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The following article is for the canon timeline in the Dead or Alive series and other game series related to it.

Original timeline (1996 - 2004)[]

Based on the information found in Ryu Hayabusa's bio in the manual for the original Dead or Alive, the Dead or Alive series takes place after the original Ninja Gaiden series.

Ninja Gaiden Shadow
three years later
Ninja Gaiden (NES version)
unknown amount of time later
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
unknown amount of time later (one year after the first game)
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive 2
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive 3
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
unknown amount of time later

Modern timeline (2004 - present)[]

After the release of the 2004 Xbox title Ninja Gaiden, the Ninja Gaiden series was revamped and the original games were made redundant in the story.

With Ayane being fourteen-years-old in the game, Ninja Gaiden takes place two years before the original Dead or Alive.

Ninja Gaiden (Xbox version)/Black/Sigma (Sigma Plus)
six months later
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
six months later
The Vampire War
directly after The Vampire War
Ninja Gaiden II/Sigma 2/Sigma 2 Plus
one year later
Dead or Alive
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive 2/Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive 3
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive 4
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2/Dead or Alive Paradise
unknown amount of time later
Ninja Gaiden 3/Razor's Edge
two years after Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive 5/Ultimate/Last Round
unknown amount of time later
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3/Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive 6
unknown amount of time later
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation
unknown amount of time later


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Games
Main series Dead or AliveDead or Alive 2Dead or Alive 3Dead or Alive 4Dead or Alive 5Dead or Alive 6
Spin-offs and related titles Dead or Alive++DOA2: HardcoreDead or Alive UltimateDead or Alive OnlineGirls of DOA BlackJackDead or Alive DimensionsDead or Alive 5+Dead or Alive 5 UltimateDead or Alive 5 Last Round
Dead or Alive Xtreme sub‑series Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach VolleyballDead or Alive Xtreme 2Dead or Alive ParadiseDead or Alive Xtreme 3Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus VacationDead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet
Canceled games Dead or Alive: Code ChronosProject Progressive
Related series Other Koei Tecmo series Ninja Gaiden seriesWarriors seriesFatal Frame seriesSuper Swing GolfDeception series
Third-party Crossovers Virtua Fighter seriesSNK MultiverseSenran Kagura seriesAzur Lane series
Characters
Playable characters Main cast KasumiZackRyu HayabusaBaymanLeifangGen FuTina ArmstrongJann LeeBass Armstrong/Mr. StrongAyaneHelena DouglasLeonEinHayateHitomiBrad WongChristieLa Mariposa/Lisa HamiltonKokoroEliotRigMilaMomijiRachelMarie RosePhase 4NyotenguHonokaTamakiDiegoNiCO
Secondary Kasumi αShidenFalse Kasumi
Final bosses RaidouBankotsuboGenraAlpha-152
Xtreme only MisakiLunaFionaNagisaKannaMonicaSayuriPattyTsukushiLobeliaNanamiEliseKoharuAmyShandyYukino
Guest characters SPARTAN-458Rio Rollins TachibanaAkira YukiSarah BryantPai ChanJacky BryantNaotora IiMai ShiranuiKula Diamond
Non-playable characters Main series Alicia ArmstrongAnastasiaAnneAyameBuraiChenFame DouglasGoldieHitomi's fatherIrene LewIsabellaKuramasan MaousonLaurenMariaMei LinMiyakoMuramasaNikiVictor Donovan
Guest characters RidleySamus Aran
Non-canon characters Max MarshWeatherby
Miscellaneous characters Toreko
Terms
Gameplay modes StoryVersusArcadeTime AttackSurvivalTag BattleTeam BattleTrainingOnlineSpectatorAlbumMoviesFight RecordTitlesHelp & OptionsMusic
Gameplay terms AttacksAttack ChangeBoss BattlesCharacter SelectCliffhangerComboCounter BlowCritical HitDanger ZoneGame OverHoldsKnocked OutMatchMove DataPower BlowPower LauncherReplaySide SteppingSpecial MovesStagesStancesTag ThrowsTriangle System
Plot subjects DOATECDead or Alive World Combat ChampionshipMugen Tenshin clanNinpoNukenin (missing shinobi)Project AlphaProject EpsilonShinobiTengu
Other terms CreditsCutscenesEndingsGlassesOpeningsSystem VoiceTournament Winners
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