Kuki Sanban (Codename: Kids Next Door)

Kuki Sanban a.k.a. Numbuh 3 is one of the four deuteragonists of the 2002 animated series, Codename: Kids Next Door. She is a Japanese-American Kids Next Door Operative in Sector V.

Why She Rocks

 * 1) She is is the happy-go-lucky girl of Sector V, which is very believable due to her lovable personality.
 * 2) She’s the "Diversionary Tactics Expert," and is the nurse of the medical lab and the primary caretaker of hamsters in Sector V.
 * 3) She obviously cares about her teammates very much, which is often shown throughout the series.
 * 4) She seems to also have a capability of speaking languages that would normally be considered gibberish or non-understandable, shown in Operations: D.I.A.P.E.R. and V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. (Baby and Firefly, respectively).
 * 5) She is the pilot of Hippy-Hop, a giant mechanical rabbit that is equipped with a complete arsenal of weapons such as missiles and drills.
 * 6) * There’s a funny running gag throughout the show that Hippy-Hop gets destroyed whenever it appears, followed by Numbuh 3 ejecting from the wreck with a parachute, despite being close to the ground.
 * 7) She shares a very close bond with Mushi, her younger sister, and treats Kuki as her "best friend," both having similar personalities.
 * 8) Despite her happy go lucky nature, she knows when to fight evil and never gives up a fight, sharing the same loyalty as her teammates.
 * 9) She’s shown to not be as air-headed as she looks, such as joking with Numbuh 1 when he was leaving for the Galactic KND in Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Her overly childish attitude can be annoying.
 * 2) Her obsession with Rainbow Monkeys shows a scary side of her, and not in a good way.
 * 3) While she normally fights off evil, her happy attitude sometimes makes her oblivious to some deeper evil.
 * 4) * For example, she doesn’t know that her own younger sister, Mushi, is sadly not as sweet as she thought she was, and she actually has a very sinister and conniving personality, despite her age. Thankfully, she did find out thanks to Numbuh 2 exposing Mushi’s true colors in Operation: C.L.U.E.S., which left her saddened and heartbroken, but got through it and moved on, still being her happy self, much like how Numbuh 5 is still her normal self after knowing her sister was evil.

Trivia

 * Her favourite type of Rainbow Monkey is an orange one, referencing her crush on Wallabee, a.k.a. Numbuh 4, specifically his orange hoodie.
 * Her codename is linked to her last name "Sanban", which is Japanese for "Number 3"; san (三) means three and ban (番) means number.
 * Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. shows she married Numbuh 4 in the future.
 * Her given name is Japanese for "stem" (茎). It can also be written as 空気 (kūki), which means "air", and reflects her carefree personality.