04-11-2016, 10:45 PM
I suppose Mai Shiranui did get fuller-looking as time progressed. She started out in Fatal Fury looking rather simple, but slowly but surely went out of bounds towards the later KOF installments. I wouldn't say her design stuck out so much (a la Sorceress in Dragon's Crown) until maybe KOF XII (although her Fatal Fury + Real Bout designs are significantly more reserved)
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![[Image: mai-ffspecial-stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np8/gifs/mai-ffspecial-stance.gif)
1992
![[Image: mai-kof94-stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np8/gifs/mai-kof94-stance.gif)
1994
![[Image: mai-ff3-stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-ff3-stance.gif)
1995
![[Image: mai-kof96-stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np8/gifs/mai-kof96-stance.gif)
1996
![[Image: mai-realstanceb.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-realstanceb.gif)
1997
![[Image: mai-cvs2-stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-cvs2-stance.gif)
2000
![[Image: mai-kofxi-stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np8/gifs/mai-kofxi-stance.gif)
2005
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Every now and then they would take a step even further. (The spoiler shows a few of her animations in the later games, and she shows off quite a bit, so click if you don't mind seeing)
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![[Image: mai-throw.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-throw.gif)
![[Image: mai-neo-a12.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai-neo-a12.gif)
(this gives me the jiggles)
![[Image: mai2k2-butt2.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/mai2k2-butt2.gif)
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And then with KOF XII and XIII they decided to go all out. (more risque game sprites, view at your own risk)
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![[Image: mai-kof13-stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np5/kof13/mai-kof13-stance.gif)
![[Image: mai-kof13-run.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/nx8/char/mai-kof13-run.gif)
![[Image: mai-kof13-win-animation2.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/nz4/char/mai-kof13-win-animation2.gif)
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All that being said, it does fit her character. She's a ninja who was trained to use her seductiveness to her advantage. I wouldn't say her design is really that close to how absurd people find the Sorceress to be, but it's definitely out there.
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Every now and then they would take a step even further. (The spoiler shows a few of her animations in the later games, and she shows off quite a bit, so click if you don't mind seeing)
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(this gives me the jiggles)[/spoiler]
And then with KOF XII and XIII they decided to go all out. (more risque game sprites, view at your own risk)
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All that being said, it does fit her character. She's a ninja who was trained to use her seductiveness to her advantage. I wouldn't say her design is really that close to how absurd people find the Sorceress to be, but it's definitely out there.