Mai Shiranui (Arcade Version)

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

if i wanted to complete this Mai i would add a few things... cause imo there should be no one left in the 0 ratio... (this includes Clark as well... the rest i think don't belong in the 0 ratio... specially Vice... she is a beast)

XI air options but more re-defined and deadlier... make her the new choi...
d/f.B...
a XI Gato-ish 1 frame qcfx2.P DM... (her FF fire pillar super, but make it scary good)

[Shinra Shiranui]

There is various command moves,special moves, and DM's that could easily have made Mai better from her previous appearances. But its just like Kane said, they want Mai to go in a new direction and honestly i feel she was not finished and somewhat rushed.

[ZombiesAteDiana]

Really started to get a hang of Mai but when up close what are some good Anti Air moves/normals?

[oinkus]

The only thing I can think of is they wanted to mix her up from the cookie cutter form she used to be in.  I never used her seriously in any of the KOFs before this.  Now, I actually find her interesting, different and now on my permanent team, go figure.

i'm with kane317 on this one.  i rarely used her in the older kofs but i find her fun in this one.  she's on my permanent team too. 

[Kane317]

Really started to get a hang of Mai but when up close what are some good Anti Air moves/normals?

Close C is probably your best bet, if they're a step away, s.B works, and even further away, far D.  You were there yesterday? 

[MUSOLINI]

kof 95 and 97 mai where the best imo. she lonly needed 1 command move, an extra dm and her old dp to make her perfect in this one.

[ZombiesAteDiana]

Really started to get a hang of Mai but when up close what are some good Anti Air moves/normals?

Close C is probably your best bet, if they're a step away, s.B works, and even further away, far D.  You were there yesterday? 

I went to play on Saturday after the MvC3 Food Fight Event. Black Tee with White print.

[Aenthin]

Musasabi no Mai notes:
Charge version can be DC'd from Ryuenbu. If you think you made a mistake doing a C Ryuenbu and might be punished for it, you can cancel that to Musasabi no Mai to run away, provided you charged down beforehand.

Musasabi no Mai now homes toward the opponent. In previous games, she would do the Musasabi no Mai towards wherever she's facing. This particular info also affects forward charge Musasabi no Mai. If the opponent's on the far corner, Mai will face towards the opponent and hit him on the corner.

Tactics:
You can mess people's timing by throwing in Ukihane every once in a while. I caught someone off-guard around four times because of that.

[krazykone123]

Musasabi no Mai notes:
Charge version can be DC'd from Ryuenbu. If you think you made a mistake doing a C Ryuenbu and might be punished for it, you can cancel that to Musasabi no Mai to run away, provided you charged down beforehand.

Musasabi no Mai now homes toward the opponent. In previous games, she would do the Musasabi no Mai towards wherever she's facing. This particular info also affects forward charge Musasabi no Mai. If the opponent's on the far corner, Mai will face towards the opponent and hit him on the corner.

Tactics:
You can mess people's timing by throwing in Ukihane every once in a while. I caught someone off-guard around four times because of that.

This may come off as crass but do you think you could do a write-up for Mai next time you get your hands on XIII? hopping into training mode (the lab) or playing against people and taking mental notes should be good because I'd like to get her wiki page up to speed.

[Kane317]

Musasabi no Mai notes:
Charge version can be DC'd from Ryuenbu. If you think you made a mistake doing a C Ryuenbu and might be punished for it, you can cancel that to Musasabi no Mai to run away, provided you charged down beforehand.

Only if you're in hyperdrive, you can't drivecancel if the move is blocked. 

[Aenthin]

Only if you're in hyperdrive, you can't drivecancel if the move is blocked. 

Really? Didn't know that. Granted, I only tried it on practice mode. I guess this makes it pointless to DC without the Hyperdrive.

This may come off as crass but do you think you could do a write-up for Mai next time you get your hands on XIII? hopping into training mode (the lab) or playing against people and taking mental notes should be good because I'd like to get her wiki page up to speed.

Sure, though Kane would probably have more notes for Mai than I do.

[Shiranui_ninja]

Musasabi no Mai now homes toward the opponent. In previous games, she would do the Musasabi no Mai towards wherever she's facing. This particular info also affects forward charge Musasabi no Mai. If the opponent's on the far corner, Mai will face towards the opponent and hit him on the corner.

Wow, I didn't know that... it sounds great.

[Shiranui_ninja]

Mai combo demostration from snkgameHK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvJsHUl1qX8

[Kane317]

Mai combo demostration from snkgameHK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvJsHUl1qX8

I liked this one it particular, it's smart they didn't opt for any [MC] combos since her NM damage scales horribly:

j.C, s.C, BC, s.C, hcf D [2hits], [HDC] air.qcb P, (hcf D [2hits],[HDC] qcb C) x2, hcf D [2hits], [HDC] qcf P, qcf~hcb+AC NM. (Approx. 740dmg)

[venusandeve]

i wonder what the properties on her NM are, since it seems to connect full screen.
ALSO: did anyone see how the flames write "onna" (woman in JP) in the background of her NM? ^^
http://www.nihongodict.com/kanji/%E5%A5%B3