| “ | You call, I answer. | „ |
| ~ Kimberly Jackson |
Kimberly Jackson, also known as the Ninjastar, is the supporting character from the Street Fighter series, debuting as the new character of Street Fighter 6. She is an African-American ninja girl/kunoichi fighter trained under Guy in the Bushinryu style, but with her own twist.
She is voiced by Nao Tōyama in Japanese and Anairis Quiñones in English.
Biography[]
Past[]
Uninvited student to Guy, the 39th successor to Bushinryu. Kimberly had an ordinary upbringing, but she's a genuine prodigy who graduated college early, and is very enthusiastic about being a ninja, because she thinks its cool. Loves '80s pop culture. She is regarded as the new generation counterpart to Chun-Li.
Story[]
Kimberly's story begins with a monologue about how she got a new clue to uncover the mysterious death of her uncle Albert in Nayshall through "one crazy coincidence". After Kimberly has solved a "weird formula" on an online math forum, a user named "Shaobing" has sent a direct message to reveal that the formula that she has just solved is in fact a secret message about a shadowy cabal that seems to be involved with her uncle.
Following the new clue, Kimberly later arrived at Nayshall. Kimberly describe how she admired her late uncle for taking care of her, and that since after he died due to "getting caught up in some trouble", Kimberly is determined to uncover the truth behind his demise. After finding clues and "kicked more tail than [she] can keep track of", Kimberly encountered "Johan Petrovic", the man who she believed to have been "pulling all the strings" all along at the Suval'hal Arena. After noticing the intruder, JP nonchalantly asked Kimberly if she need some help, to which the ninja girl responded by demanding JP, who is her uncle's former boss, to answer everything he know about him. Thus leading the two into a fight.
After the fight, Kimberly seemingly emerged victorious. However, she believed that JP is actually holding back the whole time and that it is her who is "on the ropes" throughout the fight. JP then warned Kimberly that there are few things "more dangerous than unwarranted confidence in one's abilities", and told her to "forget" their encounter, before silently retreated. In the end, Kimberly didn't managed to get the answer from JP, though she realized that she is still not strong enough to deal with a "monster" like him. Therefore, Kimberly believes that she still needs to train and improve herself for the new journey ahead of her.
Abilities[]
Kimberly displays her ninjutsu skills in World Tour.
Kimberly is a genuine prodigy who graduated college early by skipping grades and through hard study. Of the variety of subjects she studied in school, Kimberly became particularly interested in computational complexity theory and carried on such passion since then. She is quite competent in informatics, so much so that she could casually solve a weird math formula and disable a security alarm with just a few clicks. Trained under Guy to become a true Bushinryu ninja, and although she has still much to learn, Kimberly has already created her personal version of ninjutsu and taken on students herself, most notably the Player. She is also conducting her own investigation and has overcome several hardships that she found on her way.
Kimberly is skilled enough to battle a seasoned fighter such as Dee Jay and somewhat keep up with a heavily restricted JP. Most notably, she can maintain her battle focus while listening to music and draw graffiti in the middle of her attacks without hindering her effectiveness.
Physical Appearance[]
Kimberly is a slender, brown-eyed African-American girl with dark brown skin. Her hair is braided in five sections, with the tips dyed blue.
Her normal outfit consists of a headband and ascot with African-inspired patterns, a red cropped short-sleeved puffer jacket with white trims, red fingerless gloves, black skin-tight capris that bare the sides of her hips, and red sneakers with white soles and blue laces. She also has yellow wraps across her wrists and legs, and carries a blue cassette player on her leg with matching earbuds.
Personality[]
Kimberly is a plucky teen with a boundless amount of energy and enthusiasm. Kimberly has a love for art and all things '80s. She's a prodigy who graduated college early and has an insanely high combat potential. In both her and JP's arcade story and like Chun-Li who searches for answers in finding her father by meeting Gen, Kimberly is also searching for answers about the whereabouts of her uncle, Albert Jackson who is also Ken's advisor by meeting JP.
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