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The fifth installment is currently under development and scheduled for release during 2012. So far (as of E3 2012) [[The Hero|Kasumi]], [[The Rival|Ayane]], [[Ninja Gaiden|Hayabusa]], [[Big Brother Mentor|Hayate]], [[Cute Bruiser|Hitomi]], [[Dark Action Girl|Christie]], [[Husky Russkie|Bayman]], [[Anime Chinese Girl|Lei Fang]], [[Fun Personified|Zack]], [[Pro Wrestling Is Real|Bass]], [[Foreign Fanservice|Tina]] and [[Genki Girl|Kokoro]] have been confirmed and shown to the public. The game has a deep graphic upgrade from DOA4 (not surprisingly, since it's been 7 years since then) and an aesthetic redesign that shows more realistic characters, with smaller and less anime-like eyes, the same to what was shown in [[Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden 3]]. Special mention to the girls, who have more realistically proportionate bodies, although the [[Jiggle Physics]] are still in full display. In collaboration with [[Sega]], ''Dead or Alive 5'' will also feature [[Guest Fighter|Guest Fighters]] from the ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' series. As of E3 2012, Akira Yuki and Sarah Bryant are a part of the roster (and [http://shoryuken.com/2012/03/22/rumor-entire-dead-or-alive-5-cast-discovered-in-demo-code/ this list] suggests that Pai Chan will also make the leap).

* [[Action Girl]]: Every female character, obviously.

* [[All Just a Dream]]: Kasumi's ''DOA4'' ending.

* [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]]: In the story mode for ''Dead Or Alive: Dimensions'', the first four chapters go over the events of the series from the point of view of the ninja characters. The fifth and final chapter re-tells the events from the second game on from {{spoiler|Helena's}} perspective.

* [[Anime Chinese Girl]]: Lei-Fang

* [[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.

** Irene Lew from ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' finally made her long awaited, but sadly non-playable, appearance in 'Dimensions'.

* [[Cherry Blossoms]]: Kasumi's motif

* [[Combos]]

* [[Contract On the Hitman]]: Kasumi; from the third game onward, Bayman.

* [[Gainaxing]]: DOA's shtick since the first game, but in ''DOA Xtreme 2'', each breast has its own physics, meaning both can jiggle independently. It look as ridiculous as it sounds.

* [[Genre Shift]]: In Xtreme Beach Volleyball; guess what they do instead of fighting...

** Also Hayate while being offended by some of Ayane's accusations toward Kasumi.

* [[Giant Waist Ribbon]]: Ayane, aka "The Giftwrapped Ninja".

* [[Guest Fighter]]: Nicole, a female [[Halo|Spartan]] soldier, is playable in ''Dead or Alive 4'' and ''[[Virtua Fighter|Virtua Fighters]]'' Akira Yuki and Sarah Bryant will join the fray in ''5''.

* [[Heroic Bastard]]: Ayane eventually fits this trope, as she's {{spoiler|the product of the first game's [[Big Bad|Raidou]] raping the mother of Hayate and Kasumi}}. She's a female bastard, by the way, {{spoiler|because her sister killed Raidou.}}

* [[Hot Mom]]: Goodlord Kasumi and {{spoiler|Ayane's}} mom looks young, heres a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WkLnrVsFs&feature=channel_video_title link], she's the brown haired one.

* [[Houko Kuwashima]]: Kasumi's seiyuu from the third game on.

** [[Mighty Glacier|Leon]] is Italian in the US version of DOA, Russian in the Japanese and European versions.

* [[Identity Amnesia]]: Ein/Hayate

* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: Nicole's story in DoA 4 suggests that the ''[[Halo]]'' series (or at least the ilovebees [[Alternate Universe]] thereof) occurs in DoA's far future.

** Ryu Hayabusa, the star of [[Ninja Gaiden]], exists in the DoA world. Ayane, a ninja who first appeared in the original ''Dead or Alive'', returns the favor by appearing in Team Ninja's ''Ninja Gaiden'' games.

** Will be averted in ''Dead Or Alive 5'' where the fighters sweat and get dirty.

* [[Professional Wrestling]]: Tina, Bass, and Lisa/La Mariposa.

* [[Relationship Values]] In the ''DOAX'' games, giving the other girls presents will make them more likely to partner up with you... Provided you give them something they ''like''. Some items, like all [[Stripperiffic]] swimsuits, will make them ''less'' likely to partner up with you.

* [[The Rival]]: Ayane/Kasumi, Lei Fang/Jann Lee, Hayabusa/Hayate, Leon/Bayman.

* [[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 In Badass]]: Jann Lee's backstory. {{spoiler|He spent his childhood as a weak, bullied kid that can only escape the harsh reality by watching [[Bruce Lee]] films. Then he became an [[Ascended Fanboy]]. And the rest is history.}}

* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Zack in ''Dead or Alive 4''. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in his victory movie, to cringe-worthy levels.

* [[Waif Fu]]: Taken to an [[Egregious]] extreme. All female characters are skinny and look like models, yet are capable of blowing wrestlers twice their size across the arena in a few punches.

** ''Dead or Alive 4'' adds a skinny teenage boy who can kick anyone's ass as well, though he does practice a specific form of martial arts popular for having a lot of physical power without requiring beefy muscles.

* [[World of Buxom]]: Duh!

** Not so much in ''[[DOA 5]]''.