I just had a flash back of when I was still pretty much an arcade gamer. The days when tokens are the real hype. And then I remembered the only "fighting game I played -- next to Tekken -- which is Dead or Alive. And now I present to you... Hitomi!

Hitomi is a German-Japanese High School girl and a karate expert from the Dead or Alive series, debuted in Dead or Alive 3. She has been practicing the art of karate under her father's tutelage since she was a child.

Hitomi entered the Dead or Alive Tournament either to prove her skills and/or to see Ein. It is unclear  whether she actually knows that the amnesiac, martial art prodigy that she once knew was actually Hayate, a shinobi master and leader of the Mugen Tenshin clan.

Although Japanese, Hitomi has a more western appearance than Eastern overall: she has bright blue eyes and shoulder-long brunette hair, which is styled with long side-bangs and a front fringe, normally pushed back with a pink headband. Throughout the series, her height and bust measurements have change, through only by a couple of centimeters: In Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, she's 161 cm tall with a 89 cm bust; in Dead or Alive 4, she's 160 cm tall with a 90 cm bust, and in Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, she's 158 cm tall with a 89 cm bust.

Her clothing also bears a western-feel, consisting mostly of jeans, tank-tops and denim jackets, complete with protective fighter's gloves. A running detail on her jeans is that the back label always bear the initials of the game she's in; for example, in Dead or Alive 4, the ladel reads "DOA4." Hitomi also sometimes sports her own embalm, mostly printed on her top or the back of her jacket. The embalm, in its simplest form, is the shape of an eagle with fanned-out wings. More detailed versions of the emblem show the eagle in greater style, holding a banner in its talons with Hitomi's name upon it. Phrases like "Thanks for the fight" and "My fists are on fire" may also be printed on it.

Hitomi can be considered the successor to Ein, in terms of fighting technique and statistics. However, Hitomi is slightly faster, compared to Ein's strikes being somewhat more powerful than hers. She has the strongest punch techniques amongst the females characters.

Hitomi's fighting style relies on quick, medium-damage strikes, and her recovery time frame is excellent. Her tell-tale "wind-up" shared with Ein, however, is a popular counter-attack weakness for her, and the majority of her attacks lack good mix-up's, which means that most high-to-mid holds are effective against her. Her "interruption attacks" however (such as the Tsubauchi) are competent in keeping the opponent off-guard, as well as making Hitomi preferable for aggressive players.

Hitomi's Ending in DoA 4: