Laura Matsuda

Laura Matsuda is a character in the Street Fighter series who first appeared in Street Fighter V. Laura was the third of the four new fighters confirmed for Street Fighter V, the first new female fighter in the game and the third Brazilian fighter to appear in the main game series following Blanka and her younger brother Sean.
She was voiced by in Japanese and in English. In live-action, she was portrayed by Natascha Hopkins.
==Story==
Laura Matsuda, her younger brother Sean, and older brother Fabio were born in Brazil, though their father (Yuichiro Matsuda) and paternal grandfather (Kinjiro Matsuda) were Japanese (hence the surname). Yuichiro married Brenda and had three children (Fabio, Laura, Sean). Laura has two maternal cousins (Enzo and Manuela Da Silva) who practice capoeira.
Laura was trained by Kinjiro in the art of the family's Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu. When Sean leaves at some point to become Ken Masters' apprentice and pupil, Laura becomes the heir of the art. Continuing the tradition of the famed Matsuda fighting style, Laura is constantly looking for strong opponents around the world to defeat, in an effort to spread the Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu's name and prestige.
==Appearance==
Laura has long black hair that falls loosely to the right side, while the left side is shaved very short. She has light brown eyes and a slim figure.
She wears light green sleeveless gowns with a yellow lining and a tie down the middle, to match light green pants with yellow linings and a black waistband. It also has black and yellow linings, and in the center it resembles a light green thong and black shin pads under the pants on bare feet.
She also wears several bracelets of different colors as does Elena. The colors of her outfit match the Brazilian flag. Laura has one of the most skimpy costumes among playable female characters.
==Abilities==
Laura uses grappling techniques and breaking throws. Some of her kicking moves are similar to Elena’s Rhino Horn and she is able to manipulate electricity similar to Blanka. Her Thunder Clap projectile works in a similar fashion to Juri’s Fuhajin and some of her special attacks include grabbing her opponent and breaking their leg while another involves slamming the opponent to the ground and breaking their arm.
==Gallery==
===Outfits===
Laura Matsuda (default).png|Default
Laura Matsuda (battle).png|Battle
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Laura Matsuda (CPT 2020).png|CPT 2020
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