Blade of "RYU"

This article is for the musical theme "Blade of "RYU"" and its subsequent update and remix.

Throughout the Dead or Alive series, "Blade of "RYU"" has been used as a theme for Ryu Hayabusa.

Arcade version[]

The original "Blade of "RYU"" theme, composed by Hiroaki Takahashi, first appeared in the original arcade version of Dead or Alive as the theme for Hayabusa.

Dead Or Alive 1 (Arcade OST) - Blade of Ryu (Ryu Hayabusa's Stage)

Console version[]

"Blade of "RYU"" was later updated by Makoto Hosoi for the Sega Saturn version of Dead or Alive.

Since the Sega Saturn version, this version of the theme has been used again rather than the original arcade version.

The theme was used in both the Sega Saturn version of Dead or Alive and its Xbox-port Dead or Alive 1 Ultimate, as the theme for Hayabusa in the Arcade Mode, and the theme for Hayabusa's stage in the Survival Mode.

The theme is also optional in the Music Mode in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, though it can be selectable for any character and gameplay mode.

Dead or Alive OST Blade of Ryu (Theme of Hayabusa)

Blade of "RYU"~Mr.Tom mix~[]

The theme was later remixed as "Blade of "RYU"~Mr.Tom mix~" for the PlayStation remake of Dead or Alive, and was used as the theme for Hayabusa in Tournament Mode, and the theme for Hayabusa's stage in Versus, Survival, and Team Battle Modes.

Dead or Alive OST - Blade of Ryu (Mr. Tom Mix Hayabusa )

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Playable	Kasumi • Zack • Ryu Hayabusa • Bayman • Lei Fang • Gen Fu • Tina Armstrong • Jann Lee
Unlockable	Raidou
PlayStation and Dead or Alive++	Bass Armstrong • Ayane
Miscellaneous	Toreko
Terms
Gameplay modes	Arcade/Tournament • Time Attack • Versus Mode • Survival • Kumite • Training • Team Battle Mode • Options
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Boss battles • Combo • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Name Entry • Ring Out • Special Moves • Stages • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Mugen Tenshin clan • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts	Command Sambo • Jeet Kune Do • Ninjutsu • Pro-wrestling • Shini-rokugo-ken • Taikyoku-ken • Thai-style boxing
Other terms	Credits • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
Stages
Arcade and Sega Saturn	Bayman's stage • Gen Fu's stage • Hayabusa's stage • Jann Lee's stage • Kasumi's stage • Lei Fang's stage • Raidou's stage • Tina's stage • Zack's stage
Arcade and Sega Saturn	Sega Saturn only	Tina's western stage • Training stage
PlayStation and Dead or Alive++	Ayane's stage • Bass' stage • Bayman's stage • Gen Fu's stage • Hayabusa's stage • Jann Lee's stage • Kasumi's stage • Lei Fang's stage • Raidou's stage • Tina's stage • Zack's stage
	PlayStation only	Training stage
	Dead or Alive++ only	Jann Lee's stage
Music
Dead or Alive • Dead or Alive (PS Version) Original Sound Tracks
Character/Stage themes	Arcade and Sega Saturn	"Blade of "RYU"" • "Codename "BAYMAN"" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows up" • "Ketsui no Toki" • "Kokou no Kenshi" • "NO MONEY" • "Power is Beauty"
	PlayStation	"AYA" • "Blade of "RYU"~Mr.Tom mix~" • "Concentration" • "Dead or Alive" • "Fastbreak" • "Gonna Make You Gasp" • "Heated Heartbeat" • "ketsui no toki~pie-02 mix~" • "Megadeath" • "Power is Beauty~more beautiful mix~" • "Superstar"
	Dead or Alive++	"Ayane's theme" • "Bass' theme" • "Bayman's theme" • "Gen Fu's theme" • "Hayabusa's theme" • "Jann Lee's theme" • "Kasumi's theme" • "Lei Fang's theme" • "Raidou's theme" • "Tina's theme" • "Zack's theme"
Voice tracks	"Ayane" (PlayStation only) • "Bass" (PlayStation only) • "Bayman" • "Gen Fu" • "Jann Lee" • "Kasumi" • "Lei Fang" • "Raidou" • "Ryu Hayabusa" • "System Voice" • "System Voice 2" (PlayStation only) • "System Voice 3" (PlayStation only) • "Tina" • "Zack"
Other tracks	"In Between Life and Death" • "The New Century" • "Physical System" • "S.E. Collection" • "SAYONARA" • "Showdown" • "Stage Clear" • "Your Name is..."
	Arcade only	"DEAD OR ALIVE Overture" • "End of Chopper" • "Show must go on!"
	PlayStation only	"Result"
	PlayStation only	Bonus tracks	"Dead or Alive Overture ~renewal mix~" • "Galaxy" • "The New Century ~master version~" • "SAYONARA ~master version~" • "Type-XXX"
	Dead or Alive++ only	"Ending theme"
Archives
Command lists • Costumes • Fighting quotes • Merchandise • Promotional Artwork and Wallpapers

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Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Zack • Ryu Hayabusa • Bayman • Lei Fang • Gen Fu • Tina Armstrong • Jann Lee
Unlockable	Raidou
Miscellaneous	Toreko
Terms
Gameplay modes	Arcade • DOA Online • Time Attack • Survival • Kumite • Training • Options
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Combo • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Name Entry • Replay • Ring Out • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Exiled shinobi • Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts	Jeet Kune Do – Ninjutsu • Pro-wrestling • Russian martial arts • T'ai chi quan • Thai-style boxing • Xinyi liuhe quan
Other terms	Credits • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
Stages
Bayman's stage • Gen Fu's stage • Hayabusa's stage • Jann Lee's stage • Lei Fang's stage • Kasumi's stage • Raidou's stage • Tina's stage • Tina's western stage • Training stage • Zack's stage
Music
Dead or Alive Ultimate Original Sound Trax (Disc A)
Character/Stage themes	"Blade of "RYU"" • "Codename "BAYMAN"" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows up" • "Ketsui no Toki" • "Kokou no Kenshi" • "NO MONEY" • "Power is Beauty"
Other tracks	"In Between Life and Death" • "The New Century" • "Physical System" • "SAYONARA" • "Showdown" • "Stage Clear" • "Wired" • "Your Name is..."
Archives
Command lists • Costumes • Fighting quotes • Promotional Artwork and Wallpapers

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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade
Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Ayane • Hayate • Ryu Hayabusa • Helena Douglas • Christie • La Mariposa/Lisa Hamilton • Hitomi • Bayman • Kokoro • Jann Lee • Leifang • Tina Armstrong • Bass Armstrong/Mr. Strong • Zack • Eliot • Gen Fu • Brad Wong • Rig • Mila • Alpha-152 • Ein • Leon • Momiji • Rachel • Marie Rose • Phase 4 • Nyotengu • Honoka • Raidou
Story Mode characters	False Kasumi
Guest characters	Akira Yuki • Jacky Bryant • Sarah Bryant • Pai Chan • Naotora Ii • Mai Shiranui (latter two only in Arcade/PS4/XONE/PC)
Non-playable characters	Miyako • Muramasa • Victor Donovan
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story • Versus • Arcade • Time Attack • Survival • Team Battle • Training • Online • Spectator • Album • Movies • Fight Record • Titles • Help & Options • Music
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Cliffhanger • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Move Data • Power Blow • Power Launcher • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	DOATEC • Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DIG • Freedom Survivor • MIST • Mugen Tenshin clan • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts	Aikijutsu • Ba ji quan (hakkyoku-ken) • Close quarters combat • Combat Sambo • Counter Fiend Combat • Honoka Fu • Ii Style Leg Strikes • Jeet Kune Do • Karate • Lucha libre • Mixed martial arts • Muay Thai • Ninjutsu • Pi gua quan • Professional wrestling • Snake fist • Systema • T'ai chi quan • Taekwondo • Tengu-do • Xing yi quan • Xinyi liuhe quan • Ensei ken (yan qing quan) • Zui quan
Other terms	Cabbage • Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Glasses • System Voice • Tournament Winners • Virtua Fighter • Warriors series • The King of Fighters series
Locations
Stages	Aircraft Carrier • Crimson (PS4/XONE) • Danger Zone (PS4/XONE) • Dead or Alive/Arrival • Depth • Desert Wasteland • Dojo • The Ends of the Earth • Fighting Entertainment • Flow/Primal • Forest • Fuel • Home • Hot Zone • Lab • Lorelei/Haunted Lorelei • Lost World • Sanctuary • Scramble • The Show/The Tiger Show/Coming Soon • Sky City Tokyo • Street • Sweat • Temple of the Dragon/Sakura • Zack Island
DLC stages (PS4/XONE)	Attack on Titan • Azuchi • Fireworks
Non-playable locations	Freedom Survivor • Johnny's Diner • Taylor's Bar
Music
Dead or Alive 5 Soundtrack Vol.4
Character themes	Default	"Alpha-152" • "Bloody Nocturne" • "Collapse" • "Dead or Alive Reboot" • "Drunk Wolf" • "El Diablo ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Fang" • "Flowerbed" • "Fuga ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Hunter's Moon" • "I Feel For You" • "Machinations" • "Mentor" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Oiran Drive" • "Our Little Secret" • "Purity" • "Roaming Blossom" • "The Roar of the Crowd" • "Russian Roulette" • "Sacred Flower" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "Solitary Desperation" • "Sorrow" • "Steel Horse Rider" • "Successor" • "Tribal Beats" • "Turn On The Lights" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Vigaku" • "Zany Zapper"
	Optional	Dead or Alive	"AYA" • "Blade of "RYU"" • "Code Name "BAYMAN"" • "Concentration" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "Fastbreak" • "The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows Up" • "Ganna Make You Gasp" • "Heated Heartbeat" • "Ketsui no Toki" • "Kokou no Kenshi" • "Megadeath" • "No Money" • "Power is Beauty ~more beautiful mix~" • "Superstar"
		Dead or Alive 2	"B-boy no "B"" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Break the age" • "Grand Style" • "Hitohira" • "Natural High" • "The Shooted" • "Tehu Tehu" • "Ultimate Weapon" • "YES or YES" • "You Are Under My Control"
		Dead or Alive 3	"Blood Tie" • "Cracker" • "Eternity" • "Four Thousand" • "I don't believe it!" • "It's to Show" • "Knifepoint" • "Look Ahead" • "Mayflower" • "Monster" • "Power Shovel" • "Prismatic Butterfly" • "Red Moon" • "Reincarnate" • "Trip" • "True Beauty"
		Miscellaneous	"Dead or Alive Redux" • "Hitohira -DW SW MIX-" • "Ryu's Determination -DW SW MIX-" • "Tehu Tehu -DW SW MIX-"
Stage themes	"Accelerator" • "Against the mega disastrous blow -Last Round mix-" • "Alpha-152" • "Beginning to the End" • "Blood Tie ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Can't Stop This Feeling" • "Cascade" • "The City Never Sleeps" • "Desert Storm" • "Dimensions Training" • "Fallen Leaves" • "Fire Alarm" • "Gaia" • "Ghouls' Ball" • "Gotta Move On" • "Graceful Sounds" • "Happy Funny Crazy" • "I Feel For You" • "Imps' Ball" • "Into the Abyss" • "Liberation" • "Light the Fuse" • "Like a Dragon" • "Look Ahead" • "Knock You Down" • "Mist Knows" • "Natural High" • "Niug-Nep Place" • "Oblivion" • "Polluted Air" • "Primitive Rhythm" • "Rapids" • "Reincarnate" • "Scream" • "The Secret of Kung-Fu" • "Skyscraper" • "Tedious Days" • "Tempestuous Sign" • "Tiger's Family" • "Tradition" • "Trip" • "Tropical Beat"
Story Mode tracks	"B-boy No "B" Remix" • "Cheerful Buddhist Priest" • "Collapse" • "Desperate Situation" • "False Fate" • "I'm a Fighter" • "Knifepoint" • "let's get it" • "Mentor" • "Monster" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Omen" • "Purity" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "The Storied Journey of the Boy and the Drunk" • "Successor" • "Superstar" • "Tribal Beats" • "Trip" • "The Way is Known ~DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Main Theme~" • "Vigaku" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Zany Zapper"
Other tracks	"A Wind" • "Act Of Universe" • "An Invisible Shadow" • "Circle" • "Conditioning" • "D.O.A." • "Deep Impact" • "Dimensions Training" • "Evolution" • "Excelsior" • "Ignition" • "Link" • "Physical System" • "Repetition" • "Result" • "Showdown (DOA1)" • "Showdown" • "The New Century" • "Transcendence" • "ULTIMATE" • "Urges" • "Wired" • "X-ray" • "Zero Hour"
Archives
Achievements • Combo challenges • Command lists • Costumes • Downloadable content • Fighting quotes • Merchandise • Promotional artwork and wallpapers • Survival Mode items • Tag throws

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Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Ayane • Hayate • Ryu Hayabusa • Helena Douglas • Christie • La Mariposa • Hitomi • Bayman • Kokoro • Jann Lee • Leifang • Tina Armstrong • Bass Armstrong • Zack • Eliot • Brad Wong • Rig • Mila • Momiji • Rachel • Marie Rose • Phase 4 • Nyotengu • Honoka • Raidou • Tamaki • Diego • NiCO
Guests	Mai Shiranui • Kula Diamond
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story • DOA Quest • Versus • Arcade • Time Attack • Survival • Training • Online • DOA Central • Theater • Music • Library • Options
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	DOATEC • Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • Mugen Tenshin clan • MIST • Nukenin • Project Alpha • Shinobi
Martial arts	Aikido • Ba ji quan • Combat Sambo • Hayabusa-style Aikijutsu • Honoka Fu • Jeet Kune Do • Karate • Lucha libre • Mixed martial arts • Muay Thai • Ninjutsu • Pencak Silat • Pi gua quan • Professional wrestling • Snake fist • Street Fighting • Systema • T'ai chi quan • Taekwondo • Tengu-do • Xing yi quan • Xinyi liuhe quan • Zui quan
Other terms	Cabbage • Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Glasses • System Voice • Tournament Winners • The King of Fighters series
Locations
Stages	A.P.O. • Chamber of Potential • Chinese Festival • DOA Colosseum • Forbidden Fortune • Hidden Garden • Lost Paradise • Miyabi • The Muscle • Road Rage • Seaside Eden • Sweat • The Throwdown • Unforgettable • Zero
Music
Dead or Alive 6 Soundtrack
Stage themes	"Abandoned" • "the afterimage of KURENAI" • "the afterimage of SHIKKOKU" • "Can't Stop This Feeling" • "Co-Destruction" • "Cold Punishment" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "Fall into Infinity" • "Gotta Move On ~DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Remix~" • "The Great Sailing" • "Jintsuriki" • "THE MUSCLE" • "THE NAMELESS GO MAD" • "Orientronic" • "Virtue" • "with the Goddess" • "Zany Zapper" • "THE ZEN"
Story Mode tracks	"Alone / Dissidents" • "Bloody Nocturne" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Drunk Jam Session" • "Free" • "Knifepoint" • "Machinations" • "Marie and Honoka" • "Oiran Drive" • "Our Little Secret" • "RAI-GEN-TAI-TEN" • "The Roar of the Crowd" • "YES or YES"
Other tracks	"Act Of Universe" • "Circle" • "Conditioning" • "Deep Impact" • "Dimensions Training" • "D.O.A." • "Excelsior" • "FACE" • "Evolution" • "Have a Break!" • "Headliners" • "Ignition" • "Intersection" • "The New Century" • "Ontology" • "Physical System" • "Result" • "Showdown" • "Transcendence" • "ULTIMATE" • "Urges" • "X-ray" • "Zero Hour"
DLC tracks	"the afterimage ~club mix~" • "Baby Dry Your Eyes" • "Boogie Circuit" • "Coconut Groove" • "Empty" • "FACE ~club mix~" • "Hold My Lovin'" • "Honey" • "In The Sunset" • "Let's Go Together" • "Like the Blue Sky" • "Playa Del Sol" • "Tropical Beat" • "Violet Eyed Beauty" • "with the Goddess ~club mix~"
Optional character themes
Dead or Alive	"AYA" • "Blade of "RYU"" • "Code Name "BAYMAN"" • "Concentration" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows up" • "Heated Heartbeat" • "Ketsui no Toki" • "Kokou no Kenshi" • "Megadeath" • "No Money" • "Power is Beauty ~more beautiful mix~" • "Superstar"
Dead or Alive 2	"B-boy no "B"" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Grand Style" • "Hitohira" • "Natural High" • "Tehu Tehu" • "The Shooted" • "YES or YES" • "You Are Under My Control"
Dead or Alive 3	"Blood Tie" • "Cracker" • "Eternity" • "I don't believe it!" • "It's to Show" • "Knifepoint" • "Look Ahead" • "Mayflower" • "Monster" • "Power Shovel" • "Prismatic Butterfly" • "Reincarnate" • "Trip" • "True Beauty"
Dead or Alive 4	"Drunk Wolf" • "Fang" • "Flowerbed" • "Hunter's Moon" • "I Feel For You" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Purity" • "Russian Roulette" • "Serpent Dance" • "Solitary Desperation" • "Steel Horse Rider" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "Successor" • "Tribal Beats" • "Turn On The Lights" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Zany Zapper"
Dead or Alive 5	"Bloody Nocturne" • "Dead or Alive Reboot" • "El Diablo ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Fuga ~DOA5 Ultimate mix~" • "Machinations" • "Oiran Drive" • "Our Little Secret" • "The Roar of the Crowd" • "Sacred Flower"
Dead or Alive 6	"Icicle"
Archives
Achievements • Combo challenges • Command lists • Costumes • Downloadable content • Fighting quotes • Survival Mode Items