Everytime it's the same.
Poor Princess Peach is kidnapped by the famous and evil Bowser.
Since the game Super Mario Bros., released in 1985, Peach has regularly had the same fate: languishing in a cell until Mario comes to deliver her, like a trophy, like an end-of-game reward. But over the years , in accordance with the issues of female representation in video games, the character of Peach has evolved a lot, as shown in the new game “Princess Peach: Showtime!”
», released on March 22, 2024 on Switch, second game entirely dedicated to the character.
In the first, released on Nintendo DS in 2006, stereotypes were at the very heart of the game. The princess moved forward in her adventure thanks... to her emotions.
For example, she had to cry her eyes out in order to defeat a boss.
Or go into a rage to overcome an obstacle.
But “Princess Peach: Showtime!”
», marks a new stage in the evolution of the character.
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Peach must free a theater that is suffering from the yoke of a malicious witch.
To do this, the princess wears various outfits that give her powers, each one cooler than the next: flying, sword fighting, investigating, swimming like a mermaid, mastering martial arts... in short, the heroine , it's her.
Even if in Mario Odyssey, released in 2017, she is still a princess in distress, her evolution has been gradual over the past fifteen years, with the numerous games bringing together the cast of the Mario and/or Nintendo universes.
She fights in the Super Smash Bros. series, she drives big karts and damn motorcycles in Mario Kart, and appears in the Mario event film, released in 2023, as a super badass princess who also flies a little the spotlight to the main character.
In short, visually, she remains this blonde princess, with long eyelashes with her pink dress, her character changes.
She becomes more independent, more competent, strong and courageous: a true heroine.
Maybe from now on, Bowser will have to think twice before trying to remove it.