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2. Kasumi - Dead Or Alive

In a way - like in a purely business-minded, "Well, sex sells, right?" way - you've gotta hand it to Team Ninja; they've never shied away from acknowledging just how creeping fans of DOA can be when it comes to objectifying the characters in their games. Sure, the male fighters are all over-muscled sex-dogs who'd just as soon dominate a string of wanting women and down a bloody steak in one bite as they would win the DOA Tournament itself, but its the women who got far sleazier treatment. Later instalments would go as far as to have photo modes where you watch them from bushes, or present the option for paid DLC costumes that would reveal more skin at the cost of real cash. Right off the bat though, the first DOA proudly showcased what's become known as 'boob physics' - something you can see present to this day in all their releases. It all looked ridiculous, and although newer DOA games would choose to make sex objects out of everyone from Kasumi to Tina, Helena, Lei Fang and beyond, it was the opening animation that showed her dancing as her breasts looked to be trying to return to their home planet, that really makes for the weirdest feeling when you watch any of it back. Dead or Alive's coders pride themselves on cornering the market on this smut-fuelled franchise, but there's something inherently creepy about whoever thought it was okay to start this train rolling in the first place - not that it affected anyone on the consumer side.