Princess Daisy

**Princess Daisy**, (**デイジー姫** *Deijī-hime*?, Princess Daisy) or simply **Daisy**, is the princess of Sarasaland and a recurring *Mario* character. She debuted in *Super Mario Land* after she was kidnapped by the evil alien Tatanga after he had taken over the kingdom of Sarasaland and wanted to marry her and make her his queen; however, she was eventually rescued by Mario. Although she rules Sarasaland, she resided in the Mushroom Kingdom with Princess Peach after her resurgence in *Mario Tennis* for the Nintendo 64. Daisy is described as a close friend of Peach, Luigi, and Toadette, though she has been rumored to be the love interest of Luigi. Daisy is an energetic tomboy who participates in various sporting events.

Daisy was created to be the damsel-in-distress in *Super Mario Land*. When the *Mario Tennis* developers created an evil version of Peach, Shigeru Miyamoto rejected the idea, so the game developers decided to bring Daisy back in action, so then Waluigi was created due to Warionot having a proper tennis partner. Daisy and Waluigi have gone on to appear in most spinoffs together.

Daisy was originally portrayed very similarly to Princess Peach; a sweet, innocent damsel-in-distress, even having the same voice actress as Peach. However, Daisy's personality was later realigned to be of a sassy, spunky, feisty, and energetic tomboy. Daisy likes shopping and dining at restaurants. During party and sporting events, Daisy does not like to lose. As Daisy is a passionate sports girl, meaning she is very sporty and is very good at them.

Daisy is tough and hard-headed; she tries to get what she wants. Daisy attempted to claim the Beauty Stamp, but she ran off crying after she did not receive it. Daisy was disappointed in Wario and Waluigi when they did not "learn anything" after Mario defeated Lucien.

Daisy is also sensitive and rarely non-confident. Daisy was concerned for Luigi who fell upon Lucien's power. She thought that her team may not defeat Lucien.

Daisy will use her charms and tough temper to get what she wants. In Mario Party 3, she flirts with the Millennium Star to get the Beauty Stamp, and she swats Bowser into the sky when he gets in her way.

In *Super Mario Strikers* and *Mario Strikers Charged*, Daisy's personality is heightened. She celebrates scoring by showboating; throwing herself on the ground as she pumps her arms, brushing her shoulders off, and making a sizzling sound as she presses a finger to her backside. She responds to opponents scoring by trying to hide her injuries, and she crosses her arms and taps her foot disapprovingly at her teammates, who cower in response to her wrath.

Even though Daisy has been described as a tomboy and thickheaded competitor during gameplay due to her nature and animations, her philosophy on the outtakes has been described as very loyal and more intelligent, especially for enjoying various activities in daily life.

## Powers and abilities

After Mario rescued Daisy, she was capable of her powers and abilities. Daisy can perform different physical activities without tiring herself; this gives Daisy better chances of winning. However, Daisy cannot control herself after somebody brainwashes her. Despite these potential flaws, Daisy has supernatural powers that help her survive (i.e. resist falling from extreme heights, resisting hazards).

Daisy uses magic when she performs powerful moves. Daisy can summon flowers and daisies. In *Mario Power Tennis*, Daisy can perform the Flowerbed Return and Wonder Flower. When Daisy performs Flowerbed Return, she summons flowerbeds when she leaps. When Daisy performs Flower Power, white petals surround her racket and she hits the ball; whoever hits the ball is pushed away. Daisy can perform Bloom Blast in *Mario Tennis Aces*. Daisy walks on a trail of summoned daisy petals before hitting the ball. Daisy can summon flowers by performing the Flower Shot in *Mario Hoops 3-on-3*. When Daisy performs this move, flowers follow the ball's trail. Daisy uses the Flower Ball in *Mario Superstar Baseball* and *Mario Super Sluggers*. Her special ball summons scattered flowers; it confuses the opponents with the ball's location. In *Mario Super Sluggers*, Daisy can perform the Flower Swing. When Daisy performs the move, a flower garden grows where the ball will land. In *Mario Sports Mix*, Daisy can perform a special shot: a fenced flower garden surrounds the opponents making the target easier to accurately hit. In *Mario Golf: World Tour*, Daisy victoriously summons flowers after she made an *Eagle* or *Birdie*. In *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*, Daisy's move set is like Peach's, but she summons daisies or flowers instead of hearts.

In *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*, Daisy can summon two rainbows with her hands, inflicting damage to aerial opponents.

Daisy can summon crystals. Daisy can perform Crystal Smash! in *Mario Strikers Charged*. She summons orange crystals; they blast the opponent to the air whomever touches them.

Daisy can function for a longer duration without tiring herself. Daisy can continuously perform physical activities, no matter its duration. In *Mario Sports* series, Daisy does not tire herself in sporting events: tennis, golf and baseball. Daisy can also resist falling from extreme heights. In *Super Smash Bros.* series, when Daisy is launched into the air, she lands hard to the ground. Daisy getting up or attacking while on floor, proving her extreme heights resistance. Despite Daisy touching hazards (i.e. lava, toxic river), she somewhat recovered from them. In Bomb Barge, Daisy is more likely to be pushed into the toxic rivers, but survive. When Bowser breathed fire on Daisy, she immediately reacted, saving her life.

Daisy can Double Jump in *Super Mario Run* and *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*. She can also temporarily float in the air.

*"She rarely misses when playing close to the net."*
—*Mario Tennis* instruction booklet, page 32
Daisy can perform different physical activities in any condition. Daisy can play tennis, golf, soccer, baseball and perform in Olympic events. As a tennis player, Daisy rarely misses hitting the ball when playing near the net. Daisy possesses superior technique with her racket.

Daisy can fight opponents or victims with her body attacks. In *Mario Party 3*, Daisy was shocked to see Bowser standing behind her. She slapped Bowser with her hand, launching him to the sky. Like Peach, Daisy can shove opponents, resulting them to lose balance.

### Paraphernalia

Daisy can master various tools and equipment. Daisy uses sport equipment during sport events. used her tennis racket to participate at tennis events (i.e. *Mario Tennis Aces*). Daisy uses the baseball bat during baseball events. Daisy uses the golf club during golf events. Although Daisy used her parasol several times, she can master her parasol. In *Mario Party 3*, Daisy used her parasol in Parasol Plummet to collect coins. The Peach Parasol in *Mario Kart* resembles Daisy's parasol. In *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*, Daisy performs Daisy Parasol to launch aerial opponents and glide.

### Weaknesses

* **Brainwash**: Daisy fell upon Dharkon's control after Galeem's defeat, this makes her unable to control her movements. The player can find Daisy at the Dracula's Castle who is guarded by a ghost.
* **Captivity**: Daisy has been held captive twice. During the events of Sarasaland's invasion, Daisy was helpless when Tatanga kidnapped her and wanted her to become his queen. However, Mario rescued her upon Tatanga's defeat. In World of Light, Dharkon held Daisy captive until she was rescued.
* **Contact**: In *Run*, Daisy can die when an enemy touches her while she is in her mini form.
* **Light Manipulation**: Daisy faced Galeem and Dharkon in the World of Light. While not seen onscreen, Galeem unleashed its light beams and Daisy was one of the fighters that got caught in them and vaporized. The golden liquid made clones of Daisy among with other fighters.
* **Loss of Direction**: Daisy was lost when she was in Remix 10, but Mario found her in Area 30.
* **Tactical Analysis**: During any events that Daisy participates in, the opponent can win against Daisy if they overcome her tactics.

### Tools

Daisy uses sporting equipment in *Mario Sports spin-offs*. The tennis racket was the first tool used in the game, it is used in tennis events. Daisy uses the baseball bat during baseball events. Daisy uses the golf club during golf events.

* **Baseball Bat**
* **Dice Block**
	+ **Daisy Dice Block**: Daisy's Dice Block with four 3's and two 4's.
	+ **Friendly Dice Block**: Daisy's personal Dice Block, her Dice Block consists 3, 4, 5 or any number that corresponds to the number of allies the player must add to his/her total roll.
* **Golf club**
* **Tennis racket**

#### Transportation

Daisy uses the kart and bike for racing events. Notably, Daisy owns a cruiser.

* **Bike**
* **Daisy Cruiser**: Daisy owns a cruiser and may use it for transportation.
* **Kart**

#### Weapons

* **Parasol**: Daisy has used her parasol in a few games. It has been present in different ways: the color scheme on Peach Parasol appeared in *Mario Kart 7*, *Mario Kart 8* and *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*. In *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*, she used her parasol in her battle entrance and her up special. Daisy is known to not be a parasol user. It must be noted that she used her parasol in *Mario Party 3* in her Parasol Plummet artwork.
* **Turnip**: Daisy does not use the turnip in any game, but uses it to attack opponents.

## Trivia

* It has been known that Daisy has a tomboyish personality.
	+ This is shown by Daisy and Yoshi's tag team name in *Mario Party 8* being Tomboy Trouble.
	+ Most of her game descriptions or official websites refer her as a "tomboy".
	+ But Daisy is not a total tomboy, as she wears a dress and has flower earrings with no shame, and is quite fond of her looks.
* In *Mario is Missing!*, a woman who provides the help information bears a strong resemblance to Princess Daisy. However, it is not confirmed as to whether this character is Daisy or not.
* Daisy was played by Samantha Matthis in the live-action movie *Super Mario Bros.*, only she was a blonde, dinosaur/human hybrid and the princess of an alternate dimension called Dinohattan.
* Daisy is the only *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!* newcomer to appear as a playable character in every subsequent *Mario Kart* title. Only she and Waluigi appeared in *Mario Kart DS*, while Waluigi was absent in *Mario Kart 7*, (though he was supposed to be in the game as a playable character).
* Along with Waluigi, Daisy appears in every *Mario Party* game since *Mario Party 3*as a playable character except *Mario Party Advance*.
* Daisy never physically appeared in any Game Boy Advance game.
* Daisy was revived because some game developers had made an evil version of Peach named *WaruPichi*, but Miyamoto rejected this idea.
* In *Super Smash Bros. Melee*, one of Peach's alternate costumes is based on Daisy's outfit and it even changes her appearance to closely resemble Daisy, while in *Super Smash Bros. Brawl* and *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U*, it only became a recoloring of her appearance.
	+ Peach no longer has the Daisy alternate costume after Daisy appears as a fighter in *Ultimate*.
* In *Luigi's Mansion*, there is an unused texture of Daisy's *Mario Tennis* (Nintendo 64) artwork. It was speculated that she was going to be the damsel in distress of the game because of this, but the texture could have just been a placeholder graphic.