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{{articleabout|Princess Peach Toadstool, the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom|other uses of the word "peach"|[[Peach (disambiguation)]]}}
{{about|the damsel-in-distress of the [[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario series]]|the cruise ship named after her in [[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]|[[The Princess Peach]]|her infant counterpart|[[Baby Peach]]}}
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|image=[[Image:PeachMP8a.PNG|240px]]<br>Profile artwork of Peach for ''Mario Party 8''.
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|full_name=Princess Peach Toadstool
|image=[[File:Peach_Posing_Alt_3D_Artwork.png|175px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1985)
|full_name=Princess Peach Toadstool<ref name=SM64game>"''Yours truly- - Princess Toadstool (Peach)''" - [[:File:Peach's message.png|Peach's letter in ''Super Mario 64'']] (Note: parentheses indicate a disjunct between "Peach" and the rest of the text, originally represented by a different color, font, and angle in the letter.)</ref><ref name=SM64guide>{{cite|quote=Today, in the Mushroom Kingdom, it was discovered that Princess Peach Toadstool's castle is standing empty with no sign of the missing inhabitants.|Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=4|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Officially known as Princess Peach Toadstool, our little monarch has a long history with Mario.|author=Young, Jason|title=''Mario Tennis'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=21|date=August 21, 2000|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3133-5}}</ref>
|affiliation=[[Mushroom Kingdom]]
|species=Human
|species= [[Human]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' (2009)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|portrayed_by=Mami Yamase (''[[The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach]]'')<br>Jeannie Elias (''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'')<br>Tracey Moore (''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'')<br>Jocelyn Benford (''[[Hotel Mario]]'')<br>[[Leslie Swan]] (1996-1999; 2004; 2007)<br>Asako Kozuki (''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'')<br>[[Jen Taylor]] (1999-2005; 2006; 2007)<br>[[Nicole Mills]] (2005-2006)<br>[[Samantha Kelly]] (2007-present)  
|latest_portrayal=[[Samantha Kelly]] ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]–present)
}}
}}
{{quote|Oh dear... Here we go again... I can't believe I'm kidnapped again. Everyone must be worried sick. Again.|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]}}


{{LLQuote|Mario, you're my knight in shining armor!|Princess Toadstool|[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]}}
'''Princess Peach''' (casually '''Peach''', usually known as '''Princess Toadstool''' outside [[Japan]] prior to ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'') is a major character in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], the princess of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], and the love interest of [[Mario]]. She first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] to be the damsel-in-distress throughout most ''Super Mario'' games. She resides in [[Peach's Castle|her castle]] along with many [[Toad (species)|Toads]], who act as her loyal servants. Her kingdom is often attacked by [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his minions]].


'''Princess Peach Toadstool''' (Japanese: ピーチ姫, ''Pīchi-Hime'') is the princess of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Peach was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], and is the damsel-in-distress throughout most [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' games]]. Since her debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', Peach has appeared in Mario games for over 20 years. Peach is occasionally a key supporting character of the plot, and sometimes a playable character. Her most notable appearance is as the heroine of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''.
Peach has an affinity for the color pink, which accents her gentle personality and kind temperament. Peach's kind nature and role as the damsel in distress are often represented with her heart abilities and crown emblem.
 
She has an affinity for the color pink and has been shown to be a ladylike and kind monarch. Peach resides in [[Princess Peach's Castle|her castle]] along with many Toads who tend to her.  Her kingdom is often attacked by the [[Koopa Clan]], lead by [[King Bowser]].
 
Peach is portrayed as [[Mario|Mario's]] love interest and the frequent damsel-in-distress. She also has a special relationship with [[Princess Daisy]], and is a good friend of [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], [[Birdo]] and [[Toadette]].
 
==History==
=== Super Mario Series ===
====Peach's Debut====
[[Image:PrincessSML.png|thumb|left|115px|Peach's first appearance.]]
''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' marked Peach's debut appearance as a full grown lady. [[Bowser|King Bowser]] of the Koopas, who had invaded the Mushroom Kingdom, and transformed all of its inhabitants into blocks and other strange objects. However, as it was foretold that the [[King Toadstool|Mushroom King]]'s daughter would be able to lift the spell, he kidnapped Princess Peach, then known as "Princess Toadstool" in the English version. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] recognized the threat and went on to rescue her. After completing all seven castles and defeating the real Bowser, the brothers finally found the princess and rescued her. After rescuing her, Toadstool gave Mario a kiss on the cheek and thanked him. In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', Toadstool is kidnapped by Bowser again, and rescued by Mario in the same way as before in ''Super Mario Bros.''
 
====Saving Subcon====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', players could go through the game as Princess Toadstool. Toadstool, along with Mario, Luigi and [[Toad]], were called by the [[Subcon (species)|Subcon]] to save their [[Subcon (place)|dream land]] from the evil [[Wart]]. Toadstool's main ability was that she could float for a limited time after [[jump|jumping]]. Toadstool was the weakest character in the game and has a poor vertical jump, but her floating ability was unlike any of the other characters. Princess Toadstool's abilities are copied from Lina in the original ''[[Doki Doki Panic]]''.
 
====Bowser Returns====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Bowser made a new attempt on capturing the princess. Hearing of it, Princess Toadstool asked Mario and Luigi to rescue the Mushroom Kings, sending them items while they were on their quest. After each world, they received a letter from Peach, telling them their next destination, and there was an item enclosed in the letter every time. However, while Mario and Luigi were in [[Pipe Land]], Bowser put his plan into action and captured Toadstool, taking her to his home in the [[Dark Land]]. However, Mario and Luigi heard of it, and, following Bowser, defeated him and rescued the princess once more. Toadstool plays a joke on Mario and Luigi at the very end by saying to them "Thank you, but our princess is in another castle!...Just kidding!" referencing the Toads' often used quote in ''Super Mario Bros''.
 
====Land of Misfortune====
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Mario, Luigi and Toadstool were having a vacation in [[Dinosaur Land]] when Bowser once again kidnapped her. This time, she was held captive in [[Bowser's Castle]] in the [[Valley of Bowser]]. Bowser had brought her inside his [[Koopa Clown Car]] for the final battle against the brothers. Toadstool was helping Mario in the final battle by throwing mushrooms at him right before Bowser retreated after being hit three times. In the end, Toadstool was rescued by Mario, and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
 
====Castle Kidnapping====
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Peach invited Mario to her castle for a cake, but before Mario arrived at the castle grounds, Bowser came and took control over the [[Power Star]]s. He sealed Peach in the fresco over the entrance of the castle. After Mario defeated Bowser in the final battle (titled [[Bowser in the Sky]]), Peach and two Toads were rescued from it. Peach thanked Mario by kissing him and baked a cake for him.
 
It should be noted that this game is the first and only game to merge both names for the princess. Peach signed her letter as "Princess Toadstool, Peach", which establishes Toadstool as her last name. Subsequent games use her first (or original) name exclusively. ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' had the same plot, except this time Yoshi, Luigi, and [[Wario]] were there to help Mario rescue Peach.
 
====Paradise Ruined====
[[Image:SunsetMarioPeach.PNG|thumb|150px|Peach and Mario on vacation, at [[Sirena Beach]].]]
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario, Peach, and [[Toadsworth]] went to [[Isle Delfino]] on [[Peach's Plane|Peach's private plane]]. However, [[Bowser Jr.]], in the disguise of [[Shadow Mario]], had filled the island with [[Goop|graffiti]]. The crimes  were blamed on Mario, and he was sentenced to clean the entire island with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]. Peach's objections in the trial for Mario's alibi, having not yet been on the island while Shadow Mario was already active, was overruled by the [[Pianta Judge]] for no given reason.
 
Peach went to [[Delfino Plaza]], as it currently was not possible to reach the hotel. There, Shadow Mario grabbed her and ran away. Mario followed them and was able to release Peach from Shadow Mario with the help of FLUDD. After the incident, which was reported by the local radio, the [[Delfino Emergency Broadcast System]], Peach stayed on Delfino Plaza for a while, until Mario had collected ten [[Shine Sprite]]s.
 
Eventually, Bowser Jr. kidnapped Peach while Mario was away, and took her to [[Pinna Park]], where he revealed his true identity. Bowser Jr. claimed that Peach was his mother and that the evil Mario had kidnapped her. After Mario destroyed Bowser Jr.'s [[Mecha-Bowser]], in which the princess was held captive, Bowser Jr. used a balloon to take the still intact head of the Bowser robot to [[Corona Mountain]], with Peach still inside. Later, Mario made his way to the top of the active volcano and found Peach forced to bathe with Bowser and Bowser Jr. in a pool of green acid. This was described by Bowser as a "family vacation". Mario managed to rescue Peach, and later they were able to enjoy their vacation together with FLUDD.
 
====Junior's Revenge====
Princess Peach was kidnapped once again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' However, as in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the culprit was not Bowser but his son, Bowser Jr. In the beginning of the game, Peach and Mario were taking a walk around the castle. However, an evil plan hatched by Bowser or Bowser Jr. sent Lakithunder attacking the castle emitting a large amount of smoke. When Mario went to investigate, Junior snuck behind Peach to kidnap her without warning. Mario chased Bowser Jr., with Peach in tow, throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Eventually, Mario was able to confront both Bowser Jr. and Bowser; after Mario prevailed in the final battle, Peach was finally rescued.
 
====Captive in Space====
[[image:PeachGalaxy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Peach with a [[Luma (character)|Luma]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Peach's castle was lifted into space by Bowser, who wanted Peach to rule the universe by his side. She was brought into [[Outer Space]], along with some Toads, and Mario had to go through different galaxies to save her.
 
The story began with Mushroom Kingdom celebrating the centennial passing of a comet. Peach sent a letter to Mario that night, inviting him to her castle. That night Bowser and his armada of [[Airship]]s attacked Toad Town, setting fire to it. From her balcony, Peach watched with a worried look while holding a [[Luma (character)|Luma]] she found, as Bowser approached her castle in his airship. He then invited her to the creation of his new galaxy. When she did not answer, Bowser summoned a UFO, which cut the castle out the ground, and the airships lifted it into space. Mario had made it to the castle before it was lifted. Just as Mario began to reach for Peach, he was attacked and sent flying with Peach still calling his name.
 
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At times Peach secretly sent mail to Mario giving him a bit of aid by sending five [[1-Up Mushroom]]s with the letters . When the player plays as Luigi, Peach still addresses the letter to Mario, sending 20 1-Ups instead of five. The [[Mailtoad]] tells Luigi not to care about the letter being addressed to Mario. When the [[Comet Observatory]] had enough power, [[Rosalina]] used it to take Mario to the center of the universe, where Peach was held captive. While Mario entered the castle to get to [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]], Rosalina kept the armada busy. After the battle, Peach is rescued.
 
At the end of the game, Peach wakes up in Mushroom Kingdom next to Mario and Bowser. Peach is last seen looking into the sky wondering, as other creatures Mario had met during his adventures are now in her kingdom.
{{endspoiler}}
 
=== The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach===
Peach starred in ''[[The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach]]'', as the damsel-in-distress. The story begins off when Mario is playing a videogame and then Peach comes out of the T.V., fleeing from some enemies, and explains to Mario that she is the princess from the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and asks him for help. Mario instantly becomes lovestruck. But then Bowser appears and kidnaps Peach. It is revealed later by a wise old man that Bowser is madly in love with her and wanted to force a marriage on Peach. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] then set out and  manage to save Princess Peach. The castle had been turned into the Koopa Castle, but after Bowser's defeat it is turned back into Peach's castle. Peach also had a boyfriend named [[Prince Haru]], prince of the Flower Kingdom. Mario in the end was shown to be very jealous over this, but he and Peach still remained friends.
 
=== Super Mario Amada Series===
Peach also appeared in the ''[[Super Mario Amada Series]]''. In the plot of Momotaro, two elderly Hammer Bros.(Obasaan and ojisaan) are grandparents to a beautiful girl, called "Prinzess Peach". However, she is so beautiful, she eventually gets kidnapped by Bowser. She is later rescued by Momotaro(Mario). In Issunboshi, Peach befriends a small Mario and also plays the role of Snow White in the third story.
 
=== The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!===
[[Image:peachbowsercartoons.png|thumb|left|150px|Princess Toadstool and King Koopa in the cartoons.]]
In the [[DiC Entertainment]] cartoons ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and the ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon, Princess Toadstool appeared regularly. She had red hair instead of blonde, due to its coloration in the first few games. This style was kept in the ''Super Mario World'' cartoons despite Peach's different appearance in the corresponding video game. Peach's kind heart and gentle nature prevailed in the cartoons. She usually was a damsel-in-distress along with Toad, but at times she saved Mario and Luigi.
Toadstool was showed in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' to be looking for someone to defeat Bowser, but she would take the time out to help others such as her friend [[Joliet]]. She was very charitable in helping orphanages and even opened a school for the cave children in the ''Super Mario World'' series. A special form of Toadstool, [[Super Princess]], appeared in the ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Trojan Koopa]]". Sometime after the events of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 series finale "Super Koopa", King Bowser Koopa, the Koopalings and their armies were banished from the Mushroom Kingdom. After the banishment of the Koopa family and their minions, Princess Toadstool, Mario and Luigi went on vacation to the Dinosaur World. Only for Princess Toadstool to be kidnapped by King Koopa and his minions. After adventuring and befriending Yoshi, Mario and Luigi managed to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser's Neon Castle and subsequently decided to stay in Dinosaur Land's Dome City with the cave-people.
 
===Comic and Manga series===
She also appeared in the [[Nintendo Comics System]] comics, which had a semi-regular feature called [[Dear Princess Toadstool]]. In one situation [[Tryclyde]] wrote to Princess Toadstool in a thinly veiled attempt to get a date with her. Other characters to write included Luigi and Bowser. Other comics Peach appeared in are [[A Mouser in the Houser]], [[Beauty and the Beach]], [[Bedtime for Drain-Head]], [[Betrayal Most Proper]], [[Bowser Knows Best]], [[Duh Stoopid Bomb!]], [[Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All]], [[The Doctor Is In... Over His Head]], [[It's Always Fair Weather]], [[Magic Carpet Madness]], [[Tanooki Suits Me]],
[[The Buddy System]], and [[The Legend]].
 
Peach also regularly appeared in the comic series of the German [[Club Nintendo|Club Nintendo magazine]]. After several minor appearances, she played her first leading part in the story "[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]". With the help of a manipulated [[Alarm Clock]], [[Dr. Wily]] managed to take over Mario's hometown and to win Peach over, turning her into an evil black-dressed witch. When Mario invades Wily's castle, Peach even assigns the guards to arrest him. As it turns out, however, this story only happened in Mario's dreams. She also appeared in [[Mario in Mariozilla]].
 
"[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]]" featured a second major appearance of Princess Peach. In this story, she lives together with Mario and several other Nintendo characters in a [[Brooklyn]] [[Nintendo Skyscraper|skyscraper]]. As Mario happens to notice, Wario signs a contract with [[Abigor]], a demon, allowing the latter to take over the skyscraper and committing him to manipulate Peach's brain so that she would fall in love with Wario. Obviously the spell Abigor puts on Peach has a different effect, turning her into a zombie. When Mario and his friends Link and Kirby try to rescue her, the only thing they find is a magical golden dice, which takes them to the underworld. They meet Abigor and his allies there, and after a successful fight also find the Princess, still being a zombie. Mario is not put off and gives her a hug, with the effect that she finally transforms back. Other German comics she appeared in are [[Mario will hoch hinaus]], [[Ostern im Schwammerlland]], [[Super Mario: Coole Klänge]], [[Super Mario: Die Bescherung]], [[Super Mario: Erholung? Nein, danke!]], [[Süße Weihnachten]], [[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]], and [[Wart steht unter Strom]].
 
The ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' serial in [[Nintendo Power]] featured undeniably the most dynamic interpretation of the character. In this story, Bowser proposes marriage to her, which she naturally refuses. But despite being captured and held captive by the Koopalings, she does not give in easily. In the fourth installment alone, she beats up all the male Koopalings and locks them in her own cell, messes up [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s room and threatens to shred her favorite dress, and then drops out of their tower, using a [[Cape]] to fly away. On the way, though, she is knocked off-course by a [[Bullet Bill]] carrying Mario and lands unconscious. Luigi, Yoshi, and Toad find her. Luigi then sets off to rescue Mario as the others keep an eye on Peach.
 
When she awakens, after a dream that turns into a nightmare, and learns from Toad that the Koopalings are holding Mario for ransom, she becomes determined to break Mario out, despite Toad's warning that she might spoil Luigi's plan (infiltrating the tower disguised as her). With some assistance from Yoshi and [[Friendly Floyd]], Peach busts back into the tower, saying she'll light a pack of Floyd's bombs unless Mario is set free. After a lot of chaos the group escapes Wendy's Tower.
 
Bowser recaptures the Princess later in the story, but as his planned wedding draws near, Peach still refuses to marry him and attacks all the [[Koopa Troopa]]s attending to her in her dressing room. When trying to sweet-talk her doesn't work, Bowser realizes that he needs a hypnotist, at which point a [[Magikoopa]] brainwashes Peach into agreeing to marry the Koopa King. As a result of this, she is unable to fight back until a herd of Yoshis destroy the magic wand, thus breaking the spell. Mario, Peach, Luigi, and Yoshi escape and Peach kisses Mario on the cheek.
 
Peach also appeared in the ''[[Super Mario Kun]]'' manga series.
 
===Educational series===
Peach is also playable in several educational computer games. She was one of the selectable characters in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'', where she could give the typing lessons, then she appeared in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]'', with the same role. She also appeared in ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]'' where she, along with Mario and Yoshi, traveled in a wooden boat learning about grammar and letters. She also appeared in ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]'' and ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''.
 
===Mario Kart series===
====Racing All-Star====
[[Image:Princesspeachmkwiiop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Screenshot of Peach in the opening for ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.]]
Peach has always been a playable participant in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', when controlled by the CPU, Peach will sometimes use mushrooms against the other drivers which will shrink them. In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Peach is teamed up with [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], and their special item is the [[Heart]]. Peach's personal kart in ''Double Dash!!'' is the [[Heart Coach]], which is available by default. In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', her karts are the [[Royale]] and the [[Light Tripper]]. In Mission Mode, she has to race against [[King Boo]]. She is advanced at drifting corners and has average item use. Peach was classified Medium in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', but Light in ''Mario Kart DS''.  Peach appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as a Medium-size driver, unlike ''Mario Kart DS''. Also for the first time Peach has an alternate costume when riding a motorcycle.
 
Peach's racing courses are [[Peach Beach]], [[Peach Circuit]], [[Royal Raceway]], and [[Peach Garden]]. In ''Mario Kart Wii'' a statue of Peach appears in the battle course [[Block Plaza]]. A billboard featuring her also appears in [[Moonview Highway]], and her emblem in is seen in [[Dry Dry Ruins (course)|Dry Dry Ruins]].
 
===Yoshi’s Safari===
====Break From Being the Victim====
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Bowser attacked [[Jewelry Land]]. Bowser caught [[King Fret]] and [[Prince Pine]] and held them captive. Being a good friend of Prince Pine, Peach sent a letter to Yoshi and Mario to help them. Peach even gave them an item, the [[Super Scope]], to help them in their quest. This is also the very first game to call her Princess Peach in North America, as opposed to Princess Toadstool.
 
=== Mario & Wario===
====Active Lifestyle====
Also Peach appears in ''[[Mario & Wario]]''. She along with Mario and Yoshi need help being directed by [[Wanda]] after [[Wario]] droped buckets on their heads. Peach is the slowest but easiest character to direct. She also appeared in ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'', where she was a selectable character in the VS Mode. She appeared in the Japan-only game ''[[Mario Excite Bike]]'', where she was a playable character (along with Mario, Luigi, Toad and Wario).
 
===Hotel Mario===
====From Hotel to Hotel====
Toadstool is the damsel-in-distress in ''[[Hotel Mario]]'' where she is kidnapped by Bowser and the [[Koopalings]] and she can be rescued by Mario or Luigi, each time the hotel in which she is held is destroyed, she is taken to other until Bowser is defeated. Once the player beats Bowser, the Princess kisses Mario and Luigi on the cheek. The Princess, Mario and Luigi then proceed to call the player "the best player ever".
 
=== Super Mario RPG ===
====Peachy Power====
[[Image:SMRPG_Peach.gif|thumb|120px|Toadstool in ''Super Mario RPG''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Toadstool was one of Mario's party members, along with [[Mallow]], [[Geno]] and Bowser. At the beginning of the game, Bowser kidnapped her with his Koopa Clown Car, while she was sitting outside of [[Mario's House|Mario's Pad]]. Mario came to her aid, and defeated Bowser after a battle. However, [[Exor]] crashed into [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]], and sent the three flying in different directions. Toadstool landed in the [[Booster Tower|tower of Booster]]. [[Booster]] fell in love with her, and planned to force her to marry him, despite her cries of, "MARIO, HELP ME! MARIO, HELP ME! MARIO, HELP ME!". After Mario had charged Booster Tower and defeated [[Knife Guy]] and [[Grate Guy]], Booster grabbed Toadstool and ran away with her up [[Booster Hill]]. He reached [[Marrymore]], where he wanted to marry Toadstool as soon as possible. Mario managed to stop the wedding, and took Toadstool back to the Mushroom Kingdom. She was put under the eyes of the Chancellor, who, desperate for the princess's safety, would not have wanted her to follow Mario on his quest against [[Smithy]]. However, Toadstool escaped from the castle with the help of her [[Toadstool's grandmother|Grandmother]], who dressed herself up as the princess, and joined Mario's party to help them defeat Smithy. At the end of the game, Toadstool and Mario returned to Mushroom Kingdom together.
 
===Mario Party Series===
[[Image:MP6_Peach.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Peach holding up a sign used for the "Odd Card Out" mini-game (''Mario Party 6'').]]
Peach is also playable in all games of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party]]'', Peach competed against the guys to see who is the superstar. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' story mode, the player has to defeat her for the Love [[Star Stamp]]. On the ''Mario Party 3'' duel boards, she starts with [[Toad]] as her partner.
 
In ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', according to the instruction booklet, her favorite item is the [[Mini Mushroom]]. When she defeated Bowser in Story Mode, he gave her a heart-shaped portrait of himself. Peach joins her friends in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' and in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' to end a fight between the Sun and the Moon. In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', her default partner is Daisy, and their Character Orb is the [[Flower Orb]]. Peach also appeared in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' participating in the Star Carnival alongside her friends.
 
Peach is one of the playable characters in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. She must be played in the Love Quest, ''Love That Princess''!, when visiting [[Mr. I]]. She appeared most recently in ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', in which she and her friends answer a fake invitation from Bowser and then are unfortunately shrunken to the size of chess pieces.
 
Depending on who she is teamed up with will determine their team name. Peach has earned team names such as "Fan Favorites", "Pink Punishers", "Black Peaches", "Sweetie Pies", and "Glamor Hammer".
 
It should also be noted that ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' was the first installment overall for Peach to wear her modern/current main dress, which had substantial changes from her classic dress in Mario series' installments prior to it. Certain features were still kept from Peach's classic dress for her modern/current main outfit including her brooch, gloves, and earrings.
 
===Game & Watch Gallery 3===
Peach appeared in the modern version of the ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''. [[Donkey Kong]] had kidnapped her, and Mario had to rescue her. Peach was also the main character of the modern version of ''Cook'', where she had to flip sausages, bacon, and eggs, without letting them fall.
 
===Mario Golf series===
====Love in Golf====
[[Image:Mgtt_intro_1.png|left|thumb|250px|Closeup of Peach executing her tee shot in the ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' opening.]]
When the golf installments overall started with ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', Peach was mainly a supporting participant (by being Mario's caddie). However, as years passed, Peach started to get more involved in the ''Mario Golf'' installments themselves starting with ''[[Mario Golf (N64)|the Nintendo 64 version]]''. Statistics wise, she has one of the lightest hits, best control and hits the ball straight despite lacking distance. Additionally, her spin rivals Mario's. In [[Mario Golf (game)|''Mario Golf'' (N64)]], Peach's partner in the game's opening was [[Plum]]. Peach is also a playable participant in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and she hosts a tournament in her course named [[Peach's Castle Grounds]] where warp pipes, Chain Chomps, and giant mushrooms can be found.
 
In ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', Peach invites [[Neil]] and [[Ella]] to participate in her Open once they have proven themselves in their world. When Neil or Ella defeat the [[Dunes]] Tourney in singles or doubles, she will send them a letter, inviting them to her tourney. Also present for the tourney are Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser. At the beginning of the match, Peach had to stop Bowser and Mario from fighting and to remind them of their manners in the presence of guests. When Neil or Ella win the tourney, Peach oversees the ceremony as Toadsworth hands out the trophy.
 
===Mario Tennis series ===
====Gracing the Court====
[[ Image:Mpt peachreturn.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Peach on the court in ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GCN)|Mario Power Tennis]]''.]]
In the [[Mario Tennis|''Mario Tennis'' series]] series, Peach is a technique character, who depends on strategy since she is not that strong.  
   
   
In Mario Tennis 64, even though Peach is Technique, she leans more towards all-around. This is because of her height to reach the ball, her speed, and ability to send the ball over the net.
Since her debut, Peach has appeared in several ''Super Mario'' games spanning the course of decades, even appearing in more games than any other female character in video game history. Peach is occasionally a supporting character in mainstream games and she is almost always playable in spin-off installments. Her lead roles are in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' and ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''


In ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GCN)|Mario Power Tennis]]'', her [[Offensive Power Shot]] is the [[Super Peach Spin]], while her [[Defensive Power Shot]] is the [[Sweet Kiss Return]]. She is skilled at getting the ball in areas hard to reach, and has good footwork. Peach's gameplay is described as "something beautiful to behold" in ''Mario Power Tennis''. Peach has her own court, the [[Peach Dome]]. Peach appeared in several of the cut-scenes as the trophies were handed out in her dome. She kissed Mario on his cheek during his ceremony, and was present at Diddy Kong's, Koopa's and Petey Piranha's ceremony. Peach also was present when Wario and Waluigi would attempt to steal Fly Guy's or Paratroopa's trophy. She even clapped for Bowser during his award ceremony.  
==Creation and development==
====Design====
Peach's initial design was said to represent her stubborn yet cute appearance.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Nintendo-DSi/Volume-8-Flipnote-Studio-An-Animation-Class/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug-1049383.html|title=Iwata Asks {{!}} 4. My First Project: Draw a Rug {{!}} Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi {{!}} Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en-gb|accessdate=May 19, 2024|archive=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Nintendo-DSi/Volume-8-Flipnote-Studio-An-Animation-Class/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug-1049383.html}}</ref> Peach's initial design had been conceived by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], with some of his suggestions to [[Yoichi Kotabe]] being incorporated into the final design, in particular making her eyes look more "cat-like."<ref>{{cite|author=Iwata Asks|archive=archive.is/20120525101151/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/systems/volume_8_14207.html#top|deadlink=y|title=Volume 8 - Flipnote Studio - An Animation Class|publisher=Nintendo of UK|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> Before Kotabe conceived Peach's finalized character design, a couple of prototype designs were created for the character. One such design, seen on the ''Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese box art, depicts her with a long-sleeved dress, no gloves, strawberry-blonde hair, and crown jewels that were white instead of red and blue. Another prototype, seen in the 1985 Japanese strategy guide ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]'', portrays her as a Toad rather than as a human, having a mushroom cap instead of natural hair, as well as a simple tiara and a gown reminiscent of {{wp|Aurora (character)|Aurora}} from Disney's ''{{wp|Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty}}'', whom she somewhat currently resembles.


Peach invites the characters [[Max]] and [[Tina]] to her tournament in ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GBA)|Mario Power Tennis]]'', after they complete the [[Island Open]]. She has them escorted by Mario and Toadsworth on her private plane.
Peach has always been depicted as a blonde in video game artwork, although it was originally a darker, more strawberry-blonde shade (or in the case of the Japanese packaging, a dark blonde shade). However, due to the graphical limitations of the [[Family Computer]] and [[Family Computer Disk System]] hardware (including the {{wp|Western world|Western}} [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]), Peach's on-screen sprite in the earlier ''Super Mario Bros.'' games displayed her with reddish-brown hair, and as a result, she was depicted as a redhead in the DiC Entertainment cartoons, as well as reddish-brown in Mario-related merchandise such as a 1988 toy box artwork. Starting with ''[[Super Mario World]]'' for the SNES, her in-game appearances had her proper hair color. On a similar note, her dress had always been depicted as pink in video game artwork, although because of the aforementioned graphical limitations, Peach's on-screen sprite in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' depicted her as wearing a white dress with red highlights; this depiction of her old dress would later be reused for her Fire form in ''Super Mario 3D World''. She only gained a pink dress in-game starting with the overseas version of ''Super Mario Bros 2''. Peach's classic main dress had a normal pink high collar, a sash around the waist instead of panniers, and was darker pink from the hem to her knees, but otherwise does not differ greatly from the modern/current main dress introduced with the GameCube-era games, starting with ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', although the subsequent ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' installment marked the original dress's final appearance, with it being retained for the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] as well. Although the key artwork featured Peach in the Japanese versions of ''Super Mario Bros.'', the instruction manuals for both the Famicom and NES versions of the game hid her sprite behind a question mark in order to keep her identity a surprise for players as a way to motivate them into completing the game.


=== Paper Mario Series ===
====Name====
====2-D Quest====
Miyamoto came up with her name by associating princesses with girls, girls with the color pink, and pink with peaches.<ref>{{cite|language=jp|url=www.ndw.jp/mario-220913-2|title="Shigeru Miyamoto on the origin of the names of Mario and his friends"|publisher=[[Nintendo DREAM]]|date=February 2010|accessdate=May 19, 2024}} <small>Note: The Japanese word for pink (桃色, ''momoiro'') literally means "peach-colored."</small></ref> In Japan, her name has always been Princess Peach (ピーチ姫 ''Pīchi-hime''), but in the West, she was originally known as "Princess Toadstool", due to [[Nintendo of America]] renaming her when localizing ''Super Mario Bros.'', feeling that "Peach" was irrelevant to the theme of the Mushroom Kingdom.<ref>{{cite|author=Gaming Historian|date=September 30, 2021|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyxQfpOEbE&t=482s|title=How the Mario Characters Got Their Names|timestamp=08:02|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> In 1993, the English version of ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' marked the first time that the name "Princess Peach" was used outside of Japan; however, the name did not become standardized until ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Games as of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' use Peach as her prominent name. Certain contemporary sources reconcile the two names by listing her full name as "Peach Toadstool", including subsequent re-releases of ''Super Mario 64'', such as the international, Shindō Pak Taiō Version and [[Super Mario 64 DS|the DS remake]], which had the princess signing her letter using both "Toadstool" and "Peach".<ref name=SM64guide/> For the most part, however, the "Toadstool" name is hardly used outside of remakes and re-releases of older titles, which most times retain the original localized text. She, along with her Toad subjects, is the only major character that no longer uses her original localized name. However, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' refers to "Princess Toadstool" as a name Peach went by in one of the in-game tips, and in the North American version her title on the [[Boxing Ring]] stage is "Princess of Toadstools". On a similar note, although she was mostly referred to as Princess Toadstool in various countries outside the United States in most localizations (or "Princess Mushroom" in some cases), the Danish dub for ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' had changed her name to Prinsesse Slørhat, which translated to "Princess Cortinarius", referring to a genus of poisonous mushrooms. Likewise, the Italian dub for the entire DIC cartoon line also referred to her as "Principessa Amarena" or "Princess Cherry".
[[Image:PM_PrincessPeach.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Solo art of Peach for ''Paper Mario''.]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', King Bowser once again kidnapped Peach, this time using his castle to carry her away. While being held captive in her own room in the castle, a [[Star (species)|Star Kid]] named [[Twink]] came to help her, and together they found a secret passage out of her room. Peach sabotaged Bowser's plots by supplying Mario with a relatively constant stream of information, using Twink as her messenger. She also used a special treasure chest, where she could store items, and Mario could fetch them at the chest's counterpart at [[Shooting Star Summit]]. Peach baked a cake for [[Gourmet Guy]], and also participated in the [[64th Trivia Quiz-off]] run by Bowser's minions. Peach won a [[Sneaky Parasol]], which allowed her to disguise herself as one of Bowser's guards. She could use the parasol to become a [[Koopatrol]], a [[Clubba]] and a [[Hammer Bro.]] However, her disguise was lifted by [[Kammy Koopa]] as Kammy recognized Peach.


After his defeat, Bowser grabbed the princess and ran to the roof of the castle. He then used the Star Rod to make himself completely invincible. Princess Peach and Twink got into a fight with Kammy Koopa, and defeated her. Peach then wished that her kingdom would remain safe. Twink and Peach added their power to the [[Star Beam]], then called [[Peach Beam]], making it able to break Bowser's invincibility. Bowser was defeated and Peach's castle returned to its original spot in [[Toad Town]]. After the celebration parade, Mario took Peach to his place to watch the fireworks.
Her name when translated into Japanese is normally ピーチ姫 (''Pīchi-hime''). However, the other translation as プリンセスピーチ (''Purinsesu Pīchi'') only officially exists in the Japanese titles of the games ''Super Princess Peach'' and ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' as well as in the Japanese name of [[The Princess Peach]] from ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''.


====Alternate Captor====
==History==
[[Image:PaperPeach.jpg|90px|right|thumb|Solo art of Peach for ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
{{main|History of Princess Peach}}
Before the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Peach went to a trip through the entire Mushroom Kingdom. They had a stop at [[Rogueport]] to refill their ship's fuel. On the market, she met an old saleswoman, presumably one of the [[Shadow Sirens]]. They had decided that Peach would be the best body for their bodiless [[Shadow Queen]], who was locked up behind the [[Thousand-Year Door]] for exactly thousand years by the time of the game. They gave Peach the [[Magical Map]], as she had a pure heart, which was needed to be able to open the chest of the map. The Shadow Sirens then tricked the alien [[Sir Grodus]] into capturing Peach and animating the Shadow Queen with her body. Before this happened, however, Peach had already sent the Magical Map to Mario, inviting him on a treasure hunt.
Following a frequent role of being the damsel-of-distress kidnapped by [[Bowser]], Princess Peach has appeared in almost every single piece of ''Super Mario'' media from the very start. Her first appearance, chronologically, is in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' as one of the seven [[star children]]. Though Peach has the role of being held captive by Bowser, she is also seen allying with him as shown in several spin-off series. As with [[Mario]], Peach can be seen in a wide bevy of cameos, even outside her own franchise.


Peach was taken to the [[X-Naut Fortress]] on the [[The Moon|Moon]]. While both Mario and, unsuccessfully, Bowser searched for the Crystal Stars to rescue her, the princess became active herself in the fortress. The base's main computer, the [[TEC-XX]], fell in love with her due to a short circuit in its system, and betrayed Grodus to help Peach escape. He allowed her to send an e-mail to Mario at regular intervals. By the computer's orders, Peach dressed up as an X-Naut to question Grodus,[[Image:Shadow queen.PNG|100px|left|thumb|Peach possessed by the Shadow Queen (''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'').]] and also made herself an invisibility potion to find out even more about Grodus's plans. However, Grodus had TEC shut down when he found out, and took Peach to the [[Palace of Shadow]]. Mario followed, and he met up with Grodus in the room right before the tomb of the Shadow Queen. Grodus confronted Mario, and was prepared to kill Peach if Mario made a false move. However, Bowser crashed through the ceiling and fell on top of Grodus. While Mario and Bowser were fighting, Grodus took Peach down to the tomb and offered her as a body for the Shadow Queen. The ancient 1000-year old demon then possessed Peach, but refused to take Grodus's orders, nearly killing him. The Shadow Queen engaged battle with Mario and his partners. However, she found Peach's body too weak and returned to her true form (a purple shadow creature) for the final battle. Peach was able to give her powers to Mario for this. She could talk out of the Shadow Queen's body as the demon was weakened by the encouraging voices of the entire population of the Rogueport area, which were brought to the basement of the Palace of Shadow by the magic of the Crystal Stars. In the end, the Shadow Queen was defeated and Peach was restored. In the game's post-credits scene, Peach came to [[Mario's House]], telling him she found yet another map and wanted to invite Mario on another treasure hunt. Shocked, Mario fainted.
==Appearance==
 
===Physical description===
====Super Paper Princess====
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[[Image:SPM Peach.jpg|thumb|120px|Solo art of Peach using her pink parasol for ''Super Paper Mario''.]]
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In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Peach along with Bowser, Luigi, and Bowser's minions were kidnapped by Count Bleck. Bleck forces Peach and Bowser to marry, the only way to form the evil [[Chaos Heart]], which would destroy the world. As Luigi, who was attending the wedding, stomped on it in an attempt to stop it, everything was destroyed. Peach, however, survived and later escapes Bleck's Castle with the help of [[Private Koopa]] and secretly [[Dimentio]], a follower of Count Bleck, and fell from the sky into [[Flipside]]. Although she was temporarily unconscious where Mario found her, she got better and joined the team after Mario gave her some [[Spicy Soup]]. She could float with her parasol using the 2 button, and if the player pressed down on the D-Pad, she used the parasol to shield herself from her enemies. Luigi and Bowser later joined the cause, though Bowser had to be convinced by Peach and Mario.
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The gang made it to Count Bleck's lair. In Chapter 8-2, [[Mimi]], a loyal minion of Count Bleck, taunted her for having been kidnapped so many times and for being rescued by plumbers instead of just rescuing herself. Peach and Mimi clashed soon after. When Peach won, a trap door was activated and Mimi fell through it. However, Peach saved her. The two fell down the shaft and were thought to be lost, but both survived. Peach comes back during the final battle against Count Bleck. As it was revealed, Dimentio was the real threat, as Bleck only wanted to destroy the world after the loss of his girlfriend. His girlfriend though turned out to be [[Tippi]], a member of Mario's team. After defeating [[Super Dimentio]] and freeing Luigi, Peach witnessed the marriage of Bleck and Tippi in order to stop the Void.
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===Smash Bros. Series===
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====The Smash World====
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|standard = [[Toad (SSB attack)|Toad]]
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|down = [[Vegetable (move)|Vegetable]]
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Peach is a young woman with long blonde hair, fair skin and blue eyes, framed by six lashes (three or four in other artwork) and small, thin eyebrows. She has an oval face with a pointed chin, a triangular nose and full pink lips. Her hair has a triangular bang in the center of her forehead, two rows of flips on her back, and two split sideburns framing her face. Due to her lithe and slim figure, she is classified as lighter weight than Mario or Luigi in various games such as in the ''Mario Kart'' series despite being taller than them.


Peach has also made appearances in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. She was supposed to appear in the first ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' but was unfortunately cut due to size limitations on the Nintendo 64 game itself.{{fact}} She appears for the first time in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]], in which she is one of the starting participants. In this installment, she can float in mid-air and pull [[vegetable]]s out of the ground as in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. She has a great recovery capacity but is easy to send flying. In spite of this she is a fairly easy character to use. Her Down Smash and Up Smash are quick and have several powerful, high priority hits. Peach is one of the best edge guarders in the series. Her Neutral A slap is good for disrupting combos and grabs, as well as starting combos herself. Peach's Forward Aerial Crown Slap is a great horizontal killer. She can also use an umbrella which can be used to float to the ground and whack people with. In Adventure Mode, she is fought at the end of the first stage. The player will have to fight her and Mario or Luigi. [[Princess Peach's Castle]] is also a course in the game. The detail in Peach's appearance is also greatly increased with a much more realistic look as compared to general Mario game series' installments.
Peach usually wears a pink floor-length dress with puffy sleeves, magenta panniers at the waist, a high collar and a frill of the same color at the hem. Most games include a white petticoat under her dress. From ''Super Mario Bros.'' to ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', her dress had a band around her waist rather than panniers and was colored magenta from below her knees. This appearance was brought back in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and its remake. Peach wears a golden crown with red and blue gems, round blue earrings, and an oval blue brooch on her chest. She wears long white opera gloves and red high heels. In ''Princess Peach: Showtime!'', princess seams are added to the bodice. Her dress is far more elaborately designed in recent ''Super Smash Bros.'' titles, as well as ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' giving her dress an original design, but is otherwise the same; the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games have also given her minor proportion changes such as the size of her head and the thickness of her eyelashes.


====Princess of Blossoms====
Peach is usually depicted as taller than most human characters, exceeded only by [[Rosalina]], [[Pauline]], and [[Waluigi]]. In the pamphlet for ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', her height is given as 160 cm (5 ft 3 in.) and her weight as 41 kg (90 lbs.)<ref name=Pamphlet>{{file link|MarioBrosMovieHeightChart.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' pamphlet}}</ref> In the original and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' versions of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', however, she is depicted as being shorter than [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario/Super Luigi]] (with the difference in size being enough that she has to stand on her tip-toes to kiss Mario/Luigi if they are in Super/Fire form in the ''Deluxe'' version). However, in the ''Deluxe'' version, there are full scenes with Peach lowering herself to make eye contact with Mario while being eye-level with Luigi. In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', Super Mario and Super Peach are now depicted as approximately the same height, with Super Luigi being taller.
Peach returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', heavily redesigned, based on her more recent appearances. She keeps her moveset from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', as well as stay as a light character with the ability to float. Peach's new design in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is by far the most detailed look for Peach since her previous appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. There are several changes about her in Brawl. Her Peach Bomber can cover more distance and it releases a cloud of hearts. Also her Parasol and Toad can KO now. Peach's [[Final Smash]] is called [[Peach Blossom]], and matches Peach's peaceful personality. It, by default inflicts 40% damage to all foes and causes them to fall asleep. Peach has several trophies in her honor. One is of her Brawl appearance and Final Smash. Also she has two of her Paper Mario appearances and her as Baby Peach. Her stickers are based off of game artworks for ''Super Princess Peach'', ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', ''Mario Strikers Charged Football'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.


Peach has three different taunts in Brawl. For her Up taunt she takes her parasol out and spins it, while saying "Sweet!". Peach's Side taunt shows her singing and dancing while swinging her dress side to side, and musical notes appear. Lastly, for her Down taunt she spins, winks while pointing, bends a little and says "Uh-huh!".
Though no fixed age has been revealed for Peach in the video games, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' indicates that she is at least just slightly younger than Mario and Luigi, being the only one of the three to have not yet developed proper motor or speech skills as a baby. Taking into consideration the [[Mario#Physical description|statement that Mario and Luigi are between their early and mid twenties]], a relatively wider and more exact age gap is present in early animated media; the pamphlet for ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' states her age as 16 (compared to Mario and Luigi, who are respectively stated to be around 25 and 23),<ref name=Pamphlet></ref><ref>{{cite|author=Supper Mario Broth|url=www.tumblr.com/suppermariobroth/720499685662588928/the-booklet-included-with-the-official-soundtrack?source=share|title=The booklet included with the official soundtrack for the 1986 anime movie "Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!" lists Mario's, Luigi's and Peach's intended heights, weights and ages at the time of the movie's release. Of course, due to the many redesigns the characters have had in the decades since, these statistics are no longer reflective of Nintendo's current portrayal of the characters."|publisher=Tumblr|accessdate=November 14, 2023}}</ref> while the writers' bible for ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' states that the DIC cartoons' version of the princess is 17.<ref>{{cite|title=''Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' writer's bible|quote=Chronologically, a seventeen-year-old...}}</ref>
====Alternate outfits====
[[File:Peach - Aces Artwork.png|thumb|220px|Princess Peach is seen in sports wear, with her hair tied back, rather than her dress for most of the ''Super Mario'' sports games.]]
Princess Peach has been in various outfits, most frequently in the sports games. In ''Mario Golf'' and ''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64, Peach's sports dress was simply a shorter, sleeveless version of her usual dress. Starting with the GameCube ''Mario'' sports games, however, her outfits have more variety. In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the outfit that she wears is a sleeveless minidress. In other traditional active sports installments such as ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', the ''Mario Baseball'' games, and ''Mario Sports Mix'', her outfit consists of a two-piece athletic uniform. She has received different sports outfits in some games such as ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', where she has different clothes to suit each sport ranging from surf wear to jockey apparel to leotards, and the ''Mario Strikers'' games, where she wears armor to fit the more physical nature of the games.


====[[Solid Snake]] Codec Conversation====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Peach wears a pink jumpsuit when riding [[bike|motorbike]]s and [[ATV]]s. This jumpsuit is also seen in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''.
*'''Snake''': [[Mei Ling]], tell me what you know about Peach.
*'''Mei Ling''': Princess Peach is the beloved ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. She's been kidnapped numerous times by Bowser.  
*'''Snake''': Sounds pretty serious...
*'''Mei Ling''': Yes, but every time it happens, Mario ends up saving her. Sure, he may not look like your ideal "knight in shining armor." A little on the short side, I'd say... But still, don't you think it's romantic? I mean, to have a guy who's always there for you?
*'''Snake''': If he was smart, he'd tell her to stop getting kidnapped.
*'''Mei Ling''': ...You don't get a lot of dates, do you, Snake?


====Role in the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Story|Subspace Emissary]]====
Outside of sports, Peach occasionally changes her outfit to fit the occasion. In ''Mario Party 2'', she wears five distinct outfits fitting into five of the six themes for Mario Land, as [[Bowser Land]] has the characters in their original clothes. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Peach wears a lighter, sleeveless version of her dress and a hair in a ponytail; she wears a ponytail in subsequent ''Mario Kart'' games, starting with ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', and various sports games. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', aside from her traditional pink dress, which only appears in the prologue and when encountering her at Mushroom Kingdom in the post-game, she has a wide variety of outfits, such as the [[Lochlady Dress|wedding dress]] she wore for most of the game, as well as various outfits she wore in the post-game, with the specific type depending on the world visited. Most of these outfits have reappeared as high-tier rewards in ''Mario Kart Tour''.
[[Image:Subspace_zelda_peach.PNG|thumb|left|Peach's snapshot in The Subspace Emissary, alongside [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]].]]In ''The Subspace Emissary'', Peach was watching [[Mario]] and [[Kirby]] fighting together with [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]], and ran down to assist them after the arrival of the [[Primid]]s. However, she is soon captured by [[Petey Piranha]] and put into a cage along with Zelda. Kirby, who battles Petey Piranha, has the choice to rescue either Peach or Zelda. If she is not rescued, [[Wario]] appears and uses a [[Dark Cannon]] to transform her into a trophy and run off with her. Peach is later rescued by [[King Dedede]] along with [[Luigi]] and [[Ness]]. But his castle is raided by [[Bowser]] and his forces, who takes her with him.


[[Image:Peach_Trophy_Wario.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Peach after being turned into a trophy by [[Wario]].]]
Within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Princess Peach comes in several [[smashwiki:Alternate costume|alternate colors]], usually changing her clothing, but she has a Princess Daisy palette in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' that even changes her hair color and complexion.
If Peach is rescued, she will team up with Kirby and escape the stadium on a [[Warp Star]]. Peach and Kirby are chased by the [[Battleship Halberd]] and are forced to land on it. However, an [[Arwing]], which has been hit by a laser beam of the Halberd, knocks them off and they fall to the ground. Unfortunately, later on in the story, Peach get caught off guard, resulting in Bowser turning Peach into a trophy with his [[Dark Cannon]] (leaving behind a [[False Peach|clone of Peach]]). As [[Link]] and [[Yoshi]] slay this clone, Mario and [[Pit]] believe that they killed the real Peach, putting the two teams into a brief conflict.


Peach and Zelda are both held captive on the Halberd and later rescued by [[Meta Knight]], [[Lucario]], and [[Solid Snake]]. Peach helps them take back the Halberd by recruiting [[Fox McCloud]] and later stops him from shooting a helpless [[Mr. Game & Watch]]. Peach also goes into [[Subspace (SSB)|Subspace]] with the others, where they find [[Tabuu]], the true enemy. She gets hit by his [[Off Waves]] and turned back into a trophy along with the others, but Kirby, revived by one of King Dedede's badges, manages to save her and some of the others before going to face Tabuu in a final battle.
Peach has also worn alternate outfits in promotions. One of the earliest was Peach in a kimono in ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'' to promote Japanese holiday. Although this particular outfit has not appeared in any games since, Peach wore similar kimono outfits in an advertisement for Nintendo's involvement in the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009, a Club Nintendo calendar award, a New Year 2017 wallpaper (which was reused from artwork from the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009), in Bowser's Kingdom in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', and as a driver variant in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (as well as a pink yukata partly derived from her Bowser's Kingdom attire).


====Special Moves====
In ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', Peach has 12 different costumes she can transform into: [[Swordfighter Peach|Swordfighter]], [[Detective Peach|Detective]], [[Patissiere Peach|Patissiere]], [[Kung Fu Peach|Kung Fu]], [[Ninja Peach|Ninja]], [[Cowgirl Peach|Cowgirl]], [[Figure Skater Peach|Figure Skater]], [[Dashing Thief Peach|Dashing Thief]], [[Mermaid Peach|Mermaid]], [[Mighty Peach|Mighty]], [[Radiant Peach|Radiant]] and [[Super Radiant Peach|Super Radiant]].
=====Toad=====
[[Image:BrawlToad.jpg|thumb|left|'''Toad''']]
Toad is Peach's standard special move in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. Peach will bring out [[Toad]] to shield her. Toad will absorb any attack and send it back to the opponent. According to one of Peach's [[Trophy|trophies]], he does this by sending spores back at the opponent. In ''Brawl'', Toad is capable of a knocking an opponent out of the arena. Toad can only be held out for a very small time, so it is hard to master. [[Kirby]] can use Toad if he sucks up Peach's powers.


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==General information==
===Personality===
[[File:Peach Heart - Super Mario Sticker.gif|thumb|left|150px|LINE sticker of Peach showing off her personality]]
Peach is shown to be a sweet, kind, polite, and optimistic person, while also being classy and sociable, with more and more portrayals further displaying her as clever and adventurous. She apologizes excessively for getting into trouble and requiring Mario to rescue her. She even shows concern and compassion towards her enemies frequently such as saving [[Mimi]] in ''Super Paper Mario'' or making a thank-you cake for Bowser in ''Mario & Luigi's Bowser Inside Story'', even after Mario and Luigi defeat Bowser in a fight that Bowser started. She can sometimes be assertive when it comes to standing up for her friends; she managed to outright resist [[Nastasia]]'s mind control abilities during the "wedding" in ''Super Paper Mario'', which Nastasia indicated was unprecedented. In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', she manages to resist Shadow Queen's possession long enough to not only offer words of encouragement to Mario and his party, but also heal them (with the Shadow Queen, due to possessing Peach's body, being forced to go along with it). Her innate characteristics are often key to the plot of several games, such as her abilities to activate the [[Beanstar]] and [[Dark Star]].


=====Peach Bomber=====
Largely because of her frequency of being kidnapped, she has been the subject of a running gag in throughout the series where several characters refer to the frequency of her abductions. Even Peach herself has referred to her kidnapping in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' as a "recent kidnapping". Some characters referred to her even being useless, such as [[Solid Snake|Snake]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and Pit (and to a certain extent, Viridi) in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''. But while Peach is often considered the archetypal video game damsel in distress, she is often shown actively working against her captors, such as tossing Super Mushrooms to Mario during the final fight in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', sneaking around searching for power-ups and/or information to send to Mario in games such as ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and the ''Paper Mario'' series, and even attempting to escape her confinement in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
[[Image:BrawlPeachBomber.jpg|thumb|left|The move in Brawl.]]
[[Image:Peach bomber.jpg|thumb|The move from Melee.]]


The Peach Bomber is Peach's side special move in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. When executed, Peach will leap forward, twirl and ram an enemy with her rear. Upon contact with another player, it will cause an explosion. In ''Melee'', it is a fire explosion, while in ''Brawl'', hearts appear. The attack is Peach's strongest move but, despite being powerful, takes a while to use, which can leave her open for enemy attack. It is very effective when she is battling multiple opponents.
[[File:Bis Credit Scene 14.png|thumb|Peach, Mario, and Luigi help make a thank-you cake for Bowser at the end of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'']]
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While Peach occasionally seems naïve, she is generally level-headed, knows when to take charge, and shows more common sense and observance than those around her, such as noticing [[Shadow Mario|a Mario doppelganger]] in the Isle Delfino vacation guide video's background in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', insisting that an emergency meeting continues even after it is briefly interrupted by Bowser and deducing what Fawful was [[Dark Star|planning]] regarding her in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', and talking a stubborn Bowser into joining her and Mario in ''Super Paper Mario''. She often acts as a peacemaker; for example, in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''{{'}}s story mode, she offers tea to [[Fox]] and [[Sheik]] in order to stop them from fighting, and later converts [[Mr. Game & Watch]] to their cause. In the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon, she is a motherly figure to the young Yoshi and [[Oogtar]], and in the cartoons overall, she is practical and generous to a fault, such as trying to convince the Mario Bros. to return home, despite the fact that King Koopa is still after her. She also has a feisty side, which shines through particularly well in her comic appearances. Besides sports, Peach is also into ballroom dancing, video games, and gardening, and seems to enjoy exploring and trying new things.


=====Peach Parasol=====
Although she is generally depicted as kind, sociable, and generous in most games, the ''Mario Strikers'' games do show a slightly more arrogant and petulant side to Peach, including her pitching a fit to one of her teammates and eventually jumping in a tantrum if the opposing team scores, while ''Mario Strikers Charged'' in particular shows her having a diva-like side, with her being eager to get photographed and striking poses; in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', though, she regains her composure. A similar temperamental nature can be observed if the player fails to flip food in time and have it land on the floor in the Modern versions of ''Chef'', where Peach will either stomp her foot in frustration (''Game & Watch Gallery 2'') or otherwise put her hand over her head and scream repeatedly in frustration before proceeding to wince (''Game & Watch Gallery 4''), in either case causing Yoshi to crouch down in fear.
[[Image:Parasol peach.jpg|thumb|left|'''Peach Parasol''']]
[[Image:BrawlPeachParasol.jpg|thumb|Peach holding her Parasol in ''Brawl''.]]


Peach Parasol is Peach's up special move in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. It serves as a recovery move as well as doing little damage. She smashes up with a white [[Parasol]] and damages any players who it hits. This attack is very similar to [[Mario|Mario's]] [[Mario#Super Jump Punch|Super Jump Punch]], in the fact that it launches her up, and hits the opponent several times in one jump. She then comes down, safely gliding down on her parasol, acting as one of the most useful third jumps in both games. Peach is unable to attack while gliding. However, The parasol can damage enemies by touching them. Furthermore, the parasol can be closed during flight to fall quickly. In ''Brawl'', her parasol is based heavily on it in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', and most notably, ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' and ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', Peach shows the braver side of her personality; participating as a fellow heroine, or in the latter two cases, as the sole heroine, single-handedly saving the day.


If Peach uses the Peach Parasol while holding the [[Parasol]] item, she will replace her usual Parasol with that Parasol.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Peach's personality was drastically revamped. She is considerably more assertive and tomboyish, and a born leader for her kingdom, keeping her role as a caring figure towards the Toads, albeit in a more active way. She is not soft-spoken like her game counterpart but has moments of kindness, as she takes Mario with her to the [[Donkey Kong Island|Jungle Kingdom]], despite failing the obstacle course multiple times. Additionally, she reluctantly accepts to Bowser's proposal as Kamek tortures Toad, on the condition that he doesn't hurt her [[Toad (species)|people]].


=====Vegetable=====
===Speech===
[[Image:PeachVeggie2.jpg|thumb|left|Peach, with the rare Vegetable.]]
Early in her history, while Peach did speak, it was largely done via text dialogue. It was not until ''Mario is Missing'' where Peach got some dialogue, and it would not be until ''Super Mario 64'' onward that she maintained having voiced dialogue. In ''Super Mario 64'' and the international versions of ''Mario Kart 64'', she largely spoke with a mature, feminine tone, though in the Japanese version of ''Mario Kart 64'' as well as all versions of ''Mario Party'', ''2'', and ''3'', and ''Super Mario Advance'', Peach spoke with a slightly higher-pitched, somewhat shrill tone, and also possessing a slight Italian accent in the case of the last game. Starting with ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'', she was given a very soft, high-pitched voice. In the Japanese versions of certain games, such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]'', Peach tends to end her sentences with "ですわ" (desu wa), a stereotypical trait in Japanese media reserved for noble upper-class women and even simply haughty and arrogant women. In ''Princess Peach: Showtime!'', Peach's voice varies from her usual tone to a deeper one, similar to the one used in her earlier voiced appearances.
[[Image:BrawlVegetable.jpg|thumb|'''Vegetable''']]
[[Vegetable]]s are items that can be used by Peach in both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''. She can pluck them from the ground with her down special move. Peach can throw these vegetables at other players, and they will bounce off of opponents, which allows Peach to grab them again, and continue throwing it at the opponent. This can also work to her foes advantage, however, as any character can catch them. The turnips do a varying amount of damage, depending on their facial expression. Sometimes, Peach will pull a [[Mr. Saturn]], a [[Beam Sword]] or a [[Bob-omb]] out of the ground. Occasionally, a vegetable with the face depicted on the left will appear. These only appear at a 1/58 chance, but have more than 30% increased damage. The attack is a reference to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where players were able to pull Vegetables out of the ground, and then throw them at enemies.


=====Peach Blossom=====
===Powers and abilities===
[[Image:Peach_Blossom.jpg|thumb|'''Peach Blossom''']]
Like other ''Super Mario'' characters, Peach can [[Jump]] and [[Ground Pound]]; she also slaps opponents, which is her specialty, rather than [[punch]]ing. While not very strong physically, she makes up for it in technique and skill, and many games reveal her to be fast and agile as well. She is also shown to be very graceful, often embellishing attacks and victory scenes alike with elegant movements, twirls, and dances. With the release of ''Super Mario 3D World'', Peach is able to use power-ups, such as the [[Fire Flower]], [[Super Leaf]], [[Super Bell]], and [[Double Cherry]], among other power-ups and items. She also has the unique ability to [[Floating Jump|float in mid-air]] by means of her skirt, first seen in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', and can also use [[Peach's Parasol|her parasol]] to achieve this same effect. This ability returns in ''Super Mario 3D World'' (where it is also revealed that Peach can still glide even when she does not have a skirt on) and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, and Peach is also shown using it in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', she is shown to be able to slow down her descent from a fairly large height.


{{LLquote|Somehow, Princess Peach always seems to go at her own pace. Her Final Smash will lure you into her world.... The flowers bloom. The peaches pour down. Yes. It’s so elegant.|[[Masahiro Sakurai]]|Smash Bros. DOJO!!}}
[[File:Peach Royal Strike.png|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Peach's Super Strike, the "Royal Strike", in ''Super Mario Strikers'']]
In ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Peach is shown to have impressive healing abilities like [[Therapy]] and [[Group Hug]], and this ability is seen again in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' when she overcomes the Shadow Queen's mind control over her to heal Mario and his party. She has occasionally been shown to have telepathic powers, like in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', when she calls out to Mario as a hologram in [[Dark Land]], or when she and Starlow combine powers to drain and then send Bowser flying in the beginning if ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''. Additionally, in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', her [[Final Smash]], [[Peach Blossom]], puts her opponents to sleep. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Peach has a powerful special attack called the [[Peach Bomber]], where hip-checking her opponents engulfs them in an explosion. Earlier, ''Super Mario RPG'' also linked her with explosions, as one of her attacks, [[Psych Bomb]], involved throwing bombs at her opponents, and a similar scene occurred in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic, when she used a barrage of bombs against the Koopalings. In ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', she was also shown to have enough strength to not just telekinetically throw Bowser out of her castle, but throw him far into [[Dimble Wood|the forest]] outside [[Toad Town]]. However, it's implied that she was only able to do this with [[Starlow]]'s help, largely because Starlow had weakened Bowser earlier. She also was powerful enough to counteract Bowser's magic, which was the initial reason why Bowser had abducted her in ''Super Mario Bros.''


'''Peach Blossom''' is Peach's Final Smash from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Akin to the princess's unique blend of offensive and defensive maneuvers in battle, this tactic allows her to gain an edge over her opponents either by attacking them or restoring her own health.  Peach can only perform this attack after breaking open a [[Smash Ball]].
In general, however, Peach's special abilities and powers usually involve hearts. They are mostly seen in the sports installments including, but not limited to, ''Mario Power Tennis'' ([[Sweet Kiss Return]]), ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' ([[Heart Shot]]), ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' (heart trails follow the balls after special hits). Her special item in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' is also a [[Heart (item)|heart]], and allows her to co-opt others' attacks. Besides hearts alone, Peach will sometimes use the power of love to combat her opponents in sports, such as her [[Super Peach Spin]] offensive shot in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', or how her [[Heart Swing]] in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' dazes any male player who tries to catch it, while the other females are immune. In addition, many of her abilities in ''Super Mario RPG'' have a heart as her magic symbol. Additionally, the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as of ''Brawl'' has generally given her moves more of an embellished feminine flair, such as replacing certain moves and adding details like ribbons, rainbows, sparkles, and hearts to others (including replacing the Peach Bomber's explosion with hearts).


Peach Blossom made its first and only appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.  Visually, the attack is reminiscent of the sugar-sweet art style of Peach's first solo adventure, ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', which was published after ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and before ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. While most of the characters in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' have Final Smashes based on previous moves or experiences, Peach Blossom is an entirely original creation.
Aside from her magical abilities, she is also shown in a few games to be a good chef, or at least a good baker, such as the Modern version of ''Chef'' in some of the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, as well as ''Paper Mario'', when she has to bake a cake for [[Gourmet Guy]] in exchange for information regarding Mario. In addition, incidental dialogue from Toad after getting a star on the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board from ''Mario Party'' revealed that she was responsible for the titular cake's creation. She also was shown to be good at chemistry, having created an invisibility potion with the help of [[TEC]] in an attempt to retrieve vital information on the X-Nauts' plans from Grodus's office.  


[[Image:Peach_Blossom_Peach.jpg|thumb|left|[[Princess Peach]] eats a [[Peach (item)|peach]] as [[Wario]] sleeps.]]
During her trek on Vibe Island in ''Super Princess Peach'', she also was shown to utilize various Vibe Powers, with [[Gloom]] making her run faster and use tears to grow plants, [[Rage]] making her shake the ground upon landing and burn hot enough to melt ice, [[Calm]] letting her heal herself, and [[Joy]] making her fly and spin foes and objects with a whirlwind.
Decorative [[Heart|hearts]] flutter around her and a decorative "border" featuring blossoming peach trees and two images of Princess Peach adorns the area around her. As Peach dances in a spotlight to a sped up version of the [[Coin Heaven]] theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', all of her opponents fall into a deep [[Sleep]] and take damage.  The closer to Peach an enemy is, the longer he or she will sleep and the more damage he or she will take. Typical damage ranges from thirty to fifty percent.  Next, [[Peach (item)|Peaches]] fall from the top of the stage. At this point the attack technically ends.


However, as the princess's enemies remain unconscious for a time after the attack, she is free to do as she likes for a short time.  Peach can restore her health by eating the Peaches and use her other attacks on her sleeping opponents. Because of the extra damage she has already inflicted, well-charged [[Smash Attack]]s may send opponents flying off of the screen. Once Peach attacks an enemy, he or she will immediately awaken and have a chance to recover. It is possible that her enemies will eat her peaches if they return to the stage.
===Relationships===
=== Mario & Luigi Series ===
====Family====
[[File:Peach-mss-intro-1.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach and Toadsworth greeting their friends in the ''Mario Super Sluggers'' opening]]
The [[Mushroom King]] as well as [[List of implied characters#Princess Toadstool's mother|the Mushroom Queen]] are the only confirmed members of her family in the games, although very little is known about them. According to his depiction in the [[Nintendo Comics System]], while he does embarrass her with his general foolishness, she knows he has good intentions and loves him dearly. Other media have shed light on Peach's other relatives, such as [[Gramma Toadstool]], [[Obā-chan|another grandmother]], and [[List of implied characters#Princess Toadstool's mother|her mother]]. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', a Lakitu mistakenly refers to [[Toadsworth]] as Peach's grandpa, but in reality, while he is very protective of her and has cared for her ever since she was [[Baby Peach|a baby]], he is actually her longtime steward and has no actual family relation. Similar confusion surrounds an elderly chambermaid Toad referred to as [[Granny|Grandma]] by Peach in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''; however, it is most likely that this was a term of endearment carried over from the Japanese version, where it is more common to use familial terms for non-relatives. In the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii'' official guides published by [[Prima Games|Prima]] and licensed by Nintendo, Daisy's biographies state that Peach is her cousin, but that statement has yet to be proven in the games themselves. Similarly, according to the PRIMA Official Game Guide for ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Rosalina was initially intended to be a relative of Peach's, hence her similar physical appearance to Peach, although this concept was dropped.<ref>{{cite|quote=In the early stages, we contemplated the idea that Rosalina was related to Peach, so that is why their features are very similar. Her long bangs represent her outward strength and inner sorrow and loneliness.|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|format=Premiere Edition|page=346|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|978-0-7615-5643-5}}</ref> In the ''[[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.]]'' adaptation of [[Super Mario Momotarō|Momotarō]], Ojīsan and Obāsan are the parents of Princess Peach. In the ''[[Super Mario Land 4]]'' manga, a [[Pichi-hime|descendant of her]] is seen working for the [[Federation Army]], alongside [[Marīo|Mario's]], during the event of the ''{{wp|Solar Striker}}'' game.


====A Neighboring Kingdom====
====Friends and love interests====
[[Image:marioluigi3.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Solo picture of Peach for ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]]
[[File:SMRL-Line-Mario-Sunset.gif|thumb|150px|[[LINE]] sticker of Mario and Peach]]
Prior to the events of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', Peach was notified by the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] that the witch [[Cackletta]] would come and try to steal her voice. Cackletta wanted to do this in order to waken the [[Beanstar]], a star-shaped bean which would grant wishes to everyone. The Beanstar has been sleeping and could only be wakened by a pure voice, in order to prevent abuse. Peach took precautions and when Cackletta and [[Fawful]], dressed as ambassadors, arrived at her castle, they were not greeted by Peach, but by [[Birdo]], who was disguised as the princess. Cackletta and Fawful unknowingly stole Birdo's voice and escaped from the castle, leaving Birdo with a voice of exploding characters. However, Mario, Luigi and Bowser, who were not aware of the true identity of the "princess", followed Cackletta to the Beanbean Kingdom before the real Peach was able to intervene.
{{quote|Oh Mario! You came to the party to see me! You're so sweet! Thank you!♥|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario]]}}
Mario, being her most frequent rescuer, is Peach's love interest. The two are shown to have been close friends since childhood in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', and the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]," published in the German ''Club Nintendo'' magazine, reveals that they spent their graduation ball in school together. Peach has sent Toads to help Luigi when Mario disappears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', and she herself rescues all three of them from Bowser in ''Super Princess Peach'', as well as saving Mario and one of his allies from the [[Icicle Golem]] in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. In ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'', Peach is willing to put herself into a forced marriage with Bowser if it means saving Mario's life. They also share good [[chemistry]] together as "buddy players" in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''.


After Mario and Luigi had presumably killed Cackletta at the [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], Peach went to the Beanbean Kingdom with her plane. Peach revealed Birdo's disguise, thanked Mario and Luigi for taking care of the Cackletta problem, and decided to spend the holidays in the Beanbean Kingdom. She expressed the wish to travel to [[Little Fungitown]], a settlement of Toad emigrants, which was lying across the dangerous [[Teehee Valley]]. Toadsworth insisted that Mario and Luigi accompany the princess on this journey. During their venture through Teehee Valley, Peach had to be protected from any harm in the desert. When she disappeared from Mario and Luigi's view, [[Gritty Goomba]]s would appear instantly and take her to an underground dungeon. At the valley's end, Peach ran into [[Trunkle]], a giant rock monster, but Mario and Luigi saved her from it before it was too late.
[[File:SMWMTYNBL Ending Scene.gif|thumb|left|Luigi often reacts the same way as Mario when Peach kisses him.]]
Numerous games, alternate media, and supplemental material depict Mario and Peach as having mutual romantic affection for each other as well as a friendship. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Peach and Mario are called "Cutest Couple," and the official guide for ''Mario Party 8'' states that Peach is the apple of Mario's eye. In the official guide of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', the description for [[Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo]] mentions the "romantic entanglements" in their adult lives, while the official ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' guide reads, ''"Aw, isn’t that cute? Mario and Peach are together again."'' In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Peach calls Mario her "knight in shining armor," and in the first ''Paper Mario'', one of the Toads tells Mario to take Peach on a date to [[Star Hill|Shooting Star Summit]]. In ''Super Princess Peach'', after Peach rescues Mario, she enthusiastically calls and runs towards him and happily dances with him in celebration. [[Rosalina]] refers to Peach as Mario's "special one" in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', with the two seen holding hands toward the ending of the game. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', [[Lubba]] and two other [[Luma]]s refer to Peach as Mario's "special one." ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' even goes as far as showing Mario himself telling Peach of his love for her in Peach's victory scene, which she responds to with a smile and a blown kiss. Also, in Mario's victory scene in ''Mario Power Tennis'', Peach gives him a small kiss on his cheek. Further, in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', after kidnapping her, Bowser declares his intention to make Peach marry him, and Mario's main motivation is to stop Bowser from taking Peach's hand in marriage by force. While Peach does care for Mario, there are times where she gets annoyed if Mario misbehaves. A notable example of this is in the ending to ''Super Mario Odyssey'', where, after Mario attempts to prevent Bowser from getting her hand in marriage by behaving in a similar aggressive manner, she shouts, ''"Enough!"'' and storms off in a huff, although she nonetheless calms down enough to tell Mario and Bowser that they should all go back home, and the post-game shows she forgave Mario for the earlier incident.


Later, [[Bowletta]] kidnapped Peach in order to make sure to awaken the Beanstar this time, which had shown angry reactions when confronted with Birdo's voice. She took Peach, who was at the Mushroom Kingdom embassy of Little Fungitown at the time, using Bowser's Koopa Clown Car. However, Cackletta was no longer in the possession of the Beanstar itself. When Mario and Luigi met Bowletta in [[Joke's End]], Luigi dressed himself up in Peach's spare dress to fool Bowletta and Fawful into thinking he was Peach. The plan worked, and Bowletta released the real Peach, and kidnapped Luigi instead. In the meantime, Mario received a kiss from Peach. After Luigi's escape from the repaired [[Koopa Cruiser]], Peach stayed in the Little Fungitown embassy until Bowletta was defeated.
Peach's obedient servant is Toad, who dotes upon and attempts to protect her despite his fear of Bowser, often getting himself kidnapped along with her in the process. Toad's collectible card from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' states that he even formed the [[Toad Brigade]] and followed Peach and Bowser to space in order to try to save her, while in numerous other games, he is the one to go alert Mario about Peach's disappearance. They have good chemistry in the ''Mario Baseball'' games, and their team names in the ''Mario Party'' series include "Royal Family" and "Loyal Friends." In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games, Peach holds Toad in front of herself for protection, though he is shown to be reluctant and attacks out of fear. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', however, Toad acts like a proper bodyguard and blocks opponents off from Peach.


====Time Traveling====
Another of Peach's closest friends is Luigi, who often helps Mario rescue her. There has been inconsistencies whenever Luigi is attracted to Peach, as in the platformers, Peach kisses Luigi the same way she kisses Mario, and he reacts the same way. In ''Mario Power Tennis'', when winning a trophy, Peach blows kisses to Mario and Luigi, who both swoon in love. However, individual interaction in other games show that there are no romantic feelings between them. The two share good chemistry in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' but not in its sequel, ''Mario Super Sluggers''.
[[Image:MLPTPeach.jpg|thumb|200px|Solo picture of Peach for ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
:''See also: [[Baby Peach]].
''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' starts with a flashback to the past. At the time the story starts, [[Toadsworth the Younger]] always took care of the [[Baby Peach|baby princess]], since she cried a lot. [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] would sometimes come to play with her. And even [[Baby Bowser]] still came to kidnap her. But one day, aliens known as [[Shroob]]s invaded the Mushroom Kingdom. And since Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Bowser, Baby Peach and Young Toadsworth were all there, Baby Bowser called [[Kamek]] to get them out of the castle. Kamek arrived and took them out of the castle with the Koopa Cruiser just in time.


In the present, Peach, [[Toadiko]] and [[Toadbert]] had used the [[Time Machine]] of [[Professor E. Gadd]] to travel back to the past, unaware of travelling to the time where the Shroobs were attacking. When they got to the past, the Shroobs cornered Peach and the Toads. [[Elder Princess Shroob]], the leader of the Shroobs, and [[Princess Shroob]], her younger sister, attacked Peach. Peach grabbed the time machine's power supply, the [[Cobalt Star]], and trapped Elder Princess Shroob inside it. Then she broke the Cobalt Star into pieces, while Elder Princess Shroob was still inside. While the [[Cobalt Shard]]s were spread around the world, Peach was held captive by Princess Shroob.
[[File:Peach and Daisy Present For You.png|thumb|left|Peach and Daisy helping each other carry a large present.]]
Peach and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] have been shown to be best friends since Daisy first became playable in ''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64. If something involves partners in the ''Super Mario'' spin-offs, the two will usually be a team, from various sports games to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. ''Mario Super Sluggers'' is the first game to show the two sharing dialog, wherein Peach reveals that she has concerns for Daisy's welfare. Nintendo's ''Mario Power Tennis'' website says that Daisy is Peach's "sister in arms," a term used to describe a close friendship, and while the Prima guides for ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii'' say that they are cousins, no known first-party material has ever confirmed or denied this. Prior to Daisy's comeback appearance in the games and by extension the establishment of their being best friends, however, a 4-koma segment of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga depicts Peach as being jealous of Daisy receiving attention from Mario to the extent that she throws a mushroom at him out of frustration.


While Mario and Luigi teamed up with their baby selves to recover the Cobalt Shards, which they needed to save Peach according to Professor E. Gadd, Princess Shroob dressed herself up as Princess Peach. However, she was swallowed by [[Petey Piranha]]. The Mario Bros. and their younger selves defeated Petey Piranha, and Princess Shroob, disguised as Peach, was brought to the present by the brothers. E. Gadd told the fake princess to take a rest. However, while she was doing so, Bowser came and kidnapped her, believing that she was Peach. The Mario Bros. and Bowser only found out the true identity of Princess Shroob when they were all sucked into the [[Shroob Mother Ship]] in the past. During all this time, the real Peach was still in Shroob Castle.
Yoshi is another one of Peach's closest friends, who saved her as a baby alongside the other babies in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. The two share good chemistry is most games, and he has also helped Mario save her in a number of games, including ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He also helps Mario save Peach's friends at her request in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''.


When Mario and Luigi got to Shroob Castle, they saw Peach, but Princess Shroob interrupted their conversation at the point where Peach was going to explain why the Cobalt Star should not be completed and a battle begins. After it, Baby Bowser reunited the Cobalt Star Shards all together, making Elder Princess Shroob appear and giving her back all her power. After the battle, Peach and the others return to the present.
Peach is on friendly terms with numerous other characters. In the baseball games, she shares good chemistry with [[Toadette]], who is on her starting team, and in ''Mario Party DS'', she gives Toadette a set of touching trumpets. While Peach and Rosalina did not speak in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, the two were shown to become fast friends upon meeting in issue 38 of the ''Super Mario-kun'' manga, and they were also shown to work together in ''Super Mario 3D World''. While Wario has sometimes shown antagonism towards Peach, such as in ''Mario Power Tennis'', he helps save her in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' and is invited to have cake as thanks. He also attempts to retrieve a stolen statue of Peach in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' (albeit with the selfish motivation of trying to hold it for ransom to gain [[Wario Castle|his own castle]]), and he appears to have a crush on her in the ''Mario & Wario'' arc of the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic, seeing as he tries to outdo Mario and buy Peach's prize item, a Samus Doll, for her birthday. Furthermore, the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen" reveals that Peach turned Wario down and instead accompanied Mario to their high school graduation ball.


===Mario Pinball Land===
[[File:Rabbid n Peach - RabbidsKingdomBattle.png|thumb|right|Though initially not getting along, the relationship between Peach and Rabbid Peach later improved.]]
====Pinball Land====
Initially, Peach was unable to get along with [[Rabbid Peach|her Rabbid counterpart]], due to the latter feeling jealousy towards the former's relationship with Mario. Rabbid Peach has tried to get Mario's attention several times and got frustrated when Peach approached them. When Mario and company came to the revamped [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Rabbid Peach looked at Peach with disgust, to the point of touching her dress and then looking away. Peach herself does not show animosity towards her Rabbid counterpart, and she is willing to cooperate with her to stop the [[Megabug]]. Although not fond of her counterpart, Rabbid Peach nonetheless has some respect for her, such as placing the Icicle Golem's head in place before stepping aside while making a gesture indicating that the Rabbid's counterpart is free to kick it back into the freezer. After defeating the said villain, Peach constructs a new statue of Rabbid Peach holding a [[Power Star]], much to the latter's delight. Then, Rabbid Peach invites all of her teammates, including Peach, to take a group {{wp|selfie}}. Promotional artwork for ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'' shows Peach and Rabbid Peach taking a selfie together, with the former winking and putting up a {{wp|V sign}}.
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', Peach and Mario went to visit [[The Fun Fair]]. Peach was enthralled by the Air Cannon attraction, and decided to try it for herself. After she was in the cannon, a pair of Goombas rotated the cannon so that it pointed at Bowser's Castle. Peach was blasted far away, right into the castle's gates. Mario turned himself into the shape of a pinball in order to progress through the pinball worlds to rescue Peach. After he rescued her from Bowser, they both returned to The Fun Fair. They were last seen riding the roller coaster together.


=== Yoshi’s Island DS ===
The opening of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' and the story mode for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'' show Peach, alongside Daisy, being great friends with [[Amy|Amy Rose]] and [[Blaze|Blaze the Cat]], having a special victory animation with the former in the sequels while sharing a similar rational with the latter.
====As a Baby====
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''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' was Peach’s first chronological appearance. Here it is revealed that she is a [[Star Child]]. In this game she helped [[Baby Mario]] save [[Baby Luigi]], who was kidnaped by [[Kamek]] and [[Bowser]]. It is also revealed that since Peach's infant years, she uses a parasol to drift in the air.


===Mario Baseball series===
====Foes====
====Lady at the Diamond====
[[File:Wedding4.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Bowser and Peach's  sham wedding in the prologue of ''Super Paper Mario'']]
Peach is one of few technique captains in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. She has one of the best pitching and catching skills. She can also make home-runs at times even though she is not as strong as other captains. Her special pitch is the [[Heart Ball]]. In Challenge Mode, Peach learns it by purchasing the [[Lovely Heart]] item. She is the captain of [[Peach Monarchs|her team]], the Peach Monarchs (consisting of several Toads, Toadsworth, [[Toadette]] and Princess Daisy as sub-captain). In Exhibition mode, alternate names for Peach's team include the ''Peach Roses'', ''Peach Dynasties'' or ''Peach Princesses''.  
{{quote|I'll tell you what: I'll smile if [[Bowser|you]] make everything as it was before you showed up!|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario]]}}
Bowser has repeatedly kidnapped Peach and invaded her kingdom to rule the world but also as part of his attraction to her. Peach, however, strongly dislikes Bowser for harming her close friends and putting her into distress. She is frightened or apprehensive of Bowser, such as being startled at Mario upon seeing Bowser on his side in ''Super Mario RPG'' and sobbing over her captivity in the ''Super Mario'' anime movie. Peach discovers his feelings toward her in ''Paper Mario'', but in other games, Peach immediately notices his attraction, such as his attempting to get her to kiss him in public in ''Mario Power Tennis''. When the situation calls for it, however, she will sweet-talk him to persuade him into teaming up with her and Mario in ''Super Paper Mario'', and she occasionally shows him goodwill, such as baking him a thank-you cake at the end of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''; she has also hesitated when she had to leave him to his presumed demise in ''Super Paper Mario''.


For the Challenge Mode section of ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', Peach is one of the playable captains that the player can choose when she answers a challenge from Bowser to compete against his team. In order to advance, Peach has to go against the other captains working toward the same goal. Upon meeting certain criteria during matches, they will join her team and she can also recruit others as well. At times she has to answer a challenge from Bowser Jr.
In ''Super Paper Mario'', Nastasia uses mind control to force Peach to marry the willing Bowser in order to fulfill an ancient prophesy, but while Peach considers the wedding a sham and refuses to acknowledge it, Bowser insists on calling her his wife throughout the game, even as they team up to defeat Count Bleck. Peach also rejected Bowser's advances to marriage in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic and ''Super Mario Odyssey''.


====Peach's Baseball Kingdom====
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Bowser had lied to his son that Peach was his mother, and while it was later revealed that [[Bowser Jr.]] knew it was a lie all along, he went along with it anyway, and even continued to affectionately refer to her as "mama" in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''. Likewise, Peach, when Bowser Jr. revealed their "relationship" to both Mario and her, expressed shock and confusion at her being his mother.
[[Image:Peach-mss-intro-2.png|250px|right|thumb|Peach about to pass the ball to Mario in the ''Mario Super Sluggers'' intro.]]
Peach makes a reappearance in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' as one of the Team Captains. Although Peach presides over the [[Baseball Kingdom]], she's part of the baseball game action itself as well (as seen in [[Mario_Super_Sluggers#The_Game.27s_Opening|the game's overall opening]]). Her home stadium is the [[Peach Ice Garden]], which has the appearance of an ice palace; it can be played in both daytime and nighttime setting. Outside the rink is a rose and flower gardnen. Peach is once again good at pitching and fielding.


As the story unfolds for ''Mario Super Sluggers''' Challenge Mode, Bowser and Bowser Jr. invade the Baseball Kingdom, threatening to take it over. During the course of gameplay for this mode, Peach is one of the five captains the player can adventure around with. However, she first has to be rescued from Bowser Jr. in the [[Peach Ice Garden]]. Upon being available after being rescued, she has a unique talent to aid in exploration around stadiums using her well-known heart trademark, resembling her overall personality. Also at that point, she is able to assist in finding other required Team Players to make up her team, the [[Peach Monarchs]].
She also held some animosity towards [[Mimi]], especially after the latter implied that Peach was only good for getting herself kidnapped. This resulted in her being outraged enough at her insult that she insisted on fighting her alone, even snapping at Mario and Luigi to leave before fighting her. Nonetheless, despite her animosity, she risked her life to save Mimi when they were in danger of falling due to the Void's increasing power.
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The icon for the '''Peach Monarchs''' team includes a sparkling heart with Peach's sapphire brooch in the middle, and has a crown on top.
====The public====
[[File:The Koopa fan of Peach in Petalburg PMTTYD.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach posters and pictures in a Koopa's house]]
Peach is widely respected in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and beyond. Her [[Toad (species)|Toads]] are very loyal, and her citizens adore her. Many people in the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond buy and even collect merchandise of her. In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', there is a "[[Secret Sale]]" that offers "beautiful photos of Princess Peach", and a Peach doll named [[Dolly]] is owned by [[Goombaria]] and longed for by [[Jr. Troopa]]. In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', there is a Koopa Troopa Peach fan in [[Petalburg]] who collects Peach merchandise, including pictures, photos, and even a life-sized print he keeps at his window, which he claims he would risk life and limb to protect.


===Super Princess Peach===
===Leitmotif===
====Her Turn To Shine====
{{main|Ending (Super Mario Bros.)}}
[[Image:Super Princess Peach02.jpg|left|thumb|110px|Gameplay of ''Super Princess Peach''.]]
Since her debut, Peach has had as her theme a [[Ending (Super Mario Bros.)|repetitive 4-bar musical theme]], with it being expanded in ''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' to feature chimes nearing the end before it loops. The ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' version was what [[Koji Kondo]] envisioned for the theme originally, but it had to be cut short due to memory limits in the original game.<ref>{{cite|url=shmuplations.com/kojikondo|title=Koji Kondo – 2001 Composer Interview|publisher=Schmuplations|accessdate=December 12, 2018}}</ref> In later games, the music varied between either something akin to {{wp|Richard Wagner}}'s ''Bridal Chorus'' (''Paper Mario'') or ballet-style music (''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', and ''Super Mario Odyssey'').
''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' marked a change of roles in the ''Mario'' series &ndash; it was Princess Peach's turn to save Mario and Luigi from King Bowser. With the aid of a talking umbrella named [[Perry]] &ndash; who was amnesiac and therefore possessed a mysterious past &ndash; Peach traveled to [[Vibe Island]], where Bowser had moved his operations in order to obtain the [[Vibe Scepter]]. However, the [[Goomba]] who brought it to him had been affected by its magic, and with a calm, playful attitude, he used the scepter on the entire island, thereby creating chaos.
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With this, Peach was capable of using four Vibe Techniques to help her through the areas. Princess Peach also was capable of floating for a short period of time like she was in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (and subsequently, the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]), only this time she used Perry to hold her aloft rather than her dress.
==List of game appearances by date==
 
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Eventually, Peach fought her way through the island's many hazards and rescued Mario and Luigi. Perry also became less amnesiac as time went on, eventually recovering his memory. After Peach rescues Mario, he picks her up into his arms and gives her some flowers. Then everyone heads home together.
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===''Mario Football'' series===
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====Scoring in Style====
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[[Image:FreezeFrame.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Peach performing her ''Freeze Frame!'' ability in ''Mario Strikers Charged Football''.]]
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Peach is a Playmaker captain in the ''Mario Football'' games. She is fast, agile, and is best at passing. In ''[[Mario Smash Football]]'', her [[Super Strike]] is the [[Royal Strike]], and in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]'', her [[Super Ability]] is [[Freeze Frame!]].
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|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
When Peach does her Super Ability in ''Mario Strikers Charged Football'', cameras flock in and start to take pictures of her and traps any opponents in picture frames. Cameras were also seen taking pictures of Peach during her ground entrance and on certain occasions when she's celebrating after scoring a goal for her team. When Peach executes her [[Mega Strike]], she turns into an angelic creature with wings, prior to knocking the ball down towards the goalie. Her number is 10 and her uniform colors are pink and blue. Peach's mission level is to defeat Daisy for the Star Cup. She is also the opponent of Bowser in his mission mode. Her theme song is a techno inspired tune.
|Non-playable character
=== Mario Hoops 3-on-3===
|September 13, 1985
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', Peach is a technical character. She excels in shooting the ball at a distance. Her special shot is the [[Heart Shot]]. To execute it, Peach starts by dribbling out the shape of a triangle. As she spins and flips a sea of hearts appear. The hearts lift Peach and the ball into the air. After one spin she blows a kiss and the ball, followed by the hearts fly into the net. The hearts then form a large heart from a bunch of small ones around the hoop. Peach's home turf is the [[Peach Field]].
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
 
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===Mario & Sonic Series===
|''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]''
====Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games====
|Non-playable character
[[Image:Peach_msog_results.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Peach celebrating her after-event results. (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'')]]
|March 7, 1986
Peach also appears ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', the first crossover sports installment featuring characters from both the ''Mario'' and ''Sonic'' universes competing in Olympic events. Peach is classified as a skill character. Peach does excellent in events such as the track, archery, skeet, and aquatics. She has the highest level of skill of all female characters but the lowest power. Peach is also one of the fastest characters. Peach uses her heart abilities again in Dream Fencing and Dream Table Tennis. In Dream Fencing Peach charges up and releases a huge pink heart. When the heart hits her opponent it explodes into smaller hearts. It has a very long range and Peach does not have to be close to her opponents. In Dream Table Tennis, Peach can make the ball disappear making it difficult to find. When she unleashes her shot, she spins around in a sea of hearts and then hits the ball.
|[[VS. System]]
 
|-
====Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games====
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]
[[Image:Msowg_thegals.png|thumb|200px|right|Peach (third from left) posing with Blaze, Amy, and Daisy. (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'')]]
|Non-playable character
Peach returns to the ''Mario & Sonic'' installments in the follow-up, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. Statistics for Peach include her having a high rating in the skill and speed categories, while having a average rating in the power and acceleration categories. Peach's special abilities include an unique Mid-Air Float ability (for the Wii and DS versions) and the "Princess Dash" ability (exclusive to the DS version).
|June 3, 1986
 
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
Like the other female participants in this game, Peach wears a winter outfit that corresponds and matches the overall theme of the Winter Olympic events.
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|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
===Itadaki Street DS===
|Non-playable character
Peach, along other ''Mario'' series characters and several characters from the ''Dragon Quest'' series, appeared in the Monopoly game ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''. In that game her castle was also a playable stage.
|June 3, 1986
 
|{{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-88}}, {{wp|Sharp X1}}
===Cameos===
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[[Image:NBAstreetV3_peach.jpg|thumb|right|85px|Artwork of Peach for ''NBA Street V3'' (Gamecube Version).]]
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*Peach makes an appearance in the [[Nintendo Monopoly]] board game. The cost of her space is $220, and takes the place of Indiana Avenue.
|Non-playable character
*An item called the '''Peach Kart''', a remote control kart with the princess, appeared in ''[[Wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs]]'', and was only unlockable in ''Lab & Friends''. Puppies liked to chase after it, and when it drove around, the music from [[Peach Beach]] played.
|June 25, 1986
*Peach made certain cameo appearances in ''[[wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda (series)| The Legend of Zelda]]'' series. One of them was a painting of her, that could be seen through a window on Hyrule castle.
|[[Game & Watch]]
*One of the treasures in [[Wario Land: Shake It!]] is called Peach Sandals, the description claims they have been worn by a princess, probarbly Peach, because of the name. This treasure was found in the first underwater level of this game, [[Wavy Waters]] of [[Wiggly Wilds]].
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*Peach also made two cameo appearances in the Gamecube versions of ''[[SSX on Tour]]'' and ''[[NBA Street V3]]'', in which she was a playable participant along with Mario and Luigi.
|''[[I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater]]''
*Peach is a minor character in ''[[Dr. Mario]]'', appearing as [[Nurse Toadstool]].
|Cameo (artwork)
*In ''F-1 Race'' she appears on the 4th course waving, just before the player begins the race.
|August 27, 1986
*In ''Ridge Racer DS'', a car featuring Peach's face on a hood is unlockable.
|Family Computer Disk System
*In ''[[Kirby]] Superstar Ultra'', she is located in the audience, clapping while two characters fight.
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*In ''[[wikipedia:Animal Crossing: City Folk|Animal Crossing: City Folk]]'', an item is available called Peach's [[Parasol]] in [[Tom Nook]]'s shop if the player earns 4,000 points.
|''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]''
 
|Non-playable character
===Merchandise===
|December 20, 1986
A wide range of Peach-themed merchandise has appeared to the public over the years. Items include plush dolls, action figures, slippers, key chains, mugs, wallpaper, [[DS]] kits, and shampoo bottles.
|Family Computer Disk System
 
|-
====Soundtracks====
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
* [[White Knuckle Scorin']]
|Playable character
** "Ignorance Is Bliss"
|October, 1988
** "Magic in the Night"
|Nintendo Entertainment System
** "She Was"
|-
** "Turn on"
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
** "Forever Friends"
|Non-playable character
 
|October 28, 1988
* [[Super Mario World]] (Album)
|Nintendo Entertainment System
** "Princess Peach is rescued"
|-
 
|''{{wp|Tetris}}''
* [[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]
|Non-playable character
** "Peach's Message"
|November, 1989
 
|Nintendo Entertainment System
* [[Paper Mario OST]]
|-
** "A Party at Peach's Castle"
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Nelsonic Game Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
** "Princess in Distress"
|Non-playable character
** "Hang in There, Peach!"
|1989
** "Wish of the Princess"
|[[Nelsonic Game Watch]]
** "Princess Peach is Saved!"
|-
** "Mario and Peach's Theme"
|''{{wp|Qix}}''
 
|Non-playable character
*Mario Basketball 3 on 3 Original Soundtrack
|May 1990
**Peach Country
|[[Game Boy]]
 
|-
*Mario Kart 64 OST
|''[[Princess Toadstool's Castle Run]]''
**Peach
|Playable character
 
|September 28, 1990
*Super Mario Galaxy Original Sound Track
|[[Super Mario Bros. Watch]]
**Peach’s Castle Snatched Away
|-
 
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
==Character Description==
|Non-playable character
[[Image:PeachMP8Official.png|200px|thumb|right|Solo version art of Peach from the ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' group picture.]]
|November 21, 1990
Princess Peach is depicted as a blue-eyed blond, wearing a long pink dress with arm-length gloves. Her dress has broad shoulders, a ruffled collar, and two dark pink [[wikipedia:Pannier (clothing)|panniers]] rest on the hoop skirt that accents her slender frame. The bottom of her dress has a dark pink border. Peach also wears a sapphire brooch set in gold. For her jewelry, Peach wears a crown decorated with rubies and sapphires along with sapphire earrings. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', this dress is shown in a lighter shade of pink. Peach's head is heart-shaped and her thin eyebrows are dark blond. Her eyes consist of numerous, thin lashes. In addition, Peach's hair falls down her back and has several small flips. Peach is taller than most characters but not all.
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
 
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Peach's classic dress lacked panniers, had a belt-like piece of clothing instead of the panniers surrounding her waist, and the bottom of the dress's border went up close to her belt. Peach’s looks has not changed as drastically as other females like [[Daisy]] and [[Pauline]]. It should be metnioned that Peach
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''
shares very similar character features with [[Rosalina]].
|Cameo (artwork)
 
|March 30, 1991
===Hair===
|{{wp|MS-DOS}}, {{wp|Apple II}}, {{wp|Tandy 1000}}, {{wp|Commodore 64}}, {{wp|IBM JX}}
Peach has always been depicted as a blond in video games. In official artwork by Nintendo, her hair has been blond since the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (a.k.a the Lost Levels); however, due to the graphical limitations of the NES hardware, her on-screen sprite in the earlier ''Super Mario Bros.'' games displayed her with brown hair or red hair and outlines. Presumably, this was the reason why Peach was depicted with red hair instead of blond in the DiC Entertainment cartoons. This discrepancy was remedied in the SNES with ''[[Super Mario World]]'', in which was she shown with her proper hair color. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', her hair was changed to a more realistic tone of blond.
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|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
She sometimes wears her hair tied up in a ponytail, as seen in first in parts of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', and temporarily in both ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where the player could arrange it. She almost always has the ponytail in the sports games since the GameCube era. Peach is the only princess who ties her hair back, considering its long length; in most cases, her ponytail style is seen in Mario spinoff installments.
|Non-playable character
 
|September 20, 1991
===Alternate Outfits===
|Nintendo Entertainment System, [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]
[[Image:MaSatOG - Peach.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Peach wearing her main "active sports outfit".]]
|-
When the Mario sports installments started with ''Mario Golf'' and ''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64, her classic sports uniform was her same classic dress, except it was shorter and she was not wearing gloves and was wearing tall, long socks. However, when the Gamecube Mario sports installments came around, Peach started to have more variety in her sports attire. In ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' and ''Mario Power Tennis'', she wears a sporty minidress to mainly keep the theme of her current main dress. Later on, in the case of "active sports" installments (which include ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' and ''Mario Super Sluggers''), she wears an athletic outfit to match the increased action of those said sports.
|''[[Mario Roulette]]''
 
|Cameo (icon)
It should also be noted that Peach's "active sports outfit" was first seen overall in her cameo appearance for the Gamecube version of ''NBA Street V3''; the overall design of it is slightly identical to the current "main sports outfit" worn by [[Princess_Daisy#Basic_Sports|Princess Daisy]], but with some differences in features to keep the theme of Peach's current main dress including her brooch, collar, and overall color scheme (for her shirt, shorts and shoes). For most "active sports" installments in which Peach is a playable participant, she can be seen wearning this outfit; however, in ''Mario Smash Football'' and ''Mario Strikers Charged Football'', Peach wears soccer outfits targeted for those games.
|1991
 
|Arcade
====Soccer Outfit====
|-
[[Image:Peach SoccerOutfit.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Peach's soccer outfit for ''Mario Smash Football''.]]
|''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]''
As stated earlier, Peach wears a 2-piece soccer outfit in ''Mario Smash Football''. The outfit consists of a pink midriff-baring crop top and pink shorts, both with blue accents, as well as pink and blue cleats. Later on in ''Mario Strikers Charged Football'', Peach wears pink midriff-baring battle armor along with pink shorts and pink and blue cleats; this is due to the increased intensity of the game. Aside from the increased amount of protective equipment, the outfit includes crown patterns along with blue and yellow accents. Peach is one of the few characters who doesn't have to change uniform colors when away.
|Non-playable character
 
|March 8, 1992
====Biker Outfit====
|MS-DOS, {{wp|Microsoft Windows}}, {{wp|Mac OS}}, Tandy 1000
[[Image:PeachKartWii.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Peach wearing her biker outfit as she drives her '''Mach Bike'''. She wears this outfit if any motorbike is chosen. (''Mario Kart Wii'')]]
|-
Even though she wears her gown in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', she also wears a pink jumpsuit with gloves and boots when riding motorbikes. The suit is white with pink vertical lines going down Peach's arms and legs. Her accessories include a pink scarf, a pink belt with a white buckle and pink boots and gloves. Along with that accompanies her traditional jewelry. There is also a heart-shaped pattern on her back. [[Daisy]] and [[Rosalina]] also have a similar outfit design like Peach's, but with different color schemes as a result to match their respective themes and uniqueness.
|''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]''
 
|Non-playable character
====Winter Outfit====
|March 24, 1992
[[Image:MSWGPeach.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Peach figure skating in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''. The outfit she wears is exclusive for the entire game.]]
|MS-DOS
In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Peach wears a pink winter outfit that is exclusive to the game and matches the theme for the Winter Olympics. The outfit's contents include white winter gloves and boots with pink lace. The outfit itself includes long purple sleeves and pants with a white line accenting each limb. Additionally, the core of the outfit is designed like a mini-dress with one white ring at the bottom. Peach's winter outfit still includes her standard jewelry including crown.
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|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
Other female participants in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' wear winter clothing for this installment as well. [[Princess_Daisy#Winter_Wear|Princess Daisy]] wears an outfit in the same fashion as Peach. The overall design of Daisy's outfit is similar to Peach's; however, differences include color scheme and the obligatory elements to match her unique persona.
|Playable character
 
|August 27, 1992
====Other Outfits====
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', the outfit design that Peach wears bears resemblance to Peach's current main dress. However, the color scheme difference for Peach's dress in the ''Super Mario Sunshine'' game is a lighter pink, and to match the setting, it does not include gloves or sleeves.
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|''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]''
For ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', her outfits are based off her classic and current dress combined in a much more detailed manner.
|Opponent
 
|November 21, 1992
In the Dr. Mario series, Peach wore a nurse outfit with sandals.
|Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
 
|-
=== From Toadstool to Peach ===
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
In Japan, the Princess's name has always been Peach (ピーチ姫 ''Pīchi Hime'' "Princess Peach"). Peach's name is derived from the Peach tree that bears pink blossoms and juicy edible fruit. She was originally known as Princess Toadstool in the United States and other western countries. The English translation of ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' (1993) marked the first usage of the name "Peach" outside of Japan; however, the name did not catch on at that time, as the game itself was not very popular. In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', she went back to being called Princess Toadstool. However, in ''Super Mario RPG'', if [[Belome]] swallowed Princess Toadstool to clone her during the fight with him in [[Belome Temple]], he would comment that she tasted ''"peachy"''. It was not until ''Super Mario 64'' that the name Peach became widely known outside Japan.
|Cameo (in-game poster)
 
|June 6, 1993
==Personality and Traits==
|Game Boy
[[Image:PeachNormalSPP.png|200px|thumb|right|Peach as she appears in ''Super Princess Peach''.]]
|-
Princess Peach is classy, kind, clever, and adventurous. She often displays an unselfish and noble spirit and puts her friends ahead of herself. For example in Super Paper Mario, Peach states she was taught to help others. Peach is also into sports and has been referred to in the Mario Party 5 official guide as being able to "play with the big boys."
|''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' (''CD ROM Deluxe'')
 
|Non-playable character
Throughout the games many aspects of Peach's personality is showed. Peach displayed her Pure Heart in Super Paper Mario when she saved Mimi dispite being picked on by her. Along with that, she can be naive and very strongwilled at times, but Peach is also wise and motherly. Peach seems to enjoy exploring and trying new things. Peach is also sweet and hospitable to others. An example of this is when she often bakes cakes for Mario. Also in Smash Bros. Brawl's story mode, Peach offered tea to Fox and Sheik in order to calm them down. Peach was the only able to recruit [[Mr. Game and Watch]], who didn’t have a concept of right and wrong. And when [[Master Hand]] is defeated by [[Tabuu]], she is the first to reach him attempting to check on him. Peach often expressed loneliness without Mario and she also apologizes excessively for getting into trouble. Peach enjoys the company of others, as she had constructed [[Baseball Kingdom]] for all her friends. She generally has the personality of a polite lady though she can be competitive and playful. She still shows good sportsmanship in many appearances. Deep down inside it bothers her that she is a constant victim of kidnapping, as seen in ''Super Paper Mario'', but she still is very grateful for what Mario and Luigi do.
|July 1993
 
|MS-DOS
In the cartoon shows,  she was also practical and generous to a fault; in one episode where the Mario Bros. are getting homesick, she vows to find a way to get them home and when they find it later in the episode, insists they take it even though Koopa is still on the loose. She was a motherly figure to the young Yoshi and [[Oogtar]].  She also has a feisty side especially in her comic appearances.
|-
 
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
==Powers and Abilities==
|Playable character (''Super Mario Bros. 2''), non-playable in other games
Peach isn't a typical "damsel-in-distress," as she is described as in the cartoons and other sources. When held captive Peach either sneaks around to find out information, or sends useful items to Mario. Like other Mario characters, Peach can [[punch]], [[kick]], [[jump]], and even [[ground pound]]. Besides these abilities Peach has many more; most of them deal with hearts. Peach also has never been regarded as a physically strong person, but she makes up for it in technique and skill.
|July 14, 1993
 
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
In spinoff installments for the Mario game series, Peach's abilities usually deal around hearts. They're mostly seen in the sports installments including, but not limited to ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GCN)|Mario Power Tennis]]'' ([[Sweet Kiss Return]]) and ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' ([[Heart Shot]]).
|-
 
|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
===Skills===
|Non-playable character
[[Image:PeachroyalStrike.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Peach's Super Strike, the "Royal Strike" (''Mario Smash Football'').]]
|July 14, 1993
Peach can jump in the air and float using her dress. Princess Peach also has a parasol that helps her float or attack enemies. As shown in several games, she can pluck vegetables and hurl them at enemies. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Peach has a powerful special attack called the [[Peach Bomber]]. She twirls and then rams her rear into the opponent, who is then engulfed in an explosion. She can also take her crown off and wack her opponents. In recent games, such as ''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]'', she has been shown to be fast and agile. She can somersault over opposing teams. She can also summon cameras to aid her.  In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', Peach is a Skill-type player. She has high speed and a high level of skill, but decent stamina and low power. Peach is the only female character to have the highest level of skill but the lowest power. She does well in events such as Archery, Vault, and Aquatics.
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
 
|-
Princess Peach is very graceful. When performing the [[Heart Shot]] in ''[[Mario Hoops 3 on 3]]'', she will perform elegant moves while dribbling out the shape of a triangle. Peach is also into ball-room dancing, singing, and plays the piano. It is also hinted that she likes playing video games and gardening. In many of her victory scenes Peach will do delicate twirls. Her heart abilities are once again shown in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. Her Final Smash is [[Peach Blossom]]. Decorative hearts flutter around her and a decorative "border" featuring blossoming peach trees and two images of Princess Peach adorns the area around her. As Peach dances in a spotlight to a short musical piece, all of her opponents fall into a deep Sleep and take damage.
|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
 
|Guidable character
Princess Peach is mostly shown to be the heart princess. She can use hearts to absorb attacks as shown in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. When she hits the ball nicely in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', a trail of hearts will follow the ball. Peach uses the power of love in ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GCN)|Mario Power Tennis]]''. [[Super Peach Spin]] is Peach's [[Offensive Power Shot]]. Peach closes her eyes, spins very fast, and hits the ball with the power of love. This will knock the opponent back a few inches then attract the opponent to the net, leaving them open to Lob Shot and lose any [[Power Shot]]s he or she was storing. It has an amazing curve, in fact the best curve in the game. The recovery time is very slow though. [[Sweet Kiss Return]] is Peach's Defensive Power Shot. Peach blows a sweet kiss at the ball, and hearts will appear and carry the ball back to Peach so she can hit it. After it is used the ball is lob shotted across the net with a bit of speed. When she performs a Super Strike in ''[[Mario Smash Football]]'', hearts will follow the soccer ball. Peach uses her heart abilities again in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. In the latter game, Peach can use her Heart Power to interact with objects in Challenge Mode. Her hitting ability greatly increases when she uses her Heart Swing. A star-lit bluish and pink background appears as Peach traces out the shape of a heart with her bat. After which she hits it shattering it into smaller hearts; the hearts travel with the ball and daze any male character who tries to catch the ball. Female characters are immune to the charm. For her Heart Ball, Peach winks and blows a kiss. She then dances while charging up and then pitches the ball fast.
|August 27, 1993
 
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
==Interactions with Other Characters==
|-
===Mario===
|''[[Mario Undōkai]]''
{{main|Mario}}
|Non-playable character (Yoshi Race)
[[Image:MarioPeachLove.PNG|thumb|200px|Artwork showing Mario and Peach playing [[Game Boy Advance]] (''Mario Party Advance'').]]
|August 27, 1993
{{llquote|Oh Mario! You came to the party to see me! You're so sweet! Thank you!|[[Princess Peach]]|[[Paper Mario]]}}
|Arcade
 
|-
Mario is shown to be Peach's close companion since childhood. Mario saves Peach quite often and she usually will bake him a cake or kiss him upon her rescue. Since Peach's debut appearance, the two have been largely speculated to be in a romantic relationship. This is confirmed in the official European ''Mario'' website, in which Peach is listed as Mario's girlfriend.
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]''
 
|Playable character
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', she sends Toad to help Luigi search for his brother, and in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Peach and Mario are called "Cutest Couple". They also share chemistry together in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', as they are "buddy players". ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GCN)|Mario Power Tennis]]'' even goes as far as showing Mario himself telling Peach of his love for her in Peach's victory scene. Peach responded with a smile and blew a kiss. Also, in Mario's victory scene in Mario Power Tennis, Peach gives him a small kiss on his cheek. They both show deep devotion to each other as depicted in many of the games, especially in the Paper Mario series.  Mario and Peach are the Secret Staff  Ghosts for [[Rainbow Road]] in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. The official guide describe them at this: ''Aw, isn’t that cute? Mario and Peach are together again, zipping down the Rainbow Road and leaving you coughing up their dust.''
|1993
 
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
In the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]", published in the German [[Club Nintendo|Club Nintendo magazine]], it is even revealed that they spent their graduation ball in school together, and that Peach decided in favor of Mario and against Wario.
|-
 
|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
In the first ''Paper Mario'', one of the Toads tells Mario to take Peach on a date to [[Shooting Star Summit]]. For the official guide of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', in the description for [[Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo]], [[Nintendo]] mentioned that before the "romantic entanglements" in their adult lives, they teamed up as babies to stop evil. Also the official guide for ''Mario Party 8'' stated that Peach is apple of Mario's eye. [[Rosalina]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' even referred to Peach as Mario's 'Special One'. Also the two are seen holding hands toward the ending. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', while racing with the Wii Wheels Peach and Mario playfully bump each other.
|Cameo (stolen statue)
 
|January 21, 1994
===Luigi===
|Game Boy
{{main|Luigi}}
|-
Luigi is portrayed to be Peach's close friend. In any game where Luigi can switch Mario for the same role, Peach reacts to him in the same manner she does to Mario. Luigi also reacts to her in the same manner Mario does.  Luigi is seen swooning over her in her ''Mario Power Tennis'' victory scene with hearts in his eyes. They also appear together in Diddy's and Koopa's cutscenes. Luigi was rescued by Peach in ''Super Princess Peach'' and is seen together in the ending for Mario Party 3 having a conversation. In ''Super Paper Mario'' Luigi comes to Peach's rescue in an attempt to stop Count Bleck and the wedding between Peach and Bowser. Luigi's storyline in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is almost the same as Mario's, and [[Rosalina]] calls Peach, Luigi and Mario's "special one". The two share chemistry in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', and are called "Green Eschort" in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]''
 
|Non-playable character
In the Mario & Wario arc of ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', Luigi is the one who brought the [[Samus Doll]] for Peach. Excited over her present, she gave him a kiss.
|September 1994
 
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
===Bowser===
|-
{{main|Bowser}}
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''
[[Image: Wedding.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Bowser and Peach's "wedding" in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.]]
|Playable character
{{llquote|I think you are the most evil, despicable reptilian individual I've ever known!|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]|"[[The Great Gladiator Gig]]"}}
|November 1994
 
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
Bowser has repeatedly kidnapped Peach over a dozen times, and torments her kingdom constantly. It has been shown Bowser has fallen in love with her, and wants to win her heart.
|-
 
|''[[Hotel Mario]]''
Bowser was embarrassed at first for anyone to know of his secret as depicted in Paper Mario, but he has been more open in expressing himself in later games. An example of this was seen in Mario Power Tennis, where he tried to get Peach to kiss him in front of the spectators; an attempt that failed. In the sequel to Paper Mario, Bowser set out to kidnap her back from Grodus. The two do not play well when together in Mario Superstar Baseball  because of their bad chemistry. In ''Super Paper Mario'', Peach and Bowser are supposedly married by Count Bleck, making them husband and wife. Although they were wed by Count Bleck, who is obviously not authorized to do such a thing, which means that the wedding is a "sham" and, therefore, unofficial. Bowser though, continued to believe in the marriage. In other media Bowser had been shown to have feelings for her as well.
|Non-playable character
 
|1994
Despite his feelings for her, Peach does not display them back. She does not, however, hold a grudge against him. Peach called Bowser sweet in ''Super Paper Mario'', and even showed some form of concern for him. Overall, when Bowser is not kidnapping her, Peach is nice to him and likes him, as long as he does not cause trouble.
|[[Philips CD-i]]
 
|-
===Wario===
|''[[Mario's Game Gallery]]''
{{main|Wario}}
|Non-playable character
Peach and Wario have interacted over the years. Wario has aided in her rescue during the events of ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', Wario asked her if she wanted to be his girl, after beating her in his story mode. Wario was unhappy about her winning tournaments in ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GCN)|Mario Power Tennis]]'', as seen in her victory scene. Wario and Peach were rivaled against each other in the intro for ''Mario Strikers Charged Football''. Their team names in the Mario Party series are "Royal Pain", "Mismatch Pair", "Sugar 'n' Spies", and "Rotten Peaches".
|February 23, 1995
 
|MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
In the Mario & Wario arc of ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', Wario tried to buy Peach's prize item, a [[Samus Doll]], for her birthday before Mario.
|-
 
|''[[Mario's Tennis]]''
===Princess Daisy===
|Playable character
{{main|Princess Daisy}}
|July 21, 1995
[[Image:Peachdaisy-hrc-mss.png|thumb|right|250px|Peach and Daisy celebrating with their friends at Mario Stadium. (''Mario Super Sluggers'')]]
|[[Virtual Boy]]
 
|-
Daisy and Peach have been portrayed to be best friends since Daisy's big comeback appearance in ''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64. Soon after in ''Mario Tennis'' for the Game Boy Color, Daisy is commonly alongside Peach in many cut-scenes. If something involves partners in the Mario spin-offs, the two will usually be a team. Daisy and Peach share a team orb (Flower Orb) in ''Mario Party 7'', a team item (Heart), in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', and are automatic partners in a vast amount of other games as well.
|''[[Mario Clash]]''
 
|Non-playable character
While Daisy and Peach are considered to be best friends, they are rivaled against each other in games like ''Mario Smash Football'' (where the two face-off in the game's opening) and in ''Mario Strikers Charged Football'' (where the two go up against each other in Challenge Mode). In the Super Mario manga series, the two have a friendly rivalry.
|September 28, 1995
 
|Virtual Boy
Like Luigi, the two share good chemistry in the game ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', and she appears as the second member of Peach's team in Challenge Mode.  Nintendo's ''Mario Power Tennis'' website says that Daisy is Peach's "sister in arms", a term used to describe a close friendship. In the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii'' official guides published by Prima and licensed by Nintendo, Daisy's biographies state that Peach is her cousin. That statement has yet to be proven in the games themselves, however.
|-
 
|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
''Mario Super Sluggers'' is the first game to show the two sharing dialog in which Peach was shown to have a lot of concern for Daisy’s welfare. This can be seen when the player rescues Peach from Bowser Jr. in the [[Peach Ice Garden]], resulting in Peach joining the overall roster in the game's Challenge Mode.
|Unlockable playable character (Party Member)
 
|March 9, 1996
===Toad===
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
{{main|Toad}}
|-
Toad is Princess Peach's obedient servant, and often tries to protect her. Thrice he got kidnapped by the Koopa Troop trying to save her from Bowser, and other times he is seen to dote on her. This is further influenced by the fact that Toad is one of the eight Mushroom Retainers. The two are called 'Royal Family' in Mario Party 5 and 'Loyal Friends' in Mario Party 8.
|''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]''
 
|Cameo (Spring Breeze)
===Bowser Jr.===
|March 21, 1996
{{main|Bowser Jr.}}
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
[[Image:Sms peachandjunior.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Peach and Bowser Jr. (''Super Mario Sunshine'')]]
|-
 
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Bowser Jr. appeared in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' claiming Peach was his mother. It is stated in Brawl he felt so strongly about her, he kidnapped her. Junior, as shown in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', liked Peach and tried to get her to join him and Bowser, but Peach politely refused the offer.
|Non-playable character
 
|June 23, 1996
Even though Bowser Jr. knows Peach is not his mother, he still called her 'mama' in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. Bowser Jr. also must be present on Peach's team in order for the team to be call Peach Princesses. Bowser Jr. has kidnapped her in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'', and ''Mario Super Sluggers''.
|[[Nintendo 64]]
 
|-
===Toadette===
|''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''
{{main|Toadette}}
|Cameo (title screen)
Toadette and Peach are close freinds. Evidence of this can be seen in the player chemistry they share in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Toadette is also on Peach's default team in both Mario Baseball installments. It is stated in the Prima guide for ''Mario Kart Wii'' that Toadette was excited after getting permission from Peach to race, indicating a family-like bond.
|October 31, 1996
 
|Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
This is further supported in ''Mario Party DS''. It is stated that after Peach heard Toadette play a music piece, she gave her a set of touching trumpets. Peach was touched when she discovered how happy Toadette was to have them. In addition to the trumpets Peach also gave her a table. Toadette currenty resides with Peach in her castle.
|-
 
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
===Toadsworth===
|Playable character
[[Image:Peach-mss-intro-1.png|thumb|right|200px|Peach and Toadsworth greeting their friends in the ''Mario Super Sluggers'' opening.]]
|December 14, 1996
{{main|Toadsworth}}
|Nintendo 64
There is much confusion surrounding Peach and Toadsworth's relationship. However, it has been stated in games and game booklets that Toadsworth is Peach's stewart. Additionally, in Mario Superstar Baseball, when naming all of the players on Peach's team, Lakitu says "And... your grandpa?! Oh, pardon me! Venerable Toadsworth!" All is known though is that Peach is very close to Toadsworth and he is very protective of her, and has cared for her since she was a baby.
|-
 
|''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'' (Ep. 3)
===Others===
|Playable character
Peach has had minor interactions with other major characters such as [[Yoshi]], [[Waluigi]], [[Birdo]], [[Petey Piranha]], and [[Donkey Kong]].
|1997
 
|[[Satellaview]]
Yoshi rescued Peach in Super Mario 64 DS and Peach at times rides on his back. Interactions with Waluigi and Birdo are seen in their team names in the Mario Party series, such as "Sweet 'n' Sour", "Anti-Couple", and "Pink Superpowers". Waluigi also appears in cutscenes with Peach in Mario Power Tennis. Peach and Donkey Kong appear together in a cutscene for ''Mario Power Tennis''. Peach's performance level drops when in the company of Petey Piranha in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''. They also had a face off in ''Super Princess Peach''. More recently Peach is the one who can recruit Petey for the team in Mario Super Sluggers. In the Mario Baseball series, Peach also interacted with characters such as [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Blooper]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Tiny Kong]], [[Funky Kong]], and [[King K. Rool]].
|-
 
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
==Official Descriptions and Statistics==
|Non-playable character
==="''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' Writers Bible" Biography===
|February 1, 1997
''Our indomitable royal heroine is definitely no old-fashioned damsel-in-distress, who does little more than wait to be rescued. She's very much a charming, energetic, contemporary young woman. Chronologically, a seventeen-year-old, but with a royal sense of responsibility and noblesse oblige that few teenagers possess. Because of her intelligence and intimate knowledge of her domain, she often takes charge of the rescue mission and comes up with the clever plan to foil King Koopa's latest plot. Her people respect and admire her. She regards the Mario Bros. as her closest friends, and is extremely grateful that they have left their own world to come help save hers. It's no easy task rescuing a kingdom, and what makes it even worse in Super Mario 3 [sic], is that King Koopa's kids regard Princess Toadstool as their prime target for troublemaking.
|Game Boy
 
|-
===''Super Mario Galaxy'' Bio===
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
''Princess Peach, benevolent ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, has been friends with Mario for years. In her times of need, Peach can always rely on Mario for help. When Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach and steals her across the galaxies, she is separated from her trusted Luma. Hopefully, the Luma will help Mario rescue her from Bowser, before the fiend can hatch whatever grand plot he's cooking up aboard his incredible fleet of airships.''
|Playable character
 
|September 27, 1997
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''===
|Game Boy
====Statistics====
|-
{{M&Sstat
|''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''
|character= [[Princess Peach|Peach]]
|Cameo (in-game photo)
|image= MyS_emblem_Peach.jpg 
|November 23, 1998
|speed=80
|Nintendo 64
|power=30
|-
|skill=90
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''
|stamina=40
|Cameo (in-game poster)
}}
|December 12, 1998
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|[[Game Boy Color]]
 
|-
====Profile====
|''[[Mario Party]]''
The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach has been kidnapped several times over by the wicked Bowser, but has always escaped with the help of Mario and Luigi. Her excellence in the Skill-based competitions means that she'll perform well in events like archery and skeet.
|Playable character
 
|December 18, 1998
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
|Nintendo 64
*'''Partner:''' [[Princess Daisy]]
|-
*'''Weight Class:''' Medium
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
*'''Special Item:''' [[Heart]]
|Non-playable character
*'''Special Kart:''' [[Heart Coach]]
|April 8, 1999
*'''Course:''' [[Peach Beach]]
|Game Boy Color
*'''Bio1:''' ''"Normally the epitome of grace, once she's on the raceway, Princess Peach really tears it up"''.
|-
*'''Bio2:''' ''"If you want to see style and grace whizzing around the track with reckless abandon, put Peach behind the wheel of the Heart Coach and hold on tight!"''
|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
*'''Bio3:''' ''"You won't catch Peach doing her makeup in the rearview mirror. When this girl gets behind the wheel, she means business!"''
|Playable character
 
|June 11, 1999
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
|Nintendo 64
*'''Speed:''' ****
|-
*'''Weight:''' *
|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''
*'''Bio:''' ''Princess Peach is one of the speediest drivers on the Super Circuit, but she has to be careful to avoid contact with other karts. One small bump and she can be knocked off the track.''
|Non-playable character
 
|August 10, 1999
===''Mario Kart DS''===
|Game Boy Color
*'''Weight Class:''' Light
|-
*'''Default Karts:''' [[Royale]], [[Standard PC]]
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
*'''Unlockable Kart:''' [[Light Tripper]]
|Playable character
*'''Bio1:''' ''"A generally genteel princess, the heart of a competitor burns deep within her. She is adept at drifting"''.
|December 17, 1999
*'''Bio2:''' ''"Her Royal Highness Princess Peach always makes time in her busy regal schedule when Mario Kart season comes around. Don't judge Peach by her sweet looks, as she's a mean driver when she wants to be. Her specialty is drifting."''
|Nintendo 64
 
|-
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
[[Image:Roster peach.PNG|thumb|200px|Princess Peach's kart roster. However, it's not complete.]]
|Playable character
*'''Class:''' Medium
|July 21, 2000
*'''Stats:'''
|Nintendo 64
**'''Acceleration:''' **/***
|-
**'''Top Speed:''' **/***
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
**'''Off-Road''' **/***
|Playable character (Peach interludes)
*'''Bio:''' ''"Peach may be sophisticated, but she's also ready to flatten you when she gets a Mega Mushroom."''
|August 11, 2000
*'''Bio2:''' ''"Stand back! On two wheels, Peach can slice through corners like a drifting all-star."''
|Nintendo 64
*'''Bio3:''' ''"The princess has had enough of fiery pits, high towers, and gaint Koopa Troopas! She has a new hobby: kart and bike racing."''
|-
*Actual Bonuses
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
**'''Speed:''' +1
|Playable character
**'''Acceleration:''' +2
|November 1, 2000
**'''Drift:''' +2
|Game Boy Color
 
|-
===''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''===
|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
*'''Distance:''' 203 yds
|Playable character
*'''Star Distance:''' 235 yds
|December 7, 2000
*'''Trajectory:''' Fade
|Nintendo 64
*'''Bio Quote:''' Hey! I adore golf! It seems you do too. Want to play a round of 18?
|-
*'''Website Bio:''' ''"If you think a princess can't play golf, check again! Peach may not have the power of most players, but she's got a high degree of control, and she drives the ball straight and true. What more could you want in a princess?"''
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
 
|Playable character (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
===''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''===
|March 21, 2001
*'''Power AVG:''' 203 yards
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
*'''Bio:''' ''"The cute princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. She's a golfer too?!"''
|-
 
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3===
|Playable character
*'''Baller Name:''' 3-Point Royalty
|July 21, 2001
*'''Bio 1:''' ''"The grace of a princess shows in Peach's 3-point stroke. When she unleashes her Heart Shot, her opponents can only sit and marvel at her silky smooth shot, the technique fit for queen in the making."
|Game Boy Advance
*'''Type:''' Technical
|-
*'''Special Shot:''' [[Heart Shot]]
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
*'''Letter to Tap:''' ▼
|Mentioned
*'''Bio 2:''' ''"Peach goes right after that hoop! She never misses a shot she goes after."
|September 14, 2001
 
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
===''Mario Party 2'' Bio===
|-
*'''Bio:''' ''"Peach isn't a helpless damsel-not even close! She's a fierce competitor and won't just let the Super Star title pass her by. She is a devious and wily player. Don't count her out until the last roll is done."''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
 
|Playable character
===''Mario Party 4'' Present Room===
|November 21, 2001
*'''Peach's Chair:''' "It is gorgeous and refined, just like Peach."
|Nintendo GameCube
**'''How to Unlock:''' Defeat Toad in Story Mode with Peach
|-
*'''Peach's Clock:''' "It was bought the day Peach was born."
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
**'''How to Unlock:''' Defeat Shy Guy in Story Mode with Peach
|Non-playable character (''Super Mario World'')
*'''Peach's Chest:''' "It's where she keeps all of her coins."
|December 14, 2001
**'''How to Unlock:''' Defeat Boo in Story Mode with Peach
|Game Boy Advance
*'''Peach's Table:''' "It's perfect for afternoon tea and scones. Mmmm."
|-
**'''How to Unlock:''' Defeat Goomba in Story Mode with Peach
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
*'''Peach Doll:''' "It looks just like our lovely danger-prone heroine."
|Non-playable character
**'''How to Unlock:''' Defeat Koopa in Story Mode with Peach
|July 19, 2002
*'''Bowser Portrait:''' "Koopa Kid made her put it up. Ugh!"
|Nintendo GameCube
**'''How to Unlock:''' Defeat Bowser in Story Mode with Peach
|-
 
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
===''Mario Party 5''===
|Playable character
*'''Quote:''' ''"I love the games with rainbows!"''
|October 21, 2002
*'''Bio:''' ''"That sweet Princess Peach never misses a chance at a party. Mario's unofficial sweetheart may seem cute and innocent at first, but she plays to win! Watch out for her in the final five turns. Or you'll be the one seeing stars! (Disappear that is!)"''
|Nintendo GameCube
*'''Bio 2:''' ''"Many gamers think that Peach was the girl that Mario was trying to rescue in [[Donkey Kong]], but that’s not true. DK’s damsel in distress Pauline, and though she looked a lot like Peach, true Mario aficionados can tell the difference. From 1985 on, rescuing Peach has been the object of most of Mario’s quests. Over the course of several hair-raising adventures, Peach and Mario became good friends and, eventually, sweethearts. Peach has come a long way since her early days as a perpetual hostage – she plays with the big boys these days, and she holds her own just fine!"''
|-
*'''Mario:''' Cutest Couple
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
*'''Luigi:''' Green Escourt
|Playable character
*'''Yoshi:''' Regal Friends
|October 28, 2002
*'''Wario:''' Royal Pain
|Game Boy Advance
*'''Daisy:''' Lordly Ladies
|-
*'''Waluigi:''' Anti-Couple
|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''
*'''Toad:''' Royal Family
|Opponent (''[[Yoshi's Cookie|Yoshi no Cookie]]'')
*'''Boo:''' Royally Spooky
|February 7, 2003
*'''Koopa Kid:''' Friendly Enemies
|Nintendo Gamecube
 
|-
===''Mario Party 6'' New Team Names===
|''[[Mario Party-e]]''
*'''Toadette:''' Pink Punishers
|Non-playable character ([[Cast Away Mario!]], [[Mario's Mallet]])
 
|February 17, 2003
===''Mario Party 7''===
|Game Boy Advance
*'''Partner:''' [[Daisy]]
|-
*'''Special Orb:''' Flower
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
 
|Non-playable character (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
===''Mario Party 8''===
|July 11, 2003
====Profile====
|Game Boy Advance
*'''First Appearance:''' Super Mario Bros. (1985)
|-
*'''Bio:''' ''"Princess Peach has been the apple of Mario's eye for a long time now, but his affections are about to be sidelined at the Star Carnival. She's in it to win it, so keep an eye out for Peach to bravely stand up to Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser in an effort to earn the most stars in Mario Party 8."''
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
 
|Playable character
[[Image:PrincessPeachEmblem.png|thumb|Peach Emblem]]
|July 28, 2003
 
|Nintendo GameCube
====Team Names====
|-
*'''Mario:''' Power Players
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
*'''Luigi:''' Waltzing Brawlers
|Playable character
*'''Daisy:''' Damsels in Success
|November 7, 2003
*'''Yoshi:''' Kind Hearts
|Nintendo GameCube
*'''Toad:''' Loyal Friends
|-
*'''Wario:''' Sugar 'n' Spies
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
*'''Waluigi:''' Sweet 'n' Sour
|Playable character
*'''Toadette:''' High-Flair Pair
|November 10, 2003
*'''Birdo:''' Pink Superpowers
|Nintendo GameCube
*'''Boo:''' Boo for Teas
|-
*'''Dry Bones:''' Dry Thrones
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
*'''Blooper:''' Royal Flush
|Non-playable character
*'''Hammer Bro.:''' Glamour Hammer
|November 17, 2003
 
|Game Boy Advance
===''Mario Party DS''===
|-
*'''Bio:''' ''"When she's not being kidnapped, this pink-wearin' princess loves to party it up!"''
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land]]''
*'''Character Figure Description:''' ''"Peach is a world-class princess! She's classy, kind, and beautiful. And she never misses a party, especially it she knows Mario and friends are there!"''
|Playable character
*'''Badge Description:''' ''"Complete Story Mode with Peach. This is the badge given to a player who shows nobility and grace."''
|2003
 
|Arcade
*'''Mario:''' Fan Favorites
|-
*'''Luigi:''' Green Peaches
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
*'''Toad:''' Peachy 'Shrooms
|Playable character
*'''Daisy:''' Power Princesses
|April 22, 2004
*'''Wario:''' Rotten Peaches
|Game Boy Advance
*'''Waluigi:''' Black Peaches
|-
*'''Yoshi:''' Sweetie Pies
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
 
|Playable character (Peach intermissions)
===''Mario Power Tennis'' (GCN)===
|July 22, 2004
*'''Type:''' Technique
|Nintendo GameCube
*'''Defensive Power Shot:''' [[Sweet Kiss Return]]
|-
*'''Offensive Power Shot:''' [[Super Peach Spin]]
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
*'''Bio:''' ''"Peach's superb technique and graceful footwork makes her gameplay something beatiful to behold."''
|Cameo in microgame
 
|October 14, 2004
===''Mario Power Tennis'' (GBA)===
|Game Boy Advance
*'''Type:''' Technique
|-
*'''Bio:''' ''"Her superb footwork and control makes her a superb technique player."''
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
 
|Playable character
===''Mario Strikers Charged Football''===
|October 28, 2004
*'''Character Type:''' Playmaker
|Nintendo GameCube
*'''Mega Strike:''' Peach jumps up as she sprouts wings and a giant crown that looks like a halo then she curls up in a protective position before driving the ball towards the goal.
|-
*'''Super Ability:''' [[Freeze Frame!]]
|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
*'''Deke:''' Like Toad, Peach makes a somersault, carrying the ball with her. she can jump over the opponent with it.
|Playable character
*'''Uniform:''' Peach wears pink gear with light yellow and blue accents.
|November 18, 2004
*'''Team Emblem:''' “P” emblem with signature crown above it.
|Nintendo GameCube
*'''Team Number:''' 10
|-
*'''Away Entrance:''' Peach gets up from crouching position and struts forward the field in a suggestive manner, saying "Come on, bring it! Mmm hmmm!" while cameras snap pictures of her.
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
*'''Home Entrance:''' After falling from above Peach lands in a crouched position and says, "Princess -- Peach!" as she stands ready for the match.
|Non-playable character
*'''Theme:''' [[Wikipedia:Techno|Techno]]
|November 21, 2004
*'''Bio:''' ''"Gifted with stunning speed and nimble passing skills, Peach's Freeze Frame move is a real knockout."''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
 
|-
===''Mario Smash Football''===
|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
*'''Type:''' Playmaker
|Non-playable character
*'''Super Strike:''' [[Royal Strike]]
|November 26, 2004
*'''Bio:''' ''"She has fast feet and a great ability to read every situation. Peach leads with masterful tactics and quick thinking. Treating her lightly will earn you an aggressive whack to the backside."''
|Game Boy Advance
 
|-
===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party]]''
*'''Teams:''' Peach Monarchs, Peach Roses, Peach Dynasties, Peach Princesses
|Playable character
*'''Type:''' Technique
|2005
*'''Starting Team Players:''' [[Daisy]], [[Toad]], [[Toadette]], [[Toadsworth]]
|Arcade
*'''Status:''' Team Captain
|-
*'''Stats:'''
|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
**'''Batting:''' 2.5/5
|Playable character
**'''Pitching:''' 4/5
|January 13, 2005
**'''Fielding:''' 3.5/5
|Game Boy Advance
**'''Running:''' 3/5
|-
*'''Player Profile:'''
|''[[NBA Street V3]]''
**'''Strong Point:''' Pitching
|Playable character
**'''Special Talents:''' Quick Throw, Super Catch
|February 8, 2005
**'''Trajectory:'''
|Nintendo Gamecube
***'''Field:''' Right
|-
***'''Height:''' Low
|''[[Yakuman DS]]''
*'''Special Ball:''' [[Heart Ball]]
|Playable character
*'''Default Batting Position:''' Right
|March 31, 2005
*'''Default Throwing Arm:''' Right
|Nintendo DS
*'''Sweet Spot:''' The crown on the bat
|-
*'''Compatible Relationships:''' [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Daisy]], [[Toad]], [[Toadsworth]], [[Toadette]]
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
*'''Bio1:''' ''" While not a power hitter, Peach has strong fielding skills and a killer charge-up."''
|Playable character
*'''Bio2:''' ''"The Mushroom Kingdom's princess. Mario has come to her rescue every time she's been kidnapped...which has happened no less than 10 times! Some speculate that an all-Toad security force may be the problem... She joins the game with a Heart Ball as her weapon."''
|July 21, 2005
 
|Nintendo GameCube
===''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]===
|-
[[Image:Peachmonarchs.png|thumb|220px|The team emblem and logo for the '''Peach Monarchs''' in ''Mario Super Sluggers''.]]
|''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''
*'''Team Name:''' Peach Monarchs
|Playable character
**'''Collectable Card Info:''' "The Peach Monarchs are a majestic team fit for a princess. As you might expect, Princess Peach often fills her team with her Toad servants. The only rule on this team is that whatever you do, you do it with style."
|September 13, 2005
*'''Stats:'''
|Game Boy Advance
**'''Pitch:''' 9/10
|-
**'''Bat:''' 4/10
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
**'''Field:''' 8/10
|Playable character
**'''Run:''' 5/10
|October 2005
*'''Abilities:'''
|Arcade
**'''Star Swing:''' Heart Ball
|-
***'''Collectable Card Info:''' "This is a pitch to remember. Princess Peach doesn't have a powerful fastball, so she hides her signature pitch in a flower of hearts. Even the most dominant hitters often find themselves too."
|''[[SSX on Tour]]''
**'''Star Pitch:''' Heart Swing
|Playable character
***'''Collectable Card Info:''' "Princess Peach rarely hits with power, but she doesn't have to. With her special Heart Swing, all she has to do is make contact. Her hit will charm the fielder who tries to catch it, and she'll end up on base."
|October 20, 2005
**'''Fielding:''' Quick Throw
|Nintendo Gamecube
*'''Player Chemistry:'''
|-
**'''Good Chemistry:''' Daisy, Mario, Toad, Toadette, Toadsworth, Pink Mii
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
**'''Bad Chemistry:''' Birdo
|Main Protagonist, Playable character
*'''Bio:''' "A slap hitter who can pitch the lights out."
|October 20, 2005
*'''Site Bio:''' "Princess Peach makes an excellent pitcher, fielder, and hitter. When she’s at the plate, keep an eye on her Heart Swing-it’s beautiful!"
|Nintendo DS
*'''Collectable Card:''' "Mario may be Princess Peach's hero, but she won't need him to come to her rescue this time. An excellent pitcher, her Heart Ball leaves opposing batters dazed by her overwhelming charm."
|-
 
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
===''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''===
|Playable character
====Initial Stats====
|November 7, 2005
*Level 9
|Nintendo GameCube
*HP: 50
|-
*Speed: 24
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
*Attack: 80 (with starting equipment) 40 (without starting equipment)
|Playable character
*Defense: 48 (with starting equipment) 24 (without starting equipment)
|November 14, 2005
*Magic Attack: 40
|Nintendo DS
*Magic Defense: 40 (with starting equipment) 28 (without starting equipment)
|-
*Starting Equipment:
|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
**Slap Glove: +40 Attack when equipped
|Playable character
**Polka Dress: +24 Defense and +12 Magic Defense when equipped
|November 18, 2005
====Attacks====
|Nintendo GameCube
*[[Therapy]] - (Initial)
|-
*[[Group Hug]] - (Initial)
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
*[[Sleepy Time]] - (Level 11)
|Non-playable character
*[[Come Back]] - (Level 13)
|November 28, 2005
*[[Mute]] - (Level 15)
|Nintendo DS
*[[Psych Bomb]] - (Level 18)
|-
 
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2]]''
===''Super Paper Mario'' Catch Cards===
|Playable character
{| class=wikitable align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; background: #f9f9f9;font-family:Arial; color:black"
|2006
! colspan=2 style="font-size:15px" | First Card
|Arcade
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character
|May 15, 2006
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|Playable character
|July 27, 2006
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Cameo ([[Opening Night]] microgame)
|December 2, 2006
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Arcade
|-
|''{{wp|Picross DS}}''
|Cameo (Extra Levels)
|January 25, 2007
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|April 19, 2007
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|Playable character
|May 25, 2007
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|Playable character
|May 29, 2007
|Wii
|-
|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
|Playable character
|June 21, 2007
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|Non-playable character
|November 1, 2007
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|November 6, 2007
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|Playable character
|November 8, 2007
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|January 17, 2008
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Playable character
|January 31, 2008
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|Playable character
|April 10, 2008
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|Playable character (unlockable in Challenge Mode)
|June 19, 2008
|Wii
|-
|''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star Ultra|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|Cameo (Spring Breeze)
|September 22, 2008
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|January 15, 2009
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]
|Non-playable character
|February 14, 2009
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Playable character
|October 13, 2009
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Playable character
|October 13, 2009
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher]]''
|Playable character
|2009
|Arcade
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Non-playable character
|November 12, 2009
|Wii
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|Non-playable character
|May 23, 2010
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|Playable character
|November 25, 2010
|Wii
|-
|''{{wp|Pushmo}}''
|Cameo (Nintendo Murals)
|October 5, 2011
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|Non-playable character
|November 3, 2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|November 15, 2011
|Wii
|-
|''[[Fortune Street]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|December 1, 2011
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|Playable character
|December 1, 2011
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]''
|Cameo (Puzzle Swap)
|2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''  
|Playable character (Girls Group Events)
|February 9, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|Playable character
|March 2, 2012
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|Playable character
|May 20, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|Non-playable character
|July 28, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|Non-playable character
|November 11, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''{{wp|Scribblenauts: Unlimited}}''
|Non-playable character
|November 13, 2012
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|-
|[[Image:223. Peach (1) Card.JPG|center]]
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|
|Non-playable character
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
|November 18, 2012
*'''Card Description:''' Peach has this funny habit of getting kidnapped... But that parasol of hers is stylish and functional! (This Catch Card doubles Peach's attack power when acquired).
|Wii U
|-
|-
! colspan=2 style="font-size:15px" | Second Card
|''[[Mario Party Whirling Carnival]]''
|Playable character
|2012
|Arcade
|-
|-
|[[Image:224. Peach (2) Card.JPG|center]]
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
|
|Non-playable character
*'''Card Type:''' Uncommon
|July 12, 2013
*'''Card Description:''' Peach is looking fabulous in her white wedding gown! It was conjured with magic, but who designed it?
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
! colspan=2 style="font-size:15px" | Third Card
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|Playable character
|July 2013
|Arcade
|-
|-
|[[Image:225. Peach (3) Card.JPG|center]]
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|
|Playable character
*'''Card Type:''' Uncommon
|November 8, 2013
*'''Card Description:''' Peach is sporting a fresh and breezy new hairstyle! It's perfect for the princess with an active lifestyle!
|Wii U
|}
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Series''===
====Melee Trophies====
{| class=sortable align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
|-
|-
! width="1%" |#
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
! width="13%" |Name
|Playable character
! width="15%" |Image
|November 21, 2013
! width="21%" |First Game/Move
|Wii U
! width="50%" |Description
|-
|-
|align=center|34
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|align=center|Peach<br>(Classic)
|Playable character
|[[Image:Trophy34.PNG]]
|November 22, 2013
|align=center|[[Super Mario Bros.]] <br> 10/85
|Nintendo 3DS
|''Princess Peach presides over the Mushroom Kingdom from her huge castle. Her loyal subject Toad does his best to protect her but always seems to fail spectacularly. Besides her royal duties, Peach is interested in both tennis and golf; since she's so magnanimous, she'll even deign to play a few matches with the evil Bowser.
|-
|-
|align=center|35
|''[[NES Remix 2]]''
|align=center|Peach [Smash] <br> (Adventure)
|Playable character
|[[Image:Trophy35.PNG]]
|April 24, 2014
|align=center| B:Toad<br> Smash B:Peach Bomber
|Wii U
|''Peach's ability to float is invaluable in Super Smash Bros. Melee, as she can return from incredible distances. Balancing this talent, though, is the fact that she's quite light and can be sent flying with a single powerful attack. Her attacks are fairly weak, so you'll have to hang around to win.
|-
|-
|align=center|36
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|align=center|Peach [Smash] <br> (All-Star)
|Playable character
|[[Image:Trophy36.PNG]]
|May 1, 2014
|align=center|Up & B: Peach Parassol <br> Down & B: Vegetable
|Nintendo 3DS
|''Peach's Smash A attack will set her swinging with either a frying pan, tennis racket, or golf club. These bludgeoning devices appear randomly and have different reaches and power levels. The princess uses Toad to absorb attacks, and he counters by sending spores out at attackers. Don't worry about the little guy, though; he takes his job seriously.
|}
 
====Brawl Trophies====
{| class=sortable align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
|-
|-
! width="1%" |#
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
! width="13%" |Name
|Playable character
! width="15%" |Image
|May 29, 2014
! width="21%" |Appearance(s)
|Wii U
! width="50%" |Description
|-
|-
|align=center| 19
|''{{wp|Pushmo World}}''
|align=center|Peach
|Cameo (Nintendo Murals)
|align=center|[[Image:TrPeach.jpg|100px]]
|October 5, 2011
|align=center| '''NES''' [[Super Mario Bros.]]<br> '''DS''' [[Super Princess Peach]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|''The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. Her long blond hair is a perfect match for her pink dress. Regardless of the number of Toad retainers she has, she's often kidnapped by Bowser. Though she's usually the damsel in distress, she got a starring role in Super Princess Peach, where it was her turn to rescue Mario and Luigi.
|-
|-
|align=center|20
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|align=center|[[Peach Blossom]]
|Playable character
|align=center|[[Image:TrPeach blossom.jpg|100px]]
|September 13, 2014
|align=center|'''WII''' [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|''Peach's Final Smash. Images of the princess border the screen and a rain of peaches falls. While this is happening, all the other characters fall asleep. So, Peach's dilemma is this--does she eat the peaches to lower her damage, or does she smack around her dozing enemies? Take stock of the situation and choose the path that leads to victory.
|-
|-
|align=center|150
|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
|align=center|Paper Peach
|Playable character
|align=center|[[Image:TrPaper peach.jpg|100px]]
|November 7, 2014
|align=center|'''WII''' [[Super Paper Mario]]
|Wii U
|''The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. With her sparkling crown and gorgeous blond hair, Peach always looks the part, even when flat as paper. Count Bleck kidnaps the princess and tries to force her to marry Bowser. While jumping, Peach can use a special umbrella technique that allows her to float down gently or reach otherwise inaccessible places.
|-
|-
|align=center|152
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|align=center|Wedding Peach
|Non-playable character
|align=center|[[Image:Wedding_Peach_Trophy.jpg|100px]]
|November 13, 2014
|align=center|'''WII''' Super Paper Mario
|Wii U
|''The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom adorned in a pure white wedding dress rather than her usual pink one. Peach also has her long blond hair drawn up in a ponytail. And who might she be marrying? Bowser of all people, who was also forced into the marriage by the scandalous Count Bleck. Brainwashed by Nastasia, Peach is even forced into giving her vows.
|}
 
====Stickers====
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center" width=100%
|-
|-
! width=120px | Image !! | Game !! | Effect
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Playable character
|November 21, 2014
|Wii U
|-
|-
| [[Image:MP7ArtDuo.jpg|120px]]
|''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]''
| ''Mario Party 7''
|Badges
| [Leg] - Attack +27<br>'''Usable by:''' Peach, Zelda
|December 17, 2014
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| [[Image:Peach_charged.PNG|120px]]
|''{{wp|Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+}}''
| ''Mario Strikers Charged''
|Cameo ([[amiibo]] fighter jet decal)
| [Flame] - Attack +41
|January 29, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| [[Image:Peach_CurrentSportOutfit.jpg|120px]]
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
| ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
|Playable character
| [Slash] - Attack +5<br>'''Usable by''': Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser
|March 12, 2015
|Wii U
|-
|-
| [[Image:Peachbros22.jpg|120px]]
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
| ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
|Unlockable playable character
| Launch Resistance +29<br>'''Usable by:''' Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser
|April 29, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| [[Image:Peach_5.jpg|120px]]
|''{{wp|Stretchmo}}''
| ''Super Princess Peach''
|Cameo (Papa Blox's NES Expo)
| [Weapon] - Attack +23<br>'''Usable by:''' Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser
|May 13, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|}
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
 
|[[Costume Mario]] transformation, Non-playable character
==List of Appearances by Date==
|September 10, 2015
{| class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial"
|Wii U
|-
|-
! width=50% | Title
|''{{wp|Picross 3D: Round 2}}''
! width=20% | Description
|Cameo (amiibo puzzle)
! width=20% | Original Release Date
|October 1, 2015
! width=10% | System/Format
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>September 13, 1985
|November 20, 2015
| [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|Wii U
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>June 3, 1986
|December 3, 2015
| [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>October, 1988
|February 2016
| [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|Arcade
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Playable character ([[Golf (event)|Golf]], [[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|100m Freestyle Swimming]])
| [[Japan]]:<br>October 28, 1988
|February 18, 2016
| [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' (Patch 5)
| Non-Playable Character
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 21, 1990
|May 17, 2016
| [[SNES]]
|Wii U
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>1992
|June 23, 2016
| [[SNES]]
|Wii U
|-
|-
| ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>July 14, 1993
|October 7, 2016
| [[SNES]]
|Wii U
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario & Wario]]''
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>August 27, 1993
|October 7, 2016
| [[SNES]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Hotel Mario]]''
|''Swapdoodle''
| Non-Playable Character
|Cameo (artwork)
| [[North America]]:<br>1994
|November 17, 2016
| [[CD-i]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
| Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>March 9, 1996 
|December 1, 2016
| [[SNES]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Unlockable playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>June 23, 1996
|December 15, 2016
| [[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party]]''
|''{{wp|Miitomo}}''
| Playable Character
|Cameo (artwork)
| [[Japan]]:<br>December 18, 1998
|2016
| [[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|iOS, Android
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>December 17, 1999
|March 10, 2017
| [[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Tennis (N64)]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>July 21, [[2000]]
|April 28, 2017
| [[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Paper Mario]]''
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
| [[Japan]]:<br>August 11, [[2000]]
|May 11, 2017
| [[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Tennis (GBC)]]''
|''{{wp|Hey! Pikmin}}''
| Playable Character
|Cameo (amiibo treasure)
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 1, 2000
|July 13, 2017
| [[GameBoy Color|GBC]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
| Playable Character
|Unlockable playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>December 7, 2000
|August 29, 2017
| [[Nintendo 64|N64]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
| Playable Character, [[Trophy]]
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 21, [[2001]]
|October 5, 2017
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>July 19, 2002
|October 27, 2017
| [[Nintendo Gamecube|NGC]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>October 21, [[2002]]
|November 10, 2017
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]'' (version 1.5.25)
| Playable Character
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
| [[North America]]:<br>July 28, 2003
|June 5, 2018
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|''[[Minecraft]]''  
| Playable Character
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 7, 2003
|June 21, 2018
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>November 10, 2003
|June 22, 2018
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|''[[WarioWare: Gold]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Cameo ([[amiibo Tap]], [[Wario's amiibo Sketch]])
| [[North America]]:<br>November 17, 2003
|June 22, 2018
| [[GBA]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land]]''
|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>[[2004]]
|October 5, 2018
| [[Arcade]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]''
| Playable Character
|Mentioned
| [[Japan]]:<br>July 22, 2004
|October 12, 2018
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Unlockable playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>November 26, 2004
|December 7, 2018
| [[GBA]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Power Tennis (GCN)|Mario Power Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
| Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>October 28, 2004
|December 27, 2018
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
| Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 18, 2004
|January 11, 2019
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
| Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>[[2005]]
|June 28, 2019
| [[Arcade]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Yakuman DS]]''
|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
| Playable Character
|Unlockable playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>March 31, 2005
|July 9, 2019
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|iOS, Android
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
| Playable Character
|Cameo (in-game poster)
| [[Japan]]:<br>July 21, 2005
|September 20, 2019
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
| Playable Character
|Unlockable playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>October 20, 2005
|September 25, 2019
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|iOS, Android
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''
| Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>November 7, 2005
|October 31, 2019
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>November 14, 2005
|November 1, 2019
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Smash Football]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Europe]]:<br>November 18, 2005
|January 23, 2020
| [[Nintendo GameCube|NGC]]
|Arcade
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>November 28, [[2005]]
|July 17, 2020
| [[Nintendo DS]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2]]''
|''[[Tetris 99]]''
| Playable Character
|Cameo (15th, 20th, 28th and 33rd Maximus Cups)
| [[Japan]]:<br>[[2006]]
|July 31, 2020
| [[Arcade]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>May 15, 2006
|September 18, 2020
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character (''Super Mario 3D World'')
| [[Japan]]:<br>July 27, 2006
|February 12, 2021
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>[[2007]]
|June 25, 2021
| [[Arcade]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>April 9, [[2007]]
|October 29, 2021
| [[Wii]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' (version 2.0.0)
| Playable Character
|Playable character (Relay Mode)
| [[Europe]]:<br>May 25, 2007
|November 17, 2021
| [[Wii]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[North America]]:<br>May 29, 2007
|June 10, 2022
| [[Wii]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>June 21, 2007
|October 20, 2022
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 1, [[2007]]
|October 20, 2023
| [[Wii]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]''
| Playable Character
|Unlockable playable character (Party Member)
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 6, 2007
|November 17, 2023
| [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''
| Playable Character
|Main Protagonist, Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>November 8, 2007
|March 22, 2024
| [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
| Playable Character, Trophy, [[Sticker]]
|Playable character (Peach intermissions)
| [[Japan]]:<br>January 31, [[2008]]
|May 23, 2024
| [[Wii]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>April 10, [[2008]]
|October 17, 2024
| [[Wii]]
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
| ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
| Unlockable (Challenge Mode Only) Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| [[Japan]]:<br>June 19, [[2008]]
|November 7, 2024
| [[Wii]]
|Nintendo Switch
|}
|}
==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Princess Peach profiles and statistics}}
[[File:Peach stats.png|thumb|upright=1.66|Princess Peach's stats from the ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' website]]
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|Princess Peach's [[emblem]]s from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
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Princess Peach's bios typically describe her as the ruler of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and the [[Toad (species)|Toads]], as well as mentioning her tendency to get kidnapped by [[Bowser]]. In most ''Super Mario'' sports games, she is classed as a Technique type character, and in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, she is classed as either a lightweight or middleweight character. Her [[emblem]] is her crown.
{{br}}


==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
The following voice actresses have portrayed Princess Peach during the course of the Mario game series:
The following voice actresses have portrayed Princess Peach during the course of ''Super Mario'' franchise history:
*Mami Yamase (pop singer) in the 1986 Japanese anime ''[[The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach]]'' (first voiced appearance for Peach)
===English===
*Jeannie Elias - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
*[[Jeannie Elias]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
*Tracey Moore - ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World cartoon]]''.
*[[Tracey Moore]] - ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''
*Jocelyn Benford - ''[[Hotel Mario]]''.
*Kathy Fitzgerald - ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''
*[[Leslie Swan]], Asako Kozuki, [[Jen Taylor]], and [[Nicole Mills]] - These four voice actresses portrayed Peach in most of the Mario series' installments done for the Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. Leslie Swan also briefly portrayed Peach in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' for the Nintendo Wii system.
*[[Jocelyn Benford]] - ''[[Hotel Mario]]''
*[[Samantha Kelly]] (sometimes abbreviated as Sam Kelly in the game credits) - Samantha's debut installments in regards to portraying the role of Peach in Mario game series' installments include ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', ''[[Mario Strikers Charged Football]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' for the Nintendo Wii console. She is the current voice actress for Peach at this time.
*[[Leslie Swan]] - ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (international), ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]], ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
*[[Asako Kozuki]] - ''Mario Kart 64'' (Japanese), ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
*[[Jen Taylor]] - ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' to ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', as well as ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', although her voice clips are sometimes used together with Samantha Kelly's, such as in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''.
*[[Nicole Mills]] - ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''; her voice clips from ''Super Mario Strikers'' are partially reused in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' along with those provided by Samantha Kelly.
*[[Samantha Kelly]] (often abbreviated as Sam Kelly in the game credits) - Most ''Super Mario''-related media as of ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
*[[Anya Taylor-Joy]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (English)


==Trivia==
===Other languages===
*While Peach's debut was on September 13, 1985, the month's birthstone is sapphire (which appears on her earrings, brooch, and crown).
Mami Yamase, a pop singer, voiced Peach in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', marking the first time the character was given an official voice.
*Ever since her debut in 1985, Peach has appeared in more games than any female character in video game history.
 
*At the end of [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] (in ''[[Mario Party]]''), Peach is the only character that doesn't sit down after the Piranha Plant attacks her once.
In the foreign-language dubs of the DIC cartoons, Peach was dubbed by the following actresses:
*Latin American Spanish: [[María Fernanda Morales]] (''Super Show!''), Dulce María Romay (''Super Mario Bros. 3''), and Rocío Robledo (''Super Mario World'')
*Castilian Spanish: Pilar Santigosa
*French: ''Super Show!'' - Stéphanie Murat (original), Virginie Ledieu (redub); ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' - Isabelle Volpé
*German: Sabine Bohlmann
*Italian: Alessandra Karpoff
*Brazilian Portuguese: Guilene Conte (main), Eleonora Prado (alternate portrayer in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
*European Portuguese: Ana Vieira, Flora Mirona, and Márcia Menezes
*Swedish: Louise Raeder (''Super Show!''), Nina Gunke (''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'')
*Hungarian: Fazekas Zsuzsa (first voice), Solecki Janka (''Super Mario World'' and redubs)
*Finnish: Liisa Paatso
*Russian: Olga Golovanova (''Super Mario Bros. 3''), Daria Frolova (''Super Mario World'')
*Romanian: Oana Avram (''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{morepic|Princess Peach}}
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<gallery>
PrincessSML.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
Peachtennis.jpg|''[[Mario's Tennis]]
MP3 Peach artwork.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
Peach MSB artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
Princess Peach (Joy Vibe) - Super Princess Peach.png|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
M&SATLOG Peach Rhythmic Ribbon artwork.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
Peach MP100.png|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
TSMBM Peach.png|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
</gallery>


===Screenshots===
==Quotes==
<center><gallery>
{{main|List of Princess Peach quotes}}
Image:SMBPeach.png|<center>''[[Super Mario Bros.]]
*"''Thank you, Mario!''"
Image:PeachMArioParty.PNG|<center>''[[Mario Party 2]]''  
- General quote used whenever rescued from Bowser or another enemy in a game
Image:Yoshi circuit s1.jpg|<center>''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]
*"''Mario, you're my knight in shining armor!''"
Image:MarioPeachSMG.jpg|<center>''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]
- When rescued from [[Booster]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.
</gallery></center>
*"''Mario, be careful! I have a bad feeling about this...''"
- When spoken to on the [[Delfino Airstrip]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.
*"''Stay out of this! I am a princess, and she has thrown mud at my dignity! You two leave me be! UNDERSTOOD?!''"
- Commanding Mario and Luigi to let her fight [[Mimi]] on her own in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
*"''Oh, did I win?''"
- Victory quote in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].
*"''My travels with Tiara were wonderful - so many memories! And I realized something...how important it is to see different things and talk with different people, that no matter what kingdom you're in, people smile with the same sparkle! We have to do what we can with our time to smiles on as many faces as possible! So I've decided to invite people from all around the world to the castle!''"
- When encountered in the Mushroom Kingdom in the postgame of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
===Audio samples===
{{media table
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|title1=''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|description1="''Dear Mario: Please come to the castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly-- Princess Toadstool, Peach.''" - At the opening ([[Leslie Swan]], 1996)
|file2=MK64_JP_Peach_Ready.oga
|title2=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Japanese version)
|description2="''Get ready!''" - When selected ([[Asako Kozuki]], 1996)
|file3=SSBM Peach Did I Win.oga
|title3=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|description3="''Oh, did I win?''" - Winning a Versus match ([[Jen Taylor]], 2001)
|file4=Strikers Peach Pass It To Me.oga
|title4=''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
|description4="''Pass it to me! Pass it to me!''" ([[Nicole Mills]], 2005)
|file5=Peach's Damsel in Distress Cry (SMG).oga
|title5=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|description5="''MARIO!''" ([[Samantha Kelly]], 2007; also used in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', and others)
|file6=SM3DW_Peach_Yeah.oga
|title6=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|description6="''Yay! Peach! Let's go!''" - When selected from the file selection screen (Samantha Kelly, 2013)
}}


===Official Artwork===
==Names in other languages==
<center><gallery>
<!--To edit this table, access the "List of Princess Peach names in other languages" page and go to the "Princess Peach" section.-->
Image:Classic_Princess_Peach.png|<center>''[[Super Mario Bros.]]
{{main|List of Princess Peach names in other languages}}
Image:Princess Peach Super Mario 64.png|<center>''[[Mario Party 3]]
{{:List of Princess Peach names in other languages|transcludesection=Princess Peach}}
Image:MKSCPeach1.jpg|<center>''[[Mario Kart 64]]
Image:paperpeach1.jpg|<center>''[[Paper Mario]]
Image:MKPC.PNG|<center>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]
Image:Peach SunshineOutfit.jpg|<center>''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]
Image:Princess Peach.jpg|<center>''[[Mario Party 6]]
Image:PeachMP8Official.png|<center>''[[Mario Party 8]]
</gallery></center>


==Quotes==
==Trivia==
:''Please see [[:Category:Quotes]] for a full list of quotes.''
*Toadstool is described as a "fairy Princess" in the 47th issue of the United Kingdom ''Nintendo Magazine System''.<ref>{{cite|date=August 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47|page=90|quote=During his quest, Mario joins forces with a cloud who thinks he’s a tadpole, an animated doll, the King of the Koopas and a fairy Princess!}}</ref>
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*Peach was misnamed as "Princess Daisy" in the 49th issue of the Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System''.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page={{file link|NMS Australia 49 MK64 drivers and items.jpg|39}}|date=April 1997}}</ref>
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This article is about the damsel-in-distress of the Super Mario series. For the cruise ship named after her in Paper Mario: The Origami King, see The Princess Peach. For her infant counterpart, see Baby Peach.
"Peach" redirects here. For other uses, see Peach (disambiguation).
Princess Peach
Alternate artwork of Princess Peach with model flipped
Artwork from Super Mario Party Jamboree
Full name Princess Peach Toadstool[1][2][3]
Species Human
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Latest portrayal Samantha Kelly (2007–present)
“Oh dear... Here we go again... I can't believe I'm kidnapped again. Everyone must be worried sick. Again.”
Princess Peach, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

Princess Peach (casually Peach, usually known as Princess Toadstool outside Japan prior to Yoshi's Safari) is a major character in the Super Mario franchise, the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, and the love interest of Mario. She first appeared in Super Mario Bros. and was created by Shigeru Miyamoto to be the damsel-in-distress throughout most Super Mario games. She resides in her castle along with many Toads, who act as her loyal servants. Her kingdom is often attacked by Bowser and his minions.

Peach has an affinity for the color pink, which accents her gentle personality and kind temperament. Peach's kind nature and role as the damsel in distress are often represented with her heart abilities and crown emblem.

Since her debut, Peach has appeared in several Super Mario games spanning the course of decades, even appearing in more games than any other female character in video game history. Peach is occasionally a supporting character in mainstream games and she is almost always playable in spin-off installments. Her lead roles are in Super Princess Peach and Princess Peach: Showtime!

Creation and development

Design

Peach's initial design was said to represent her stubborn yet cute appearance.[4] Peach's initial design had been conceived by Shigeru Miyamoto, with some of his suggestions to Yoichi Kotabe being incorporated into the final design, in particular making her eyes look more "cat-like."[5] Before Kotabe conceived Peach's finalized character design, a couple of prototype designs were created for the character. One such design, seen on the Super Mario Bros. Japanese box art, depicts her with a long-sleeved dress, no gloves, strawberry-blonde hair, and crown jewels that were white instead of red and blue. Another prototype, seen in the 1985 Japanese strategy guide How to win at Super Mario Bros., portrays her as a Toad rather than as a human, having a mushroom cap instead of natural hair, as well as a simple tiara and a gown reminiscent of Aurora from Disney's Sleeping Beauty, whom she somewhat currently resembles.

Peach has always been depicted as a blonde in video game artwork, although it was originally a darker, more strawberry-blonde shade (or in the case of the Japanese packaging, a dark blonde shade). However, due to the graphical limitations of the Family Computer and Family Computer Disk System hardware (including the Western Nintendo Entertainment System), Peach's on-screen sprite in the earlier Super Mario Bros. games displayed her with reddish-brown hair, and as a result, she was depicted as a redhead in the DiC Entertainment cartoons, as well as reddish-brown in Mario-related merchandise such as a 1988 toy box artwork. Starting with Super Mario World for the SNES, her in-game appearances had her proper hair color. On a similar note, her dress had always been depicted as pink in video game artwork, although because of the aforementioned graphical limitations, Peach's on-screen sprite in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels depicted her as wearing a white dress with red highlights; this depiction of her old dress would later be reused for her Fire form in Super Mario 3D World. She only gained a pink dress in-game starting with the overseas version of Super Mario Bros 2. Peach's classic main dress had a normal pink high collar, a sash around the waist instead of panniers, and was darker pink from the hem to her knees, but otherwise does not differ greatly from the modern/current main dress introduced with the GameCube-era games, starting with Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4, although the subsequent Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door installment marked the original dress's final appearance, with it being retained for the Nintendo Switch remake as well. Although the key artwork featured Peach in the Japanese versions of Super Mario Bros., the instruction manuals for both the Famicom and NES versions of the game hid her sprite behind a question mark in order to keep her identity a surprise for players as a way to motivate them into completing the game.

Name

Miyamoto came up with her name by associating princesses with girls, girls with the color pink, and pink with peaches.[6] In Japan, her name has always been Princess Peach (ピーチ姫 Pīchi-hime), but in the West, she was originally known as "Princess Toadstool", due to Nintendo of America renaming her when localizing Super Mario Bros., feeling that "Peach" was irrelevant to the theme of the Mushroom Kingdom.[7] In 1993, the English version of Yoshi's Safari marked the first time that the name "Princess Peach" was used outside of Japan; however, the name did not become standardized until Super Mario 64. Games as of Mario Kart 64 use Peach as her prominent name. Certain contemporary sources reconcile the two names by listing her full name as "Peach Toadstool", including subsequent re-releases of Super Mario 64, such as the international, Shindō Pak Taiō Version and the DS remake, which had the princess signing her letter using both "Toadstool" and "Peach".[2] For the most part, however, the "Toadstool" name is hardly used outside of remakes and re-releases of older titles, which most times retain the original localized text. She, along with her Toad subjects, is the only major character that no longer uses her original localized name. However, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U refers to "Princess Toadstool" as a name Peach went by in one of the in-game tips, and in the North American version her title on the Boxing Ring stage is "Princess of Toadstools". On a similar note, although she was mostly referred to as Princess Toadstool in various countries outside the United States in most localizations (or "Princess Mushroom" in some cases), the Danish dub for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 had changed her name to Prinsesse Slørhat, which translated to "Princess Cortinarius", referring to a genus of poisonous mushrooms. Likewise, the Italian dub for the entire DIC cartoon line also referred to her as "Principessa Amarena" or "Princess Cherry".

Her name when translated into Japanese is normally ピーチ姫 (Pīchi-hime). However, the other translation as プリンセスピーチ (Purinsesu Pīchi) only officially exists in the Japanese titles of the games Super Princess Peach and Princess Peach: Showtime! as well as in the Japanese name of The Princess Peach from Paper Mario: The Origami King.

History

Main article: History of Princess Peach

Following a frequent role of being the damsel-of-distress kidnapped by Bowser, Princess Peach has appeared in almost every single piece of Super Mario media from the very start. Her first appearance, chronologically, is in Yoshi's Island DS as one of the seven star children. Though Peach has the role of being held captive by Bowser, she is also seen allying with him as shown in several spin-off series. As with Mario, Peach can be seen in a wide bevy of cameos, even outside her own franchise.

Appearance

Physical description

Peach's original appearance (left); Peach's current appearance (right).
Peach's original appearance (left); Peach's current appearance (right).
Peach's original appearance (left); Peach's current appearance (right).

Peach is a young woman with long blonde hair, fair skin and blue eyes, framed by six lashes (three or four in other artwork) and small, thin eyebrows. She has an oval face with a pointed chin, a triangular nose and full pink lips. Her hair has a triangular bang in the center of her forehead, two rows of flips on her back, and two split sideburns framing her face. Due to her lithe and slim figure, she is classified as lighter weight than Mario or Luigi in various games such as in the Mario Kart series despite being taller than them.

Peach usually wears a pink floor-length dress with puffy sleeves, magenta panniers at the waist, a high collar and a frill of the same color at the hem. Most games include a white petticoat under her dress. From Super Mario Bros. to Mario Kart: Super Circuit, her dress had a band around her waist rather than panniers and was colored magenta from below her knees. This appearance was brought back in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake. Peach wears a golden crown with red and blue gems, round blue earrings, and an oval blue brooch on her chest. She wears long white opera gloves and red high heels. In Princess Peach: Showtime!, princess seams are added to the bodice. Her dress is far more elaborately designed in recent Super Smash Bros. titles, as well as Super Smash Bros. Melee giving her dress an original design, but is otherwise the same; the Super Smash Bros. games have also given her minor proportion changes such as the size of her head and the thickness of her eyelashes.

Peach is usually depicted as taller than most human characters, exceeded only by Rosalina, Pauline, and Waluigi. In the pamphlet for Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, her height is given as 160 cm (5 ft 3 in.) and her weight as 41 kg (90 lbs.)[8] In the original and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe versions of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, however, she is depicted as being shorter than Super Mario/Super Luigi (with the difference in size being enough that she has to stand on her tip-toes to kiss Mario/Luigi if they are in Super/Fire form in the Deluxe version). However, in the Deluxe version, there are full scenes with Peach lowering herself to make eye contact with Mario while being eye-level with Luigi. In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario and Super Peach are now depicted as approximately the same height, with Super Luigi being taller.

Though no fixed age has been revealed for Peach in the video games, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time indicates that she is at least just slightly younger than Mario and Luigi, being the only one of the three to have not yet developed proper motor or speech skills as a baby. Taking into consideration the statement that Mario and Luigi are between their early and mid twenties, a relatively wider and more exact age gap is present in early animated media; the pamphlet for Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! states her age as 16 (compared to Mario and Luigi, who are respectively stated to be around 25 and 23),[8][9] while the writers' bible for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 states that the DIC cartoons' version of the princess is 17.[10]

Alternate outfits

Princess Peach in Mario Tennis Aces.
Princess Peach is seen in sports wear, with her hair tied back, rather than her dress for most of the Super Mario sports games.

Princess Peach has been in various outfits, most frequently in the sports games. In Mario Golf and Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, Peach's sports dress was simply a shorter, sleeveless version of her usual dress. Starting with the GameCube Mario sports games, however, her outfits have more variety. In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Power Tennis, the outfit that she wears is a sleeveless minidress. In other traditional active sports installments such as Mario Hoops 3-on-3, the Mario Baseball games, and Mario Sports Mix, her outfit consists of a two-piece athletic uniform. She has received different sports outfits in some games such as Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, where she has different clothes to suit each sport ranging from surf wear to jockey apparel to leotards, and the Mario Strikers games, where she wears armor to fit the more physical nature of the games.

In Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Peach wears a pink jumpsuit when riding motorbikes and ATVs. This jumpsuit is also seen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Outside of sports, Peach occasionally changes her outfit to fit the occasion. In Mario Party 2, she wears five distinct outfits fitting into five of the six themes for Mario Land, as Bowser Land has the characters in their original clothes. In Super Mario Sunshine, Peach wears a lighter, sleeveless version of her dress and a hair in a ponytail; she wears a ponytail in subsequent Mario Kart games, starting with Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and various sports games. In Super Mario Odyssey, aside from her traditional pink dress, which only appears in the prologue and when encountering her at Mushroom Kingdom in the post-game, she has a wide variety of outfits, such as the wedding dress she wore for most of the game, as well as various outfits she wore in the post-game, with the specific type depending on the world visited. Most of these outfits have reappeared as high-tier rewards in Mario Kart Tour.

Within the Super Smash Bros. series, Princess Peach comes in several alternate colors, usually changing her clothing, but she has a Princess Daisy palette in Super Smash Bros. Melee that even changes her hair color and complexion.

Peach has also worn alternate outfits in promotions. One of the earliest was Peach in a kimono in All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. to promote Japanese holiday. Although this particular outfit has not appeared in any games since, Peach wore similar kimono outfits in an advertisement for Nintendo's involvement in the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009, a Club Nintendo calendar award, a New Year 2017 wallpaper (which was reused from artwork from the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009), in Bowser's Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey, and as a driver variant in Mario Kart Tour (as well as a pink yukata partly derived from her Bowser's Kingdom attire).

In Princess Peach: Showtime!, Peach has 12 different costumes she can transform into: Swordfighter, Detective, Patissiere, Kung Fu, Ninja, Cowgirl, Figure Skater, Dashing Thief, Mermaid, Mighty, Radiant and Super Radiant.

General information

Personality

Princess Peach
LINE sticker of Peach showing off her personality

Peach is shown to be a sweet, kind, polite, and optimistic person, while also being classy and sociable, with more and more portrayals further displaying her as clever and adventurous. She apologizes excessively for getting into trouble and requiring Mario to rescue her. She even shows concern and compassion towards her enemies frequently such as saving Mimi in Super Paper Mario or making a thank-you cake for Bowser in Mario & Luigi's Bowser Inside Story, even after Mario and Luigi defeat Bowser in a fight that Bowser started. She can sometimes be assertive when it comes to standing up for her friends; she managed to outright resist Nastasia's mind control abilities during the "wedding" in Super Paper Mario, which Nastasia indicated was unprecedented. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, she manages to resist Shadow Queen's possession long enough to not only offer words of encouragement to Mario and his party, but also heal them (with the Shadow Queen, due to possessing Peach's body, being forced to go along with it). Her innate characteristics are often key to the plot of several games, such as her abilities to activate the Beanstar and Dark Star.

Largely because of her frequency of being kidnapped, she has been the subject of a running gag in throughout the series where several characters refer to the frequency of her abductions. Even Peach herself has referred to her kidnapping in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as a "recent kidnapping". Some characters referred to her even being useless, such as Snake in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Pit (and to a certain extent, Viridi) in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. But while Peach is often considered the archetypal video game damsel in distress, she is often shown actively working against her captors, such as tossing Super Mushrooms to Mario during the final fight in Super Mario World, sneaking around searching for power-ups and/or information to send to Mario in games such as Super Mario Galaxy and the Paper Mario series, and even attempting to escape her confinement in Super Mario 3D Land.

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Peach, Mario, and Luigi help make a thank-you cake for Bowser at the end of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

While Peach occasionally seems naïve, she is generally level-headed, knows when to take charge, and shows more common sense and observance than those around her, such as noticing a Mario doppelganger in the Isle Delfino vacation guide video's background in Super Mario Sunshine, insisting that an emergency meeting continues even after it is briefly interrupted by Bowser and deducing what Fawful was planning regarding her in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and talking a stubborn Bowser into joining her and Mario in Super Paper Mario. She often acts as a peacemaker; for example, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's story mode, she offers tea to Fox and Sheik in order to stop them from fighting, and later converts Mr. Game & Watch to their cause. In the Super Mario World cartoon, she is a motherly figure to the young Yoshi and Oogtar, and in the cartoons overall, she is practical and generous to a fault, such as trying to convince the Mario Bros. to return home, despite the fact that King Koopa is still after her. She also has a feisty side, which shines through particularly well in her comic appearances. Besides sports, Peach is also into ballroom dancing, video games, and gardening, and seems to enjoy exploring and trying new things.

Although she is generally depicted as kind, sociable, and generous in most games, the Mario Strikers games do show a slightly more arrogant and petulant side to Peach, including her pitching a fit to one of her teammates and eventually jumping in a tantrum if the opposing team scores, while Mario Strikers Charged in particular shows her having a diva-like side, with her being eager to get photographed and striking poses; in Mario Strikers: Battle League, though, she regains her composure. A similar temperamental nature can be observed if the player fails to flip food in time and have it land on the floor in the Modern versions of Chef, where Peach will either stomp her foot in frustration (Game & Watch Gallery 2) or otherwise put her hand over her head and scream repeatedly in frustration before proceeding to wince (Game & Watch Gallery 4), in either case causing Yoshi to crouch down in fear.

In Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Super Paper Mario, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Run, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and most notably, Super Princess Peach and Princess Peach: Showtime!, Peach shows the braver side of her personality; participating as a fellow heroine, or in the latter two cases, as the sole heroine, single-handedly saving the day.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Peach's personality was drastically revamped. She is considerably more assertive and tomboyish, and a born leader for her kingdom, keeping her role as a caring figure towards the Toads, albeit in a more active way. She is not soft-spoken like her game counterpart but has moments of kindness, as she takes Mario with her to the Jungle Kingdom, despite failing the obstacle course multiple times. Additionally, she reluctantly accepts to Bowser's proposal as Kamek tortures Toad, on the condition that he doesn't hurt her people.

Speech

Early in her history, while Peach did speak, it was largely done via text dialogue. It was not until Mario is Missing where Peach got some dialogue, and it would not be until Super Mario 64 onward that she maintained having voiced dialogue. In Super Mario 64 and the international versions of Mario Kart 64, she largely spoke with a mature, feminine tone, though in the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 as well as all versions of Mario Party, 2, and 3, and Super Mario Advance, Peach spoke with a slightly higher-pitched, somewhat shrill tone, and also possessing a slight Italian accent in the case of the last game. Starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Mario Sunshine, she was given a very soft, high-pitched voice. In the Japanese versions of certain games, such as Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street, Peach tends to end her sentences with "ですわ" (desu wa), a stereotypical trait in Japanese media reserved for noble upper-class women and even simply haughty and arrogant women. In Princess Peach: Showtime!, Peach's voice varies from her usual tone to a deeper one, similar to the one used in her earlier voiced appearances.

Powers and abilities

Like other Super Mario characters, Peach can Jump and Ground Pound; she also slaps opponents, which is her specialty, rather than punching. While not very strong physically, she makes up for it in technique and skill, and many games reveal her to be fast and agile as well. She is also shown to be very graceful, often embellishing attacks and victory scenes alike with elegant movements, twirls, and dances. With the release of Super Mario 3D World, Peach is able to use power-ups, such as the Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Super Bell, and Double Cherry, among other power-ups and items. She also has the unique ability to float in mid-air by means of her skirt, first seen in Super Mario Bros. 2, and can also use her parasol to achieve this same effect. This ability returns in Super Mario 3D World (where it is also revealed that Peach can still glide even when she does not have a skirt on) and the Super Smash Bros. series, and Peach is also shown using it in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. In New Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and New Super Mario Bros. 2, she is shown to be able to slow down her descent from a fairly large height.

Princess Peach using her Super Strike, the Royal Strike, in Super Mario Strikers.
Peach's Super Strike, the "Royal Strike", in Super Mario Strikers

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Peach is shown to have impressive healing abilities like Therapy and Group Hug, and this ability is seen again in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door when she overcomes the Shadow Queen's mind control over her to heal Mario and his party. She has occasionally been shown to have telepathic powers, like in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, when she calls out to Mario as a hologram in Dark Land, or when she and Starlow combine powers to drain and then send Bowser flying in the beginning if Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Additionally, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, her Final Smash, Peach Blossom, puts her opponents to sleep. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Peach has a powerful special attack called the Peach Bomber, where hip-checking her opponents engulfs them in an explosion. Earlier, Super Mario RPG also linked her with explosions, as one of her attacks, Psych Bomb, involved throwing bombs at her opponents, and a similar scene occurred in the Super Mario Adventures comic, when she used a barrage of bombs against the Koopalings. In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, she was also shown to have enough strength to not just telekinetically throw Bowser out of her castle, but throw him far into the forest outside Toad Town. However, it's implied that she was only able to do this with Starlow's help, largely because Starlow had weakened Bowser earlier. She also was powerful enough to counteract Bowser's magic, which was the initial reason why Bowser had abducted her in Super Mario Bros.

In general, however, Peach's special abilities and powers usually involve hearts. They are mostly seen in the sports installments including, but not limited to, Mario Power Tennis (Sweet Kiss Return), Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (Heart Shot), Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Super Mario Strikers (heart trails follow the balls after special hits). Her special item in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is also a heart, and allows her to co-opt others' attacks. Besides hearts alone, Peach will sometimes use the power of love to combat her opponents in sports, such as her Super Peach Spin offensive shot in Mario Power Tennis, or how her Heart Swing in Mario Super Sluggers dazes any male player who tries to catch it, while the other females are immune. In addition, many of her abilities in Super Mario RPG have a heart as her magic symbol. Additionally, the Super Smash Bros. series as of Brawl has generally given her moves more of an embellished feminine flair, such as replacing certain moves and adding details like ribbons, rainbows, sparkles, and hearts to others (including replacing the Peach Bomber's explosion with hearts).

Aside from her magical abilities, she is also shown in a few games to be a good chef, or at least a good baker, such as the Modern version of Chef in some of the Game & Watch Gallery games, as well as Paper Mario, when she has to bake a cake for Gourmet Guy in exchange for information regarding Mario. In addition, incidental dialogue from Toad after getting a star on the Peach's Birthday Cake board from Mario Party revealed that she was responsible for the titular cake's creation. She also was shown to be good at chemistry, having created an invisibility potion with the help of TEC in an attempt to retrieve vital information on the X-Nauts' plans from Grodus's office.

During her trek on Vibe Island in Super Princess Peach, she also was shown to utilize various Vibe Powers, with Gloom making her run faster and use tears to grow plants, Rage making her shake the ground upon landing and burn hot enough to melt ice, Calm letting her heal herself, and Joy making her fly and spin foes and objects with a whirlwind.

Relationships

Family

Peach and Toadsworth are at the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom, awaiting the arrival of Mario and others riding a yacht in the opening cinematic.
Peach and Toadsworth greeting their friends in the Mario Super Sluggers opening

The Mushroom King as well as the Mushroom Queen are the only confirmed members of her family in the games, although very little is known about them. According to his depiction in the Nintendo Comics System, while he does embarrass her with his general foolishness, she knows he has good intentions and loves him dearly. Other media have shed light on Peach's other relatives, such as Gramma Toadstool, another grandmother, and her mother. In Mario Superstar Baseball, a Lakitu mistakenly refers to Toadsworth as Peach's grandpa, but in reality, while he is very protective of her and has cared for her ever since she was a baby, he is actually her longtime steward and has no actual family relation. Similar confusion surrounds an elderly chambermaid Toad referred to as Grandma by Peach in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars; however, it is most likely that this was a term of endearment carried over from the Japanese version, where it is more common to use familial terms for non-relatives. In the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii official guides published by Prima and licensed by Nintendo, Daisy's biographies state that Peach is her cousin, but that statement has yet to be proven in the games themselves. Similarly, according to the PRIMA Official Game Guide for Super Mario Galaxy, Rosalina was initially intended to be a relative of Peach's, hence her similar physical appearance to Peach, although this concept was dropped.[11] In the Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. adaptation of Momotarō, Ojīsan and Obāsan are the parents of Princess Peach. In the Super Mario Land 4 manga, a descendant of her is seen working for the Federation Army, alongside Mario's, during the event of the Solar Striker game.

Friends and love interests

Official LINE sticker from the Super Mario series.
LINE sticker of Mario and Peach
“Oh Mario! You came to the party to see me! You're so sweet! Thank you!♥”
Princess Peach, Paper Mario

Mario, being her most frequent rescuer, is Peach's love interest. The two are shown to have been close friends since childhood in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, and the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen," published in the German Club Nintendo magazine, reveals that they spent their graduation ball in school together. Peach has sent Toads to help Luigi when Mario disappears in Luigi's Mansion, and she herself rescues all three of them from Bowser in Super Princess Peach, as well as saving Mario and one of his allies from the Icicle Golem in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. In Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, Peach is willing to put herself into a forced marriage with Bowser if it means saving Mario's life. They also share good chemistry together as "buddy players" in Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers.

Ending scene in Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land
Luigi often reacts the same way as Mario when Peach kisses him.

Numerous games, alternate media, and supplemental material depict Mario and Peach as having mutual romantic affection for each other as well as a friendship. In Mario Party 5, Peach and Mario are called "Cutest Couple," and the official guide for Mario Party 8 states that Peach is the apple of Mario's eye. In the official guide of Yoshi's Island DS, the description for Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo mentions the "romantic entanglements" in their adult lives, while the official Mario Kart: Double Dash!! guide reads, "Aw, isn’t that cute? Mario and Peach are together again." In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Peach calls Mario her "knight in shining armor," and in the first Paper Mario, one of the Toads tells Mario to take Peach on a date to Shooting Star Summit. In Super Princess Peach, after Peach rescues Mario, she enthusiastically calls and runs towards him and happily dances with him in celebration. Rosalina refers to Peach as Mario's "special one" in Super Mario Galaxy, with the two seen holding hands toward the ending of the game. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Lubba and two other Lumas refer to Peach as Mario's "special one." Mario Power Tennis even goes as far as showing Mario himself telling Peach of his love for her in Peach's victory scene, which she responds to with a smile and a blown kiss. Also, in Mario's victory scene in Mario Power Tennis, Peach gives him a small kiss on his cheek. Further, in Super Mario Odyssey, after kidnapping her, Bowser declares his intention to make Peach marry him, and Mario's main motivation is to stop Bowser from taking Peach's hand in marriage by force. While Peach does care for Mario, there are times where she gets annoyed if Mario misbehaves. A notable example of this is in the ending to Super Mario Odyssey, where, after Mario attempts to prevent Bowser from getting her hand in marriage by behaving in a similar aggressive manner, she shouts, "Enough!" and storms off in a huff, although she nonetheless calms down enough to tell Mario and Bowser that they should all go back home, and the post-game shows she forgave Mario for the earlier incident.

Peach's obedient servant is Toad, who dotes upon and attempts to protect her despite his fear of Bowser, often getting himself kidnapped along with her in the process. Toad's collectible card from Super Mario Galaxy states that he even formed the Toad Brigade and followed Peach and Bowser to space in order to try to save her, while in numerous other games, he is the one to go alert Mario about Peach's disappearance. They have good chemistry in the Mario Baseball games, and their team names in the Mario Party series include "Royal Family" and "Loyal Friends." In the Super Smash Bros. games, Peach holds Toad in front of herself for protection, though he is shown to be reluctant and attacks out of fear. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, however, Toad acts like a proper bodyguard and blocks opponents off from Peach.

Another of Peach's closest friends is Luigi, who often helps Mario rescue her. There has been inconsistencies whenever Luigi is attracted to Peach, as in the platformers, Peach kisses Luigi the same way she kisses Mario, and he reacts the same way. In Mario Power Tennis, when winning a trophy, Peach blows kisses to Mario and Luigi, who both swoon in love. However, individual interaction in other games show that there are no romantic feelings between them. The two share good chemistry in Mario Superstar Baseball but not in its sequel, Mario Super Sluggers.

Princess Peach and Princess Daisy holding a gift. Official Artwork by Nintendo used for advertising.
Peach and Daisy helping each other carry a large present.

Peach and Daisy have been shown to be best friends since Daisy first became playable in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. If something involves partners in the Super Mario spin-offs, the two will usually be a team, from various sports games to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Mario Super Sluggers is the first game to show the two sharing dialog, wherein Peach reveals that she has concerns for Daisy's welfare. Nintendo's Mario Power Tennis website says that Daisy is Peach's "sister in arms," a term used to describe a close friendship, and while the Prima guides for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii say that they are cousins, no known first-party material has ever confirmed or denied this. Prior to Daisy's comeback appearance in the games and by extension the establishment of their being best friends, however, a 4-koma segment of the Super Mario-kun manga depicts Peach as being jealous of Daisy receiving attention from Mario to the extent that she throws a mushroom at him out of frustration.

Yoshi is another one of Peach's closest friends, who saved her as a baby alongside the other babies in Yoshi's Island DS. The two share good chemistry is most games, and he has also helped Mario save her in a number of games, including Super Mario 64 DS. He also helps Mario save Peach's friends at her request in Yoshi's Safari.

Peach is on friendly terms with numerous other characters. In the baseball games, she shares good chemistry with Toadette, who is on her starting team, and in Mario Party DS, she gives Toadette a set of touching trumpets. While Peach and Rosalina did not speak in the Super Mario Galaxy games, the two were shown to become fast friends upon meeting in issue 38 of the Super Mario-kun manga, and they were also shown to work together in Super Mario 3D World. While Wario has sometimes shown antagonism towards Peach, such as in Mario Power Tennis, he helps save her in Super Mario 64 DS and is invited to have cake as thanks. He also attempts to retrieve a stolen statue of Peach in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (albeit with the selfish motivation of trying to hold it for ransom to gain his own castle), and he appears to have a crush on her in the Mario & Wario arc of the Super Mario Adventures comic, seeing as he tries to outdo Mario and buy Peach's prize item, a Samus Doll, for her birthday. Furthermore, the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen" reveals that Peach turned Wario down and instead accompanied Mario to their high school graduation ball.

Though initially not getting along, the relationship between Peach and Rabbid Peach later improved.

Initially, Peach was unable to get along with her Rabbid counterpart, due to the latter feeling jealousy towards the former's relationship with Mario. Rabbid Peach has tried to get Mario's attention several times and got frustrated when Peach approached them. When Mario and company came to the revamped Mushroom Kingdom, Rabbid Peach looked at Peach with disgust, to the point of touching her dress and then looking away. Peach herself does not show animosity towards her Rabbid counterpart, and she is willing to cooperate with her to stop the Megabug. Although not fond of her counterpart, Rabbid Peach nonetheless has some respect for her, such as placing the Icicle Golem's head in place before stepping aside while making a gesture indicating that the Rabbid's counterpart is free to kick it back into the freezer. After defeating the said villain, Peach constructs a new statue of Rabbid Peach holding a Power Star, much to the latter's delight. Then, Rabbid Peach invites all of her teammates, including Peach, to take a group selfie. Promotional artwork for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle shows Peach and Rabbid Peach taking a selfie together, with the former winking and putting up a V sign.

The opening of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and the story mode for the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games show Peach, alongside Daisy, being great friends with Amy Rose and Blaze the Cat, having a special victory animation with the former in the sequels while sharing a similar rational with the latter.

Foes

Bowser and Peach's sham wedding in the prologue of Super Paper Mario
“I'll tell you what: I'll smile if you make everything as it was before you showed up!”
Princess Peach, Paper Mario

Bowser has repeatedly kidnapped Peach and invaded her kingdom to rule the world but also as part of his attraction to her. Peach, however, strongly dislikes Bowser for harming her close friends and putting her into distress. She is frightened or apprehensive of Bowser, such as being startled at Mario upon seeing Bowser on his side in Super Mario RPG and sobbing over her captivity in the Super Mario anime movie. Peach discovers his feelings toward her in Paper Mario, but in other games, Peach immediately notices his attraction, such as his attempting to get her to kiss him in public in Mario Power Tennis. When the situation calls for it, however, she will sweet-talk him to persuade him into teaming up with her and Mario in Super Paper Mario, and she occasionally shows him goodwill, such as baking him a thank-you cake at the end of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story; she has also hesitated when she had to leave him to his presumed demise in Super Paper Mario.

In Super Paper Mario, Nastasia uses mind control to force Peach to marry the willing Bowser in order to fulfill an ancient prophesy, but while Peach considers the wedding a sham and refuses to acknowledge it, Bowser insists on calling her his wife throughout the game, even as they team up to defeat Count Bleck. Peach also rejected Bowser's advances to marriage in the Super Mario Adventures comic and Super Mario Odyssey.

In Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser had lied to his son that Peach was his mother, and while it was later revealed that Bowser Jr. knew it was a lie all along, he went along with it anyway, and even continued to affectionately refer to her as "mama" in Mario Superstar Baseball. Likewise, Peach, when Bowser Jr. revealed their "relationship" to both Mario and her, expressed shock and confusion at her being his mother.

She also held some animosity towards Mimi, especially after the latter implied that Peach was only good for getting herself kidnapped. This resulted in her being outraged enough at her insult that she insisted on fighting her alone, even snapping at Mario and Luigi to leave before fighting her. Nonetheless, despite her animosity, she risked her life to save Mimi when they were in danger of falling due to the Void's increasing power.

The public

Peach posters and pictures in a Koopa's house

Peach is widely respected in the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond. Her Toads are very loyal, and her citizens adore her. Many people in the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond buy and even collect merchandise of her. In Paper Mario, there is a "Secret Sale" that offers "beautiful photos of Princess Peach", and a Peach doll named Dolly is owned by Goombaria and longed for by Jr. Troopa. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is a Koopa Troopa Peach fan in Petalburg who collects Peach merchandise, including pictures, photos, and even a life-sized print he keeps at his window, which he claims he would risk life and limb to protect.

Leitmotif

Main article: Ending (Super Mario Bros.)

Since her debut, Peach has had as her theme a repetitive 4-bar musical theme, with it being expanded in VS. Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and Super Mario Bros. 3 to feature chimes nearing the end before it loops. The Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels version was what Koji Kondo envisioned for the theme originally, but it had to be cut short due to memory limits in the original game.[12] In later games, the music varied between either something akin to Richard Wagner's Bridal Chorus (Paper Mario) or ballet-style music (New Super Mario Bros. series, Paper Mario: Color Splash, and Super Mario Odyssey).

List of game appearances by date

Title Role Original release date System/format
Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character September 13, 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System
VS. Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character March 7, 1986 VS. System
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Non-playable character June 3, 1986 Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. Special Non-playable character June 3, 1986 NEC PC-88, Sharp X1
Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character June 25, 1986 Game & Watch
I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater Cameo (artwork) August 27, 1986 Family Computer Disk System
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character December 20, 1986 Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. 2 Playable character October, 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. 3 Non-playable character October 28, 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Tetris Non-playable character November, 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character 1989 Nelsonic Game Watch
Qix Non-playable character May 1990 Game Boy
Princess Toadstool's Castle Run Playable character September 28, 1990 Super Mario Bros. Watch
Super Mario World Non-playable character November 21, 1990 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. Print World Cameo (artwork) March 30, 1991 MS-DOS, Apple II, Tandy 1000, Commodore 64, IBM JX
NES Open Tournament Golf Non-playable character September 20, 1991 Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo PlayChoice-10
Mario Roulette Cameo (icon) 1991 Arcade
Mario Teaches Typing Non-playable character March 8, 1992 MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Tandy 1000
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up Non-playable character March 24, 1992 MS-DOS
Super Mario Kart Playable character August 27, 1992 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Yoshi's Cookie Opponent November 21, 1992 Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Cameo (in-game poster) June 6, 1993 Game Boy
Mario is Missing! (CD ROM Deluxe) Non-playable character July 1993 MS-DOS
Super Mario All-Stars Playable character (Super Mario Bros. 2), non-playable in other games July 14, 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Yoshi's Safari Non-playable character July 14, 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario & Wario Guidable character August 27, 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario Undōkai Non-playable character (Yoshi Race) August 27, 1993 Arcade
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters Playable character 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Cameo (stolen statue) January 21, 1994 Game Boy
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers Non-playable character September 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun Playable character November 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
Hotel Mario Non-playable character 1994 Philips CD-i
Mario's Game Gallery Non-playable character February 23, 1995 MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Mario's Tennis Playable character July 21, 1995 Virtual Boy
Mario Clash Non-playable character September 28, 1995 Virtual Boy
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Unlockable playable character (Party Member) March 9, 1996 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kirby Super Star Cameo (Spring Breeze) March 21, 1996 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario 64 Non-playable character June 23, 1996 Nintendo 64
Mario Teaches Typing 2 Cameo (title screen) October 31, 1996 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Mario Kart 64 Playable character December 14, 1996 Nintendo 64
Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (Ep. 3) Playable character 1997 Satellaview
Game & Watch Gallery Non-playable character February 1, 1997 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Playable character September 27, 1997 Game Boy
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Cameo (in-game photo) November 23, 1998 Nintendo 64
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Cameo (in-game poster) December 12, 1998 Game Boy Color
Mario Party Playable character December 18, 1998 Nintendo 64
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Non-playable character April 8, 1999 Game Boy Color
Mario Golf Playable character June 11, 1999 Nintendo 64
Mario Golf Non-playable character August 10, 1999 Game Boy Color
Mario Party 2 Playable character December 17, 1999 Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis Playable character July 21, 2000 Nintendo 64
Paper Mario Playable character (Peach interludes) August 11, 2000 Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis Playable character November 1, 2000 Game Boy Color
Mario Party 3 Playable character December 7, 2000 Nintendo 64
Super Mario Advance Playable character (Super Mario Bros. 2) March 21, 2001 Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Playable character July 21, 2001 Game Boy Advance
Luigi's Mansion Mentioned September 14, 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Melee Playable character November 21, 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Non-playable character (Super Mario World) December 14, 2001 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Sunshine Non-playable character July 19, 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 4 Playable character October 21, 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Playable character October 28, 2002 Game Boy Advance
Nintendo Puzzle Collection Opponent (Yoshi no Cookie) February 7, 2003 Nintendo Gamecube
Mario Party-e Non-playable character (Cast Away Mario!, Mario's Mallet) February 17, 2003 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Non-playable character (Super Mario Bros. 3) July 11, 2003 Game Boy Advance
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Playable character July 28, 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Playable character November 7, 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 5 Playable character November 10, 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Non-playable character November 17, 2003 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land Playable character 2003 Arcade
Mario Golf: Advance Tour Playable character April 22, 2004 Game Boy Advance
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Playable character (Peach intermissions) July 22, 2004 Nintendo GameCube
WarioWare: Twisted! Cameo in microgame October 14, 2004 Game Boy Advance
Mario Power Tennis Playable character October 28, 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 6 Playable character November 18, 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario 64 DS Non-playable character November 21, 2004 Nintendo DS
Mario Pinball Land Non-playable character November 26, 2004 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party Playable character 2005 Arcade
Mario Party Advance Playable character January 13, 2005 Game Boy Advance
NBA Street V3 Playable character February 8, 2005 Nintendo Gamecube
Yakuman DS Playable character March 31, 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario Superstar Baseball Playable character July 21, 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Tennis: Power Tour Playable character September 13, 2005 Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart Arcade GP Playable character October 2005 Arcade
SSX on Tour Playable character October 20, 2005 Nintendo Gamecube
Super Princess Peach Main Protagonist, Playable character October 20, 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario Party 7 Playable character November 7, 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart DS Playable character November 14, 2005 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Strikers Playable character November 18, 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Non-playable character November 28, 2005 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 Playable character 2006 Arcade
New Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character May 15, 2006 Nintendo DS
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Playable character July 27, 2006 Nintendo DS
WarioWare: Smooth Moves Cameo (Opening Night microgame) December 2, 2006 Wii
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 Playable character 2007 Arcade
Picross DS Cameo (Extra Levels) January 25, 2007 Nintendo DS
Super Paper Mario Unlockable playable character April 19, 2007 Wii
Mario Strikers Charged Playable character May 25, 2007 Wii
Mario Party 8 Playable character May 29, 2007 Wii
Itadaki Street DS Playable character June 21, 2007 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Galaxy Non-playable character November 1, 2007 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Playable character November 6, 2007 Wii
Mario Party DS Playable character November 8, 2007 Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Playable character January 17, 2008 Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Playable character January 31, 2008 Wii
Mario Kart Wii Playable character April 10, 2008 Wii
Mario Super Sluggers Playable character (unlockable in Challenge Mode) June 19, 2008 Wii
Kirby Super Star Ultra Cameo (Spring Breeze) September 22, 2008 Nintendo DS
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Playable character January 15, 2009 Wii
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Non-playable character February 14, 2009 Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Playable character October 13, 2009 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Playable character October 13, 2009 Nintendo DS
Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher Playable character 2009 Arcade
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Non-playable character November 12, 2009 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Non-playable character May 23, 2010 Wii
Mario Sports Mix Playable character November 25, 2010 Wii
Pushmo Cameo (Nintendo Murals) October 5, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D Land Non-playable character November 3, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Playable character November 15, 2011 Wii
Fortune Street Unlockable playable character December 1, 2011 Wii
Mario Kart 7 Playable character December 1, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
StreetPass Mii Plaza Cameo (Puzzle Swap) 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Playable character (Girls Group Events) February 9, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 9 Playable character March 2, 2012 Wii
Mario Tennis Open Playable character May 20, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Non-playable character July 28, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Non-playable character November 11, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Scribblenauts: Unlimited Non-playable character November 13, 2012 Wii U
New Super Mario Bros. U Non-playable character November 18, 2012 Wii U
Mario Party Whirling Carnival Playable character 2012 Arcade
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Non-playable character July 12, 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Playable character July 2013 Arcade
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Playable character November 8, 2013 Wii U
Super Mario 3D World Playable character November 21, 2013 Wii U
Mario Party: Island Tour Playable character November 22, 2013 Nintendo 3DS
NES Remix 2 Playable character April 24, 2014 Wii U
Mario Golf: World Tour Playable character May 1, 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Playable character May 29, 2014 Wii U
Pushmo World Cameo (Nintendo Murals) October 5, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Playable character September 13, 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Ultimate NES Remix Playable character November 7, 2014 Wii U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Non-playable character November 13, 2014 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Playable character November 21, 2014 Wii U
Nintendo Badge Arcade Badges December 17, 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ Cameo (amiibo fighter jet decal) January 29, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 10 Playable character March 12, 2015 Wii U
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Unlockable playable character April 29, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Stretchmo Cameo (Papa Blox's NES Expo) May 13, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Maker Costume Mario transformation, Non-playable character September 10, 2015 Wii U
Picross 3D: Round 2 Cameo (amiibo puzzle) October 1, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Playable character November 20, 2015 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Non-playable character December 3, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition Playable character February 2016 Arcade
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Playable character (Golf, 100m Freestyle Swimming) February 18, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Patch 5) Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up May 17, 2016 Wii U
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Playable character June 23, 2016 Wii U
Paper Mario: Color Splash Non-playable character October 7, 2016 Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush Playable character October 7, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Swapdoodle Cameo (artwork) November 17, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Non-playable character December 1, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Run Unlockable playable character December 15, 2016 iOS, Android
Miitomo Cameo (artwork) 2016 iOS, Android
Mario Sports Superstars Playable character March 10, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Playable character April 28, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up May 11, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Hey! Pikmin Cameo (amiibo treasure) July 13, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Unlockable playable character August 29, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Non-playable character October 5, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Odyssey Non-playable character October 27, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party: The Top 100 Playable character November 10, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition (version 1.5.25) Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up June 5, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up June 21, 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario Tennis Aces Playable character June 22, 2018 Nintendo Switch
WarioWare: Gold Cameo (amiibo Tap, Wario's amiibo Sketch) June 22, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Party Playable character October 5, 2018 Nintendo Switch
Luigi's Mansion Mentioned October 12, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Unlockable playable character December 7, 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Non-playable character December 27, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Non-playable character January 11, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Maker 2 Non-playable character June 28, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World Unlockable playable character July 9, 2019 iOS, Android
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Cameo (in-game poster) September 20, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Tour Unlockable playable character September 25, 2019 iOS, Android
Luigi's Mansion 3 Non-playable character October 31, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Playable character November 1, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition Playable character January 23, 2020 Arcade
Paper Mario: The Origami King Non-playable character July 17, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Tetris 99 Cameo (15th, 20th, 28th and 33rd Maximus Cups) July 31, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Non-playable character September 18, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Playable character (Super Mario 3D World) February 12, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Golf: Super Rush Playable character June 25, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars Playable character October 29, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (version 2.0.0) Playable character (Relay Mode) November 17, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Strikers: Battle League Playable character June 10, 2022 Nintendo Switch
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Playable character October 20, 2022 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Playable character October 20, 2023 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario RPG Unlockable playable character (Party Member) November 17, 2023 Nintendo Switch
Princess Peach: Showtime! Main Protagonist, Playable character March 22, 2024 Nintendo Switch
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Playable character (Peach intermissions) May 23, 2024 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Jamboree Playable character October 17, 2024 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Non-playable character November 7, 2024 Nintendo Switch

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Princess Peach profiles and statistics
Princess Peach's stats from the Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games website
Peach emblem from Mario Kart 8Peach's horn emblem from Mario Kart 8
Princess Peach's emblems from Mario Kart 8

Princess Peach's bios typically describe her as the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and the Toads, as well as mentioning her tendency to get kidnapped by Bowser. In most Super Mario sports games, she is classed as a Technique type character, and in the Mario Kart series, she is classed as either a lightweight or middleweight character. Her emblem is her crown.

Portrayals

The following voice actresses have portrayed Princess Peach during the course of Super Mario franchise history:

English

Other languages

Mami Yamase, a pop singer, voiced Peach in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, marking the first time the character was given an official voice.

In the foreign-language dubs of the DIC cartoons, Peach was dubbed by the following actresses:

  • Latin American Spanish: María Fernanda Morales (Super Show!), Dulce María Romay (Super Mario Bros. 3), and Rocío Robledo (Super Mario World)
  • Castilian Spanish: Pilar Santigosa
  • French: Super Show! - Stéphanie Murat (original), Virginie Ledieu (redub); Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World - Isabelle Volpé
  • German: Sabine Bohlmann
  • Italian: Alessandra Karpoff
  • Brazilian Portuguese: Guilene Conte (main), Eleonora Prado (alternate portrayer in Super Mario Bros. 3)
  • European Portuguese: Ana Vieira, Flora Mirona, and Márcia Menezes
  • Swedish: Louise Raeder (Super Show!), Nina Gunke (Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World)
  • Hungarian: Fazekas Zsuzsa (first voice), Solecki Janka (Super Mario World and redubs)
  • Finnish: Liisa Paatso
  • Russian: Olga Golovanova (Super Mario Bros. 3), Daria Frolova (Super Mario World)
  • Romanian: Oana Avram (Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World)

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Princess Peach.

Quotes

Main article: List of Princess Peach quotes
  • "Thank you, Mario!"

- General quote used whenever rescued from Bowser or another enemy in a game

  • "Mario, you're my knight in shining armor!"

- When rescued from Booster in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

  • "Mario, be careful! I have a bad feeling about this..."

- When spoken to on the Delfino Airstrip in Super Mario Sunshine.

  • "Stay out of this! I am a princess, and she has thrown mud at my dignity! You two leave me be! UNDERSTOOD?!"

- Commanding Mario and Luigi to let her fight Mimi on her own in Super Paper Mario.

  • "Oh, did I win?"

- Victory quote in the Super Smash Bros. series.

  • "My travels with Tiara were wonderful - so many memories! And I realized something...how important it is to see different things and talk with different people, that no matter what kingdom you're in, people smile with the same sparkle! We have to do what we can with our time to smiles on as many faces as possible! So I've decided to invite people from all around the world to the castle!"

- When encountered in the Mushroom Kingdom in the postgame of Super Mario Odyssey.

Audio samples

Audio.svg Super Mario 64 - "Dear Mario: Please come to the castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly-- Princess Toadstool, Peach." - At the opening (Leslie Swan, 1996)
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Audio.svg Mario Kart 64 (Japanese version) - "Get ready!" - When selected (Asako Kozuki, 1996)
File infoMedia:MK64_JP_Peach_Ready.oga
Audio.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee - "Oh, did I win?" - Winning a Versus match (Jen Taylor, 2001)
File infoMedia:SSBM Peach Did I Win.oga
Audio.svg Super Mario Strikers - "Pass it to me! Pass it to me!" (Nicole Mills, 2005)
File infoMedia:Strikers Peach Pass It To Me.oga
Audio.svg Super Mario Galaxy - "MARIO!" (Samantha Kelly, 2007; also used in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and others)
File infoMedia:Peach's Damsel in Distress Cry (SMG).oga
Audio.svg Super Mario 3D World - "Yay! Peach! Let's go!" - When selected from the file selection screen (Samantha Kelly, 2013)
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Names in other languages

Main article: List of Princess Peach names in other languages
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピーチひめ[?]
Pīchi-hime
Princess Peach
Albanian Princeshë Këpurdhë[13] Princess Toadstool Super Mario World television series
Arabic الأميرة الضفدع[14]
Al-amirh Aldfd'e
Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Catalan Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Chinese (simplified) 碧姬公主[15]
Bìjī Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach
桃花公主[?]
Táohuā Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach Flower iQue localization, before December 23, 2022
Chinese (traditional) 碧琪公主[16]
Bìqí Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach Before New Super Mario Bros. Wii
碧姬公主[?]
Bìjī Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach; "姬" also means "Princess" by itself.
Czech Princezna Peach[?] Princess Peach
Danish Prinsesse Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsesse Slørhat[17] Princess Cortinarius The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Prinsesse Toadstool[18] Princess Toadstool The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Dutch Prinses Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinses Paddestoel[19][20] Princess Mushrump Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2
Finnish Prinsessa Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsessa Kanttarelli[?] Princess Chanterelle Super Mario Bros.
Prinsessa Toadstool[21] Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Prinsessa Kultakutri[?] Princess Goldilocks Super Mario World, Super Mario 64
French Princesse Peach[?] Princess Peach
Princesse[?] Princess older games
Princesse Toadstool[?] Princess Toadstool older games
Princesse Champignon[22][23] Princess Mushroom Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo Comics System
German Prinzessin Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinzessin Toadstool[24] Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Greek Πριγκίπισσα Πίτς[?]
Prigipissa Pits
Princess Peach
Πριγκίπισσα Τόουντστουλ[25]
Pringípissa Tóuntstul
Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Hebrew 'הנסיכה פיץ[?]
Hansikha Pich
Princess Peach
Hungarian Peach hercegnő[?] Princess Peach
Italian Principessa Peach[?] Princess Peach
Principessa Amarena[26] Princess Cherry DIC cartoons
Principessa Toadstool[?] Princess Toadstool NES Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet
Korean 피치 공주[?]
Pichi Gongju
Princess Peach
Norwegian Prinsesse Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsesse Fluesopp[27] Princess Fly Agaric DIC cartoons
Polish Księżniczka Peach[?] Princess Peach
Portuguese Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach
Princesa Cogumelo[28] Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Romanian Peach[?] - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Prințesa Piersicuță[?] Princess Peach; piersicuță is a diminutive form of piersică ("peach"). McDonald's Romania 2013 Happy Meal promotionMedia:McDonaldsRomania2013Banner.jpg
Prințesa Ciupercuță[29] Princess Toadstool; ciupercuță is a diminutive form of ciupercă ("mushroom"). DIC cartoons
Russian Принцесса Пич[?]
Printsessa Pich
Princess Peach
Принцесса Поганка[30]
Printsessa Poganka
Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Spanish (NOA) Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach games and The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Princesa Seta[31] Princess Mushroom DIC cartoons
Spanish (NOE) Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach games and The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Princesa Sapolina[32] Princess Sapolina (from sapo, meaning "toad") DIC cartoons
Swedish Prinsessan Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsessan Flugsvamp[33] Princess Fly Agaric DIC cartoons
Thai เจ้าหญิงพีช[34]
Chao-ying Phich
Princess Peach

Trivia

  • Toadstool is described as a "fairy Princess" in the 47th issue of the United Kingdom Nintendo Magazine System.[35]
  • Peach was misnamed as "Princess Daisy" in the 49th issue of the Australian Nintendo Magazine System.[36]

References

  1. ^ "Yours truly- - Princess Toadstool (Peach)" - Peach's letter in Super Mario 64 (Note: parentheses indicate a disjunct between "Peach" and the rest of the text, originally represented by a different color, font, and angle in the letter.)
  2. ^ a b "Today, in the Mushroom Kingdom, it was discovered that Princess Peach Toadstool's castle is standing empty with no sign of the missing inhabitants." – 1996. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  3. ^ "Officially known as Princess Peach Toadstool, our little monarch has a long history with Mario." – Young, Jason (August 21, 2000). Mario Tennis Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3133-5. Page 21.
  4. ^ Iwata Asks | 4. My First Project: Draw a Rug | Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi | Nintendo. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Retrieved May 19, 2024. (Archived via archive.today.)
  5. ^ Iwata Asks. Volume 8 - Flipnote Studio - An Animation Class. Nintendo of UK. Archived May 25, 2012, 10:11:51 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  6. ^ February 2010. "Shigeru Miyamoto on the origin of the names of Mario and his friends". Nintendo DREAM (jp). Retrieved May 19, 2024. Note: The Japanese word for pink (桃色, momoiro) literally means "peach-colored."
  7. ^ Gaming Historian (September 30, 2021). How the Mario Characters Got Their Names (08:02). YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! pamphletMedia:MarioBrosMovieHeightChart.jpg
  9. ^ Supper Mario Broth. The booklet included with the official soundtrack for the 1986 anime movie "Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!" lists Mario's, Luigi's and Peach's intended heights, weights and ages at the time of the movie's release. Of course, due to the many redesigns the characters have had in the decades since, these statistics are no longer reflective of Nintendo's current portrayal of the characters.". Tumblr. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "Chronologically, a seventeen-year-old..." – Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 writer's bible.
  11. ^ "In the early stages, we contemplated the idea that Rosalina was related to Peach, so that is why their features are very similar. Her long bangs represent her outward strength and inner sorrow and loneliness." – Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide (Premiere Edition). Prima Games (American English). Page 346.
  12. ^ Koji Kondo – 2001 Composer Interview. Schmuplations. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  13. ^ Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 8 | Linja telefonike festive (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)
  14. ^ سوبر ماريو - سبيس تون
  15. ^ 部分角色的中文名稱變更通知. Nintendo HK. Retrieved December 23, 2022. (Archived December 23, 2022, 13:54:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  16. ^ Traditional Chinese title for Super Princess Peach (超級碧琪公主 Chāojí Bìqí Gōngzhǔ, Super Princess Peach). nintendo.tw. Archived January 9, 2013, 03:45:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  17. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)
  18. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (EP1 - Dansk - Den nærsynede fugl)
  19. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) No. 2. Page 4.
  20. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 30.
  21. ^ Super Mario Bros 1 VHS (Suomi)
  22. ^ French manual of Super Mario Bros. 2. Page 8.
  23. ^ «La douce et gentille Princesse Champignon appela au secours.» – 1992. Super Mario Bros. n° 1. Comics USA / Glénat (French). ISBN 978-2-87695-184-6. Page 3.
  24. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 1 Sauberkeit ist alles / Der Vogel! Der Vogel!
  25. ^ Super Mario World - Episode 8 - Gopher Bash Greek Audio
  26. ^ Super Mario bros super show ita 1x01 Vola!Vola!
  27. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E01 - The Bird! The Bird!/Neatness Counts (Norsk Fox Kids)
  28. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Apresentação Conta / O Pássaro, O Pássaro! (Alta Qualidade)
  29. ^ May 20, 2015. "Princess Toadstool for President", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  30. ^ Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)
  31. ^ Super Mario Brothers Super Show in Spanish / En Español- ¡El pájaro! ¡El pájaro! - Episode 1
  32. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - La princesa Sapolina para presidente (Doblaje castellano original)
  33. ^ Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 1 - Swedish
  34. ^ UIP Thailand (November 30, 2022). Thai version of the official trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. YouTube. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  35. ^ "During his quest, Mario joins forces with a cloud who thinks he’s a tadpole, an animated doll, the King of the Koopas and a fairy Princess!" – August 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue 47. Page 90.
  36. ^ April 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #49. Page 39Media:NMS Australia 49 MK64 drivers and items.jpg.