Blue Mary/Story

Past
Her former lover, Butch, and her father have worked together as fellow colleagues in the secret service, and her cousin, Kevin Rian, was an officer. While on a mission protecting the president, they are both shot and killed by terrorists. Devastated by the loss, it is said she has never smiled again since the incident. The leather jacket she wears is a keepsake given to her as a gift from Butch. Having been taught by her former lover how to fight, she becomes a freelancer. Mary Ryan uses the codename "Blue Mary" to honor the late-Butch and named after her late boyfriend's favorite drink from the favorite bar he visited, a cocktail. By extend, Mary often drinks "Blue Mary" cocktail during mostly vacations, particularly resorts and beaches.

Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Mary was commissioned to investigate the rumors of the Jin Scrolls in South Town. During her investigation, she ran into Terry Bogard, who was also in search of the scrolls, and fought. Realizing the two could work together to solve this mystery, the two would become good friends. After realizing the Scrolls' connection to the two Jin brothers, she went to her employers wondering why they didn't mention this information to her.

Real Bout Fatal Fury
Mary entered the upcoming King of Fighters tournament to help Terry settle scores with Geese Howard.

Garou Densetsu ~ Memories of Stray Wolves
Sometime after the Maximum Mayhem tournament, Mary approached Terry discussing over the whereabouts of Rock Howard and the rumors that persist around him regarding the rise of Second South Town as a city state. She offered Terry a ride by to the Pao Pao Cafe, to gloss over the current case she is working on.

The King of Fighters series
Blue Mary's life in this timeline is the same as her Fatal Fury prior to the events of Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory.

The King of Fighters '97
One day, a benefactor requested her services to enter the King of Fighters tournament, along with his right-hand man Billy Kane and infamous yakuza Ryuji Yamazaki.

During the outcome of the tournament, it was discovered that Yamazaki had become more and more insane due to the Orochi blood coursing through his veins and that Billy was sent by Geese to keep an eye on him in order to learn the secret of the Orochi power. However, during a moment of confusion, Yamazaki escaped and Mary was left to ponder on Geese's motives and the root of the situation.

The King of Fighters '99
Prior to the 1999 tournament, Kasumi clashes with the antagonistic waitress, Xiangfei. By chance, King and Mary stop their fight and ask them to be their teammates.

The King of Fighters 2000


Sometime after the conclusion of the 1999 tournament, Mary was told that Terry was killed during the NESTS underground base collaspe after Krizalid's death. After hearing this, she went on an investigation to find him, but was unable to find anything. Prior to the 2000 tournament, Terry suddenly returns and revealed to have survive the NESTS base collapse. Terry didn't contact with any of his friends or loved ones until a year later. In his time of absence, Terry tracked down NESTS's men who were targeting Mary. Andy decides to help Terry and Mary out in her job by teaming up with her in tournament.

The King of Fighters 2001
Mary, determined to stop NESTS, enters KOF again in the following tournament, eventually leading to its demise. During the team's ending, he takes up another job with Mary.

The King of Fighters 2003
In KOF 2003, she joins the tournament to investigate the movements of Those from the Past and teams up with former teammate King, as well as another Team Fatal Fury alumna Mai Shiranui.

The King of Fighters XI
Prior to the eleventh tournament, Blue Mary meets Ramón and Vanessa in a bar. Vanessa reveals herself to be an old acquaintance of Blue Mary's past lover, Butch. Together with her and Ramón, Vanessa enters the tournament as "Team Agents", under orders to receive information concerning the broken Orochi seal and the mysterious members of Those from the Past.

The King of Fighters XIII
Although Blue Mary did not participate in the thirteenth tournament, the Story Mode reveals that she, along with Seth, Vanessa, and Ramón were hired by Heidern to work behind the scenes to investigate the tournament, as well as Those from the Past. During their investigation, they discovered one of the Time Stones.

After Ash Crimson erased himself and Saiki from history, all memories of him were erased from all who knew him, including Blue Mary. In the Fatal Fury Team ending, she and Anton congratulate Terry and co. for winning.

The King of Fighters XIV
Mary appears in the fourteenth tournament. During an interaction with Oswald, he reveals to her that his apparent disease is somehow either retconned or seemingly resolved with the existence of Ash vanishing in KOF XIII, and thus it seems he no longer needs the Dragon Pills anymore. Oswald then deems himself to be lucky enough to be free of that burden.

The King of Fighters XV
After leaving the Kim Team, Luong seemingly starts working in opposition to her lover Gang-il and his disciple Kim Kaphwan, by joining the Secret Agents Team with the freelancer agents Vanessa and Blue Mary.