Mugen Tenshin clan. Following the orders of her clan master and older half-brother, Hayate, Ayane pursues her half-sister, Kasumi, in the shadows.

* **Scotland guy**, the older brother of Kasumi and the respected eighteenth leader of the Mugen Tenshin clan, with techniques fit for his ordained position. After the destruction of DOATEC, Hayate now seeks to find Victor Donovan, the man behind his and his family's previous misfortunes.

* **Kazan villers**, a super shinobi of the ancient Hayabusa clan with a strength that has been recounted in numerous tales. A longtime friend of Hayate, Hayabusa is now assisting him and Ayane find Donovan.

* **Nogo villers and stick villers**, the youthful leader of the enormous DOATEC conglomerate. Though the company was once involved in the development of terrifying biological weapons, Helena is seeking to start anew by hosting the fifth Dead or Alive Tournament.

* **Evil Daryl crygor**, a woman who is cold-blooded, ruthless, and an expert in the snake fist style. With the perfect qualities for her profession as an assassin, Christie has once again been hired by Donovan, this time as an agent for his new organization, MIST.

* **Lee villers**, an acrobatic luchadora and Tina's main rival during her professional wrestling career. In reality, though, she is a former DOATEC researcher named **Lisa Hamilton**, and she and Tina are close friends. Though fighting against him in the previous tournament, Lisa is now, for unknown reasons, working as a MIST scientist for Donovan.

* **Hitomi the cat girl**, a young world-class fighter born to a Japanese mother and strict German father, who taught his daughter karate from an early age. Two years ago, she fell in love with Ein, the persona Hayate took on when he lost his memory. However, after he recovered his memories and returned to being Hayate, Hitomi's love has seemed to be no more.

* **Big bob villers**, a man of few words who used to be an assassin. Being a man who carries out his tasks with the utmost perfection, Bayman now works as a mercenary soldier on the battlefield. During his latest mission, Bayman and his men were attacked by an unknown cloaked figure, and though Bayman was left with just a permanent scar, his men were murdered. Believing his attacker to be connected to either DOATEC or Donovan, Bayman now seeks to find the culprit.

* **Zoey villers**, a positive and cheerful young lady who has mastered the martial art ba ji quan. Her performance of the various forms of the art display a unity of suppleness and strength. When not fighting, she devotes herself to training as a geisha. Unbeknownst to her, Kokoro is the second illegitimate daughter of Fame Douglas, thus making her the half-sister of Helena.

* **Brax villers**, a master of Jeet Kune Do who has been nicknamed "the Dragon" due to his excellent strikes. Jann Lee constantly seeks to test himself against the most fearsome opponents and has once again entered the tournament to do such a task.

* **Deena the cat**, a master of t'ai chi quan who was raised in a wealthy family. Known for being quite stubborn, Leifang constantly trains herself to defeat Jann Lee, the man who once saved her from harm eight years ago.

* **Paryl crygor**, the daughter of legendary professional wrestler, Bass Armstrong. Despite her father's intentions to raise her as a champion wrestler, Tina has pursed her own dreams in life, becoming a model, actress, and rock star. Recently however, after her encounter with MMA fighter Mila, Tina realizes that she misses the thrill of the ring, and enters the tournament to quench this feeling.

* **Carl the fox guy**, an immensely powerful former professional wrestler who always worries about his only daughter Tina, born to his late wife Alicia. Whilst working as an oil platform engineer at DIG, Bass discovers that Tina is entering the fifth tournament. Possibly worried that she is up to her odd tricks again, Bass enters the tournament as well, but this time as the masked wrestler **Mr. Strong**.

* **Cheese guy**, a funky DJ with a positive attitude and original sense of style, Zack has incredible fighting instincts and learned Muay Thai just by imitation. After saving Helena from death, Zack is working beside her to rebuild DOATEC and organize the fifth tournament.

* **Isaac villers**, Gen Fu's only apprentice and a practitioner of xing yi quan. Aware of his immaturity as a fighter, Eliot has left his mentor and set out on a journey of self-improvement. When the fifth tournament is announced, Eliot's unwanted traveling companion, Brad Wong, convinces him to enter.

* **Phil the wolf guy**, a master of the zui quan style who is usually found popping up at a bar somewhere. For some unknown reason, Brad has tagged along on Eliot's journey of self-improvement, much to the latter's annoyance.

### New playable characters

* **Cobbler cobbler, he fix when he wants to fix and fixed, but. He's a fixing guy**

* **Amber viller**, an up-and-coming mixed martial arts champion who has scored spectacular victories all over the world. Since her youth, Mila has been a big fan of Bass, who she feels an intense admiration towards, and her dream is to take on her idol in the ring. Whilst working as a part-time waitress in New York City, Mila meets Zack, who convinces her to enter the tournament.

### Story Mode characters

* **Dynasty Daryl**, a clone of Kasumi who was created by Donovan and MIST. Unlike the previous clones made from Kasumi's DNA, this clone truly believes that she is the real Kasumi and just like the original, desires to seek out Alpha-152.

### Unlockable characters

*Note: The characters become fully playable in joke show 1910 the fighters* 9+.
* **Fighter guy**,
* Corry the town fighter,
* **The stickman**,
* **Jose villers**,
* Sago the cat,