| Pauline | |
|---|---|
| Mario and Donkey Kong character | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Pauline_Super_Mario_Odyssey.png) Pauline, as seen in Super Mario Odyssey | |
| First game | Donkey Kong (1981) |
| Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Designed by |
|
| Voiced by | Various
|
| Portrayed by | Sally Klein (Donkey Kong ColecoVision commercial)[2] |
| In-universe information | |
| Origin | New Donk City |
Pauline (Japanese: ポリーン, Hepburn: Porīn, pronounced [poɾiːɴ]) is a character from the Donkey Kong and Mario video game franchises by Nintendo. She was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and debuted in Donkey Kong (1981) as the girlfriend of Mario who must rescue her after she is kidnapped and held captive by Donkey Kong at the top of a large construction site.
She is one of the earliest examples of the damsel in distress archetype in video games, a trope that persisted in the following decades. Pauline was replaced by Princess Peach as Mario's love interest in the Super Mario series, though she continued to appear as Mario's friend in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. In 2017, she reappeared as a supporting character in Super Mario Odyssey with a new role as the mayor of New Donk City, and she has since appeared as a playable character in various Mario spin-off games, such as Mario Tennis Aces, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Mario Kart Tour, and Super Mario Party Jamboree.
- ^ "Donkey Kong Cereal". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Donkey Kong (Commercial, 1982)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.