of another professional gamer, Marie-Laure Norindr "Kayane" from France, was created from a conjunction of the names of her two favourite DOA characters, Kasumi and Ayane. Kasumi is the favourite DOA character of the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Sex symbol Multiple publications have chosen Kasumi as a video game sex symbol. Chris Carle of IGN wrote, "this sultry redhead is also a fan favorite, and it's not difficult to see why. In addition to being gifted as a fighter, she's been graced with one of the finest digital bodies ever. Also, she is a freaking ninja." TeamXbox ranked her as the third-top "Xbox babe" in 2004, declaring: "When we imagine our ideal Tecmo babe, Kasumi fits the bill perfectly. She has fought her way into the hearts and minds of millions of gamers," and further included her among its 11 "hotties in the Xbox universe" in 2009. Chris Reiter of Gaming Target ranked her as the fourth best "PlayStation 2 babe" in 2005 and PSX Extreme included her among the fives "hottest women" in 2006. In 2010, Joystick Division's James Hawkins ranked her as the sixth most sexy video game character, adding that "there is something really sexy about Kasumi that the other characters in the series seem to be missing." UGO's Aubrey Sitterson ranked her as ninth in his 2011 list of the "hottest" female fighters in fighting games.Aubrey Sitterson, Fighting Games' Finest Female Fighters , UGO.com, January 14, 2011. In 2012, Kasumi was declared the sexiest character in video games by Fernando DaQuino of Tecmundo, as well as being ranked as the 17th "hottest" female video game character by Kristie Bertucci of Gadget Review. ZoominGames ranked her as the third top "game babe" in 2012, as well as the number one top Asian female in gaming (for her sex appeal) in 2013. Also in 2013, Steve Jenkins of CheatCodes.com declared her the third "hottest video game girl" of all time, adding that even though our voting only allowed us to rank her #3, she'll always be #1 in our hearts." MTV UK placed her 31st on their 2015 list of the sexiest video game characters regardless of their genders. Gavin Mackenzie of PLAY wrote Kasumi's "breasts explode the myth that ninjas like to go unnoticed, as they make it impossible not to notice Kasumi." In 2004, Official PlayStation Magazine (Australia) chose Kasumi as one of top