Kimberly Jackson
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JA: Nao Tōyama[2]
| Kimberly Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Street Fighter character | |
 Kimberly in Street Fighter 6 | |
| First appearance | Street Fighter 6 (2023) |
| Voiced by | EN: Anairis Quiñones[1] JA: Nao Tōyama[2] |
| In-universe information | |
| Fighting style | Bushinryuu Ninjutsu |
| Origin | United States |
| Nationality | American |
Kimberly Jackson (Japanese: キンバリー・ジャクソン, Hepburn: Kinbarī Jakuson) is a character in the Street Fighter series, first introduced in Street Fighter 6. She is designed with input from Black employees and consultants in order to make her an authentic representation of Black people and culture. She, along with Luke and Jamie, was designed to complement the "old guard" of Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li.
Standing 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) tall,[3] Kimberly Jackson was designed for Street Fighter 6 as the first female African American to be playable in the franchise.[4] When designing her, the team wanted to ensure that there was good cohesion between a character's fighting style and origin. Capcom wanted another ninja character in Street Fighter, but found difficulty matching it with her American origins. To get around this, they had her become a protege of Guy, a Japanese ninja from the Final Fight series who resided in the United States.[5] While designing her outfit, they wanted something that emphasized speed and movement due to her being athletic. They also designed her hair and outfit in such a way to ensure that she silhouettes well.[6] Her character theme was composed by Yoshiya Terayama.[7] She wears a scarf around her neck which uses traditional African patterns which she wears when she is doing graffiti or Bushinryu, the fighting style she learned from Guy.[8]
Kimberly, alongside Luke and Jamie, was designed with the intention of complementing the "old guard" of Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li, with her gameplay emphasizing speed.[9] Each of the three were designed with the idea of them having their own skeletal structure and physique, with the game's director Kaname Fujioka describing her muscles as being thinner towards the ends of her limbs and her body shape and movements as balanced.[10] They also designed this trio with diversity in mind, making her African American as part of that.[11] Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama noted that a lot of the staff were fans of Black culture, adding that they made a point of consulting with Black employees to ensure that she was authentic. They hired consultants to help with her design and mannerisms.[12]
