Exclusive: Fatal Fury Director talks Blue Mary's return, her popularity among SNK ladies and designing unique grapplers
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Key Points:
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves has introduced Blue Mary as a new Season 2 DLC character, marking her return to the series after nearly three decades since Real Bout 2.
- Director Hayato Konya emphasized updating Blue Mary's design to maintain her iconic look while presenting her as a stylish and sophisticated woman, with gameplay adapted to fit Fatal Fury's system distinct from King of Fighters.
- Blue Mary was chosen to address the limited number of female characters in Fatal Fury and to provide a unique grappler character that challenges typical muscular male stereotypes.
- Konya highlighted Blue Mary's backstory as an agent, incorporating moves that reflect her police work, and noted her strong popularity among fans despite competition from other iconic SNK female fighters.
- The new gameplay system, REV, offers Blue Mary unique actions not possible before, and the game's story mode includes new secrets about her personal life for fans to discover.
