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Character fact sheet
Name: Princess Toadstool aka “Peach” First Appearance: Super Mario Bros. (1985) Home: The Mushroom Kingdom Voiced by: Mami Yamase, Jeannie Elias, Tracey Moore, Jocelyn Benford, Leslie Swan, Asako Kozuki, Jen Taylor, Nicole Mills and Samantha Kelly. Associates: Mario, Luigi, Toad |
Biography
Princess Peach has baby blue eyes and yellow/blonde hair. Peach is a lot taller in height in comparison to other characters. Princess Peach has a fair complexion and a pointed and defined nose. Peach has thick flowing blonde hair however is sometimes described as yellow hair. Princess peach is usually seen wearing her signature floor length pink dress with elbow length gloves. When Mario sports instalments started with Mario golf and Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, the sports uniform was the same as her trademark pink dress, just a bit shorter and without the gloves which were replaced by tall socks.
Peach also has a 2 piece soccer outfit in Mario Smash football 
which consists of a crop top and shorts. In Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Peach wears a winter outfit which include white winter gloves and boots with pink lace. The outfit itself includes long purple sleeves and pants with a white line accenting each limb. The outfit is designed like a mini-dress with one white ring at the bottom. Peach’s winter outfit still includes her standard jewellery including crown.
Peach is portrayed as Mario’s love interest and the frequent damsel in distress. She is also good friends with Luigi, Toad, and especially Princess Daisy. Super Mario Bros was Princess Peach’s debut appearance. Bowser had invaded the Mushroom Kingdom, and transformed its inhabitants into blocks and other objects. It was known that the Mushroom King’s daughter would be able to lift the spell therefore he kidnapped Princess Peach (then known as Princess Toadstool).
Mario and Luigi realised that there was a threat and went to rescue the Princess. After completing all seven castles and defeating the real Bowser, the Mario brothers finally found the princess and rescued her. As a reward Princess Toadstool gave Mario a kiss on the cheek and thanked him. In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Princess Toadstool is kidnapped by Bowser again, and again rescued by Mario.
Princess Toadstools abilities was limited fluttering time after jumping. Princess Toadstool was the weakest character in the game with the slowest “pull time” of vegetables, and also had a poor vertical jump, but her floating ability was unlike any of the other characters.
A video from the writers of the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 showing the way Princess Toadstool is meant to be portrayed as a character and the concept behind her.
Quotes
“Thank you Mario! Your quest is over. We present you a new quest. Push button B to select a world.”
— Princess Toadstool, Super Mario Bros. (1985) — her first ever in-game line, delivered after Mario rescues her from Bowser
“Mario!”
— Princess Peach, almost every Mario game since 1996 — her trademark cry for help, voiced by Leslie Swan, Nicole Mills and Samantha Kelly across the years
“Sweet!” / “Oh, dear…”
— Princess Peach, Mario Party and Mario Kart series
“Time to take centre stage!”
— Princess Peach, Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024) — her standout solo Switch title
Enemies
King Bowser Koopa is the main enemy of Princess Peach. Bowser has kidnapped Peach numerous times, and torments her kingdom constantly. Bowser wants to win the princess heart as it has been shown that he is in love with her.
Friends
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Mario – Mario is shown to be Peach’s close companion since childhood. Princess Peach is usually portrayed as Mario’s love interest and he is forever coming to her rescue.
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Luigi – Peach is always grateful to Luigi for accompanying Mario to rescue her and really appreciates his help.
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Princess Daisy – Daisy and Peach appear to be best friends since Daisy’s big comeback appearance in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. While Daisy and Peach are considered to be best friends, they rival against each other in games like Mario Smash Football and in Mario Strikers Charged Football.
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Toad – Toad is Princess Peach’s obedient servant, and often tries to protect her but sometimes gets kidnapped himself.
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Toadette – Toadette is part of Peach’s default team, the Peach Monarchs
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Toadsworth – Toadsworth is Peach’s steward. It is also known that Toadsworth is very protective of and has cared for her ever since she was a baby.
Appearances
Since her debut appearance in Super Mario Bros. Princess Peach has firmly established herself as one of the stars of the Mario series and the Mario Brothers are rarely
seen without her, she featured in the cartoons, and most of the main Mario adventure games, she has also had a game released in her own namesake in the form of Super Princess Peach.
Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Peach’s very first appearance, as Princess Toadstool, the captured princess who must be rescued by Mario from Bowser’s clutches at the end of the game. The role of the kidnapped princess would become her defining narrative purpose for decades.
Super Mario Bros. 2 / USA (1988)
Peach’s playable debut. She was the only character of the four who could float for several seconds after jumping — a unique mechanic that gave her instant strategic value and would carry through to her later Smash Bros. moveset.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) & Remake (2023)
In a series first, Peach actively joins Mario’s party as a healer and offensive caster, rescuing Mario as much as the reverse. Her healing role and pan-of-doom attacks gave her real combat agency. Super Mario RPG (Switch, 2023) is a faithful remake of the SNES original.
Super Princess Peach (2005)
Peach’s first solo starring role, on Nintendo DS. With Mario captured for once, Peach has to rescue him — using mood-themed powers (“Vibes”) and her loyal magic parasol Perry. A landmark for Peach’s independence as a character.
Super Mario Galaxy (2007) & Galaxy 2 (2010)
Peach is again kidnapped, this time being carried into space inside her own castle. The Galaxy games introduced her as a more elegant, royal figure, with Rosalina arriving as a counterpart cosmic princess.
Super Mario 3D World (2013) & Bowser’s Fury (2021)
Peach is once again playable alongside Mario, Luigi and Toad as one of the four core characters, with her trademark float jump intact.
Mario Kart series (1992–present)
Peach has been a playable racer in every Mario Kart since the original Super Mario Kart on SNES. Her lightweight class and pink machines have made her one of the franchise’s most-picked characters, returning in Mario Kart World (2025) on Nintendo Switch 2.
Super Smash Bros. series (2001–present)
Peach has been a playable Smash character since Super Smash Bros. Melee, with one of the most technical and beloved movesets in the series. Her side-throw turnip pull and float jump make her a fan-favourite competitive character.
Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)
Peach’s major solo Switch outing, in which she becomes the saviour of Sparkle Theater — transforming into ten different “showtime” personas including Swordfighter, Ninja, Detective and Patissiere. A celebrated entry that fully cemented Peach as more than a damsel in distress.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) & Switch 2 Edition (2025)
Peach is one of the lineup of playable characters in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, alongside Mario, Luigi, Toad, Toadette and Daisy. She returns for the Switch 2 Edition with the Bellabel Park meetup in 2025.
Trivia & Official Sources
- Princess Peach was originally named “Princess Toadstool” in the Western releases of Super Mario Bros. through Super Mario 64 (1985–1996). Her Japanese name has always been Peach (ピーチ姫, Pīchi-hime). Nintendo unified the name worldwide from Super Mario 64 onwards.
- Peach was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for the original Super Mario Bros. in 1985, with her pink dress, blonde hair and crown chosen to make her instantly visually distinct from Mario and Bowser.
- According to MarioWiki, Peach has been kidnapped over 17 times across the Mario series — more than any other character in gaming. This running joke has been acknowledged in-game several times, most notably in Paper Mario.
- Peach has had two solo starring games: Super Princess Peach (DS, 2005) and Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch, 2024) — spanning nearly two decades.
- The classic SMB2 floating jump is Peach’s most iconic mechanic. It has carried through to every Smash Bros. appearance since Melee and her playable roles in 3D World, 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, and SMB Wonder.
- Peach has been voiced by Leslie Swan (Mario 64), Nicole Mills (Sunshine), Jen Taylor (early 2000s), and Samantha Kelly (2007–present). In the 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie she was played by Anya Taylor-Joy.
- Peach’s castle has been seen in many forms across the games — the most iconic version was established in Super Mario 64, complete with the painting portals that became one of gaming’s most memorable level-select mechanisms.