Azalea



Azalea is a female golfer in the Mario Golf series. She is a human, as are many other golfers in the series.

In Mario Golf, she was one of four characters that you could choose from at the beginning of the game and train however you like. She could then be uploaded to the N64 version for more training.

According to the Mario Golf manual, Azalea was 17 and is an experienced athlete who also runs track. In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, she defeated Tiny and took the title as Champion of the Dunes course, and sided with him as a doubles partner for the Dunes Club Doubles Cup. When Neil or Ella defeats her, she says that she realizes how Tiny must have felt when she had defeated him.

Appearance


In Mario Golf, Azalea has shoulder-length brown hair curled back and blue eyes. She wears a yellow-collared white polo shirt, an orange vest, and yellow shorts. She wears white socks, orange golf shoes, and a red golfing glove. Azalea wears a white and orange visor with a red N depicted on it, most likely a reference to Nintendo. (In one of her character artworks, she is also depicted holding a red Gameboy Color.

In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, Azalea is the character whose character design had the least changes. She still wears an orange vest over a white polo shirt. Her shorts appear to be longer, and now she wears the trademark white glove. Her hair has grown a bit longer, and her visor has been replaced with a cherry red cap with a white stripe.

Azalea happens to look very much alike the character Princess Daisy. Not only do they have alike hairstyles and hair color, but they also wear the same colors in their outfits. These two have never been shown communicating with each other and have actually never been in the same game, but considering the uncanny appearances and floral related names it is unknown whether or not they are related. Since Azalea's design was created before Princess Daisy's revamp, it could be believed that Daisy's design was based off Azalea's.

Azalea's Starting Stats in Mario Golf

 * Drive: 204 Yards
 * Height: Low
 * Shot: Fade
 * Control: Good
 * Meet Area: Large

Azalea's stats in Mario Golf: Advance Tour

 * Drive: 240 Yards
 * Height: Slightly high
 * Shot: Fade
 * Impact: Balanced
 * Control: Balanced
 * Spin: Weak

Trivia

 * Her name "azalea" is a type of Rhododendron flower.
 * It was said on the Japanese website of Mario Golf that the first time she attempted golf, her form was poor, but with her father's help she had improved over two years of training.