Kimberly "Kim" Pine (b. October 1981) is the drummer for Sex Bob-omb, Stephen Stills' and Scott's band, and one of the seven main characters of the Scott Pilgrim franchise.
During gigs (or even just when practicing at home) Kim counts in the band, usually by screaming some variation of: "We are Sex Bob-omb!!".
She is 23 years old (24 in Volume 5 onwards) and was Scott's first girlfriend, whom he "saved" from Simon Lee back when they met in high school.
The two broke up when Scott's family moved away to Toronto, and when Kim moved to Toronto herself, they formed Sex Bob-omb with Scott's former bandmate, Stephen Stills. Kim is employed at No-Account Video throughout the series, working alongside Hollie Hawkes.
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Scott Pilgrim graphic novels[]
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World[]
Kim is played by Alison Pill whose previous works include roles in Milk, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and Dan in Real Life. Pill also provides the voice of Kim in the animated short Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation which details her first meeting with Scott, his rescuing her from Simon Lee, and their brief relationship in high school. In the film, Kim's wounded feelings concerning Scott are more emphasized and her sarcastic comments are largely directed at him. Unlike the comic or game, Kim is never really seen in a relationship with Knives Chau, and only talks to her a few times.
WE ARE SEX BOB OMB AND WE'RE HERE TO WATCH SCOTT PILGRIM KICK YOUR TEETH IN!!!
The depth of her ire against Scott is evidenced by the fact that she does not offer a sincere smile and maintains a fierce stare throughout most of the film, blinking (also note that the film director told all the actors not to blink for a comic book effect)only a few times and almost never breaking eye contact. Despite her resentment she does offer Scott some advice regarding Ramona just before they face off against the Katayanagi twins. Although she signs on with Gideon, she is less than enthusiastic about taking orders from him, and she surreptitiously flips him off after he calls her "Kimberly". She then goes on to announce the band by dryly stating "We are Sex Bob-Omb and we are here to make money and sell out and stuff".
When Scott uses his extra life to replay the confrontation with Gideon, he takes a moment to apologize to Kim for his behavior and himself, earning him some extra points and causing her to crack a genuine smile for the first time in the film. When Scott cues her to play she turns against Gideon by shouting "WE ARE SEX BOB-OMB AND WE'RE HERE TO WATCH SCOTT PILGRIM KICK YOUR TEETH IN!!!"and motivates the band to play a more enthusiastic version of their fight music.
After Gideon is defeated, Kim states that Sex Bob-omb's business deal has just ended, prompting Stephen Stills to frantically grab as much of the reward money as he can. Neil, thinking they are made out of chocolate, sticks one of the coins in his mouth. An annoyed Kim pretends to shoot herself for the second time in the movie.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game[]
Kim's main art in the game.
Kim is one of the four initial characters that can be picked in the game. Her Striker is Knives kissing her (as is what happened in Volume 4) and recovering 15 HP at the cost of around 7 GP. It also has the secondary effect of "Freaking out" all enemies on screen (with the exception for robot enemies, dogs and bosses, who receive small damage plus a minor hit-stun). In the game, Kim Pine has red hair and wears a black and white jacket, blue skirt, sneakers, knee high socks.
Her Move set:[]
Jab - Kim Pine will punch or kick enemies
Butt Collide - Kim Pine Use her butt collide
Grab and Pummel - Kim Pine Will grab enemies then use her knee to kick nuts
Inferno Kick - Kim Pine jump then kick with flame effect
Slide Kick - Kim pine will slide kick
Punch - Kim Pine use her fist punch enemies
Kick - Kim Pine Prepare to kick
Down Kick - Kim Pine will sweep on floor and use her knee kick enemies
Throw - Kim Pine will grab an Enemy then prepare for throwing
Air Kick - Kim Pine Jump Then Kick in Air
Bat Spin - Kim Pine uses her metal bat spin in 360 degree
Call Knives Chau - Kim Pine points her finger and summon Knives Chau then kiss also heal you
Backward Kick - Kim Pine uses her knee kick on backward
Spin - Kim Pine uses her dual white stick spin
Stomp - Kim Pine stomps enemies
Ice Breath - Kim Pine will do special attack that spit an ice skull-like head
Slap - Kim Pine will slap enemies
Super Slap - Kim Pine will slap enemies in multiple time
Taunts[]
Taunt 1: Kim Pine will mock you
Taunt 2: Kim Pine will do Breakdance
After completing a level, Kim exits the field via a smiling star that flies off screen. This is a reference to the Kirby game series.
Endings[]
Her ending in the game takes off the scene from in Volume 4, where she and Knives become a couple together much to the shock of Scott and Stephen.
In Scott's ending, she along with Knives and Envy all date Scott at the same time after Ramona leaves him.
In Stephen Stills' ending, she along with her band-mates, Scott and Stephen, become very popular and rich with their band (though it's hinted it may just be a dream).
In Nega Scott's ending, Kim, along with her friends, and Scott, are the slaves of Scott's negative side.
In Knives' ending, Kim appears as one of the spectators to Knives and Scott's wedding, while Scott himself is completely confused.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off[]
Personality[]
You're a holy terror, Kim, and I'm glad you're on my side.
Kim has a sarcastic personality and is known to be a misanthrope. A common character trait of Kim's is usually cracking sarcastic comments and jokes at the expense of her friends, mainly Scott. In the earlier books, Kim was also shown to have not much hope for Sex Bob-omb, often pointing out that they suck. Some of Kim's aforementioned comments include, "Scott, your life is so interesting...", "Are you really evil or are you really happy?" and "I'm tragically sorry to have woken you up so tragically early, Sara"[1]. Another Kim trait was her patience for people she views as (and is usually right about) being moronic, i.e. Scott Pilgrim, her roommates, and Julie Powers, even telling Jason about the latter that they are "tragically not" her friends. She also makes gestures that most would consider rude or unwelcome, such as flipping off Stephen and doing finger-guns when hanging out with Ramona and her band.
Bryan Lee O'Malley hinted that Kim may have an inferiority complex, noting how she isn't necessarily less attractive, but believes so, hinting at insecurity about her beauty. The biggest example of this is how she depressingly laments Envy's beauty when compared to her own, noting how she's on the cover of a magazine with makeup. O'Malley responded with saying that by delving deep, there's more to it than having the reader just assuming that is Envy is pretty and Kim is sad and ugly[2].
Kim "dislikes many people (possibly everyone)"[3], as such, her relationships with the other characters is an interesting topic: while it may seem on the surface that she does not hold them in very high regard, she enjoys their company and cares about them all. Kim's most known relationships would be those of Hollie Hawkes, her roommates[4], and Scott Pilgrim.
An example of her relationships with her roommates and Hollie.
Towards her roommates, Kim is annoyed by their existence, often doing things to spite them (such as stabbing a voodoo doll) or thinking violent thoughts about them. As seen in The Wonderful World of Kim Pine, her relationship with them is dysfunctional at best. Kim is easily annoyed by them, getting angry over the littlest things, such as being told to turn her music down (despite using headphones), being yelled at for making too much noise in the morning, and getting angry after two of them eat her bread and throw her laundry down the stairs. Kim will sometimes try and remain civil, but she usually reacts, using violence (such as the aforementioned voodoo doll) or insulting them. Hollie empathized with how Kim felt towards her roommates and helped her move in with her.
Hollie and Kim, due to being co-workers at No-Account Video have a professional and friendly relationship. In the first scene we see them share, Kim insults Hollie, telling her how she hates everyone, with Hollie responding by calling her a "holy terror". Aside from this scene, Kim doesn't display much hostility towards her, even inviting her to Sex Bob-omb's event at Lee's Palace. While at work, Hollie is shown to laze around, eating nuts and watching TV, forcing Kim to deal with the customers, though this may have just been exclusive to the anime. After the store closed, they maintained their friendship and went for coffee, only to leave after seeing Lucas Lee working there. However, Kim's friendship with Hollie was most likely ended after her boyfriend, Jason, cheated on her with Hollie. When asked about this by Scott, Kim told him and Ramona that Hollie was "dead to me"[5].
However, her greatest relationship seems to be with Scott. Like with her roommates, she expresses annoyance towards his idiocy and was one of many people who mocked him for dating Knives Chau. Despite how she usually acts towards Scott, she is willing to help him out and is a fiercely loyal friend who will do anything for him. She helped him find a job, encouraged him to play for Ramona, and when Ramona disappeared, she let him crash at her place and helped him with his emotional issues.
All in all, while Kim may act sarcastic and hostile, she loves her friends deeply and truly cares for them, willing to help them out and offer advice.
Kim is a fair skinned young girl of average height with three freckles on each one of her cheeks, though in the earlier comics she has more. She has red hair, styled in a bob shoulder-length haircut. In Scott's flashback, however, we see that her hair was long and tied back into a ponytail during her high school years.
Although much like the other characters, Kim changes her outfit frequently. She’s mostly seen sporting various kinds of tracksuit jackets and skirts with varying colours. In the game, she wears a black and white tracksuit with a skirt.
Kim dated Scott in high school, but broke up with him when Lisa told her that Scott was moving to Toronto.
Technically speaking, Kim Pine was the first Scott Pilgrim character ever created. Bryan Lee O'Malley originally came up with her all the way back in the late 90s. She was originally conceived as part of a mutant super-team. Over the next few years, the character drifted from one story idea to another, changing quite a bit over time, until she made her published debut as a Scott Pilgrim character. (For more info, see here, here and here.)
Scott is one month older than her. If meant literally, that means her birthday is October 27, which is dangerously close to Halloween, and might explain why she is so grim. Bryan Lee O'Malley also planned for her birthday to be in "late October".[6]
An early version of Kim and Lisa appear in a mini-comic by Bryan Lee O'Malley called "Style", about three ridiculous girls in high school. In this comic, Kim is a brunette with blonde highlights while Lisa frequently changes her hair color, similar to Ramona. (For more info, see here.)
Kim Pine
Sex Bob-omb
Scott Pilgrim | 
Stephen Stills | 
Neil Nordegraf | 
Knives Chau
