| Blue Mary | Story | Move List | Gallery | Quotes | Trivia |
"Her opponents all go home with broken bones! She'll have you singing the blues...! BLUE MARY." - The King of Fighters XV
Mary Ryan (マリー・ライアン), better known as Blue Mary (ブルー・マリー), 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" (
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. Based on one of her victory quotes, as well as from other characters, and her new nickname, Mary sometimes has a fetish side on breaking her opponents' bones/joints with her joint locking-based moves.
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.
Music[]
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Voice Actresses[]
Japanese[]
English[]
| Allegra Clark | |
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Appearances[]
Similar characters[]
- EX Blue Mary, her violent alter-ego.
Trivia[]
- According to the magazine Neo Geo Freak, she is modeled after Android 18 from the Dragon Ball series.
- Being a private investigator, she is evocative of the main character LAPD Sergeant Pepper Anderson, as portrayed by actress Angie Dickison, from the 1970s police drama Police Woman.
- 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,[3] 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.[4]
- Starting from The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, SNK uses her complete alias in the select screen and next to the life bar.
References[]
- ↑ Blue Mary's profile page from the Fatal Fury 15th Anniversary website.
- ↑ Official character profile from KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" website
- ↑ Neo Geo Freak 1997-08 archive Neo Geo Freak character popularity poll results.
- ↑ Neo Geo Freak 1998-08 archive Neo Geo Freak 10 best character set original image collection.
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