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Ibuki (Street Fighter)
Ibuki (いぶき, Ibuki) is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series, first appearing in the 1997 fighting game Street Fighter III: New Generation.
During the development of Street Fighter III: New Generation for Capcom, the development team had implemented legacy character Ryu into the game, and wanted to include a female character, but found a viable concept difficult to come up with. Akira "Akiman" Yasuda, a longtime character designer at Capcom then suggested "Let the girl be a ninja. Ninjas are absolutely cool!" Producer Tomoshi Sadamoto recalled that because they were located in Japan in contrast to other new characters Ibuki was much easier to find reference materials for. As koppojutsu as a martial art was getting attention at the time, Yasuda incorporated elements of it alongside ninjitsu into her character design and movements.
Her initial design was drastically different, consisting of a short haired muscular girl with glasses, wearing an outfit similar to Guy from Final Fight, another character he had developed. However they felt this design looked "more like a martial artist than a high-flying ninja". Another pass was done with a focus on a more traditional ninja, the next drawing giving her a full bodysuit and armor over her hands, ankles and crotch. Her appearance and outfit were refined further, giving her a look he described as cute "even though she looks shabby". Series artist and fellow character designer Kinu Nishimura took that statement to heart and emphasized that cute aspect of her art of Ibuki, as well as designing a school outfit for the character. She was given a long ponytail, which proved a problem for the animation team as it caused her to have "1.2 to 1.3x the character data" of other fighters, requiring several months to complete with Sadamoto himself helping at the end.
Ibuki is introduced in Street Fighter III: New Generation (1997) as a young ninja tasked by her clan with retrieving a document connected to Gill. She returns in the later Street Fighter III games, where her storyline emphasizes her wish to balance her ninja upbringing with an ordinary teenage life, including hopes of attending university and finding a boyfriend. She also appears in Street Fighter IV, set before Street Fighter III, with a similar character focus.
Ibuki later appears as a downloadable character in Street Fighter V. In that game, she appears in her own character story and in the cinematic story mode A Shadow Falls, where she works alongside characters including Karin and R. Mika against Shadaloo.
Outside the main series, a super-deformed version of Ibuki appears in Pocket Fighter (1997). She is also featured in crossover and spin-off titles including Street Fighter X Tekken, where she is partnered with Rolento, as well as mobile and card-based games such as Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits, Onimusha Soul, Street Fighter Battle Combination, and the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash series. She also has a cameo in Capcom Fighting Evolution (2004).
Beyond games, Ibuki appears in Street Fighter comic books, including Street Fighter: Unlimited. She also starred in the four-issue miniseries Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki, written by Jim Zubkavich and illustrated by Omar Dogan, published by UDON Entertainment in 2010 to coincide with Super Street Fighter IV.
To promote the release of New Generation, several items of merchandise were created featuring Ibuki, including t-shirts, phone cards, and a wall clock. In 2010, an Xbox Live Avatar costume of Ibuki was released for the debut of Super Street Fighter IV, while a PlayStation Network avatar was released to support 3rd Strike's Online Edition. In 2015, a figure of her was released by Kotobukiya.
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Ibuki (Street Fighter)
Ibuki (いぶき, Ibuki) is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series, first appearing in the 1997 fighting game Street Fighter III: New Generation.
During the development of Street Fighter III: New Generation for Capcom, the development team had implemented legacy character Ryu into the game, and wanted to include a female character, but found a viable concept difficult to come up with. Akira "Akiman" Yasuda, a longtime character designer at Capcom then suggested "Let the girl be a ninja. Ninjas are absolutely cool!" Producer Tomoshi Sadamoto recalled that because they were located in Japan in contrast to other new characters Ibuki was much easier to find reference materials for. As koppojutsu as a martial art was getting attention at the time, Yasuda incorporated elements of it alongside ninjitsu into her character design and movements.
Her initial design was drastically different, consisting of a short haired muscular girl with glasses, wearing an outfit similar to Guy from Final Fight, another character he had developed. However they felt this design looked "more like a martial artist than a high-flying ninja". Another pass was done with a focus on a more traditional ninja, the next drawing giving her a full bodysuit and armor over her hands, ankles and crotch. Her appearance and outfit were refined further, giving her a look he described as cute "even though she looks shabby". Series artist and fellow character designer Kinu Nishimura took that statement to heart and emphasized that cute aspect of her art of Ibuki, as well as designing a school outfit for the character. She was given a long ponytail, which proved a problem for the animation team as it caused her to have "1.2 to 1.3x the character data" of other fighters, requiring several months to complete with Sadamoto himself helping at the end.
Ibuki is introduced in Street Fighter III: New Generation (1997) as a young ninja tasked by her clan with retrieving a document connected to Gill. She returns in the later Street Fighter III games, where her storyline emphasizes her wish to balance her ninja upbringing with an ordinary teenage life, including hopes of attending university and finding a boyfriend. She also appears in Street Fighter IV, set before Street Fighter III, with a similar character focus.
Ibuki later appears as a downloadable character in Street Fighter V. In that game, she appears in her own character story and in the cinematic story mode A Shadow Falls, where she works alongside characters including Karin and R. Mika against Shadaloo.
Outside the main series, a super-deformed version of Ibuki appears in Pocket Fighter (1997). She is also featured in crossover and spin-off titles including Street Fighter X Tekken, where she is partnered with Rolento, as well as mobile and card-based games such as Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits, Onimusha Soul, Street Fighter Battle Combination, and the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash series. She also has a cameo in Capcom Fighting Evolution (2004).
Beyond games, Ibuki appears in Street Fighter comic books, including Street Fighter: Unlimited. She also starred in the four-issue miniseries Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki, written by Jim Zubkavich and illustrated by Omar Dogan, published by UDON Entertainment in 2010 to coincide with Super Street Fighter IV.
To promote the release of New Generation, several items of merchandise were created featuring Ibuki, including t-shirts, phone cards, and a wall clock. In 2010, an Xbox Live Avatar costume of Ibuki was released for the debut of Super Street Fighter IV, while a PlayStation Network avatar was released to support 3rd Strike's Online Edition. In 2015, a figure of her was released by Kotobukiya.