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👑🍑 Why Peach Is One Of My Favorite Comfort Characters 🍑👑

It’s Princess Peach Month, babes, and as a fangirl, I’m obligated to make a post like this become a reality. Feels quite sinful that I wasn’t able to jack for the month last year (aside from reposting some cringy fanart), but this year I’ll try and bring my A game this year. Was also inspired to make this post after reading some articles that are in defense of characters that are in a similar vein to Peach, like Daphne Blake and the Disney Princesses (specifically the classic ones like Snow White, Cinderella and Aurora).

Last year, I made a post where I partially went in defense of the pink diplomat, but for this post, I’m gonna go in full defense of her, and also why she’s personally special to me.

Now, where do I even begin? Imo, Peach has been one of the most unnecessarily lambasted, maligned, overhated but also misunderstood characters in not just Super Mario, video games, but also fiction as a whole.

One of the most talked about criticisms I hear about her is, “ShE’s UsElEsS, aNd Is aLwAyS bEiNg KiDnApPeD LiKe EvErY dAy”. While it kinda has become somewhat of a running gag in the series, I am willing to admit that she’s not always able to defend herself. However, I’m still here to say that’s she’s far from useless or weak, girlie clearly can defend herself, like- are y’all really forgetting the many times where she can be strong like in SM3DW, Mario + Rabbids, SMB2, SMBW, SMRPG, and so many other titles? Hell, are we really forgetting about the movie that literally just came out a year ago where she’s being a strong, dutiful leader, AND the fact that she has two solo starring games where it was her turn to save the day all by herself? Let’s also not forget the Smash Bros. series where she’s one of the highest ranked characters in three of the entries. And also, it’s not, “every day”, some of y’all need to stop exaggerating that 💀

Even when in captivity, she still manages to help out Mario by sneaking 1-Ups like in Mario Galaxy. It irks me with how stuff like this is often ignored in order to pigeonhole her into the damsel role, when she is strong in her own right. She doesn’t always get captured, and more people could understand this if they stopped degrading her for Bowser and Daisy’s actions.

Speaking of Daisy, another criticism that I hear about her is, “ShE’s A bAd FrIeNd To DaIsY, aNd BeTrAyEd HeR fOr RoSaLiNa.” Jesus H. Christ, this one genuinely makes my blood boil. Daisy is another one of my favorite characters in the series that is special to me, and it makes me upset with how her and Peach’s friendship is often portrayed in the fandom. Like, show me proof. Show me factual evidence that Peach “betrayed” Daisy that isn’t from fanart, fanfiction, animations, or anything else fanmade. This is giving the same vibes as, “Mario is a bad/abusive brother to Luigi” rumor that MatPat popularized and I hate it sm. And while we’re at it, can we not throw Rosalina under the bus, she herself gets an unnecessary and unneeded amount of hate already :/

Peach and Daisy are canonically BFFLs, and I hate hate hate how they’re usually portrayed as enemies. I remember seeing so much fanart back in the day where Daisy is bullying, fighting, or being straight up toxic towards Peach. I do see Daisy playfully teasing Peach and being competitive, but being toxic? No, honey, no 😣

And now moving on to my next criticism which is, “ShE’s ToO sTuPiD aNd GiRlY”. Aah yes, the whole, “being hyper feminine/girly is bad” trope, oh how I have not missed you. First of all, Peach is not stupid. Naive? Yes. But she’s no dumb blonde, or airhead, or ditz, or bimbo, or whatever the hell type of pejorative, misogynistic, blonde stereotype-based word you wanna throw at her. She’s clever, and has been able to use her smarts to outwit her captors. And newsflash, there's absolutely nothing wrong with loving traditionally feminine things like baking cakes, or fashion, or liking the color pink. It kinda rubs me the wrong way with how people remove the feminine aspects about Peach and the other things that make her special in order to have her be taken seriously. They just end up making her a Daisy clone. You can be both girly and badass too, y’know!

And here’s my final criticism that I hear about her, “ShE’s A sPoIlEd, StUcK uP bRaT wHo DoEsN’t CaRe AbOuT mArIo”. Look, just because she’s filthy stinking rich, doesn’t mean she’s a spoiled brat. This is yet another thing I see her being portrayed in fanmade stuff; spoiled, bratty, entitled, and bitchy, and I’m just here like, “Did y’all mistake her for Wendy, or?”. Peach is one of the sweetest, empathetic, selfless, and most wholesome characters in the series, and would never act like that.

But nope, pink = girliness, and girliness = bad, so that means we gotta make her a complete Karen/s

I get alternative character interpretations exists, but I feel like people use that as an excuse to deliberately demonize and flanderize characters for the sake of it -_-

As for Mario, have you guys even played any of the games? She clearly does love and care about him and is grateful for what he’s done for her. She thanks him for helping her, giving him kisses, baking cakes for him, and inviting him to fun places. If she “didn’t care about him”, then she wouldn’t be doing all the above mentioned stuff for him. And something I also forgot to mention in my Y2K Peach post is how people assume she has Stockholm Syndrome- which she doesn’t. She clearly doesn’t like Bowser, wants nothing to do with him, and shows 0 romantic interest in him, so how could she have Stockholm Syndrome lmao

Phew, glad I got all of that off my chest. Stuff like this has been bugging me for so long, so I’m glad to finally let it all out. Now I’m gonna explain why I find Peach to be one of my favorite comfort characters.

Ever since I was a small tot, I’ve always admired Peach. She was pretty, pink, super girly and ruled a whole damn kingdom. While she isn’t always strong, there are still times where she’s able to put her foot down and stand up for her friends and herself. She puts her subjects' needs before her own needs, and is basically a gentle soul. She’s also a jack of all trades, she’s not just a baker, but also a golfer, tennis player, kart racer, equestrian, and so much more. She’s also able to be patient with others, and sees the good in even the wickedest of people.

I especially loved playing as her in the Smash Bros. games, I’ve been a Peach main ever since the Brawl days. Her inclusion in the series just shows me that, even if you love doing unapologetically feminine things like wearing dresses, painting your nails, shopping, or cooking, you still matter. You’re still capable and strong in your own way, and you can still save the day. Embrace who you are. To this day, I still find this to be an empowering message that not just young girls, but anyone can resonate with. This is why Peach has always been a special character to me <3

Apologies if I kinda went into, “I’m 14 and this is deep” territory, but that’s just what I truly feel about Peach. She’s no damsel in distress, or a pretty face, or a walking talking prize, she’s much much more than that. She’s one of the best characters, and deserves better not just in the games, but in the fandom as well.

I’m probably gonna get crucified and clowned on for this, but Idc, I spoke my truth 😤

Before I leave, if you still dislike Peach after reading this post, that’s perfectly fine, just make sure to keep the comments respectful and please don’t start any flame wars. Thank you 💕

Thank you all for reading my needlessly long and unhinged defense of one of my favorite Princess characters, and I hope you all have a good day or night, and make sure to stay safe out there ✌️

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cringetober art dump

aw yeah

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Patissiere Peach 🍰💘

Princess Peach™: Showtime! (2024) 👑🎀🎭

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When I first saw Alear’s summer art in Heroes, I thought it was a very cute detail that the Sommie beach ball has different expressions. Then I realized that implies that the ball has sentience, and would feel pain if she vollies it…

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Fire Emblem: The Musical!

The Defiant of Destiny | Lucina Theme (Lucina! Song/Rap/Musical/Music)

Happy Birthday to Lucina/Happy Birthday Lucina!

/⚔️/🗡/💙/🎂/🥳/🎉/🎈/🎁/ 🎊/

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A Princess Peach theme game!? Um, Yes please!! 🩷✨

Made ones without the ribbons too

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Princess Peach is saying Howdy. Say it back.

Alt versions on my Patreon!

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Mc Adore, baybeee! Also oh my god, I just realized I have a thing for underated characters lol

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Princess Shokora MediBang Paint

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PEACHHHHHHHHHHH *banging pots and pans*

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Just a peachy girl and her nintendo switch. 🍑✨ You can get this print here! 

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🎃🥧 Pumpkin Pie 🥧🎃

Guess what other Nintendo series I got into recently? 👀

And by recently, I mean a few months back in June lol

Ik Thanksgiving was almost a month ago, and Christmas is just around the corner, but I thought I’d post it now (very typical of me at this point). How was y’alls Thanksgiving? For me, it was just so-so. It wasn’t as boring as last year's Thanksgiving, but it still was pretty average. Though in all honestly I’m not too big on Thanksgiving in general, I only really like it because of the food, the Macy’s Parade, and the fact that I get to hang out with other family members :P

Also drew this as a (super belated) 29th Anniversary of one of the best RPGs and Nintendo games of all time, Earthbound/Mother 2.

Like with F-Zero, I always knew about the Earthbound series thanks to Smash Bros (not to mention that Ness and Lucas are one of my mains), but never really got into it until I got a little older. I haven’t played the game just yet, but I plan on getting it on my Nintendo Switch soon.

I’ve been listening to the Vocal Album of the first Mother game (specifically the songs where Catherine Warwick was the main singer because on God she has a beautiful singing voice), the soundtrack to Earthbound, and some Let’s Plays of the game by the Game Grumps, and I just immediately fell in love in the series. It is quite sad that it initially didn’t take off in the West when it came out in 1995.

It probably didn’t help that the slogan for the game seen from the Player’s Guide was, “This game stinks” 💀

To celebrate almost 30 years of the game’s existence, I drew Ness’s mom, Rachael. While she isn’t too involved in the plot of the game, she still has an important role throughout it. If Ness gets homesick, he has to occasionally call his mom to get rid of it. She’s one of my favorite characters in not just the game, but the franchise as a whole. I love her design sm, and I like the fact that she differs a lot from a majority of other mom characters in media.

She’s not a helicopter mom, soccer mom, or tiger mom. She’s not annoyingly overprotective of Ness, or even super strict towards him. Instead, she’s chill, helpful, and laid-back and is basically supportive of whatever he does, which I find neat. She’s one of the best Nintendo parents and is criminally underrated.

Since the game was released during the mid-90s, and a majority of the game takes place in Eagleland, a parody of and highly fictionalized version of 90s America, I wanted to give Rachael an outfit as a homage to that era. Gave her a cute sweater, jeans, and a headband, but kept her original earrings and necklace. I absolutely loved how the outfit turned out, though I feel like the headband could have turned out a little better.

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In honor of Sonia becoming the new professor, and you becoming Galar's new champion, Sonia wore something special underneath her jacket so the two of you can celebrate when she gets off work!

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Mermaid Peach 🧜‍♀️🍑

Princess Peach™: Showtime! (2024) 👑🎀🎭