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* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: In ''Dead or Alive: Dimensions'' we see 4 examples of this in the ''Chronicle'' mode cinematics. Considering this is a fighting game, the slaps paralizing effects look kinda weird.
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Jann Lee
* [[Art Evolution]]: In every game thanks to improving hardware, but ''DOA5'' takes the cake for now: special mention goes to the female characters, whose new designs look much less generic anime, with smaller eyes and less fanservice-y bodies, or maybe fanservice-y in a different way.
* [[Auction of Evil]]: In [[The Movie]]; Donovan used [[Nanomachines]] to copy everyone's martial arts skills so he could use them himself, and planned to sell the data to the highest bidder.
* [[Badass Back]]: Ayane has a whole set of moves based on this, and so does ''DOA4'' newcomer Kokoro.
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** Ayane in Dimensions.
* [[Brawn Hilda]]: Spartan-458.
* [[Breakout Character]]: Ryu Hayabusa, who at the time of the first DOA, was but a mere classic character that hadn't been seen for years; simply put a exotic [[Guest Fighter]] for old timers. Comes the [[Revival]] for the [[Ninja Gaiden]] series in 2004, and Ryu's popularity rises to the limit, many modern gamers came to know and adore him; success that would pass (or give it back) to Dead or Alive itself, now Ryu is heavily integrated to the plot, thus not being a guest anymore, to the point of arguably being a main character himself. The ninja reached a place where he makes [[The Protagonist]] Kasumi ''share'' a cover with him, as seen in ''Dimensions''.
* [[Bribing Your Way to Victory]] - For a given value of victory. Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 has you unlock clothing for the girls while you play it which serves no other function in order to make the already fanservicy sandbox-game more fanservicy. Too lazy to work for your fap? You can buy a girl's complete set using real-world money. Oh, and all of this only lasts until you reset the game's save slot - of which it only has one. So restarting the game on that particular account meant having blown your cash for nothing.
* [[Bruce Lee Clone]]: Jann Lee.
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* [[Fan Service Pack]]: Irene Lew {{spoiler|(confirmed to be Sonia from [[Ninja Gaiden|NG2]] for the [[Xbox 360|360]])}} in [[Dead or Alive|DOA:]] [[Nintendo 3DS|Dimensions]] sure has changed compared to her rather plain original design; now she's a Miss Universe like every other woman Team Ninja has ever modeled in 3D.
* [[The Faceless]]: Miyako, Kokoro's mother.
* [[Foot Focus]]: Hitomi in her Karate Gi in DoA3 and Ultimate.
* [[Free-Floor Fighting]]
* [[Friendly Playful Dolphin]]: Helena swims with a dolphin in her ending cinematic from the third game.
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: While any girl can fit this for individual taste, the series does seem to favor Kasumi in terms of fanservice. She and Christie are the only two characters to actually be seen fully nude in the series.
** Averted by Spartan-458.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: In Dead Or Alive: Dimensions Irene Lew, Ryu's [[Love Interest]] from the original [[Ninja Gaiden|NES trilogy]] appears as his CIA contact during the story mode cut scenes. Hayate and Ayane both wonder if something is going on between them.
* [[Ninja]]: A lot of the cast.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Zack = Dennis Rodman. Which became funnier when Rodman himself played Zack in ''Xtreme Beach Volleyball''.
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* [[Notable Commercial Campaigns]]: The beloved/infamous [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jfzh2s3jlE "She kicks high."] commercial for ''Dead or Alive 3''.
{{quote|(''Scene: [[Two Gamers on a Couch]].'')
'''Gamer 1:''' (nervous, interrupted by gameplay footage) [[I Read It for the Articles|Well, I - I only play it for the]] ''fighting''. I appreciate the expansive... multi-tier environments, the 16 characters with the... the pixel shaded bump-mapping... ('''Gamer 2''' giggles.) and the rich plot development. Seriously, [[Blatant Lies|why else would I play it]]? ([[Beat]])
'''Gamer 2:''' [[Memetic Mutation|She kicks high.]]
(''Scene of Kasumi high-kicking an opponent.'') }}
* [[The Ojou]]: Helena
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* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Ayane and Helena have both attempted suicide. And Helena has (or had) more than enough money to afford professional help.
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Even considering this trope [[Artistic License Physics|spits in the face of physics]], Kasumi's sword flying in a straight line for at least 100 meters in the opening scene of the movie looks extremely jarring. Of course, considering the entire movie relies on the [[Rule of Cool]] to a ridiculous degree...
* [[Took a Level
* [[Tsundere]]: Following the trend of their [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] personalities, Ayane is a Type A and Kasumi a Type B.
* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Zack in ''Dead or Alive 4''. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in his victory movie, to cringe-worthy levels.
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