History YMMV / DeadOrAlive

** Xtreme Beach Volleyball [[labelnote:note]] Being so well-known as just a flimsy excuse to have the series' ladies in revealing bikinis, the spin-off's subtitle is often used when people joke about possible spin-offs of series with a lot of sexy female characters, ie, "[[Franchise/StreetFighter Street Fighter]] Xtreme Beach Volleyball." [[/labelnote]]

* UnnecessaryMakeover: Most would argue that Pete Burns' excessive plastic surgeries to improve his appearance (largely due to [[FreudianExcuse trauma from being bullied for his bad looks when he was a child]]) actually ''robbed'' him of his naturally good looks and only caused him to look uglier and uglier as he got older and continued to have them. It's even rumored to have contributed to his eventual heart attack, as the surgeries severely screwed up his immune system.

** Hitomi is also popular with the fanbase since her debut in ''[=DOA3=]''. Even series creator and former director [[WordOfGod Tomonobu Itagaki]] likes [[CreatorsFavorite her]]. She was even allowed to appear in the UpdatedRerelease of ''[=DOA2=]'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, albiet without her own story mode.

** The UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita port of ''[=DOA5=]''. It actually got better reviews than the console versions because it was able to run at a steady 60fps while maintaining good visuals within the handheld's limited hardware. This has been compared to other (ported) fighting games like ''Franchise/MortalKombat''.
** The UsefulNotes/PlayStation port of the original game sacrifices only the dynamic, animated stages of the arcade original, but looks just as good, plays just as smoothly, and contains a load of exclusive features that no other version has (including both Bass and Ayane with full-fledged movesets before their "official" debut in ''[=DoA=] 2'').

* BadassDecay: Ayane's fighting ability and competency has [[PowerCreepPowerSeep steadily declined]] ever since the retcons caused by ''DOA: Dimensions''. The subsequent games added insult to injury by having her lose effortlessly to a drunk (Brad Wong, in [=DOA5=]) and a childlike housemaid (Marie Rose) in part 6. [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen You'd have a hard time believing]] Ayane once defeated Hayate, Kasumi, and Genra[[note]]each in single combat during the original events of [=DOA3=], which concluded with Ayane as the canonical champion of the third DOATECH Tournament[[/note]], or that she slew the reincarnation of [[PhysicalGod Obaba]] on her own in ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword''.

* BadassDecay: Ayane's fighting ability and competency has steadily been downplayed ever since the retcons caused by ''DOA: Dimensions''. The subsequent games added insult to injury by having her lose effortlessly to a drunk (Brad Wong, in [=DOA5=]) and a childlike housemaid (Marie Rose) in part 6. [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen You'd have a hard time believing]] Ayane once defeated Hayate, Kasumi, and Genra[[note]]each in single combat during the original events of [=DOA3=], which concluded with Ayane as the canonical champion of the third DOATECH Tournament[[/note]], or that she slew the reincarnation of [[PhysicalGod Obaba]] on her own in ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword''.

* BadassDecay: Ayane's fighting ability and competency has steadily been downplayed ever since the retcons caused by ''DOA: Dimensions'', which stripped her of all her noteworthy feats in [=DOA3=]'s original canon. The subsequent games added insult to injury by having her lose effortlessly to a drunk (Brad Wong, in [=DOA5=]) and a childlike housemaid (Marie Rose) in part 6. [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen You'd have a hard time believing]] Ayane once defeated Hayate, Kasumi, and Genra[[note]]each in single combat during the original events of [=DOA3=], which concluded with Ayane as the canonical champion of the third DOATECH Tournament[[/note]], or that she slew the reincarnation of [[PhysicalGod Obaba]] on her own in ''Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword''.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Some think Jann Lee's yellow tracksuit is a ShoutOut to ''Film/KillBill,'' but it was actually first worn by Bruce Lee in ''Film/GameOfDeath'', which ''Film/KillBill'' itself was referencing. Which makes sense, since Jann Lee is a BruceLeeClone.

** The UsefulNotes/PlayStation port of the original game sacrifices only the dynamic, animated stages of the arcade original, but looks just as good and contains a load of exclusive features that no other version has (including both Bass and Ayane with full-fledged movesets before their "official" debut in ''[=DoA=] 2'').

** The retcons in ''DOA Dimensions'' caused most fans to [[FanonDiscontinuity reject it as non-canon]], due to stripping Ayane of nearly all her accomplishments and crediting Hayate instead, in order to retcon his previously dismal track record. Best seen in the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXTD_GftEntE Wasted Plotential: Ayane]]'' video and the comments section, most of which are in agreement.

** The retcons in ''DOA Dimensions'' caused most fans to [[FanonDiscontinuity reject it as non-canon]], due to stripping Ayane of nearly all her accomplishments and crediting Hayate instead in order to retcon his previously dismal track record. Best seen in the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXTD_GftEntE Wasted Plotential: Ayane"]]'' video and the comments section, most of which are in agreement.

** There was a long period of time where it was best to not put a big chunk of Kasumi and Ayane's respective fan bases in the same room. Just sayin'. [[spoiler:That said, the sisters burying the hatchet in-universe is also turning down the heat between these two fan bases... [[IncestYayShipping or making it hotter in another sense altogether]]...]]

* OlderThanTheyThink: Some internet posters think Jann Lee's yellow tracksuit is a ShoutOut to ''Film/KillBill,'' but it was actually first worn by Bruce Lee in ''Film/GameOfDeath'', which ''Film/KillBill'' itself was referencing. Which makes sense, since Jann Lee ''is'' a Bruce Lee Clone.

** There's a surprisingly large amount of H-art dedicated to pairing Kasumi ''with Ayane''. Fans of the series know it would never happen, for obvious reasons. But those whose only exposure to DOA is through Rule34 would likely be [[SurpriseIncest shocked to learn]] that those two hot looking girls they've been shipping together are actually half-sisters/cousins!

*** It's probably not accidental; in her tag team with Marie Rose, she asks latter to practice with her -- which in Japanese is actually an idiom that literally translates to "May I borrow your chest?" Marie, having ACupAngst, obviously doesn't take it well.

** Christie, a PsychoLesbian for Helena or a badass who fell InLoveWithTheMark? Or is she more AmbiguouslyBi who is willing to go after AnythingThatMoves? (That and there is the occasional scene where she acts seductive toward Eliot namely whether if she only does it just to fluster the boy or if she really is quite the cougar).

** "Salad" and [[BoobsOfSteel "Honkers"]] for Honoka.

* FaceOfTheBand: Singer Pete Burns. Most of the band's sleeves show Burns alone, with the cover of the 1982 EP "It's Been Hours Now" being the only one featuring the whole group.

** Kasumi's DOA6 theme ''([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0gwfWlGyM Purity]])'' is her best one yet, a fast-paced track that seamlessly blends techno music with Eastern flute chords.