- This article is about the character. For Toads as a species, see Toad (species).
- "Mario! It's terrible! Princess Peach has been taken to another castle!"
- —Toad
Toad is one of the main characters of the Mario franchise. He is Princess Peach's attendant and a longtime protector of the Mushroom Kingdom. He is actually a singular character among an entire species of look-alikes (much like Yoshi is to the Yoshi species), leading to confusion over some of his appearances. He usually has the role of a supporting character who helps Mario and Luigi on their adventures, although he occasionally has been a main protagonist, such as in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D World, as well as his starring roles in Wario's Woods and Kinopio Live. His role as Peach's steward has sometimes instead been given to Toadsworth. Since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Toad's partner in spin-offs has been Toadette.
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Physical description
Toad has the same look as the rest of his species. He normally wears a blue vest, brown shoes, and a large diaper-like piece of clothing for pants. His appearance often depicts him as looking like a small human child with his miniature size and recognizable human-like features. In the games starting from Mario Party 4, Toad's vest is given an added gold lining. He has a red-spotted mushroom cap, which has been the subject of some ambiguity and inconsistency as to whether or not it is in fact a hat. In Mario Party: The Top 100, Toad claims that he has a hat ("You've come so far...I'd tip my hat to you, but neither of us wants to see that."),[1] and in the cartoon series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad removes his bulb as a cap on occasion. Also, Toad is stated to have a hat in Monster Mix-Up.[2] However, an interview with Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi contradicted this; it was stated that the mushroom bulb is a part of Toad's head and not a cap.[3] This is supported by Mario Kart Tour, where Toad's default costume will not count towards challenges requiring drivers wearing a hat, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder, where it is stated that the mushroom caps of Toads as a whole are their heads and not hats.
Toad takes his mushroom cap off, revealing three strands of hair.
Like most of the characters in the series, Toad has changed very little appearance-wise throughout the years since his debut in Super Mario Bros.. The only recognizable differences in his current look consists of his physical appearance which included some defining factors in the recent years (such as redesigned eyes and a gold outline that was recently added to his traditional vest), and the corrected number of spots on his mushroom cap (the number of spots on his cap was inconsistent in the older Super Mario games). The addition of the red polka dot on the top of his head is first seen in the game Luigi's Mansion where even Luigi acknowledges the top spot and called it lovely if he is to take a picture of Toad with the Game Boy Horror.
Toad's legs as seen in Mario Party
In other aspects, Toad is very small in size (a trait shared within his species). In relation to his body size, he also has small, thin arms and no legs (with just his feet). He also has a large head that is mostly dominated by the red-spotted mushroom cap on his head. Overall, Toad's head appears to have a strong resemblance to various mushrooms (most notably the Super Mushroom). While having the look of a child in his current appearance (as most of the members of his species do), it can be arguable that his earlier appearances (especially in his game appearances during the Nintendo 64 era) portray him as looking much more childish in design with his very large head and miniature body (more so than his current appearance). Surprisingly, a piece of artwork of Toad for the game Mario Party has Toad's legs showing. Toads have never been portrayed with their legs showing in-game artwork before or after Mario Party. In the graphics for Super Mario Bros. 3 and Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium, Toad appears to have short legs, unlike his other appearances.
A small controversy arose with Super Mario Bros. 2, because Toad is given a blue mushroom cap instead of a red one. However, Toad's blue mushroom cap is actually due to the graphical limitations of the NES rather than a continuity thread. In remakes of Super Mario Bros. 2, such as Super Mario All-Stars, Toad is given a red mushroom cap. This controversy arose again in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario Maker 2, where Toad is once again depicted with blue spots on his mushroom cap. However, this appears to be a trend with a homage to Toad's sprite depiction in the original Super Mario Bros. 2.
Toad's appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series has evolved. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Toad had a slightly darker skin tone, as well as an overall stubbier appearance, reflecting his then-recent appearances in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Party 3. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Toad's model was updated to match his current appearance since games like Mario Party 4, though with a monotone color scheme, as well as realistic details in his clothing and shoes. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, his model was updated yet again, with a more vibrant and cartoonish color scheme, as well as much less detailing. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Toad receives simple detailing in his clothing and shoes, as well as a subdued color scheme, albeit not to the same extent as Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Clothing
Toad's sports outfit in Mario Tennis
Toad's party outfit from Mario Party 4
Toad is generally seen to be in an attire consisting of a blue vest (or waistcoat), white pants, and large brown shoes. In some Super Mario games and as well as the early Super Mario cartoons, Toad is depicted to be wearing a red vest as opposed to his traditional blue vest. As a result, Toad's appearances with a red vest sometimes result in confusion among whether or not it is truly Toad himself who is making an appearance in these games or not. Even without his red vest, Toad's general appearance is often shared by many other Toads in the Mushroom Kingdom; thus, further causing confusion between his appearances. However, later Super Mario games such as Super Mario 3D Land have made attempts to differentiate Toad from the other Toads by making him the only Red Toad (Toads with red head spots) to be sporting a blue vest.
While he is commonly seen in his traditional clothing style consisting of his standard vest and pants throughout the series, Toad is sometimes seen to be sporting different wardrobes in various games. This change is first witnessed in some of the earlier spin-off titles as some of the Mario Sports games for the Nintendo 64 (such as the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf titles for the system) has Toad is seen wearing a blue shirt with a large gold button that may have served as his original sports outfit. Additionally, Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy depicts Toad in the same tennis wear as the other playable male characters. Regardless of his new looks, Toad's clothing style for the later Mario Sports game have him wearing his usual default clothing from the general Super Mario games (his regular clothing including his vest) as opposed to owning a separate sports outfit.
Tanooki Toad in Super Mario 3D Land
Toad has also been seen in different outfits and costumes throughout the various Super Mario games; however, it is the Mario Party series that has given Toad his most different and customized appearances. In Mario Party 2, Toad (along with the other main characters) often dressed up in different costumes in respect to the boards that the characters were playing on (such as as a wizard in Horror Land or a live boat in Pirate Land). In Mario Party 4, Toad is depicted to wearing a fancy white and black striped suit with a rather shiny red bow tie in regards to his status as one of the main hosts in the game (in the ending credits of the game, Toad reveals that he and the other hosts had received their new clothes through the appearance of the Party Cube).
In the Super Mario games, the general appearance of a Toad is often changed drastically depending on the Power-Ups they use (as especially seen in New Super Mario Bros. Wii). This is no different for Toad himself as games like Super Mario 3D Land portrayed him in his very own Tanooki suit (with a red scarf) whenever he has gained the power from a Super Leaf (thus, becoming Tanooki Toad). His alternate forms from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show also portray him in different clothing styles such as his Super Toad form (which portrays him with a reversed color pattern of a red mushroom cap and white spots) and the Toad Warrior (which depicts him in a typical biker outfit). In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad is sometimes seen wearing yellow oversized sunglasses when it is hot outside. In the episodes Reign Storm and 7 Continents for 7 Koopas, Toad is seen shirtless wearing green swimming trunks, yellow sunglasses, and purple shoes. The Mini Toad toy from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games also stays true to Toad's original Fire Toad form by having a reversed colored mushroom cap whenever it becomes a Fire Mini Toad.
Super Mario 3D World not only altered Toad's overall appearance with his blue-spotted mushroom cap, but his Fire Toad form has also changed to become very similar in appearance to Fire Yellow Toad from the New Super Mario Bros. games with an orange mushroom cap and red spots while Toad sports a red vest.
In Mario Kart Tour, aside from his default appearance, Toad also has a Party Time outfit which was similar, only with the addition of sleeves to his vest, wearing a red and white striped coned party cap, a red bow tie, and a party mask bearing the likeness of Mario's moustache. Another outfit, called Pit Crew, has him wearing a blue bodysuit as well as a blue helmet.
Personality
Toad is often seen as a humble character with his appealing smile and innocence.
Toad is often portrayed as cheerful almost to the point of childishness; his official artworks often show him with a wide smile on his face. He is also excitable and prone to panic and is often shown running around frantically. Toad is also sometimes seen as somewhat of a coward, although he seems to be actually aware of his own cowardice. Despite this, Toad still manages to be brave when the need truly calls for it, and often helps Mario on his multiple adventures. In some Mario Kart images and various Super Mario media (such as the comic series), Toad has also been portrayed as accident-prone or simply unlucky. In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Toad mentions having a fear of heights.
Toad is portrayed as accident-prone or unlucky, similar to Luigi.
While Toad does occasionally get upset and has been described as an impatient character,[4] he is often kind and polite, generally rooting for the well being for just about anyone who he calls his friend. This is sometimes contrasted by some instances such as his appearance in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, where Toad shows something of a sarcastic streak.
In some Super Mario media where another character acts as Princess Peach's caretaker (such as Wooster in the Nintendo Comic System), Toad has a more active role in the story; in these cases, he is depicted as being rather naïve and a bit on the selfish side. However, he is also quite rash, which often leads him into trouble and forces him to adjust his attitude and fix the problems he unintentionally causes. In the Valiant Comics series, Toad is dedicated to his work as a mushroom retainer, drinking coffee from a cup that reads "World's Greatest Mushroom Retainer".
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Toad's personality receives an overhaul: he is energetic, impulsive, adventurous, and boisterous. He is notably more braver than the other Toads, as he strives to go on his first real adventure, and tags along with Mario (who he claims is his best friend despite only knowing him for a short amount of time) and Peach for that reason. Despite this braveness, it can cross over to foolishness and he tends to be insensitive. During the tour of the Mushroom Kingdom, he hysterically warns the other Toad to move out of the way since "[Luigi] is going to die imminently", only to reassure Mario that he will be fine after he reacted in irritation over what he just said. Mario also tends to be annoyed by his antics, like the afromentioned moment, when he scares him the first time they meet and when he hits him in the arm with his stick to make him realize that he isn't dreaming after ending up in the Mushroom Kingdom. Additionally, as the trio embark on a wild kart ride through the Jungle Kingdom, Toad is shown to be whooping and cheering with excitement, even while nearly being flung out of the kart several times, while Mario and Peach are screaming in terror. Despite this, he is fiercely loyal to Peach, as she brings him along because he vows that he will protect her and that he fears nothing. Additionally, when Peach orders the Toads to evacuate the Mushroom Kingdom and asks Toad to do the same, he simply tells her, "I said I wouldn't let anyone hurt you" in a determine and serious tone of voice, to which Peach smiles with understanding and allows him to follow her to face Bowser.
Voice
Toad's voice has gone through many changes since it was first heard in the SNES version of Wario's Woods. In this game, Toad has a rather deep voice that sounded much like a young adolescent. In the first three Mario Party installments and the Japanese release of Mario Kart 64, Toad has a very high-pitched and almost childlike voice. In the English release of Mario Kart 64, he sounds like a small child, often screaming in a high voice or cheering in his speech. In Super Mario Advance and forward (as a result of Jen Taylor being introduced as his new voice actress), his voice is changed to a less high level, but it is given a raspy quality to it. In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, he had a somewhat deeper voice, with a very thick Brooklyn accent.
In the games department, Toad's voice was originally portrayed by Tomoko Maruno for the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 (and later the first three Mario Party titles) and Isaac Marshall for the overseas version. Eventually, Jen Taylor, and then Kelsey Hutchison, played Toad's voice for many installments. His current voice actor is Samantha Kelly, who also currently voices Princess Peach and Toadette. In tandem with his cheerful personality, Toad is often heard yelling, "Yahoo!", "Woohoo!", or "Yeah!" In Mario Kart 64, Toad prominently says, "I'm the best!" which became a recurring quote of his, similar to Mario's "It's-a me!"
Powers and abilities
Artwork depicting Toad's extra fast running ability
In Super Mario Bros. 2, despite his diminutive size, Toad is stronger than the Mario Bros., pulling Vegetables and Coins out of the ground faster than any other character. Toad is also a very fast character, having the highest speed of the group as well. These strengths were again seen in Super Mario 3D World. This is further influenced in the Mario Kart series, where he is a lightweight character and very often an extremely fast one. However, both Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D World also acknowledges the fact that Toad has very weak jumps. In spite of his limited jumping power, Toad is capable of performing the Power Squat Jump ability in Super Mario Bros. 2 to surpass this limitation. Wario's Woods gives him the unique ability to walk up walls, but this ability has not been seen since. Toad uses a Hammer in Mario Party 3, but this too has not been seen recently.
Toad's counter attack with spores in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
His appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a shield for Princess Peach further hints at the fact that he has good endurance. In the Super Princess Peach minigame Toad Jump, it is revealed that Toad can perform a kind of Flutter Jump to increase his jumps simply by flapping his arms around wildly after jumping (though the length of how long he can keep this jump depends on how much the player blows into the mic). Toad also has access to Mario's power-ups and is skilled at riding Yoshis. He is generally considered an expert on items, often giving Mario power-ups and telling him what he needs to do. Toad has also been shown to be able to perform a spin jump as seen in games such as Mario Sports Mix.
Toad displaying his great strength by plucking a vegetable in Super Mario Bros. 2. Within the game, Toad is the strongest character in terms of vegetable pulling.
While it is not common within the Super Mario franchise, Toad has a unique ability to emit spores. This ability is given a preview in the earlier games when he is hit by a powerful force as seen in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 and the Super Smash Bros. series (though it is the latter game series that he is shown to be able to use this technique as an offensive attack). Mario Sports Mix further explores Toad's hidden talent by allowing him to use spores to cause mushrooms to sprout from the ground. Toad is capable of using this move as a recovery move. Toad is also able to create a shield of spores as a deflective move. Additionally, Toad's special move in this game involves him emitting many spores to cause gargantuan mushrooms to grow from the ground. These large mushrooms are then able to move in a rotational pattern, and are able to knock out any opponent who attempts to get closer to the mushrooms. Toad completes his attack by throwing a shot full of fungi material at his goal.
Toad's special move in Mario Sports Mix, allowing him to spawn large mushrooms to hinder his opponents
In Super Mario 3D Land, Toad is seen to be able to use a variety of the Power-Ups in the game that Mario can also use. In one instance in World 5-5, Toad demonstrates to the player how to use the Propeller Block by simply jumping off a platform with the block from high above and slowly descending below to the Goal Pole (when seen through the binoculars). In some of the later worlds and levels, Toad is seen to have used the powers of the Super Leaf and gained access to becoming Tanooki Toad within the Red Toad Houses. In some of his appearances through the use of the binoculars in the earlier levels, Toad is also seen to be able to make jumps rivaling those of Mario as he scampers through the level to show Mario the goal point.
Toad is later seen to be able to use a variety of power-ups in Super Mario 3D World such as the Fire Flower and Super Bell, to gain forms such as Fire Toad and Cat Toad.
Additionally, episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 occasionally had Toad using Power-Ups such as in "The Fire of Hercufleas" where he uses a Fire Flower, and in "The Ugly Mermaid" where he spends the entire episode in a Frog Suit. He is even one of five characters (the other four being Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Wario) who can turn into different, more powerful forms; he becomes Super Toad when touching a Fire Flower and the Toad Warrior when touching a Starman.
Roles
Often, Toad is made into a tutorial-type character or host, who introduces the player to the game (such as in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour). Rarely, he plays the role of side-kick and is occasionally a full-fledged hero. He is also occasionally a "damsel-in-distress" (but never the main one). He is usually seen as a helper, giving items and performing various other duties, such as running Toad Houses in Super Mario Bros. 3. His role as a tutorial character and as Peach's caretaker seems to have recently been taken over by Toadsworth. However, this replacement has allowed Toad to take more active roles in the Super Mario games such as having him being the host of the Toad House areas. While he is often featured as a playable character within the various Super Mario spin-off titles, he sometimes plays the role of the referee within some titles.
Relationships
Toad is Princess Peach's obedient servant. While he is not as doting as Toadsworth, he cares for her deeply and would do anything for her. When teamed up, the two are even called "Royal Family" in Mario Party 5 and Mario Party 6 and "Loyal Friends" in Mario Party 8. In the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Bird! The Bird!," Peach claims that Toad has protected her "over a hundred times" from Bowser's army before the Mario Bros. arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom, and actively helps in saving him from a misguided Birdo. However, Toad is not nearly as valiant in the games: his fear of Bowser is much more pronounced than in the cartoons, and he often ends up kidnapped just the same as Peach or is simply reduced to running to the Mario Bros. for help. The Super Smash Bros. series (up until Ultimate) has depicted Toad as very reluctant and unwilling to be used as a counter by Peach as part of one of her special attacks. Although Toad is simply friends with Peach and generally exhibits no romantic affection towards her in most Super Mario media, his appearance in a virtual magazine for the Satellaview depicts Toad having romantic and sexual relationships with Peach.
Toad embracing Luigi in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Toad is good friends with Mario and Luigi. He respects their bravery and heroism, although some games reveal that he doesn't look up to Luigi as much as Mario, and in Super Mario 64 DS, Toad even mistakes Luigi for his brother at first, and later belittles him for losing his cap. In most games, however, Toad is nothing but loyal to both Mario Bros., often aiding them in their journeys and even fighting alongside them in Super Mario Bros. 2. In the cartoons and most of the comics, Toad acts as a sidekick and constant companion for the brothers during their heroic adventures. In the aforementioned Satellaview magazine, however, Toad crosses a line with Mario by engaging in perverse activity with his friend's love interest.
Like the Mario brothers, Toad values Yoshi as a hero and friend, trusting him to collect Power Stars in Super Mario 64 DS, and teaming up to help rescue Luigi from the Koopalings in Super Mario Adventures. While he is not as close to Princess Daisy as he is to Peach, Toad has still shown himself to be a true friend to her as well, such as jumping to her defense when she is turned into a statue in Mario Super Sluggers.
Toad and Toadette in the ending of Mario Kart Wii
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Toadette is introduced as Toad's partner and continues to fill that role in many subsequent releases. The two get along and care about each other, though the exact nature of their relationship is disputed, with guide books for Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 8 referring to them as siblings, while most other sources suggest that they are merely good friends.
Like Bowser, Toad is shown to be afraid of Wario and holds him in contempt. The two had a direct confrontation in Wario's Woods and share bad chemistry in the baseball games. In Super Mario 64 DS, Toad expresses doubts about Wario, believing that he would rather run away with the Power Stars than help the other protagonists, and despite being intimidated by Wario, brazenly insults him by saying his cap smells terrible and telling him to wash it more often. While Toad and Birdo were initially foes in Super Mario Bros. 2, she becomes one of his strongest allies in Wario's Woods, where she provides encouragement for him. The only Mario Party series team name they have shared is "Surprise Attackers".
Main appearances
Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance
The characters in Super Mario Advance are depicted in order of run speed
While often retroactively believed to be one of the Toads in the original Super Mario Bros., the individual character Toad did not debut until Super Mario Bros. 2. In the game, he, along with Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool, goes on a picnic at the beginning of the game. As they head out, the four heroes soon discover a cave that leads to the strange world known as Subcon. Upon reaching the mythical area, Toad and his friends then learn that the once peaceful land is now ruled by the tyrannical toad, Wart. Agreeing to stop Wart and bring peace to the land, the quartet immediately set off to defeat the villain and rescue the original inhabitants of Subcon. Toad, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool eventually defeat the evil tyrant toad after traveling through the mystical land and defeating Wart's army (the 8 bits). Upon Wart's defeat, Toad and his friends then go on to save the people of Subcon, thus bringing peace to the land. At the end of the game, however, it is revealed that the events of the game were just a part of Mario's dream.
Gameplay-wise, Toad is the worst jumper, but he is extremely fast when it comes to picking vegetables or digging through sand. He also is super speedy, making him the fastest of the four characters, being the only character who runs faster than normal while carrying a "heavy" object that would slow the other characters down. While being the weakest jumper, Toad is capable of overcoming this problem by performing a Power Squat Jump (a jump that is twice as strong as his regular jumps).
While his artwork depicts him with red spots like in most of his appearances, his sprite in Super Mario Bros. 2 depicts him with blue spots instead. However, in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance, his sprite uses his usual red spots, although his cap is more yellow-ish than white.
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4
In Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad is mentioned in the instruction booklet storyline as saying goodbye and good luck to Mario and Luigi alongside the princess. While this is retained in the manual of Super Mario Advance 4, the opening depicts the letter from the Toad servant of the king of Grass Land as signed by "Toad", and the princess is not seen in the company of any Toad. In either case, he would appear not to be in charge of the Toad Houses or Spade Panels.
BS Super Mario USA
In BS Super Mario USA, Toad returns as one of the four playable characters alongside Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. As BS Super Mario USA serves as a pseudo-sequel to the game Super Mario Bros. 2, the game serves as a continuation to the adventures of Toad and his friends in the land of Subcon. The game's story begins after the events of Super Mario Bros. 2 at the scene where the four characters begin to believe that Subcon really did not exist and that their previous adventure was nothing but a dream. However, the four heroes were proven to be wrong when the protagonists were called back to Subcon by Ōsama, the King of Subcon. Upon arriving at Subcon once again, the King informs Toad and his friends about the news of Wart's recent take-over of Subcon once more (having overthrown Ōsama during the process). Hearing the King's pleas, Toad and his three friends once again head out to stop Wart and his army and return the kingdom back to Ōsama's possession.
While the player starts off as Mario at the beginning of the game, a timer in the game has the player's character change at various times to one of the other three characters (including Toad himself) throughout the game.
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Toad in Super Mario 64
The Super Mario 64 instruction booklet mentions that Toad is missing which presumably makes him one of the many Toads trapped within the castle walls,[5] but the Super Mario 64 DS instruction booklet instead indicates that Toad is the first one seen in the game, and is not missing.[6] The Player's Guide uses both "Toad" and "Mushroom Retainers" to refer to the Toads that relinquish Power Stars on the second floor and third floor.[7]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Toad returns in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury as one of the playable characters. In this game, Toad is depicted with blue spots, which is consistent with his in-game appearance in the NES version of Super Mario Bros. 2, as well as the look of Blue Toad from the New Super Mario Bros. games. During the introduction sequence, Toad is seen taking a late evening stroll with his friends Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach near Peach's castle. However, Toad is the first to notice a strange Clear Pipe in front of them in a tilted position. After Mario and Luigi fix the pipe, the gang meets the green Sprixie Princess, who warns the four friends of Bowser's evil plot to capture all the Sprixies. Unfortunately, Bowser arrives soon after and captures her. After Peach falls into the pipe trying to stop Bowser, Toad immediately jumps into the pipe with Mario and a cowering Luigi to start their new adventure.
During gameplay, Toad's abilities are very similar to those in Super Mario Bros. 2: he is the fastest playable character, but he has the shortest jumping height and the fastest falling speed. If he becomes Small, the colors of his cap are reversed to blue with white spots. As Fire Toad, he has Fire Yellow Toad's color scheme, though his pants remain white.
While Toad does not appear in Bowser's Fury, the kittens' colors other than the calico kitten match those of the playable characters' Cat Suits in Super Mario 3D World other than Mario, with the blue one matching Toad's.
Super Mario Maker
Toad appears as a Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker, which can be unlocked by either clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on the Easy setting and above or by scanning the Toad amiibo. His sprite is based off of his modern design, as opposed to any of his older sprites. Upon contact with a Mystery Mushroom, Toad exclaims, "Here I go!" Additionally, when Mario rescues a Toad while wearing the Toad costume, the Toad will say, "Ah, Captain! It's terrible! Princess Peach has been taken to another castle!" likely referencing Captain Toad.
If Mario becomes Big Mario, Bull's-Eye Bills and red cannonballs become Toad.
Super Mario Run
Toad appears as an unlockable playable character in Super Mario Run. He is obtained by linking the game to the player's My Nintendo account and redeeming the reward.
Much like in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D World, Toad is once again the fastest of the playable characters; however, his jumps are now on par with Mario's. Despite this, Toad (along with all the other playable characters except Mario and Luigi) can only take one hit from an enemy or obstacle before losing a life. This has changed in version 3.4.0, when every character in the game is now able to access the Small form while starting out in their Super forms when starting a stage, with the exception of Mario and Luigi.
When playing as Toadette, Toad will take her place as the referee of Toad Rally.
Super Mario Maker 2
Toad and the playable cast in their builder outfits in Super Mario Maker 2
Toad appears as a playable character in Super Mario Maker 2 alongside Toadette, Mario, and Luigi. Much like in Super Mario 3D World, Toad is depicted with blue spots while some of his previous special forms such as Cat Toad also return. Akin to Toadette, Toad has also received new sprites for the formats of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World; furthermore, the lattermost of which marks the first appearance of a Toad within the title.
Toad also gains 7 new forms: Big Toad, Superball Toad, Raccoon Toad, Frog Toad, Cape Toad, Balloon Toad, and Builder Toad. In the Super Mario 3D World game style, his Fire form has a blue cap rather than the yellow one he has in that game itself.
Aside from appearing as a playable character, Toad takes on the role as the job-handling "Taskmaster" in Story Mode, where he appears in his usual red-spotted, blue-vested appearance and wears a gray hard hat. As the Taskmaster, Toad provides Mario with requests in the form of levels that he can complete to earn coins. Toad also appears in two of the stickers that players can post in Course World, with the same appearance: one of them depicts him high-fiving Toadette, and another depicts the two holding hands together.
Toad's Super Mario Bros. sprite is different from his sprite in the original Super Mario Maker. Aside from the blue colors, it has a darker shade of skin and is wider than his appearance from Super Mario Maker.
Possible appearances
Many red-spotted Toads appear throughout the Mushroom Kingdom and other locales, and are often confused to be the actual character named Toad. Generally, it is believed that any Toad given a unique role is Toad, or that at least one of a number of Toads appearing in a game is the Toad. It is also largely held that Toad is set apart by having red spots and a blue vest, rather than having matching spots and clothes; however, games such as Super Princess Peach have depicted multiple blue-vested-red-spotted Toads, and Toad's appearance has also varied to give him a red vest in some games, and even blue spots in others, such as Super Mario 3D World. The singular use of Toad has also occasionally applied to Toads that are not considered to be the character, such as certain Toad NPCs in Paper Mario: Color Splash and the renamed Yellow Toad and Blue Toad in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, making the line between definitive appearances and possible appearances often difficult to determine.
Super Mario Sunshine
Toad holding up the repaired FLUDD in the ending of Super Mario Sunshine
The Toad wearing a red vest is named as Toad in the instruction booklet for the game, appearing as one of five young Toad attendants who had accompanied Princess Peach and Mario on their vacation to Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine, although it is unclear if this role refers to his name or species. Upon landing on the island, this Toad and the others find the place to be a mess, mainly due to the work of a mysterious being who resembles Mario.
Throughout most of the actual game, Toad plays a rather minor role by giving out tips to Mario about how to play the game (such as how to do the box break move and as well as information about the different areas within the island). At the time of Princess Peach's kidnapping, Toad and the Green Toad maybe be covered up by Shadow Mario's M Graffiti. After Peach had been kidnapped, Toad can be seen to be acting hysterical and spends most of his time worrying about her in Delfino Plaza. He will give Mario the occasional tips if he is spoken to (such as mentioning the princess being taken to Pinna Park). After Mario had rescued Peach, Toad and the other heroes can finally be seen enjoying the activities available on Isle Delfino during the credits.
Additionally, it is revealed at the end of the game that Toad along with the other Toad attendants had repaired FLUDD shortly after its breakdown after the battle between Mario and Bowser. It is also Toad himself who is seen supporting the repaired FLUDD as he reveals the fixed device to Mario and Peach as Toadsworth and the Green Toad stand alongside him. As the game's credits begin, it is revealed through the snapshots that Toad and the other heroes finally had the time to relax in the various areas of Isle Delfino after Bowser's defeat.
Super Mario Galaxy
Toad and Toadette view the Star Festival in the intro of Super Mario Galaxy
Official art for Super Mario Galaxy shows a Toad with a blue vest, who may be Toad. This Toad makes various cameos in the game, including an appearance with Toadette in the intro where the two of them watch the Star Festival. He also appears as one of many icons for a save file. Otherwise, the only appearances of red-spotted, blue-vested Toads in the game are Peach's two attendants in the introduction, both of whom also wear shiny capes.
This game marks the appearance of a character very similar to Toad called Captain Toad who is the captain of the Toad Brigade. Although earlier official bios for the game state that Captain Toad is equivalent to Toad, later games have declared Captain Toad and Toad separate characters, and Super Mario 3D World has the two co-existing, with Toad wearing a blue vest while Captain Toad wears a different outfit to what Toads usually wear.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Toad can be found back at Peach's Castle throughout Mario's adventure in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where he will offer to show hint movies to the players in exchange for Star Coins.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Like in the first game, Toad's appearance of a blue vest is on the box art of Super Mario Galaxy 2 as well as his head resuming its place as one of the many save icons for the game. Captain Toad also appears here.
Super Mario 3D Land
Various monochromatic Toads appear in Super Mario 3D Land, as does one who has red spots yet sports a blue vest. He is mainly seen operating the cannons that provide Mario with access to the airship levels, and running the Red Toad Houses where players can obtain power-ups and access the StreetPass option from their Nintendo 3DS. He also hides in some of the levels and will either toss a Star Medal, a Power-Up, or a 1-Up Mushroom close to Mario in order to provide him with help when spotted with binoculars, just like the other Toads in the game.
While Toad makes his introduction through some brief appearances in the first world (such as inside his Toad House), Toad must later be rescued from the first fake Bowser that Mario encounters at the end of World 1 after Toad and his Toad House vanish once Mario leaves the area. Toad is seen to be calling out for help from his cell as Mario attempts to avoid the impostor's attacks in order to save the mushroom retainer and defeat the impostor by stepping the switch at the end. Once the cell is opened, Toad can be seen jumping happily and thanking Mario for his rescue. After his rescue, Toad will provide Mario with all forms of help throughout his journey.
Toad makes his final appearance in the last level Special 8-Crown. In this level, he is seen near the Warp Pipe that leads to the room where Mario (or Luigi) would need to face both Boom Boom and Pom Pom. The player has the option to bounce upon Toad's head in order to reach the platform with the warp pipe. Once again, Toad is identified in this level as he is the only Red Toad to be sporting a blue vest (the other numerous Red Toads in the level are wearing red vests).
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Mario inside of a Red Toad House in New Super Mario Bros. 2
The Toad Houses in New Super Mario Bros. 2 are all run by a red-spotted blue-vested Toad. Like in the original New Super Mario Bros. (where Toadsworth ran all the Houses), the Mario Bros. must occasionally use Star Coins to access some of the Toad Houses.
The Red Toad Houses consist of Toad throwing three Power-Ups to three platforms in which either Mario or Luigi can select the power-up to keep (though all three power-ups can be taken at the same time if chosen). The Green Toad Houses have Toad throwing multiple 1-Up Mushrooms into an above pipe in which the Mario Bros. must hit a glove to knock down the descending mushrooms falling from the pipe. The Yellow Toad Houses have Toad giving either Mario or Luigi a free Gold Flower (Star if visiting it on World Star).
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Mario and Toad inside a Red Toad House in New Super Mario Bros. U
Toad runs the Toad Houses once more in New Super Mario Bros. U. A bonus feature included within the Toad House mini-games includes Toad either jumping up excitedly in correspondence to the players if they were to win the game or shake his head in disappointment if the players were to lose. Toad also appears when the player finishes a level with the last two numbers on the time limit matching and rewards the player with a power-up for their achievement.
In the second world, a Toad House appears to be in a conflict and a character, known as Nabbit makes an introduction by stealing a power-up from Toad. After Nabbit rushes off, Toad immediately appears out of his Toad House and informs the player of the situation. He then introduces the pipe cannons (which players could use to transport themselves to different worlds) to pursue a chase after the thief. Toad also appears after a player captures Nabbit; when this happens Toad will give Mario and co a P-Acorn.
In New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Yellow Toad and Blue Toad are generically renamed "Toad" and share the same character slot.
Other appearances
Statistics
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Bio from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Writers Bible
Toad was left on his own at an early age, and managed to survive on the streets of many magic lands by his quick wit and fast feet. He met the princess when he was delivering pizzas and attempting to sell encyclopedias to the Mushroom Kingdom Palace. She was so impressed by his eagerness to improve himself, that she got him a job in the royal kitchen. And when King Koopa took over the Mushroom Kingdom, and the princess was cast on the streets, Toad repaid her kindness by serving as her guide, loyal servant, and diplomatic adviser. He's not too sure the Mario Bros. know what they're doing, and often launches his own counterplan, which sometimes saves their hides, and sometimes, doubles their jeopardy. Toad is street smart, very bright and totally resourceful. All in all, he's exactly the kind of Mushroom you'd want guarding your flank in a fireball fight, or facing a clutch of snapping Piranha Plants.
Mario Tennis
- Type: Technique
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
- Speed: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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- Bio: Toad is a speed demon, but his small size makes him vulnerable to Bowser and DK's bullying ways. Try not to bump into other drivers while controlling the fun guy.
Portrayals
Toad has been voiced by the following people:
- John Stocker - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
- Bruce Sandig - Mario is Missing!
- Tomoko Maruno - Mario Kart 64 (Japanese), Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit
- Isaac Marshall - Mario Kart 64
- Nanae Sumitomo - Satellaview titles (1996 - 1998)
- Jen Taylor - (1998 - 2006) and 2008
- Kelsey Hutchison - Super Mario Strikers
- Samantha Kelly - (2007 - present)
- Keegan-Michael Key - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Quotes
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Games
- "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!" - Super Mario Bros.
- "Pick a box. Its contents will help you on your way." - Super Mario Bros. 3
- "Cool!" - Wario's Woods (SNES)
- "Winner!" - Wario's Woods (SNES)
- "Lots of people use something called a "door" to go in and out of their houses..." - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- "Am I glad to see you! The Princess...and I...and, well, everybody...we're all trapped inside the castle walls. Bowser has stolen the castle's Stars, and he's using their power to create his own world in the paintings and walls. Please recover the Power Stars! As you find them, you can use their power to open the doors that Bowser has sealed." - Super Mario 64
- "I'm the best!" - Mario Kart 64
- "Already for a mushroom!" - Super Mario Advance
- "What's this icky paint-like goop?" - Super Mario Sunshine
- "That big, bad, mean, altogether nasty Bowser went rushing out toward the other exit!" - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- "Wa ha haa! I'm the Best! Haha!" - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- "Yeah! I'm the winner!" - Mario Party 5
- "Toad, won!" - Mario Party 8
- "M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Mario! Help! It's Sh-sh-sh-sh-shocking... Mushroom Castle... RAIDED! Princess Peach... STOLEN!" - Super Paper Mario
- "We're counting on you, Mario...Bros.!" - Super Paper Mario
- "I'm the winner! Whoo-hoo-hoo!" - Mario Kart Wii
- "Thanks! Here's a gift for you. Just head through the door!" - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- "Yay! Hm...Blastoff!" - Super Mario 3D Land
- "I can't wait for my promotion! With power and money, I can protect Princess Peach almost as well as Mario does!" - Fortune Street
- "This is a nice shop and all, but might I make a suggestion? Add a mushroom-cap roof!" - Fortune Street
- "Being in first place makes me nervous. Someone is always trying to take me down!" - Fortune Street
- "Okay! Let's do this!" - Super Mario 3D World
- "Come on! Let's go!" - Super Mario 3D World
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
- "I'm warning you, I get airsick. Heeeelp!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
- "Mommy? You're not my mommy!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
- "I can't be your little Cheepy, lady! I don't have wings! Look! No wings, no feathers. I'm just a mushroom that can't stand heights!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
- "Flyin' lessons!? Are you outta your mind!?" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
- "The least that featherbrain could've done was lend me a parachute. Hey! That's it! A parachute!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
- "Hey! It's me! I mean, him! It's little Cheepy! The Birdo's real lost baby!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
- "Oh no! I'm not going back up there! Never!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
- "When I get my hands on that King Koopa, I'll fix his wagon!" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"
- "I'm no frog. I can't even swim." - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"
- "Bombs awaaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"
- "Who did you expect? Pee-wee Herman?" - "Rolling Down the River"
- "Hey, man, I’m the Fantastic Fungus! The supercharged Mushroom of Might! I’m the Toad Warrior!" - "Toad Warriors"
- "Give me five. NO! Give me five bomb plants!" - "Toad Warriors"
- "Whoever slows down first, loses!" - "Toad Warriors"
- "You blew that one, Koopa Stoopa!" - "Pirates of Koopa"
- "Some mushroom retainer I turned out to be... I was so close! I couldn't save her..." - "The Trojan Koopa"
- "Naughty turtle, you've been hittin' the sauce again, well, have some more!" - "Count Koopula"
- "Let's make like eggs and SCRAMBLE!!!" - "Mario of the Deep"
- "So much for hope." - "Stars in Their Eyes"
- "Don't do it, Princess! Don't marry Koopa! I'd rather be a rock!" - "Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?"
- "Koopa you stoopa! Watch it with the Bob-ombs!" - "The Great Gold Coin Rush"
- "By order of his most royal repulsiveness, the reptile Sheriff of Koopingham! The castle road shall require a toll! In the amount of: One wagon full of gold coins!" - "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men"
Timeline
Trivia
- Toad's emblem in various games is a mushroom. However, since Mario Party 7, this has often been substituted for his own head.
- Toad appears as a property in Nintendo Monopoly. He takes the place of Kentucky Avenue/Strand and costs $220.
- Toad is also a playable character in Monopoly Gamer. He is sold separately as a "Power Pack" expansion figure.
- According to a 1993 Nintendo character guide, Toad has the nickname of "Little Toadie" and was off visiting relatives of the "Fungus Federation" prior to the events of Super Mario Bros.; thus, only to find Princess Toadstool and the rest of his friends missing once he returned.[8]
- Toad was a requested character for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Melee.[9]
- In a joke interview in issue 135 of the UK edition of Nintendo Official Magazine, Toad states that his first role in the video game industry was a mushroom in the Atari game Centipede, and that he had been offered a role by Namco as a snack food in Pac-Man, but mushrooms gave Pac-Man diarrhea. He then states that he was later offered a role by Nintendo as the Super Mushroom for a sequel to Mario Bros., and later the role of the Mushroom Retainer. He then reveals that he used to have depression due to Yoshi "stealing" his spot since Super Mario World, threw his pants at people after they would pass his square in Mario Party 2, and got divorced from his wife after he found her sleeping with a Bob-omb.[10]
Gallery
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References
- ↑ YTSunny (November 11, 2017). Mario Party: Top 100 - FULL Minigame Island (Complete Walkthrough). YouTube. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Toad claps a hand to his polka-dot hat to keep it from flying off." – Monster Mix-Up, page 107
- ↑ Nintendo (February 5, 2018). Super Mario Odyssey Dev. Talk - ft. Mr. Koizumi. YouTube. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 19.
- ↑ "Princess Toadstool and Toad are missing, too." — Super Mario 64 instruction booklet. Page 5.
- ↑ "According to Toad, Bowser has stolen the Power Stars guarding the castle and locked Princess Peach into the walls and paintings." — Super Mario 64 DS instruction booklet. Page 5.
- ↑ Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 126.
- ↑ December 30, 2014. Mario, Kirby, And Samus Aran Shine In The Nintendo Character Manual. pressthebuttons.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016. (Archived January 2, 2015, 06:16:51 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ↑ アンケート集計拳!! nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved March 27, 2020. (Archived March 12, 2000, 02:26:14 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) issue 135, page 42.
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