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The ability to fling oneself around an environment gracefully. Wall-running, jumping, massive drops, climbing, and other physical activities are what acrobatics is all about.
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
Ayane is a ninja in the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden series, both of which are a part of Itagaki's work which means there are bouncing breasts. Their boobs bouncing are greatly exaggerated in the Xtreme Beach Volleyball series.
93-54-84 cm (Present) B93 W54 H86 cm (DOA1 only)
A physics simulation or manual animation of a character's posterior.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Dancing is the movement of a body, usually rhythmic and to some kind of music. A lot of times, it happens between two people and may be romantic.
One or more events from someone's past that negatively affected them. Plenty of video game characters have such pasts.
The Dead Or Alive Tournament Executive Committee is the contributor to the Dead or Alive Martial Arts Tournaments. DOATEC has been secretly conducting experiments on fighters to create the "ultimate fighting machine".
The concept of using two weapons at once, often for more damage at the cost of accuracy, the use of a shield, grenades, or other similar accessories.
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This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
A phenomenon by which one or more aspects of a character are exaggerated to the point of becoming a much bigger and more pronounced part of their identity than they previously were, even to the point of becoming the character's defining characteristic. Named after The Simpsons character Ned Flanders, who in-between the show's earliest and latest seasons had his religious background exaggerated to the point of becoming an intolerant Fundamentalist.
Games featuring guests introduce playable, established characters from outside of a franchise. Primarily but not exclusively seen in fighting games.
Games that feature characters whose hair movement is governed by a physics engine.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Female ninja.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Legendary, stealthy assassins from Japan's feudal era, who are well-trained in the art of the sword, and who may or may not have access to magical powers.
Ninjutsu are the techniques a Ninja/Shinobi will use in battle with ones adversary. They are also considered survival techniques by the Japanese.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
A competition between brothers and sisters.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
A tomboy is a girl who behaves in a boyish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of boys.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Characters whose ages have never been revealed in a game or officially by the creators. This may be due to an added sense of mystery, to avoid controversy, or just lazy character development.
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