Mai Shiranui(不知火 舞,Shiranui Mai) is a character from both theFatal FuryandThe King of Fightersseries of fighting games by SNK. Mai Shiranui is the granddaughter of Hanzo Shiranui, master of ninjitsu and Koppo-ken. Mai learned from her father the secrets of Ninjitsu.
During nearly every King of Fighters tournament, Mai pesters Andy to enter and form a team with her. Upset at his refusals and choice to join a separate team, she forms an all women team with the help of Yuri and King. In the following years, her teammates change, but she remains firm to enter the tournament to help encourage King and her fellow team members and to prove to Andy the error of his ways. In King of Fighters 99, she is finally able to join the tournament in the same team as Andy. However, in the following tournament was asked to step out to allow Blue Mary to investigate a case. Denied again, she is angered by the request and joins the Women’s team again and has remained a reoccurring member ever since. In the various team endings, she is often celebrating the team’s victory at King’s bar or fantasizing about Andy.