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Female characters in video games
- Ibuki (Street Fighter)Ibuki made her first appearance in Street Fighter III: New Generation in 1997, and the very ponytail she was given nearly broke the animation team.
- Makoto (Street Fighter)Makoto is a Street Fighter character who made her debut in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike in 1999, and she arrived not with fanfare but with a simple…
- Sakura KasuganoAkira Yasuda sat at his desk in 1996, staring at a character design that the development team had already rejected. He felt the Street Fighter Alpha series…
- Juri (Street Fighter)Juri Han arrived in Street Fighter in 2010, and she did not arrive quietly. The development team at Capcom cycled through 400 to 500 ideas before settling on…
- Laura MatsudaLaura Matsuda made her debut in Street Fighter V, the 2016 entry in Capcom's long-running fighting game series. She was revealed at the Brasil Game Show on…
- Kimberly JacksonCapcom hired Black consultants to help design Kimberly Jackson for Street Fighter 6. The team wanted her to be an authentic representation of Black people…
- Heather MasonIn the small American town of Silent Hill, a seven-year-old girl named Alessa Gillespie suffered severe burns during a ritual intended to birth a god.
- Elena (Street Fighter)In 1997, Capcom released Street Fighter III: New Generation with a new character named Elena. Akira Yasuda and Hiromi Kotobuki created her to be the first…
- R. MikaRainbow Mika, the blue-masked professional wrestler of Street Fighter Alpha 3, made her debut in 1998 wearing a leotard with heart cutouts and pigtail hair…
- CammyNoritaka Funamizu, Capcom's research and development head, felt the game needed another female character besides Chun-Li.
- Chun-LiChun-Li walked into arcades in 1991 inside Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. She became the first playable female character in a fighting game to gain…