Tina Armstrong

Tina Armstrong
Dead or Alive character
Tina Armstrong in Dead or Alive 5
First game	Dead or Alive (1996)
Created by	Tomonobu Itagaki
Voiced by (English)	Kate Higgins (DOAX2–present)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Mami Koyama (DOA) Yūko Nagashima (DOA2–present)
Portrayed by	Jaime Pressly (film)
Fictional profile
Birthplace	Texas (United States)
Nationality	American
Fighting style	Professional wrestling
Occupation	Wrestler and model Rock star (DOA5)

Tina Armstrong (Japanese: ティナ・アームストロング, Hepburn: Tina Āmusutorongu^?) is a player character in the Dead or Alive fighting game franchise by Team Ninja and Tecmo Koei. She was introduced in the original Dead or Alive in 1996 as an American professional wrestler who uses the Dead or Alive fighting tournaments as a springboard to fame and fortune. In subsequent series appearances, she is indecisive about her career interests, much to the chagrin of her overprotective father, Bass Armstrong. Tina has appeared on official series merchandise in addition to the feature film DOA: Dead or Alive, and has received critical reception as one of the most iconic video-game blondes.

Tina Armstrong is the only child of famous professional wrestler Bass Armstrong, who raised her alone after her mother's death. He wanted Tina to follow him into the wrestling industry, and trains her for such at a young age. Though she is already an expert grappler by her teenage years, she dreams of expanding her horizons beyond the wrestling scene. In the original Dead or Alive game, Tina joins the Dead or Alive fighting tournament as a vehicle for becoming discovered by Hollywood. Bass opposes this decision as he does not want her to quit wrestling, and enters the competition himself to prevent her achieving her goals. Tina reaches the final match against Kasumi, which she ends up forfeiting, but nonetheless collects the cash prize after Kasumi refuses it. In Dead or Alive 2, Tina aspires to become a supermodel, for which she bleaches her hair blonde and dresses in skimpy outfits. She ends up having to fight her own father in the competition, and emerges victorious. She gets her wish and begins modeling on a television show.