Princess Daisy#In other media

Princess Daisy was created as a damsel in distress for Mario to rescue in Super Mario Land.{{Cite news |last=Whitehead |first=Dan |date=2007-11-09 |title=Page 2 {{!}} The History of Mario |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-history-of-mario-article?page=2 |access-date=2024-01-29 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128175750/https://www.eurogamer.net/the-history-of-mario-article?page=2 |url-status=live }} It was produced as a launch title for the Game Boy handheld game console by Gunpei Yokoi in partnership with Satoru Okada without the input of Shigeru Miyamoto. With the aim to create a scaled-down game based on the gameplay of the 1985 Super Mario Bros., it moved away from the usual setting of the Mushroom Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Fahs |first=Travis |date=2009-07-27 |title=IGN Presents the History of Game Boy |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/27/ign-presents-the-history-of-game-boy |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528083411/http://retro.ign.com/articles/100/1007864p3.html |url-status=live }} The development team created Sarasaland, named after a type of floral design, and made Daisy to match that concept.{{cite book |title=With LUIGI 30th Anniversary: The Year of LUIGI Memorial Book}}

Daisy was added to Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 due to the developer Camelot Software Planning wanting someone whose body shape was appropriate for real-life sports.{{cite web |url=http://www.camelot.co.jp/gimon/gimon13.html |title= キャメロットのスタッフに疑問をぶつけようのコーナー |work=Camelot Software Planning |date=October 28, 2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001209080900/http://www.camelot.co.jp/gimon/gimon13.html |archivedate=December 9, 2000}} Daisy's appearance in Super Mario Bros. Wonder came about due to the game's director, Shiro Mouri, noticing that his two daughters often fought over who got to play as Princess Peach, so he wanted to resolve that and also please Mario fans.{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=2023-08-31 |title=Super Mario Bros. Wonder developers discuss Nintendo's push to reinvent its classic side-scrolling formula |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/super-mario-bros-wonder-developers-discuss-nintendos-push-to-reinvent-its-classic-side-scrolling-formula |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118144858/https://www.eurogamer.net/super-mario-bros-wonder-developers-discuss-nintendos-push-to-reinvent-its-classic-side-scrolling-formula |url-status=live }} In various Mario games, she has been voiced by a variety of different individuals, including Deanna Mustard from 2003 to 2022 and Giselle Fernandez since 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Super-Mario-Bros/Princess-Daisy/ |title=Princess Daisy |accessdate=January 14, 2024 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114201238/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Super-Mario-Bros/Princess-Daisy/ |url-status=live }}

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First appearing in 1989's Super Mario Land, Daisy is the princess of Sarasaland, a world outside of the series' usual setting of the Mushroom Kingdom, and is rescued by Mario from the alien Tatanga.{{Cite web |last=Lambie |first=Ryan |date=2019-04-22 |title=Super Mario Land: The Brilliance of an Underrated Classic |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/super-mario-land-underrated-classic/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128154514/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/super-mario-land-underrated-classic/ |url-status=live }} In 1991, she had a smaller appearance in NES Open Tournament Golf as Luigi's caddie.{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Robert |date=2014-02-19 |title=Review: NES Open Tournament Golf (Wii U eShop / NES) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/nes_open_tournament_golf_nes |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128231925/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/nes_open_tournament_golf_nes |url-status=live }} In 2000, Daisy appeared as a playable character in Mario Tennis.{{Cite web |last=Van Duyn |first=Marcel |date=2021-10-31 |title=Review: Mario Tennis - The Game That Gave Us Waluigi |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/n64/mario-tennis |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003011748/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/n64/mario-tennis |url-status=live }} Since then, Daisy is regularly a playable character in Mario sports games,{{cite web|url=http://au.stars.ign.com/articles/834/834987p2.html|title=Mario's Ladies: The Princesses of Mario Galaxy|publisher=IGN|first=Phil|last=Pirrello|date=November 14, 2007|access-date=September 25, 2016|archive-date=December 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206144343/http://au.stars.ign.com/articles/834/834987p2.html|url-status=live}} usually wearing a sleeveless shirt and shorts in the colors of her princess gown.{{Cite web |last=Delbel |first=Julia |date=2023-04-03 |title=15 Easy Cosplay Ideas for Beginners |url=https://www.themarysue.com/10-easy-cosplay-ideas-for-beginners/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128232931/https://www.themarysue.com/10-easy-cosplay-ideas-for-beginners/ |url-status=live }}

In 2001, she was introduced as a playable character in the Mario Party series beginning with Mario Party 3.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Evan |title=Mario Party 3 Comes To Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-party-3-comes-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack/1100-6518696/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119155317/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mario-party-3-comes-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack/1100-6518696/#google_vignette |url-status=live }} She is also playable in Mario Kart games, first appearing in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where her course is known as Daisy Cruiser.{{Cite web |title=Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Review - Review |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4160/mario-kart-double-dash-gamecube |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Nintendo World Report |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202183412/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4160/mario-kart-double-dash-gamecube |url-status=live }} Mario Kart Wii also added Baby Daisy, her toddler version, which has since appeared in multiple games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the-complete-history-of-mario-kart-games/|title=The Complete History of Mario Kart games|last=Scullion|first=Chris|date=August 31, 2022|website=Video Games Chronicle|access-date=May 3, 2025}} Other playable appearances have included Super Mario Run,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/23/16354232/nintendo-super-mario-run-update-daisy-new-mode-world-gaming-ios-android|title=Nintendo is updating Super Mario Run with a new character, mode, and world|work=The Verge|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208031445/https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/23/16354232/nintendo-super-mario-run-update-daisy-new-mode-world-gaming-ios-android|url-status=live}} Fortune Street,{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.{{Cite web |last=Plant |first=Logan |date=2023-06-21 |title=Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a Brand New 2D Mario, Revealed at Nintendo Direct |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/super-mario-bros-wonder-a-brand-new-2d-mario-revealed-at-nintendo-direct |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621150646/https://www.ign.com/articles/super-mario-bros-wonder-a-brand-new-2d-mario-revealed-at-nintendo-direct |url-status=live }} She was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character, after previously appearing as a trophy. Her gameplay in Ultimate is largely identical to that of Princess Peach.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Julia |date=2018-06-12 |title=Daisy will be playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/12/17453090/super-smash-bros-ultimate-daisy-playable-nintendo-switch |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120103546/https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/12/17453090/super-smash-bros-ultimate-daisy-playable-nintendo-switch |url-status=live }}

Daisy appears as a skin in multiple video games, including Super Mario Maker and Minecraft.{{Cite web |last=Vogel |first=Mitch |date=January 14, 2016 |title=The Princess Daisy Costume is Finally Coming to Super Mario Maker |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/01/the_princess_daisy_costume_is_finally_coming_to_super_mario_maker |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112012449/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/01/the_princess_daisy_costume_is_finally_coming_to_super_mario_maker |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Kamen |first=Matt |date=9 May 2016 |title=Mario is coming to Minecraft (but only on Wii U) |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mario-minecraft-wii-u |access-date=2024-02-02 |magazine=Wired UK |language=en-GB |issn=1357-0978 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202142700/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mario-minecraft-wii-u |url-status=live }} Daisy's Amiibo figurine for the Super Mario franchise was released on November 4, 2016, to coincide with the release of Mario Party: Star Rush. Meanwhile, her Amiibo figurine related to the Super Smash Bros. franchise was released on February 13, 2019.{{Cite web |title=amiibo Character List Lineup - amiibo by Nintendo |url=https://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/line-up/ |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=www.nintendo.com |language=en-us |archive-date=October 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006231741/http://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/line-up/ |url-status=live }} Daisy was added to Dr. Mario World in a post-launch update in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Craddock |first=Ryan |date=2019-08-05 |title=Dr. Mario World To Receive New Doctors And Stages This Week, Including Dr. Daisy |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/08/dr_mario_world_to_receive_new_doctors_and_stages_this_week_including_dr_daisy |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202142146/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/08/dr_mario_world_to_receive_new_doctors_and_stages_this_week_including_dr_daisy |url-status=live }} In 2022, she was also added as a post-launch downloadable character to Mario Strikers: Battle League.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-19 |title=Mario Strikers Fans Put Pitchforks Down As Daisy Confirmed As DLC |url=https://kotaku.com/mario-strikers-battle-league-daisy-shy-guy-switch-1849194573 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Kotaku |language=en |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126203024/https://kotaku.com/mario-strikers-battle-league-daisy-shy-guy-switch-1849194573 |url-status=live }}

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 with whom Luigi falls in love. Daisy is kidnapped by two henchmen of President Koopa, the dictator of Dinohattan, who wants to merge his world and the human world, necessitating Mario and Luigi to save her.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Amy |date=2018-10-12 |title='Super Mario Bros.' Made Me Horny for a Plumber and a Lizard King |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/super-mario-bros-live-action-movie-luigi-king-koopa/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127234325/https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzjkma/super-mario-bros-live-action-movie-luigi-king-koopa |url-status=live }}

Super Nintendo World, an immersive area at various Universal parks, includes an interactive "Power-Up Band" featuring a design based on her dress.{{Cite web |last=Henley |first=Stacey |date=2020-12-19 |title='Super Mario' creator Shigeru Miyamoto leads fans on a Super Nintendo World tour |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/gaming-news/super-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto-leads-fans-on-a-super-nintendo-world-tour-2843057 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=NME |language=en-AU |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128000611/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/gaming-news/super-mario-creator-shigeru-miyamoto-leads-fans-on-a-super-nintendo-world-tour-2843057 |url-status=live }}

Daisy has received generally positive reception. Critics noted the similarities between Peach and Daisy, such as Destructoid writer Chad Concelmo and Siliconera writer Jenni Lada.{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/the-gamer-s-red-carpet-super-mario-bros--171677.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|title=The Gamer's Red Carpet: Super Mario Bros.|first=Chad|last=Concelmo|access-date=July 31, 2013|date=May 13, 2010|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301170104/https://www.destructoid.com/the-gamer-s-red-carpet-super-mario-bros--171677.phtml|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Lada |first=Jenni |date=2018-07-02 |title=Mario Tennis Aces Nails Its Characterizations |url=https://www.siliconera.com/mario-tennis-aces-nails-its-characterizations/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127192215/https://www.siliconera.com/mario-tennis-aces-nails-its-characterizations/ |url-status=live }} Lada felt that Mario Tennis Aces successfully gave Daisy a distinctive personality, stating that she was more energetic whereas Peach was reserved and stylish. She felt that Daisy's characterization was an improvement on Peach due to being more athletic and emotional.

Daisy's inclusion as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was highly anticipated by CJ Andriessen of Destructoid, who described her as the "best princess" and considered her to be one of the most requested characters for the Smash roster.{{Cite web |last=Andriessen |first=CJ |date=2018-06-12 |title=Best princess Daisy comes to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |url=https://www.destructoid.com/best-princess-daisy-comes-to-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Destructoid |language=en-US |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127194427/https://www.destructoid.com/best-princess-daisy-comes-to-super-smash-bros-ultimate/ |url-status=live }} Syfy writer Mason Brady considered Daisy's introduction in the Super Smash Bros. series disappointing due to being a near copy of Peach, describing it as a "blatant lack of originality."{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=Mason |date=2023-04-21 |title=The 'Mario' movie is a smash hit, so let's rank the 'Mario Super Smash Bros.' fighters |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/ranking-the-mario-super-smash-bros-characters |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Syfy |language=en-US |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129131614/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/ranking-the-mario-super-smash-bros-characters |url-status=live }}

When the base roster for Mario Strikers: Battle League was revealed, several fans expressed disappointment and anger that Daisy was excluded.{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2022 |title=The Princess Daisy Fandom Is Ready To Riot Against Mario Strikers |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2022/05/the-super-mario-daisy-fandom-is-ready-to-riot-against-nintendo/ |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=Kotaku Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112021454/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2022/05/the-super-mario-daisy-fandom-is-ready-to-riot-against-nintendo/ |url-status=dead }} Neal Ronaghan of Nintendo World Report felt that she was a beloved character in the Strikers series, bemoaning her absence.{{Cite web |last=Ronaghan |first=Neal |title=Where The Eff Is Daisy?: The Curious Case of Mario Strikers Battle League's Roster - Editorial |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/editorial/60535/where-the-eff-is-daisy-the-curious-case-of-mario-strikers-battle-leagues-roster |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Nintendo World Report |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128174331/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/editorial/60535/where-the-eff-is-daisy-the-curious-case-of-mario-strikers-battle-leagues-roster |url-status=live }} VentureBeat considered starting a Change.org petition for her to be included, commenting that she had stood out in Super Mario Strikers for her "sassy attitude" and celebration pose that involves turning her back to the camera.{{Cite web |last=Grubb |first=Jeff |date=2022-02-10 |title=Devil's bargain: Gamers get new Mario Strikers without Daisy |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/devils-bargain-gamers-get-new-mario-strikers-without-daisy/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221200959/https://venturebeat.com/games/devils-bargain-gamers-get-new-mario-strikers-without-daisy/ |url-status=live }} Ari Notis of Kotaku echoed fan excitement when she was added to the game in a DLC update and thought that her exclusion had been indicative of a wider problem with the game's limited content. Hope Bellingham writing for GamesRadar+ expressed excitement that Daisy was finally getting recognition from Nintendo by making her a playable character in Super Mario Bros. Wonder and noted that although it was not technically the first time she had been playable, it was a "momentous occasion" for fans.{{Cite web |last=Bellingham |first=Hope |date=2023-06-22 |title=Super Mario Bros Wonder is finally giving Daisy the recognition she deserves |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/super-mario-bros-wonder-is-finally-giving-daisy-the-recognition-she-deserves/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=GamesRadar+ |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118174049/https://www.gamesradar.com/super-mario-bros-wonder-is-finally-giving-daisy-the-recognition-she-deserves/ |url-status=live }}

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