Princess Peach

Princess Peach Toadstool (sometimes called Peach) is a character in the Mario video game series. Peach is the main female character of the games. In most of the games she appears in, she is kidnapped by the gorilla Donkey Kong, the reptile-monster King Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr. She is the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, which is the main setting of most of the Mario games. Peach is Mario's love interest. She is best friends with Princess Daisy.

 Appearance 
Princess Peach's looks are different than what they used to be. In her first game, Donkey Kong (1981) and in her second game, Super Mario Bros. (1985), she had brown hair and her dress was red. She had red hair and her dress was white in Super Mario Bros. 2 (1986). In Super Mario World (1991), her looks changed. She now had yellow hair and a pink dress. In the Mario sport series games, she wears different dresses because she cannot play well in her normal, long, pink dress. In the Super Smash Bros. games, Peach wears pink shorts.

Her name has changed over the years. In Japan, her name was always Peach. When Nintendo sold Super Mario Bros. in other countries, she was called Princess Toadstool. In Super Mario 64, her name became Princess Peach Toadstool.

Peach appears most often as the damsel-in-distress – always being kidnapped by Donkey Kong and Bowser.  Mario must always rescue her. In Super Princess Peach (2006), the tables are turned and Bowser kidnaps Mario instead. Peach must then rescue Mario. As depicted in the game, Peach uses a parasol named Perry to defeat enemies. In the Super Smash Bros. games, Peach is one of the fighters. In the game series, Peach uses her butt against the opponents. This attack is called Peach Bomber. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Peach's Peach Bomber was accompanied with fire. In the later Super Smash Bros. games, it was accompanied with hearts. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Peach is accompanied with Daisy, who is an echo fighter.

Peach has been voiced by four different actresses. The first was Leslie Swan. The second was Jen Taylor. The third was Samantha Kelly. The fourth was Courtney Lin.

 Un/Playable appearances 
 Donkey Kong -  1981
 Super Mario Bros. - 1985
 Super Mario Bros. 2—1988
 Mario Teaches Typing—1992
 Super Mario Kart—1992
 Super Mario All-Stars—1993
 Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters—1994
 Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers—1994
 Mario's Early Years: Pre-School—1994
 Mario's Tennis—1995
 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars—1996
 Super Mario 64 - 1996
 Super Princess Peach 64 - 1996
 Mario Kart 64—1996
 Mario Teaches Typing 2—1997
 Mario Party—1998
 Mario Golf—1999
 Mario Party 2—1999
 Mario Tennis—2000
 Paper Mario—2000
 Mario Party 3—2000
 Super Mario Advance—2001
 Mario Kart Super Circuit—2001
 Super Smash Bros. Melee—2001
 Mario Party 4—2002
 Super Mario Sunshine - 2002
 Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour—2003
 Mario Party 5—2004
 Mario Kart: Double Dash!!—2003
 Mario Power Tennis—2004
 Mario Party 6—2004
 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door—2004
 Mario Party Advance—2005
 SSX On Tour—2005
 Mario Superstar Baseball—2005
 Mario Party 7—2005
 Mario Kart DS—2005
 Mario Tennis: Power Tour—2005
 NBA Street V3—2005
 Super Mario Strikers—2005
 Super Princess Peach—2006
 Mario Hoops 3-on-3—2006
 Super Paper Mario—2007
 Super Mario Galaxy - 2007
 Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 2010
 Mario Strikers Charged—2007
 New Super Mario Bros. DS - 2006
 Mario Party 8—2007
 Itadaki Street DS—2007
 Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 2008
 New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 2009
 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - 2007
 Mario Kart Wii - 2008
 Mario Super Sluggers - 2008
 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - 2009
 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - 2011
 Mario Kart 7 - 2011
 Super Mario 3D Land - 2011
 Fortune Street - 2011
 Mario Party 9 - 2012
 Mario Tennis Open - 2012
 New Super Mario Bros. U - 2012
 Mario Kart Arcade GP DX - 2013
 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - 2013
 Super Mario 3D World - 2013
 Mario Party: Island Tour - 2013
 Mario Golf: World Tour - 2014
 Mario Kart 8 - 2014
 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U - 2014
 Mario Party 10 - 2015
 Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash - 2015
 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 2017
 Super Mario Odyssey - 2017
 Super Mario Wonder - 2023
 Princess Peach: Showtime! - 2024
 Mario Kart World - 2025

Category:Mario series characters
Category:Fictional princesses
Category:Animated movie characters
Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1981