Monday mornings, it is universally acknowledged, are rubbish. Especially when you're in the north of England and winter's decided to drag its arse out of bed early. Here at the SPOnG office, however, we were immensely cheered to have our Monday morning gloom lifted (however temporarily) by the appearance of this new Super Mario Galaxy character art in our inbox. Who doesn't feel better when confronted by a tubby Italian plumber in a bee suit?

Is it wrong, though, that we've suddenly started to find Princess Toadstool (or peach, if you're feeling all modern) a little bit attractive? Is it even more wrong of us to say that she's too good to be knocking about with a moustachioed plumber with questionable taste in clothes? Never mind, we'll answer that: it probably is.

In any case, enjoy the art below and then tuck in to SPOnG's dedicated Super Mario Galaxy game page for more.