I’m so sick of people saying Mario wanted her as a trophy and nothing else, if that was the case, why did Mario freely continue his adventures in the post-game if the only thing he ever wants is Peach as a reward? Why did Mario enjoy himself in Super Mario Bros 2 or Super Mario 3D World, where he was pursuing no woman as reward in those games due to a playable Peach? Didn’t these people consider that Nintendo wouldn’t want to turn their most important and iconic character (Mario, of course) into a male-chauvinist, greedy asshole? But if that’s what they think of Mario now, then they shouldn’t keep playing or buying his games. Mario was just jealous, that’s pretty much his only sin there.

Well, I definitely agree with you, amanfromdeclan.

They could do something interesting with the Mario lore if they tried something like that. Like how about in a future game the primary character you’re supposed to rescue is a little kid and Mario has to bring them back to their parents? Or maybe even a Queen or a karate expert, or a Queen who happens to be a karate expert? Maybe down the line the person he rescues actually turns out to be the surprise villain before fighting them as the Final Boss? I’d be perfectly okay if half of the people he rescues aren’t even love interests. My point being, it’s about time Mario had more variety when it comes to rescuing people. Not to mention Mario’s very first girlfriend was Pauline from Donkey Kong. And let’s not forget Mario slightly changed the formula in Super Mario Land where he rescues Daisy instead of Peach. Like for example I’d like to see his future games where he rescues a brand new character similar to how in Super Mario 3D World the formula was changed to rescue 7 fairies instead of rescuing Peach. If anything that’s Peach’s way of saying “She’s had enough”.Īs much as I love the Mario formula, I hope future games move on with this trope so Mario would do different kind of adventures.

Mainly because it helped make Peach a more third-dimensional character, she’s NOT some prize to be won and it makes Peach more than just “the damsel in distress”.

On one hand it’s sad to see they didn’t go that route, but at the same time I’m glad they decided to have Mario friend-zoned instead.

Mario odyssey one piece