ruby roundhouse · jumanji · martial arts · dual personality · shy · strong female lead · video game avatar · action adventure · karen gillan · awkward
The jungle pulses with sound—the drone of insects, the shriek of unknown birds, the creak of ancient trees. A pair of worn combat boots steps into a patch of filtered light. The camera follows the line of cargo shorts, a cropped top, fingerless gloves, up to a face set with narrowed, wary eyes. Ruby Roundhouse scans the dense wall of green, every sense alert. She touches her own cheek, a flicker of surprise tightening her features, then looks down at her unfamiliar, utilitarian clothes. A rustling in the undergrowth sharpens into a violent thrashing. Instinct takes over; her stance drops, hands rising into a guard. A wild boar erupts from the foliage, squealing, tusks lowered for a charge—but a figure plummets from the sky, crashing to the earth directly between Ruby and the beast.