a fake tanuki tail, introduced in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition. Her Street Fighter III ending's original schoolgirl costume has been by re-used by the Rival Schools designer Hideaki Itsuno for this game's character Hinata Wakaba because he thought it was "cute". One of her scrapped costume concepts for Super Street Fighter IV was a very distinct, partially armored ninja outfit, which was more skimpy and featured two Japanese swords on her back. After nearly two decades, Ibuki was radically redesigned for Street Fighter V, where her main costume changes to a modified version of her schoolgirl outfit (originally from her Street Fighter III ending) with above-knee-high socks mixed with a black mask and purple elements of traditional Japanese armour on her hands and legs. Before deciding on it, the designers tried many different costume ideas by adjusting the ratio of her two personalities; the rejected concept art sketches (including one with full tanuki suit) were posted on Capcom's blog. Ibuki's premium summer costume is a similarly armored swimsuit, with partial leggings and a cape-like face scarf resembling this of Capcom's own Strider Hiryu, which comes in a variety of colors. Her premium battle costume is an altogether different and more fashionable blue ninja outfit with a floral theme with a sword on her back, where for the first time she has loose hair, described as an "outfit that's very fitting for a kunoichi, but the short bangs cut makes her look younger." Her Street Fighter III look returned in the "nostalgic costumes" DLC and a 30th Anniversary event gave her a traditional Japanese clothing. Gameplay According to Computer and Video Games, Ibuki appeared "to be one of the most powerful and most popular character" in Street Fighter III. VentureBeats Chris Hoadley opined Ibuki was the strongest character in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact and GameSpot felt her to be, in terms of gameplay, most similar to Cammy and Geki. According to UGO, Ibuki in Street Fighter III "has the strength and speed to face off against any top-tier character", as she is "quick, somewhat unpredictable and easy to pick up", and "she's just as likely to attack an opponent from the front as she is to dash into the air and rain down several kunai. It's this type of diversity in fighting that makes her attractive to players." Retro Gamer opined "this female ninja is fast, mobile and