- "Everyone is discovering the magic of origami and having fun."
- — Princess Peach, Paper Mario: The Origami King
Princess Peach Toadstool (ピーチ姫) or simply Princess Peach or casually Peach is a recurring character in the Paper Mario series. She is the current reigning monarch of the Mushroom Kingdom. She is close friends with Toadsworth as well as with Mario and Luigi, though she and Mario secretly share a special romantic bond. She resides in her castle just north of Toad Town.
History[]
Paper Mario[]
In Paper Mario, she is seen resting a bit from greeting all the guests out there at the Party, and having a chat at the balcony with Mario. The castle suddendly collapse/crumbles revealing Bowser's Castle underneath, after the Mario was thrown out of the window, she is forced to stay in her bedroom until Mario comes to save her. Twink, the star kid tells her that he comes from Star Haven to grant her wish (Peach wished for someone to come help), She first wishes for Twink to get the Star Rod back from Bowser, but realizes that Twink cannot do big wishes yet. After, she asks Twink to hand over a Lucky Star and tell Mario that she is fine and he shouldn't worry. Then, she remembers that the Minister told her there's a secret passage out of her room, she is spotted reading Bowser's diary and forced to go back to her room. She escapes with Twink to find out about Tubba Blubba throught the library. Peach and Twink secretly listens to conversations between guards. After that, she is seen listening to conversations between Bowser and Kammy Koopa. Then, she walks secretly to the Kitchen room to bake a cake in the castle in the middle of the night for Gourmet Guy to eat it, after that Gourmet Guy tells Peach and Twink that one of the Star Spirits are located at Mt. Lavalava (Lavalava Island). She is then spotted once again by Kammy Koopa and escorted back in her room. After winning/participating secretly at the 64th Trivia Quiz Rip-off, she receives a Sneaky Parasol that allows her to transform into anyone she's next to. Eventually she starts listening to Kammy Koopa, Kammy finds her to smell too good and unleashes a spell that turns her back to normal, she is then thrown back into her room. Eventually, Bowser enters her room and says that she will have the front view of him crushing Mario, suddendly Koopatrols ties her up and takes her back to the hall from her bedroom. When Mario entered the next room, she is seen tied up from the ceiling, and Bowser takes Peach with him on his Koopa Clown Car. At the end, Twink, the star kid saves Peach and fights Kammy Koopa with the Princess's wishes. To help Mario, Peach makes a wish to the Stars, and Mario takes the Star Rod back before the Arena collapses. The Star Spirits saves Peach and Mario from falling, and hands over the Star Road back to the Star Spirits, then celebrates the party at Peach's Castle.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[]
Princess Peach this time has gone to Rogueport to see what she wants alone without Toadsworth being paranoid about her getting in danger, especially during holidays. After looking around for some minutes, a strange merchant asks Peach if she'd like to buy something from his wide assortment of items. After someone caughts her eye, Peach asks what could be inside the strange pretty "box" that the merchant holds for sale; Which the merchant responds by saying that the strange box holds a map leading to a legendary treasure inside it, however, he precises that the box holds a magic look on it that will only open for a pure and noble heart, the merchant also admits that it will not perform a reaction as he does not holds the requirements to open it. The merchant explains that he feels a strong chance of Peach being able to open it. He asks Peach to take the box and see it for herself, and once she opens the box, a strong light bursts out. Later on, Peach is revealed to have ended up inside the X-Naut Fortress where X-Nauts have taken her to speak with Sir Grodus. When speaking personally with him, Sir Grodus considers Princess Peach as his "pet" and asks her where the mystical map is. Eventually after a long argument, a X-Naut announces news about how the Crystal Star they thought Hooktail had, got nabbed by someone. Sir Grodus now knowing about the dissapearance of the Crystal Stars asked if that mysterious "someone" defeated the Hooktail creature aswell, which the response is a yes. According to the report, the mysterious person is described to be a mustached dude in a red hat and blue overalls who pulled it off, Peach accidently revealing his name, Mario , gets thrown back into the holding room. Waiting in her room, Peach wishes that Toadsworth or Mario knew about her being kidnapped. Peach decides to take a shower, and expresses that she "feels like a new princess". Eventually after walking around, she meets TEC-XX (TEC): the labotary's main computer, a "flawless and perfect one for a logical reason". Peach asks about the "awful" Sir Gordus, but TEC responds by saying that he is not awful, and rather says that he is actually a very great person. She asks why an explanation about why he guided her here, but he is responds by saying that he is not sure because of an unusual program deviation that occured when he observed her earlier, and his higher-brain circuitry malfunctioned and nearly overheated at her image, he explains that all of these events are new to him. Peach thinks that TEC has a crush on her, because of how he needs to observe and know more about her through her journey in the X-Naut Fortress, but she does not think of that because of how TEC is a computer. Peach eventually tells him that she believes he might be in love with her, but TEC reveals that he cannot understand what "love" is, she describes the feeling of love as when when you want to be with a person forever, making you feel happy. TEC asks if Peach could teach him how to feel "love" but she believes that he wouldn't care because he's a computer. TEC describes himself as a "perfect computer" so he wishes nothing else than simply understand love, he can also grant any wishes, however, he is not allowed to let Peach escape. The next morning, after sleeping, Peach begins to wonder if Mario found the mail she sent, and about how everyone is doing at the castle, TEC also starts feeling emotion towards the Princess by keeping "surveillance" on her. When asking how in the world is she gonna dance with TEC, TEC creates a hologram of Peach, and both of them dances together, After waking up, TEC asks Princess Peach to go where Sir Gordus is and ask him something because of something that brought is "attention", TEC recommends to get the soldier's uniform and change it in to avoid any troubles. After asking to Gordus what do they want to do with Peach, he responds by saying that he wants nothing to do with her. Peach really wants to know answers for the Crystal Stars and the Legendary Treasure, but these questions are prohibited by Gordus, TEC then asks Peach to take a quiz to do communication as usual. Next Morning, TEC asks Peach to sneak into Sir Gordu's room and look for a data disk, because he has no access to data from computers not linked to the network. To go into Gordu's Room, she has to become invisible but firstly put all the potions in the Concoctionator, after putting the disk in in the computer and connect it to the computer, she goes back to the computer room and TEC analyzes the data. Next Morning, TEC tells Peach what Sir Gordu's plans are, and why she is being held there, so TEC decides to let Peach escape. When Peach contacts Mario about everything, Sir Gordus comes in and realizes what Peach and TEC are up too, so he decides to cut the whole system down of TEC, aswell with all data relating to Princess Peach. Once Mario comes in the coffin Room of the Shadow Palace where the legendary treasure rests, he founds out that it's too late to save Peach from Sir Gordus. The legendary treasure will possess Peach's body and bring life to the most powerful witch of millennia. Once opening the coffin, the demon finally wakes up, and possess Peach's body wich she calls "a vessel". Sir Gordus commands Shadow Queen to attack Mario, but she destroys him because no one tells her what to do. After Mario declines Shadow Queen's offer to join her army, they begin a fight. Once Shadow Queen finally unleashes her power, the Crystal Stars come and destroys Shadow Queen's form. Princess Peach wishes to Mario her last power. Shadow Queen loses Peach's vessel, and fades away. Peach wakes up and apologizes to Mario for bringing him all the way here, and Professor Frankly made it in time with the Treasure, and everyone decides to go back to rogueport where all the partners and party members and thank eachothers for the adventure, Peach and Mario goes back in the boat to the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach finds out about the real treasure and goes back into the Boat alongside Toadsworth and Mario.
Super Paper Mario[]
After a deep slumber, Peach wakes up shocked and confused from the situation she appears to be in. When Count Bleck asks Peach if she would accept Bowser to be her lawfully wedded husband until her games are over, she cuts Count Bleck and orders her questions to be answered, which then she is informed that this is her wedding. She insults Bowser and criticizes her dress, demanding to be taken back to her castle but gets brainwashed. Eventually after saying no multiple times, she accepts the offer and the Chaos Hearts appears to open the void. Later, she screams for help while being transported to Bowser's Castle due to being taken by Count Bleck, the chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus. He refuses to hand over the Princess, and says that she will be brought back to Castle Bleck and used to destroy all worlds. Peach then suddenly gets sucked in as well as the others (besides Mario) into Castle Bleck. She wakes up and finds herself lost with some koopas, including Private Koopa. After wandering around in the castle, they find themselves stuck at a dead end, but when they turn back Nastasia prepares to attack them. Private Koopa claims that he is trained in situations like this and Peach takes cover, but Nastasia brainwashes him easily, and he joins Nastasia's army of brainwashed enemies. She then goes on to brainwash Peach, but Peach suddenly flips and disappears. Peach is later found on the third floor of Flipside, unconscious, having fallen "out of nowhere". Merlon
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[]
The story begins one evening during a special holiday called the "Sticker Fest", the Sticker Fest is a celebration of stickers that occurs every year in the Mushroom Kingdom, alongside the peaceful town of Decalburg. Every special nights, Sticker Comets falls from beyond the sky, and if everyone concentrates deeply into their wishes, it is said in the legend that their wishes will come true. Once the Sticker Comet lands to the celebration, Bowser invades the celebration with his army of Koopa Troopas and Goombas to steal the Sticker Comet away from them. Three Toads tried to pull Bowser away from the Sticker Comet, but when Bowser jumped to it, it flew to the sky and exploded into pieces of Royal Stickers all across regions. Shortly after the fight between Mario and Bowser with one of the Royal Stickers, Toads are missing and Peach gets kidnapped by Bowser to his sky castle. Once Mario entered the main room of Bowser's Sky Castle in World 6, Peach is seen sticked with tapes on a chain. Right when Mario and Kersti was about to save Peach while Bowser is not looking around, he comes in and put her in a long hall behind him. Once Giant Bowser alongside the Royal Sticker is defeated, Mario peels the tape off and saves her, she thanks Mario deeply for saving her after all this chaos, she then asks Mario what is his wish, and tells him to use the power of one of the Royal Stickers to grant his wish. Peach finally announces the rebirth of the Sticker Fest, and Bowser joins in with Mario, Peach and Kersti, finishing off with all of them laughing at the Sticker Fest in Decalburg.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[]
Paper Mario: Color Splash[]
In Color Splash, Princess Peach is first seen going to Prism Island to investigate the strange disappearance of her Toads. For a portion of the game, she can be found in the inn and will heal Mario whenever he interacts with her. Halfway through, she is once again captured by Bowser. She is not seen again until the end of the game when Mario rescues her. However, she does leave Mario videos through Holo Peaches which are scattered along his quest.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[]
In The Origami King, Peach is seen as an origami character thought to be controlled by King Olly. She asks Mario if he will crease himself and be reborn, just like her but then says it doesn't matter as his answers are paper thin.
Personality[]
Princess Peach could be considered the ideal model of a princess. No matter what situation she finds herself in, she retains her poise and grace. She is just as comfortable, however, exploring the world with Mario and friends, showing courage and spunk befitting her adventurous nature. She is kind and compassionate, often putting the needs of others before her own. Finally, Princess Peach is very relaxed; the rare occasions that she loses her composure, however, often result in a fit of indignant verbal thrashings.
Physical Appearance[]
Princess Peach is moderately tall, though still standing nearly a head above Mario. She has a slender figure, which she modestly covers in her trademark pink dress. Her elegant white elbow-length gloves and crown complete the ensemble, neatly accenting her flowing blonde hair. She has a sweet disposition and is rarely seen without a smile on her face.
Abilities[]
Peach Parasol | Princess Peach can float in mid-air by pressing 2. | |
Parasol Block | Princess Peach shield herself with her parasol blocking up-attacks by pressing Down on the Directional Pad. |
Trivia[]
- A glitch in Paper Mario allows the player to play as Princess Peach within the final boss fight with Bowser. The game will crash if hit by any attack other than Stomp.