Peach

* Peach
* Peach (Kimono)
* Peach (Vacation)
* Peach (Wintertime)
* Peach (Halloween)
* Peach (Wedding)
* Peach (Explorer)
* Cat Peach
* Peach (Happi)
* Peach (Yukata)
* Peach Mii Suit

**Princess Peach** (casually **Peach**, previously known as **Princess Toadstool** outside of Japan) is a main character in the *Mario* franchise and the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom whom first appeared in *Super Mario Bros.* and was created by Shigeru Miyamoto to be the damsel-in-distress throughout most *Mario* main-series games. She resides in her castle alongside many Toads, who act as her loyal servants. Her kingdom is often attacked by the Koopa Troop, a group led by Bowser. She is the love interest of Mario.

Since her debut, Peach has appeared in installments related to the *Mario* game series for over three decades. She is occasionally a supporting character in mainstream games and almost always playable in spin-off installments. Her most prominent appearance to date is as the heroine of ***Super Princess Peach*** and the most recent mainstream game where she appears as a playable character rather than a damsel-in-distress is ***Super Mario 3D World***.

## Bio

### Appearance

Peach has an affinity for the color pink, which accents her gentle personality and kind temperament. Her gentle nature and role as the damsel are often represented with her heart abilities and crown emblem. Her initial design was said to represent her stubborn yet cute appearance.

Peach has long blonde hair, fair skin, and vivid blue eyes, framed by six eyelashes (three or four in other artworks) and small, thin eyebrows. She has an oval face with a pointed chin, a triangular nose and full pink lips. Her hair has a triangular bang in the center of her forehead, two rows of flips on her back, and two split sideburns framing her face. Due to her slim figure, she is classified as lighter weight than Mario or Luigi in various games such as in the Mario Kart series although she is taller than them both.

In the first main-line establishment of *Mario* in 1985, Peach had reddish hair, a white dress with a red hem and a yellow crown. In the next game, Peach still had red hair, however, her signature pink dress was introduced. It was not until *Super Mario World* that she had gotten blonde hair.

Peach is taller than most human characters, exceeded only by Rosalina, Pauline, and Waluigi. In the pamphlet for ***Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!***, her height is given as 160 cm (5'3) and her weight as 41 kg (90 lbs.)

The pamphlet for ***Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!*** states her age as 16. Cartoon versions of the princess had been officially stated for her to be 17 years old. As for the video game version of Peach, though no fixed age has been revealed, her overall physical appearance and her appearance as a baby alongside Mario, who is revealed to be around 24-26 years old, suggests that she is in her early twenties.

Peach wears a pink floor-length dress with puffy sleeves, magenta panniers at the waist, a high collar and a frill of the same color as the hem. Most older games included a white petticoat under her gown. From Super Mario Bros. to Mario Kart: Super Circuit, her dress had a band around her waist rather than panniers and was colored magenta from below her knees. Peach wears a golden crown with red and blue gems, blue spherical earrings, and an oval blue brooch on her chest. She wears long white gloves and red heels.

### Personality

Peach is shown to be a sweet, kind, polite, and optimistic person, while also being classy and sociable, with more and more portrayals further displaying her as clever and adventurous. She is also shown to have a lot of leadership skills, knowing when to take charge, and when to not.

Largely because of her frequency of being kidnapped in main-line games, she has been the subject of a running gag in throughout the series where several characters refer to the frequency of her abductions. Even Peach herself had referred to her kidnapping(s) in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as a "recent kidnapping". Some characters had referenced her as 'useless' to her even being useless, in other games. Even though Peach is often considered the typical video game damsel in distress, she is often shown to be quite strong and independent, being playable in some main games

Although she is generally depicted as kind, sociable, and generous in most games, the Mario Strikers series shows a slightly more arrogant and competitive side to Peach, including her pitching a fit to one of her teammates and eventually jumping in a tantrum if the opposing team scores, however, in ***Mario Strikers: Battle League*** she will regain her composure.

## Variants of **Peach**

### Peach (Kimono)

Peach (Kimono) was first introduced in the Tokyo Tour alongside Mario (Hakama). Her special skill is the Mushroom Cannon. Her outfit consists of a pink Kimono (a traditional robe worn in Japan during the colder months) decorated with flowers (most likely Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)), a red Obi and a pair of hot-pink Geta. Her signature kart is the **Quickshaw** and the **Sakura Quickshaw**, her signature glider is the **Purple Oilpaper Umbrella.** Her signature course is **Tokyo Blur.**

### Peach (Vacation)

Peach (Vacation) was added in the 2019 Paris Tour alongside Shy Guy (Pastry Chef). Her special item is the Coin Box. Her outfit consists of a white blouse, with a pink scarf, along with a pink skirt, completed with a white-and-pink hat. Her signature kart is the **Macharon** and her signature glider is the **Strawberry Crepe.** Her signature course is **Paris Promenade.**

### Peach (Wintertime)

Peach (Wintertime) is a driver introduced in the Ice Tour. Her special skill is the Ice Flower. Her design is derived from the outfit she wears when visiting the Cap, Snow, and Moon Kingdoms during the post-game for Super Mario Odyssey. Her outfit consists of a gray button-down coat, with black tights, gloves, her classic blue earrings and a gray hat. Her signature kart is the **Glided Prancer** and her signature glider is the **Blizzard Parasol.** Her signature course is **Frappe Snowland.**

### Peach (Wedding)

Peach (Wedding) is a driver introduced in the Peach Tour alongside the return of Pink Gold Peach, Peach (Vacation) and Peach (Wintertime). Her special skill is the Triple Mushrooms. Her dress is derived from her wedding dress from Super Mario Odyssey. Her outfit is a simple sleeve-less wedding dress with white gloves, a wedding-veil and a new tiara. Her signature kart is the **Sweet Daytripper** and her signature glider is the **Silver Bells**. Her signature course is **Royal Raceway**.

### Peach (Halloween)

Peach (Halloween) was introduced in the Halloween Tour (2020) along with Mario (Halloween). Her special skill is the Fire Flower. Her outfit consists of her usual pink-dress with a purple cape and witch's hat (with her crown at the top), complete with a wand-ish item. Her signature kart is the **Dark Trickster** and her signature glider is the **Spider Glider**. Her signature course is **Maple Treeway**.

### Peach (Explorer)

Peach (Explorer) was first introduced in the Sunset Tour alongside the return of Captain Toad and Toadette (Explorer). Her special skill is the Bob-omb cannon. Her outfit is derived from Super Mario Odyssey, when she visits the Cascade, Wooded and Lost Kingdoms. Her signature kart is the **Offroader** and her signature glider is the **Sunset Balloons.** Her signature course is **Sunset Wilds**.

### Cat Peach

Cat Peach was first introduced in the Cat Tour alongside Cat Toad. Her special skill is the Super Bell. Her design is from Super Mario 3D World, with her fur being pink. Her signature kart is the **Cat Cruiser** and her signature glider is the **Toe-bean Balloons.** Her signature course is **Donut Plains**.

### Peach (Happi)

Peach (Happi) was first introduced in the Mario vs. Peach Tour. Her special skill is the Lucky Seven. Her signature kart is the Sakura Quickshaw and her signature glider is the Springtime Crane. Her signature course is Ninja Hideaway.

## Quotes

* *"Thank you, Mario!"* - General
* *"Mario, you're my knight in shining armor!"* - *Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars*
* *"Mario, be careful! I have a bad feeling about this..."* - *Super Mario Sunshine*
* *"Stay out of this! I am a princess, and she has thrown mud at my dignity! You two leave me be! UNDERSTOOD?!"* - *Super Paper Mario*
* *"Oh, did I win?"* - *Super Smash Bros.* series

## Trivia

* Peach (Kimono)'s hairstyle (a Bun) is the first time Peach has ever worn that style
* She has her own Cup
* She has her own self-named tour
* She has had three team-rallies against Daisy, Mario and Bowser.
	+ Peach won against Daisy, with 65% of the tokens
	+ Peach won against Mario, with 52% of the tokens
		- This marked the first time the second team won a rally.
	+ Peach lost against Bowser, with him having 52% of the tokens (May 2022)
		- This marked the first time in which a team with Peach as its captain lost.
	+ Peach won against Bowser, with 51% of the tokens (Nov. - Dec. 2022)
		- This marked Team Peach's third win out of four team rallies, making her the Captain with the most wins.
* Peach was third for "Top 10 Drivers used in Multiplayer (Grade S or Higher)" according to MKT Report 2021
* Peach was eight for "Top 10 Drivers used in Multiplayer" according to MKT Report 2021
* Peach (Vacation) was tenth for "Top 10 Drivers with the Most High-End Level-Boost Tickets Used" according to MKT Report 2021
* Cat Peach was sixth for "Top 10 Drivers used in Multiplayer" according to MKT Report 2021
* Cat Peach was third for "Top 10 Drivers with the Most High-End Level-Boost Tickets Used" according to MKT Report 2021