20. Princess Peach

First appearance: Super Mario Bros. (1985)

The Ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom is incredibly popular – both with her subjects and gamer audiences.

Princess Toadstool replaced Pauline as the Marioverse’s main female character after the release of Super Mario Bros.

Despite some competition from Rosalina (and occasionally Pauline herself), it doesn’t seem like she’ll let go of the position anytime soon.

Peach doesn’t seem to do much ruling. And the Mushroom Kingdom thrives with this small-government approach.

So I guess she prefers to spend her time practicing sports, like tennis or go-karting with the rest of the Mario gang.