[quote name='Pijaibros']The problem here is that there are folk who haven't touched or even heard of
Maximum Impact. That is one of her alternate costumes. You can see it on pages 5, 6 and onwards in some of the screenshots.
SNK chracters actually grow and age over time. It's part of what makes the series great.
Can't wait for this title to arrive on our shores. I would so totally frame that poster if I had it.[/QUOTE]
That's not just an "alt costume". That's like an entirely different person. Maybe Mai if she were 25 years younger.
And that "grow and age over time" is bullshit for the most part. I'm a huge SNK fan and I love em, but that's bullshit. For over 10 years now, Yuri still thinks she's in her teens, Mai should be in her 40s, Iori's wearing the same pants since '95, ectect..
The only ones that have changed appearance are Kyo, Terry, Chang and Choi, and especially Athena. Athena has a new costume and hair style every year, and I would've loved to see that with all the characters (or at least SOMETHING to distinguish themselves from the previous year). Also, the MI games and the alt costumes are certainly NON-CANON. The Mai in the poster is an "alternate interpertation" of Mai by Falcoon, which I think is crap because she looks like a little girl....