Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy is a character from the Super Mario and Super Smash Bros. fandoms.

Character
Princess Daisy (デイジー姫 Deijī-hime) is the princess of the Sarasaland empire. She rules over the four kingdoms of Birabuto, Muda, Easton, and Chai. During the events of Super Mario Land, Mario rescues her from Tantanga. Ever since, she has acted as a friend towards the Mario Brothers and Princess Peach.

Het

 * BowDaisy — the ship between Daisy and Bowser
 * Luiaisy — the ship between Daisy and Luigi
 * Maraisy — the ship between Daisy and Mario
 * Richtaisy — the ship between Daisy and Richter Belmont
 * Snaisy — the ship between Daisy and Solid Snake
 * Waluiaisy — the ship between Daisy and Waluigi

Femslash

 * Daisytena — the ship between Daisy and Palutena
 * Daisylina — the ship between Daisy and Rosalina
 * Daisyline — the ship between Daisy and Pauline
 * Peaisy — the ship between Daisy and Princess Peach

Non-binary

 * Daisy x Toad — the ship between Daisy and Toad

Poly

 * Peachaisalina — the ship between Daisy, Princess Peach and Rosalina

Canon
Luigi

Princess Daisy and Luigi are close friends who are consistently teased as sharing romantic feelings with each other. Examples of this include statues of them dancing together, their team names in the Mario Party series, character descriptions, and dialogue between the duo. Despite their relationship being akin to Mario and Peach, Luigi has never canonically saved Daisy in any game.

Mario

Before Mario Tennis, Princess Daisy acted as another love interest for Mario. Super Mario Land had Mario save the princess and her empire. From this, media such as Super Mario Kun and Super Mario Compact disk have Daisy show romantic feelings towards Mario. Mario would occasionally return them. However, after her reintroduction, the duo became friends instead.

Quotes
"Hi, I'm Daisy!"

- Princess Daisy, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

"Here comes Daisy!"

- Princess Daisy, Super Mario Run

Fanon
Ever since her first appearance, fans have had mixed feelings on the character. Those who dislike her merely consider the character a 'Peach clone' or annoying from her voice. Despite this, many were thrilled from her addition in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Run, and Ultimate. Her fans appreciate her tomboy personality and positivity. Fan organizations such as 'We Are Daisy' have also formed in tribute to the character. These organizations strive to have the character be used more frequently in main games via petitions.

The most common ships for the character are with Luigi or Mario. This is due to their implied romance with the Sarasaland Princess at one point. Out of the two, Luiaisy is found to be more common. Femslash pairings such as Peaisy and Daisylina are typically due to her friendship with them. Some have even formed an OT3 with the trio in the form of Peachaisalina.

For crossover, Richter Belmont is typically paired with Daisy. This is due to them both being echo fighters and Richter helping Simon save Luigi. Palutena and Daisy may also be paired together as well. The ship boomed after a pre-release tournament in which Daisy perfectly avoided Palutena's final smash.

On AO3, the Princess Daisy tag currently has over 300 fics. For the Super Mario fandom, this ranks her at 5th place. FanFiction.net has 800 for Super Mario and 70 for Smash.

Fandom
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PIXIV
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Trivia

 * Her first appearance was in Super Mario Land, one of the earliest Gameboy games. It was released on April 21st, 1989.
 * Princess Daisy is one of the few main characters not created by Shigeru Miyamoto.
 * Her four kingdoms take aesthetic inspiration from Egypt, the Middle East, and China.
 * The last appearance of her old design was in Super Mario Print World. However, the art was miscolored as Princess Peach.
 * In the live action adaption, she was made blonde.
 * In certain versions of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Princess Daisy will have one of her eye textures on the back of her head. Later versions restricted camera movement to prevent the texture from being seen.