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Princess Peach Toadstool is a fictional character in Nintendo video
games. She is Mario's girlfriend and ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom.
She first appeared in Super Mario Brothers. In this and subsequent games,
she is constantly being kidnapped by King Bowser Koopa, despite the good
fighting abilities she demonstrates in Super Mario Bros 2 and Super Mario
RPG. In Paper Mario, she sneaks around the castle gathering information to
help Mario in his quest.
The Princess rules her kingdom in a giant castle with a multitude of Toad
servants. It's unclear as to whether or not there is a King of the Mushroom
Kingdom, as the nation's title would suggest. Some video game manuals and
Mario comic books refer to a King, but such a character has never appeared
in any of the games.
Peach has recently appeared in the Mario Party series, Super Smash Bros.
Melee where she demonstrated fine fighting ability in the tournament...
later she went on a much needed vacation to Dolphic (Delfino) Island in
Super Mario Sunshine sporting a new dress and having her hair tied up in a
ponytail. Unfortunately she is kidnapped yet again, with Mario having to do
another rescue mission finally leading to a great vacation.
In Japan, the Princess' name has always been "Peach", it was changed to
"Toadstool" when Super Mario Brothers was released in America. Her Japanese
and American names were combined into her current title, "Princess Peach
Toadstool" when Super Mario 64 was released in the United States.
It is useful to note that Princess Peach Toadstool is not the girl Mario
saves in Donkey Kong; that girl was Pauline.
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