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