

She also uses paper fans as weapons, integrating them into her combat technique and using them to perform several combinations and moves. Her style resembles normal ninjutsu with more graceful and majestic moves, somewhat in reference to traditional Japanese dance. Mai uses the Shiranui-ryuu form of ninjutsu combined with her fire powers to fight. Cooking - Mai can cook food for particular occasions.She can also create clothing, particularly traditional Japanese clothes. Clothing - With her revealing outfit, it's easy for her male opponents to get distracted, giving her the opportunity to defeat them.Stealth - Because of her ninja training, Mai is a master of stealth.Climbing - Due to her ninja training, Mai is an expert with climbing surfaces.Changing - With only one gesture, Mai can change clothes within a second.Bunshin: Mai can temporarily project shadow images of herself and her weapon.

She also sometimes carries clothes, giant fans, and usually an umbrella. She keeps multiple fans (her weapon of choice) with her that can't be seen.

Like many girls, she has dreams of getting married to her Prince Charming - she found her own Prince in Andy Bogard, and self-proclaimed herself his fiancé, which at times has creeped out Andy himself. She also at times compares attractive boys who flirt with her or acknowledge her beauty to Andy, acknowledging their attractiveness but ending with a comment saying they're 'not as cute as Andy'. She tends to also be somewhat of an airhead and admires any kind of beauty or attractiveness, which sometimes comes across as being vain. Mai is a very cheerful and temperamental girl. He comments "I thought she was going to burst out of her costume." Personality
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In an interview with one of the series designers, Shinkiro, he replies that Mai was the most difficult character to illustrate. Due to this pose's potency, however, Mai's eye-popping motions were stilled in the KOF '94 international home version. When the designer came back with the "swaying bosom", the developers were awestruck. Illustrations by Eisuke Oguraĭuring the development of The King of Fighters '94, Mai's designer wanted to add more animation to her neutral pose. Mai's concept art in KOF XIV, showing her personality: Happy, Angry, Serious. According to an issue of Neo Geo Freak, her breasts were modeled after Fumie Hosokawa and her bottom is modeled after the late Ai Iijima both women were famous idols at the time.

Her characteristic "bounce" was loosely modified from a kunoichi (female ninja) method of assassination: to be sensual to their unassuming prey before they strike. When developers shifted their focus to include an idol character in the series, they decided to scrap the Shiranui man for Mai. Mai was originally not planned to be included in Fatal Fury 2 at all, as her fighting style was created for a different male ninja.
