It’s one thing to take the time and drum up the creativity to create your own cosplay, it’s another to have the confidence to wear that cosplay to an event like Evo where tons of others are doing the same, and another yet to enter the Evo cosplay contest to be judged on stage amongst the best of the best.
Chonibu arrived in Las Vegas with her Street Fighter 6 Kimberly alternate 3 cosplay still incomplete, finished it in her hotel room, went down to the event floor and took home first place in the Evo 2024 cosplay contest. Once you see photos of this top tier take, it’s no wonder why she got the gold medal.
Kimberly is a brand new character introduced for the first time in Street Fighter 6. She echoes the likes of her Bushinryu predecessors, Guy and Zeku, but brings her own flair to the archetype with some cheer leading, dance, and graffiti themes peppered in.
It’s a subjective matter, of course, but of the three costumes Capcom has given Kimberly thus far her tertiary is probably her best. Developers included it as part of the SF6 costume 3 pack, which is premium content players have to fork over extra cash to obtain so you know they’re putting best feet forward.
The prominent blue hair immediately captures attention and aptly reminds us of a paint splash, which fits perfectly with Kimberly’s spray paint hobby. There’s actually quite a lot going on with the costume as it’s comprised of many accessories, but it somehow all comes together to equal more than just the sum of its parts.
Chonibu was clearly inspired as she absolutely nailed the look and brought the young, urban ninja to life at Evo 2024. Every aspect of the attire was beautifully represented, and it was all created and pieced together as opposed to being purchased as a pre-made costume.
Evo day 1: Kimberly Outfit 3 from SF6! #EVO2024 #sf6 pic.twitter.com/Qc187Nsw91
— Chonibu (@chonibu) July 20, 2024
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— Chonibu (@chonibu) July 23, 2024