Tomonobu Itagaki On Dead or Alive Characters’ Original Names
Over on his Facebook page, former Dead or Alive director Tomonobu Itagaki has shared some insight into the game’s characters and what their names were originally going to be, prior to the release of the final version of Dead or Alive 1.
Itagaki posted the information in response to a fan asking about screenshots from the prototype build of Dead or Alive 1 on the Sega Model 2 arcade hardware. The screenshots showed off a character named Kelly (above), who wasn’t included in the final game. In reply to the comment, Itagaki stated:
