不知火舞 ShiranuiMai MaiShiranui
A Japanese female [[ninja]] from [[Fatal Fury]] and later [[The King of Fighters]]. She debuted in [i]Fatal Fury 2[/i].

Her trademarks are her [[folding fan]], and her [[revealing clothes]] that show off her [[large breasts]] and other notable features. She has [[brown eyes]] and most commonly wears her [[long hair|long]], [[brown hair]] in a [[ponytail]] tied up with an ornamental hairpin.

Mai is the last heir to Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu. She can infuse her attacks with [[fire]], since fire ninja magic is a hallmark of the Shiranui Ninja clan. She has a loving infatuation with fellow Shiranui-ryuu practitioner [[Andy Bogard]], whom she trained with at a relatively young age and she came to see as a good man (though she tends to move the relationship a little too quickly for Andy's liking). As of [[Garou: Mark of the Wolves]], she and Andy both train a young disciple named [[Hokutomaru]]. She is good friends with most of the rest of the Fatal Fury roster, not least of which includes Andy's brother [[Terry Bogard|Terry]] and best friend [[Joe Higashi]]. In King of Fighters, she is a founding member of the Women Fighters Team alongside [[King (SNK)|]] and [[Yuri Sakazaki]], with other ladies such as [[Toudou Kasumi]] joining the team here and there.

Mai is one of [[SNK]]'s most popular characters, appearing in numerous cross-overs and promotions. Her oldest and arguably greatest cross-company rival is [[Capcom]]'s [[Street Fighter]]'s [[Chun-Li]]. She also appears in [[Dead or Alive]] ([i]DOA 5 Last Round[/i] and [i]DOA 6[/i]) as a guest character and has been announced as an upcoming guest character in [[Street Fighter 6]], the second ever guest character (after Terry) to appear in a mainline Street Fighter title.

Due to her revealing attire, she was denied a cameo in [[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] since she would be challenging the game's [[CERO]] rating of A. The way Sakurai put it in the announcement ("[[Smash is for good boys and girls]]") was turned into a meme. She received a new outfit with her appearance in [[Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves]].

h4. Appearance

* !post #4379718: Classic Mai (one of a few variations)
* !post #8044136: Time-skip Mai

h4. See also

* [[Smash is for good boys and girls]]
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