Instant Fail

An Instant Fail or a Stage Break is when the player is defeated during Arcade Mode or Story Mode. Players only "instant fail" when the life bar is depleted quickly during gameplay or when the Instant Fail has been triggered, thus the player fails the song. When the player tries to press retry, they will receive a consolation prize.

Trivia

 * The instant fail screen on Tekken: The Dance Game appears on anti-piracy screens and the reset screen, with the message saying, "YOU ARE PIRATING THIS GAME. SHUTDOWN NOW!".
 * The instant fail also looks like if a player in Hardest Game Ever 2 gets an F rank.
 * The message for instant failing is "HEY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET UP AND DANCE MAN?", similar to Pump It Up's.
 * Unlike Instant Fails, normal Fails are only when the player gets an F rank similar to Hardest Game Ever 2 and the 30-in-1 pack of Toughest Game Ever 2.
 * Unlike Instant Fails and normal Fails in Hardest Game Ever 2 and Toughest Game Ever 2, this kind in that game heavily resembles Pump It Up's.