

She's assuming that it is, and even though it technically isn't, she's enamored by it. Bushin-ryu isn't technically a ninja style, but her interpretation is kind of incorrect.

Like in real life in America, how you have people who are really into Japanese culture. She's someone who's very colorful and cheerful and poppy. The new Street Fighter is bringing back some iconic characters from the franchise like Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken and adding a new generation of fighters to the mix. But at the same time, she's not a very stern character. Someone who can excel at things like cheerleading and gymnastics types of physical activities. She wants to be like Guy, so she practices bushin-ryu style, but simultaneously, she's a very athletic character. Not only that, but we wanted to make that trio a diverse group, with Kimberly being an African American woman who is enamored by ninja culture. "We wanted to kind of recreate that relationship with new characters, so Kimberly's the last piece of that puzzle, essentially. "She's like the last piece of the trio of Luke, Jamie, and Kimberly that is almost related to how Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li were in the older generation of Street Fighter," Fujioka says.
