Laura

Laura Matsuda
Laura, as she appears in Street Fighter V.
Characteristics
Species	Human
Height	5'9" (175 cm)
Weight	159 lbs (72 kg)
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Blood type	O
Personal
First Game	Street Fighter V
Birthdate	July 30
Birthplace	Brazil
Fighting style	Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu, with some unique arrangements of her own included
Likes	Her younger brother, meat dishes, fighting, fighting strong opponents, Tournaments, relaxing on beaches, Ryu, Ken, Zangief
Dislikes	Vegetables, boredom
Occupation	Martial artist
Rival(s)	Sean (friendly), Birdie (friendly), Karin (friendly), Ryu (friendly), Zangief (friendly), R. Mika (friendly), Ken (friendly), Blanka (friendly), E. Honda (friendly)
Skills	Producing static electricity
Moveset	Linear Movement, Volty Line, Linear Movement Avante, Linear Movement Esquiva, Linear Movement Finta, Bolt Charge, Split River, Rodeo Break, Sunset Wheel, Thunder Clap, Double Slap, Spark Show, Shock Stance, Matsuda Sway, Shock Choke, Inazuma Spin Hold
Alignment	Good
Relationship	Kinjiro Matsuda (grandfather) Yuichiro Matsuda (father) Brenda Matsuda (mother) Fabio Matsuda (older brother) Sean (younger brother) Pedro da Silva (uncle) Enzo da Silva (cousin) Manuela da Silva (cousin)
Behind-The-Scene
Japanese voice actor(s)	Yoko Hikasa (Street Fighter V)
English voice actor(s)	G.K. Bowes (Street Fighter V)
Live action actor(s)	Natascha Hopkins

This article is about the Street Fighter character. For the voice actress, click here.

"Boom! That's how you start the fight and finish it quickly!
(ドーンと始めて、パパッと終わらせちゃうよ！, Dōn to hajimete, papatto owara se chau yo!^?)"

—Laura (Street Fighter V)

Laura Matsuda (ララ・マツダ/松田, Rara Matsuda^?) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter V. She is a free-spirited, hyperactive Brazilian woman and the older sister of Sean.

Biography

Appearance

Laura has long black hair, the right side being worn loose and the left side starting as cornrow braids before blending with the rest at the back. She has light brown eyes, and a buxom figure.

She wears a bright green sleeveless martial arts gi with yellow linings and a tie at the center, matching bright green martial arts pants with yellow linings with a black belt to her waist, it has black and yellow linings and at the center resembles a bright green thong and black shin guards underneath her pants over bare feet.

She also wears several bracelets in different colors similar to Elena's. The color scheme of her outfit matches the Brazilian flag. Laura has one of the more revealing costumes among the playable females.

Her alternate costume consists of a short sleeved bright green mini shirt which uncovers half of her breasts and the word "bonita" (Portuguese for "beautiful woman") at the center of her mini shirt, denim short shorts with straps of her black thong exposed, brown gladiator-style sandals, yellow and red bracelets in both of her wrists and a red choker on her neck with a gold round at the center of her choker.

Her second alternate costume consists of a yellow, open jiu-jitsu gi jacket with black outlines, a black bikini top underneath, wearing a bright green buruma with a black jiu-jitsu belt just under her navel to her waist and black leg wraps on her feet. She also wears black fingerless gloves. Her braids are tied in a high ponytail.

Personality

Described as "bohemian" (being socially unorthodox), Laura has a free spirited and energetic personality and enjoys thrills. Similar to Makoto, she has a desire to promote her family's fighting style.

Laura also likes to give advice to others and her character-specific versus quotes imply that she is "very" easy to befriend too. Laura is very protective of her brother Sean and also can be quick to jump to conclusions, as seen when she mistook Ken for an enemy wanting to hurt Sean before the latter informed her about the misunderstanding.

Concept

The earliest design of Laura bore a near resemblance to Street Fighter EX fighter Pullum Purna, a later design had her resembling her brother Sean more closely.

Videos

Laura shadowfalls scenes

See also

• Laura's moves in Street Fighter V