Princess Demetria

Princess Demetria (casually Demetria, occasionally Demi) is a character in the expanded Mario franchise and the princess of the Holly Kingdom. Notable for being the first Mario character with dark skin, Demetria was created with the intention of adding more diversity to the Mario cast. Unlike fellow Mario ladies Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, or Pauline, Demetria wears little make-up and jewelry, and she also has the shortest hair.
==Creation and development==
===Design===
Development of Princess Demetria was started by DatNuttyKid as a redesign of Gina. However, she quickly developed into her own character, beginning with the decision to make her the first black character in the Mario series. As a relic of originally being a redesign of Gina, Demetria's kingdom is the icy Holly Kingdom, comparable to the equally cold Freezeen Kingdom. She was designed to look almost out of place, going sleeveless and in shorts despite the weather. She was also designed as graceful, a trait which soon developed into her being a trained ballerina. Although her face was designed with a more mature structure than Peach's and she was given gray hair, a typical attribute for elderly characters, her age was purposefully left unclear.
===Name===
After the decision to make her separate from Gina, several names were considered for Demetria, including the name Holly, which was instead given to her kingdom. Demetria was eventually chosen due to the mature sound and as a reference to the Greek goddess Demeter, whose corresponding myths include the explanation of winter and autumn.
==History==
===Super Princess Quest===
Princess Demetria debuts in Super Princess Quest, where she is kidnapped by Bowser, who begins reshaping the Holly Kingdom to create his own hot tub while holding Demetria ransom to lure Princess Peach in. Demetria is eventually rescued by Peach, Princess Daisy, Rosalina, and Toad.
==General information==
===Physical description===
Demetria is comparable in appearance to the other princesses of the Mario series, though she wears no jewelry, not even a crown, and very little make-up. Her hair is gray and short, failing to reach her shoulders, with her bangs covering her right eye partially, similar to Rosalina. Her eyes are uniquely purple, a reference to the TV trope "Purple Eyes" - despite this, she does not follow the trope, as she has no known special powers. Because of her background as a ballerina, she moves gracefully, performing grand jetés instead of classic jumps and regularly being seen on pointe. She is seen as beautiful by most of her subjects and even by Bowser.
She wears a short and sleeveless teal dress with snowflake designs on her chest and along the hem of the dress. She also has skin-tight purple shorts underneath the dress and wears purple ballet shoes.
===Personality===
Demetria is attributed with a warm personality, another attribute made to clash with her icy home kingdom. She is calm, graceful, and kind, caring for all of her subjects and friends equally. She also has a rather low self-esteem, thinking herself as a bother to others, and puts little effort into her appearance. Despite this, she is proud of her dancing abilities and could be seen as show-offish, choosing to demonstrate these abilities regularly.
===Powers and abilities===
Like other Mario characters, Demetria can perform the basic ground pounds and jumps, though hers tend to be more graceful and ballet-based. Like Peach and Daisy are often seen with heart motifs, Demetria's attacks often have snowflake attributes, though she doesn't seem to have any typical ice powers - at least, not that she uses regularly. Her most often used ability is her expertise in ballet, such as her aforementioned tendency to perform grand jetés when jumping or standing on pointe. She can also be seen performing pirouettes if left standing idly for too long.
===Relationships===
====Friends====
Demetria is described as being a close friend of Peach's, calling on her help when she is captured by Bowser. She also maintains friendly interactions with Mario, Luigi, and the other lead characters of the Mario franchise, though their exact relationship is unclear. 
She also considers all of her subjects, the Penginos, friends, remembering each of their birthdays and anniversaries and attending any parties or events with them whenever possible. She sees them as her equals, rather than her subjects, which is why she rarely wears her crown. Many of her subjects express a romantic attraction to her, though she is mostly oblivious to these affections. One female Pengino, Pengina, serves as her retainer and close companion.
====Foes====
After being kidnapped by him, Demetria expresses discomfort around Bowser and is generally seen to be afraid of him.
==Profiles and statistics==
===General profile===
The sunny Princess Demetria looks almost out of place in her homeland, the icy Holly Kingdom. She warms the hearts of her subjects with her graceful dances, a byproduct of her past career as a ballerina, and kind personality. But when her beauty attracts the attention (and affection) of a certain King of Koopas, she calls upon the help of her close friend, Princess Peach, to rescue her from his villainous clutches and bring peace back to the Holly Kingdom.
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