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'''Daisy''' ({{ja|デイジー|Deijī}}, ''Daisy'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. She was revealed as a newcomer alongside {{SSBU|Inkling}} and {{SSBU|Ridley}} on June 12th, 2018. Daisy is {{SSBU|Peach}}'s [[Echo Fighter]] and was the first new Echo Fighter to be revealed, thus being classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #13^ε]].

{{s|mariowiki|Deanna Mustard}}, Daisy's voice actress since ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour}}'', reprises her role in all regions, albeit via repurposed voice clips from ''Mario Kart Wii'', ''Mario Super Sluggers'', ''Mario Party 9'', ''Mario Kart 8'', ''Mario Party 10'', ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'' and ''Super Mario Run''.

*Clear {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBU|Fox}} or anyone in his unlock tree, being the 5th character unlocked after {{SSBU|Falco}}.

With the exception of the third method, Daisy must then be defeated on [[Figure-8 Circuit]].

Daisy is Peach's Echo Fighter; as such, she directly inherits Peach's moveset, attributes and animations without major modifications. Just like Peach, Daisy is a somewhat light character with somewhat below-average horizontal mobility and poor [[jump]] height who is extremely floaty, but possesses the second-best [[air acceleration]] in the game and retains Peach's unique [[floating]] ability. Curiously, Daisy's idle animation has her assuming a very slightly lower stance, but her arms are further stretched out, meaning that her horizontal hurtbox is wider while standing.

Just like Peach, Daisy's aerial game is one of her greatest strengths. Her retention of Peach's floating ability grants her the power to hover at any height she chooses, giving her a distinct advantage in combat. Floating also helps her to control space; floating low to the ground and using retreating aerials makes her difficult to [[punish]], and this greatly helps her own approach as well, because with good spacing, she can attack the opponent's shield with little fear of reprisal. Float can increase her mobility and movement options, allowing her to frustrate her opponents with quick and unpredictable mixups. Additionally, floating aids Daisy's off-stage presence when combined with her slow falling speed, despite her low jumps and the high ending lag of her aerial attacks (except for down aerial); not only does it help her cover certain angles when edgeguarding, it can also be used to aid her horizontal recovery or potentially even allow her to go underneath stages such as {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, {{SSBU|Final Destination}}, [[Smashville]] or [[Town and City]]. Neutral aerial is her fastest aerial with the lowest landing lag, and deals an impressively high amount of damage despite its speed while also possessing a decently long duration; when combined with her ability to float close to the ground, neutral aerial's combination of fast startup, low base knockback and low landing lag makes it an incredibly good combo tool at lower percents that can even lead into itself with enough [[technical skill]], especially after a down tilt, while its damage output and knockback scaling ensures that it still has decent KO potential at higher ones. Her forward aerial is her slowest aerial attack, but it is also her strongest one, and it can be used while floating to "fish" for a kill with relative safety, especially given its disjointed hitbox and fairly low landing lag relative to its strength; however, it possesses a weaker sourspot on her arm. Her back aerial possesses a decent combination of fast startup with good range and power in addition to being her most reliable follow-up from a down throw, and although it suffers from notable ending lag compared to other back aerials, Daisy's float and slow falling speed compensate for this. Up aerial hits twice and is impressively disjointed, while the first hit can potentially drag down opponents after a short hop height down aerial for grounded follow-ups; however, its horizontal range compared to Daisy's other aerial attacks is somewhat lacking. Finally, her down aerial has the lowest ending lag of all her aerial attacks, and can be used as a potential combo starter at low to middle percents thanks to the final hit's vertical angle.

Her special moves have their uses as well. {{b|Toad|move}} is a [[counterattack]] where if either Daisy or the Toad are attacked, the latter will retaliate with spores hitting multiple times; like most other counterattacks, the move can be used as an edgeguarding tool against certain recovery moves with damaging hitboxes, most notably {{SSBU|Ike}}'s [[Aether]] and {{SSBU|Chrom}}'s [[Soaring Slash]]. Unlike most other counterattacks, Toad does not scale relative to the strength of the attack countered, while the Toad's spores can be curiously be reflected or absorbed, the former of the latter two in particular rendering the move useless against many reflectors, such as {{SSBU|Mario}}'s [[Cape]] or {{SSBU|Fox}}'s aptly-named {{b|Reflector|Fox}}. [[Daisy Bomber]] is a move where Daisy lunges forward and strikes with her rear end; it can be used as a horizontal recovery option in addition to her aforementioned floating ability, its travel distance is increased if the move is smash-inputted, and in addition to being decently strong if successfully landed, it is also very difficult to punish [[out of shield]] because of how she rebounds after successfully hitting a target, though it suffers from high ending lag if whiffed. [[Daisy Parasol]] is a serviceable vertical recovery move, and can be used as an out-of-shield option thanks to its fast startup and decent range. It is also fairly difficult to contest from above thanks to its large disjoint above her and lingering hitbox if the parasol is kept open after ascending. Finally, [[Vegetable]] serves as her projectile, and as a throwable [[item]], it is quite a versatile one; the move also has a 1/250 chance of spawning a powerful [[Bob-omb]] and a 1/166 chance of spawning a shield-shattering [[Mr. Saturn]].

Compared to Peach, Daisy has lower representation in comparison. Despite this, she receives decent results from the few players who use her, such as {{Sm|Umeki}}, and also shares Peach's positive competitive reception, as both characters are collectively regarded as viable top-tier characters.

Unlike all other Echo Fighters in the game, Daisy is exactly the same as Peach gameplay-wise. She has different idle and running animations and different particle effects for some moves, but no properties that make any practical difference. This essentially means that Daisy is comparable to an [[alternate costume]] of Peach with a separate character slot, especially with the addition of alternate costumes with different animations, such as {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} and {{SSBU|Byleth}}'s female counterparts.

In earlier versions, Daisy had an actual gameplay difference, as the turnips from [[Vegetable]] copied the knockback values from {{SSB4|Peach}} in ''Smash 4'' instead of her new knockback values. After this difference was discovered several months after ''Ultimate'''s release, version {{SSBU|3.0.0}} removed this difference, leaving Daisy with no practical differences for any of her moves.

*{{change|Daisy's dashing and turnaround animations are different, resembling her run animation in ''{{s|supermariowiki|Mario Party 10}}'', though her initial dash animation is identical.}}

*{{change|Daisy has flower and petal effects for several of her attacks, including her dash attack, back aerial, up tilt, up smash and side special, instead of hearts.}}

**{{change|The visuals for dash attack, in addition to featuring petals instead of hearts, commence one frame earlier than Peach's. This in particular causes the second hit to appear to come out late.}}

**{{change|The tennis racket has a different design, matching the one she uses in the original ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Tennis|Nintendo 64}}'' for the Nintendo 64.}}

*{{change|A {{s|mariowiki|Blue Toad}} appears instead of {{s|mariowiki|Toad|character}} himself when Daisy grabs an opponent.}}

**{{change|A {{s|mariowiki|Blue Toad}} appears instead of {{s|mariowiki|Toad|character}} himself.}}

Much like her [[Peach (SSBU)|original parent]], Daisy has been largely nerfed overall, and also became the first full clone character to receive more nerfs than buffs. Additionally, update 3.0.0 altered the knockback values of Vegetable to match Peach's variant, removing the only genuine gameplay difference between the two.

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|neutraldesc=Slaps the enemy twice with her {{rollover|leading arm|uses the left arm if facing right, and vice versa|?}}: the first being an inward forehand slap, and the second being an outward backhand slap. The first hit can [[lock]]. The move is similar to Peach's {{s|supermariowiki|Super Slap}} attack in ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}''.

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|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|18}} (frying pan), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|15}} (golf club), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|13.5}} (tennis racket)

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|fairdesc=Daisy grabs the crown off her head and strikes with it in a vertical arc with pink and green magic sparkles emerging from the crown. Has the slowest startup out of all her aerial attacks. However, it is also her strongest aerial if sweetspotted. Her arm possesses a sourspot that deals 1% less damage, and KOs much later.

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|bairdesc=Daisy strikes behind her by thrusting her rear. She creates a flower, although it is aesthetic, and possesses no hitbox. At low percentages, even the clean hit can lock.

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|dairdesc=Rapidly kicks straight downwards four times. Depending on how the last hit lands, may launch opponents behind her. Has incredibly low landing lag for a down aerial, and is a decent combo starter at low to mid percents if performed from a float at short hop height.

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|pummeldesc=The Toad punches the opponent.

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|fthrowdesc=The Toad leaps forward, headbutting the opponent away.

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|bthrowdesc=Places opponent behind her and bumps them away with her rear. The Toad is present, mimicking her rear thrust, but does not contribute any damage. The strongest of Daisy's throws.

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|uthrowdesc=Puts opponent above her, and strikes them upward. The Toad leaps up with Daisy, but does not hit the opponent.

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|dthrowdesc=After putting the opponent on the ground, the Toad leaps up and headbutts them, sending them upwards and behind Daisy. Good for starting combos, as it can lead to her back aerial and forward tilt at low to mid percents.

|nsdesc=Daisy covers her ears and turns away as a Toad appears in front of her, arms spread out. If hit, the Toad will retaliate with a spray of spores, and Daisy will wince. If attacked from behind, Daisy and the Toad switch places. Direction can be switched manually, but it has strict timing.

|dsdesc=Plucks a Vegetable from ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario Bros. 2}}'' from the ground. She can then throw it as a [[projectile]] item. Its face determines how much damage it will do; the rarer the expression, the stronger the turnip. Along with turnips, Daisy can rarely pull out [[Mr. Saturn]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s.

|fsdesc=Daisy performs a dance, causing all of her enemies to fall [[asleep]]. The closer they are to her when she activates it, the more damage they will take and the longer they will slumber. Three giant flowers appear, healing 20%. This Final Smash fails to affect anyone outside the range of the screen borders.

*Appears spinning out of a shower of flower petals and enthusiastically waves to the camera, yelling "Yo-ooo!".

SSBUDaisyIdle1.gif|Daisy's first idle pose

SSBUDaisyIdle2.gif|Daisy's second idle pose

|{{NTSC}} [[File:Daisy Cheer English NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Daisy Cheer English PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Daisy Cheer Japanese SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Daisy Cheer Italian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Daisy Cheer Dutch SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Daisy Cheer French SSBU.ogg|center]]

|Prin - cess Dai - sy! *clap 3 times* || Da - i - sy! || Dai - sy! Dai - sy! || Dai - sy! || Dai - sy! Daiiii - sy!

*'''Left:''' Stretches her back towards her right side, then points skyward while exclaiming "Yeah!". The final pose resembles the end of her Hole-in-One animation in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Golf: World Tour}}'', albeit mirrored.

*'''Up:''' Jumps for joy twice (assuming the same pose as in her official render during the second jump) while exclaiming "Whoo-hoo!", then poses with her right arm on her hip and her left arm bent, all while smiling. Her teeth are visible in her smile. The pose she assumes at the end is identical to that of Peach's "Up" victory animation.

*'''Right:''' Twirls into the scene while exclaiming "Whoo!", then winks with a sideways peace sign. The initial twirling resembles her Hole-in-One and Birdie animations in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Golf: World Tour}}''.

[[File:MarioSeriesVictoryThemeUltimate.ogg|thumb|A flourished remix of the Course Clear Fanfare used in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros.}}'', slightly sped up.]]

==In competitive play==

Most of Daisy's opponents are princesses in their respective franchise.

|5||{{CharHead|Mii Brawler|SSBU|hsize=20px}} (×2) {{CharHead|Mii Swordfighter|SSBU|hsize=20px}} (x2) {{CharHead|Mii Gunner|SSBU|hsize=20px}} (x2)||[[Peach's Castle]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Underwater Theme - Super Mario Bros.}}''||Horde Battle.

*{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} costume combinations: Princess Zelda Wig and [[Nia]] Outfit, Daisy Crown and Vampire Garb.

*{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}} costumes: Peach's Crown and Steampunk Getup, Princess's Crown and [[Isabelle]] Outfit.

*{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} costumes: Peach's Crown and [[Viridi]] Outfit, Daisy's Crown and [[Ashley]] Outfit.

Humorously, all these fighters have deep, masculine voices.

Daisy was one of the many fighters that fell under [[Dharkon]]'s control upon Galeem's first defeat. She is found in the {{b|Dracula's Castle|Adventure Mode}} sub-area where she is guarded by a ghost; the nearby [[List of spirits (Super Mario series)|Dry Bowser spirit]] must be freed to access the cannon able to destroy the ghost.

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Daisy's fighter spirit can be obtained by completing [[Classic Mode]]. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Daisy in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''.

==In Spirit battles==

|rowspan="2"|[https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Poppi_α Poppi]

*As an Echo Fighter of Peach with an identical moveset, Daisy utilizes several abilities exclusive to Peach that she never uses in the ''Mario'' series, such as [[floating]], the use of a frying pan, and [[Daisy Blossom|putting people to sleep]].

**For example, Daisy's victory animations resemble her victory celebrations in ''Mario'' spin-offs such as ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Golf: World Tour}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Tennis Aces}}'', and ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games}}''.

*Oddly, the bottom lace at Daisy's dress vanishes when viewed from inside her dress.<ref>[https://imgur.com/jWlCyvt]</ref> This was not present in her early gameplay screenshots, most notably the third screenshot of her attacking {{SSBU|Link}}.

*If Daisy crouches while holding a throwable item, her mouth will be open.

*Unusually, when Daisy uses her [[back throw]] against {{SSBU|Peach}}, the same heart effects used in Peach's own attacks appear. This appears to be an oversight, as this does not happen when Daisy uses her back throw against any other character in the game (herself included), nor does it occur when Peach uses her back throw against any character in the game.