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1) Not much. 2) She is okay. Looks pretty but she is not a particularly exciting character. I guess I just am not into kunoichi.

Consider we already have Momiji in the cast, too.

Made more than a few jokes anout Mai actually being in a DOA game in the distant past but it would seem as if I had gotten my wish. I am going to savor it. I know (full well) that she hails from the Fatal Fury series and is a recurring character on KOF

Her favorite sports are badminton and she also enjoys listening to heavy metal music (for some reason). Her love interest is Andy Borgard.

To speak about what I know as far as her KOF counter part (and previous crossovers) is concerned, I main her on 98,CVS2, XIII and XIV. I also play her frequently on 02UM and I have never actually played OG02 on a competitive basis. In 98 (including UM) she is generally a decent character for hit-and-run or just good ol' projectile zoning/rush-down

98 Mai's bnbs were cr.B, st.A qcbC or Hitssatsu (hcf+B) or heavy normal into the same enders. She can also combo from her overhead f+B (which is her 6H+K as if DOA5LR) into her cr.C (which is her 2P+K).

As the series in general progressed, Mai became known for having very good air control and being relatively simple to play. In 98 (and 02UM) she did not have a particularly hard time against the top tiers but her weaknesses were still obvious and she has no grab command grab

(Command grabs are extremely important in high-level KOF. It was also useful if you had a projectile with it for a certain glitch to exploit). In KOFXIII, Mai designed to have great normals and good qir control but she was a bit problematic in that game. If you want to see my tutorial on her, give me a PM.

In XIV, she is top tier and is the patch didn't really do much to her other than get rid of a glitch in relation to her super cancels.

I first saw this character in CVS2 at the tender age of ten. Things got... interesting after then. I like Mai because of her gorgeous looks and her characterization, especially pre-2003. What I dislike about her is her flanderization and inconsistent writing between some of the KOF titles involving her. I was excited as hell to see Mai in DOA and I get to express it through game play

The only thing I still don't quite get is her comparison to Momiji when they don't "really" have that much in common other than being ninjas that use flames in combat while both hailing Japan. To speak a bit more on 02UM, she was also a very good character on 02UM because of her well she zones around and implements great mind games from the air.

Looking for fellow Mai players on DOA5LR...!

1) I know she's a monogamous old fogey.

2) I like the fact she's not the only female character in KOF, much less Fatal Fury. I'll keep my dislikes to myself.

I play her, but I'm offline until my hotspot refreshes, plus I don't think I'm really good XD Oh and someone remind me to buy her Christmas DLC , it is December after all

@Awesmic Oh don't worry. A lot of my match videos consists of almost every KOF buxom femalw you can think of on XIV at the moment. SNK females are awesome.

Don't get me wrong. I think Mai's an iconic SNK character in her own right (DOA drew inspiration from her after all), but she's just... not my type.

Got any match vids for Whip?

@GreatDarkHero
Momiji and Mai have these things in common:
-Beautiful, tall.
-Tittays.
-Kunoichi
-Long ponytails with dark colors (one black the other dark brown).
-Same color of choice (red).
-Flame powers.

Aesthetic and gimmicks are important in fighting games. I already feel iffy on Momiji when there's Kas.

@GreatDarkHero MAMA MAI! :)

I'd rather have only Mai. At least she is iconic and the mother of DOA' success.

@Hayabusiness maybe Itagaki's inspiration to the character Kasumi, but Virtua Fighter is father of 3D Fighters success.