Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy (Japanese: デイジー姫, Hepburn: Deijī-hime) is a character in the Mario franchise. She debuted in the 1989 Game Boy launch game Super Mario Land as the ruler of Sarasaland where she was given the role of damsel in distress for Mario to rescue. Depicted as a tomboy, she is often shown to be Luigi's love interest, similarly to Princess Peach being the love interest of Mario. Since her appearance in Mario Tennis, she has been a staple playable character in Mario spin-off games, including Mario Party and Mario Kart. She also appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Daisy was voiced by American voice actress Deanna Mustard from 2003 to 2022, who was succeeded by Giselle Fernandez starting with Super Mario Bros. Wonder. She is portrayed by Samantha Mathis in the live-action Super Mario Bros. film. Princess Daisy has been a popular character for her noticeable contrast to Peach and her memorable characterization in games such as the Mario Strikers series. Though the character had largely been exclusive to spin-off titles since 2000, she was later reintegrated into the mainline Super Mario series of video games as a playable character in Super Mario Run and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.