Mareach

Mareach is the het ship between Mario and Princess Peach from the Super Mario fandom.

Canon
As shown with Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time and Yoshi's Island DS, Mario and Peach have known each other since childhood. Both were destined star children kidnapped by Kamek and saved by Yoshi. Back then, they would have play dates and go on adventures together.

As they grew older, Mario would begin to rescue the princess from Bowser and other enemies. For almost every rescue, Peach would reward Mario with a kiss, cake, or both. However, in Super Princess Peach, the roles are reversed in which Peach rescues Mario from Bowser. She also sent Toad to look for Mario in Luigi's Mansion. Peach is also a playable character in Super Mario 3D World who helps Mario save the Sprixie Princesses.

Mario and Peach's relationship is teased constantly throughout the series. In official art for Mario Party Advance, it shows the duo trying out a love meter gadget. On the screen of the Gameboy Advance, it says their relationship is at 100%. When partnered together in Mario Party 5, their team name is "Cutest Couple." Those around the pair have also taken note. For example, Rosalina refers to Peach as Mario's "special one." Early comics such as Super Mario Adventures even have Peach dreaming of a marriage with Mario. Despite all of this, in the second episode of Send your Letters to Mario, he states they are only friends. Super Mario Odyssey also has Peach refuse both Mario and Bowser due to their behavior. She does appear to forgive them both later, though. It is likely there are mutual feelings between the pair, but a romantic relationship has not formed as of yet.

Fanon
Mareach is one of the most popular ships in both the Super Mario series and video games in general. The ship is so recognized that real life weddings have used the two characters as wedding toppers. The default outfits of the pair are also a fairly common couples outfit for Halloween. As of now, on AO3, there are around 164 fan fics for the pairing.

Their relationship in fandom is typically portrayed in a lighthearted manner. However, fans may sometimes aim more towards a grimdark tone with the relationship. In these instances, the pair may be drawn more realistically or add adult subjects to the ship despite no canon evidence pointing towards such content.

Fanart will usually portray Peach kissing Mario on the nose or head in reference to her reward for Mario being as such. After the first trailer of Odyssey was released, art of the pair getting hitched had dramatically increased due to Princess Peach and Mario's wedding designs. Outfit swaps in which Princess Peach wears Mario's overalls or the reverse are also commonplace.

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Trivia

 * The 1993 film adaption titled Super Mario Bros. does not feature Peach, thus meaning Mario and Peach never met in the film's universe
 * To promote Mario Picross, a short manga illustrated by Benimaru Itoh was made. In it, Peach is also a plumber alongside Mario and Luigi