Ningyo-hime
The title of this article is official, but it comes from a Japanese source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Ningyo-hime | |
|---|---|
| |
| Applies to | Daisy |
| Power(s) given | Swimming, breathing underwater |
| First appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Kart 2) (1993) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Kodansha manga (Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 2) (1994) |
Ningyo-hime is a mermaid form Daisy takes in two occasions in the Super Mario Kodansha manga.
In Super Mario Kart 2, tired of the low screen-time she has been getting in recent volumes, Daisy pleads to be the damsel in distress in the second story. Ningyo-hime lives in Gilgamesh Shotō and is one day trapped in a clam by Poseidon Koopa. Thanks to a message in a bottle, Princess Peach, Mario, and their friends arrive and release her, although Peach is disappointed by the lack of a treasure, but Ningyo-hime assures that she has an actual treasure map, offering it if they manage to defeat Poseidon Koopa. The group succeeds in their mission and locate the treasure on a cloud, forcing Ningyo-hime to be left on land because, as a mermaid, she cannot far away from the sea. Seeing her sadness, after he calms the treasure, an elixir that grants wishes, Mario asks for the mermaid's wish to be granted. The god entrusted with the elixir, reads into Ningyo-hime's heart and showers her with it, turning her human, but she is disappointed: her wish was to rule the world. As the god vanishes in embarrassment, chased by the princess, Yosshīdamusu narrates that the mermaid ended up becoming the princess of Sarasaland, hinting that this was an origin story for Daisy. In this story, Ningyo-hime has her crown and her original outfit is turned into a crop top.
In Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1, in order to make Peach fall out of love for Mario, Daisy disguises herself as a mermaid to aid Wario, calling herself a "Water Spirit", by giving him the Power Up Pot, hoping that Peach would start to look Wario under a different light as the new hero, so that she can swoop in and take Mario. At one point, Daisy is frozen by the Penguin and added with other victims of him. When struggling against him, Mario grabs the Jet Pot she was holding and uses it to defeat the boss. With his defeat, the frozen victim, Daisy included, are freed. In this story, Daisy wears a fake fishtail, does not have the crown or outfit, but just wears flower-shaped pasties and jewelry.
In Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 2, she just appears in the cover's wing with Mototin.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Ningyo-hime |
Mermaid Princess | Super Mario Kart 2 |
Umi no Sei |
Water Spirit | Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ File:Daisy's wish SMK2.jpg
- ^ Kazuki Motoyama (1994). Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land 1. KC Deluxe (Japanese). Page 45.
