Mai Shiranui

Kunoichi is a Japanese group term for "woman". In popular culture, it is often used for female shinobi or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo). The Kunoichi-No-Jutsu (being the ninjutsu of a woman) is known where a woman is used for infiltration and information gathering.

Mai is a very cheerful and temperamental girl. She tends to also be somewhat of an airhead and admires any kind of beauty or attractiveness, which sometimes comes across as being vain. 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'. Like many girls, she has dreams of getting married to her Prince Charming which she found her own Prince in Andy Bogard, and self-proclaimed herself his fiance, which at times has creeped out Andy himself. Within the Fatal Fury series, he mostly tries to ignore her advances as he views her like a younger sister but has a hard time adequately returning platonic affections due to her persistence. Another notable example of this within the King Of Fighters series, is her intro with Andy in KOF '97, proposing to Andy outright in a wedding dress, or scaring Andy with a mock child doll in KOF '99 and 2001. Despite this, Andy mutually acknowledges her love but prefers to keep quiet about it, mostly due to his own stoicism and focus on training. Although her peppy fighting persona suggests otherwise, Mai is actually a traditional and ideal Japanese beauty. However, her pride as a Shiranui ninja and infatuation with Andy usually keeps her from fitting the mold 100% of the time. Despite her complex relationship, Mai has shown her support for the women's team and their notorious reputation for years and enjoys working with her teammates. As for Andy's older brother Terry, Mai admires him, although she gets skeptical when she feels he's hiding something about Andy. Mai shows deference towards Joe but she feels his silly habits are a little annoying.

Pyrokinesis
Mai is able to create and control fire. However, she cannot control flames that she didn't create, and is not immune to other types of fire.

Create Fire
Mai can create fire.

Fire Attacks
Mai can infuse her attacks with fire. She can also completely cloak herself with her flames.

Fire Channel
Mai can channel fire through her clothes, weapon, and anything she touches.

Fire Burst
Mai can cause explosions and eruptions of fire.

Aerial Control
Mai has the ability to temporarily stay airborne and control her movements in the air. This allows her to float, glide, change directions in mid-air or gain temporary flight.

Hammer Space
Mai can hide/pull out infinite weapons and items from her clothing and cleavage, from seemingly nowhere. She keeps multiple fans (her weapon of choice) with her that can't be seen. She also sometimes carries clothes, giant fans and usually an umbrella.

Bunshin
Mai can temporarily project shadow images of herself and her weapon.

Changing
With only one gesture, Mai can change clothes within a second.

Climbing
Due to her ninja training, Mai is an expert with climbing surfaces.

Stealth
Because of her ninja training, Mai is a master of stealth.

Clothing
With her revealing outfit, it's easy for her male opponents to get distracted, giving her the opportunity to defeat them. She can also create clothing, particularly traditional Japanese clothes.

Cooking
Mai can cook food for particular occasions.

Fighting Style
Mai uses the Shiranui-ryuu form of ninjutsu combined with her fire powers to fight. Her style resembles normal ninjutsu with more graceful and majestic moves, somewhat in reference to traditional Japanese dance. She also uses paper fans as weapons, integrating them into her combat technique and using them to perform several combinations and moves. Her clothing specifically the tassel on her ninja garb, is also used to attack the opponent. She's also exceptional in hand-to-hand combat using different throws and techniques to gain the upper hand. Mai has shown great strength as well as being strong enough to lift and throw enemies much heavier than her, and using her strong elbow strike capable of breaking through her enemy's defenses and easily incapacitating them.

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