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Princess Daisy

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Princess Daisy
Mario character
Daisy (Super Mario Party).png
Daisy, as depicted in her promotional artwork for Super Mario Party.
First appearanceSuper Mario Land (1989)
Created byGunpei Yokoi
Portrayed bySamantha Mathis (Super Mario Bros.)
Voiced by
  • Melissa Beckford (Super Mario Compact Disco)
  • Jessica Chisum (2000)[1]
  • Jen Taylor (2000–2003)
  • Deanna Mustard (2003–present)
  • Noriko Hidaka (Japanese DVD dub of Super Mario Bros film)
  • Maya Okamoto (Japanese Nippon TV dub of Super Mario Bros Film)
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
TitlePrincess
OccupationPrincess
Fighting styleMagic
OriginSarasaland

Princess Daisy (Japanese: デイジー姫, Hepburn: Deijī-hime, pronounced [deːʑiː çime]) is a fictional character in the Mario series of video games. She debuted in 1989's Super Mario Land as the ruler of Sarasaland.[2] Described as a tomboy,[3] she is rumored to be Luigi's love interest, similarly to Princess Peach being the love interest of Mario.[4] This became the plot of the 1993 live-action film Super Mario Bros., in which Luigi saves Daisy from King Koopa.[5][6]

Since her appearance in Mario Tennis, Daisy has been a staple playable character in the Mario spin-off games, often paired with Peach. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto's mentor Gunpei Yokoi, the producer of Super Mario Land. Yokoi wanted to recreate the feeling of 1985's Super Mario Bros., only set in another world separate from the Mushroom Kingdom.[7]

Appearances

In video games

Daisy debuted in Super Mario Land, released in 1989 for the Game Boy. Daisy is the princess of Sarasaland, a world outside of the series' usual setting of the Mushroom Kingdom, and is kidnapped by the tyrannical alien, Tatanga,[8] who intends to marry her to gain control of her realm. Mario must traverse the four kingdoms of Sarasaland to track down Tatanga and rescue Daisy. She next made a small appearance in NES Open Tournament Golf in 1991 as Luigi's caddie. She did not appear in another game for nine years until 2000's Mario Tennis by Camelot Software Planning on the Nintendo 64, to introduce more human characters into the game.[9]

Daisy is regularly a playable character in Mario sports games. She appears in all of the Mario Party series since Mario Party 3 except Mario Party Advance, and all of the Mario Kart games since Double Dash except for the first two installments of the Arcade GP series, and all five games in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. She also appears in the Square Enix game Fortune Street. On September 29, 2017, Daisy was added to the list of playable characters in Super Mario Run.[10]

Outside of the Mario game series, Daisy was included as a skin in the Minecraft: Wii U Edition Super Mario Mashup Pack, released on May 16, 2016.[11] In every Super Smash Bros. game released since Super Smash Bros. Melee, in addition to Daisy's appearance as trophies, one of Peach's reoccurring palette swaps represents Daisy's colour scheme. Daisy appears as a moveset clone of Peach (dubbed "Echo fighter") in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, playing identically to Peach with only aesthetic differences.

Daisy's Amiibo figurine was released on November 4, 2016, to coincide with the release of Mario Party: Star Rush.

In other media

Daisy is one of the main characters of 1993's Super Mario Bros. film, loosely based on the games, portrayed by Samantha Mathis. She is a student of archaeology at New York University whom Luigi falls in love with. While digging for dinosaur bones under the Brooklyn Bridge, Daisy is kidnapped by two henchmen of President Koopa, the dictator of Dinohattan, of which Daisy is the rightful princess.

Daisy is the prisoner of Tatanga in some episodes of the Nintendo Comics System.

Reception

Initially, Daisy drew little comment. In her early appearances, she was so similar to Princess Peach that some journalists assumed "Princess Daisy" was simply a new localization of "Princess Peach" rather than a new character.[12]

Polygon lists Daisy at number six of the top ten Mario Tennis Aces characters ranked by the online audience, stating: "She's had a healthy share of posts and fan art dedicated to her". GameDaily listed Daisy at number eight in a top-ten list of Mario characters who deserve their own game.[13] GamerVision's "Coop" wrote the article "Top Ten Reasons Daisy is Better Than Peach", citing her "less-annoying voice" and "better attitude", and being a better ruler because Sarasaland has only been invaded once, while Peach's Mushroom Kingdom is always being invaded.[14] Destructoid's Gamer's Red Carpet called "her choice of a brave yellow and orange combo dress... as flattering as it is retro", and that her dress and accessories "work much better than Peach's", grading her a B+ overall.[15]

In 2010, Audrey Drake at IGN listed Daisy as a potential valentine for Mario, commenting that being his "brother's gal" made her a sort of "forbidden fruit", and that he had saved her during the events of Super Mario Land.[16] GamesRadar's Henry Gilbert wrote that it became increasingly evident that Luigi also needs "his own princess" and Princess Daisy is the character to whom he is closest.[5] The pairing of Daisy and Luigi was included in Screw Attack's "Best EVER: Love Stories" video. She is number two on Susanna Sheath's top ten Mario characters.[17] Jeremy Parish of Polygon ranked seventy-three fighters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate "from garbage to glorious", listing Rosalina (Mario) at number fifty-one, Princess Daisy at thirty-one, and Princess Peach at number four.[18] DenOfGeek.com points out that with no rescue narrative between Daisy and Luigi as the basis for romance, she chooses him based on his merits instead of gratitude.[19]

IGN reviewed Daisy negatively at four out of ten, whereas Princess Peach got an eight, Rosalina a seven, and Pauline an eight, but said that the "spark between Daisy and Luigi still burns bright".[6] Lisa Foiles of The Escapist ranked Daisy number one of the top five annoying princesses in video games, but stated she didn't really have a good reason.[20] John Teti of The A.V. Club reviewed Daisy negatively, calling her dress "unflattering" and describing her as a "Princess Peach with brown hair" whose tomboy moniker is undeserved as "euphemistic nonsense".[21] Eurogamer[22] and TheGamer.com[23] refer to Daisy as a clone of Peach in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Daisy's infant counterpart, Baby Daisy, was listed by 1UP.com as one of the worst Mario Kart Wii characters.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Chisum". Topo Swope Talent Agency. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Princess Daisy". play.nintendo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12. The ruler of Sarasaland loves the thrill of the chase, too—especially when she’s zooming around on a kart.
  3. ^ "Characters". Nintendo Japan. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ^ Hudson Soft. Mario Party 4. Nintendo. Daisy is a feisty girl who loves to get dirty and play with the rest of the crowd. Luigi has quite a crush on her, and it's rumored there is an attraction between the two. Waluigi also happens to have a crush on Princess Daisy, which she does not approve.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Gilbert, Henry. "Page 3 – Luigi: A life in the shadows". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Pirrello, Phil. "Mario's Ladies: The Princesses of Mario Galaxy". IGN. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ Fahs, Travis. "IGN Presents The History of Game Boy". IGN. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  8. ^ Stars. "Princess Daisy". IGN. Retrieved 25 September 2016.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Mario Tennis Website". Nintendo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Nintendo is updating Super Mario Run with a new character, mode, and world". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  11. ^ GameXplain (2016-05-18), All 40 Mario Skins in Minecraft Wii U Edition (Koopalings, Rosalina, Daisy, Toadette, etc), retrieved 2016-06-10
  12. ^ "Super Mario RPG". Next Generation (12): 139–140. December 1995. Princess Peach (or Daisy as she was renamed in the West) ...
  13. ^ "Top 10 Nintendo Characters That Deserve Their Own Games". GameDaily (via Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  14. ^ Coop. "Top Ten Reasons Daisy is Better than Peach". GamerVision. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  15. ^ Concelmo, Chad (May 13, 2010). "The Gamer's Red Carpet: Super Mario Bros". Destructoid. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  16. ^ Drake, Audrey. "Who Should Be Mario's Valentine?". IGN. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  17. ^ "The Best EVER: Love Story". Screw Attack. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  18. ^ Parish, Jeremy (2018-12-03). "We rank the Smash Bros. (and friends)". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  19. ^ "Super Smash Bros. Characters Ranked". Den of Geek. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  20. ^ Lisa Foiles. "Top 5 Annoying Princesses | The Escapist". Escapistmagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  21. ^ "All 30 Mario Kart 8 characters, reviewed". Games. Retrieved 2020-11-05. According to official Nintendo lore, Princess Daisy is a "tomboy". I'm not sure how this boyishness manifests itself in the character design—her choice of an unflattering yellow dress, maybe? But this "tomboy" stuff is euphemistic nonsense, anyway. I imagine Daisy is a closeted lesbian, plucked from the socially liberal dream world of Super Mario Land's Sarasaland and forced to mold her identity to the Mushroom Kingdom’s rigid gender roles. She steals furtive glances at Toadette and posts Orange Is The New Black GIFs to her Tumblr. I imagine these things. But really, she's Princess Peach with brown hair.
  22. ^ Phillips, Tom (2018-06-12). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch includes every character from the series so far". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  23. ^ "Super Smash Bros: 5 Reasons Why Waluigi Needs To Join The Battle Already (& 5 Why He Shouldn't)". TheGamer. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-11-06. Like a true betrayal, every other Mario character was invited to this Mario Party, even Daisy as a reskin of Peach
  24. ^ Bettenhausen, Shane. "Mario Kart Wii Review". 1up.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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