50 Fun Facts About Princess Peach

Under what name was Peach introduced in the West in the 1985 Super Mario Bros.?

In Japan she was always Peach; the Toadstool name came from the English-language manual.

Who created Princess Peach?

Miyamoto drew her first, then had Yoichi Kotabe redraw her with cat-like eyes, stubborn but a little cute.

Who voices Peach in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)?

Jessica DiCicco voiced Baby Peach in the same film; Taylor-Joy returned for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

Which character was Mario's love interest before Peach, in 1981's Donkey Kong?

Miyamoto had wanted Olive Oyl but could not get the Popeye licence, so Pauline was created instead.

Which 1993 game was the first Western release to use the name Peach?

Wario Land still called her Toadstool a year later; Mario Kart 64 made Peach standard in the West from 1996.

From which 1996 game onward has the name Peach been used in all Western releases?

In Super Mario 64 the same year she signed her letter with both names, Princess Toadstool, Peach.

Why did Miyamoto say Peach's name came to him?

Princesses made him think of girls, and girls made him think of pink.

What unique ability did Peach have as a playable character in Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)?

Kotaku's Peter Tieryas called her the best character in the game because of it.

Super Mario Bros. 2 was adapted from which Japanese game, where Peach's slot belonged to Lina?

Nintendo repurposed it for Western audiences after judging the Japanese sequel too hard.

What does Peach say she has baked for Mario in the letter that opens Super Mario 64?

Her castle is the game's hub, and she emerges from its stained-glass window once Bowser is beaten.

Where does Super Mario Sunshine's holiday with Peach and the Toads take place?

Shadow Mario pollutes the island with paint and frames Mario for it before kidnapping Peach.

Why did Miyamoto say Peach was left out of New Super Mario Bros. Wii's four-player mode?

The director of New Super Mario Bros. U later said he wanted every character to have Mario's exact moves.

Which 2013 Wii U game made Peach playable in the mainline series for the first time in 25 years?

Producer Yoshiaki Koizumi pushed for her, hoping players could play alongside girlfriends or wives.

How does Peach become playable in Super Mario Run (2016)?

The World Tour story still opens with Bowser kidnapping her, which the New York Times called retrograde.

What does Bowser want to do with Peach in Super Mario Odyssey?

He keeps her on his flying boat in a wedding dress while Mario chases them around the world.

How does Peach respond when Bowser and Mario compete for her affections at the end of Odyssey?

GamesRadar+ said Nintendo was playing him from the start, and clearly recognising its female fanbase.

Which 1990 Nelsonic Game Watch title was the first to star her as the sole playable character?

It was based on Super Mario Bros. 2; Super Princess Peach on the DS did not arrive until 2005.

What is the name of Peach's talking umbrella in Super Princess Peach?

She can stomp enemies or attack with Perry, and her Vibe meter governs four emotions.

Which emotion power restores Peach's health in Super Princess Peach?

Joy lifts her in a cyclone, gloom floods the screen with tears and rage sets her on fire.

Where is Super Princess Peach set?

Bowser uses the Vibe Scepter to capture Mario and Luigi, reversing the usual plot.

In Princess Peach: Showtime!, which venue must she save?

The villain is Grape, leader of the Sour Bunch, and the guardian Stella lends Peach her transformations.

Who is the antagonist of Princess Peach: Showtime!?

It was the first game to star Peach since Super Princess Peach, nearly two decades earlier.

When was Princess Peach: Showtime! released on Nintendo Switch?

Her box-art face was redrawn to look angrier and more determined after the 2023 film.

Which of these is NOT one of the Showtime! transformations?

The full list also includes Kung Fu, Detective, Mermaid and Mighty Peach.

What does Peach throw at opponents in Super Smash Bros.?

The vegetable-pulling comes straight from Super Mario Bros. 2; she debuted in Melee.

What is the name of her Final Smash in Smash Bros., which puts opponents to sleep?

It was introduced in Brawl and inspired by her sleep spell in Super Mario RPG.

Which Smash Bros. game marked Peach's debut as a fighter?

She has appeared in every entry since.

Which two kitchen-and-garden items has Peach wielded as weapons in Super Mario RPG?

The parasol-as-weapon idea from that 1996 RPG stuck, and she floats down with it in Smash Ultimate.

What was Peach called in the original 1996 release of Super Mario RPG?

The 2023 Switch remake renamed her Princess Peach.

What was the name of the rejected evil version of Peach pitched after Waluigi's debut?

Miyamoto turned it down before seeing the design, saying it would be just like Doronjo from Yatterman.

Which character is Peach's older sister in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?

Rosalina sent her to the Mushroom Kingdom as an infant to keep her safe.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, who takes Peach's traditional role as the one Mario must rescue?

Director Aaron Horvath made the swap so Peach could stay a strong monarch protecting the Toads.

Who wrote and performed the movie song "Peaches"?

Black voiced Bowser; the song was released in April 2023.

Which Zelda game hides a painting of Peach inside Hyrule Castle?

In Link's Awakening a character named Christine also mails Mr. Write a portrait that is really Peach.

What weapon does Peach carry in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle?

She also tosses grenades and can perform a healing jump; Rabbid Peach is one of the starting trio.

What happened to the Peach amiibo that set a Guinness World Record as the most expensive?

A factory defect produced the legless figure in December 2014.

Which metallic version of the princess debuted as a racer in 2014 DLC?

Mario Kart Tour later added Cherub Baby Peach, Vacation Peach and Wintertime Peach costumes.

What is the name of the first Mario Party's board themed around the princess's celebration?

She has been in every Mario Party since the N64 original in 1998.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, who kidnaps Peach?

Players control Peach between chapters as she tries to escape their fortress; Mario hunts seven Crystal Stars.

In the 2020 Paper Mario game, what does King Olly do to Peach and the Toads?

Mario and friends fight to restore her and the Toads.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, what is stolen from Peach?

It is replaced with speech that converts to explosives, and Bowser recruits the brothers to fix it.

Who voiced Peach in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! in 1989?

Tracey Moore took over for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World.

Who took over as Peach's English game voice in 2025, succeeding Samantha Kelly?

Kelly had voiced her from 2007 to 2024; Jen Taylor held the role before that.

In the 1986 anime film, what lures Mario and Luigi into the Mushroom Kingdom to save Peach?

The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! was based on the first Super Mario Bros.

In the 1992 comic Super Mario Adventures, Peach pops out of what while holding a bomb?

She also tricks her way out of her cell and escapes a window with a yellow cape.

How does Peach's star move disguise the ball in Mario Superstar Baseball?

Her Mario Strikers: Battle League Hyper Strike also kicks the ball through a heart-shaped arch.

The 2018 fan comic that turned Bowser into a Peach lookalike created which character?

The Super Crown comic spread across DeviantArt and Twitter and became a meme.

Peach's castle is adorned with a stained-glass portrait and which colour roof?

It is the hub world of Super Mario 64, and Peach emerges from the window at the end.

What is the name of Peach's father, mentioned in the first game's manual but never shown in a game?

He is also called King Toadstool and appears in the Super Mario Bros. comics.

In Super Mario Bros. 3, how does Peach reward Mario after her rescue?

It was a deliberate wink after the first game's earnest Thank you, Mario!