Team Ninja has revealed a new character joining the fight in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round: a high school girl named Honoka.
Below is publisher Koei Tecmo’s official backstory for Honoka:
“Having been raised all her life by her gentle and loving grandmother, Honoka is a sweet, easygoing kind of girl… but when she sees a fight, she cannot contain her excitement, or the mysterious power surging within her. Honoka has a strange knack for instantly learning any fighting move she sees. She has kept this power hush-hush, but has been itching to test it out in secret.
Honoka studies her favorite moves from various sources and fighting styles, and combines them into a unique style which she calls "Honoka Fu". Since her build is that of an average teenage girl, her moves, while skilled, may not always pack the same punch as the fighter she learned them from. In her Hissatsu-no-Kamae stance, however, she is imbued with an unbelievable strength and becomes capable of techniques she has never seen from any other fighter.”
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round launches on February 17 in North America and on February 20 in Europe for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC via Steam. Unlocked titles, costumes, and Story Mode progress can transfer from Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate on last-generation platforms to DOA5: Last Round so long as they are of the same console family.
A free-to-download version named Dead or Alive 5: Last Round: Core Fighters will be available for PS4 and Xbox One and include Ayane, Hayate, Kasumi and Ryu Hayabusa. Only on the PS4 will players will be able to purchase additional characters for the free-to-play version.