In her original Japanese backstory, Maki is a fierce ex-leader of a youth motorcycle gang, but this was censored in the English version of the game. She was mostly well-received by critics and fans alike. Until Lucia from "Final Fight 3" made a playable appearance in "Street Fighter V", Maki was the only original character from the SNES "Final Fight" games to make comeback appearances in the later titles in and outside the series, notably in the fighting game "Capcom vs. SNK 2".