Tina Armstrong is a player character in the Dead or Alive fighting game series by Team Ninja and Tecmo. She was introduced in the original Dead or Alive in 1996 as an American wrestling star who dreams of even greater fame. In her subsequent entries into the Dead or Alive tournament, she changes interests, from wanting to be a model to wanting to become an actress and a rock star and finally a politician; these actions greatly disappoint her overprotective father, Bass, who only wants one goal for her. Tina has become known as one of the most iconic and attractive video game blondes.