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Pauline singing at her club in Donkey Kong Strikes Again! She was portrayed by actress Sally Klein in the 1982 commercial for the ColecoVision, Atari 2600, and Intellivision ports. She was originally intended to speak and two audio samples are buried in the arcade version's code. Lady is finally saved by Mario, and they share a special moment together. After four levels, Donkey Kong is trapped as Mario removes the bolts from the platform, sending Donkey Kong plummeting. However, when Mario reaches the top of the building, Donkey Kong grabs Lady and takes her higher up, forcing Mario to do another level. Mario then climbs up the building, avoiding all the hazards in the way, to rescue her. She is taken up onto a building and loses various articles (such as her parasol, hat and bag, which can be collected for bonus Points) on the way. Lady is kidnapped by Donkey Kong, a pet gorilla who was owned by her boyfriend Mario.

Lady makes her debut appearance in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong as one of the first damsels-in-distress in any video game made before that time. Lady as she appears in various different versions of Donkey Kong
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She was Mario's first love interest.Īfter a long absence, Pauline reprises her damsel-in-distress role in the Mario vs. Pauline (originally known as Lady or the Beautiful Girl ) is the damsel-in-distress in the arcade game Donkey Kong, the installment that marked her debut in both the Donkey Kong and Super Mario franchises, along with Mario and her titular kidnapper (confirmed in later games to be a younger Cranky Kong). “I like music that brings people together and gets them moving!” - Pauline, Super Mario Odyssey In-game artwork of Pauline from Mario Kart Tour
