Princess Toadstool was Mario’s favorite belle in the mushroom kingdom ball. She wore a lovely pink dress that bustled out with the most conspicuous of Cinderella fantasies. Like Zelda, she would suffer at the hands of a pugnacious demon. But Toadstool was different from Zelda. She didn’t need a prototypical hero to be satisfied. She could be quite taken with short obese plumber’s in red overalls. This accepting side of her showed an inner beauty not seen in traditional video game princesses. Go past Mario 1, and the gamer would witness how strong of a person physically that Princess Toadstool was. She could float over areas dodging all the enemies who wanted to have there turn with the loyal plumber lover. Toadstool then was much more than a princess that needed to be saved. She was strong, compassionate and skilled all at the same time. With all these aspects considered, her beauty becomes much more significant with the realization of inner beauty and noticeable strength. Mario was one lucky guy. One wonders why Luigi never teamed up with Bowser in trying to extirpate Mario and his love affair with Toadstool.