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Ricki Ortiz
Born (1981-12-12) December 12, 1981 (age 43)
Occupation
Fighting Game Player
Known forFighting Game Community

Ricki Ortiz, also known as HelloKittyRicki, is an American professional fighting game player specializing in the Marvel vs. Capcom and Street Fighter series. Ortiz joined the fighting game community in the early 2000s and has since consistently ranked highly in high-profile tournaments.

Early life

In an interview, Ortiz described her childhood as "normal and relaxed." She was raised by an engineer and a metalworker; her grandmother babysat her while her parents worked. Ortiz first came in contact with fighting games when her father brought her to a Golfland Entertainment Center in Milpitas, California. By the time Ortiz reached middle school, she spent time at the local arcade almost every day after school.[1]

Career

Ricki Ortiz left the

Capcom vs SNK 2, Street Fighter IV, and Street Fighter V.[1][3]

In 2010, Ricki Ortiz placed second in the Evolution Super Street Fighter IV tournament. In 2016, Ortiz came in second in the

2017 Capcom Cup, Capcom offered his auto-qualification to Ortiz as the runner up of the 2016 Cup, which she accepted.[8][9] Ortiz lost to Tokido in the first round of the tournament.[10]

Style

Ortiz prefers the

nerfed in 2017.[11]

Personal life

Assigned male at birth, Ricki Ortiz came out as a homosexual man in 2003, though she noted later that it "didn't feel right". In 2009, Ortiz came out as transgender, noting that RuPaul's Drag Race helped with this. By 2012, depression affected Ortiz's fighting game career, though her mental state improved after reconnecting with an old friend and taking advantage of the resources and support groups available. In 2014, Ortiz started transitioning.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Martin, Michael (2016-02-10). "The Struggles and Victories of the First Transgender Fighting Game Champion". Playboy. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02.
  2. ^ yellowmagazinehouston (2015-04-14). "Texas Showdown 2015". yellow magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ Klepeck, Patrick (2016-02-19). "High-Level Player Talks About Being Trans in the Fighting Game Community". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2016-12-07.
  4. ^ Lee, Timothy (2016-12-05). "NuckleDu becomes first American Capcom Cup champion". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2016-12-07.
  5. Heavy.com. Archived
    from the original on 2016-12-22.
  6. ^ Hamilton, Andi (2016-12-06). "The Capcom Cup was action-packed and full of surprises". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2016-12-10.
  7. ^
    Yahoo! eSports. Archived
    from the original on 2017-05-20.
  8. ^ Moyse, Chris (2017-11-29). "Ricki Ortiz will replace NuckleDu in Capcom Cup 2017". Destructoid.
  9. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (2017-11-29). "Ricki Ortiz to replace NuckleDu at Capcom Cup 2017". The Daily Dot.
  10. ^ Taylor, Nicholas 'MajinTenshinhan' (2017-12-08). "Capcom Cup 2017 results". EventHubs. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  11. ^ Barnes, Katie (2017-07-12). "What's in a main? Why Ricki Ortiz might have to give up on Chun-Li". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27.
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