Princess Peach

Princess Peach was introduced in 1985 in the original Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto, she debuted as the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and the game's primary "damsel in distress," who Mario had to rescue from the villain Bowser.Here is how the character was handled upon her release:The Name: In Japan, she was called Princess Peach from day one. However, in the 1985 English localized release, Nintendo of America changed her name to Princess Toadstool. The name "Peach" wasn't widely adopted in the West until Super Mario 64 in 1996.The Look: In her original 8-bit sprite, she had carrot-orange hair and a red-trimmed white ballgown.The Role: She was a non-playable, strictly background character. Rescuing her triggered the famous "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!" dialogue