Sprixie Princesses

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Sprixie Princesses
Group artwork of the Sprixie Princessess from Super Mario 3D World.
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
(The Wild Update) (2022)
Portrayed by Zoe Nelson
Species Sprixie

The Sprixie Princesses are a group of seven characters in Super Mario 3D World. They act as the rulers of the Sprixie Kingdom and the Sprixies, a race of fairies who play a major role in the story. The British English release of the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack refers to the green Sprixie Princess as the sole Sprixie Princess and refers to the others as her followers.[1] Due to Yoshiaki Koizumi deciding to make Princess Peach a playable character as opposed to having her reprise her usual damsel-in-distress role as how Koichi Hayashida and Kenta Motokura initially intended it to be, the Sprixie Princesses became the damsels in distress getting captured by Bowser instead of Peach.[2]

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

The Green Sprixie Princess explaining Bowser has kidnapped her friends in the introduction of Super Mario 3D World.
The green Sprixie Princess explaining her situation to the group
Screenshot of Super Mario 3D World.
Bowser kidnaps the green Sprixie Princess.

The green Sprixie Princess first appears when Mario and Luigi find and repair a Clear Pipe. The pipe promptly ejects a large number of items before the princess emerges. The green Sprixie Princess tells the group that the Sprixie Kingdom is in danger, as Bowser had managed to capture the other six princesses, and that she had only narrowly escaped his grasp. Moments after she emerges, however, Bowser comes up through the same pipe, leaving her dazed, and captures the green Sprixie Princess in a bottle, then retreats down the pipe. The group quickly follows after Bowser in order to rescue the kingdom, and the group soon finds that each Sprixie Princess is guarded in one of the first seven worlds' castles. Defeating the boss of a castle reveals a Warp Box that takes the group to a room containing both the Goal Pole and the imprisoned Sprixie Princess.

Each time a Sprixie Princess is saved, she builds a Clear Pipe to the next world with either a hammer or a wrench (with the exception of the red Sprixie Princess, since she gets recaptured after she is saved in World Castle (World 7) and she simply helps build a rocket). It is possible for the player to skip saving the first and fourth Sprixie Princesses if they take the secret exits found in World 1 and World 4, respectively, although as a result they will be entirely absent during the ending and when Bowser recaptures them.

Bowser with all of the captured Sprixie Princesses in Super Mario 3D World.
Bowser recaptures all of the Sprixie Princesses at the end of World Castle (World 7).
Cat Mario poses with the Sprixie Princesses at the top of The Great Tower of Bowser Land.
Cat Mario poses with the Sprixie Princesses after the defeat of Meowser in World Bowser (World 8).

The group eventually manages to rescue the last of the seven Sprixie Princesses after defeating Bowser in his muscle car for the second time in World Castle, seemingly the last stage of the game. However, Bowser promptly reappears, stuffs all seven princesses into a larger bottle, and flees to World Bowser (World 8), a Bowser-themed carnival area that serves as the true final world of the main game. Here, Bowser confronts the heroes after transforming into Meowser and is defeated, dropping the Sprixie Princesses in the process. The princesses then use their powers to undo all the harm done to their land before waving goodbye to the heroes as they return to the Mushroom Kingdom via a Clear Pipe.

After the ending credits, the Sprixie Princesses build a rocket in World 1 for the player to use in order to travel to the secret bonus worlds in outer space.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

Since the ending of the Wii U version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker uses the same scene as the beginning of Super Mario 3D World, albeit with a new ending, the green Sprixie Princess appears briefly, while the other six Sprixie Princesses appear in the image in her speech bubble.

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash[edit]

A screenshot from Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
The green Sprixie Princess winning a point in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Only the green Sprixie Princess appears in her first playable role in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, where she is an unlockable character. Like Peach, she is classified as a Technical character, meaning that she has good ball control but below-average power. The Sprixie Princess is the only unlockable character in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash to have this classification. Two methods are available to unlock the Sprixie Princess: She can be unlocked either upon the player hitting at least 100 consecutive shots in Mega Ball Rally or by purchasing her from the rewards menu for 5,000 coins. Regardless of the method used, upon the player unlocking the Sprixie Princess, her star version (which improves her stats) is unlocked as well. The emblem on her racket is a picture of her head (excluding the mouth), and like Boo, Rosalina, and Bowser Jr., she flies to move instead of running.

The Sprixie Princess is the only playable character in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash not to return in Mario Tennis Aces.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

The Sprixie Princesses appear as an Advanced-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A fighter equipped with this spirit begins the battle with a Fairy Bottle, referencing how the Sprixie Princesses were trapped in bottles in Super Mario 3D World. Their spirit can be summoned using a Wanda and Princess Shokora core.

Minecraft[edit]

Minecraft asset
The green Sprixie Princess in Minecraft

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, allays are retextured to look like the green Sprixie Princess.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#76 Sprixie Princesses
Group artwork of the Sprixie Princessess from Super Mario 3D World. Series/game Super Mario Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Fairy Bottle Equipped
How to obtain Summoned with a Wanda and Princess Shokora core

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Sprixie Princesses.

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ようせい姫[3][4][5]
Yōsei Hime 		Sprixie Princess
Chinese (simplified) 妖精公主[6]
Yāojīng Gōngzhǔ (Mandarin)
Yíujīng Gūngjyú (Cantonese) 		Fairy Princess
Sprixie Princesses[5] Unmodified from the English name Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Chinese (traditional) 妖精公主[7]
Yāojīng Gōngzhǔ (Mandarin)
Yíujīng Gūngjyú (Cantonese) 		Fairy Princess
Sprixie Princesses[5] Unmodified from the English name Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dutch Sprixie-princessen[8][5][9] Sprixie Princesses
French (NOA) Princesses Libella[5] Sprixie Princesses
French (NOE) Princesses Libellas[10][11][12] Sprixie Princesses
German Feenprinzessinnen[13][14][5][15] Sprixie Princesses
Italian Princifate[17][5][18] Portmanteau between principesse ("princesses") and fate ("Sprixies"); called principesse in shorthand[16]
Korean 요정공주[19]
Yojeong Gongju 		Fairy Princess
Sprixie Princesses[5] Unmodified from the English name Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Portuguese (NOE) Princesas Anafadas[20] Sprixie Princesses
Princesas anafadas[21] Sprixie princesses Super Mario 3D World
Russian Феи-принцессы[5]
Fei-printsessy 		Fairy princesses
Spanish Princesas hadinas[22][5][23] Princesas ("princesses") with a portmanteau between hadas ("fairies") and madrinas ("godmothers"); hadina is also the Latin American Spanish name for Sprixie

Notes[edit]

  • Bowser's method of capturing the Sprixie Princesses is similar to Link's method of catching fairies in the series The Legend of Zelda.
  • The Sprixie Princesses' color schemes match the color schemes of the worlds in which they are captured.
    • The Sprixie Princesses' color schemes also represent the respective colors that collectively compose white light. This is evident when Bowser combines the Sprixie Princesses' power for himself, which generates a white light.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Sprixie Princess and her followers have been captured by Bowser! But before you get round to rescuing them, you'll want to spend a bit of time exploring the opening World. This laid back tune is just perfect for getting your bearings." – 2014. Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack insert. Nintendo (British English). Page 5.
  2. ^ Riendeau, Danielle (June 12, 2013). Nintendo thinking on a different frequency with playable Princess Peach. Polygon (English). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 225.
  4. ^ 1 June 2016. ニンテンドーキッズスペース | [スーパーマリオシリーズ vol.3]ニンテンドーキッズスペースからぬりえプレゼント！｜任天堂. Nintendo Kids Space (Japanese). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Spirit inventory (7 Dec. 2018). Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by Nintendo, Sora Ltd., and BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc (Ver. 13.0.3). Nintendo.
  6. ^ 13 Jan. 2021. 新增新元素并在Nintendo Switch登场。 《超级马力欧3D世界 ＋ 狂怒世界》将于2021年2月12日发售。. Nintendo Official Site (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 4 Dec. 2025. (Archived January 13, 2021, 14:38:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  7. ^ 4 Sept. 2020. 新增新元素並在Nintendo Switch登場。《超級瑪利歐 ３Ｄ世界 ＋ 狂怒世界》將於2021年2月12日發售。. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 3 Sept. 2020.
  8. ^ "Bowser heeft de Sprixie-prinses ontvoerd en nu moeten Mario en zijn vrienden haar redden, al racend naar de vlaggenstok aan het einde van een keur aan levels!" – 2013. SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD. Nintendo Official Site (Dutch). Tab Overzicht. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  9. ^ "Red de Sprixie-prinses en haar volgers in je eentje of met maximaal drie andere spelers in deze uitgebreide versie van Super Mario 3D World." – 2021. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo Official Site (Dutch). Tab Overzicht. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  10. ^ « Bowser a kidnappé la princesse Libella, et Mario et ses camarades sont partis à son secours, s'accrochant au mâts de multiples stages en cours de route ! » – 2013. SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD. Nintendo Official Site (French). Tab Vue d'ensemble. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  11. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 225.
  12. ^ « En solo ou avec jusqu'à trois autres joueurs, allez sauver la Princesse Libella et ses sujets dans cette version retravaillée de Super Mario 3D World. » – 2021. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo Official Site (French). Tab Vue d'ensemble. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  13. ^ „Bowser hat die Feenprinzessin entführt, und nun ist es an Mario und seinen Freunden, sie zu retten, indem sie am Ende der vielfältigen Level auf ihrem Weg den Zielpfahl erreichen.“ – 2013. SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD. Nintendo Official Site (German). Tab Übersicht. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  14. ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 225.
  15. ^ „Rette in dieser verbesserten Version von Super Mario 3D World die Feenprinzessin und ihre Gefolgschaft auf eigene Faust oder zusammen mit drei weiteren Spielern.“ – 2021. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo Official Site (German). Tab Übersicht. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  16. ^ «Grande divertimento ti aspetta mentre viaggi nel Regno delle fate per salvare la principessa e la sua gente dalle grinfie di Bowser!» ("Great entertainment will await you while you travel through the Sprixie Kingdom to save the princess and her people from Bowser's clutches!") – 2021. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo Official Site (Italian). Tab Super Mario 3D World. Retrieved 8 Nov. 2025.
  17. ^ «Bowser ha rapito la Princifata e Mario e i suoi amici devono salvarla, affrontando tante avventure in numerosi livelli!» ("Bowser kidnapped the Sprixie Princess and Mario and his friends must save her, facing many adventures in numerous levels!") – 2013. SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD. Nintendo Official Site (Italian). Tab Panoramica. Retrieved 8 Nov. 2025.
  18. ^ «Salva la princifata e la sua gente in solitaria o con altri tre giocatori in questa versione migliorata di Super Mario 3D World.» ("Save the Sprixie Princess and her people solo or with three more players in this enhanced version of Super Mario 3D World.") – 2021. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo Official Site (Italian). Tab Panoramica. Retrieved 8 Nov. 2025.
  19. ^ "쿠파에게 잡힌 7명의 요정공주를 구하기 위한 마리오 일행의 모험이 시작됩니다." – 12 Feb. 2021. 슈퍼 마리오 3D 월드 + 퓨리 월드. My Nintendo Store (Korean). Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025. (Archived October 1, 2022, 20:27:54 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  20. ^ «Resgata a Princesa Anafada e os seus seguidores sozinho ou com mais três jogadores nesta versão melhorada de Super Mario 3D World.» – 2021. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo Official Site (European Portuguese). Tab Introdução. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  21. ^ «Mais uma vez, o Bowser raptou a princesa anafada e cabe a Mario e aos seus amigos resgatarem-na.» – 2013. SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD. Nintendo Official Site (European Portuguese). Tab Introdução. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  22. ^ «Bowser ha secuestrado a la princesa hada, y Mario y sus amigos se disponen a rescatarla recorriendo hasta el banderín los numerosos niveles que se encontrarán por el camino.» – 2013. SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD. Nintendo Official Site (European Spanish). Tab Información. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
  23. ^ «Rescata a la princesa hada y a sus amigas, en solitario o con hasta 3 jugadores más, en esta versión mejorada de Super Mario 3D World.» – 2021. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo Official Site (European Spanish). Tab Información. Retrieved 15 Nov. 2025.
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