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===Fandom===
The ''Dead or Alive'' [[Fandom|fanbase]] consist of several community sites and groups: ''Free Step Dodge'', ''DOAWorld'', ''TKPlayers'', ''Competitive Dead or Alive Group/FB'', and ''Dead or Alive Group/FB''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKmLjwVzq6g&pp=ygUiZGVhZCBvciBhbGl2ZSA1IGxhc3Qgcm91bmQgY3JlZGl0cw%3D%3D Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (End Credits)]</ref> Between 2015 and 2019, [[Team Ninja]] wouldheld hold theannual ''Dead or Alive Festival'' events where fans could compete in fighting game tournaments, along with [[cosplay]], photo and [[fan art|illustration]] contests, and cancould either win or purchase merchandise of the series.<ref>[https://www.teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/us/doa_festival.html DEAD OR ALIVE 5: Last Round]</ref><ref>[https://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/us/doa_festival2016.html DEAD OR ALIVE FESTIVAL]</ref><ref>[https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/doafes/2018/ DEAD OR ALIVE FESTIVAL 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/doafes/2019/en/index.html DEAD OR ALIVE FESTIVAL 2019]</ref> Team Ninja would also hold costume design contests where various artworks of characters in fan-made costume designs arewere submitted to the producers and the winners would have their costume designs featured in the games.<ref>[https://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/ultimate/us/halloween2014/index.html DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Ultimate Halloween costumes 2014]</ref><ref>[https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/doafes/2019/section05en.html DOA6 Design contest]</ref>
In October 2007, a [[Fan labor|fan-made]] [[web series]] of CG action movies called ''Dead Fantasy'' was created by late web-based animator and writer, [[Monty Oum]]. ''Dead Fantasy'' featured ''Dead or Alive'' characters, Kasumi, [[Ryu Hayabusa]], [[Ayane (Dead or Alive)|Ayane]], [[Helena Douglas]], [[Hayate (Dead or Alive)|Hayate]], [[Hitomi (Dead or Alive)|Hitomi]], along with ''Ninja Gaiden'' characters, [[Rachel (Ninja Gaiden)|Rachel]] and [[Momiji (Ninja Gaiden)|Momiji]], competing against a number of characters from the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' [[Role-playing video game|RPG]] franchises. The web series feature numerous [[Battle royal|battle royale-style]] brawls as the two sides fight against each other in a number of different environments. As well as the multiple references to the namesake series, there are also salutes to other games, films, and media of the fighting genre, plus some examples of fan-made weaponry and costumes. ''Dead Fantasy'' was well-received by fans of all four game series, and gained success on and off the internet, with trailers, previews and the installmentsinstalments themselves being featured at several gaming conventions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamingdead.com/2009/07/07/gd-at-ax-interview-with-monty-oum|title=GD at AX: Interview with Monty Oum|publisher=Gaming Dead|first=Meredith|last=Sweet|date=2009-07-07|access-date=2011-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202221728/http://gamingdead.com/2009/07/07/gd-at-ax-interview-with-monty-oum|archive-date=2015-02-02|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nag.co.za/2015/02/02/monty-oum-creator-of-rwby-dead-fantasy-has-died/|title=Monty Oum, creator of RWBY, Dead Fantasy, has died|publisher=NAG|first=Rick|last=de Klerk|date=2015-02-02|access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref>
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