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    Do you think Princess Peach is the most iconic female character in video game history?

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    3. Jawwaad127 on

      Definitely. She’s been around for almost 40 years. The only one I can think of more notable than her is Ms. Pac Man.

    6. DazednEnthused on

      Though I don’t play too much Street Fighter, I think Chun-Li is a possible contender too.

    10. ruby_nights on

      I think she’s the most widely recognizable female character in gaming. You could argue Samus or Lara Croft but I’d be willing to bet casuals and non-gamers are more likely to recognize Peach. Especially after the success of the Mario Movie.

    11. roja_poomalai on

      i mean zelda has a whole ass series named after her, but half the people that have heard of zelda probably think link is zelda so idk

    13. Florida-Man-65 on

      Definitely. There are certainly others around her like Samus, Lara Croft, Zelda, and Chun Li, but in the long run I think Princess Peach has managed to outpace them for the title. 

      We do have to take into account how iconic things are outside their general fandom, and in that field Peach and maybe Lara become the strongest contenders.

    14. linkling1039 on

      For how long she’s been around, probably. I see a lot of people saying Lara Croft, but I feel like the reboot trilogy got a pretty underwhelming reception. 

    15. thezekroman on

      I would say Samus, Zelda, or Lara Croft; however, it’s hard to say one is more “iconic”. Zelda’s incredibly popular, but I don’t think it’s as big as Mario. Similar story with the other 2, and there’s the fact that people who aren’t even in the gaming sphere know about Mario characters including Peach. I don’t know if the same can be said of the other characters

    18. KingOfMasters1000028 on

      I think she was. At one point Lara Croft was, but once the Tomb Raider games slowed down she died out. Now it feels more like Samus is more mainstream and iconic. Fall Out Boy literally mentioned Metroid in their modern day version of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start The Fire.

    22. condor6425 on

      If by iconic we mean recognizable to non-gamers, yeah probably. My boomer aunt knows who Peach is and she’d have no idea who Lara Croft or Samus Aran are. Mayyyybe Mrs. Pacman but idk if that counts.

    24. snazzyjazzyazzy on

      Lara is iconic, but I feel even she’s not on quite the same level. There can be people who’ve never played or heard of Tomb Raider, but know Princess Peach. Near nobody who’s played or even heard of Tomb Raider will just “not know” the Mario franchise.

    25. Sea_Effort1214 on

      Could be. I would vote for Chun Li though, she’s not the first, but she’s pretty iconic too.

    27. SaniHarakatar on

      After looking at other comments yes it has to be Peach, Tomb Raider is a big name but nothing compared to Mario, Samus rarely shows her face, I barely know Chun Li’s name and while Zelda is a huge franchise most TloZ game covers don’t even feature a Zelda, besides there are atleast seven Zeldas who are all different people.

    28. ReverieKey on

      A lot of people are saying Samus, but I bet on everything if Samus was bigger or more recognized, still there would be a whole lot of people that don’t even know she’s a girl.

      So yeah, definitely Peach. Lara would be second, but I don’t think she’d be as close to Peach. Non-gamers that would recognize Lara most likely know her for the movie and not the games.

      Zelda would be my third option, but her appearance is not as iconic as it changes from title to title, and some times she goes from very drastic changes; hair color and hairdo, clothing… Tetra, Toon Zelda. Can’t compare her to Link, tho he goes through the same changes some times, there are more subtle, plus the iconic green tunic and hat are a give away, albeit his most recent incarnations lack of those

    29. LeBritto on

      Iconic is clearly Lara Croft.

      More easily recognizable even by people who know nothing about video games is Peach, especially after the success of the Mario movie.

    31. i___forgor on

      I personally think Lara croft first, but I don’t think she’s as immediacy recognizable

    33. Lil_Puddin on

      Princess Peach is as iconic as a typical Disney Princess. Possibly more since people got to see her go-karting, playing sports, or beating the hell out of her enemies. So Peach gets to stay fresh in people’s minds and isn’t age-range locked like other Disney-verse Princess seem to be. That’s why *”Who’s the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom?”* is easier to answer on average than *”Who’s the Princess of Corona?”* Which is why the latter question usually gets other hints like *”Who’s the long locked Princess of Corona?”* Princess Peach is just 100% That Bitch, we know who that bitch be.

      Despite being a ye olde female character, she hasn’t contradicted her roots and just expands on them. She’s also been ahead of the curve in terms of *(fun)* Princess Behavior, essentially setting the standard for future Princesses. Peach may as well be all of gaming’s Official Princess, not just Nintendo’s Princess. Even non-gamers could recognize her or even like her entire character without picking up a Mario/Peach Game.

    38. King-Dragmire on

      If she isn’t in the top three I would be VERY surprised. I’d say Laura Croft is also up there even if people don’t know her name and just know her as the lady from Tomb Raider.

    39. Megadon1337 on

      She’s iconic but she’s not the first guess when you ask for an iconic female videogame character

      That’s either Lara Croft , Tifa , zelda or samus

    42. StoryofEmblem on

      If you ask the average person if they recognize Peach, I’d venture to guess most people, even non-gamers, would recognize her, at the very least, as “the princess from Mario.”

      I think if you did the same with Lara Croft, or Samus, you would have more instances of people either not knowing what they’re from, or not knowing who they are at all.

      So I think yes, Princess Peach is the most iconic female video game character.

    45. FuzzyPickles67 on

      Most likely one of the most iconic I don’t know about *the* most iconic

      But she is definitely one of the cutest girls in video game history

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