The True Origins of Princess Peach

[@TheMentok]

Edit: I misspoke and said Super Mario Bros. released in 1983. It should be 1985 :) Check out Bowser's Origins if you missed it! ► kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4e0gYKCpdSbotk I know I'm missing a lot of the Mario Sports and other spinoffs in this video! I'll do something special for those games in the future.

[@orsonzedd]

you're wrong about one other thing, Peach's first called that in the west in Yoshi's Safari

[@PrickProductions]

Oh hey the girl in the orignal donkey kong was actually simply a women named lady.

[@nicholassims9837]

Hey what do you think of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppicf6ikrNqef9E and this Peach realted comment But, it's perfectly fine to emasculate and heavily misrepresent the true Player 2 of this franchise, Luigi, because reasons. Luigi's the least likely to be kidnapped out of the main cast and also the most likely to rescue everyone all at once. TBF, has anyone ever liked Peach? She's always been one of the most stigmatized and hated characters out there. She's always been dismissed and mocked (especially in porn parodies) for her Damsel in Distress princess status. Her stigmatized zeitgeist isn't anything new. It's more so amplified now because of modern-day PC culture, but she was always looked at as lame, saccharine, and earnest. Do you think your average gamer has ever cared for her? Of course not. Otherwise, Peach would've been a cool character to like when she clearly isn't. The average gamer always thought she was incredibly lame, uselss and boring. You'd be made fun of for liking her. Her entire rewrite in this movie is in direct response to that form of negative reputation she has; An attempt to make her look as cool, independent, tough and sexy as possible. She's viewed as an old shame now, even by Nintendo.

[@juiceala]

Also I always thought it was kind of ironic Princess Peach started off with brown hair then went to blonde, meanwhile Pauline started off blonde then went to brown hair.

[@kieranstark7213]

IKR! This is why I think Peach (or Toadstool) and Pauline could’ve been better along side those moments where Nintendo would also give them both no personality other than those that can’t fight for themselves like their beau Mario (except by today’s standards, they actually could)

[@HeathenDance]

In SMB1 she is clearly a red head.

[@kieranstark7213]

@@HeathenDance And the DIC cartoons

[@HeathenDance]

@@kieranstark7213 Yes! Didn't remember those.

[@kieranstark7213]

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[@pastelimp960]

I think why Peach is widely accepted after the toadstool name change is because the name still has a regal and sweet feeling where Eggman is called..well Eggman. Also the transition to the name was more smooth instead of randomly changing, she addresses as Princess Toadstool (Peach) hinting the name we knew all along was a last name and we're finally close enough to the character to learn her first name. Many fans accept her full legal name name as Princess Peach Toadstool

[@tiablue9106]

also anyone who remembers "princess toadstool" mainly just remembers it from the DiC cartoons (though it was used other places, that's prolly the only place they remember it). so they can easily separate that princess from princess peach. it's not like robotnik where the games, cartoons, etc. call him that too for like a decade and in SA2 they even made "robotnik" his official family name. plus sonic is more popular in the US than japan so more ppl follow the US side of things

[@AdamYJ]

Also, Robotnik is just a funny name. It has this stereotyped “Russian” sound that plays on cliche American notions of the “mad scientist”.

[@Kahtisemo]

I also like the implication in some media over the years that Eggman is the name the heroes gave Robotnik and he's come to accept that. 😂

[@doctormodder]

TBF in Sonic Adventure 1, Eggman still called himself Robotnik but Sonic called him Eggman just make fun of him. Not to mention the Egg-O-Matic was always the name for Eggman's vehicle even in America, Wing Fortress Zone in Sonic 2 having "Eggman" text even in the US release and the Death Egg even existing. So maybe if Sonic fans weren't lazier than the Sonic Forces devs and payed attention to Sonic lore, maybe the debate wouldn't even exist.

[@ドラゴンリュー-f1x]

Princess Peach was never originally written as a weak woman by Shigeru Miyamoto. The reason she was kidnapped in the first place is because she possesses the ability to counter or cancel bowser magic, so she was kidnapped to prevent it.

[@disgusted7187]

like zelda?

[@gracekim1998]

Oh ok

[@kieranstark7213]

Touche. It must also be because of her unfortunate paternal inheritance. But lucky for her, with her maternal inheritance (re: her grandmother in the Red Riding Hood episode of the underrated (but undeniably flawed) Super Mario Bros. Super Show), she’s also proven herself to be competent like Daisy and Rosalina (say, am I the only one who thinks that Daisy and Rosalina are related to Peach as maternal cousins)? m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYmoiWCimseKeM0

[@franciscoarzapalozapata4610]

@@kieranstark7213 daisy maybe, but Rosalina is most likely her daugther

[@kieranstark7213]

Yes

[@itsYaMans]

I think in this day and age, if Nintendo were to release a peach, daisy, or waluigi game, it’d be a top seller, no doubt.

[@TheMentok]

Been waiting for anything Waluigi-related that’s not sports/Mario party

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

@@TheMentok Until then we've got DDR Mario Mix, which is only worth checking out for the music and the fact that Waluigi is the preliminary antagonist, and plenty of fangames like Psycho Waluigi

[@mikoletea]

there’s a princess peach game for ds, I always hoped they’d make an updated one

[@itsYaMans]

@@mikoletea definitely

[@AngelJD]

I would be nice if Daisy showed up and participated beyond a sports/party game. Maybe the Bros have taken a vacation (one where they actually get a vacation vs all those other times). When a great evil attacks the toads believe the Bros are going to be called upon. However Peach not wanting to ruin thier vacation instead calls on Daisy to assist her in taking down this new big bad that has a mysterious connection to them both. Also part of the story covering the origins of the royal family of the two kingdoms and why Peach looks more human vs toad or mushroom like her subjects.

[@tabithadefee5390]

Super Princess Peach was the main game that got me into gaming. It was super influential for me as a little girl.

[@lalehiandeity1649]

I don’t even remember how I got the game, but I spent many a school bus ride playing it. The parts in the submarine where you have to blow into the microphone to make bubbles were a cakewalk since the bus’ motions created a constant stream of bubbles. 😆

[@paxguino]

F i n a l l y. Y e s. It was my 1st serious game, with the pink ds lite. Still the best game in the franchise

[@karinyupinyan]

That comic you mentioned at the end looked super fun, Peach cross dressing in Luigi's clothes is so pog

[@smg4reblooperd182]

It certainly is Nintendo lore at some of it's finest

[@domenicavallone28]

Pog?

[@WilliamWizer]

and, more importantly, showing that Peach isn't only a damsel in distress. she can kick some ass when needed. best of all, given the timeline, we know it wasn't some woke sh*t thing. they made her strong willed and capable.

[@Overheated521]

"I need to do it man"

[@Jws20]

She gives Luigi her dress and he begs Mario to let him keep it on

[@bitwize]

In perhaps my favorite scene from The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach, Peach attempts to trick Bowser in the manner of Puss-in-Boots, by getting him to transform into various things. Eventually she convinces him to transform into a small teddy bear, which she promptly locks in a box. The ruse works... but not for very long. I love that scene because it shows how cute and clever Peach is, and also showcases Akiko Wada's voice work as Bowser.

[@thehussiteking]

I think the reason why people didn't get upset about Peach's name change is because, while she was officially named Toadstool, she was often called "The Princess" in American media. Most people would've just called her that instead of Toadstool at the time. Meanwhile Eggman was explicitly called Robotnik in every episode of the shows, commercials, and the games

[@nessamillikan6247]

To me, Peach as a name makes sense because it's cute and her color scheme has the warm tones for it. Eggman only makes sense as it was first introduced in Sonic Adventure --intended to be a jeering or mocking name given to him by Sonic. It makes sense for Sonic to refer to him that way, but no sense for Eggman to refer to himself that way as an official name. I guess my beef is the fact that it ended up replacing and then expunging what was an already awesome name like Dr. Ivo Robotnik when Sega could have kept both for him. But my guess is that Sega of Japan always originally intended him to be this more hammy, cartoonish villain that Sonic doesn't take seriously, instead of the fearsome villain he could have become as Dr. Robotnik (a la the Robotnik of the SatAM Sonic cartoon).

[@dngernoodle]

@@nessamillikan6247 I have felt the same way as you about it, however after hearing the Froniters explanation for the change, it zits a little better with me. Robotnik explains why he took sonics insult, and decided to turn into something people laughed at into a name everyone fears.

[@nessamillikan6247]

@@dngernoodle Awesome, thanks for the explanation! I have yet to play Sonic Frontiers, but I have heard some good things about it. I have to get on it!

[@TheHobgoblyn]

I think it is pretty easy for people to headcanon that her full name is "Princess Peach Toadstool", so it doesn't even really feel like a change.

[@Preteristboy]

Don't forget the opening of M&L: Bowser's Inside Story. While Bowser was fighting Mario and Luigi in Peach's castle, Peach not only used her magic to weaken him, but then lifted him and chucked him out of the castle like a wet rag using... heart magic telekinesis, apparently??? Anyway, just thought that was a moment that doesn't get talked about enough.

[@franciscoarzapalozapata4610]

The thing is that Peach is the strongest character in the series (maybe with the exception of Rosalina) naturally, so of course she can beat base Bowser with ease

[@JoseAndresPF]

If I recall well, she was able to do that telekinesis thingy because of the power of the star sprite who was present there, her pure-will power combined with wish-granting power of the star sprite, something like that

[@yungmuney5903]

Because it really doesn't matter.

[@indigofenix00]

Okay, hear me out: Romance of the Three Kingdoms with a Mario twist, featuring Peach as the main character, handling diplomacy and strategy with the royalty of the surrounding kingdoms. I have no idea how you'd give something like that a Mario feel, but considering what the series did to sports games, kart racing and RPGs I have little doubt it could be done.

[@kieranstark7213]

YAS 😅😃

[@nessamillikan6247]

That would be cool as hell, but Nintendo won't do anything that will change the genre of the franchise. It sounds like it would play more like a war strategy game, which they may interpret would be too close to other IPs they have, like LoZ. Again, I think it would be awesome, but it would be something that would have to be achieved by a 3P dev and approved by Nintendo, but they're just too protective of the purity of their IPs.

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

When it comes to Peach, the reason why we don't get that many moments of her being independent, if not badass is that the formula has gone on for so long with as much success as it has had. Even after the finale of Mario Odyssey, where Peach ditches both Mario and Bowser and goes on her own adventure, as of yet there's no sign that Peach is going to finally be let go of her damsel in distress anytime soon. Really hoping that we get to see some change outside of the Mario movie coming out.

[@SuperBloxTube]

Exactly, we really need Super Princess Peach 2 to come out on the Nintendo Switch or whatever console Nintendo will be developing at the time.

[@dandantsm6560]

@@SuperBloxTube Also it doesn't even has to be Mario or Luigi who need to be rescued, Princess Peach is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and i think that puts her in plenty of situations involving other kingdoms, other rulers, magic and magic beings! If a person or magic being who's really important to her kingdom or all kingdoms was captured or in danger i think she would be a great candidate to go try to save them! Super Princess Peach 2 could have a plot like Super Mario 3D World where pixies get captured, but instead of the pixies it could be something else

[@SuperBloxTube]

@@dandantsm6560 that sounds like a great idea

[@scoobydoo5934]

First her father, now Toadsworth…. Why does Nintendo keep killing off her family

[@HypercomboProduction]

I mean, she still has Daisy.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@@HypercomboProduction They aren't family tho

[@HypercomboProduction]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 in a game manual for i think Mario Power Tennis, it states that Peach and Daisy are cousins. And considering that we recently had a minor problem with Daisy representation for Strikers....

[@nessamillikan6247]

@@HypercomboProduction That just sounds like English localization issues to me, or English language manual authors embellishing details on their own, but I could be wrong, too. Nintendo doesn't like to establish lore for the Mario universe, but we in the west love to do it!

[@UltraFG5488]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 If royal families in the Mario universe are anything like royal families in real life than it's possible.

[@Joshuazx]

Dr. Robotnik is a much cooler name for a mech themed villain. Eggman sounds like some creepy pasta sh*t.

[@connorbivens7267]

She’s both of those things you said you know about her being damsel or badass she’s both video game and movie. She helps Mario on his quest.

[@smg4reblooperd182]

Your right but She’s certainly not anywhere close to Woke Movie Peach and yet he never goes in depth why that's important which it is

[@kieranstark7213]

Which is why I would consider her to be Nintendo’s Amy Rose (mainly in the 2000s) where there were times when Amy could definitely fight for herself even if she may be more dependant on a Piko-Piko Hammer, but there were also times when she would pull that hammer on her own friends (looking at you, Sonic Free Riders)! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmbEgHqEjJKLj8U m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXnGl5aYmbl0mJo

[@franciscoarzapalozapata4610]

@@smg4reblooperd182 I mean, she has beaten Bowser with just one finger in game so no

[@LonelyGamer4]

@@smg4reblooperd182 Joe many librals does it take to change a lightbulb? None! There too busy they're gender 🤣🤣🤣

[@realsalu634]

Now we need an video on the scared cat, green Mario himself....Luigi!

[@kieranstark7213]

However, unlike Peach (depending on the game because sometimes she doesn’t prove herself to be a scaredy cat even when Luigi does), Luigi actually faces his fears making him even less of a coward!

[@callum110597]

I would so like for Peach to have more games to herself, like Super Princess Peach. She deserves more roles beside being a damsel-in-distress! 🥰 In fact, I could see a second Super Princess Peach game for the Nintendo Switch!

[@RokuroCarisu]

I think that, instead of the vibe mechanic returning, it should just have four characters with different abilities: Peach, Daisy, Rosalina and a new princess.

[@callum110597]

Ooh, brilliant idea! Peach and Daisy have a different ability in Super Mario Run, when it comes to jumping, anyway.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

​@@callum110597 We're getting a new Peach game next year! I hope Daisy and Rosalina are there along side an evil princess/queen as the main villain

[@callum110597]

@@mariajimenafigueroa233 I know that now, now that we waited a few months. And I'm thrilled!

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

Critics: "Peach can't be a badass girlboss in the movie!!! That's out of character for her!!" Super Mario Adventures comic: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

I heard the CGI movie had some ispiration from the Super Mario Adventures comics

[@Touhouympician]

Even as a male gamer, I can see why Peach is a badass. There is a reason why she is one of my mains in the sports games. It is because of her technical ability and underrated speed. Never underestimate a princess.

[@SuperBloxTube]

At least the Mario Movie is not gonna be another ‘Peach gets kidnapped’ storyline. I am genuinely looking forward to seeing it.

[@1ばかぶた]

Peach is always a strong girl. but usually, she is a gently strong, unlike the movie version in witch she is a tomboy. gentle is character, it is not "dont have character" But, I am not hating the movie. mario characters is always different person in each different titles. of course movie's peach is unique, but lets not jump into conclusion that peach would be changed into that way forever. mario's character is always different, so maybe it will be back in future title

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Are tomboys the only type of girls that can get tough?

[@nessamillikan6247]

I feel the exact same about Peach! I always thought that she needed to develop a better castle defense system in order to protect herself from repeat captures from Bowser, but the whole "look cute, act brash, 'don't underestimate me!'" is a very cliche "female badass" American movie trope at this point that's been done for years. And Illumination Studios is an American company. But, I don't think you and I should worry! This is just an American film adaptation of a Japanese franchise, and I don't think Nintendo HQ in Japan will let that alter their tried and true formula, which will not include changing the characters' personalities. From what I understand, creative heads at Nintendo intend for Mario characters to feel more like actors who are putting on a play for an audience rather than dynamic characters who grow from experience. Every game is a stage, and that enables the formula to work and not change too much.

[@MsWinxmusa]

I didnt see Movie Peach as tomboyish though? She's a strong leader and knows how to fight, but kept being cute and feminine even in her mannerisms. She doesnt behave boyish, but maybe that's just me haha

[@yungmuney5903]

Lmfao movie peach shows any kind of backbone and now she's suddenly a "tomboy" 😂. That speaks alot about how you view 'strong girl'.

[@MarcLovallo]

The name "Princess Peach" was actually first used in the U.S. in "Yoshi's Safari". But then every game after that and before "Mario 64" reverted back to "Princess Toadstool".

[@matrixiekitty2127]

Peach is an icon and an intersection of femme and badass! I am so in love with characters like that so Princess Peach will always have a place in my heart💖

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[@zacharyshaul]

Hopefully the new mario bros movie expands on Peach's origin and if there's a sequel we can finally learn more about Daisy's past too

[@yoshimasterleader]

If you look closer at earlier art of Peach she's was a strawberry blond for a bit. I wish they kept that.

[@washyrose5904]

And if you remember when they first reintroduced Daisy in Mario Party 3 and Mario Tennis, she was brown. Wish they kept that as well.

[@kieranstark7213]

Ngl, I’m glad I’m not the only one who even aerially prefers the original designs of Peach and Daisy. However, with Daisy, I can tell Nintendo wanted to make her look more like Azalea in Mario Golf (I haven’t forgotten the Mario human characters! 😊) and herself at the same time! Whereas as for Peach, well, with yellow hair and a pink dress, while I don’t mind that on its own, Nintendo was less well-intentioned in that regard because they wanted to make her look and sound more like a stereotype of young women as an excuse to not make her live up to her full potential as a badass (and also with personality, where she grows from being always the one that needs saving, which would be a similar arc to Amy and especially Tails in the underrated (let alone the Dreamcast version) Sonic Adventure 1! But… well, she’s either a damsel or a badass)!

[@drswag0076]

the movie shows that Peach was a orphan that entered through a pipe that led her to the Mushroom kingdom. where she came from she has no idea as this was when she was a baby. so this might explain the absence of Peach's father in the movie.

[@ItsSpecialHands]

I think the movie is looking interesting in the dynamic of Luigi full stop, from the trailer it looks like he may have tried to stop Bowser first and gotten captured, since he seems both familiar with Bowser and covering for the fact he has a brother and Mario seems very unaware of the Mushroom Kingdom as a whole

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Great video! I still have a volume of that Mario comic were Peach pawns lol! Love the panel with her and the plumber outfit on. Merry Christmas and happy new year man!

[@TheMentok]

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year dude! I appreciate you a lot.

[@pamcakes2172]

The editor/Mentok making fun of the beard was so funny for no reason😂

[@andrewanissi2895]

The Mushroom King appears repeatedly in Super Mario Bros 3. At each castle, Toad is crying that a different Koopa kid transformed the Mushroom King into a different animal and Mario has to get back the wand to reverse the spell.

[@RadonRyan]

Wait a minute, I never knew that the brick blocks were Mushroom Kingdom residents that were transformed! But does that mean that every time Mario breaks one of those blocks he's... killing that person?!

[@callum110597]

Ooh, you gave a marvellous backstory about Peach! She is my favourite female video game character ever, for being so gorgeous and kind! 😍 Of course, I'll want to make sure she is safe, but it's good to know she can defend herself at times, also has been pretty tough in the comics! 😲 I also really look forward to her preparing her kingdom from Bowser in the animated Mario movie! Nice step up for her character! 😃 I would so love a woman like Peach for a girlfriend, hence why she's my video game waifu! Yes, she's together with Mario, but I can't resist her, loving her beauty and kindness! 🥰

[@djwiiu8030]

12:44 Indeed the movie Is inspired by super Mario Bros Adventure

[@smg4reblooperd182]

There's also yet another dedicated team completely reddubing the great princess rescue into English and that they are far from slacking

[@lizwisecarver1756]

I believe Mario RPG shows the Mushroom King. I specifically remember a scene where Mario sees Princess Peach from behind, but then she turns around and it is a mushroom lady relative that looks like her.

[@ziridestaudios]

I was one of the girls who had Super Princess Peach, used to play that game on my pink DS all the time at my bio Dad's. My DS got stolen, so I never got to finish the game itself, but that game's one of my best memories

[@paxhumana2015]

Honestly, I am convinced that Princess Peach has the last name of Toadstool, thus making Princess Peach or Princess Toadstool as both being technically correct terms in regards for her name, despite it being unusual, at least to the rules of royal families in real life, anyway, to refer to a member of a Royal Family by their last name, which I would most likely chalk up to how the Royal Family is typically referred to in the Mushroom Kingdom by their laws, and/or royal traditions, or it could technically be acceptable for either term to be used for a member of the Royal Family in the Mushroom Kingdom, as the Toadstool Family is the current ruling Royal Family of the Mushroom Kingdom...these are the ideas that seem to make the most sense, given the evidence of her background. Also, Super Mario 64/DS was not the first time that Princess Toadstool was called Princess Peach in the West, as Yoshi's Safari also referred to her as Princess Peach in 1992.

[@SecretzOfMana]

I miss Toadsworth 😥 He was especially cute in Paper Mario TTYD, those first two Paper Mario games really defined a generation. It's a shame they stifled the creativity in the more recent entries. Super Paper Mario is still very creative but gameplay is interesting... lol

[@Homotron3000]

When I was a kid I watched a Voice Over of that comic you mentioned at the end !! Like in 2011 or so !! It made me fall in love with the franchise even more !!

[@gracekim1998]

Whoa 😮 this is pretty awesome. Merry Christmas 25.12.22

[@bluelightstudios6191]

basically in the comics, they captured mario and peach flat out threatened to nuke the whole place if they didn't hand him back.

[@ZipplyZane]

Peach just ate a fire flower and was about to escape herself in SMB1.

[@kamothe1]

You know you're wrong for that Fresh Prince clip 😂😂😂😆

[@TheMentok]

I originally meant for it to be funny but when I finished the edit, it came off kinda sad lmaooo

[@kamothe1]

@@TheMentok nahh it was still hilarious. Also, I always have to commend your background music choices. Particularly the FF series songs.

[@torri776]

List of tracks used in video? The last one was a banger through and through. Curiosity aside though, I really agree that Peach is a surprisingly good character, just like her abusive lover Bowser. They appear very simple/generic on the surface, but are actually fantastically deep when you consider what they've done throughout the series, especially in the RPGs.

[@SpookyMertilo]

Peach is a overhated character, i see alot of people hating her cause they prefer daisy... Peach deserves more love!

[@kieranstark7213]

As much as I like (or at least respect) Peach for having her moments where she could fend for herself (Super Paper Mario is only one of the examples, but then there’s also older Mario RPGs (mainly Super Mario RPG. Very underrated game with its retro atmosphere), Mario Party, Super Mario Adventures and Mario Sports), what’s wrong with Daisy and Rosalina? (I guess it’s Deanna Mustard’s voice for the former, but I don’t see anything against Rosalina.)

[@DragoonMS]

People...hate Peach!? What manner of madness has taken hold of these younglings!?

[@adora_was_taken]

@@kieranstark7213 daisys voice is amazing, you take that back

[@clarkside4493]

I'm concerned that Movie Peach will be too stoic. The Comic Peach was still feminine without sacrificing her badassery. I'd like to see more "Pink Ranger" for Movie Peach than the "Red Ranger" vibes she's giving off in the trailers.

[@TheLumpyShield]

I always thought her full name was Princess: Peach Toadstool.

[@the-niseee]

I started playing the Princess Peach Game because of your video. It's honestly a gem to me now! It's so cute and fun!

[@kellymacias7340]

For the movie I just hope peach stays as peach and doesn't become a weird version of daisy and peach combined

[@SomeLuminoth]

I've rewatched this video like 10 times cause the Toadsworth joke sends me every flippin time

[@SmokeTheHorsehog]

4:16 Also, uh Mentok....what the fuck was that

[@Moe-Moments]

In the Super Mario RPG we get to meet Princess “Toadstool” reigning father figure…and I’m pretty sure we also get introduced to her grandma…

[@PersonWhoIsTired]

The Peach from Mario+Rabbids(both games) should have been included. Aside from that, lovely video.

[@Sp3ctralI]

I nice little detail In Mario 3D Land (where peach is the damsel), I think the postcard you get after beating world 5 or 6, peach is shown beating the hell out of Goombas with her umbrella.

[@Netzumaru]

The lady Donkey Kong Sr was holding was a lady named “Lady” and it’s speculated to be Mario and Luigi’s mother, as the original “Mario” is their father.

[@erikbihari3625]

Wait, so donkey kong was originally a Mario villain? And here I thought Sonic is the only early gaming mascot who's lore is comparable to lord of the rings in size and had a rival become friend.

[@nathanthesaddletankengine]

You have never heard of the donkey Kong arcade game?

[@erikbihari3625]

@@nathanthesaddletankengineI'm not a huge gamer. Did hear that Mario was nintendo's answer to packman!

[@smg4reblooperd182]

@@erikbihari3625 ...... Get out just get out You don't deserve to watch these Nintendo Videos anymore

[@ドラゴンリュー-f1x]

@@erikbihari3625 To put it simply, for example, if you assume that Sonic's old nemesis was originally Knuckles' grandfather, and later the nemesis shifted to Eggman, and he became a rival and best friend with the grandson of the original nemesis.

[@erikbihari3625]

@@ドラゴンリュー-f1xNo, I meant did donkey kong start out like knuckles? I.e. an adversary to the main hero but for whatever reason specific for them become an ally! The only thing I know about him is the beam scaling while he throws barrels at you.

[@Kailloumitchell]

Super Princess Peach😭😭the memoriessss

[@awlomthesheepermen]

The idea that the reintroduction to Pauline is only in 2017 is really funny to me since it’s so wrong

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Strikers Peach, SSB ultimate, Olympic Peach, watch any badass peach.

[@kieranstark7213]

YAS

[@TBoneTony]

Fav version of Princess Peach is her Mario Strikers versions.

[@KHALEBEANS]

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[@kingmagikarp97]

8:12 I loved playing this game and it looks just so beautiful just like princess Peach herself

[@jeremyhall2727]

That's nice of you to leave a link to the other video

[@GoWjarhead117]

Thank you for the masterful telling of this. I really appreciate you and your time

[@UlmaAum]

I am loving your videos! Specially the editing, master

[@SailorRamos]

I'm so frickin excited for the movie, me and some friends dressing up that day it's going to be lit

[@jonothanthrace1530]

The Mushroom King was also depicted in the Golden Books coloring books released around 1989.

[@Yoshiihsoy695]

The fact that Princess peach got her own game and that was it …. A disgrace …. We need more 😭😂 I loved Super Princess Peach but it was really easy to beat and I wish they had given her the Super Mario treatment because shes badass on her own especially with how the upcoming movie represents her !!! ✨

[@jphasson]

I'm really enjoying your Mario videos. You've earned a sub for sure.

[@dtyson540]

As a kid the King Koopa and Princess Toadstool name changes were weird but acceptable. To this day I call Eggman Robotnik, and will never stop.

[@HypercomboProduction]

Fun fact, Peach and Daisy are cousins according to one of the Mario Tennis manuals.

[@ColdHighway7]

When I first played Mario 64 I always figured that was when we got her full name; Peach Toadstool

[@KuDastardly]

Well, we know where they got the idea for the cape power up and the Princess Luigi gag from.

[@Eris1987]

Mario and Luigi don't struggle to find it, since they are going through different locations rescuing the Mushroom Retainers and dealing with Bowser's fortresses along the way. Toadsworth is probably still around, possibly in the Bean Bean Kingdom, if you know you know. Glad you acknowledged Peach's levitation ability is magic. Too many people think she's using her dress to float. Also, Smash Bros is not canon to the Mario Games. Bonus fact, Peach's magic is Star/Wish Magic.

[@lanceknightmare]

For me having grown up with the Nintendo Entertainment System. The most surprising thing in this whole video was Peach actually has legs.

[@shelbybayer200]

I personally use both Robotnik and Eggman for the Sonic thing

[@smg4reblooperd182]

Also was my comments before removed i asked because i was hoping they would get a response from you since they included links to mario lore

[@kieranstark7213]

No, they certainly got MY attention! 😂

[@Pixis1]

Peach is a better name than Princess Toadstool so I understand why the change is more accepted. However, I will die on the hill of Dr. Robotnik over Eggman. Robotnik is a better name, it's his original name (in the American version at least), it's his name in the movies, and "Eggman" just sounds like a derisive nickname given to him by Sonic.

[@climbingdan]

Great video, and I love to see video games impacting language (before Mario and Smash, no one pronounced the abbreviation Bros. as “broze,” it was read as “brothers.” Like “Nos. 2 & 3” is still read “Numbers two and three.”) This is not a criticism but a celebration of language, new generations, and being alive to witness language change. We all KNOW it changes by looking back at Shakespeare, etc., but to get to experience it is magical ❤ (old man points at cloud and says, “Cool, it looks like a bicycle”)

[@JColladoProductions]

Make a video on Princess Shokora please

[@komi.shouko_]

My entire headcanon about Peach is that shes much more powerful than all the characters combined, even Bowser. She holds this power back, probably, out of immense fear

[@davidcarney1533]

The king also appears in the Mario choose your own adventure books

[@cimorelliqueens9644]

I love her so much 😭💗💗💗

[@Krawkaphobia]

I just figured Toadstool was her last name and Peach is her first

[@haleyhersh3850]

Me too I guess that’s my new headcanon now lol

[@miyokone]

Why did you roast yourself like that 😂😂😭

[@zachhaumesser2092]

I’m surprised the cartoon series were not mentioned here, to me she’s always princess toadstool. Same thing, for Dr. Robotnik for the sonic cartoons series. I guess she could princess peach toadstool with toadstool as her last name but eggman is a nickname.

[@wakkaseta8351]

Did the thumbnail for this video just change? Pretty sure it was Mario Strikers art of Peach yesterday.

[@LesserFlame]

I like to think that both Princess Toadstool and Princess Peach are both acceptable names for her. Kind of like Peach is her real name and Princess Toadstool is something like a title or something.

[@darricksulfridge2574]

I love Princess Peach she 1 of my favorite princess.

[@drzerogi]

4:15 damn man, you didn't have to do that to yourself lol

[@imapotato8649]

Comic Peach is such a baddie we stan

[@KrillWhisperer]

I think Peach in Luigi''s outfit did things to me...

[@juiceala]

Regarding the name Princess Peach being localized it was actually first introduced in Yoshi’s Safari on the SNES prior to Mario 64, as for why people were more accepting to the change I assume it’s because the internet wasn’t as spread back in 1995 like in 2001, that and you gotta admit the English name for the princess is kinda stupid, Frog’s Poop.

[@smg4reblooperd182]

Ya a lot of the obscure information he covers is even less significantly important then a lot of did you know gaming

[@guy-sl3kr]

"toadstool" is another word for mushroom 😂

[@gracekim1998]

@@guy-sl3kr whoa

[@willlauzon3744]

Dr Robotnik is Dr Robotnik. Princess Toadstool is Princess Toadstool. To this day I (as a "peach" main in Smashy Bros) I STILL call her princess Toadstool.

[@randomistough0]

10:30 a parasol? PARRY THE PARASOL!?!

[@stard9864]

When I was a kid I thought toadsworth was her dad.😅 they’re so weird with their lore. I felt so gaslit into calling robotick eggman, But I feel like eggman is cute. I feel like that was more cultural censorship when it came to Eggman. Peach’s personality was really really created in paper Mario. I feel like that is such a good game that really makes story and building so important. Even if it was a spin off? They respected her as a character!

[@MarkiplierMeatMuncher8]

What if you made a video on Wario next haha that would be pretty cool and epic

[@UniqBlue]

...I think something made things more Complicated... *Looks over at April 5th* yeah... Very complicated.

[@Moe-Moments]

I always thought Peach was her first name and Toadstool was the last name 🤔