Toadette

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> I'm just protecting her, like I always used to do.
>
> -Toadette

**Toadette** is a side character in the Mario Lore series, and the unfallingly loyal handmaiden to Queen Peach. She is based on Toadette from the Mario franchise.

**Backstory**

At an unspecified point in time before she met Peach, Toadette discovered she was female and began her transition. Toadette was chosen to be Princess Peach's handmaiden before Peach left her homeland, and the two quickly became close. When Peach vented to her about her fears that her courting of King Boo would be unsuccessful, Toadette assured her that she was unlike any woman he had courted previously, and he was a fool if he couldn't see that. After this, Peach gifted Toadette a shapeshifting crown acquired from the Shy Guy Organization that allowed her to have a more unique appearance, to distinguish her from the other Toads- this is implied to be the root of her love for and loyalty to Peach. When Peach was arranged to be married to Bowser and leave her kingdom to join the court of the Mushroom Kingdom, she asked Toadette to accompany her, to which Toadette agreed.

**Role in the Mario Lore series**

After accompanying Peach to her new home in the Mushroom Kingdom, Toadette assists Peach however she can with her new life.

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When Peach kills King Boo, Toadette is tasked with cleaning the king's chambers- she sees a lipstick stain left by Peach on one of the glasses in the room and wipes it off before anyone else can see it. She is the only person to whom Peach openly admits that she was the killer, showing the immense amount of trust the queen has in her handmaiden.

When Peach and Bowser are under investigation for the king's murder, Toadette helps direct suspicion away from her by spreading rumors to the other Toads that Bowser was the killer, knowing others already suspected him due to the alleged curse placed on him and being second in line for the throne. She celebrates Boo's death, cursing his name and viewing him as a tyrant who got exactly what was coming to him.

After Bowser is banished Peach becomes the sole ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Boo's ghost begins haunting the queen. Peach confides in Toadette that she is being haunted by Boo's spirit, and Toadette worries greatly for her as she watches her become more paranoid and unhinged, asking her if becoming queen was worth it. Her loyalty never falters, however- Toadette deflects and chastizes those in the court who question the queen's sanity, saying that she's just grieving and they need to watch their tongue. Her loyalty is questioned by Toad, who secretly harbors feelings for her, and insists that helping Peach is dangerous. As Peach continues to grow fearful that her subjects will discover what she did and turn on her, Toadette assures her that no matter what, she will always be there to support her.

Eventually, after some time of watching Peach struggle with Boo's spirit, Toadette sends for an exorcist to help rid the queen of the ghost. Unfortunately, he is fired by Peach just as he begins to make progress with the case.

At some point after his banishment, Bowser writes to Peach about how badly he misses her. Peach begins to write back to him, and Toadette, despite it greatly upsetting her that Peach is still in love with Bowser and her insistence that Peach deserves better than him, agrees to meet with a Koopa messenger to deliver her letters and retrieve Bowser's so that the two can communicate safely. When she is alone, she laments Peach not returning her feelings, and wishes she could see that she doesn't need anyone else's love or approval to have value. After Peach spends a month in Koopa Territory without sending any letters, Toadette suspects Bowser is keeping her there and hires Mario to safely retrieve her.

After a tough conversation with Daisy in which she's called out on her cruelty, Peach vents to Toadette, saying she doesn't need Daisy or any other friends. Toadette continues to enable her erratic and self-destructive behavior, blaming others for how they treat Peach and encouraging her not to put up with it.

At a currently unknown point in the timeline, Toadette's shapeshifting crown is stolen by Boo's ghost for an unknown purpose, which she is shown to be extremely distressed by. The crown later ends up in the hands of Bowser, who uses it to impersonate Peach as part of his plan for revenge against her.

**Gallery**

Toadette's appearance without her shapeshifting crownToadette with her hair down