>>718976912
>hell i would even extend this to why didnt captain syrup join the main mario crew
They specifically redesigned her in a way that would fit the Mario crowd. Peach is pink, Daisy is orange, Rosalina is blue and Syrup is purple. Alongside that, she's a redhead, something the core Mario girls today still lack. This is speculation on my end, but I think Syrup was supposed to join the Mario rosters and Shake It! was supposed to be the game that started a new "Wario" outside of Ware, one that would return to having a relationship with Mario (Wario Land 1 was also called Super Mario Land III).