Princess Peach plays a big role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but it confirms she's not originally from the Mushroom Kingdom. So, where is she from?

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movieintroduces Princess Peach, but it reveals that she’s not originally from the Mushroom Kingdom at all. Voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy, Princess Peach is written to subvert expectations from her Super Mario game counterpart. In the film, Princess Peach is not only a ruler, but she can fight. Rather than being kidnapped by Bowser to be saved by Mario, she takes a stand against him, helping to bring the kingdoms of her world together in the final battle.

Princess Peach is a big part of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. She’s one of the first to welcome Mario to the Mushroom Kingdom, and to explain exactly where he is, Bowser’s intentions, and why it’s so different from his own human world. Princess Peach is also fascinated by the human world since she had never been before. Peach’s conversation about the differences between the worlds is precisely what triggers Peach to reveal that she’s not originally from the Mushroom Kingdom, but from somewhere else. The Super Mario Bros. Movie did the unexpected and left room to ponder Princess Peach’s backstory from before her arrival in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Where Princess Peach Is Really From (Is She From Mario’s World?)

Princess Peach tells Mario that she grew up in the Mushroom Kingdom, but that she arrived there as a baby rather than being born there, which explains why she’s the only other human in her kingdom. The Toads took her in and raised her, crowning her princess of the Mushroom Kingdom in adulthood. The Super Mario Bros. Movie isn’t clear on where exactly Princess Peach is originally from, but she does mention many other worlds beyond the Mushroom Kingdom and Mario’s world. It’s possible Peach could be from another world entirely separate from Mario and Luigi’s. For now, where Peach is from remains a mystery.

Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 Could Visit Princess Peach’s World

It doesn’t seem like Princess Peach has ever gone in search of her home world, likely because she doesn’t remember how she left it, but The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel could visit her home world. Just as Mario and Luigi accidentally found themselves sucked into a pipe that led to the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser’s Dark World, Princess Peach could find herself taken back to her home world somehow. It’s possible that Mario and Luigi being able to move through two worlds will inspire her to find answers about her own, and it could lead to another quest for her and Mario. It’s about time Princess Peach got some answers.

The idea that there are so many other worlds in existence — beyond the realm of kingdoms where Peach grows up — is a good starting point for the potential animated sequel. In thegames, Princess Peach’s backstory isn’t really delved into; she’s a human who lives in the Mario world, even if everyone else (save for Mario) isn’t. The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel could push the envelope in terms of Peach’s world, opening the doors for other places to be explored. Plus, Princess Peach’s origin being mentioned in The Super Mario Bros. Movieis a clear sign the sequel will dive further into her home world, wherever that may be.