Princess Daisy

"You may wonder why I want to win so badly. Well, it's 'cause I just HATE losing!"

- Princess Daisy

Princess Daisy (Japanese: デイジー姫, Deijī-hime) is the princess of Sarasaland. She was created by Gunpei Yokoi, Shigeru Miyamoto's mentor. Although Daisy is the ruler of Sarasaland, she currently resides in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Daisy is a tomboy, something made clear in her debut appearance. Daisy is represented by the colors yellow, orange, and green. She has an affinity for flowers; her attire, special abilities, personal emblems and general representations are often flowers.

Years after her initial appearance, Daisy started appearing in more and more Mario games because of a lack of human characters in the series. She now appears in the majority of Mario spin-off games, often a playable character. Daisy is good friends with Princess Peach, and she interacts positively with many other characters. This includes Luigi, who is often hinted to be in a romance with Daisy. Daisy has appeared in more than forty Mario series games to date, and continues to regularly.

Super Mario Land
Princess Daisy's makes her debut appearance in Super Mario Land. Tatanga, a space alien, invades Daisy's nation, Sarasaland, in order to marry her and make her his queen. He kidnaps Daisy, and hypnotizes all the land's inhabitants, enslaving them into his army. Mario attempts to rescue Daisy and bring peace to Sarasaland by traveling through each of the four kingdoms in pursuit of Tatanga to try and defeat him.

Throughout the game, enemies disguise themselves as Daisy to trick Mario into believing he has rescued her. In the end Daisy is rescued, but Tatanga manages to escape. Daisy thanks Mario, and the two fly away in an aeroplane.

Nintendo Comics System
Daisy also appears in the Game Boy comic books. Just as in Super Mario Land, she is Tatanga's captive, and is waiting for Mario to save her. In these comics, Daisy, Mario, and Tatanga are released from the world of video games to go on adventures in the "Real World".

NES Open Tournament Golf
Daisy makes her second appearance as a supporting-character in NES Open Tournament Golf. Likewise Peach does for Mario, Daisy acts as a caddie for Luigi, and she makes comments on his golfing during play.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Daisy makes her golfing debut in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for the GameCube. In Doubles Mode, Daisy and Peach are automatic partners, setting a trend for later games involving teams.

Daisy is one of the most powerful characters in the game, having a shot "Distance" just above Mario's and under Donkey Kong's. Her shot "Height" is also high, making it easy to recover from traps. She also has a good "Spin", and above-average "Impact". Without proper adjustments, however, she tends to "Slice" the ball due to her below-average "Control". If the player gets a "Nice Shot!", Daisy's ball soars through the air in a burst of flower petals.

Mario Golf: World Tour
For the second time in the Mario Golf series, Daisy is confirmed to appear in Mario Golf: World Tour, as a playable character. In this game, she uses a more modern sports set, the same used in later games, such as Mario Tennis Open and her alternative outfit in Mario Sports Mix.

Mario Tennis
Daisy makes her first playable appearance in the game Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. Daisy competes as a "Technique" type. In the intro, Daisy is seen getting along with Peach. She also serves as Luigi's tennis partner, and Birdo serves as hers. She rarely misses when playing close to the net, and she's the most powerful "Technique" character in the game.

In the Game Boy Color version of the game, Daisy appears as a supporting character during the game's "Exhibition Mode". Once the player is invited to "Mario World", Daisy compliments them. Daisy is shown to be close friends with Peach in this version, standing at her side in the throne room of her castle and at the "Castle Court".

Mario Power Tennis
In Mario Power Tennis Daisy is again a Technique type. She appears in the opening as Peach's tennis partner, and the two are default partners when versed in Doubles tournaments. Daisy's Offensive Power Shot, Wonder Flower, disorients opponents and knocks them if the shot is returned, the direction's depending on the color of her flower petals. Her Defensive Power Shot, the Flowerbed Return, allows her to fly over a growing flower-bed to return any reachable shots.

Like all Technique types, she has great control on the ball. Unlike other characters in this category, she also has good power, with some tighter control sacrificed compared to Peach. Her reach, while better than Mario's, is average, and her speed and lunge is average. Her Defensive Power Shot will fail if the ball is too far away.

Mario Tennis Open
In Mario Tennis Open, Daisy returns as one of the starting participants with a Technique style of play. Daisy wears a more modern tennis outfit in this game. She generally retains her stats from her appearance in Mario Power Tennis. In the shop, she has her own racket (that costs 1000 coins), her own uniform (that costs 700 coins), her own wristbands (that costs 250 coins), her own shoes (that costs 600 coins) and her own costume that's unlocked when the player collects 700+ points in Ring Shot with another player.

Mario Party series


Daisy made her Mario Party debut in Mario Party 3 as a playable character (although only in Party Mode), and has appeared as a playable character in every game of the series since, with the exception of Mario Party Advance. Daisy's colour is yellow, and in Mario Party 3 her dress' bottom has white big top-like shapes going around all sides of the dress, but in later appearances Daisy wears a floor-length yellow gown with orange accents on the end.

Daisy's most notable Mario Party appearance is in Mario Party 3, where after the player is prompted to earn the Beauty Star Stamp, Daisy intervenes and claims to be worthy of Star Stamp. She soon coaxes the Millennium Star into agreeing to hand her the Star Stamp through making him swoon over her, but is stopped by the outraged player and the Millennium Star decides to settle this on the Backtrack Duel Board. Moments before they all head over to it, Bowser interrupts their departure to the duel board, but is smacked by Daisy and sent flying into the distance, Daisy attempting justify this by stating he was in her way. The group heads off to the duel board afterwards. The player eventually defeats Daisy on the board, making her burst into tears and flee in frustration. In the game, Daisy's default duel board partner is a Snifit.

Daisy makes her only physical appearance on the Game Boy Advance in Mario Party-e as a playable character, also making an appearance the minigame Daisy's Rodeo!, where Daisy rides and tries to stay on a mechanical bull designed to look like Bowser. In Mario Party 6, Daisy appears in five of the Miracle Book pages: "Blooper, Ahoy", "Card Crazy", "Amp Attack", "Yoshi's Revenge", and "It Came From the Deep". Daisy's special Orb in Mario Party 7 is the Flower Orb, which allows her to gain 3 coins for each space she passes with her next Dice Block roll. In Mario Party DS, Daisy has a Character Figurine and Badge that can both be unlocked by completing Story Mode with her. In Mario Party 9, Daisy has a constellation called "Princess Minor", which is purchasable at the Museum for 50 Party Points.

Daisy appears in Mario Party: Island Tour as a playable character.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Daisy's first Mario Kart appearance is in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In this game, Daisy is Peach's default partner, and they share the Heart, a powerful defensive Item. Daisy is placed in the middle-weight category. Daisy also has a personal unlockable kart called the Bloom Coach, and her own race course called the Daisy Cruiser.

Mario Kart DS
Princess Daisy reappears in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart DS, as an unlockable character. She is unlocked by getting a Gold Trophy on every cup in the Retro Grand Prix on 50cc. Daisy is once again a middle-weight character, and her three karts are the Standard DS, the Power Flower, and the Light Dancer. Daisy is the staff ghost character for the Sky Garden and Tick-Tock Clock courses.

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
While not playable, Daisy makes a single cameo appearance in the bottom-left corner of the results screen of a finished Cup in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

Mario Kart Wii
Daisy appears as an unlockable character in Mario Kart Wii, and is in the Medium weight class. She is unlocked by winning the 150cc Special Cup by getting first place or being in 2,850 races. Like Peach and Rosalina, Daisy wears a new biker suit whenever she drives a bike. Daisy's stat bonuses are Speed +2, Handling +1, and Mini-Turbo +1, making her the fastest Medium-sized character in the game.

Daisy has her own course in the Star Cup, called Daisy Circuit, a seaside resort. Daisy is the staff ghost character for Coconut Mall and Daisy Circuit.

This game also marks the first appearance of Daisy's baby counterpart who appears as an unlockable character in the Light weight class.

Mario Kart 7
In Mario Kart 7, Daisy makes an appearance as an unlockable character. She is unlocked by winning the Mushroom Cup on 150cc. She is in the "Lightweight" category, and her personal kart is the Birthday Girl; which has her flower symbol decorating its front.

Daisy also has her own course in Mario Kart 7 called Daisy Hills, which is part of the Mushroom Cup. Additionally, Daisy Cruiser reappears as a retro course in the Leaf Cup.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Daisy appears as an unlockable trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. The trophy is available in both the Lottery and Regular Match in all three modes at various areas at all times of the game. The trophy depicts her appearance from Mario Party 3. Curiously, the trophy's description states that she appeared in Mario Golf for Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color when, in fact, she appeared in Mario Tennis for those systems. Additionally, Daisy's palette design is available for use by Peach.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Daisy appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a number of stickers and her own trophy. Daisy's trophy is modeled after her Mario Strikers Charged appearance. Her stickers use artworks from Mario Party 7 and Super Mario Strikers. The Mario Party 7 sticker is large and gives +27 attack to leg attacks. It is only usable by Peach and Zelda. The Super Mario Strikers sticker's size is medium and gives leg strikes an attack of +5. It available for use by all characters. Peach once again has an alternate costume that looks like Daisy.

Mario Superstar Baseball
Daisy's first baseball appearance is in Mario Superstar Baseball, as a Balanced player. Daisy appears in Challenge Mode as the secondary Team Captain on Peach's team. Daisy shares good chemistry with both Peach and Luigi, while she shares bad chemistry with characters such Waluigi and Petey Piranha. Daisy's Star Pitch, the Flower Ball, allows her to throw a gust of flower petals that hide the ball from the batter when Daisy is pitching.

As a Star Swing, the Flower Ball flies at a higher distance than normal and is masked by flower petals. In the game's Challenge Mode, Daisy is able to use this move once the player has purchased the Pretty Flowers power-up. Daisy's special talents are the Quick Throw and Sliding Catch, and her stronger points are pitching and batting.

Mario Super Sluggers
Daisy appears again as one of the Team Captains in Mario Super Sluggers. Daisy shares chemistry with Peach and Luigi, but now also shares chemistry with Birdo. The Daisy Cruiser returns, but this time as a baseball stadium. Daisy's special swing and pitch are based off flower abilities in this installment as well. Baby Daisy also appears in this installment.

Despite Daisy being available from the start overall, she still has to be added to the roster in Challenge Mode. In order to do this, the player must fix the fountain in Peach Ice Garden by placing a Toad statue where Daisy stands. She joins Mario and his friends upon doing so.

In Exhibition Mode, Daisy is the Team Captain for the Daisy Flowers. The icon for this team includes Daisy's crown, along with a floral wreath used as the border around it.

Super Mario Strikers
Daisy is introduced to the Mario Strikers series in the first installment, Super Mario Strikers. In this game, Daisy is an Offensive Captain who wears the number "9" jersey. She possesses the ability to perform her Super Strike called Torpedo Strike.

Mario Strikers Charged
Daisy also appears in Mario Strikers Charged. Now a Defensive Captain, Daisy has a personal Super Ability and Mega Strike. Daisy's Super Ability is Crystal Smash!, which covers the surrounding ground with sharp orange crystals, blasting away anyone in the range. Daisy's Mega Strike causes her to shoot into the air and generate a crystal gauntlet on one of her arms, which she uses to punch the ball towards the goal. In the game's Striker Challenge Mode, Daisy faces against both Peach and Waluigi. She battles Peach to take the Star Cup championship, and she takes on Waluigi to see if she can get the Brick Wall award for an unprecedented fifth straight year.

Yakuman DS
In Yakuman DS, Daisy appears as one of the unlockable characters, and she is a normal opponent. Statistically, she has high luck, low defense and moderate attack, speed and skill. Daisy never melds her tiles unless it is a "closed kan". She is the Rank 10 opponent faced in Ranking Mode.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Daisy made her second Nintendo DS appearance in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. Daisy is a Technical player. Daisy's Special Shot is the Flower Shot, which lets Daisy hover in mid-air to kick the ball in the hoop. The flower shot is activated by tapping a vertically flipped triangle. Daisy has her own stage known as Daisy Garden.

Itadaki Street DS
Daisy also appears in the Dragon Quest crossover game, Itadaki Street DS, a Japan only release. Daisy is a playable C-rank character.

Fortune Street
Daisy returns as a playable participant in the sequel to the Japanese exclusive Itadaki Street DS, Fortune Street for the Nintendo Wii. She is one of the thirteen playable Mario series characters in this installment.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii and DS, Daisy appears as a Speed character. In her fencing special, Daisy's flower power speeds up her thrusts, allowing her to jab rapidly. In her table tennis special, Daisy spins with flower petals surrounding her paddle, and returns the petal-surrounded ball at an increased speed.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Daisy returns in the sequel, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, also for the Wii and DS. She returns as a Speed type and has the Flower Trampoline technique in both versions as well as a Flower Dash technique in the DS version. Following a trend from previous installments, Daisy and other female characters sport a new outfit specifically for the winter games.

In the Wii version, there are a number of items available for purchase relating to Daisy. Players can buy two decals of Daisy, one winter and one of her regular appearance. Also available is a set of Daisy banners; all of these items can be used to personally decorate event equipment. Like other characters, a Daisy Suit is available for purchase for a Mii to wear; it increases speed and acceleration.

In the DS version, the Adventure Tours mode features Daisy as a key character in thwarting Bowser and Eggman's evil plans. Daisy helps on a number of occasions through the plot. She is first found in Blizland, where the player must use Blaze to defeat her in Ultimate Figure Skating. Afterwords she competes in a minigame in Ice Peak to protect an affectionate Chao's Freezalea patch from a wild Kiki.

Daisy is later used to complete two missions run by Lakitu; Short Track and Intense Short Track. Lakitu requests Daisy to boost crowd appeal, and he offers the Meteor Curling Stone as a reward; the Meteor Curling Stone is used to complete the games final missions, including the boss battle with Bowser and Eggman. Once the final battle is won by Mario and Sonic, every character chimes on their hand in victory, Daisy stating her complete doubt that they'd lose to misfits like Bowser and Eggman.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Daisy once again returns as a playable character in the third instalment, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, in both the Wii and DS versions. She reappears in the summer outfit she used in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

In the Wii version, she remains mainly a Speed-oriented character, and there is a Daisy costume for the player to unlock and put on their Mii. Daisy also has her own sticker in the London Party Mode.

In the 3DS version, Daisy is part of the Girls group. Prior to the day of the Games and Bowser and Eggman shrouding London in fog, Daisy checks on Peach, Amy, Blaze, and several Toads who were about to begin working on the stamps for the athletes' invitations, to see how they were fairing on the invitation work which they were behind on. Upon the mention of the fact she was heading to a boutique, she tempts Amy into procrastinating and joining her, this eventually leading to Peach suggesting they settle this over an event, where if she beats Daisy, she stays behind to help and if Daisy beats her, Amy can go with her. Peach ends up beating Daisy and she agrees to help the group with the invitations, eventually allowing them to get the invitations to everyone except Bowser and Eggman due to a mishap with getting theirs to them.

On the morning of the Games, Daisy wanders through the now foggy Hyde Park, wondering where everyone is and why the strange fog is around. She runs into Amy, and eventually they both run into a foggy version of Peach and Blaze, who challenge Daisy and Amy to an event, who end up beating the clones and getting ambushed by an army of Peach and Amy clones afterwards. They're later found collapsed, but recover quickly and then both contribute to clearing the fog in Hyde Park.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Daisy reappears in the fourth instalment of the Mario & Sonic series, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. She returns in her winter outfit first seen in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, and is a Speed-type character.

Mario Sports Mix
In Mario Sports Mix, Daisy appears again as a Technical character. Daisy's technique is maxed out, while her speed and power are average. Daisy's central abilities are her flower-oriented abilities, through which she can make gardens complete with fences and cover her hands in flowers in a similar manner to pompoms to block and attack projectiles.

Daisy also shows off incredible flexibility in her spin attack, and is given an alternate outfit called Tennis-wear. It is unlocked by clearing the proper Flower Cup mission, or by using Daisy 40 times in matches. Daisy Garden also makes a return from Mario Hoops 3-on-3, and can be played in all sports except Volleyball (with the exception of a special mission).

Video games
While not making an appearance herself, Daisy's crown appears as a collectible in StreetPass Mii Plaza and as one of the characters in the Mario Tennis Open Puzzle Swap picture.

Promotion and merchandising
Princess Daisy has been featured in many sets of collectibles for the Mario Series. Many mini-figures have been released as well as a small amount of larger figurines. In her initial release for Super Mario Land, a set of mini figures were released for the game, and Daisy got one of herself depicting her original design.

A Mario Party 7 set of 4cm vinyl figures were released in 2005; each of the playable characters in the games were featured. Released in 2008, Daisy was featured in a group of 6 characters for the release of the 4-inch, series 2, vinyl, Super Mario, figures by PopCo Entertainment. For volume 2 of the Furuta Super Mario Bros candy toys, Daisy was featured with her own mini-figure; these series of figures were shipped inside chocolate covered eggs to be open and eaten to receive the toy inside.

Aside from these, Daisy was featured in the BanPresto Super Mario Volume 2 Set of 6 PVC Figure Keychains. Daisy has also had a number of figures for the Mario Kart series, including a figure for Mario Kart DS, and multiple figures for Mario Kart Wii , including a pull-back bike figure.

She was also featured in the Super Mario Chess set as the second bishop on Mario's team, alongside Princess Peach. She was featured in the second series of Super Mario K'Nex blind-bagged figures as the rare, being limited to two per case. She was featured in the Sanei line of plush dolls in 2013.

Music
Many of the songs from the Super Mario Compact Disco revolve around lyrics dealing with or relating to Daisy. The song Save Me (With Your Charm) actually states in the beginning that it is Daisy singing,"You're listening to Super Mario Compact Disco"Daisy was also mentioned in the songs Super Mario Land, Radio Compact Disco 4, Super Mario USA, and Six Golden Coins; most of these mentions related to a love interest between Mario and Daisy, Daisy being captive, or Daisy being rescued. The song lyrics make several errors in relation to the games, however.

Aside from the Super Mario Compact Disco, Daisy had her own song on the Super Mario Land [single]. On the Japanese release, the song was titled Daisy's Mix, but on the United Kingdom release it was titled Daisy's Breakdown. On the Super Mario Land OST released only in Japan, Daisy had her own song titled ''Oh! Daisy (Princess Daisy Theme)''. On the Mario Tennis 64 OST, Daisy had her own trophy theme called Trophy Win - Daisy. Any other soundtracks featuring level music, such as Mario Kart Double Dash!! and Mario Hoops 3-on-3, contain the theme music of Daisy levels pertaining to the specific game.

Personality
Daisy is known to be a tomboy. She can be described as energetic, cheerful, and confident. Daisy has a strong competitive drive, and in the face-of-defeat she has shown hotheadedness, though most of the time she just shows disappointment, and at other times even optimism.

A unique trait she retains is speaking in contemporary-vernacular. She has repeatedly used one-liners like, "yeah-hoo," said in dixie accent, and even, "yo," in an urban accent. She also has a sassy side, and tends to stand idle with arms-akimbo. She is prone to air-kisses coupled with uttering, "mwah," during victory celebrations, and in the past has shown-off to get her way.

Appearance
Daisy is a human with sapphire-blue eyes and orange-ginger hair. Daisy has average weight and height compared to most characters, usually being in the "Medium" or "Light" weight-classes in Mario Kart, and being a little shorter than Peach. Daisy's face is round with full cheeks and a pointed chin. Her eyes are round and large, with each having two, thick lashes on the side. She is also doe-eyed, with a button-nose, and flushed-lips. Her skin is fair and has a beige complexion. She has very thick, bouncy hair, reaching past her shoulders in length. Her hair color ranges in shades, but is officially referred to as orange.

Clothing
Daisy usually wears a floor-length yellow gown with orange and white accents. Wrist-length white evening gloves and orange high heels are worn with the gown. The gown is adorned with orange ruffles and panniers, as well as white frills on her collar, sleeves, and gloves. Daisy wears a viridian-green brooch, surrounded by a flower-shaped white rim. She also has flower gems on the front and back of her crown, and flower earrings, all following the same motif. Daisy's crown is gold in color and has four jewels set on each side of it; the two on the front and back are red. A white petticoat can sometimes be seen under the gown as well.

Sports wear
Daisy's primary athletic wear is a two-piece sports outfit. This outfit was introduced in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. It includes her floral white collar, flower jewels, and crown. The shirt is a yellow tank top and the pants are a pair of orange shorts with yellow accents. She also wears a pair of orange-and-yellow tennis shoes with white bobby socks. Daisy appears in this more often than any other outfit, including her usual gown.

Introduced in Mario Hoops 3-on-3, was an athletic miniskirt similar to Peach's from previous games. It is a yellow skirt with orange accents at the bottom resembling the ruffles on her usual gown; it includes her usual jewelry. It was unlockable for Daisy as an alternate costume, and has been used in subsequent games as well; usually as an alternate.

In Super Mario Strikers, Daisy wears a two-piece soccer uniform. The outfit is midriff-baring; orange is the main color, with viridian-green as a secondary color, and white as an accent color. The top also has a flower emblem with Daisy's soccer number. Her cleats are viridian-and-white with orange soles that have the letter "D" on the heel. She also wears white soccer gloves with orange-and-black wristbands as well as orange shin-guards.

In Mario Strikers Charged, Daisy wears orange midriff-baring armor, due to the increased intensity of the game. Aside from the increased amount of protective equipment, the uniform includes numerous flower patterns, and is available in two colors. The first is mostly orange with aubergine as a secondary color, and white and viridian as accent colors. The alternate is mostly viridian, with white and orange accents. Daisy's soccer number can be found on the back of her chest-plate. Daisy appears in this outfit for her trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Daisy wears an outfit more suited for cold weather. The main piece of the outfit is a yellow minidress with a hoop at the bottom. An orange shrug with white lines accenting each arm and matching leggings are worn underneath. It includes white ankle boots with yellow lacing, white gloves, and her usual jewelry and floral collar. As of Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games the hoop of the minidress and rim of the gloves are fuzzy.

In Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Daisy wears a yellow leotard with orange lining on either side. The outfit retains her standard jewelry and collar, and also functions as a one-piece swimsuit in aquatic events.

In Mario Kart Wii, Daisy wears a jumpsuit when riding motorbikes instead of karts. Daisy's jumpsuit is mostly white with yellow as a secondary color. They include her flower jewelry as well as an orange scarf. Also included are orange gloves and boots. Her back has a yellow heart graphic with an orange outline.

Powers and abilities
Daisy's abilities are based on her large relations to flowers. Most of her special abilities use some sort of flower-related effect. Daisy's style of play changes depending on what activity she's participating in. Daisy's range of abilities can be summarized as all-around, with a certain change in each game that determines the overall style. Like other Mario characters, Daisy can punch, kick, jump, and even ground pound.

Special abilities
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Daisy has the longest hit ratio for any human player. In Mario Power Tennis, Daisy is a technical player who has two special moves. The first is called Wonder Flower, which is an offensive power shot where Daisy summons huge petals around her racket. The other is called Flowerbed Return, which is a defensive power shot where Daisy summons a bed of daisies underneath her while she is in the air. In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Daisy is once again a technical player. She uses flower powers in her special move, the Flower Shot, in which she summons a barrage of petals around herself and then kicks the ball into the net.

In Mario Superstar Baseball, she is a Balanced player who leans towards Technique. She can easily hit a home run if she receives a good pitch. Daisy's special pitch and swing in Mario Superstar Baseball are both known as the Flower Ball. This technique uses flower petals to hide the ball from any opponents' eyes, giving Daisy an almost guaranteed hit or strike.

This is also displayed again in Mario Super Sluggers. For Daisy's Flower Swing, she swings around with flower petals all-about and hits the ball. Once the ball's destination is set a patch of daises pops up from the ground surrounded by a small garden-fence, blocking any players from getting in range of catching the ball. For Daisy's Flower Ball, Daisy spins and throws a ball covered in flowers.

In Super Mario Strikers, Daisy is an offensive captain. Daisy's Super Strike is called the Torpedo Strike. In this Super Strike, Daisy launches the ball at the goal, and images of daisies fly all about. In Mario Strikers Charged Daisy summons huge orange crystals from the ground. She is also capable of teleporting; the distance depends on how charged the ball is. Depending on how charged the ball is, Daisy can teleport a long distance by doing a spin in smoke. After the spin she re-appears a certain amount of length away in any direction.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Daisy is for the first time, a Speed character. Although she is a Speed character, her rounded technique still qualifies her for a balanced range of event handicaps. In certain game types where it is available, Daisy can use some of her flower powers to do various things such as spike the ping-pong ball, do a rapid combo attack in fencing, and others.

Friends
Several spin-off games have indicated a friendly relationship between Luigi and Daisy. In Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64), Daisy is Luigi's default partner. In Mario Golf Toadstool Tour, they're seen golfing alongside Peach and Mario. Their team names from the Mario Party series include: "Steady Sweeties", "Tango Tanglers", and "Shy Sidekicks". In Mario Power Tennis, Daisy says to Luigi, "Hey, sweetie! I'll take that", while receiving her trophy from Luigi. In the Mario Baseball series, Luigi and Daisy share good chemistry. In Mario Kart Wii, there is a giant, golden statue on Daisy Circuit that shows the two holding hands and dancing together, along with another of Baby Luigi and Baby Daisy. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Daisy's trophy states, "After her appearance in Mario Golf, some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach". The official Mario Party 4 guide states that Luigi has a crush on Daisy.

After Mario rescues Daisy from Tatanga in Super Mario Land, she gives him a kiss, but since then Mario and Daisy have not shown any friendly interactions. In Mario Party 6, Mario and Daisy are given the team name "Nice Couple" when paired together, while they do not share player chemistry in Mario Superstar Baseball and in Mario Super Sluggers.

Daisy and Peach show a positive relationship. Daisy is often initially partnered with Peach in spin-off installments for the Mario series. The two share a team orb, the Flower Orb, in Mario Party 7 and share a team item, the Heart, in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Daisy and Peach share good chemistry in the Mario Baseball series. In the Prima guides for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii, Daisy is said to be Peach's cousin.

Enemies
Several spin-off games suggest Daisy's relationship with Waluigi to be negative. Some of Daisy and Waluigi's team names in the Mario Party series include "Awkward Date", "Double Facers", and "Skinny Stars". In the official Mario Party 4 guide, it says that Waluigi has a crush on Daisy. It also says that Waluigi has a soft spot for Daisy. In the Mario Baseball series, Daisy and Waluigi share bad chemistry.

Daisy slaps Bowser into the sky without hesitation or regret in Mario Party 3, and refers to him as a misfit in Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games after he and Eggman are defeated in the Adventure Tours mode. She also shares negative chemistry with Bowser in Mario Superstar Baseball.

In the Game Boy comic books, Tatanga attempts to get Daisy to marry him at one point, but she declines, to his apparent disappointment. Despite being kidnapped by him, Daisy shows no desire in having Tatanga killed.

Mario Tennis

 * Type: Technique
 * Manual Bio: "She rarely misses when playing close to the net."
 * Guide Bio: "Don't judge this book by her flowery cover, Daisy possesses superior technique and can nimbly face off against the fiercest powerhouse."

Mario Power Tennis

 * Type: Technique
 * Defensive Power Shot: Flowerbed Return
 * Offensive Power Shot: Wonder Flower
 * Stats:
 * Power: 3.5/5
 * Speed: 3.5/5
 * Reach: 3/5
 * Serve: 3.5/5
 * Lunge: 3.5/5
 * Control: 4/5
 * Manual Bio: "Energetic and cheerful, Daisy sweeps across the court like a breath of fresh air."
 * Site Bio: "Grown men cry when this maid comes a-courtin'. She puts more English on the ball than a dictionary."

Mario Tennis Open

 * Type: Technique
 * Site Bios:
 * Flag of USA.png"Compared to Peach, Daisy can do more powerful shots. She's very energetic on the court, too."
 * Flag of Europe.png "Daisy likes to play inch-perfect shots and is more powerful than Peach. She feels most at home in the center of the court."

Mario Party 4

 * Daisy's Room:
 * Daisy's Bed: "A comfy-looking yellow bed."
 * How To Unlock: Defeat Toad in Story Mode with Daisy
 * Daisy's Flowers: "Beautiful bouquet of flowers."
 * How To Unlock: Defeat Goomba in Story Mode with Daisy
 * Daisy's Table: "A round, yellow table set for two."
 * How To Unlock: Defeat Shy Guy in Story Mode with Daisy
 * Daisy's Side Table: "A small nightstand with a book on top."
 * How To Unlock: Defeat Boo in Story Mode with Daisy
 * Daisy Doll: "A rather cute doll of Daisy."
 * How To Unlock: Defeat Koopa in Story Mode with Daisy
 * Bowser Teapot: "A teapot shaped like Bowser's head, sitting on a small table."
 * How To Unlock: Defeat Bowser in Story Mode with Daisy
 * Guide Bio: "Daisy is a feisty girl who loves to get dirty and play with the rest of the crowd. Luigi has quite a crush on her, and it's rumored there is an attraction between the two. Waluigi also happens to have a crush on Princess Daisy, which may well cause some trouble at the party..."

Mario Party-e

 * Daisy Card:
 * '''Card Type: Coin card
 * e-Challenge Card Type: Free Challenge card
 * Card Number: 4/4
 * Card Description: "Draw 3 cards from the top of the Deck to exchange with 3 cards from your Hand. Return your 3 Hand cards to the top of the Deck in any order."
 * Mini Game:
 * Daisy's Rodeo!:
 * Description of the Game: "Keep Daisy in the saddle of Bowser's rodeo machine by pressing the, , or Buttons when they are displayed on the screen. Stay on for 10 seconds to win the game. If you miss two times in a row, the game is over."
 * How to Play: "Press the displayed Button to keep Daisy in the saddle."

Mario Party 5

 * Bio Quote: "I'm not gonna give up!"
 * Guide Bio: "Daisy first appeared as the damsel in distress in 1989's Super Mario Land, a role usually occupied by Peach. After Mario rescued her, tongues wagged about a possible love affair between the portly plumber and the Princess of Sarasaland, but lately Luigi has been seen courting Daisy, and we have no reason to believe that Mario's affection for Peach has ever wavered!"
 * Super Duel Mode:
 * Finals Name:
 * Machine Name: Cute 'n' Astute
 * Machine Bio: "Fast, it's no pansy!"
 * Machine Engine:
 * Machine Weapon: Bullet Bill Gun
 * Machine Body Type: Star Body
 * Machine Tires: Wiggler Tires

Mario Party 6

 * Site Bio: "Peach missed female companionship until this girl with the orange hair moved into the Mushroom Kingdom."

Mario Party 7

 * Partner: Peach
 * Special Orb: Flower Orb

Mario Party 8

 * Guide Bio: As princess of Sarasaland, Daisy has played the "damsel in distress" role before, but now she's ready for her time in the spotlight. Daisy's not afraid to get her hands dirty at the Star Carnival, bumping elbows from the starting block and racing for the stars alongside her friends Mario, Luigi, and Peach.
 * Site Bio: Whip-smart and well-rounded, Daisy has the skills that could vault her to superstar status.
 * Team Names:
 * Mario: Flower Players
 * Luigi: Tango Tanglers
 * Peach: Damsels in Success
 * Yoshi: Tomboy Trouble
 * Wario: Mischief-Makers
 * Waluigi: Double-Facers
 * Toad: Bloomy Shroomy
 * Boo: High Spirited Duo
 * Toadette: Perfumed Shroomy
 * Birdo: Gallopin' Gal-Pals
 * Dry Bones: Daisy Pushers
 * Blooper: Bloopsie-Daisy
 * Hammer Bro: Barn-Builders

Mario Party DS

 * Team Names:
 * Mario: Flower Players
 * Luigi: Shy Sidekicks
 * Peach: Power Princesses
 * Yoshi: Cutie Pies
 * Wario: Wilted Flowers
 * Waluigi: Skinny Stars
 * Toad: Button Mushrooms
 * Character Voices Info:
 * 1 Daisy Happy: "That's-Right!"
 * 2 Daisy Sad: "Owhhh.."
 * 3 Daisy Superstar: "I'm a super-star!!"
 * 4 Daisy Oomph: "Huh-."
 * 5 Daisy Ouch!: "Umph-!"
 * Guide Bio: Hot off the heels of Mario Party 8, Daisy makes a return appearance as a contestant!

Mario Party 9

 * Site Bio: This party girl always shows up when the Mushroom Kingdom’s brightest stars get together. Will she outshine her rivals this time around.

Mario Party: Island Tour

 * Site Bio: Princess Peach's friend is no wallflower—she's in it to win it.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

 * Shot Statistics:
 * Distance: 213 yards
 * Star Distance: 270 yards
 * Type: Slice
 * Height: High
 * Impact: 10/20
 * Control: 06/20
 * Spin: 14/20
 * Bio Quote: "What's up? I'm new but golf is my thing! And I'll go toe-to-toe to prove it!"
 * Manual Bio: "Daisy packs more power than you might think, and her spin rating is high. She tends to slice the ball."

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

 * Partner: Peach
 * Class: Middleweight
 * Personal Kart: Bloom Coach
 * Special Item: Heart
 * Course Owner: Daisy Cruiser
 * Acceleration: ***
 * Speed: ***
 * Weight: **
 * Manual Bio: "This is Princess Daisy's first foray onto the circuits. She's so cute she's become something of an idol."
 * Guide Bio: "Whoever said girls can't drive never met Daisy. She's fast, fearless, and not afraid to trade a little paint with anyone who tried to pass her."

Mario Kart DS

 * Class: Mediumweight
 * Default Karts: Power Flower, Standard DS
 * Unlockable Kart: Light Dancer
 * Site Bio: "With similar skills to Mario, Daisy's plus points are her maneuverability and use of items. Her karts also have a tight turning circle, meaning that power-sliding around a corner is a cinch."

Mario Kart Wii

 * Size: Medium
 * Stats:
 * Acceleration: **/***
 * Top Speed: **/***
 * Off-Road: **/***
 * Actual Bonuses
 * Speed: +4
 * Handling: +2
 * Mini-Turbo: +3
 * Site Bio: "A sweet smile and a friendly face don't mean Daisy is a push-over when the racing gets tough. When the green light flashes, she leaves her friendships at the starting grid!"
 * Guide Bio: "Hi, I'm Daisy! Peach's cousin is louder and less proper, but she's always friendly to Mario and Luigi for saving her from Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman."

Mario Kart 7

 * Class: Light
 * Stat Boosts
 * Speed: 3.25
 * Acceleration: 3.5
 * Weight: 2.75
 * Handling: 3
 * Off-Road: 3.75
 * Site Bios:
 * Flag of USA.png "Princess Peach's royal buddy is also a talented all-around kart racer. She even has her own track."
 * Flag of Europe.png "Daisy is the tomboy princess who’s always one of the first out of the blocks thanks to her outstanding acceleration."

Mario Superstar Baseball

 * Teams: Daisy Lilies, Daisy Cupids, Daisy Queen Bees, Daisy Petals
 * Type: Balanced
 * Starting Team Captain: Peach
 * Status: Secondary Team Captain
 * Stats:
 * Batting: 4/5
 * Pitching: 4.5/5
 * Fielding: 3/5
 * Running: 3.5/5
 * Player Profile:
 * Strong Point: Pitching
 * Special Talents: Quick Throw, Sliding Catch
 * Trajectory:
 * Field: Center
 * Height: Normal
 * Special Ball: Flower Ball
 * Default Batting Position: Left
 * Default Throwing Arm: Right
 * Sweet Spot: The Flower on the bat
 * Player Chemistry:
 * Good Chemistry: Luigi, Peach
 * Indifferent Chemistry: Nokis, Piantas, Paratroopas, Shy Guys
 * Bad Chemistry: Waluigi, Bowser, Petey Piranha
 * Manual Bio: "While a well-balanced player, Daisy leans more toward technique."
 * Game Bio: "Sarasara Land's princess. Mario rescued Daisy from the nasty villain Tatanga. While often compared to Peach, Daisy is both stronger and more tomboyish than her blond counterpart. She uses a Flower Ball that scatters confusing petals."

Mario Super Sluggers

 * Team Name: Daisy Flowers
 * Collectible Card Info: "This team mirrors their captain's toughness. They may be called the Daisy Flowers, but when they take the field, Daisy always makes sure they give a good effort. That makes them one tough team to beat."
 * Stats:
 * Pitch: 7/10
 * Bat: 6/10
 * Field: 8/10
 * Run: 5/10
 * Abilities:
 * Star Swing: Flower Swing
 * Collectable Card Info: "You may not think of Daisy's Flower Swing at first. But then you try to field it and are blocked by a ring of flowers that sprout up around it. It makes the field pretty and gets her an easy base hit."
 * Star Pitch: Flower Ball
 * Collectable Card Info: "Daisy may be a tough girl, but she still likes to make things pretty. Maybe that's why she sends her Flower Ball toward the plate, surrounded by swirling petals. Don't stop to smell them or you'll never remember to swing."
 * Fielding: Super Dive
 * Player Chemistry:
 * Good Chemistry: Luigi, Peach, Birdo, Orange Mii
 * Bad Chemistry: Petey Piranha, Hammer Bro
 * Bio: "Her amazing glove is her best feature."
 * Collectable Card Info: "Daisy brings her boundless enthusiasm to the baseball diamond, heading her own team and boasting her own stadium - the Daisy Cruiser. She's a defensive dynamo who also throws a mean changeup."

Super Mario Strikers

 * Type: Offensive Captain
 * Super Strike: Torpedo Strike
 * Site Bio: "Daisy uses quick and precise footwork to show off her abundance of talent. Daisy's witty attitude matches her playing style."

Mario Strikers Charged

 * Character Type: Defensive
 * Mega Strike: Daisy jumps up high into the air with the ball. She then raises her hand charging crystals into her clenched fist, and punches the ball straight towards the goal emitting shining crystals throughout the mega strike.
 * Super Ability: “Crystal Smash!” A ring of crystals shoots out of the ground in a circle around Daisy, knocking out anybody near them and shortly protecting Daisy.
 * Deke: Daisy spins 1 round and then disappears and she moves forward a little, then she appears again, just like Dry Bones.
 * Home Uniform: Daisy wears orange gear with viridian, white, and yellow accents.
 * Away Uniform: Daisy wears viridian gear with orange, white, and yellow accents.
 * Team Emblem: Signature viridian and yellow daisy emblem.
 * Team Number: 9
 * Ground Entrance: Daisy stands up while exclaiming, "Oh yeah?!-". Then she gets in a boxing stance and says, "C'mon!". Shortly after she strikes the stance there will be a sound effect from a real boxing match bell.
 * Air Entrance: Daisy falls to the ground grunts and exclaims "Huh! Come on!" while lifting her head.
 * Theme: New Wave
 * Site Bio: "Daisy is a defensive powerhouse, fast and physical. Her crystal ability can shield her efforts and devastate opponents."
 * Sidekicks: Dry Bones, Shy Guy, and Boo.
 * Team Bio: "Daisy and Dry Bones make a tough duo to beat and can give Boo room to sneak ahead while Shy Guy provides support in the center."

Stats

 * Movement: 10
 * Shooting: 3
 * Passing: 3
 * Defense: 10

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

 * Extra Unlockables:
 * Daisy Emblem: Complete all six of "Daisy"'s missions.
 * Daisy Crown: Get all gold and 1st medals using "Daisy".
 * Mission Mode:
 * Wii:
 * Mission One:
 * MISSION EVENT: Javelin Throw
 * OBJECTIVE: "Throw from as close to the fowl line as possible!"
 * Mission Two:
 * MISSION EVENT: Skeet
 * OBJECTIVE: "Shoot the fast targets!"
 * Mission Three:
 * MISSION EVENT: 400m Hurdles
 * OBJECTIVE: "Finish without knocking down hurdles!"
 * Mission Four:
 * MISSION EVENT: Vault
 * OBJECTIVE: "Recover from a stagger on landing!"
 * Mission Five:
 * MISSION EVENT: High Jump
 * OBJECTIVE: "Clear with jumps only."
 * Mission Six:
 * FINAL MISSION: Singles
 * OBJECTIVE: "Smash the ball to win!"
 * DS:
 * Mission One:
 * MISSION EVENT: 400m Hurdles
 * OBJECTIVE: "Cross the finish line without knocking down a hurdle!"
 * Mission Two:
 * MISSION EVENT: Trampoline
 * OBJECTIVE: "Achieve seven GOOD ratings in your performance!"
 * Mission Three:
 * MISSION EVENT: Triple Jump
 * OBJECTIVE: "Achieve a GREAT rating in all three jumps!"
 * Mission Four:
 * MISSION EVENT: Dream Table Tennis
 * OBJECTIVE: "Successfully return three consecutive special shots!"
 * Mission Five:
 * MISSION EVENT: Dream Shooting
 * OBJECTIVE: "Shoot down only the balloons marked with Daisy's flower symbol!"
 * Mission Six:
 * FINAL MISSION: 100m Freestyle
 * OBJECTIVE: "Beat Blaze when she's in top condition!"

Site bio
"Like Peach, Daisy is a princess, although she comes from Sarasaland. Daisy is exceptionally fast and will perform well in all the Speed-based events, but her solid technique also will help her excel in some aquatics and gymnastics competitions."

Site bio
"Daisy is the princess of Sarasaland. While a bit of a tomboy, Daisy and Peach are great friends because they can relate to one another as they share the same regal status. She is also good friends with Mario and Luigi. Watch out for her flower powers - she uses her Flower Trampoline technique on the Wii and DS, and Flower Dash technique on the DS to give her an edge when competing!"

Stats
NOTE: The left box is for Daisy's statistics in the Wii version and the right box is for Daisy's statistics in the DS version.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

 * Site Bio: "Like Peach, Daisy is a princess and she comes from Sarasaland. Daisy is exceptionally fast and will perform well in all the Speed-based events, but her solid technique also will help her excel in some aquatics and gymnastics competitions."

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

 * Flag of USA.png Site Bio: "A princess from Sarasaland who boasts excellent speed and considerable proficiency in many events."
 * Flag of Japan.png Site Bio: "This princess is boastful, fast, and full of energy. Keep an eye out for her gold crown, she's aiming for the gold medal."

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

 * Baller Name: Cash Money Coin Collector
 * Type: Technical
 * Special Dunk: Flower Shot
 * Letter to Tap: ▼
 * Site Bio: ''"Daisy's a bit of a tomboy, and her shooting is first class. She's always full of energy."

Fortune Street

 * Site bio: The bright and lively, if slightly tomboyish, Princess of Sarasaland. Now she's bringing her bubbling enthusiasm to Fortune Street.

Portrayals
Daisy is voiced/portrayed by:
 * Kate Fleming in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64.
 * Jen Taylor in Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4 and Mario Party 5, although only credited in the former appearance.
 * Deanna Mustard in any Mario series' installments as of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour in 2003 to the present, with the exception of Mario Party 5.

Trivia

 * The Super Mario Land instruction manual calls Daisy "Daisy Princess", even though her official name is "Princess Daisy." This is likely because Daisy's Japanese name, Deiji-Hime, places the word for Daisy before the word for Princess.
 * Daisy's Mario Super Sluggers baseball card listed her Rookie Year as 1990, but the game that she first appeared in, Super Mario Land, was released in 1989.
 * While Daisy does not appear in Mario Golf: Advance Tour, there is mention of her in the game.