Real Bout Fatal Fury
Mai's appearance changes only slightly through most of the "Fatal Fury" and "King of Fighters" games. She has long hair (usually brown or red, but sometimes black) tied in a ponytail, with long bangs framing her face, and normally wears a sleeveless red uwagi with a decorative waistbandsometimes with long, decorative tails, and a loincloth with a red thong (replaced by shorts in some U.S. versions and more covering underwear in some European versions) around her crotch and rear. In "Fatal Fury 2", "Fatal Fury Special" (1993) and "The King of Fighters", Mai Shiranui wears a pair of soft-soled tabi. From "" to "Real Bout Fatal Fury" (both in 1995) she wears instep guards, exposing her heels and toes. In the former, she also wears a red vest and eye shadow. Mai's hairpin is her beloved grandmother's keepsake.