Sword Play

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This article is about the musical theme from Princess Peach: Showtime! For the microgame in WarioWare: Get It Together!, see Swordplay.
"Sword Play"
"Sword Play" in Princess Peach: Showtime!
Thumbnail for "Sword Play" from Princess Peach: Showtime! used for Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
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First appearance Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)
Latest appearance Tetris 99 (39th Maximus Cup) (2024)

"Sword Play"[1] is a musical theme in Princess Peach: Showtime! , where it plays during the battles against the Sour Bunch in The Castle of Thorns and The Ghostly Castle, and the Ōgata Arm UFO in Mighty Mission: Alien Invasion.

History[edit ]

Princess Peach: Showtime![edit ]

Princess Peach: Showtime! marks the first appearance of "Sword Play".

Tetris 99[edit ]

In Tetris 99 , the original version of "Sword Play" plays when there are 50 to 11 players remaining while the Princess Peach: Showtime! theme is in use.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit ]

Games[edit ]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Princess Peach: Showtime! Nintendo Switch 2024 Original "Sword Play"[1]
Tetris 99 Nintendo Switch 2024[a] Original
  1. ^ Added in the 39th Maximus Cup on April 5, 2024

Other media[edit ]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Sword Play"
  1. ^ Added on September 29, 2025

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 演戟(えんげき)
Engeki		 Possibly a pun on「演劇えんげき」(engeki, "theater") and「戟げき」(geki, "ji", a Chinese polearm) [1]

References[edit ]

Princess Peach: Showtime!
Characters General Horse • Princess Peach • Stella • Toads
Sparklas Cowgirl Sparkla • Dashing Thief Sparkla • Detective Sparkla • Figure Skater Sparkla • Kung Fu Sparkla • Mermaid Sparkla • Mighty Sparkla • Ninja Sparkla • Patissiere Sparkla • Swordfighter Sparkla
Theets Agent • Baker • Curator • Dancer • Fūsen Ojisan • Junior Detective • Ninja • Pictioneer • Police • Professor • Ribboner • Scholar • Staff Member • Teacher
Ensembles Cowgirl Peach • Dashing Thief Peach • Detective Peach • Figure Skater Peach • Kung Fu Peach • Mermaid Peach • Mighty Peach • Ninja Peach • Patissiere Peach • Radiant Peach • Super Radiant Peach • Swordfighter Peach
Antagonists Grape • Sour Bunch
Bosses Darkle bosses Disco Wing • Light Fang • Purrjector Cat • Spotlion • Grape
Mini-bosses Dark Baker • Dark Locomotive • Dark Ninja • Dark Swordfighter • Konran Shita Kirarisuta • Ōgata Arm UFO • Yami no Big Boss • Yami no Kung Fu Master • Yami no Kyodai Ibara • Yami no Kyodai UFO • Yami no Top Skater • Yami no Yūrei Kenshi
Enemies Dūke Beam Dūke • Bōjutsu Dūke • Criminal • Dancer Dūke • Gunman Dūke • Halloween Dūke • Heishi Dūke • Karasu Dūke • Kenshi Dūke • Kōmori Dūke • Kung Fu Dūke • Mermaid Dūke • Narazumono Dūke • Ninja Dūke • Skater Dūke • Tsubonage Dūke • Uchūjin Dūke • Yari Dūke • Yūrei Heishi Dūke • Yūrei Kenshi Dūke • Yūrei Kōmori Dūke • Yūrei Yari Dūke
Other Badness Horse • Carry Alien • Enban Gata UFO • Hammer Katchū • Hinadori • Konran Shita Caston • Little Snake • Mihari Musha • Shageki Gata UFO • Sour Thieves (Hikō Patrol · Keibiin Robo · Laser Patrol) • Tosshin Gata UFO
Abilities Sparkle (Sparkla Spirit) • Strike of Intuition • Wall Jump
Items 10-Coin • Coin • Dress ribbon • Five Coin • Heart • Heart Charm • Sparkle Gem • Sparkle piece • Stella ribbon
Objects Barrel • Bomb • Boulder • Cake • Cookie • Chest • Clam • Dark door • Dark Locomotive • Fish • Jar • Meteor • Painting
Locations Clock Tower • Elder's Manor • Lobby Shop • Museum • Peach's Castle • Sub-area • Sparkle Theater • Venue
Music "The Duel" • "Entrancing Prelude" • "A Perfect Rehearsal" • "Sword Play" • "Welcome to Sparkle Theater"
Miscellaneous Current • Gallery • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Princess Peach: Showtime! Tips for beginners • Princess Peach: Showtime! Valentine's Day Cards • Spring break adventures! • Staff