Tina Armstrong

Tina Armstrong is a character from the Dead or Alive series. She is a pro wrestler, making her the first female wrestler in the fighting genre. She is the daughter of Bass Armstrong, the greatest wrestler who ever lived.

Throughout the series, Tina enters the tournaments to get Hollywood's attention, so basically Tina would always want to be something different other than a wrestler. Dead or Alive was the first game where she wanted publicity trying to get noticed; Dead or Alive 2 is where she wanted to be a model; Dead or Alive 3 an actor; and most recently in Dead or Alive 4, a rockstar. However the path of fame wasn't easy for her as Bass always tries to convince her that Hollywood isn't her lifestyle, but she tries to convince him that it's her dream too. Most of their arguements leads to fights.

Tina was one of the first three female characters to appear in the series since the first game., the others being Kasumi and Lei Fang. Since her appearance, Tina gained popularity like the other girls in the series. She ranked #5 on Hi-5's list of favorite DOA girls. Due to her sex appeal, Tina won G4's Video Game Vixens of the Year award for 2005. Tina has been known to be the sexiest, and strongest female in the series.

History
Tina is a wrestling star from the United States, who dreams of even greater fame. She first joins the Dead or Alive tournament, hoping that she can use it as a vehicle for becoming discovered as a supermodel, but her father Bass forbids it. To ensure that she does not achieve her goal, he also joins Dead or Alive to put an end to her fame-seeking.

After competing in the first tournament, Tina is apparently defeated by her father, Bass, and enters the second tournament to achieve her dream of becoming a model. During the transition between the two tournaments, Tina changes her hair color from brown to blonde.

In her subsequent entries into the Dead or Alive tournament, she changes interests from wanting to be a model to wanting to become an actress and finally a rock star.

Dead or Alive
Tina enters the tournement to please her father's wishes, but her real goal is to be discovered by Hollywood. Tina fought into finals, however she quit the competition after. However, after Kasumi defeated Raidou, Kasumi didn't take the prize money and therefore, Tina took it.

Dead or Alive 2
Tina joins again in hopes of becoming a supermodel. She fought and defeated Lei Fang and Zack. She then fought Bass, who was trying to stop her. However, Tina defeats him and she becomes a supermodel.

Dead or Alive 3
Tina is a superstar in the world of women's wrestling, and the only daughter of the professional wrestler Bass. She is a woman of boundless ambition who thirsts for even greater fame and celebrity. Although she finally made her debut as a model following the last tournament, she now wants to be an actress. So, Tina decides to enter DOA one more time.

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
Tina was invited to Zack Island for the fourth Dead or Alive Tournament. However, the tournament was a hoax and Tina, together with the other DOA girls, were stuck on the tropical island for two weeks.

Dead or Alive 4
Tina joins the 4th DOA tournament. It may have been because of her father Bass' special training, or simply her natural talent, but either way Tina has become a well-established superstar in the world of women's pro wrestling. She has also been amazingly successful at everything else she has done, both as a model and as an actress, always following her motto "success breeds success." This time around Tina enters the DOA tournament in order to become a rockstar, much to her fathers dismay. In the end she fights Lisa and wins, to go on and beat her dad, Bass Armstrong. Her ending film shows that she has achived musical fame, riding on a skateboard and playing the song Eruption on her guitar.

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
Tina is an American Women's Wrestling champion and a supermodel. Came to New Zack Island to escape her over-protective father. Has been friends with Lisa since her school days.

Stats
Tina is a good character, she is powerful and got some hard hitting throw combos, all round shes a great character
 * Power - 4/5
 * Technique - 2/5
 * Defense - 3/5
 * Jump - 2/5
 * Speed - 2/5

Bass Armstrong
Bass is Tina's father who too is a pro wrestler. Since Bass' appearance in Dead or Alive 2, Tina and Bass didn't really get along. Bass is really protective towards Tina, protecting her from men like Zack, and he would disagree with her dreams of being something big in the entertainment world. Although they never get along, the two are also close at times in a father-daughter relationship.

Zack
Since Dead or Alive, Zack has a huge crush on Tina. However, after being rejected in Dead or Alive 2, Zack moved on.

Personality
Tina is very confident of her abilities, almost to the point of arrogance. She also conveys the stereotype of the "American Dream" in that she is frequently entering a new profession to the point of being unrealistic. Tina has great confidence in her sex appeal, which she exhibits through her extroverted, and sometimes impudent, personality. Some of her outfits and poses also seem to be more sexually suggestive than the other female characters, as well. Overall, Tina exhibits a pure, immense lust for stardom in most of her actions.

Tina has also changed her hair color frequently. In the first tournament, her hair is brunette. From the second tournament until the fourth, her hair is blonde with brunette roots still visible. In the fourth tournament her hair is colored entirely blonde. Some people believe in Tina's ending video for DOA4 that she becomes ginger. However, the CGI model used in the scene is actually still blond - the darker and slightly colored lighting in the scene simply makes it appear different. In Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, her hair remains entirely blonde, though is a slightly darker shade. This makes Tina the second video game character to dye their hair. The first being Ken from the Street Fighter series.

Gameplay
Tina's fighting style consists of wrestling moves, including arm and leg jams and powerful throws. The slowest of the DOA female characters, her physical strength actually makes her quite a balanced character. Tina is essentially a faster version of her father, Bass Armstrong. Her throws, while devastating, are less powerful than her father's bar a small number of exceptions, and her execution time is quicker. Additionally, Tina's command list is unpredictable. Her mixture of mid kicks and high punches, along with the correct timing of a throw execution is excellent in keeping an opponent off guard.

Musical Themes

 * Power is Beauty - Dead or Alive
 * You are under my control - beautiful version 00 - - Dead or Alive 2
 * True Beauty - Dead or Alive 3
 * I Feel For You - Dead or Alive 4

DOA: Dead or Alive Movie
In DOA the movie, Tina is a Professional Wrestler. She enters the tournament to prove that she has real pro fighting skills, unlike (according to the movie) most professional wrestlers. Her various job aspirations from the video games are not mentioned.

In the movie, Tina seems to have a close friendship with Kasumi and the two share many scenes together. They are also partners for the volleyball match. She also appears to dislike Christie, though does help Christie when she needs it. Her friendliness towards the other girls in many scenes leads her father Bass to believe she might be a lesbian, which was never mentioned, but frequently implied. One of the other characters Zack in apparently in love with her teasing her throughout the movie. Tina defeats him halfway though then he decides to support her through the rest of the tournament.

In one scene, Bass reveals that her full name is 'Christina', although like many parts of the film, this does not seem to have been acknowledged in the games, and for the majority of the film she is referred to by all characters as simply 'Tina'.