Hitomi (ヒトミ?) is a player character in the Dead or Alive fighting game series by Team Ninja and Tecmo (Tecmo Koei). She was introduced in Dead or Alive 3 in 2001, replacing Ein/Hayate as the regular karate martial artist in the character roster. Hitomi is a half-Japanese German girl who has been practicing the art of karate since she was a child and enters the Dead or Alive Tournaments either to test her skills against other martial artists or to see Hayate. The character was well received by game critics for her sex appeal and personality. Hitomi was born in Germany to her German father, a karate master with his own dojo, and a Japanese mother. From a young age, Hitomi trained in the art under her father's guidance. Hitomi is a very friendly, cheerful, energetic girl but is also a hard-working martial artist with a life-long grueling training, as well as a complete commitment to her studies. She is a very honorable competitor and always fights fairly in a match, and will complim...