Miyako



Miyako (美夜子, Miyako) is a Japanese, the mother of Kokoro, and a former mistress to Fame Douglas, who first appeared in Dead or Alive 4. A protective parent, Miyako took her daughter away from the dangers of the Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee, and trained Kokoro as a Geisha.

History
When she was young, Miyako fell in love with Fame Douglas, and the two of them started an affiar. As a result, Miyako become pregnent and gave birth to Kokoro. Being center of the seeding workings of the DOATEC, Miyako feared for her daughter's safety. To protect her, Miyako returned to Japan and raised Kokoro as a single parent in Kyoto, never telling her daughter about her father or her heritage to DOATEC. She started to oversee Kokoro's training to become a Geisha.

Dead or Alive 4
At the age of seventeen, Kokoro had become heavily intrested in martial arts, and requested to her mother for permission to enter the fourth Dead or Alive Tournament. Miyako reluctantly agrees, but warns her daughter that she may not be happy with what she finds there.

During the tournament, it is hinted that Helena Douglas - another daughter of Fame's, and Kokoro's half-siter - knowns about Miyako, as she tells Kokoro to "ask Miyako" about their blood when the girls first meet.

Appearance
In Dead or Alive 4, Miyako never faces the camera, so her face isn't seen in-game; however, through game hacking, to is possible to see her face.

Miyako looks a lot like her daughter, as they both have soft, rounded facial features. The main different between them is that Miyako wears natural-looking make-up, and her face is more of a oval shape, while Kokoro's face is circular. Miyako also has dark hair like her daughter, but wears is short to the nape her neck. She is seen wearing a simple purple kimono, with a pink obi sash, and white tabi socks.

Personality
Miyako is a loving, and very-protective mother. She wants the best for her daughter, and kept the truth from Kokoro about her father and her link to DOATEC. In Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, it is revealed that Kokoro went to New Zack Island behind her mother's back, hinting that she rarely lets Kokoro out on her own.

Etymology
Miyako is written 美 (mi), meaning "beautiful", 夜 (ya), meaning "night", and 子 (ko), meaning "child". The meaning "beatuiful night child" could relate to Miyako's beauty, and the fact that she has kept things in the dark, hiding things from Kokoro.