Maple Acorn

Maple Acorn, better known by her first name Maple, is the tomboyish resident of the Mushroom Kingdom, and a major protagonist of the Mario series. She is one of Mario's sidekicks, and acts as a major musketeer to Princess Peach, always making sure her castle is safe and sound. Maple is also known for her skills in combat, as shown in Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Legacy. 
Maple first appears in Super Mario Galaxy Plus , as a new playable character added in 2012. In the 4th cutscene, she gains the ability to manipulate fire, which is her main and prominent ability. 
==Biography==
A new playable character in Super Mario Galaxy Plus, Maple is an explorer in Toad Town. Mario became friends with her when he allowed her to join his adventure to restore the Star Tree, and Starlow gave her a task to gather 3 Star Sprites. Later, she gained fire powers when Starlow gifted her a fire gem as a reward.
While walking through Toad Town, Maple sang the Super Mario theme a few minutes after the end credits.
==Appearance==
Maple is a 14-year old girl who was born with Phoenix's Flame, allowing her to manipulate fire. She has golden yellow hair, which consists of a straight hairstyle, which goes down to her waist. The color of her eyes is sea green, but when she uses her Final Smash, "Pyro-Dragonite", in the game Super Smash Bros. Zenith, her eyes turn into a lime green co Maple is similar to Peach and Daisy in terms of her appearance, but her chest is a bit less elongated, which explains why she is between Peach and Daisy in height, but only one inch shorter than Rosalina. 
During Mario sports games, Maple usually wears her hair in braids to keep it out of the way. There is no doubt that she is the first Mario character to wear her hair in braids rather than an up or down ponytail like Peach. As an everyday outfit, Maple wears a yellow t-shirt with an acorn graphic underneath a brown jacket, orange leggings, and a pair of honey yellow flats that she wears beneath the jacket. 
She originally wore a neon orange tank top, gray cargo jeans, white sneakers, and a pastel yellow backpack in Super Mario Galaxy 4.
She also wears different outfits in the spin-off games, like the Mario Party series, the Mario Sports games, the Mario Kart series, etc.
==Personality==
Although Maple appears to be tomboyish from the outside, she is compassionate and thoughtful and possesses fun-loving and energetic qualities. She is a loyal friend of Mario's who is never unwilling to assist her friends when they need it. Her determination can go far enough to defend those she cares about despite the risks. She shows this side of her personality because it shows how well she handles emotions, and for that reason is never afraid to share them.
Maple often feels guilty when things don't work out as she planned, or she does something wrong, which makes her want to make up for it later on. Her awareness of her surroundings is thorough, and she makes a point to take measures carefully to avoid danger.
In contrast to most tomboys (like Daisy), Maple has an awfully girly attitude and behaves in an adorable manner. This is what makes her a “tomboy with a girly streak”. While Daisy shows her ego when she loses, shows off when she wins, and brags about getting her way, Maple is a good sport, praising her opponents when they win, no matter how defeated she feels.
Her forgiveness extends to other people's sins, as when she excused Peach's tea stain on her jacket by saying it will wash out. The film Mario Tennis Aces: The Ultimate Serve also shows her forgiving soul towards Mario for the tennis ball that nearly struck her in the eye. Maple has also been noted to be slightly emotional, as she had to hold back tears when she heard about the incident at the tourney, feeling she was to blame.
Although she has her flaws, Maple is still a spirited, compassionate, fun-loving tomboy with an undeniably girly streak.
==Game Appearances==
===Super Mario Galaxy Plus===
Maple joins the adventure and gains her fire powers in the 4th scene. She is also a playable character that was added in March 2012.
===Mario Kart===
Maple is a playable default character in Mario Kart Kinetic, which marks her debut in the Mario Kart series.
===Mario Party 10 Ultra ===
Maple makes her Mario Party debut in Mario Party 10 Ultra. She is also a playable character in Story Mode.
===Mario Sports: World Tour===
Maple makes her Mario Sports debut as a default character in Mario Sports: World Tour, and a Power type character.
===New Super Mario Bros. Sunshine===
Maple is a new character in New Super Mario Bros. Sunshine, joining Mario and his friends when planning another vacation trip.
===Mario Tennis: Golden Grand Slam===
Maple appears in Mario Tennis: Golden Grand Slam as a playable character in June 2013, belonging to the All-Around category.
===Mario Kart U: Nitro===
Maple appears a playable character in Mario Kart U: Nitro added to its roster on Feburary 2013.
Category:Characters