Princess Peach: Difference between revisions

In Japan, the Princess's name has always been Princess Peach (ピーチ姫 ''Pīchi-hime''). Peach's name is derived from the peach tree that bears pink blossoms and juicy edible fruit. In the United States and other western countries, she was originally known as Princess Toadstool. The English translation of ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' (1993) marked the first usage of the name "Peach" outside of Japan; however, the name did not catch on at that time, as the game itself was not very popular. In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', she went back to being called Princess Toadstool. However, if [[Belome]] swallowed Princess Toadstool to clone her during the fight with him in [[Belome Temple]], he would comment that she tasted ''"peachy"''. It was not until ''Super Mario 64'' that the name Peach became widely known outside Japan, and vice versa; while the initial Japanese release lacked this detail, subsequent re-releases such as the International, Shindō Pak Taiō Version and DS editions had Peach signing her letter using both "Toadstool" and "Peach." Regardless, the Toadstool name is rarely touched upon anymore, as the original Japanese name has supplanted it (with the rare exception of certain re-releases of older titles, which generally continue to use the localized name).