How I Wish Her Strength Was Generally Portrayed - Tumblr Posts

There was something I wanted to clarify about Princess Peach which I felt was important. 

She has had different adaptations. Different tempers. Different playable roles. All of them valid. But there is one element that I’ve always been able to identify in her, and which (to me) has always been her biggest, most essential quality. 

Her kindness.

The way I personally view her, she may be a bit of an idealist, but she is a resolute and unfaltering diplomat first and foremost. Always seeking peace and mutual understanding. Always willing to make compromises and find common grounds no matter what. And there is nothing she wouldn’t do for her dear subjects, including putting her own self in peril in order to protect them. 

I wanted to draw something that could properly illustrate this vision that I have of her character, and I thought interesting to revisit the kidnapping narrative to turn it into a voluntary surrender on her part. Accepting Bowser’s terms and essentially letting herself be captured, so that her people could be spared.

Because this, to me, is what a great leader is. One who relentlessly puts others before themselves and wouldn’t hesitate to take risks for them, because they love and value others’ lives more than their own. 

And Peach is a wonderful Monarch. 💜🙏