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Toad, also known as (Kinopio キノピオ in Japanese), is a humanoid mushroom that is both a single character and the collective name of the "Mushroom People" found in the Mushroom Kingdom. The Toad species first appeared in the 1985 game Super Mario Bros.
As a singular character of the Mario franchise, Toad is known for being the long-time servant and attendant of Princess Peach. He always tries to protect her; however, he prominently fails almost every time during the events of her kidnapping. Despite his cowardice, Toad is notable for being one of the few characters who help the Mario Bros. through a variety of different ways throughout their adventures. Toad has even made his fair share of heroic contributions as seen in Super Mario Bros. 2.
Biography[]
Toad first appears as a singular character in Super Mario Bros. 2 as one of the four playable characters. In the game's story, he and his three friends (Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach) had to help the people of the land of Subcon by defeating the villainous frog (known as Wart) from taking over their kingdom. Among the four characters, Toad was both the strongest and fastest character; however, he had the worst jumps. Toad himself is stated to be the chief guard of the Mushroom Retainers (Toad who were kidnapped in the events of the previous game, Super Mario Bros.). In Super Mario Bros. 3, he begins the story by writing a letter to Princess Peach warning her about Bowser and the Koopalings who were taking over the Mushroom Kingdom and asks her to send help. He also appears in the game by helping Mario and Luigi through running the Toad's Houses (areas that provided power-ups or extra lives for the Mario Bros.). For the next few years, Toad appears in many of the Mario spin-off games such as the Mario Kart series Mario Party series (where he is often featured as a playable character) and various other sports games.
Toad appears in 3D series games such as Super Mario 64 where he was the first Toad that Mario met in Peach's castle, and he explains much of the back story of what had happened to Mario. In Super Mario Sunshine, Toad (as he was named in the instruction booklet) accompanied the princess, Mario and Toadsworth with four other Toads to Isle Delfino as one of her attendants. In the Super Mario Galaxy games, he is the captain of the Toad Brigade (naming himself as so by having a headlamp). As a result, he was appointed as the Toad Brigade Captain by his fellow Toad Brigade members. Much of Toad's original personality is retained in the Galaxy games (once again being impatient and cowardly yet loyal) and he assists Mario on his adventure throughout the galaxies in this game as well as its sequel. In Super Mario 3D Land, Toad plays the role as Mario's sidekick as he continually assists the hero by providing him with assistance through the red Toad Houses (which Toad himself runs) and the provision of cannons for the airship levels. Toad also appears in a certain few levels where he must be spotted through the binoculars to see the help he would provide (such as tossing down star coins near to Mario or providing free power-ups/1-Up Mushrooms).
In other games, he acts as an instructor, such as in the earlier Mario Party games, and helps guide characters in other games. As with the games, Toad plays a major supporting character in other forms of media starring Mario. He usually tags along with Mario in the various cartoons and comics as a sidekick.
In the Super Mario Bros. live-action film, Toad (portrayed by Mojo Nixon) was re-imagined as a street musician and one of the poor inhabitants of Dinohattan, all of whom were descended from dinosaurs; unhappy with King Koopa's rule, Toad was placed under arrest by King Koopa's police force for singing "anti-Koopa songs" and placed in custody, where he befriends Mario and Luigi. Toad is later forcibly devolved into a Goomba, but apparently retains his humanity, as evidenced by his kindness towards Princess Daisy and the fact that he aids Mario and Luigi, giving them the devolution gun that is ultimately used to end the threat of King Koopa.
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Physical description[]
Toad is a humanoid mushroom species with fair skin, black eyes, chubby cheeks, a mouth that usually smiles, tiny arms, and stubby feet. His mushroom head is white with five red spots. Toad also wears a blue vest with yellow lining, although the lining wasn't originally shown. He has white pants and brown shoes. Toad can come in other colors, including red, blue, yellow, green, and purple.
Personality[]
Toad is mostly a cute and happy guy, almost to the point of being childish. He is humble and innocent, with most of his official artwork displaying him with a wide smile. He usually doesn't get angry, more likely to be scared. Toad is also a bit cowardly but is always willing to help his friends.
Relationships[]
Toad is friends with Mario, Luigi, and various other protagonists. He is commonly partnered with Toadette.
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Friends[]
Mario[]
Luigi[]
Princess Peach[]
Toadette[]
Powers and abilities[]
In Super Mario Bros. 2, Toad played very similarly to the other characters by jumping on the enemies and picking up various objects to aid him. However, out of the four characters, Toad was the strongest character and as well as the fastest character in terms of running and vegetable uprooting speed. His speed from Super Mario Bros. 2 also seems to be implemented in the Mario Kart games as he is often a rather speedy racer. In Mario Party 3, Toad had used a hammer though this has yet to be seen in future games.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii gave Toad balanced stats, thus allowing him to play similarly to the Mario Bros. He also was given abilities such as the ground pound, spin jump, and the wall kick. He is also able to use his superhuman strength to carry objects and characters much larger than himself with ease. He can also use power-ups, such as Fire Toad (allows him to shoot fireballs), Propeller Toad (allows him to propel into the sky for flight purposes) and more.
Super Mario 3D World gives Toad the ability to run very fast unlike in New Super Mario Bros. Wii where he was well-balanced. However, he cannot jump very high and falls quickly. Toad retains the ability to shoot fireballs as Fire Toad when he obtains a Fire Flower, and able to climb up walls and perform claw attacks in Cat form by acquiring the Super Bell.
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Timeline[]
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Role | Year | Console | Notes |
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| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Playable character | 1988 | Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Super Mario Kart | Playable character | 1992 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Wario's Woods | Playable character | 1994 | Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Wario's Woods | Playable character | 1994 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Mario Kart 64 | Playable character | 1996 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Playable character | 2001 | Game Boy Advance | |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Playable character | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube | |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Playable character | 2009 | Wii | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Playable character | 2012 | Wii U | |
| New Super Luigi U | Playable character | 2013 | Wii U | |
| Super Mario 3D World | Playable character | 2013 | Wii U | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Playable character | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Playable character | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Playable character | 2021 | Nintendo Switch | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Playable character | 2023 | Nintendo Switch |
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Behind the scenes[]
Portrayals[]
Toad's voice is first heard in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version of Wario's Woods where he had a rather unusually low voice. Toad's voice is later heard in Mario Kart 64 (only American and PAL version), which features actor Isaac Marshall. By the advent of the Nintendo GameCube, Jen Taylor has continued to provide the voice of Toad until 2005, when Kelsey Hutchison took over for games such as Super Mario Strikers. Recently, Nicole Mills voiced him in Mario Party 8. Samantha Kelly has recently been taking over the role of his voice as heard in Mario Kart Wii and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Amanda Roberts took the role since Super Mario Odyssey. John Stocker voiced Toad in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
Trivia[]
- Though Toad and Toadette neither appear in Mario Power Tennis, they are depicted on the tournament roster in the intro cinematic.
- In the Mario Party series, Toad, Toadette, and Birdo are the three protagonist newcomers to skip a home console game after Mario Party 9 and/or 10 (that being, Super Mario Party) before returning as a playable character in the next (that being, Mario Party Superstars and/or Super Mario Party Jamboree). While Birdo returned in Mario Party Superstars, Toad and Toadette (along with Birdo) returned in Super Mario Party Jamboree.
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