Dead Fantasy

Dead Fantasy is a series of CG movies created by Monty Oum, featuring cast from the Final Fantasy series and the Dead or Alive series battling it out.

Since the first installment the Dead Fantasy series has been well received by fans of both the ‘’Final Fantasy’’ and ‘’Dead or Alive’’ franchises with trailers and previews for the installments, and the installments themselves, being shown in several major gaming conventions.

It is currently unknown how many installments the series will consist of.



Dead Fantasy I
The first installment of Dead Fantasy was posted in October 2007 and introduces the first six female characters of the series battling inside and outside a temple situated on the top of a tower. The first episode has been labeled by Monty Oum as the one he "wanted to do the least" because it only served as an "introduction" for the other episodes.

Characters Introduced
Type: Ranged, Utility
 * Yuna

Fighting Style: Gunner

Weapon: Magic, Tiny Bee, Items

Yuna is the first character to appear in the Dead Fantasy series, running through an enormous ancient temple while being pursued by two shadowed figures who later turn out to be Kasumi and Ayane. She puts up a fair fight against the two kunoichi, but ultimately needs help to even the odds. She is about average in speed, but can shoot projectiles from a distance, both bullets and energy-based. She is also equipped with Potions and Ethers, which she used to revive Tifa in Dead Fantasy II. Her one-on-one battle with Kasumi, and later Kasumi X, forced her to temporarily change to her summoner outfit and summon the ‘’Final Fantasy X’’ versions of Ixion, Shiva, Valefor, Ifrit and Bahamut.

Type: Balanced
 * Kasumi

Fighting Style: Mugen Tenshin Ninjutsu

Weapon: Ninja Magic, Ninjatō, Tanto Debuting in Dead or Alive on Playstation 1, Kasumi is a 17-year-old runaway ninja that fights in the DOA tournaments to meet her brother, Hayate. Her Tenjinmon ninjutsu is lethal, quick as well as elegant, and many of her trademark moves are displayed during her battle with the Final Fantasy cast. One such move was her Sakura Parry teleportation ability, in which she teleports in a burst of pink sakura petals. She also uses her sword to defend herself in the fight and emits bursts of energy from her hands as a long range attack. Her duel with Yuna in Dead Fantasy III was interrupted by a small army of Kasumi X clones. Forced to deal with her clones she teleports away taking her clones with her. Near the end of Dead Fantasy V she is seen fighting her clones with several already dead around her. However due to exhaustion she nearly gets killed until Ryu Hayabusa saves her. She passes out in his arms.

Type: Agile, Magical
 * Ayane

Fighting Style: Mugen Tenshin Hajin Mon Ninjutsu

Weapon: Ninja Magic, Energy Sword "Genra" Debuting in Dead or Alive as a sparring dummy on Sega Saturn and ‘’Dead or Alive 2’’ as a playable character on Playstation 1, Ayane is quiet and reserved. At 16 years, her Hajin Mon Style Ninjutsu is fast and direct, reflecting her anger at being exiled from her clan. She and Kasumi are half sisters, sharing the same mother. Ayane was born from a rape by the ruthless Tenjinmon ninja, Raidou. In Dead Fantasy II Ayane displays one of her ultimate techniques, her ninpo powers, destroying the building the girls were fighting in the process (just like how she did in her Dead or Alive 4 ending). She uses the energy sword from her adoptive father, Genra, as her primary martial weapon.

Type: Agile
 * Rikku

Fighting Style: Thief

Weapon: Twin Blades

Rikku comes to Yuna's aid early in Dead Fantasy I, stealing Ayane's weapon but then returning it to keep things fair. She's extremely fast and reliable, protecting Yuna throughout Dead Fantasy I and then an MP-less Tifa in Dead Fantasy II.

Type: Strong
 * Hitomi

Fighting Style: Karate

Weapon: Fists

Debuting in Dead or Alive 3 for the X-Box, Hitomi is an 18-year old German Karate master who attends the DOA tournaments to test her skills against the best in the world. She appears to support Ayane and Kasumi in their battle against Rikku and Yuna about halfway through Dead Fantasy I. She is physically the second strongest out of the entire DOA female cast, shown in Dead Fantasy I when she knocked Yuna and Rikku out of the temple they were fighting within utilizing enormous blocks of stone. She is given exaggerated strength to compensate for her lack of magical powers. In Dead Fantasy III she demonstrates her karate mastery by defeating Tifa in a one on one martial art engagement by systematically disconnecting her from her materia while blinded and poisoned. In Dead Fantasy V she is shown to be unhappy with Hyate interfearing. Enough to slap him, she's also shown to be working with Helena involving the materia she took from Tifa.

Type: Strong, Magical
 * Tifa

Fighting Style: Zangan-Ryu Martial Arts

Weapon: Materia Magic, Fists

Tifa appears at the end of Dead Fantasy I, saving Yuna and Rikku by dispatching all three Dead or Alive girls at once with her martial arts ability. She arrives sporting a multitude of material, although she does not utilize them until Dead Fantasy II, mixing their power in with her martial arts. So far, she is the only member on the Final Fantasy side that uses her fists, matching up with Hitomi from the DOA series. She is evidently equipped with, at minimum, the following materia: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Time, Gravity, Ultima, Barrier, Poison, Blind, and Contain. Despite her prowess however she was bested in a martial art duel with Hitomi in Dead Fantasy III, losing most of, if not all of her materia during the battle. In Dead fantasy V she battles Hayate's ninja's and despite killing many of them still falls. She is last seen being taken away in a Helicopter guarded by Helena and Hitomi and several DOATEC solders. It's also shown that she is having trouble with Cloud since she was shown backing away from him in a flashback in Dead Fantasy V.

Dead Fantasy II
"You haven't seen anything yet..."

—End of Dead Fantasy II



The 2nd installment was posted March 2008 and was also featured at the Anime Boston convention on March 23, 2008. This segment introduced the use of magic on both sides of the battle and is a good 7 minutes longer then Dead Fantasy I. The action begins where the last installment left off with the arrival of Tifa and continues on to cover more of the temple until the temple itself is destroyed and the girls fight while descending the outside temple wall. Landing on a lake of lava the battle continues until the lake is frozen solid and the girls (now a total of 9 combatants) battle until they are seperated and sent in pairs to different locations.

Characters Introduced
Type: Tank
 * Rachel

Fighting Style: Demon Hunter

Weapon: Warhammer, Peluda Tail (whip), Fiend Magic

Rachel is a scantily-clad Fiend Hunter debuting in the 2004 X-box version of Ninja Gaiden; a game featured in the DOA universe. She searches for her sister Alma, who was turned into a Fiend. The blood in Rachel's veins grants her abnormal strength and power but also makes her susceptible to becoming a Fiend herself. She joins the fray during the second act of Dead Fantasy II when it breaks out of the building limits to the outside environment, swinging her massive hammer with ease and deadly skill.

Type: Agile, Magical
 * Rinoa

Fighting Style: Sorcery Weapon: Vanishing Star, Silenced Tear, Sorceress Power

Rinoa's appearance during the last act of Dead Fantasy II was a surprise to many viewers. A 17-year-old Sorceress and love interest to Final Fantasy VIII protagonist Squall Leonhart, Rinoa has not made many appearances outside of her debut game. She wields a version of her lover's icon weapon, the gunblade, in one hand and her own icon weapon, the Blaster Edge, in the other while simultaneously implementing the Sorceress Power with her angel wings unfurled. While observing she saves the match's combatants from a fiery fate in a pool of lava by solidifying the environment in ice then she too joins the fray. After demonstrating telekinetic powers and the FFVIII spells Holy and Tornado, she conjures portals from the moon to separate the girls for a series of one-on-one brawls. Although Kairi was intending to knock Rachel into one of these portals, Rachel made it to Rinoa instead and was sent off with her, heralding a massive magic battle between the Sorceress and the fiend hunter in a future.

Type: Agile
 * Kairi

Fighting Style: Valor

Weapon: Oathkeeper, Oblivion, Kairi's Keyblade, Valor Form

Kairi is a 15-year-old schoolgirl and a wielder of the keyblade from the ‘’Disney’’/’’Final Fantasy’’ videogame series Kingdom Hearts. She once helped save entire worlds from a consuming darkness called the Heartless by assisting Sora with the help of select characters from both the Disney and the Final Fantasy series. She originally entered the battle during the third act of Dead Fantasy II with her single floral Keyblade but then transformed into Valor Form and wielded two keyblades; the Oathkeeper and Oblivion, for the majority of the conflict. Having fallen into one of Rinoa's portals alone while going for Rachel she ended up in Dead Fantasy IV by herself on a beach looking over the ocean.

Dead Fantasy III
The first of a series of one-on-one battles Dead Fantasy III was released alongside Dead Fantasy IV and showcases the martial battle between Tifa and Hitomi within a partially demolished cathedral. It is the first installment to show physical repercussions from the battle such as injuries and ripped clothing.

Characters Introduced
Type: N/A
 * Helena

Fighting Style: N/A

Weapon: ‘’N/A’’

Heir to the DOATEC Corporation this French beauty’s motivations are characteristically shadowy. Appearing at the end of Dead Fantasy III she doesn’t fight, instead she activates a small army of Kasumi X clones that appear during battle in Dead Fantasy IV.

Type: Balanced
 * Kasumi X

Fighting Style: Mugen Tenshin Ninjutsu

Weapon: Ninja Magic, Ninjatō, Tanto'' '' A result of the DOATEC Super-human Development Project Kasumi X debuted in ‘’Dead or Alive 2’’ as Kasumi’s antagonistic clone. Appearing in multitude at the end of Dead Fantasy III the Kasumi Xs were activated and sent by Helena into Kasumi and Yuna’s match halfway into Dead Fantasy IV where they attacked both Kasumi and Yuna. Together the Kasumi Xs killed some of Yuna’s most powerful FFX summons; Ixion, Shiva, Valefor, Ifrit and Bahamut and were prepared to face off against Cloud. Before Kasumi herself dealt with them by teleporting, taking the clones with her. In Dead Fantasy V Kasumi is shown killing the clones in battle but tiring quickly. The remaining clones charge Kasumi only to be killed by Ryu Hayabusa.

Dead Fantasy IV
The one-on-one battles continue in Dead Fantasy IV. Released consecutively with Dead Fantasy III, the forth installment portrays the battle between Kasumi and Yuna, with appearances from Kasumi X and Cloud Strife. It also partially illustrates what happened to Kairi, who was the only combatant transported without a partner.

Characters Introduced
Type: ''N/A  Fighting Style: N/A''
 * Cloud

Weapon: ‘’Fusion Swords’’

Primary protagonist of ‘’Final Fantasy VII’’ and ‘’Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’’ Cloud has made special appearances in other media before however his appearance in Dead Fantasy IV to aid Yuna was unexpected due to the series being thought of as possessing a ‘female only’ cast. None-the-less the ‘Chocobo Haired’ hero appears astride the Fenrir to rescue Yuna from a group of Kasumi Xs and later, Kasumi and the Kasumi clones retreated. So Cloud offers to drive Yuna away from the battlefield. A flashback that appears at the end of the installment hints at something happening between him and Tifa.

Dead Fantasy V
Hayate and his ninja clan take over Hitomi's role and now they fight Tifa. A chase now ensues as Tifa is somewhat confident that she cannot fight this many enemies at once. After being chased through a train, she makes a desperate jump and ends up in a warehouse. This is where she fights the entire horde of ninjas. She is able to kill off most ninjas and is still able to fight after being impaled by several arrows. Now she tries to fight against Hayate, but he is too fast for Tifa to handle, and so she succumbs to her injuries and collapses without Hayate even trying to hit her. Hayate and his ninjas take her to a helicopter which Tifa could be treated or experimented on.

Characters Introduced
Type: ''N/A  Fighting Style: N/A''
 * Hayate

Weapon: ‘’N/A’’

Hayate is a ninja in the Mugen Tenshin ninja clan. Hayate has a powerful sense of duty when it comes to his role as the leader of his clan, as well as being very devoted to the clan's rules and traditions. He appears in Dead Fantasy V along with possibly only a part of his clan. He would only use his teleporting skills and doesn't use any of his ninja skills or even his fists to fight Tifa. Type: ''N/A  Fighting Style: N/A''
 * Ryu Hayabusa

Weapon: ‘’N/A’’

Ryu has the demeanor and wisdom of a man far older than himself, due to his prolific lineage and mantle of station as a respected ninja. His exploits have given him an attitude far removed from most others, and he understands things in more abstract and philosophical terms. He first appears in Dead Fantasy V where he dives from the sky and somehow kills off all of the Kasumi clones in one move but it wasn't shown as his attack was in a black screen but sounds of swords cutting can he heard. He is accompanied by Momiji from Ninja Gaiden. Type: ''N/A  Fighting Style: N/A''
 * Momiji

Weapon: ‘’N/A’’

A prodigy of the Ninjutsu arts, Momiji is an up-and-coming kunoichi being trained by Ryu Hayabusa. Appearing in Dead Fantasy V, she doesn't fight, but she appears net to Ryu while she examines Kasumi's memories from her fights and they take her away who is exhausted from fighting off the Kasumi clones.

Development
The project for the Dead Fantasy series started in July 2007, after Monty Oum gained acclaim for the creation of the fan made CG movie Haloid, which featured Metroid series' Samus Aran and Dead or Alive 4 secret character Spartan-458 (aka Nicole) versus each other while fighting Halo series' Covenant. His intention for Dead Fantasy was to create a new CG movie which featured more human characters, instead of simply "humanoid" characters, as was the case in Haloid.

Monty has stated that Rikku will be going through multiple dressphere changes in her battle against Ayane and had set up a contest where artists would draw designs for the dressphere changes Rikku could go through. We will soon see what he has picked. To cut down on the development process of all movies, Monty opts to leave out certain aspects of many of the character's attire such as Yuna's ponytail and sash to cut down on the time it takes to run dynamic simulations. Monty used the voice of Xianghua from the Soul Calibur series (mainly Soul Calibur III) for many of the Final Fantasy casts' attacks, including short taunts. And used Lisa/La Mariprosa's ( Dead or Alive 4/Dead or Alive Xtreme 2) voice for Tifa during many scenes in Episode II.


 * The user yuna800 on YouTube was asked by Montyoum to create a trailer for the currently unreleased Dead Fantasy IV using clips never before seen. This trailer, entitled "♥ ∂єα∂ fαитαѕу 4 тяαιℓєя ♥" is currently viewable on YouTube and reveals more in-depth information about Yuna and Kasumi's struggle.
 * Again, user yuna800 was tasked with the trailer for parts 3 and 5. The trailer is entitled ♥ ∂єα∂ fαитαѕу ιιι/v fιяє!!! ♥. In the trailer, Tifa reprises Sephiroth's infamous Nibelheim incident scene, ascending from the fire. The arena of the fight is a top floor of a building that looks like a mansion or a church. Tifa is seen bloody with clothes torn. It looks like she lost to Hitomi because of an unexpected ambush by Hayate and his ninjas. A scene involving Tifa and Cloud was also in the trailer, along with a scene explaining how she came to the first arena of Dead Fantasy.

Trivia

 * The moves that the girls execute are not just from their respected series. Monty Oum has included salutes to many action games and movies such as: Evolution Daigo full parry; Dante's Rainstorm; moves from Soul Calibur such as Talim's 'Tagga Na Kamay' throw (Hitomi, Episode II), Astaroth's 'Poseidon Tide Rush' attack throw (Rachel, Episode II), Kilik's 'Great Waterfall' (Tifa, Episode V preview), etc.; moves from Tekken such as Lili's Femme Fatale (Yuna, Episode II) and Rafflesia (Tifa, Episode II) Throw and Xiaoyu's Shooting Star; Street Fighter Chun Li's famous thousand kicks; Black Star's Certain Kill: Black Star Big Wave; Jet Li's signature aerial stepping kick, Jackie Chan's drunken boxing, and many others.
 * The gunblade that Rinoa wields is not Squall's but Monty's own fanmade variant, named 'Vanishing Star'.
 * Yuna attempts to revive Tifa with a bottle of Turbo Ether and X-Potion that are similar in detail to the Final Fantasy XII Premium Potion Bottles. One of them even displays the Ether symbol on its tag.
 * Though initially it was indicated that Dead Fantasy III was to be the one-to-one battle between Rikku and Ayane, Dead Fantasy III instead became the battle between Tifa and Hitomi. This decision came around after a poll Monty Oum presented on his DeviantArt page over which fight the people wanted to see first.