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Pauline is a character who made her debut in both the Super Mario and Donkey Kong franchises in the 1981 game Donkey Kong.

What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?[]

  • Even though she only appeared a few times prior to Super Mario Odyssey, Pauline always had a sizeable fanbase who hoped she would appear in future Mario games, such as Mario Kart.
  • When Pauline made her re-appearance in Super Mario Odyssey, not only did her previous fans rejoice at her return, but she also got several new fans who loved her character development, going from a damsel in distress to the mayor of New Donk City.
  • In addition to her character development, many people also grew to love Pauline because of her sense of fashion (going between her usual dress and a mayoral pantsuit) and her singing voice.
  • When Pauline didn't appear in the first trailer in Super Mario Party Jambaree, fans were concerned that she would end up a wasted opportunity to have her first appearance in a Mario Party game, but after the next trailer which reveals her to be a playable (albeit unlockable) character, fans were overjoyed to see her included in the game.

Trivia[]

  • As a result of Pauline's popularity in Super Mario Odyssey, she gradually began to appear as a playable character in several Mario spin-off games, including Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Kart Tour (before becoming part of the Booster Course Pass in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe), Mario Golf: Super Rush, Mario Strikers: Battle League, and Super Mario Party Jamboree.

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Mainline Titles
Princess Daisy | Blue Toad | Iggy Koopa | Ludwig von Koopa | Motley Bossblob | Pauline | Plessie | Pom-Pom | Raphael the Raven | Roy Koopa | Talking Flowers | Toadette | Toadsworth | Waluigi | Wapeach

RPG Titles
Super Mario RPG
Geno | Mallow | Boshi | Axem Rangers | Culex
Paper Mario
Doopliss | Flavio | Goombella | Jolene | Lady Bow | Mizzter Blizzard | Mr. L | Paper Birdo | Rawk Hawk | Scissors | Sunset Express Shy Guy | The Koopa Bros. | Tubba Blubba | Vivian
Mario & Luigi
Popple | Massifs | IDLE | Technikki
Mario + Rabbids
Bwario and Bwaluigi | Edge | Kassidy Vale | Midnite | Phantom of the Bwahpera | Spawny

Donkey Kong
Chunky Kong | Colonel Pluck | Fedora Kong | Funky Kong | Lanky Kong | Mad Jack

WarioWare
13-Amp | 5-Volt | Mike | Orbulon (human form)

Cartoons
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Bunsen | Hooded Robin | Quirks
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Holly Mackerel | Kassanova Koopa | Lady Fettuccine Alfredo

Anime
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!
Miss Endless

Movie
Koopa General | Lumalee | Woman from Commercial

Fanon
Bowsette | One Shot Wren | Queen Boosette