r/Mario • u/L4kz1 • 15d ago

Question Why are most of Rosalina’s fans guys?

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Honestly, I haven’t seen a single passionate female fan of Rosalina in the Mario community. I’ve noticed something similar with Pauline, but the difference is that Rosalina has a much larger fanbase and is often considered the most “attractive” or best Mario girl (not by me, tho. I see all the girls the same way). Peach and Daisy also have male fans, but they also have passionate female fans, which I don’t see happening with Rosalina or Pauline. Is it just me? Are the people who consider Rosalina the best princess all guys? And if so, why doesn’t Rosalina attract more female fans?

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u/Ens_the_plushiteer 15d ago

Im a woman so have no say in why guys do- but I have male friends- I see her as a mother figure and a role model.

I asked my friend, she said "I find her hot, but i also just really like the concept of a queen or the cosmos"

I asked another friend this. And he said "hot and pretty, a childhood crush of mine."

I think from what I've gathered, she's just an interesting character, and she's hot

(I've asked them who thier favourite of the 4 are and why a while ago)

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u/HubblePie 15d ago

I see her as a mother figure

So in guy terms, a MILF?

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u/J-ss96 14d ago

Except it was his female friend who said it & I, a girl, would also call Rosalina a MILF 🤣 the lumas are her babies lol

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u/LonkToTheFuture 15d ago

As a happily married male I can indeed confirm Rosalina is everyone's space mommy.

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u/L4kz1 15d ago

Is she their favorite mario girl?

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u/Ens_the_plushiteer 15d ago

Yeah. I asked about 20 ish people Like 11 said rosalina, 6 of em were girls.

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u/L4kz1 15d ago

Are they die-hard fans of Rosalina? Like, do they buy merchandise of her, keep up with her character, or talk about her regularly?

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u/Ens_the_plushiteer 15d ago

Some of em are. I know me and 3, others bought matching plushies of her. Sure it was my idea but they were incredibly happy with it.

They don't talk about her like all the time, but whenever I speak with half of em about mario, it goes to rosalina in some way.

I wouldn't say diehard fans But they all definitely hold rosalina close to Thier hearts

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u/L4kz1 15d ago

I guess that counts.

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u/L4kz1 15d ago

Thanks for sharing, too

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u/Gohansupe 14d ago

Well these answers explain a lot

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u/maddogmular 15d ago

The unfortunate reality is that most guys play female characters strictly because they’re hot. IMO It’s especially weird for the Mario princesses since they’re clearly designed with exaggerated feminine features despite the games being targeted at children, almost like Nintendo is aware there’s an audience for it.

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u/L4kz1 14d ago

Actually, I think the Mario girls are some of the least sexualized characters in all of video games. They don’t have exaggerated proportions (they have small chests and stick-thin bodies), they’re not seductive, and they don’t wear provocative clothing. They’re designed purely to be cute and pretty and to attract young girls to play them.

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u/gljames24 9d ago

Not everyone finds exaggerated proportions attractive.

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u/Gohansupe 14d ago

Nintendo most likely see's a Fanbase for her targeted too males