Editing Princess Daisy

|caption        = [[File:MarioSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Daisy's official render from several games, originally from ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 7}}''

|lastappearance = ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Party Jamboree}}'' (2024)

'''Princess Daisy''' ({{ja|デイジー姫|Deijī-Hime}}, ''Princess Daisy'') is a recurring character in the {{uv|Mario}} series. Originally appearing in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Land}}'', Daisy is the ruler of {{s|mariowiki|Sarasaland}} and has become a recurring playable character in several ''Mario'' spin-off games since her debut, most notably the ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Party|series}}'' and ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Kart|series}}'' series. However, she would also be playable in recent mainstream Mario games, most notably ''{{iw|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros. Wonder}}''.

Princess Daisy is the ruler of {{s|mariowiki|Sarasaland}}, a country that is composed of four kingdoms: the deserted {{s|mariowiki|Birabuto Kingdom}}, the oceanic UFO hotspot {{s|mariowiki|Muda Kingdom}}, the Moai head-littered {{s|mariowiki|Easton Kingdom}}, and the China-esque {{s|mariowiki|Chai Kingdom}}, all located very far away from the {{s|mariowiki|Mushroom Kingdom}}. One day, a mysterious space alien named {{s|mariowiki|Tatanga}} invades Sarasaland. In addition to hypnotizing all the country's inhabitants to enslave them into his army, Tatanga kidnaps Daisy in order to marry her and make her his queen, thus setting the events of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Land}}'' into motion.

After a short hiatus, with only a cameo in ''{{s|mariowiki|NES Open Tournament Golf}}'' and a character bearing her name in the 1993 ''Super Mario Bros.'' live action movie, Daisy made a return to the series in ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Tennis|Nintendo 64}}'' on the Nintendo 64. Since then she has gone on to appear in many ''Mario'' titles, albeit almost entirely spin-offs such as the ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Party|series}}'' and ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Kart|series}}'' series. ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Party 4}}'' specifically is notable for redesigning Daisy into her modern look, including shorter hair in a flipped bob cut, a golden crown in place of her magenta crown, orange elements on her dress in place of white elements, and a fairer skin tone—though her skin would eventually regain its tan starting in ''Mario Party Superstars''. However ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Run}}'' marked Daisy's return to the ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario}}'' series almost 30 years after her debut in ''Super Mario Land''. In this game, Daisy is an unlockable character as of version 3.0.4. When the Remix 10 {{s|mariowiki|Warp Pipe}} opens, [[Toad]] informs Mario that she has gotten lost and thus needs to be rescued. Daisy is unlocked once Area 30 is cleared during Remix 10 mode, and her special ability is the {{s|mariowiki|Double Jump}} (which works very much like the [[double jump]] that can be universally performed in ''Smash Bros.''). She also appears as a playable character in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros. Wonder}}'', where she is available right from the start. In ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', Daisy has no unique gameplay traits of her own and controls identically to all other characters (with the exception of the [[Yoshi]]s and [[Nabbit]]).

Unlike Peach, however, Daisy is an energetic tomboy.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/mla/chara/index.html]</ref> Despite being featured almost exclusively in spin-off games with little to no plot or dialogue since her debut, Daisy's personality has nevertheless been explored to a degree. In particular, ''{{s|mariowiki|Fortune Street}}'' reveals that Daisy is energetic to the point of being impulsive, eager to take on challenges, and brash enough to talk down to the likes of [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and [[Bowser]], though also in touch with her feminine side, finding enjoyment from activities such as tea parties and nail painting.

In ''Mario Tennis'', Daisy was voiced by the late {{s|mariowiki|Kate Fleming}}, sounding significantly lower-pitched compared to later games. Then in ''Mario Party 3'' and the two subsequent games in the ''Mario Party'' series, {{s|mariowiki|Jen Taylor}}, Peach and Toad's voice actress at the time of the game's release, voiced Daisy as well with a higher-pitched voice. Starting with ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], {{s|mariowiki|Deanna Mustard}} took over Taylor's role, giving Daisy her now-signature middle-high-pitched, loud voice. ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' for [[Nintendo Switch]] replaced Princess Daisy's longtime voice actress Deanna Mustard with {{s|mariowiki|Giselle Fernandez}}, a voice actor who imitates Mustard's distinctive Daisy voice.

Daisy appears as a [[trophy]]. She is also the basis for one of {{SSBM|Peach}}'s [[Alternate costume (SSBM)#Peach|alternate costumes]], which changes many aspects of the latter's appearance to match Daisy's, to the point where said costume in question is essentially Peach dressed up as Daisy. Both Daisy's trophy and Peach's Daisy-based alternate costume are based on Daisy's classic design, which was used between ''Super Mario Land'' and ''Mario Party 3''.

Notably, Daisy's trophy has a graphical glitch in which she has a third eye on the back of her head under her hair. This glitch was removed in the [[NTSC]] 1.02 and [[PAL]] versions.

Like Peach, Daisy's appearance is altered in ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}''; her dress has more elaborate details and is stylized. Also, Peach no longer has her Daisy-based alternate costume as Daisy now has her own character slot; in its place, Peach has received a golden alternate costume.