Who's getting cut in DOA6? I'll list the most likely candidates:
- The VF Fighters - Guest characters, likely to be cut and replaced with different guest characters.
- Alpha-152 - Finally killed off and has an effective replacement. Literally no reason to be in the next game.
- Momiji and Rachel - Yes they're girls, but they have no part in the story nor do they fit in with the universe. They could come back in enhanced versions, though.
- Ein - He's just Hayate using karate, and Hitomi already covers that. He seems like an artifact that's kept around, but he has no reason to exist unless they can incorporate him again.
- Naotora Ii - Guest made to promote another game. Has no reason to stick around.
- Mai Shiranui - Guest for promotional purposes, nothing going for her.
- Honoka - Unless they develop her style further so it isn't a mish-mash of other characters, she has no reason to be here.
I'm on the fence with Raidou. I see the story and gameplay potential, but can he become a regular fighter? Only time will tell.
Also, what is this I'm hearing about ditching all the male characters replacing them with females? DOA may be centric around the female fighters, but they still need male fighters. Not everyone who plays DOA plays as female characters all the time, despite what some people seem to believe.