Blue Mary

Mary Ryan, better known as Blue Mary , is a character from both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series. Her first appearance was in Fatal Fury 3 as a private detective. Her official nickname is "S Class Woman". , and in The King of Fighters XV, is "The Joint Crusher".

Personality
Blue Mary is very friendly towards everyone, but she knows (or thinks) that her job must come first before everything else. Mary developed a strong bond with Terry, they seem to have a genuine care and fondness with each other.

Abilities

 * Ignore weight - Mary can throw her opponents, regardless of their weight.
 * Energy Attacks - Mary can fuel her attacks and throws with ki energy. It can be shown as a red rose, a pink splash or red/blue streaks.


 * Motorcycle Riding - Mary knows how to ride a motorcycle very well.
 * Detective skills - Blue Mary has had extensive training in deep background investigation.

Fighting style
Blue Mary employs the fighting art of combat Sambo, which originated in the Soviet Union. This martial art uses striking and grappling techniques and is particularly well-known for its flying jointlocks, which she does make extensive use of.

Voice actors

 * Harumi Ikoma - Fatal Fury 3~The King of Fighters XI
 * Sarah Emi Bridcutt - The King of Fighters XIV~present

Appearances
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Games

 * Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
 * The King of Fighters '97
 * The King of Fighters: Kyo
 * The King of Fighters '98
 * The King of Fighters '99
 * The King of Fighters 2000
 * The King of Fighters 2001
 * The King of Fighters 2002
 * The King of Fighters Neowave
 * The King of Fighters 2003
 * The King of Fighters XI
 * KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A"
 * The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
 * The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
 * Garou Densetsu Special - event character
 * The King of Fighters XIV (as DLC)
 * The King of Fighters XV

Mobile

 * Days of Memories (second title) - non-playable
 * The King of Fighters Mahjong
 * KOF Gals Mahjong
 * Moeyo! SNK Gals Osuin Katoukai
 * SNK Gals Island Dokidoki Puzzle Shock! 2
 * SNK High School Collection
 * The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Online
 * Kimi wa Hero
 * The King of Fighters All Star
 * The King of Fighters: Orochi Go
 * The King of Fighters Destiny
 * The King of Fighters M: Fighting Stars Assembly

Cameos

 * The King of Fighters '95 - in Team Japan stage
 * The King of Fighters '96 - in Team Fatal Fury stage
 * The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood - mentioned in Team Fatal Fury ending
 * The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood - in the Team Fatal Fury ending
 * The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout - background in Team Women Fighters stage
 * KOF: Maximum Impact - background
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - background
 * The King of Fighters XII - mentioned in Terry's sidestory
 * KOF Sky Stage - in Terry's ending
 * The King of Fighters XIII - in Team Fatal Fury backstory and ending, in Story Mode
 * The King of Fighters XIV - in Team Fatal Fury and Team Women Fighters endings
 * Garou Densetsu: The Legend of Wild Wolf
 * The King of Fighters
 * The King of Fighters 2
 * Nariyuki Quest
 * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - background in King of Fighters Stadium stage

Anime
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 * Garou Densetsu ~ Memories of Stray Wolves

Similar characters

 * EX Blue Mary

Trivia

 * According to Neo Geo Freak, she is modeled after Android 18 from the Dragon Ball series.


 * A music video of her song "Blue Mary's Blues" is a reward for those who beat Real Bout Fatal Fury Special with Mary.
 * The cocktail she takes her alias from is a mysterious drink. From the drinker's perspective, the drink is a deep clear blue. From other angles, it appears to be transparent like water.


 * Her win quote against Ángel in The King of Fighters XIV highlights the fact that Mary hates cats.


 * In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, she was voted as the fourteenth favorite character with a total of 705 votes., and in the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, she was voted as the fifteenth favorite character with a total of 857 votes. And in Neo Geo Freak's August 1998 issue, she was ranked as the 9th best character.


 * Starting from The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, SNK uses her complete alias in the select screen and next to the life bar.