Princess Daisy
Princess Daisy (Japanese: Deiji-Hime) is the princess of Sarasaland, and first appeared in the game Super Mario Land. She is known to be a tomboy and her special abilities deal with flowers. She is best friends with Peach and rumored to be in a romantic relationship with Luigi. Daisy has been appearing in spin-off games for almost seven years straight. She was created by Gunpei Yokoi, who died eight years after her debut (and three years before she appeared as a major character in another Mario game).
Biography
The Invasion of Sarasaland
During the events of Super Mario Land, Sarasaland, a neighboring desert nation friendly to the Mushroom Kingdom, was invaded by the space invader Tatanga. His armies conquered the country, and Princess Daisy, the leader of Sarasaland, was kidnapped by the alien fiend. Mario being the hero he is, attempted to rescue the princess and liberate Sarasaland. Mario had to travel through each kingdom of Sarasaland, fighting extraordinary new enemies at the end of each one. Every time he defeated a Boss, Daisy would appear and thank the hero. However, it turned out that common enemies were simply disguised as Daisy, forcing Mario to explore another kingdom in search of the princess. Finally, Mario found the real Daisy being held by Tatanga. After a long battle in his plane, the Sky Pop, Mario was able to defeat Tatanga and rescue the princess. The final scene of the game depicts Mario and Daisy flying away in a plane.
Although Daisy did not actually appear in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, the game revealed that Wario had, in fact, hired Tatanga to kidnap Princess Daisy in the previous game. Wario used the princess' kidnapping as bait, luring Mario to Sarasaland, while Wario himself conquered Mario Land without the hero was distracted.
Minor Help
For a long period of time, Daisy was considered an obscure character in the Mario franchise. After being rescued from Tatanga, Daisy snagged a cameo as Luigi's caddy in NES Open Tournament Golf. After that, she appeared as a clerk in the game Mario is Missing. Like other people Luigi spoke to throughout the game, Daisy provided Luigi with information about the area the green plumber was at, or information on the artifact Luigi was holding. This was mostly for educational purposes.
Joining the Fun at Last!
Daisy made her reappearance in the Marioverse about one decade after her appearance in Open Tournament Golf and Mario is Missing, in the games Mario Tennis and Mario Party 3. In Mario Tennis, Daisy served as the clumsy tomboy, best friend of Peach, and love interest of Luigi. In Mario Party 3, these traits endured, but her tomboyish side was greatly emphasized. In fact, proving that she was not simply a "dainty princess", Daisy actually punched the mighty King Bowser, sending him soaring into the sky with one hit. In Mario Party 3, her partner in battle mode was Snifit, and Daisy, like Waluigi, was not playable in the story mode of the game; she only appeared after the player completed the first five regular/Duel boards. When this occurred, Daisy would appear and seduce the Millenium Star into giving her the Beauty Star Stamp. The Millenium Star awards her the stamp, but the player contests to that decision. Afterwards, The Millenium Star decided the player and Daisy would duel on the Backtrack Board for the stamp. Daisy has appeared in every Mario Party and Mario Tennis game since.
Golfing and Racing
Daisy missed the chance to appear in Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64, and had missed quite a few of the past Mario Kart titles; however, she made her golf and racing debuts in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Kart: Double Dash respectively. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, she was Princess Peach's partner. Daisy even got her own level called the Daisy Cruiser, which can be seen drifting in the ocean on the Peach Beach course. Daisy also got a kart dedicated to her, the Bloom Coach. Daisy and Peach also share the best defensive special item in the game, the Heart.
Flower Power Unleashed!
Daisy's next appearance in Mario Power Tennis introduced her Technique style and "Flower Powers". This is one of the first games where she is shown to be interested in flowers. She and the rest of the Mario gang made their first appearance on the baseball field in Mario Superstar Baseball, where she once again had her "Flower Powers". She was also a Balanced player that leaned more towards Technique. This was also the first game that noted Daisy being physically stronger then Peach.
Daisy DS
Princess Daisy has also appeared in Mario Kart DS as an unlockable player. Daisy is a lightweight character that has good acceleration and top speed, great drifting and item using, but low handling. Daisy made her second Nintendo DS debut with Mario Hoops 3-on-3. In Mario Hoops, Daisy's special is the Flower Shot. She once again has her own level, called Daisy Garden - a beautiful garden where two Petey Piranhas replace normal basketball hoops, making it hard to dunk.
Soccer Skills
Daisy once again joined the Mario gang in the game Super Mario Strikers; this time, to play some soccer. In the game, Daisy was an Offensive Captain who wore the number "09" jersey and possessed the ability to perform the Super Strike Torpedo Strike.
The Future
Daisy will be appearing in the upcoming Itadaki Street DS, a game that will be a crossover between the Mario and Dragon Quest series. It is expected that she will also appear in Mario Strikers Charged. Along with other Mario characters, fans expect to see Daisy in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game for the Wii.
Physical Description and Traits
Daisy's current appearance has her in an orange and yellow dress. The dress includes flower accessories throughout the outfit. The dress also includes flower based frills on her sleeves and neck. At the bottom of the dress are two orange hoops, and at her waist are two orange pieces of cloth. She also wears short white gloves with flower frills at the wrist, and orange dress shoes. Daisy appears to have an auburn hair color.
Daisy's hair style consists of two parted bangs, and short hair that curls up at the end like the Mario Bros.' hair does. Along with being about the same height as Princess Peach, Daisy also has a very similar body size, even though Daisy is known to be stronger than Peach. Like every other human Mario character, Daisy has blue eyes.
In Mario sports titles, she is usually depicted in orange hot pants with a yellow shirt and flower accessories. Daisy appears much more tomboyish when compared to Peach, who consistently wears a short skirt to these sports outings. The primary exceptions to this were in Mario Tennis on the N64, in which Daisy, like Peach, is wearing an orange short dress with the usual flower brooch and earrings. Another big difference is that Daisy dose not wear a crown, whereas Peach does. Later on, in the game Mario Hoops 3-on-3, the player can unlock a refined version of Daisy's Mario Tennis short skirt sports outfit. Also, in Super Mario Strikers, Daisy wears a 2-piece outfit, which created some controversy among fans.
Powers and Abilities
Daisy's abilities are based around the fact she is one of the few "Technical" characters in the Mario series who has a large amount of physical strength. Because of this, she often leans towards balance skills, but is usually a light-weight technical character. Her powers consist of anything relating to flowers. Throughout her many appearances, Daisy has used flower powers in almost every one of her special moves.
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Daisy had the longest hit ratio for a human player, being out ranked only by Bowser and Donkey Kong. In Mario Power Tennis, Daisy was a technical player who had two special moves. One was called Wonder Flower, which is an offensive power shot. The other was called Flowerbed Return, which is a defensive power shot. In Mario Superstar Baseball she was a balanced player who leaned towards technique compared to being a technical player who leaned towards balance.
Daisy's special pitch and swing in Mario Superstar Baseball are both known as the Flower Ball. The technique uses flower petals to hide the ball from any opponents' eyes, giving Daisy an almost guaranteed hit or strike. In Mario Party 7, Daisy got to show off her love for flowers, as her special team orb was the Flower Orb. In Super Mario Strikers Daisy was an offensive captain where she was more of the tackle first and plan things out later type of player. Daisy's Super Strike was called the Torpedo Strike. It is a bit easier to activate due to her green Super Strike bar being larger than any of the other captains. In Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Daisy was once again a technical player. She used flower powers in her special move, the Flower Shot.
Like other characters, Daisy has been shown in promotional art using various items from various games. It should be noted that Daisy has had three different pieces of art where she is holding a baseball bat: one from Mario Party 3, another from Mario Party 4, and finally in her Mario Superstar Baseball piece. She has also been shown using a soccer ball in various promotional art. Other items she has been seen using are a butterfly net, a Chain Chomp whistle, and a camera. It should also be mentioned that like other Mario characters, Daisy can punch, kick, jump, and even ground pound.
Personality
Daisy has a rather cheerful and chipper personality in each of the games she appears in. She is widely acknowledged as a tomboy and as "less feminine" than her Mushroom Kingdom counterpart Princess Peach. As such, Daisy is not seen as "dainty" or "fragile" compared to her fellow blue-blood. She also has a huge competitive drive, though she knows it's all in good fun. Daisy tends to speak more in common, contemporary vernacular than Peach as well. In Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, she was depicted as being a bit clumsy. Additionally, in Mario Party 3, Daisy revealed her seductive side by showing off her good looks and flirting with the Millenium Star to get a free badge. All in all, she can be summarized as an outgoing, friendly, and fun loving girl who can "hang with the guys," so to speak.
Relationships with Other Characters
Peach
Main article: Princess Peach
Peach is the most notable relationship Daisy has with any of the Mario characters. Daisy has been good friends with Peach ever since her comeback appearance in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. The two are often partnered up in Mario spin-offs. Naturally, they enjoy the occasional rivalry, but for the most part, they enjoy each other's company. By their friendship, one can assume that the Mushroom Kingdom and Sarasaland have very good foreign relations. Like Luigi, the two share good chemistry in the game Mario Superstar Baseball. Nintendo's Mario Power Tennis Website says that Daisy is Peach's sister in arms, obviously meaning more of a brotherly love type of relationship than an actual blood relationship.
Mario
Main article: Mario
Mario was the one who rescued Daisy from the clutches of Tatanga in Super Mario Land, and she rewarded him with a kiss upon her rescue. However, Mario has never explicitly expressed an interest in her. Nowadays the two seem to be nothing more then acquaintances.
Luigi
Main article: Luigi
Luigi is rumored to be Daisy's love interest, and vice versa. As previously noted, one of Daisy's only appearances between Super Mario Land and Mario Tennis was as Luigi's caddy in NES Open Tournament Golf, just as Peach was Mario's caddy. This event would be the first implication of a relationship between the two, spawning the rumors that are mentioned in Daisy's trophy biography in Super Smash Bros. Melee: "After her appearance in Mario Golf, some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach." In Mario Tennis for the N64, Daisy is Luigi's doubles partner when he is selected for the doubles tournament. In the Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour introduction, Daisy calls upon Luigi in the same way Peach calls upon Mario. When Luigi and Daisy are paired up in the recent Mario Party games, their team name is "Steady Sweeties". In Mario Superstar Baseball, Luigi and Daisy are "buddy players," and they share good chemistry, whereas Daisy does not share any chemistry with Mario. Nintendo has not explicitly stated anything regarding their official status. As a result, the Luigi-Daisy relationship is still a mystery and is widely speculated and debated by fans.
Toadette
Main article: Toadette
Toadette and Daisy's team name in Mario Party 6 is "Shopping Buddies", which obviously implies that the two are friends of some kind.
Waluigi
Main article: Waluigi
Waluigi is rumored to secretly love Princess Daisy, which would add to his motive for being Luigi's rival. Since the team name of a Daisy-Waluigi partnership in Mario Party 6 is called Awkward Date, it is implied that Waluigi has romatic feelings for the princess. In Mario Superstar Baseball, Waluigi actually played worse when Daisy was on his team; probably due to the fact Waluigi is a villain character and Daisy is one of the good guys. Mostly, all rumors about Waluigi and Daisy having a relationship is purely fan speculation.
Development
When Daisy first appeared in the Marioverse, she had long orange hair, a flower motif to her yellow and white dress, light skin, and a pink crown. This outfit also included flower accessories such as a blue flower brooch, flower earrings, and even flower jewels on her crown. The daisy-motif has only changed once since - a green color was added. In later games, such as Mario Party 3 and Mario Tennis, her appearance was refined. Giving her a rounder face, slightly darker skin tone, and a more auburn color to her hair. In Mario Party 4, Daisy's character design was altered again. She was given her shorter hair, a new yellow and orange dress design, a golden crown, and her original skin tone. Nowadays, Daisy appears to have an average skin tone as opposed to the pale tone given to her in Mario Party 4, and Daisy's cheeks have been toned down quite a bit since her Mario Party 4 change.
When Daisy appeared in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, she wore a shorter version of her dress from Mario Party 3. Other differences (other than the fact it was much shorter) were that it didn't included her dress shoes, it didn't include a crown, and it didn't include Daisy's gloves. Daisy can also be seen wearing this outfit in artwork for NES Open Tournament Golf. It should be mentioned that this outfit was a refined unlockable costume in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. It included Daisy's orange loops at the bottom, but not the two orange pieces of cloth around the waist. It also included her new sport shoes and crown. Not including the unlockable costume from Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Daisy wears a sports outfit similar to her current dress except, instead of a dress, she wears a shirt without the puffy sleeves on her dress, and without the white frills. She also wears a pair of hot pants that are orange with yellow accents. The rest of her sports attire includes her crown and sport shoes.
Appearances
- Super Mario Land (GB) - 1989 NPC
- NES Open Tournament Golf (NES) - 1991 NPC
- Mario is Missing! (SNES) - 1993 NPC
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) -2001 Trophy
Playable Appearances
- Mario Tennis (N64) - 2000
- Mario Party 3 (N64) - 2001
- Mario Party 4 (GC) - 2002
- Mario Party-e (e-Reader) - 2003
- Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GC) - 2003
- Mario Party 5 (GC) - 2003
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GC) - 2003
- Mario Power Tennis (GC) - 2004
- Mario Party 6(GC) - 2004
- Mario Superstar Baseball (GC) - 2005
- Mario Party 7 (GC) - 2005
- Mario Kart DS (DS) - 2005
- Super Mario Strikers (GC) - 2005
- Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (DS) - 2006
- Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 2007
- Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) -2007
- Itadaki Street DS (DS) - 2007
Appearances in Other Media
Film
In the Super Mario Bros. film, Daisy is a main character and the princess of Dinohatten (the Mushroom Kingdom). The first scene of the movie depicts Daisy’s mother, who was fleeing from Koopa, putting a green egg with a small crystal tied to it on the steps of a cathedral. Her mother is later killed in a rockslide, and the green egg hatches into Daisy as a baby.
The nuns had either taken a vow of silence, or decided to keep it secret, because Daisy grows up thinking she is a normal human being. However, she always has an odd love of fossils and dinosaurs, so much that she becomes a paleontologist. One of her digging sites is being hounded by Anthony Scapelli, a wealthy entrepreneur, because the dig is making him lose business. One day, she meets Mario and Luigi, and she and Luigi really hit it off.
Later in the film, Koopa sends out his cousins Spike and Iggy to capture Daisy. Luckily, the cousins continually kidnap the wrong girls, including Mario's girlfriend Daniella. Finally, when Mario and Luigi are helping her repair damage (done by Scapelli) to the fossil site, Iggy and Spike knock Mario and Luigi out and kidnap Daisy. They take her to Dinohattan, and Mario and Luigi quickly follow. Luckily, Luigi is able to recover Daisy’s crystal necklace before she is abducted in a car, which takes the young woman straight to Koopa’s palace.
When Dasiy arrives, Koopa reveals to her that she is the princess of the dinosaur world. Koopa states that the meteor that supposedly wiped out the dinosaurs actually sent the reptiles to an alternate dimension, where they eventually evolved into humans (just as had happened on Earth, albeit Earthlings evolved from primates). Her mother and father were the king of this dimension, until Koopa turned her father into a fungus. Her mother fled to the dinosaur's original dimension, using a crystal recovered from the meteor that caused the dimensional rift, and, as previously mentioned, entrusted her daughter’s life to a group of nuns.
After revealing this to Daisy, Koopa states that he has long harbored an ambition to take over the real world (his former home), but cannot send his entire army there without the crystal. As such he sent Iggy and Spike to find her, and with her, the meteorite piece. However, Daisy does not have the crystal, Luigi does. When this is revealed to Koopa, he locks Daisy up in a tower.
While imprisoned, Daisy forms a friendship with Koopa's family pet, Yoshi. Koopa’s mistress, Lena, grows to hate Daisy, suspecting that Koopa has a crush on her. Eventually, this hatred drives her insane, and Leta attempted to kill Daisy. Yoshi saves the princess at the last minute, and they both escape from the tower together. She is then kidnapped by a Goomba (who, in fact, used to an anti-Koopa street musician named Toad). Ironically, it is Iggy and Spike, who had recently had there brains enlarged, that save Daisy from her new prison. She then meets up again with Mario and Luigi. Mario goes to save the "princesses" that Spike and Iggy kidnapped while searching for Daisy, while Luigi and Daisy go to stop the invasion.
Finally, Daisy seals the breach between the dimensions and decides to stay in Dinohattan an take her rightful place as ruler. The end of the movie shows Daisy, geared for war, appears at Mario's apartment, telling them that they have to come back to Dinohattan, because a new threat had emerged. This was an attempt at setting up a sequel, which never came.
Comics
Daisy also appeared in the Game Boy comic books, where, as in Super Mario Land, she was the unwilling prisoner of Tatanga, hoping that Mario would eventually rescue her. In these comics, Daisy, Mario, and Tatanga, were released from the world of video games to go on adventures in the "Real World".
Portrayls
Daisy's first voice actor was Kate Fleming, who played her voice in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. Her next voice actor was Jen Taylor, who provided her voice in Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4, and finally in Mario Party 5. Jen Taylor also provided Peach's voice in these games. In every other game, Daisy has been (and is currently) voiced by Deanna Mustard. In the Super Mario Bros. movie, Daisy was played by the actor Samantha Mathis.
Trivia
- The Super Mario Land instruction manual names Daisy "Daisy Princess", even though her official name is "Princess Daisy." This may be the result of poor translation, as Daisy's Japanese name, Deiji-Hime, literally means "Daisy-Princess".
- Although Daisy doesn't appear in Super Smash Bros. Melee, one of Princess Peach's alternate costumes exactly resembles Daisy. The alternate costume has Daisy's tanned skin, brown hair, and yellow dress with flower motif from the Nintendo 64 years.
- Daisy's SSBM trophy states that she appeared in Mario Golf for N64 and GBC rather than Mario Tennis for N64 and GBC. Although Daisy appeared in NES Open Tournament Golf in 1991, the only Mario Golf game she has appeared in is Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, and that game was released nineteen months after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- Daisy's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee has a mysterious third eye that players can view by zooming in on the back of her head until the hair is no longer visible. This was fixed in PAL and US version 1.2 of the game.
- In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Daisy appeared to have a bit of a pudgy stomach. This extra weight was added to hide errors with her model's design. In later sports titles, Camelot, the creators of the game, fixed the design.
- The screen intro of NES Open Tournament Golf depicts Daisy's dress as blue and Peach's dress as green, instead of their yellow and pink dresses respectively.
Other Information
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Partner: Peach
- Class: Middleweight
- Personal Kart: Bloom Coach
- Special Item: Heart
- Course Owner: Daisy Cruiser
Mario Power Tennis
- Type: Technique
- Defensive Power Shot: Flowerbed Return
- Offensive Power Shot: Wonder Flower
Mario Superstar Baseball
- Teams: Daisy Lilies, Daisy Cupids
- Type: Balanced
- Starting Team Captain: Peach
- Status: Secondary Team Captain
- Stats:
- Batting: 3/5
- Pitching: 3.5/5
- Fielding: 2.5/5
- Running: 2/5
- Player Profile:
- Strong Point: Pitching
- Special Talents: Quick Throw, Sliding Catch
- Trajectory:
- Field: Center
- Height: Normal
- Special Ball: Flower Ball
- Default Batting Position: Left
- Default Throwing Arm: Right
- Sweet Spot: The Flower on the bat
- Compatible Relationships: Luigi, Peach
- Indifferent Chemistry: Piantas, Paratroopas, Shy Guys
- Bad Chemistry: Waluigi, Bowser
- Bio: "Sarasa Land's princess. Mario rescued Daisy from the nasty villain Tatanga. While often compared to Peach, Daisy is both stronger and more tomboyish than her blonde counterpart. She uses a Flower Ball that scatters confusing petals."
Mario Kart DS
- Class: Lightweight
- Default Karts: Power Flower, Standard DS
- Unlockable Kart: Light Dancer
Super Mario Strikers
- Type: Offensive Captain
- Super Strike: Torpedo Strike
Mario Hoops 3-on-3
- Baller Name: Cash Money Coin Collector
- Type: Technical
- Special Dunk: Flower Shot
- Letter to Tap: File:Triangle.png
Mario Party
- Partner: Peach
- Special Orb: Flower Orb
Official Artwork
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Daisy in official art from NES Open Tournament Golf - MT64Art.PNG
Daisy as she appears in Mario Tennis - MTArt.PNG
Miscellaneous art of Daisy from Mario Tennis - MP3Art.PNG
Daisy as she appears in Mario Party 3 - MP5Art.jpg
Daisy as she appears in Mario Party 4 - MPArt2.jpg
Miscellaneous art of Daisy from Mario Party 4 - MGTTArt.jpg
Daisy as she appears in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - DoubleMGTTArt.jpg
Daisy and Peach in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - MP4Art.jpg
Daisy as she appears in Mario Party 5 - MPArt.jpg
Miscellaneous art of Daisy from Mario Party 5 - DDArt.jpg
Daisy and Peach as they appear in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - MPTArt.jpg
Daisy as she appears in Mario Power Tennis - MP6ArtCam.jpg
Daisy as she appears in Mario Party 6 - MSSBArt.jpg
Daisy as she appears in Mario Superstar Baseball - MP7Art.PNG
Daisy as she appears in Mario Party 7 - MKDSArt.jpg
Daisy as she appears in Mario Kart DS - SMSArt.PNG
Daisy as she appears in Super Mario Strikers - NEWERDAISY.PNG
Daisy as she appears in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - MH303Art.PNG
Miscellaneous art of Daisy from Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - Current8Daisy.PNG
Daisy as she appears in Mario Party 8
Quotes
- "You can do this! I just know it!" – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
- "Seriously, are you aiming there?!" – Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
- "Hi, I'm Daisy!" – Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- "Here we go!" – Mario Tennis
- "Good choice!" – Mario Party 3
- "You know I'll win!" – Mario Party 6
- "Tch! I'm so sure!" – Mario Power Tennis
- "Whatever!" – Mario Power Tennis
- "Hey! Come on!" – Mario Power Tennis
- "Alright, I won! Take that!" – Mario Power Tennis
- "Oh yeah, I won!" – Mario Party 7
