Editing Rig

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{{Character Infobox
|title1= {{PAGENAME}}
|japanese_name= リグ (''Rigu'')
|image1= <gallery>
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|caption1= Rig in ''Dead or Alive 6''
|title2= Playable Character
|full_name= Unknown
|also_known_as= The Fighter without a Past (DOA5)<br>The Kicks of Truth And Deceit (DOA6)
|other_names = Victor Donovan Jr. (when being mind controlled)
|first_appearance= ''[[Dead or Alive 5]]'' (2012)
|martial_art= Self-taught [[taekwondo]]
|place_of_birth= Canada
|nationality= [[File:CanadaFlag.png]] Canadian
|age = Unknown (possibly early-to-mid 20s)
|status= Alive
|personal_alignment= Good<br />Unwillingly Evil (When being mind controlled)
|species= Human
|gender= Male ([[File:Male.png]])
|height= 185 cm (6' 1")
|weight= 87 kg (191 lbs.)
|measurements= B106 W85 H97 cm (B42" W33" H38")
|eye_color= Light brown
|hair_color= Dark brown
|occupations= [[MIST]] agent (unwillingly)
|former_occupations= Oil platform chief engineer
|alignments= MIST (unwillingly)
|former_alignments= DIG
|hobbies= Drinking after work
|food_and_drink= Beer
|relatives= [[Victor Donovan]] (possible father)
|friends= Bass Armstrong
|rivals= Bass (friendly, later unwillingly), Christie, Jann Lee, Hayate, Kasumi
|japanese= [[Hiroki Tōchi]]
|english= [[Liam O'Brien]] (''DOA5'')<br>[[Kyle Hebert]] (''DOA6'')
}}

{{Q|I don't hold back when I fight.|Rig in ''Dead or Alive 6''}}
'''Rig''' is an [[Fuel|oil platform]] worker and [[taekwondo]] practitioner who made his debut in the 2012 title ''[[Dead or Alive 5]]'', along with [[Mila]].

A man who has worked on an oil platform since a young age, Rig does not know his real name or where he comes from.

==History==
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===Childhood===
So far, nothing is known about Rig's childhood. He supposedly lived on an oil rig for most of his life and it was here where he learned the martial art of taekwondo.

===[[Dead or Alive 5|The Fifth Tournament]] and [[MIST]]===
At the start of ''Dead or Alive 5'', Rig is working on a [[DOATEC]]-owned oil rig alongside [[Bass]], whom he often gets into fights with, but nevertheless is on good terms with. He is confronted by [[Christie]], who visits the rig and seems to know about his past. At Taylor's Bar, Rig gets into fights with [[Jann Lee]] and [[Eliot]] after the former causes commotion with [[Brad Wong]]. Rig is victorious in both battles. Afterwards, Rig finds [[Kasumi]]'s [[False Kasumi|clone]] roaming around the oil rig trying to find [[Alpha-152]]. He tries to stop her, but is defeated.

It is revealed in the last chapters that he is working with [[MIST]]. As [[Hayate]] and [[Ayane]] infiltrate the lab on the oil rig, Rig engages the former in battle. Although he is defeated, he captures Hayate and reactivates [[Project Epsilon]]. When the real Kasumi appears and finds Hayate, Rig challenges her to a fight but loses to her. Afterwards, he walks back towards the edge of the stage and allows himself to fall.

After the credits, it is revealed that Rig is [[Victor_Donovan|Donovan's]] son. Rig tells his father that the results were better than they expected and that "Phase 4" is ready to begin. Everything is going according to their plan.

=== [[Dead or Alive 6|The Sixth Tournament]] ===
Rig used to work as the supervisor and chief engineer on the oil platform owned by DOATEC that was burned during the 5th Tournament. He had lived on that platform since he was a child, and after the accident, not knowing anything about his own origins, and having nowhere else to go, he moved to New York to live with Bass. Thrown into this new life without the only work he knew, Rig was faced with too much free time and boredom he was not used to.

When Zack comes to town to scout for fighters to enter the next tournament, Rig decides to work off some stress by getting involved in an underground street fighting ring. He even indirectly recruits [[Diego]] from the ring, accusing him of being a coward and instigating a fight with him.

While in the middle of cheering the grand opening of the sixth tournament, Christie activates the "Donovan Jr." personality within Rig. He then proceeds to lure the ninjas out of hiding in order to move [[MIST]]'s plans forward. He does not participate in the tournament after that.

==Character==
===Appearance===
:''See also: [[:category:Costumes for Rig|Rig's costumes]]''
Rig appears to be a tall Caucasian man in his mid-to-late twenties with a lean muscular build and a square jaw as well as a handsome yet chiseled face. He is a brunette and his hair has been styled into a buzz cut with a couple of visible lines shaved out at the front hairline. He also has many tattoos along his arms and a couple on his torso, none of which have been colored.
He also has brown eyes with what appears to be a cut above his right eye on his eyebrow, which as a result makes his eyes looks slightly somewhat asymmetric at certain points or angles.
His default outfit is a black, sleeveless hoodie which exposes the front of his torso and baggy stone-washed jeans complete with wristbands and a belt with a pouch on his right hip. His secondary is outfit is his work attire at the rig that is similar to Bass as it has some tools and gear on the pants but he ties his shirt to the waist showing his somewhat stained brown tank top, and he wears black work shoes and gloves and his safety hat is worn on the back of his tank top.

Regarding other gear he wears, he dresses relatively stylishly, donning a casual shirt and khaki shorts and a fedora cap in his Casual DLC, as well as dressing as a prisoner with his shirt worn tied to the waist with a tied bandanna head cover, as well as even dressing as a cop in the Police DLC. He seems to dress somewhat more revealing like Ein, wearing outfits that often feature him shirtless or show his chest and abdomen, and he even wears skimpy trunks in his Valentine's Day DLC, but overall his outfits always seem to have a cool, stylish, rebellious "bad boy" type vibe with them as well as close to modern tastes.

As shown in the Dead or Alive 6 trailer that reveals him as well as newcomer Diego being added to the cast, his appearance remains largely unaltered from Dead or Alive 5; he still dons the same default attire he wore before, but with different coloured trousers and his buzzcut appears to have grown out somewhat. His hood will now come off when he's struck with a strong enough attack as well. Dead or Alive 6 briefly shows him with glowing red eyes as a result of MIST's mind control.

===Personality===
Rig seems to be a laid-back, fun-loving kind of guy. After his fight with [[Bass Armstrong]] – started when Bass reacts badly to Rig's casual comment of how pointless it was for the man to bring out his motorcycle to the middle of the ocean – Rig just calls it a work-out and invites Bass to have a drink, showing he had no hard feelings. He even laughs lightly as Bass, still a little annoyed with him, tries to shrug him off his arm. He was also shown to be loyal to his fellow workers, as he risked his life to save them when DIG was being destroyed. Also, upon learning that Diego turned down Zack's invitation to the ''Dead or Alive'' tournament, he attempted to get him to change his mind, although he was somewhat harsh on Diego in the process.

However, despite this laid-back personality, he has a hidden dark side, being willing to take part in MIST's unethical experiments on human beings. He appears to be fully loyal to Donovan and his nefarious schemes, playing a significant role in capturing Hayate to restart Project Epsilon, as well as apparently having involvement in the Phase 4 project as well.

It is later revealed that these two personalities are the result of mind control, with the fun-loving aspect being his default personality, while his darker personality can be activated by Christie, whereupon he unknowingly becomes an unwilling servant of MIST.

===Etymology===
"Rig" is actually a nickname given to the man by his fellow workers due to the long amount of time he has been working on the oil rig. 

==Relationships==
===Christie===
Although it is unclear right now, Rig may have known [[Christie]] previously. She remarks on how much he has grown, hinting that she may have known him when he was younger. Christie approaches Rig while he is busy at work and he forcefully shooed her away, citing the danger of the work environment. However, Rig doesn't seem to have any memory of meeting her before and, when Rig points this out, Christie neither confirms nor denies ever meeting him. They appeared later on to have a work-related relationship, both working under Donovan's orders. In the final moments of ''Dead or Alive 5'', they both fight against [[Kasumi]] in order to prevent her from destroying [[Alpha-152]].

In ''Dead or Alive 6'', it is revealed that Christie effectively acts as Rig's handler, and has the ability to trigger Rig's darker alter-ego to come out.

===Bass Armstrong===
Rig and Bass work together on an oil platform located offshore. Although they get into fights – mostly due to Bass' quick temper and Rig's playful humor – they also get along very well. During the story, when the oil platform catches fire, Rig and Bass work together to escort other workers to safety and prevent the fire. They share a full alliance with two [[Tag Throws|tag throws]] in tag battle.

During ''Dead or Alive 6,'' after his “home”, DIG was destroyed due to his involvement with MIST, Bass let Rig stay at his own home. When Bass and Tina were having a wrestling match, he rooted for Bass, and later watched as Tina invited Honoka up for a round. When Rig suddenly disappeared during a tournament match, Bass becomes worry of his friend’s disappearance and is confuse on why the ninjas, including [[Bayman]] attempt to kill him, unaware that Rig’s true situation is in danger by MIST’s mind control on him.

===Victor Donovan===
Rig is Donovan's possible son, although not much is shown about their relationship. "Donovan Jr." is revealed to be his programmed identity when under mind control, making it ambiguous as to whether he is actually related to Donovan. As Victor Donovan Jr., he is shown to be loyal to Donovan's schemes and willing to carry out his dirty work, but with this being due to mind control it seems likely that Donovan merely views Rig as yet another pawn to exploit in order to achieve his goals.

===Jann Lee===
Rig stopped Jann Lee from fighting Brad in Taylor's Bar at the DIG oil platform. Jann Lee saw him as a real fighter, and challenged him to a match, from which Rig emerged the winner. Jann Lee seems to hold a grudge for his loss, and hopes to fight Rig again to see who is the strongest.

Although they meet again in ''Dead or Alive 6'' and Jann Lee defeats him, Jann Lee finds that Rig isn’t himself due to being under the effects of mind control.

===Diego===
Rig heard about Diego’s current status from [[Zack]] and [[Mila]], regarding the street fighter’s ill mother. He subsequently confronts Diego at a street fighting match, and eventually manages to convince him to join the ''Dead or Alive 6'' tournament.

===Hayate===
Due to his two personalities, he has a complicated antagonistic relationship with Hayate. Rig, or more accurately, Victor Donovan Jr., was responsible for capturing and subjecting Hayate to Project Epsilon again, and also exploited a built-in safeguard in Hayate to escape.

When Hayate encountered him again in New York City, however, Rig did not recall Hayate, and denied even being aware of the organization MIST, let alone working for them. When Hayate encountered him again, however, Victor Donovan Jr.'s personality had resurfaced and dispatched the [[prototype]] to deal with the ninja. Although the prototype was defeated, Rig nonetheless escaped due to exploiting Hayate's Project Epsilon safeguard again. They later encountered each other for the final time, with Hayate defeating him after resisting the safeguard due to Lisa temporarily disabling it, although he was ultimately forced to let Victor Jr. escape due to learning Ayane had been captured.

==Gameplay==
''See also: [[:category:Command lists for Rig|Rig's command lists]]''

His martial art, taekwondo, emphasizes kicking techniques, and as of his debut Rig is a pressure type character. Although a bit average in speed, Rig has quick kick techniques that he can use to pressure defensive opponents, as well as a few but effective launch strikes to further mix up and put his opponent on the offensive. He has a bend stance that not only grants him scary options and combo potential as well as a "reset" throw that puts him at advantage, but also helps his combo and pressure game making him difficult to stop once he gains momentum. His main weaknesses are that his throws and holds while useful are relatively mediocre and aren't very spectacular aside from just throw punishment and holding when needed. He also somewhat lacks range and even though he has moves to move in on opponents, he's more suited for up close pressure and may struggle against keep out or zoning type characters.

Overall he's a fairly solid character but isn't really suited for beginners due to his stances and style that may intimidate players attempting to pick him up. When mastered however he can quickly become one of the most dangerous combatants in the game thanks to his pressure.

===Stats===
The following are Rig's official stats as listed in the games.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|- class="wiki-top"
! width="30%" |Game
! width="10%" |Strike
! width="10%" |Throw
! width="10%" |Hold
! width="10%" |Power
! width="10%" |Speed
! width="10%" |Moves
|-
| class="wiki-sub" |'''''Dead or Alive 5'' (''5+'')'''
|5/5
|1/5
|1/5
|3/5
|4/5
|4/5
|-
| class="wiki-sub" |'''''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'''''<br />'''''Dead or Alive 5 Last Round'''''
|5/5
|2/5
|2/5
|4/5
|3/5
|5/5
|}

==Appearances==
===''Dead or Alive'' series===
*''[[Dead or Alive 5]]'' (''5+'') (playable, 2012-13)
*''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate]]'' (playable, 2013)
*''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade'' (playable, 2013)
*''[[Dead or Alive 5 Last Round]]'' (playable, 2015)
*[https://deadoralive.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_6 ''Dead or Alive 6''] (playable, 2019)

==Fighting quotes==
*''[[Dead or Alive 5/Fighting quotes#Rig|Dead or Alive 5]]''
*''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate/Fighting quotes#Rig|Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate]]''
*''[[Dead or Alive 5 Last Round/Fighting quotes#Rig|Dead or Alive 5 Last Round]]''
*[https://deadoralive.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_6/Fighting_quotes Dead or Alive 6]

==Music themes==
The following are the music themes used for Rig throughout the series.

{|class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center"
|-class="wiki-top"
!width="20%"|Theme
!width="60%"|Game appearances
|-
| class="wiki-sub" |"'''[[Machinations|<font color="white">Machinations</font>]]'''"
|align="left"|''Dead or Alive 5+''<br />''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'' (default theme)<br />''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade''<br />''Dead or Alive 5 Last Round'' (default theme)
|}

==Gallery==
:''See: [[Rig/Gallery|Rig gallery]]''

==Trivia==
*Rig was the first Canadian character in the [[Dead or Alive (series)|''Dead or Alive'' series]] and the first one to use taekwondo as their martial art. It also seems that he was the first character to have permanent tattoos; although in the past some characters have had costumes that gave them body markings, those were never "real."
*Rig has a tattoo of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, a formula used in quantum mechanics, on his right arm.
*Although his fighting style is taekwondo, some of his holds resemble muay thai moves choreographed by martial artists [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Jaa Tony Jaa] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong-Bak:_Muay_Thai_Warrior Ong Bak]) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adkins Scott Adkins] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undisputed_II:_Last_Man_Standing Undisputed 2], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undisputed_III:_Redemption 3] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyka:_Undisputed Boyka: Undisputed]).

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