Mayor Pauline

## Pauline

* Normal
* Tennis
* Golf
* Mario Strikers
* 1981

### Game Appearances

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006)Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009)Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010)Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013)Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2014)Super Mario Odyssey (2017)Mario Tennis Aces (DLC) (2019)Mario Kart Tour (2019)Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)

## Personal Information

### Homeland

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A. (formerly)Metro Kingdom

## Connections

### Friends

Mario (friend/former love Interest)Donkey Kong (friend)

## Behind The Scenes

### Current Japanese Voice Actor

Maaya Sakamoto (2017-present)

**Mayor Pauline** is a character that was the original damsel-in-distress whom her love interest, Mario must rescue from the eponymous ape in the original *Donkey Kong*, which marked their debut. In the same way, Mario was originally called "Jumpman," Pauline was simply referred to as "Lady" in Japan. It was during the game's distribution in North America that she was given the name Pauline after Polly James, the wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James.

Following her first appearance in *Donkey Kong*, Pauline appeared in Family Basic and in Pinball for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Princess Peach, who was introduced in *Super Mario Bros.*, took Pauline's place as the damsel-in-distress in that game, eventually becoming Mario's primary romantic interest in most of the subsequent games in the series.

Pauline did not appear in another game until the 1994 Game Boy version of *Donkey Kong*, where she was once again taken captive by Cranky Kong and his son. Whereas the original arcade game's cabinet depicts Pauline with blond hair, the Game Boy remake features a redesigned modern Pauline as a brunette, distinguishing her from the blond-haired Peach, wearing a sleeveless red dress with a torn skirt.

Pauline makes an appearance in *Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis* for the Nintendo DS, where she appears as the guest of honor in the opening of the Super Mini-Mario World theme park.

Pauline made her appearance in *Super Mario Odyssey*, where she is the mayor of New Donk City. Kate Higgins voiced Pauline..

## Profile

### Physical Appearance

Pauline has brown long hair and wears gold earrings and a gold bracelet on her right hand, she wears a long red dress and wears black heels, she has light-blue eyes and has red lipstick.

### Personality Traits

She is sweet, laid-back and caring, as well as having a sense of humor and eye for business. She seems to think highly of herself but not enough to be considered egotistic; she also is kind-hearted and enjoys spending time with her friends. Given her clothes and makeup, she also seems to be quite fashionable.

## Fanart

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## GIFS

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## See Also

Princess Peach

Princess Daisy

Rosalina

Pauline (Super Mario Bros. Movie)

Pauline might appear in the Super Mario Bros. Movie as a cameo or will play a role, as she appears in the Mario Movie Poster.