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|also_known_as= A Mercenary Soldier (''DOA2'')<br>The Warrior (''DOA2HC'' games and ''DOA2U'')<br>Nomad Warrior (''DOA5'' games)
  
|also_known_as= A Mercenary Soldier (''DOA2'')<br>The Warrior (''DOA2HC'' games and ''DOA2U'')<br>Nomad Warrior (''DOA5'' games)
 
|first_appearance= ''Dead or Alive 2'' (1999)
  
|first_appearance= ''Dead or Alive 2'' (1999)
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|martial_art= [[Combat Sambo]] (''DOA2'' to ''DOA4'')<br>Close quarters combat (since ''DOA5U'')
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|martial_art= [[Combat Sambo]] (''DOA2'' - ''DOA4'')<br>Close quarters combat (since ''DOA5U'')
 
|place_of_birth= Italy
  
|place_of_birth= Italy
 
|nationality= [[File:ItalyFlag.png]] Italian
  
|nationality= [[File:ItalyFlag.png]] Italian
 
|date_of_birth= March 14
  
|date_of_birth= March 14
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|age= 42 (''DOA2'' to ''DOA4''), 44 (''DOA5U'')
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|age= 42 (''DOA2'' - ''DOA4'')<br>44 (''DOA5U'')
 
|status= Alive
  
|status= Alive
 
|blood_type= Type B
  
|blood_type= Type B
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|personal_alignment= Good
 
|species= Human
  
|species= Human
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|gender= Male (♂)
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|gender= Male ([[File:Male.png]])
 
|height= 192 cm (6' 4")
  
|height= 192 cm (6' 4")
 
|weight= 128 kg (282 lbs.)
  
|weight= 128 kg (282 lbs.)
 
|measurements= B135 W120 H123 cm (B53" W47" H48")
  
|measurements= B135 W120 H123 cm (B53" W47" H48")
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|eye_color= Dark purplish-blue (''DOA2'' - ''DOA4'')<br>Light blue (''DOAD'')<br>Bluish-grey (''DOA5U'' - present)
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|hair_color= Light grey
 
|occupations= Mercenary
  
|occupations= Mercenary
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|hobbies= Gardening
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|hobbies= Growing his own potted plants
 
|food_and_drink= Pizza
  
|food_and_drink= Pizza
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|love_interests= [[Lauren]] (lover, deceased)
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|love_interests= [[Lauren]] (lover) †
 
|rivals= Zack, Gen Fu, Bayman, Jann Lee
  
|rivals= Zack, Gen Fu, Bayman, Jann Lee
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|japanese= [[Kōji Totani]] (''DOA2'' to ''DOA4'')<br>[[Jōji Nakata]] (''DOAD'' - present)
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|japanese= [[Kōji Totani]] (''DOA2'' - ''DOA4'')<br>[[Jouji Nakata]] (''DOAD'' - present)
 
|english= [[Timothy Enos]] (''DOA2'')<br>[[Richard Epcar]] (''DOAD'' - present)
  
|english= [[Timothy Enos]] (''DOA2'')<br>[[Richard Epcar]] (''DOAD'' - present)
 
|live_action= [[Silvio Simac]]
  
|live_action= [[Silvio Simac]]
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{{Spoiler}}
  
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===Early life===
  
===Early life===
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As a mercenary, Leon traveled all over the world, wherever he could find work. While he was on the Silk Road, he met Lauren, a young thief, and fell in love with her. The two were in a loving relationship, until Lauren's sudden, tragic death in the desert. As Lauren died in Leon's arms, she said her final words: "The man I love, is the strongest man in the world."
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As a mercenary, Leon traveled all over the world, wherever he could find work. While he was on the Silk Road, he met Lauren, a young thief, and fell in love with her. The two were in a loving relationship, until Lauren's sudden death in the desert. As Lauren died in Leon's arms, she said her final words: "The man I love, is the strongest man in the world."
   
 
It's unknown if she said it as a final sign of affection for her lover or for any other reason, but whatever she meant, Leon felt that he had to fulfill the last words of his lost love, and prove to her, himself, and everyone else that he was the strongest man on Earth.
  
It's unknown if she said it as a final sign of affection for her lover or for any other reason, but whatever she meant, Leon felt that he had to fulfill the last words of his lost love, and prove to her, himself, and everyone else that he was the strongest man on Earth.
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==Character==
  
==Character==
 
===Appearance===
  
===Appearance===
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:''See also: [[:category:Costumes for Leon|Leon's costumes]]''
 
He is a tall muscular man with close shaved facial hair. His hair appears to be grey. He has a few wrinkles on his face due to his age. His eyes are dark blue.
  
He is a tall muscular man with close shaved facial hair. His hair appears to be grey. He has a few wrinkles on his face due to his age. His eyes are dark blue.
   
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===Personality===
  
===Personality===
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Leon is a driven individual, a veteran soldier who is torn over the loss of his lover. He appears cruel and both merciless with his combat style and his personality, as he always insults and threatens his opponents by saying phrases like "Do you want to die!" or "Insolent Whelp". He has some small measure of honor and seems to have a sense of humor, though he does not allow it to interfere with his desire to crush all opponents, and he is not unwilling to speak down to his opponents, especially those younger than him.
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Leon is a driven individual, a veteran soldier who is torn over the loss of his lover. He appears cruel and both merciless with his combat style and his personality, as he always insults and threatens his opponents by saying phrases like "Do you want to die?" or "Insolent whelp". He has some small measure of honor and seems to have a sense of humor, though he does not allow it to interfere with his desire to crush all opponents, and he is not unwilling to speak down to his opponents, especially those younger than him. Another recurring quote from him - especially before facing an opponent for the second time - is "I am sick and tired of your face".
   
 
However, although a tough fighter, Leon also has a softer side, shown through his devotion to his lover Lauren, and his need to fulfill his promise to her. The death of his lover, her last words, and his commitment to her are just about all he thinks about.
  
However, although a tough fighter, Leon also has a softer side, shown through his devotion to his lover Lauren, and his need to fulfill his promise to her. The death of his lover, her last words, and his commitment to her are just about all he thinks about.
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==Relationships==
  
==Relationships==
 
===Lauren===
  
===Lauren===
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Leon met Lauren along the Silk Road in Asia and the two fell in love. Whilst traveling together in a desert, Lauren died of unknown reasons. As Leon held her during her final moments, Lauren mumbled her final words to him: ''"The man I love is the strongest man in the world."''
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Leon met Lauren along the Silk Road in Asia and the two fell in love. Whilst traveling together in a desert, Lauren died of unknown reasons. As Leon held her during her final moments, Lauren mumbled her final words to him: ''"The man I love is the strongest man in the world." ''Leon is so devoted to his lover that he sets out to prove that he really is the strongest man in the world.
   
 
===Bayman===
  
===Bayman===
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Bayman and Leon's rivalries are hinted at through banter at the beginning and end of matches between them. When they meet in ''Dead or Alive 3'', Leon expressing disbelief that Bayman is still alive, and encouraging him to return to the desert seem to imply that Leon is a military deserter.
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Bayman and Leon's rivalries are hinted at through banter at the beginning and end of matches between them. When they meet in ''Dead or Alive 3'', Leon expresses disbelief that Bayman is still alive. After winning matches against Leon in ''Dead or Alive 2'', Bayman quips that Leon has aged or tells him to "go back to the desert", suggesting they have a history.
   
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While no specific relation is stated, Leon is closely associated with Bayman, largely due to their similar body types, and the fact that they both use forms of the Combat Sambo martial art to fight.
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While no specific relation is stated, Leon is closely associated with Bayman, largely due to their similar body types, and the fact that they both use forms of [[Combat Sambo]] to fight.
   
 
===Zack===
  
===Zack===
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Leon also appears to have connections to [[Zack]], claiming he recognizes him at the start of their fight. Zack claims, however, to not know Leon and is confused by what he means.
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Leon also appears to have connections to [[Zack]], saying "we meet again" at the start of their fight in ''Dead or Alive 2''. Zack claims not to know Leon, but it is unknown whether he was simply denying it, whether he forgot or if Leon mistook him for someone else.
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===Jann Lee===
  
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In ''Dead or Alive 3'', Leon meets Jann Lee they caught up with each other to challenge their strengths.
  
   
 
==Gameplay==
  
==Gameplay==
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:''See also: [[:category:Command Lists for Leon|Leon's Command Lists]]''
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:''See also: [[:category:Command lists for Leon|Leon's command lists]]''
 
In reference to their fighting styles, Leon is very similar to Bayman, save for Leon's slight advantage in power and Bayman's small edge in speed. Also, Leon incorporates an air grapple in his move list, as well as a few different combos.
 
In reference to their fighting styles, Leon is very similar to Bayman, save for Leon's slight advantage in power and Bayman's small edge in speed. Also, Leon incorporates an air grapple in his move list, as well as a few different combos.
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His fighting style is very straight-forward compared to most characters, relying on a few high damage attacks instead of a long string of moves to form a chain combo. This makes him a very easy character to use, but has the downside of making him less suitable for getting a high score in Arcade mode. Leon happens to be the only character incapable of back-facing his opponent on his own.
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His fighting style is very straight-forward compared to most characters, relying on a few high damage attacks instead of a long string of moves to form a chain combo. This makes him a very easy character to use, but has the downside of making him less suitable for getting a high score in Arcade mode.
   
 
While Leon started out with an enhanced copy of Bayman's move set from the original ''Dead or Alive ''game, his appearances in the more recent games have drifted further and further away from Bayman's Russian martial arts style.
  
While Leon started out with an enhanced copy of Bayman's move set from the original ''Dead or Alive ''game, his appearances in the more recent games have drifted further and further away from Bayman's Russian martial arts style.
   
 
In ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate ''and ''Last Round'', Leon's fighting style is changed to "[[close quarters combat]]", although the change appears to be in name only, as most of his moves remain the same from [[DOA4]], with slight adjustment to a few commands and the addition of the ability to charge a lot more of his attacks for extra damage as well as to pick the direction of his air throw.
  
In ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate ''and ''Last Round'', Leon's fighting style is changed to "[[close quarters combat]]", although the change appears to be in name only, as most of his moves remain the same from [[DOA4]], with slight adjustment to a few commands and the addition of the ability to charge a lot more of his attacks for extra damage as well as to pick the direction of his air throw.
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Compared to Bayman, Leon is more of an aggressive character as he has more throws rather than offensive holds, his strikes have more knockback, and he has the strongest environmental game in the cast, mostly due to the fact that he can select the direction of his air throw. He has plenty of guard breaks and a variety of moves that cause the opponent to land hard on the ground for guaranteed ground throws, such as those when he is mounted on his opponent.
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He also has the longest combo throw in the game, the ''Dervish Throw'', being a breakable four part throw that does a total of 115 points of base damage, and it also has a ground throw variant that does 35 points of damage. If his throws and offensive holds do not exploit nearby wall, almost all of them will exploit the ground environment. He also has a special critical burst that can be charged up, and can be performed without the opponent having to be in the highest stun threshold; without charging it, the move itself is much faster than the critical burst moves other characters possess. His air throw is also not to be underestimated; it deals 35 points of base damage, breaks objects, and the recovery time is relatively fast, making it very deadly in the ''Home'' stage, where there are a lot of breakable objects and walls that are not that far apart from each other.
   
 
===Stats===
  
===Stats===
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The following are Leon's official stats as listed in the games.
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|4/5
 
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===''DOA: Dead or Alive''===
  
===''DOA: Dead or Alive''===
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[[File:DOA Movie Leon.jpg|thumb|Silvio Simac as Leon in ''DOA: Dead or Alive]]
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[[File:DOA Movie Leon.jpg|thumb|Silvio Simac as Leon in ''DOA: Dead or Alive'']]
 
Leon is portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Silvio Simac|Silvio Simac]] in the non-canonical 2006 movie, ''[[DOA: Dead or Alive]]''. He appears as a tournament fighter. [[Victor Donovan|Donovan]] tells [[Kasumi]] that Leon killed her brother, [[Hayate]]. Kasumi and Leon fight in the first round of the tournament with Kasumi emerging victorious. After this Kasumi states that if Leon couldn't defeat her, he couldn't have killed Hayate. His costume is based on his first costume in ''[[Dead or Alive 2]]''. Simac's portrayal has been praised by fans of the games who stated that he portrayed Leon exactly as they wanted.
  
Leon is portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Silvio Simac|Silvio Simac]] in the non-canonical 2006 movie, ''[[DOA: Dead or Alive]]''. He appears as a tournament fighter. [[Victor Donovan|Donovan]] tells [[Kasumi]] that Leon killed her brother, [[Hayate]]. Kasumi and Leon fight in the first round of the tournament with Kasumi emerging victorious. After this Kasumi states that if Leon couldn't defeat her, he couldn't have killed Hayate. His costume is based on his first costume in ''[[Dead or Alive 2]]''. Simac's portrayal has been praised by fans of the games who stated that he portrayed Leon exactly as they wanted.
   
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*''[[Dead or Alive 2/Fighting quotes#Leon|Dead or Alive 2/DOA2: Hardcore]]''
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*''[[Dead or Alive 3/Fighting quotes#Leon|Dead or Alive 3]]''
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*''[[Dead or Alive Ultimate/Fighter Quotes#Leon|Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate]]''
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*''[[Dead or Alive Ultimate/Fighting quotes#Leon|Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate]]''
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*''[[Dead or Alive 4/Fighting quotes#Leon|Dead or Alive 4]]''
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*''[[Dead or Alive Dimensions/Fighting quotes#Leon|Dead or Alive Dimensions]]''
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*''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate/Fighting quotes#Leon|Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate]]''
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| class="wiki-sub" |"'''[[Red Moon|<font color="white">Red Moon</font>]]'''"
  
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
*Leon is the only regular fighter that has been cut in original ''[[Dead or Alive 5]]'', until he made his return in ''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate]]''.
  
*Leon is the only regular fighter that has been cut in original ''[[Dead or Alive 5]]'', until he made his return in ''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate]]''.
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**It was stated in the official ''Dead or Alive 5'' gameplay guide that he—alongside others such as Ein and Tengu—was cut because of time constraints, but they wanted him to return in the future.
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*Leon is one of the two characters to have two different fighting styles, switching from Combat Sambo to Close quarters combat, although the difference appears to be in name only. [[Eliot]] is the other character to have two different fighting styles.
 
*Although he is added to ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'', it is unknown if he participated in the tournament or not.
  
*Although he is added to ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'', it is unknown if he participated in the tournament or not.
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*In the early version of ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'', Leon was able to air throw an opponent into the bouncing walls and the flammable fuel tanks in 'The Show' and 'Fuel' stages, respectively, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CInPso7oDPo an infinite number of times], making him overpowered in these stages. This was patched in a later version.
   
 
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Revision as of 16:34, 23 December 2019


"Lauren, are you watching?"
—Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate


Leon is a mercenary and close quarters combat (CQC) martial artist from the Dead or Alive series. He first debuted in Dead or Alive 2, and shares many similarities and a history with Bayman.

Leon entered the Dead or Alive Tournaments to prove that he was the strongest man in the world, to live up to the final words of his deceased lover, Lauren. He stopped entering the tournaments after Dead or Alive 3.

History

Spoiler warning! Major plot details and endings below. (Skip section)

Early life

As a mercenary, Leon traveled all over the world, wherever he could find work. While he was on the Silk Road, he met Lauren, a young thief, and fell in love with her. The two were in a loving relationship, until Lauren's sudden death in the desert. As Lauren died in Leon's arms, she said her final words: "The man I love, is the strongest man in the world."

It's unknown if she said it as a final sign of affection for her lover or for any other reason, but whatever she meant, Leon felt that he had to fulfill the last words of his lost love, and prove to her, himself, and everyone else that he was the strongest man on Earth.

The Second Tournament

In order to prove himself, Leon intended to win the second Dead or Alive Tournament for Lauren. During his time in the tournament, he had to fight Zack - who he seemed to have recognised from the past, although Zack didn't seem to remember, or actually know him - and Gen Fu. Although he lost in the end, Leon was still determined to live up to Lauren's words.

The Third Tournament

Leon set out to develop his strength further by entering the third tournament, during which he was constantly haunted by remorse for losing Lauren to the desert. During the tournament, Jann Lee caught up to him to challenge his strength.

After the fight, Leon returned to the desert, and the oasis where he had buried Lauren, and was greeted by a hallucination, or possibly the ghost, of his lover. This vision of Lauren gave Leon a desert flower, before disappearing again, maybe in a way of telling him that he had proved himself, and he could move on with his life.

Endings

Spoilers end here.

Character

Appearance

See also: Leon's costumes

He is a tall muscular man with close shaved facial hair. His hair appears to be grey. He has a few wrinkles on his face due to his age. His eyes are dark blue.

His recurring attire includes a desert camouflage shirt which is kept open to reveal his torso, black fingerless gloves, a pair of grey pants tucked into boots with green laces. There is a red bandanna or cloth wrapped around his left knee. He also wears a turban on his head that is tan colored with red and green stripes.

Personality

Leon is a driven individual, a veteran soldier who is torn over the loss of his lover. He appears cruel and both merciless with his combat style and his personality, as he always insults and threatens his opponents by saying phrases like "Do you want to die?" or "Insolent whelp". He has some small measure of honor and seems to have a sense of humor, though he does not allow it to interfere with his desire to crush all opponents, and he is not unwilling to speak down to his opponents, especially those younger than him. Another recurring quote from him - especially before facing an opponent for the second time - is "I am sick and tired of your face".

However, although a tough fighter, Leon also has a softer side, shown through his devotion to his lover Lauren, and his need to fulfill his promise to her. The death of his lover, her last words, and his commitment to her are just about all he thinks about.

Etymology

Leon takes his name from the protagonist in the film Léon, as both characters share similar backgrounds and personalities. One of his comments during a battle, "I am a professional", is also a reference to the film, as the movie title The Professional in some countries.

Relationships

Lauren

Leon met Lauren along the Silk Road in Asia and the two fell in love. Whilst traveling together in a desert, Lauren died of unknown reasons. As Leon held her during her final moments, Lauren mumbled her final words to him: "The man I love is the strongest man in the world." Leon is so devoted to his lover that he sets out to prove that he really is the strongest man in the world.

Bayman

Bayman and Leon's rivalries are hinted at through banter at the beginning and end of matches between them. When they meet in Dead or Alive 3, Leon expresses disbelief that Bayman is still alive. After winning matches against Leon in Dead or Alive 2, Bayman quips that Leon has aged or tells him to "go back to the desert", suggesting they have a history.

While no specific relation is stated, Leon is closely associated with Bayman, largely due to their similar body types, and the fact that they both use forms of Combat Sambo to fight.

Zack

Leon also appears to have connections to Zack, saying "we meet again" at the start of their fight in Dead or Alive 2. Zack claims not to know Leon, but it is unknown whether he was simply denying it, whether he forgot or if Leon mistook him for someone else.

Gameplay

See also: Leon's command lists

In reference to their fighting styles, Leon is very similar to Bayman, save for Leon's slight advantage in power and Bayman's small edge in speed. Also, Leon incorporates an air grapple in his move list, as well as a few different combos. His fighting style is very straight-forward compared to most characters, relying on a few high damage attacks instead of a long string of moves to form a chain combo. This makes him a very easy character to use, but has the downside of making him less suitable for getting a high score in Arcade mode.

While Leon started out with an enhanced copy of Bayman's move set from the original Dead or Alive game, his appearances in the more recent games have drifted further and further away from Bayman's Russian martial arts style.

In Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate and Last Round, Leon's fighting style is changed to "close quarters combat", although the change appears to be in name only, as most of his moves remain the same from DOA4, with slight adjustment to a few commands and the addition of the ability to charge a lot more of his attacks for extra damage as well as to pick the direction of his air throw.

Compared to Bayman, Leon is more of an aggressive character as he has more throws rather than offensive holds, his strikes have more knockback, and he has the strongest environmental game in the cast, mostly due to the fact that he can select the direction of his air throw. He has plenty of guard breaks and a variety of moves that cause the opponent to land hard on the ground for guaranteed ground throws, such as those when he is mounted on his opponent.

He also has the longest combo throw in the game, the Dervish Throw, being a breakable four part throw that does a total of 115 points of base damage, and it also has a ground throw variant that does 35 points of damage. If his throws and offensive holds do not exploit nearby wall, almost all of them will exploit the ground environment. He also has a special critical burst that can be charged up, and can be performed without the opponent having to be in the highest stun threshold; without charging it, the move itself is much faster than the critical burst moves other characters possess. His air throw is also not to be underestimated; it deals 35 points of base damage, breaks objects, and the recovery time is relatively fast, making it very deadly in the Home stage, where there are a lot of breakable objects and walls that are not that far apart from each other.

Stats

The following are Leon's official stats as listed in the games.

Game Strike Throw Hold Power Speed Moves
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round 		4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 2/5

Unlocking Leon

Leon is an unlockable character in Dead or Alive 4, in which he can be used in every gameplay mode except Story Mode. To unlock him, the player must complete Story Mode with Zack.

Appearances

Dead or Alive series

DOA: Dead or Alive

DOA Movie Leon

Silvio Simac as Leon in DOA: Dead or Alive

Leon is portrayed by Silvio Simac in the non-canonical 2006 movie, DOA: Dead or Alive. He appears as a tournament fighter. Donovan tells Kasumi that Leon killed her brother, Hayate. Kasumi and Leon fight in the first round of the tournament with Kasumi emerging victorious. After this Kasumi states that if Leon couldn't defeat her, he couldn't have killed Hayate. His costume is based on his first costume in Dead or Alive 2. Simac's portrayal has been praised by fans of the games who stated that he portrayed Leon exactly as they wanted.

Fighting quotes

Music themes

The following are the music themes used for Leon throughout the series.

Theme Game appearances
"Ultimate weapon" Dead or Alive 2 and DOA2: Hardcore games
Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate
Dead or Alive Online
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (optional theme)
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (optional theme)
"Red Moon" Dead or Alive 3
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (optional theme)
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (optional theme)
"Leon (or Ultimate Weapon) Remix" Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate (Ray House; as "Leon Remix")
Dead or Alive 4 (Crash Club; as "Ultimate Weapon Remix")
"Sorrow" Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (default theme)
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (default theme)

Gallery

See: Leon gallery

Trivia

  • Leon is the only regular fighter that has been cut in original Dead or Alive 5, until he made his return in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate.
    • It was stated in the official Dead or Alive 5 gameplay guide that he—alongside others such as Ein and Tengu—was cut because of time constraints, but they wanted him to return in the future.
  • Leon is one of the two characters to have two different fighting styles, switching from Combat Sambo to Close quarters combat, although the difference appears to be in name only. Eliot is the other character to have two different fighting styles.
  • Although he is added to Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, it is unknown if he participated in the tournament or not.
  • In the early version of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, Leon was able to air throw an opponent into the bouncing walls and the flammable fuel tanks in 'The Show' and 'Fuel' stages, respectively, an infinite number of times, making him overpowered in these stages. This was patched in a later version.

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Ending themes "Achoism" • "Agitated by emotion" • "Father's blues" • "Glorious victory" • "Jintsuriki" • "Perfume of forest" • "Rhyme star" • "Ultimate weapon"
Voice tracks (arcade version) "Ayane" • "Bass Armstrong" • "Ein" • "Gen Fu" • "Gohyakumine Bankotsubo" • "Helena" • "Jann Lee" • "Kasumi" • "Leifang" • "Leon" • "Ryu Hayabusa" • "System Voice" • "Tina Armstrong" • "Zack"
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Martial arts Jeet Kune Do • Karate • Ninjutsu • Pi qua quan • Pro-wrestling • Russian martial arts • She quan • T'ai chi quan • Thai-style boxing • Xinyi liuhe quan • Zui ba xian quan
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Character themes "Blood Tie" • "Cracker" • "Eternity" • "Four Thousand" • "I don't believe it!" • "It's to Show" • "Karma" • "Knifepoint" • "Look Ahead" • "Mayflower" • "Monster" • "Power Shovel" • "Prismatic Butterfly" • "Red Moon" • "Reincarnate" • "Trip" • "True Beauty"
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Dead or Alive Ultimate Original Sound Trax (Discs B and C)
Character themes "B-boy no "B" ~evolved from ++~" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Break the age" • "Grand style" • "Hitohira ~reminiscent of ketsui no toki~" • "It's to Show" • "Jintsuriki" • "Knifepoint" • "Natural high" • "The shooted" • "TehuTehu" • "Ultimate weapon" • "Vigaku" • "YES or YES" • "You are under my control ~beautiful version 00~"
Ending themes "Achoism" • "Agitated by emotion" • "Father's blues" • "Glorious victory" • "Jintsuriki" • "Perfume of forest" • "Rhyme star"
Ray House themes "Ayane Remix" • "Bass Remix" • "Bayman Remix" • "Ein Remix" • "Gen Fu Remix" • "Hayabusa Remix" • "Helena Remix" • "Jann Lee Remix" • "Kasumi Remix" • "Leifang Remix" • "Leon Remix" • "Tengu Remix" • "Tina Remix" • "Zack Remix"
Other tracks "D.O.A." • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "Dream On" • "Excelsior" • "Last JAM" • "Link" • "Memoir" • "Tengu-mai" • "Transcendence" • "ULTIMATE" • "What's my name?" • "Wired" • "You make me feel so good!"
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Plot subjects Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Hyper Battle Grand Prix • Mugen Tenshin clan • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
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Non-playable locations Great Opera
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Dead or Alive 4 Original Sound Trax
Character themes "Alpha-152" • "Drunk Wolf" • "Fang" • "Flowerbed" • "Hunter's Moon" • "I Feel For You" • "Jintsuriki" • "Mentor" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Purity" • "Russian Roulette" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "Solitary Desperation" • "Sorrow" • "Steel Horse Rider" • "Successor" • "Tribal Beats" • "Turn On The Lights" • "Vigaku" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Zany Zapper"
Ending themes "Amazing" • "Bad Trip" • "Brave Heart" • "The Broken Arrows" • "Dance Of The Angel" • "Dead Soldier" • "Estheticism" • "The Fastest Fingers" • "The Fist" • "My Grave" • "Nasty Girl" • "Now And Forever" • "The Raiders" • "The Real World" • "Round The Coaster" • "Touch Me" • "Unbroken Chains"
Crash Club themes "Achoism Remix" • "B-boy No "B" Remix" • "Blazed Up Melpomene Remix" • "Break The Age Remix" • "Grand Style Remix" • "Hitohira Remix" • "Jintsuriki Remix" • "The Shooted Remix" • "Tehu Tehu Remix" • "Turn On The Lights Remix" • "Ultimate Weapon Remix" • "Vigaku Remix" • "YES or YES Remix" • "You Are Under My Control Remix"
DOA Online tracks "Flower Garden Room" • "Gorgeous Room" • "Halloween Room" • "Ice Room" • "Jungle Room" • "Outer Space Room" • "Pastry Room" • "Room Above the Clouds" • "Room in My House" • "Underwater Room" • "Zack's Shop"
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Kasumi • Tina Armstrong • Christie Allen • Helena Douglas

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Ayane • Ryu Hayabusa • Max • Victor Donovan • Weatherby • Zack • Bass Armstrong • Hayate • Bayman • Leon

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Brad Wong • Eliot • Fame Douglas • Gen Fu • Hitomi • Jann Lee • Leifang • Pirates

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Gameplay terms Attacks • Character Select • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Throws • Triangle System
Martial arts Jeet Kune Do – Karate • Ninjutsu • Pi qua quan • T'ai chi quan • Pro-wrestling • Russian martial arts • Thai-style boxing • Xinyi liuhe quan
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Aerial Gardens • Burai Zenin • Danger Zone • Demon's Church • DOATEC Germany • Downtown • Dragon Hills • Great Opera • Island • Koku An • Miyama • Prairie • Ray House • Safari • Shrine • Suspension Bridge • White Storm • Yozakura
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Character themes "B-boy no "B" ~evolved from ++~" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Break the age" • "Grand style" • "Hitohira ~reminiscent of ketsui no toki~" • "It's to Show" • "Knifepoint" • "Natural high" • "The shooted" • "TehuTehu" • "Ultimate weapon" • "Vigaku" • "YES or YES" • "You are under my control ~beautiful version 00~"
Ray House themes "Ayane Remix" • "Bass Remix" • "Bayman Remix" • "Ein Remix" • "Gen Fu Remix" • "Hayabusa Remix" • "Helena Remix" • "Jann Lee Remix" • "Kasumi Remix" • "Leifang Remix" • "Leon Remix" • "Tina Remix" • "Zack Remix"
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Guest characters Ridley • Samus Aran
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Gameplay terms Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Move Data • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Exiled shinobi • Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan • Ninpo • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Project Omega • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi • Torn Sky Blast
Martial arts Ba ji quan • Combat Sambo • Drunken fist • Jeet Kune Do – Karate • Lucha libre • Muay Thai • Ninjutsu • Pi gua quan • Pro-wrestling • Snake fist • Tai ji quan • Tengu-do • Xing yi quan • Xinyi liuhe quan
Other terms Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Figurines • Genra (wine) • System Voice • Tournament Winners
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Stages 999 Meters • Azuchi • Danger Zone • Dojo • Eternal Helix • Fallen Miyama • Freedom Survivor • Frozen Peaks • Genetic Biolab (Advanced) • Geothermal Power Plant • Hellfire • Kyoto in Bloom • Lorelei • Sacred Miyama • Tao • Whitewater Valley
Non-playable locations Great Opera • Mugen Tenshin Village
Music
Character themes "Alpha-152" • "Ayane's theme" • "Bass' theme" • "Blood Tie" • "Cracker" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "Gen Fu's theme" • "Hayabusa's theme" • "Jann Lee's theme" • "Jintsuriki" • "Karma" • "Kasumi's theme" • "Kasumi α's theme" • "Knifepoint" • "Leifang's theme" • "Monster" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Red Moon" • "Reincarnate" • "Shiden's theme" • "Successor" • "Tina's theme" • "Tribal Beats" • "Turn On The Lights" • "Vigaku" • "Zack's theme"
Chronicle Mode tracks "Brave Heart" • "The Broken Arrows" • "Dance Of The Angel" • "DOATEC" • "Ketsui no Toki" • "Look Ahead" • "Tengu-mai" • "Unbroken Chains"
Other tracks "D.O.A." • "Dimensions Training" • "Vs. Ridley" • "Wired"
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Characters
Playable Kasumi • Ayane • Hayate • Ryu Hayabusa • Helena Douglas • Christie • La Mariposa/Lisa Hamilton • Hitomi • Bayman • Kokoro • Jann Lee • Leifang • Tina Armstrong • Bass Armstrong/Mr. Strong • Zack • Eliot • Gen Fu • Brad Wong • Rig • Mila • Alpha-152 • Ein • Leon • Momiji • Marie Rose • Phase 4 • Nyotengu
Story Mode characters False Kasumi
Guest characters Akira Yuki • Jacky Bryant • Sarah Bryant • Pai Chan
Non-playable characters Miyako • Muramasa • Victor Donovan
Terms
Gameplay modes Story • Versus • Arcade • Time Attack • Survival • Team Battle • Training • Online • Spectator • Album • Movies • Fight Record • Titles • Help & Options • Music
Gameplay terms Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Cliffhanger • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Move Data • Power Blow • Power Launcher • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects DOATEC • Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DIG • Freedom Survivor • MIST • Mugen Tenshin clan • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts Aikijutsu • Ba ji quan (hakkyoku-ken) • Close quarters combat • Combat Sambo • Counter Fiend Combat • Jeet Kune Do • Karate • Lucha libre • Mixed martial arts • Muay Thai • Ninjutsu • Pi gua quan • Professional wrestling • Snake fist • Systema • T'ai chi quan • Taekwondo • Tengu-do • Xing yi quan • Xinyi liuhe quan • Ensei ken (yan qing quan) • Zui quan
Other terms Cabbage • Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Glasses • System Voice • Tournament Winners • Virtua Fighter
Locations
Stages Aircraft Carrier • Dead or Alive/Arrival • Depth • Desert Wasteland • Dojo • The Ends of the Earth • Fighting Entertainment • Flow/Primal • Forest • Fuel • Home • Hot Zone • Lab • Lorelei/Haunted Lorelei • Lost World • Sanctuary • Scramble • The Show/The Tiger Show/Coming Soon • Sky City Tokyo • Street • Sweat • Temple of the Dragon/Sakura • Zack Island
Non-playable locations Freedom Survivor • Johnny's Diner • Taylor's Bar
Music
Dead or Alive 5 Soundtrack Vol.3
Character themes Default "Alpha-152" • "Bloody Nocturne" • "Collapse" • "Drunk Wolf" • "El Diablo ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Fang" • "Flowerbed" • "Fuga ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Hunter's Moon" • "I Feel For You" • "Machinations" • "Mentor" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Oiran Drive" • "Purity" • "The Roar of the Crowd" • "Russian Roulette" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "Solitary Desperation" • "Sorrow" • "Steel Horse Rider" • "Successor" • "Tribal Beats" • "Turn On The Lights" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Vigaku" • "Zany Zapper"
Optional (console versions only) Dead or Alive 2 "B-boy no "B"" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Break the age" • "Grand Style" • "Hitohira" • "Natural High" • "The Shooted" • "Tehu Tehu" • "Ultimate Weapon" • "YES or YES" • "You Are Under My Control"
Dead or Alive 3 "Blood Tie" • "Cracker" • "Eternity" • "Four Thousand" • "I don't believe it!" • "It's to Show" • "Knifepoint" • "Look Ahead" • "Mayflower" • "Monster" • "Power Shovel" • "Prismatic Butterfly" • "Red Moon" • "Reincarnate" • "Trip" • "True Beauty"
Stage themes "Accelerator" • "Alpha-152" • "Beginning to the End" • "Blood Tie ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Can't Stop This Feeling" • "Cascade" • "The City Never Sleeps" • "Desert Storm" • "Dimensions Training" • "Fallen Leaves" • "Fire Alarm" • "Gaia" • "Ghouls' Ball" • "Gotta Move On" • "Graceful Sounds" • "Happy Funny Crazy" • "I Feel For You" • "Imps' Ball" • "Into the Abyss" • "Liberation" • "Light the Fuse" • "Like a Dragon" • "Knock You Down" • "Mist Knows" • "Niug-Nep Place" • "Oblivion" • "Polluted Air" • "Primitive Rhythm" • "Rapids" • "Scream" • "The Secret of Kung-Fu" • "Skyscraper" • "Tedious Days" • "Tempestuous Sign" • "Tiger's Family" • "Tradition"
Story Mode tracks "B-boy No "B" Remix" • "Cheerful Buddhist Priest" • "Collapse" • "Desperate Situation" • "False Fate" • "I'm a Fighter" • "Knifepoint" • "let's get it" • "Mentor" • "Monster" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Omen" • "Purity" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "The Storied Journey of the Boy and the Drunk" • "Successor" • "Superstar" • "Tribal Beats" • "Trip" • "The Way is Known ~DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Main Theme~" • "Vigaku" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Zany Zapper"
Other tracks "A Wind" • "Act Of Universe" • "An Invisible Shadow" • "Circle" • "Conditioning" • "D.O.A." • "Deep Impact" • "Dimensions Training" • "Evolution" • "Excelsior" • "Ignition" • "Link" • "Repetition" • "Showdown" • "Transcendence" • "ULTIMATE" • "Urges" • "Wired" • "X-ray" • "Zero Hour"
Archives
Achievements • Command lists • Costumes • Downloadable content • Fighting quotes • Merchandise • Promotional artwork and wallpapers • Survival Mode items • Tag throws
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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade
Characters
Playable Kasumi • Ayane • Hayate • Ryu Hayabusa • Helena Douglas • Christie • La Mariposa/Lisa Hamilton • Hitomi • Bayman • Kokoro • Jann Lee • Leifang • Tina Armstrong • Bass Armstrong/Mr. Strong • Zack • Eliot • Gen Fu • Brad Wong • Rig • Mila • Alpha-152 • Ein • Leon • Momiji • Rachel • Marie Rose • Phase 4 • Nyotengu • Honoka • Raidou
Story Mode characters False Kasumi
Guest characters Akira Yuki • Jacky Bryant • Sarah Bryant • Pai Chan • Naotora Ii • Mai Shiranui (latter two only in Arcade/PS4/XONE/PC)
Non-playable characters Miyako • Muramasa • Victor Donovan
Terms
Gameplay modes Story • Versus • Arcade • Time Attack • Survival • Team Battle • Training • Online • Spectator • Album • Movies • Fight Record • Titles • Help & Options • Music
Gameplay terms Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Cliffhanger • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Move Data • Power Blow • Power Launcher • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects DOATEC • Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DIG • Freedom Survivor • MIST • Mugen Tenshin clan • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts Aikijutsu • Ba ji quan (hakkyoku-ken) • Close quarters combat • Combat Sambo • Counter Fiend Combat • Honoka Fu • Ii Style Leg Strikes • Jeet Kune Do • Karate • Lucha libre • Mixed martial arts • Muay Thai • Ninjutsu • Pi gua quan • Professional wrestling • Snake fist • Systema • T'ai chi quan • Taekwondo • Tengu-do • Xing yi quan • Xinyi liuhe quan • Ensei ken (yan qing quan) • Zui quan
Other terms Cabbage • Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Glasses • System Voice • Tournament Winners • Virtua Fighter • Warriors series • The King of Fighters series
Locations
Stages Aircraft Carrier • Crimson (PS4/XONE) • Danger Zone (PS4/XONE) • Dead or Alive/Arrival • Depth • Desert Wasteland • Dojo • The Ends of the Earth • Fighting Entertainment • Flow/Primal • Forest • Fuel • Home • Hot Zone • Lab • Lorelei/Haunted Lorelei • Lost World • Sanctuary • Scramble • The Show/The Tiger Show/Coming Soon • Sky City Tokyo • Street • Sweat • Temple of the Dragon/Sakura • Zack Island
DLC stages (PS4/XONE) Attack on Titan • Azuchi • Fireworks
Non-playable locations Freedom Survivor • Johnny's Diner • Taylor's Bar
Music
Dead or Alive 5 Soundtrack Vol.4
Character themes Default "Alpha-152" • "Bloody Nocturne" • "Collapse" • "Dead or Alive Reboot" • "Drunk Wolf" • "El Diablo ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Fang" • "Flowerbed" • "Fuga ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Hunter's Moon" • "I Feel For You" • "Machinations" • "Mentor" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Oiran Drive" • "Our Little Secret" • "Purity" • "Roaming Blossom" • "The Roar of the Crowd" • "Russian Roulette" • "Sacred Flower" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "Solitary Desperation" • "Sorrow" • "Steel Horse Rider" • "Successor" • "Tribal Beats" • "Turn On The Lights" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Vigaku" • "Zany Zapper"
Optional Dead or Alive "AYA" • "Blade of "RYU"" • "Code Name "BAYMAN"" • "Concentration" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "Fastbreak" • "The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows Up" • "Ganna Make You Gasp" • "Heated Heartbeat" • "Ketsui no Toki" • "Kokou no Kenshi" • "Megadeath" • "No Money" • "Power is Beauty ~more beautiful mix~" • "Superstar"
Dead or Alive 2 "B-boy no "B"" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Break the age" • "Grand Style" • "Hitohira" • "Natural High" • "The Shooted" • "Tehu Tehu" • "Ultimate Weapon" • "YES or YES" • "You Are Under My Control"
Dead or Alive 3 "Blood Tie" • "Cracker" • "Eternity" • "Four Thousand" • "I don't believe it!" • "It's to Show" • "Knifepoint" • "Look Ahead" • "Mayflower" • "Monster" • "Power Shovel" • "Prismatic Butterfly" • "Red Moon" • "Reincarnate" • "Trip" • "True Beauty"
Miscellaneous "Dead or Alive Redux" • "Hitohira -DW SW MIX-" • "Ryu's Determination -DW SW MIX-" • "Tehu Tehu -DW SW MIX-"
Stage themes "Accelerator" • "Against the mega disastrous blow -Last Round mix-" • "Alpha-152" • "Beginning to the End" • "Blood Tie ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Can't Stop This Feeling" • "Cascade" • "The City Never Sleeps" • "Desert Storm" • "Dimensions Training" • "Fallen Leaves" • "Fire Alarm" • "Gaia" • "Ghouls' Ball" • "Gotta Move On" • "Graceful Sounds" • "Happy Funny Crazy" • "I Feel For You" • "Imps' Ball" • "Into the Abyss" • "Liberation" • "Light the Fuse" • "Like a Dragon" • "Look Ahead" • "Knock You Down" • "Mist Knows" • "Natural High" • "Niug-Nep Place" • "Oblivion" • "Polluted Air" • "Primitive Rhythm" • "Rapids" • "Reincarnate" • "Scream" • "The Secret of Kung-Fu" • "Skyscraper" • "Tedious Days" • "Tempestuous Sign" • "Tiger's Family" • "Tradition" • "Trip" • "Tropical Beat"
Story Mode tracks "B-boy No "B" Remix" • "Cheerful Buddhist Priest" • "Collapse" • "Desperate Situation" • "False Fate" • "I'm a Fighter" • "Knifepoint" • "let's get it" • "Mentor" • "Monster" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Omen" • "Purity" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "The Storied Journey of the Boy and the Drunk" • "Successor" • "Superstar" • "Tribal Beats" • "Trip" • "The Way is Known ~DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Main Theme~" • "Vigaku" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Zany Zapper"
Other tracks "A Wind" • "Act Of Universe" • "An Invisible Shadow" • "Circle" • "Conditioning" • "D.O.A." • "Deep Impact" • "Dimensions Training" • "Evolution" • "Excelsior" • "Ignition" • "Link" • "Physical System" • "Repetition" • "Result" • "Showdown (DOA1)" • "Showdown" • "The New Century" • "Transcendence" • "ULTIMATE" • "Urges" • "Wired" • "X-ray" • "Zero Hour"
Archives
Achievements • Combo challenges • Command lists • Costumes • Downloadable content • Fighting quotes • Merchandise • Promotional artwork and wallpapers • Survival Mode items • Tag throws
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