Now Viewing: pauline_(mario)Tag type: Character Refers to the Donkey_Kong_(series)/Mario_(series) character. She is a tall brown-haired adult woman who wears lipstick and a red_dress. Her original design suggested that she was blonde which was also the design that Saturday Supercade used. Her hair was colored red in her second appearance in the 1984 Pinball game. Donkey Kong 1994 redesigned her character to her current form. She is the original Mario damsel in distress/love interest and debuted in the game Donkey_Kong_(game), Mario's debut appearance. She was originally called Lady in the Japanese version of Donkey Kong. Due to Donkey Kong was originally intended by creator Miyamoto Shigeru to be a Popeye adaptation, Pauline is based off of Olive Oyl from said series. She was named Pauline after the girlfriend of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager Don James. After the smash success of Super_Mario_Bros., Princess_Peach replaced Pauline's role as the damsel in distress and love interest of Mario. While Mario is canonically in love with Peach, he is still friends with Pauline. Since Donkey Kong, Pauline has mostly appeared in the Mario vs Donkey Kong spinoff series where she was brought back after a long absence from the Mario franchise. After said appearance, she disappeared from the series once again, before finally making a comeback in a main Mario game in Super_Mario_Odyssey where she is revealed to have become both the popular mayor of the New York City analogue, New Donk City, and a successful singer. This also marks the first time she has appeared in a Mario game that also has Princess Peach. She also switches from a dress to a suit with a hat for this appearance. This appearance made her more popular than she was before and from this point on, she became a more consistent recurring character in the series, appearing in spinoffs such as Mario Kart World Tour, and shifting away from her original damsel in distress role in favor of portraying her more as a glamorous songstress. She is played by Judy Strangis (Saturday Supercade), Kate Higgins (Super Mario Odyssey onwards), Jessica DiCicco (The Super Mario Bros. Movie), and Jenny Kidd (young Pauline). Her Japanese singing voice is provided by Mukohara Aimi. She was played by Sally Klein in a Donkey Kong Colecovision commercial. See also: Donkey_Kong_(game) Donkey_Kong_(series) Mario_(series) Super_Mario_Bros. She is often depicted in a red evening_gown and red fedora hat with a shure_55sh microphone on a microphone stand. Other Wiki Information Last updated: 07/17/25 3:26 AM by jojosstand This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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