Victor Donovan

Victor Donovan (ビクター・ドノバン, Bikutā Donoban) is the leader of the DOATEC anti-Douglas faction and is head of the Development Department, a state of the art military fortress where Project Alpha and Project Omega were developed.

His first physical appearance was in Dead or Alive: Dimensions in order to explain his motives and intents throughout the series.

Dead or Alive
In the first Dead or Alive, Donovan employed the Russian assassin Bayman to kill DOATEC's chairman, Fame Douglas. This attempt is thought to have been successful, as Douglas died shortly after the event. The nature of Donovan's rebellion is thought to be controversy over experiments to be carried out to create an ultimate Dead or Alive fighter. This means that Donovan is responsible for Projects Epsilon, Alpha, and Omega.

Dead or Alive 3
In Dead or Alive 3 Donovan captures Helena, Fame Douglas' daughter, since she stands to inherit her father's position as chairman of DOATEC. He challenges Helena to win the Dead or Alive 3 tournament in order to gain her freedom and learn the truth behind the company. He also employs the assassin Christie to keep an eye on her.

Meanwhile, Bayman seeks revenge after Donovan plotted his assassination to tie up any loose ends.

Donovan is thought to be behind experiments such as Project Epsilon to which Hayate was subjected, the cloning of Kasumi, and the augmentation of Ayane's foster father Genra into the ultimate Dead or Alive fighter Omega.

Dead or Alive 4
In Helena's ending of Dead or Alive 4, Ryu is shown destroying an airship with a man who was believed to be Donovan. For a time there was some speculation that Donovan also appeared on the front cover of the Dead or Alive 4 video game case, but this theory was debunked when players realized it was Zack wearing the same costume from Helena's ending. After the end credits of Dead or Alive: Dimensions, Donovan is seen putting on Genra's mask, revealing that Donovan did in fact survive the final battle at the Tritower complex.

Appearance
Donovan wears a white pinstripe suit and has blonde hair. His facial features are entirely unknown as his face is never revealed to the player.

Dead or Alive Series

 * Dead or Alive (Mentioned, 1996 - 1998)
 * Dead or Alive 3 (Mentioned, 2001 - 2002)
 * Dead or Alive 4 (Mentioned, 2005 - 2006)
 * Dead or Alive: Dimensions (2011)

DOA: Dead or Alive
He was portrayed by Eric Roberts in the 2006 movie adaption. He was killed in the explosion of DOA Island in the 2006 movie after being acupunctured in the back of his neck by Kasumi.