Fatal Fury Special/Mai Shiranui

Introduction

"Nippon Ichi!" Easily one of gaming's most iconic characters, Mai Shiranui takes to the fighting stage in Fatal Fury Special as a powerful zoning character, capable of shutting anyone out with ease. Easy to play as right away, she has great anti-air tools, a great fireball, a deadly (albeit very risky) super, simple combos, rewarding damage, and a unique stage where she actually gains an additional advantage from it, Mai Shiranui is holding nothing back. Her super is very risky as already mentioned, as while it does great damage and decent chip damage, everyone can very easily punish her on block and can be predictable. Her mobility too is not the greatest, albeit not as bad as some other characters. And while she may seem like a great glass cannon type character, she's not. You must play her defensively as a strict keepaway character. But no matter who she's up against, chances are her impeccable zoning give her an advantage at all times as even her up close game isn't too lacking when she's forced to confront the opponent.

Pros	Cons
Strong defense Easy to use Fast normals	Jumps and backsteps are a bit quirky Short combos Not suited for rushdown

Standing	Crouching	Jumping	Jumping 2

Moves List

Ground Normals

st.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

st.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

st.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

st.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

cr.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

cr.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

cr.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

cr.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Blowback ()

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Dodge Attack

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Lane Attack

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	0	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Air Normals

j.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	Air

j.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	Air

j.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	Air

j.

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	2	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	Air

Throw

Fuusha Kuzushi

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mai's Throw.

Yume Zakura

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mai's air throw.

Special Moves

Kachosen
+ /

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	3/6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Ryuenbu
+ /

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	3/6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Hissatsu Shinobibachi
+

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Musasabi no Mai
~ + /

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Normal Version	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground
Version on Mai's Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground

Super Move

Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi
+

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Ground super

Combos

• Close A or B > Ryuenbu (C)
• cr.C > Kachosen (A)
• Close C or D > Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi

Strategies