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Princess Peach

Princess and central story character · Mushroom Kingdom

Story spoilers: This profile discusses character history and events in the game.

Princess Peach is featured in Super Mario World — Princess and central story character. This profile covers their background, appearance, personality, story role and practical gameplay details.

Edition covered

Original SNES game and its emulated releases. Controls use SNES button labels. Super Mario Advance 2 differences are outside this guide.

Biography

Peach’s relationships with Mario and Bowser connect these otherwise distinct adventures. Her role ranges from the castle’s missing host to an active participant in story interludes.

Appearance

Peach is recognised by blonde hair, a crown and pink clothing. Her holiday clothing in Sunshine and flat design in Paper Mario adapt that identity to the setting.

Personality

She is gracious and resilient. Games differ in how directly she acts, so describing her only as a passive reward misses the playable and investigative moments in The Thousand-Year Door.

Role in the story

The circumstances of her danger are specific to each game. Sunshine begins as a holiday, while Paper Mario connects her to the map and the threat behind the Thousand-Year Door.

Gameplay and encounters

She is not a freely switchable exploration character in the three platformers. Paper Mario’s interludes follow their own story rules and should not be confused with Mario’s partner system.