By
Samuel Heaney,Luis Joshua Gutierrez,Axel Bosso,+10 more
updated
Kimberly is a playable character in Street Fighter 6. She’s a ninjastar that follows the ways of Buhinryu, a famous art in the series’ history. Having too many moves and resources, it can be easy to be overwhelmed by Kimberly’s move list. This SF6 character guide will provide essential tips and tricks for playing with Kimberly, her alternate costume, and her complete move list.
Check out the quick links below:
- Kimberly Introduction
- Kimberly Move List
- Kimberly Best Tips
- Kimberly Alternate Costume
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Kimberly Introduction
Related to Guy, a classic character in Final Fight with apparitions in Street Fighter, Kimberly shares a lot of his style, but she also uses unique tools and objects, like fireworks and spray cans. These allow Kimberly to create unexpected entries and set up traps or combo extenders.
She’s relentless and has too many tools to keep in mind at once. But with patience and a lot of practice, you’ll find a character that gives you many offensive options that will leave your opponent guessing all the time.
Kimberly Move List
Kimberly presents expertise in physical hits while also using some gimmicks of her own. Don’t be discouraged by her extensive move list; think of it more as all the options you can discover while playing her.
Unique Attacks
| Move | Command | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Water Slicer Slide | Down Forward + Medium Kick | It’s a sliding attack. |
| Windmill Kick | Back + Heavy Kick | It’s an overhead. |
| Short Uppercut | Back + Heavy Punch | It’s an uppercut. |
| Hisen Kick | Forward + Heavy Kick | It’s a strong kick that makes Kimberly jump. |
| Step Up | (After Hisen Kick) A Jump | Kimberly uses the opponent to jump around. |
| High Double Strike | Heavy Punch, Heavy Kick | It’s a two-hit combo. |
| Elbow Drop | (In the air) Down + Medium Punch | It’s a jumping attack. |
| Bushin Tiger Fangs | Medium Punch, Heavy Punch | It’s a two-hit combo. |
| Bushin Prism Strikes | Light Punch, Medium Punch, Heavy Punch, Heavy Kick | It’s a series of attacks. |
| Bushin Hellchain | Light Punch, Medium Punch, Down + Heavy Punch, Heavy Kick | It’s a series of attacks. |
| Bushin Hellchain Throw | Light Punch, Medium Punch, Down + Heavy Punch, Down + Heavy Kick | It’s a series of attacks that ends with a back throw. |
Special Moves
| Move | Command | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Bushin Senpukyaku | Quarter Circle Back + (Any) Kick | It’s a series of kicks that go up. |
| Aerial Bushin Senpukyaku | (In the air) Quarter Circle Back + (Any) Kick | It’s a series of kicks. |
| Sprint | Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Kick | It’s a quick sprint forward. |
| Emergency Stop | (After Sprint) (Any) Punch | It stops Sprint. |
| Torso Cleaver | (After Sprint) Light Kick | It’s a strong kick. |
| Shadow Slide | (After Sprint) Medium Kick | It’s a sliding attack. |
| Neck Hunter | (After Sprint) Heavy Kick | It’s an overhead. |
| Arc Step | (After Sprint) (No input) | When Sprint reaches the opponent, Kimberly jumps over them. |
| Bushin Izuna Otoshi | (After Arc Step) (Any) Punch | It’s a grab. |
| Bushin Hojin Kick | (After Arc Step) (Any) Kick | It’s a strong kick attack. |
| Vagabond Edge | Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Punch | It’s an attack after a leap forward. |
| Hidden Variable | Quarter Circle Back + (Any) Punch | Kimberly uses paint bombs to quickly appear and disappear in different directions. |
| Genius at Play | Down, Down + (Any) Punch | Kimberly charges a Shuriken Bomb stock. |
| Shuriken Bomb | Down, Down + (Any) Punch | It’s a projectile that explodes on the floor. It requires at least one Shuriken Bomb stock. |
| Shuriken Bomb Spread | Down, Down + Two Punches | Kimberly throws two projectiles that explode on the floor. It requires at least two Shuriken Bomb stocks. |
| Nue Twister | (In the air) Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Punch | It’s an aerial command grab. |
Super Arts
| Move | Command | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Bushin Beats | Doble Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Kick | It’s a series of quick attacks after a rush forward. |
| Bushin Thunderous Beats | Doble Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Kick | The same as Bushin Beats, but it ends with an explosion. It requires at least one Shuriken Bomb stock. |
| Bushin Scramble | Doble Quarter Circle Back + (Any) Punch | Kimberly jumps in the air and deals a series of strong attacks. |
| Soaring Bushin Scramble | (In the air) Doble Quarter Circle Back + (Any) Punch | It’s a series of strong attacks. |
| Bushin Ninjastar Cypher | Doble Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Punch | It’s a close-range hit that unleashes a cinematic attack. |
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Glossary of common fighting terms and Street Fighter 6 specific ones:
c. = Crouching.
LP = Light Punch.
MP = Medium Punch.
HP = Heavy Punch.
Px2 = Two Punches at the same time.
LK = Light Kick.
MK = Medium Kick.
HK = Heavy Kick.
Kx2 = Two Kicks at the same time.
Dash = Forward, Forward.
QCF/QCB = Quarter Circle Forward or Back (Down, Down Forward, Forward/ Down, Down Back, Back).
DP = Dragon Punch (Forward, Down, Down Forward).
Half Circle Back/Forward = Forward, Down Forward, Down, Down Back, Back /Back, Down Back, Down, Down Forward, Forward).
DPa = Drive Parry.
DR = Drive Rush.
DI = Drive Impact.
Kimberly Best Tips
Bushin Senpukyaku (QCB + K) is one of Kimberly's key special moves. This is a Tatsu similar to Ryu’s and Ken’s flying kicks, with the key difference that it goes up instead of sideways. It can be used as an anti-air and to end combos with relative ease.
Please note that contrary to what was the case in the game’s betas, this move is no longer invulnerable on wake-up.
Another thing that you should learn how to use properly as soon as possible is Sprint (QCF + K). This is a versatile move that gives you different ways of dealing with the enemy, like low attacks, flying kicks, and throws. OD Sprint can lead to a wall bounce when using the grab.
Shuriken Bomb (Down, Down, P) normally gives you only one stock, but the OD version gives you two. You can then throw them at the same time and try to mess with your rival having one close to you and the other far away. It will be a good moment to run toward your opponent or wait to see what they do.
You can throw a bomb and immediately grab the opponent and the explosion will hit them right in time, launching them in the air and leaving them exposed for a follow-up.
When you already understand more or less what you can do with most of Kimberly’s special moves, you can start adding Hidden Variable (QCB + P) to the equation. You need to mix the two main versions of this move: the one that leaves you in front of the enemy (L and M), and the one that leaves you above them (H and OD). Use them to attack someone when they less expect it.
All Alternate Character Costumes in Street Fighter 6
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Kimberly Alternate Costume
Kimberly's Outfit 2, Street Kimberly, can be obtained after reaching level 100 Bond with her.
Learn more about unlocking Alternate Costumes in our How to Unlock Alternative Character Costumes guide.
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