Princess Peach from Nintendo (originally called Princess Toadstool in North America) is a character in Nintendo's Mario franchise, created by Shigeru Miyamoto and introduced in the 1985 original Super Mario Bros. installment. She is the princess and ruler of the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, where she resides in her castle along with Toads. Lead female character in the series, Peach's role is often being the damsel in distress or the donor, who can help Mario. She is occasionally playable character in mainstream games like in Super Mario 3D World. In Princess Toadstool's Castle Run and Super Princess Peach, she was the protagonist and player character. She is one the most known female protagonists in video game history and has remained a popular character since her first appearance. Her numerous appearances led her to be the female character who has appeared the most in video games.