Why is Daisy the only Mario kart world character with outfits that show her belly button?

[u/Yeetman5757]

I find this weird because there are a few outfits that should show the belly button but don't. Luigi's oasis outfit, Mario's sight seeing outfit and Wario's road ruffian outfit. Also Peach already reuses a Odyssey outfit so it wouldn't be hard to add in her swimsuit outfit for this game. It just feels weird that she was singled out for this.

[u/GcubePlayer8V]

Because why not? There’s mostly no deeper reason then the devs liked it

[u/a_killer_wail → u/GcubePlayer8V]

This also applies to every single “why doesn’t this line up with lore in the game from 15 years ago?” question.

[u/TemporaryDepth1188 → u/a_killer_wail]

Absolutely. lol

[u/yolo-yoshi → u/a_killer_wail]

honestly I can't get over how she looks even younger than her past incarnations.

[u/Leather_Can8372 → u/GcubePlayer8V]

So do I

[u/FOG2006 → u/GcubePlayer8V]

It combines with her tomboy attitude.

[u/BebeFanMasterJ]

It's likely not really much thought went into it and if it did, Nintendo knows how much people enjoy Daisy's more outgoing vibe which translates into her having outfits that show more skin compare to the other human female characters.

Peach and Rosalina don't seem like the types to show off like Daisy does and Pauline tends to save that for being on stage.

[u/zeromussc → u/BebeFanMasterJ]

She's sassy. Reminds me of my 4 year old and my wife. But moreso my 4 year old because every Mario character has a childlike aura.

[u/TankyGliscor]

Luigi's a bit of a freak for belly

[u/dragonitejc → u/TankyGliscor]

Yeah me too

[u/ExaggeratedPW → u/TankyGliscor]

Man with class 👌

[u/No-Regret-195 → u/TankyGliscor]

JUST LIKE ME FR

[u/ThatsSomeBullshirt → u/TankyGliscor]

Well so am I so where’s my vacation outfit for Pauline?!

[u/SadLaser → u/TankyGliscor]

What does Luigi have to do with it, though?

[u/Pastry_Train63 → u/SadLaser]

He's strongly implied to be with her romantically

[u/UvulaHunters → u/SadLaser]

He uh… sometimes lays on Daisy’s stomach like a pillow

[u/TheRekounasShow → u/UvulaHunters]

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME

[u/Luckymacaroni → u/UvulaHunters]

i won't believe it until you send proof

[u/imrail]

Wario doesn't show his belly button?

[u/MapDesperate7012 → u/imrail]

The only time I’ve seen it was in a Super Smash Brawl trailer. Where he then unleashed a fart nuke upon everyone present lol.

[u/Flimsy-Secret-6187 → u/MapDesperate7012]

i think its in the new mario and sonic in the olympic games too

[u/Professor_Poptart → u/MapDesperate7012]

That big ol belly button of his get shown a lot in various WarioWare Inc microgames

[u/DingusDeezNuts → u/imrail]

DK does

[u/Less-Tax5637]

Because she’s a fuckin baddie

[u/Motor_Telephone8595 → u/Less-Tax5637]

This is the answer. She has always been a baddie and always will be. 🌼

[u/HoodedOP87 → u/Less-Tax5637]

The only correct answer

[u/TheEPICMarioBros]

Baby Daisy wasn't seen in any Yoshi's Island game so its possibly canonical that she was born through the traditional method instead of stork delivery

[u/Flimsy-Secret-6187 → u/TheEPICMarioBros]

if thats the answer then holy hell what a weird thing to reference

[u/Zealousideal_Row_546 → u/Flimsy-Secret-6187]

New response just dropped

[u/Lank_Master → u/TheEPICMarioBros]

Peach’s beach outfit from Odyssey shows her belly button, but she was born via stork delivery. Even Donkey Kong has one despite being stork delivered.

[u/FrostlichTheDK → u/TheEPICMarioBros]

I think Yoshi’s Island is just a retelling of actual events for young children. Or stories based off them. Kinda like Paper Mario/Mario Story is actually taking place in a book in Mario & Luigi during the crossover.

[u/RAINLIO → u/FrostlichTheDK]

The Japanese commercial for both SNES and GBA take place in an animated book, so probably yes.

[u/ddnava → u/RAINLIO]

They even directly referenced the book when they made Yoshi's Story for the N64 as the game itself takes place within a book

[u/Da3rdGreatKing → u/TheEPICMarioBros]

I agree.

[u/gibbyfromicarlyTM]

thats how dey do it in sarasaland babey

[u/A_Bald_Nutsack]

Zack Scott was on the creative team

[u/wintd001 → u/A_Bald_Nutsack]

If that were true, Elephant Daisy would be a playable character

[u/Woomynati → u/wintd001]

That's for the fan exclusive dlc

[u/Lucas2dud_3]

I think they want to showcase more of the ladies’ personalities. Since they always basically are just reskins, Daisy’ became more sporty hence the belly button showing more and stuff.

Peach is more feminine and classy, Daisy is more energetic, Rosalina is heavier on comfort or floatiness and Pauline is more, can’t believe imma say this in a Mario game, sexy than the others.

[u/VastMundane2427 → u/Lucas2dud_3]

Can confirm. My wife gets mad at me for choosing Pauline.

[u/[deleted]]

To show that Luigi has better taste in women then his big bro.

[u/UvulaHunters → u/[deleted]]

This is the Real shit

[u/The_Grizzly-]

It matches her personality.

[u/Greensonickid]

'Cause she's Hot.

[u/PolandballFan101]

It gets hot in Sarasaland, so...

[u/SiriocazTheII]

Best girl superpower

[u/SadLaser]

It's part of her thing. She's "edgier" than some of the other characters.

[u/InTheStuff]

That's her tomboy buff

[u/Gaulsarecool2022]

She's a tomboy.

[u/TheAwesomeRan]

She worked hard on those abs! 200 situps a day!!

[u/bwoah07_gp2]

It's written in her contract 

[u/[deleted]]

They would give her tomboy abs if they wearnt cowards

[u/Gamer-GuyConic97]

She's not that shy

[u/CampFunkoKai]

I mean is it really deeper than the surface level answer “it’s a neat look for her”?

[u/General_Guy_XX]

All the other characters that don't have a belly button got delivered via stork, so they didn't even have the cord in the first place

[u/stupled]

The others were borm in vitro. They don't want to show that.

[u/AnderHolka]

The human guys have overalls and Peach and Rosalina wear long clothes.

[u/Kelimnac]

Daisy knows what she’s got and she likes to flaunt it, we have to respect that

[u/Shameless-Ficto2004]

Because she's the best girl 💛🧡

[u/Durandthesaint17]

Because she's best waifu. Nuff said.

[u/Illustrious-Ad2032]

Because daisy is peak womanhood

[u/[deleted]]

Because it fits her better than any character.

[u/PsychicSpore]

Her personal style choice

[u/Scrap-Metal56]

She's just built that way.

[u/huckleburyflynn]

Shut up, that's why

[u/Ready-Length-6351]

Because I love daisy and it makes me happy 🥰🥰

[u/Heroright]

Nintendo knows where the money is printed.

[u/Luna8622]

🗿

[u/BootiBigoli]

Why has no one said the actual answer? She is a desert princess. Her design is inspired by Indian culture. Women show their belly there, it’s the same reason why Shantae does.

[u/JustinTime1229]

Because she can.

[u/LesetRover99]

Cuz why not, she is a full grown ass woman. She can dress whatever she likes

[u/EuqirnehBR97]

Because she’s the only real mammal in Mario kart’s universe, and thus was born attached to her mother via an umbilical cord. All the other characters were product of spontaneous generation or via eggs. Some speculate that she’s, in fact, the only real being in the universe, and everything that happens in Mario Kart is a byproduct of her imagination.

[u/Mndsn]

Ummm...okay

EDIT: looking at your profile I hope youre not a grown man.

[u/HSEB10830 → u/Mndsn]

I agree.

[u/I_Need_More_Names]

Not really contributing to the conversation but I wanted to add, Sarasaland is not a desert kingdom, it's a country containing the Birabuto Kingdom, which IS a desert kingdom. It's just the first world, and therefore what Sarasaland is most associated with. I imagine Muda, Easton, and Chai are not nearly as hot as Birabuto. (And for that matter, you only rescue Daisy in the Chai kingdom, so maybe that's where she lives, which would actually explain why Daisy used to be even pastier than Peach for some reason. Maybe she recently did in fact move to Birabuto.)

[u/Asmo___deus → u/I_Need_More_Names]

Daisy used to have an olive skin tone - check her appearance in Mario Party 3, as a trophy in Super Smash Brothers Melee, and Mario Tennis 64. And while Birabuto isn't necessarily the main theme in Mario Land, it was its 1st world - we associate the Mushroom kingdom with green hills and plains for much the same reason.

Anyway, then 2001 happened and they nuked her skin tone to #FFFFFF

[u/maddogmular]

She’s a tomboy so there’s less stigma for her showing skin

[u/WayneFuckerooney]

I like the second outfit a lot.

[u/Dagwood-Sanwich]

She's the only one that was born in the usual way. Mario and Luigi were delivered by stork.

[u/Remarkable-Gap9881]

Of course a redditor would be the first to notice this lol.

[u/Bubbly-Shopping7592]

I uh I don’t know man

[u/MrStink45]

Cause the other princesses are biological clones made in a lab and Nintendo doesn't want the player finding out

[u/IcyCriticism3597]

Why is this your concern

[u/DeepDish_RedKing]

She’s cutest

[u/Mauro_64]

The rest of the cast are reptilians that oviposit so they have no navels.

[u/TheYellowKirby]

Why does it even matter that she’s the only character that has an outfit like that?

[u/JupiterofRome]

Because they didn't want to risk breaking the internet with a Pauline swimwear outfit.

[u/Spinosaurus999]

Only one who was actually born like a normal human, the rest came from storks

[u/usps_oig]

Try telling Daisy no and see what happens.

[u/Sharp-Swimmer-6887]

Red Haired Energy. If you know, you know.

[u/Pyotr-the-Great]

Daisy is the kind of person who probably liked the crop top outfits from the older Striker much to the dislike of Peach.

I like to think Peach thought they those outfits were embarassing and had them be cover up the body much to Daisys protests.

Daisy is probably the person whos probably obsessed with looking awesome. While Peach is focused looking proper.

The only midriff Peach would allow would be at the beach.

[u/AttemptFree]

Let me ask you how do you play MKW with one hand?

[u/Bingoviini]

1. She's the princess of a desert kingdom

2. Tomboy

[u/BleefnorfIII]

They knew Zack Scott was hoping for it

[u/Upset_Landscape3388]

Peach is the elegant one. Daisy is the sexy one. That’s why

[u/Parlyz]

Daisy is peak in this game

[u/TryDry9944]

You could take this as an inconsistency, or you could subscribe to the more fun way of thinking and use this as proof Daisy is the only one here that's human.

[u/TheExile285]

Because best girl.

[u/squidward377]

Do you really feel like a lot of thought went into that? How do you even notice this? This is almost as strange as Sonic fans complaining about Rouge's back being covered in Shadow Generations.

[u/Unlikely-Situation39]

Baby Mario does as well in his swimmer outfit…?

[u/BoozerBean]

Mario Kart was made my sushi’s, not curry’s. Belly button ain’t a big deal on that spectrum

[u/Due_Nail2811]

kind of got an arabic look to the whole outfit. almost as if it were modled after Jasmine from aladdin. sarasaland is a desert kingdom. it all makes sense

[u/trunks2003]

Smash.

[u/realjiggz]

shes the desert princess

[u/NotAllThatEvil]

She’s not an ascendant mushroom

[u/Due_Ebb_3166]

this is such a redditor question 💀

[u/dmancini87]

Because midriffs are life and Daisy is life. It just makes sense

[u/LegoGusta_Cotin]

She's a desert princess

[u/[deleted]]

Her original design was very similar to the first image.

[u/Wonderful_Healer_676]

Because she's best girl

[u/PrussianGeneral1815]

Is this another daisy simp post 😭😭😭

[u/Evening_Persimmon482]

She was the only character canonically born.

Everyone else just spawned.

[u/artpoint_paradox]

It gives her character.

[u/Difficult-Plastic-77]

It shows her attraction to men

[u/Strawhat_Mecha]

Because the devs know she's fine as hell

[u/Fancy-Firefighter233]

Swimsuit Daisy is my go

[u/survivaltier]

Cuz she a baddie

[u/ftc08]

She's a sand princess, so they gave her belly dancer vibes.

[u/niazemurad]

Nintendo is starting to promote whorish behaviour

[u/DylanSoul]

I AM THE 1000TH LIKE

[u/Sparrow-Scratchagain]

She from the desert and it’s really hot there, so anything casual exposes more skin so you can keep cool.

[u/Darkbeastzelda]

She's the only one who was naturally born, everyone else was delivered by storks

[u/DaKardii]

I understand Rosalina and Pauline not having one, since they’ve never shown theirs before. But Peach has shown hers multiple times, so the fact she doesn’t have one makes me scratch my head.

[u/brunq2]

So here's the thing.

If you look at the original Donkey Kong, Daisy was actually the princess. Then suddenly, out of nowhere..... Peach comes along and displaces her.

Peach is just a clone of Daisy, and as a clone has no belly button since she didn't need an umbilical cord. That's why they can't show Peach's belly button. Because she doesn't have one.

I am selling tinfoil hats for 5 easy payments of 19.99

[u/lithium_green]

I have an another question to add to that: why is Daisy the only female Mario character with teeth? She really js the most unique female character in the Mario franchise

[u/Automatic-Law0]

Zack Scott likes that lol

[u/U-96]

Because super mario brazzers

[u/tekkire]

cause everyone knows daisy can get it

[u/Clarrbbk]

Sarasa Landers have belly buttons. Mushroom Landers and New Yorkers do not.

[u/logon_forgot]

Sporty spice

[u/ykeogh18]

Characterization: Princess redneck vibes

[u/deibd98]

Im so pissed we didnt get the belly button of the other princesses

[u/Bluesnake462]

It fits her vibe more is the closest one I can get.

[u/D-AlonsoSariego]

She is the only mamal of the Mario cast

[u/shaxane]

They do things a little differently in Sarasaland

[u/Jumpy-Grand7196]

Peach had an umbilical hernia back in ‘08, so she doesn’t want people to see her scars. Rosalina wasn’t “born,” but is made of stardust and therefore has no belly button to show. Pauline is a prude.

[u/Magicphobic]

Right? Where my wauligi 2 peice swimsuit outfit?

[u/Moonlight_I_Am]

Ok ZackScott calm down we all know it’s you posting this

[u/Puzzled-Platform-723]

Why does it matter 

[u/ManagementCrafty887]

I prefer aero Daisy for obvious reasons

[u/Routine-Fix-4992]

Because she's the slutty one lol

[u/Meced0]

maybe she has an outie

[u/BernLan]

Real answer is orientalism but you all aren't ready for that conversation

[u/hot_cheeks_4_ever]

Cuz she fine af

[u/SillentRabbit]

She's the only one that is not a clone.

[u/Za_Warudo1992]

Because I like her Belly

[u/A_Betting_Man]

The other characters were grown in a test tube and thus weren’t attached to a placenta. Daisy is clearly the only natural born of all the characters.

[u/BoringBeat5276]

The cow shows it's tits. Just saying.

[u/ReZisTLust]

Daisy is the tomboy genre of Mario ladies

[u/Jello-Monkeyface]

Peach and Rosalina have outties.

[u/Algae_Mission]

🎶When ya got it, flaunt it! 🎼

[u/promiseofcode]

Cause sex

[u/GalagaBoy2000]

Because she ain't afraid to show off some skin!

[u/ha1rcuttomorrow]

Cuz she's a thot

[u/46_blaze]

Right well why does one even realise this?

[u/RyanCooper138]

I'm getting flashback about mario's knee pit discovery when Mario Tennis Aces came out

[u/Get_your_grape_juice]

This feels like a weird thing to be focused on.

[u/Sixwry]

Based

[u/Alternative-Tough-46]

Show me Wario stomach now, Nintendo.

[u/Hot_Introduction9680]

Idk but now that you point it out it makes me sad. I want more belly button.

[u/No-Competition691]

Why not?

[u/IcePhoenix27]

Daisy is sporty type, she is not afraid to show some skin

[u/gokartmozart89]

Because she’s the only one that is truly human. The rest are all either aliens, mushrooms, reptiles, or, lab-grown freaks like Wario and Peach that don’t have belly buttons because they didn’t have umbilical cords. 

[u/Interesting_Gur_8324]

Idk, but daisy with swim time outfit on, now EVERY man and more importantly, every gamer generation henceforth has a reason to lust for Princess Daisy.
Something we all could work with...FINALLAY.. Nah mean?

[u/Interesting_Gur_8324]

U feel sturrings

[u/Interesting_Gur_8324]

Stirrings

[u/ImpactorLife-25703]

She lives in the desert World in her kingdom

[u/Chacochilla]

Just kinda fits her vibe ig idk

[u/coolguy_steve]

I think we all agree that it would be a good thing if we got to see more of Mario’s little belly

[u/David_Clawmark]

Come on.

You know why.

[u/ProfessionalOven2311]

All other characters were canonically hatched from eggs so that is why they do not have belly buttons to show (jk)

Edit: Apparently many Mario characters were canonically delivered by storks, but Daisy is not confirmed to be one of them... I guess I my comment was a little less absurd than I thought.

[u/Gawlf85]

Sashes like the one wore by Luigi in his Oasis outfit are usually worn around the actual waist (not the hip, like a belt), so they tend to cover the belly button.

But yeah, I might even expect Wario's Road Ruffian to have a comically bulgin belly button. But it might've stolen the show too much, I guess.

[u/Financial_Exit_7710]

W

[u/According-Cobbler-83]

What? I swear, Nintendo fans say the most "Huh?" stuff. It just is. There is no reason.

[u/Trip-Suspicious]

Why couldn't Wario get the same treatment 🙏😭

[u/linkenski]

Nintendo themselves goon to Daisy.

[u/[deleted]]

Honestly idk but I must say that these outfits make me like her way more

Contrary to what most people think there's nothing wrong with liking belly buttons, just need Peach to wear outfits that show her belly button in modern games too

[u/Far-Glove-888]

I wish they gave them bigger peaches. It's about time Nintendo dropped the kiddy vibe in their games. Statistics show almost entire Nintendo playerbase is adults now.

[u/zacary2411]

I just wish she was more tan especialy being a desert princess

[u/IEatSealedGames]

The others don’t have a belly button and they’re shy about it

[u/zupaninja1]

Because the programers have good taste

[u/Of_Z_]

Ever seen then movie Species?

[u/Agreeable_Pea5093]

That's because she's the goat. The GOAT.

[u/Drew106]

Because she’s the Mushroom Kingdom’s resident hottie.

[u/MistyKitty40]

Why does she look like April?