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{{llQuote|They asked me to sound 'sweet' [when voicing [[Princess Peach]]]. It was a stretch.|[[Leslie Swan]]|[http://www.n-sider.com N-Sider.com]}}
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|born=June 8, 1970 (age {{age|June 8, 1970}})
|role=Localization manager of Nintendo of America
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{{quote|They asked me to sound 'sweet' when voicing [[Princess Peach]]. It was a stretch.|Leslie Swan|Nintendo Power volume 89, page 67}}


'''Leslie Swan''' is a former [[Nintendo]] employee. She served as the Senior Editor of [[Nintendo Power]], a [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] localization manager at [[Treehouse]] for numerous titles both within and outside the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, and as the voice of characters in ''Super Mario'' video games such as [[Princess Peach]], [[Mona]], and [[Kat & Ana]].
'''Leslie Swan''' is a [[Nintendo]] employee who has served as the Senior Editor of [[Nintendo Power]], voice actress, and [[Nintendo of America]] localization manager for numerous titles both within and without the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series.  Contributing her voice to [[Princess Peach]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Swan became the first to voice the princess in a [[video game]].  In addition, she currently is the only voice actress to voice the ''[[WarioWare, Inc.]]'' character, [[Mona]].


==History with the ''Super Mario'' franchise==
[[Mario]] voice actor [[Charles Martinet]] holds Leslie in high regard.  "[[Bill Trinen]], Leslie Swan, and all those great guys, they have so many ideas [for voicing Mario], I come up with ideas, and of course there’s the script to go off of.  So we go to the script first, and then bounce some ideas and start playing….  We have this great playtime.  It’s really fun."<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200503/N05.0315.1715.35740.htm I Am Mario: The Charles Martinet Interview].  [http://www.gameinformer.com GameInformer]. Retrieved March 5, 2009.</ref>
===Localization work===
Prior to her involvement with ''Super Mario'' franchise video games, Leslie Swan served as the localization manager of ''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]''<ref>{{cite|url=www.imdb.com/name/nm0841604|title=Leslie Swan (II)|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> and as the Senior Editor of [[Nintendo Power]].<ref name="np89">{{cite|title="''Super Mario 64''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89|page=67|date=October 1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> As her first direct contribution to the ''Super Mario'' franchise, she worked as the copywriter for ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', a monthly comic included with ''Nintendo Power'' starting with the January 1992 issue and concluding with the January 1993 issue. Later, Swan penned the English script for ''Super Mario 64'' in 1996 which would later be translated and used in all versions of the title.


Outside of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, Swan worked as one of several localization managers of ''[[wikipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]'' which involved both translation and major changes and additions. [[Nintendo]] was impressed by the work of Leslie and her team.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20160309023736/http://www.n-sider.com/gameview.php?gameid=135&view=dev|title=''Animal Crossing''|publisher=N-Sider.com|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> Swan continued to be involved in the Localization of all ''Super Mario'' titles until 2015, when she resigned as localization director.<ref>{{cite|url=www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-swan|title=Leslie Swan|publisher=LinkedIn|language=en|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
==History with the ''Mario'' Series==
===''Super Mario 64===
After serving as the localization manager of [[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0841604/ Leslie Swan (II)]]. [[http://www.imdb.com The Internet Movie Database]]. Retrieved March 4, 2009.</ref> and serving as the Senior Editor of [[Nintendo Power]]<ref>"Super Mario 64". Nintendo Power (Nintendo) (89): 67. October 1996.</ref>, Leslie Swan penned the English script for ''Super Mario 64'' in [[1996]] which would later be translated and used in all version of the title. In addition, [[Nintendo EAD]] requested that voice of Princess Peach, which she did.  She was asked to sound sweet, which she considered to be "a stretch."<ref>[http://www.n-sider.com/personnelview.php?personnelid=472 Leslie Swan.] [http://www.n-sider.com N-Sider.com]. Retrieved March 4, 2009.</ref> The title marked Princess Peach's first video game speaking role.  Swan again voiced the princess in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' before giving up the role in [[1998]] to [[Asako Kozuki]] in ''[[Mario Party]]''.


===Voice work===
===Return to Localization===
Leslie Swan voiced Princess Peach in International versions of ''Super Mario 64'' at the request of [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]. She recalled that she was asked to sound sweet, which she considered to be "a stretch."<ref name="np89"/><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20040321232657/http://www.n-sider.com/personnelview.php?personnelid=472|title=Leslie Swan|publisher=Nsider|accessdate=July 2, 2024|language=en}}</ref> Leslie voiced Peach again in the International versions of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', dubbing over [[Asako Kozuki]]'s lines, as well as in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a DS remake of ''Super Mario 64'' with different dialogue for the character. She returned to the role of Peach one last time in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''; the role had been mostly vacant after [[Jen Taylor]], who had been voicing Peach since ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', stepped down in 2005 to dedicate more time to the Seattle Children's Theatre.
In [[2000]], Leslie Swan continued to localize many Nintendo of America titles.  Her first ''Mario'' series related title was ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' in [[2001]].  Shortly afterwards she worked as one of several localization managers of ''[[wikipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]'' which involved both translation and major changes and additions.  [[Nintendo of Japan]] was impressed by the work of Leslie and her team.<ref>[http://www.n-sider.com/gameview.php?gameid=135&view=dev Animal Crossing]. [http://www.n-sider.com N-Sider.com]. Retrieved March 5, 2009.</ref> She worked on the localization for ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' later that year and in [[2002]], she served as localization manager for ''[[Wario World]]''.


Leslie also lent her voice to the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series starting with ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' and ending with ''[[Game & Wario]]'', mainly to Mona and Kat & Ana. In addition to voicing characters, Leslie worked with voice actors for other characters. [[Mario]] voice actor [[Charles Martinet]] stated that he enjoyed his voice acting sessions with Leslie and the Nintendo of America localization team: "Bill Trinen, Leslie Swan, and all those great guys, they have so many ideas [for voicing Mario], I come up with ideas, and of course there's the script to go off of. So we go to the script first, and then bounce some ideas and start playing…. We have this great playtime. It's really fun."<ref>{{cite|author=Berghammer, Billy|date=March 15, 2005|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20050404004002/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200503/N05.0315.1715.35740.htm|title=I Am Mario: The Charles Martinet Interview|publisher=GameInformer|accessdate=July 2, 2024|language=en}}</ref>
===Voice Acting and Localization===
For four years following the release of ''Wario World'', Leslie Swan worked both as a localization manager and voice actress starting with ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$]]'' in [[2003]].  Swan lent her voice to the character Mona, introduced in the title as both an employee of [[WarioWare, Inc. (company)|WarioWare, Inc.]] and as a potential love interest for [[Wario]].  It had been seven years since Leslie Swan had last voiced a character.  Though the title would be the last of the ''WarioWare, Inc.'' series that she would localize, she continued to voice Mona with the release of ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$]]'' and in [[2004]] with the releases of ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''.  Nintendo also released ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a remake of ''Super Mario 64'', in 2004.  Several changes were made to Princess Peach's dialogue, so Swan took on the role once again for the first time in eight years.


==Credits==
Following these four titles, Leslie would not voice act again until [[2006]].  Instead, she once again worked as a localization manager, overseeing the [[North America|North American]] releases of ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' and ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'' in 2004 and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' in [[2005]].  She also managed the localization of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in 2006 in addition to loaning her voice once more to Mona in ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''.  Finally, in [[2007]], she returned to the role of Princess Peach in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
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==''Mario'' Series Localization, Voice Work, and Writing==
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|''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''
|Copywriter
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|2
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|Screen Text Writer<br>Voice actress: [[Princess Peach]] (International and Shindō version)
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|3
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|Voice actress: Princess Peach (International version)
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|4
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' (Nintendo 64)
|Localization Management
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|5
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|Localization Manager
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|6
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' (Game Boy Color)
|Localization Management
|-
|7
|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|8
|''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
|North American Localization
|-
|9
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|10
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
|North American Localization
|-
|11
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|North American Localization
|-
|12
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|North American Localization
|-
|13
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|14
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|North American Localization
|-
|15
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
|Localization Management<br>Voice actress: [[Mona]]
|-
|16
|''[[Wario World]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|17
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|Opening Movie Script<br>Localization Management
|-
|18
|''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''
|Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Mona (reused from ''Mega Microgame$!'')
|-
|19
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|20
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|21
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|22
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Voice Recording Coordinator
|-
|23
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|24
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Mona (reused from ''Mega Microgame$!'')
|-
|25
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|26
|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|27
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|North American Localization<br>Voice actress: Princess Peach
|-
|28
|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Mona (reused from ''Mega Microgame$!'')
|-
|29
|''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|30
|''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|31
|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|32
|''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|33
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|34
|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|35
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|36
|''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|37
|''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|38
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
|NOA Localization Management
|-
|39
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|40
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|NOA Localization Management
|-
|41
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|NOA Localization Management
|-
|42
|''[[Tetris DS]]''
|Localization Managerment
|-
|43
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|44
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|45
|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|46
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Mona, [[Kat & Ana]] (with Sara Rades, credited in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'')<ref name=Kat&AnaCredit>[https://i.imgur.com/W8Tvuzs.png Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sound Test credit (Japanese)]</ref>
|-
|47
|''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''
|NOA Localization Management
|-
|48
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Princess Peach
|-
|49
|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|Localization Management
|-
|50
|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|-
|51
| 1
|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
| ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|North American Localization Management
| June 23, [[1996]]
| Screen Text Writer<br> Voice actress: [[Princess Peach]]
|-
|-
|52
| 2
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
| ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|North American Localization Management
| December 14, [[1996]]
| Voice actress: [[Princess Peach]]
|-
|-
|53
| 3
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
| ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]''
|Localization Management
| April 9, [[2001]]
| North American localization
|-
|-
|54
| 4
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
| ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
|Localization<br>Voice actress: Kat & Ana (with Sara Rades, reused from ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'')<ref name=Kat&AnaCredit/>
| September 14, [[2001]]
| North American localization
|-
|-
|55
| 5
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
| ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$]]''
|NOA Localization Management
| March 21, [[2003]]
| North American localization manager<br>Voice actress: [[Mona]]
|-
|-
|56
| 6
|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
| ''[[Wario World]]''
|North American Localization Management
| June 23, [[2003]]
| North American localization manager
|-
|-
|57
| 7
|''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
| ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|NOA Localization Management
| April 22, [[2004]]
| North American localization manager
|-
|-
|58
| 8
|''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''
| ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|NOA Localization Management
| October 14, [[2004]]
| Voice actress: [[Mona]]
|-
|-
|59
| 11
|''[[Paper Plane (DSiWare)|Paper Plane]]''
| ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|Localization Management
| November 21, [[2004]]
| Voice actress: [[Princess Peach]]
|-
|-
|60
| 10
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
| ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|North American Localization Management
| December 2, [[2004]]
| Voice actress: [[Mona]]
|-
|-
|61
| 11
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
| ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|NOA Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Mona (reused from ''Smooth Moves'')
| November 14, [[2005]]
| North American localization manager
|-
|-
|62
| 12
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
| ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|Localization Management
| November 28, [[2005]]
| North American localization manager
|-
|-
|63
| 13
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
| ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|North American Localization Management
| May 15, [[2006]]
| North American localization manager
|-
|-
|64
| 14
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
| ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Localization
| December 2, [[2006]]
| Voice actress: [[Mona]]
|-
|-
|65
| 15
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
| ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|Localization
| April 9, [[2007]]
|-
| Voice actress: [[Princess Peach]]
|66
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|67
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|68
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|69
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|70
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|71
|''[[Game & Wario]]''
|North American Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Mona, Kat & Ana (with Sara Rades, reused from ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'')<ref name=Kat&AnaCredit/>
|-
|72
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|Localization
|-
|73
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|74
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|75
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''
|North American Localization Management<br>Voice actress: Kat & Ana (with Sara Rades, reused from ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'')<ref name=Kat&AnaCredit/>
|-
|76
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|77
|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|78
|''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
|North American Localization Management
|-
|79
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
||Screen Text Writer (''Super Mario 64'')<br>Voice actress: Princess Peach (''Super Mario 64'')<br>North American Localization (''Super Mario Sunshine'')<br>North American Localization Management (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|}
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