After all, any big waves between them would make the next Mario Party a much more awkward affair.

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Nowadays, his loyalty to the Princess remains, but he’s absolutely got his own thing going.

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She’s a good miniboss, though.

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But fans embraced the positive, turning the poor joke around and embracing Birdo astrans representation even before Vivian.

For a while, not much changed.

Sure, he got some adjustments to set him apart, making him a higher jumper than Mario.

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The game didn’t help, since she had no personality to speak of.

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Thankfully, Nintendo reversed course and went full-throttle in the other direction with Daisy in the years since.

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Hermost recent voice actorshave fully committed to keeping that energy high, with shouting lines aplenty.

Now, you won’t get many words out of him, but you’ll absolutely get some sounds.

A true man of the people.

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3Peach

From Helpless Target To Fearless Monarch

Princess Peach started her character journey early on.

Yes, it wasn’t the original version of Super Mario Bros. 2, but it’s canon now.

You take what you might get sometimes.

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But she still deserved better.

Thankfully, better is what she got, at least after a while.

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1Waluigi

From Quick New Villain To Self-Obsessed Meme Generator

Waluigi was always a little stinker.

It’s no wonder the internet loves him, almost as much as he loves himself.

We already have Animal Crossing and Zelda crossovers, after all.