Toad (Mario)

Toad
Toad as he appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Series	Mario
First game	Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Created by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Voiced by (English)	John Stocker (TV) (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3) Isaac Marshall (VG) (1997) Eriko Ibe (VG) (1999-2001) Jen Taylor (VG) (2000-2005) Kelsey Hutchison (VG) (2005) Samantha Kelly (VG) (2007-present)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Nanae Sumitomo[1] (Satellaview series) (1996-1998)
Portrayed by	Mojo Nixon and John Fifer (The Super Mario Bros. movie)

Toad, known in Japan as Kinopio (キノピオ^?), is a fictional character belonging to an anthropomorphic mushroom-like species of the same name in the Mario series, created by Shigeru Miyamoto. A citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom, Toad is one of Princess Peach's most loyal attendants and is constantly working on her behalf. He is usually seen as a non-player character (NPC) who provides assistance to Mario and his friends in most games, but there are times when Toad takes center stage and appears as a protagonist, as seen in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Wario's Woods.

Toad's original role as a helper has been increasingly taken over by Toadsworth, causing Toad to appear less frequently than he once had in the main series. However, recently in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, two Toads (Yellow and Blue) were featured as playable characters along with Mario and Luigi.^[2]

While Toad is actually an individual, there is also in an entire species of the same name based on him named as the Toads or Mushroom People (much like Yoshi and his species).^{[citation needed]} The majority of Toads have white mushroom caps with red spots and look completely identical to him; however, there have been Toads with caps of different colors (e.g. Toadbert).

Concept and creation

Toad and the Toad species were first seen in the game Super Mario Bros. where the species was revealed to comprise the majority of the population of the Mushroom Kingdom. Toad's design was made directly from the power up, the Super Mushroom as well as the game's general association with mushrooms.^[3] Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Mario series, reasons that Toad's creation was that of being a character that has a simplistic design; yet, still appears cute and lovely and pleases to everybody.^[4] In the game, the peaceful Toads of the Mushroom Kingdom had been turned into various objects such as bricks and pipes by the evil King Bowser; however, some of Princess Toadstool's loyal servants, known as the "Mushroom Retainers" were simply kidnapped.^[5]

During the development of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the developers at Nintendo decided between four characters to be playable in the game: Princess Peach, Toad, Wario and Waluigi (all suggestions made by fans).^[6] Two Toads (Yellow and Blue) were eventually included as playable characters in New Super Mario Bros. Wii due to their physical similarity to Mario and Luigi.^[6]

Characteristics

Toad bears a similar appearance to the rest of his species with his large mushroom head and clothes. He is very small in size, and has no legs visible, with just his shoes showing. Unlike other Toads, he features five red polka dots on his mushroom head and wears a blue waistcoat; however, his coloration will change if he gets a fire flower, as his cap's colors will be reversed while his clothes turn red. A yellow outline was added to his vest in the recent Mario games starting from Super Mario Sunshine. Sometimes, Toad appears with a red vest, though he is most often seen with his blue vest.

In the Mario cartoons, Toad has on occasion removed his mushroom cap, revealing three strands of hair;^{[citation needed]} however, the games have never confirmed or refuted this. Toad appears as a mix between a mushroom and a rather small human. However, Toad can grow to about a normal human's height if he consumes a Super Mushroom, as seen in Super Mario Bros. 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

At most times, Toad is portrayed as a rather cowardly character, but the fact that he actually knows about his cowardice makes him one of the more innocent and humbler characters in the series. Despite his fears, Toad is usually one of the few people that tries his best to support Mario when he is on his adventures, from providing items to actually adventuring alongside with the hero on his quest. Despite the fact that Toad is usually seen as a cheerful character, he can get extremely distressed when a major event occurs, such as the kidnapping of the Princess. He has been mentioned to being a hard working Toad with a strong loyalty to his Princess and friends.

Abilities

Through the various games that Toad is playable in, he has been shown with different unique abilities that differ from the other characters in the series. In Super Mario Bros. 2, he has a combination of being the strongest and fastest character in the game with 5 out of 5 stars each. However, he has horrible jumping ability (rated at 2 out of 5 stars). In Wario's Woods, Toad has the unique ability to run up walls and give strong kicks as well. Toad is once again given superhuman strength in the game, as he was able to lift and throw enemies around; however, these abilities have not been seen since this game. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Toad shares many of the moves and abilities that Mario and Luigi are able to use such as the ground pound and wall jumping as represented by the Yellow and Blue Toads.^[7] He has access to Mario's Power ups, but unlike the other games Toad has starred in, this game gives him all round stats (such as average/balanced jumps instead of weak ones) similar to the Mario Bros.^[8] His signature ability to pick up, carry and throw large items (such as barrels) and other characters via his superhuman strength also returns in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Toad is shown to emit spores like real mushrooms whenever he is attacked as shown when Peach uses her standard special move.^[9] However, this has never been actually seen in the main Mario series games. However, Toad does exhibit this technique in Mario Sports Mix where he is capable of using the spores to cause mushrooms to sprout from the ground (additionally, his special move is also based on this skill). He is also capable of using his emitted spores as a shield against various attacks in this game.^[10]

Appearances

Toad throwing an enemy from Wario's Woods, the first game that starred him as the sole protagonist.

Toad made his debut appearance in Super Mario Bros. where he plays a minimal role in the game. He appears at the end of every fourth stage as one of the Mushroom Retainers (Toads who serve the princess) once Mario or Luigi defeats Bowser, rewarding the heroes with the famous message: "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!" (Toad maintained this role in the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2). In the American Super Mario Bros. 2, he was given a bigger role, and was one of the four playable characters. Out of the four characters, Toad was the strongest as well as the fastest, but had the worst jumping ability out of the group. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad appears in the Toad houses where he provides items and extra lives for Mario to take on his journey. Toad, however, is the main protagonist of Wario's Woods, where he is trying to prevent Wario from taking over the woods.^[11] Eventually with the help of a fairy named Wanda and Birdo for support, Toad fights Wario and in the end he saves the woods from the clutches of the evil antagonist, restoring peace to the area.^[12]

The 3D Mario games introduced Toad's role as a helper who would provide assistance to Mario if he needed it, thus making him one of Mario's major allies. In Super Mario 64, Toad explains the backstory to Mario, as well as telling him what he has to do to proceed in the game. In its remake Super Mario 64 DS, Toad appears with the same role; however, he is given character-specific remarks (such as mistaking Luigi for Mario in green clothes or thinking that Wario would betray the rest of the group). In Luigi's Mansion, Toad appears in various parts of the mansion as a save point. Different colored Toads appear in Super Mario Sunshine as Peach's attendants. In Super Mario Galaxy, Toads appear at the beginning of the game as some of the citizens of Toad Town. Later on, a group of Toads appear as the Toad Brigade (with Toad being the captain of the brigade), who attempt to help Mario or Luigi to retrieve the Power Stars.^[13] Toad himself also appears in the intro of the game where he is holding hands with Toadette as the two look at the night sky. Toad makes a reappearance in the sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2 once again as the trying, but cowardly captain of the Toad Brigade.^[14] Like in the first game, he and his brigade would attempt to help Mario retrieve the Power Stars in order to save Princess Peach. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii there are two playable Toads, one blue and one yellow. The Blue Toad has an appearance very similar to that of Toad in Super Mario Bros. 2 and even shares the same voices as Toad in New Super Mario Bros. Wii (the yellow toad has a higher pitched voice).^[15] Despite the Blue Toad's color difference, however, it should be noted that in most Mario games Toad's signature color is a standard blue as Mario occupies the red color. There are also Toads strewn throughout different levels that Mario must bring to the finish to save and there are also mini-game levels which are hosted by Toads in the Toad houses.

Throughout the Mario RPG series, Toad is featured as more of a minor character due to the large amounts of generic toads which appear in the games who seem to replace his role as a helper. Regardless, in the times he does appear, Toad is once again a minor character who just gives backstory to Mario and the others. In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Toad appears as a major NPC character who teaches Mario about the different skills to use in battles in the beginning as the duo heads to the Mushroom Kingdom (though Toad had to be saved by Mario along the way as he got kidnapped frequently by enemies). Toad appears more throughout the game, for example as part of Mario's nightmare. Toad appears as a playable character in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for a short time when the player is exploring around Mario and Luigi's house. In Super Princess Peach, Toad is kidnapped earlier in the game along with Mario and Luigi by the Hammer Bros.. However, Toad appears as a playable character in two of the minigames in the game. Toad appears in Super Paper Mario in three aspects of the game. He appears in the intro, telling Mario and Luigi that Princess Peach has been kidnapped, and later appears in the Arcade mini-game Mansion Patrol. Additionally, Toad is one of the 256 Catch Cards in the game. In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a mysterious infection called "The Blorbs" causes the Toads to inflate to many times their normal size and roll around uncontrollably.^[16]

Other appearances

Toad has appeared in many of the various Mario spin-off games; however, it is the Mario Kart series that he is most well known for,^{[citation needed]} as he is one of the main characters for the series. Toad is usually featured as a lightweight driver with good acceleration to compensate for his speed.^[17] His own partner Toadette was created in Mario Kart Double Dash and together they shared the special item, the Super Mushroom which allowed them to take multiple boosts for a short while.^[18] The item reappears in later Mario Kart games, but is renamed the Golden Mushroom.^[19] He appears in his own tournament for Mario Kart Wii, where the player goes through Mushroom Gorge backwards using Toad as their character.^[20] He appears in every Mario Party game, however it is only from Mario Party 5 and on that he is playable (excluding Mario Party Advance) as he was a host for the earlier games in the series.^[21] Toad appears in the various Mario sports games. In Mario Superstar Baseball, Toad appears as a team member whose chemistry refers to his background; for example, he has good chemistry with Princess Peach and Toadette but bad chemistry with Wario. Toad also appears in the sequel, Super Mario Sluggers, again as a team member along with other differently colored toads. He also appears as a team member with good techniques in Mario Strikers and he also appears in its sequel Mario Strikers Charged with the same role.^[22] His sidekick role is retained in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, where he accompanies either Mario or Luigi to help get back the musical keys from the villains of the game. Mini Toads (toy versions of Toad) are included as playable characters throughout the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, starting from Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. Mini Toads make a returning appearance the in 2010 release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! as playable characters who assist Mario on his journey to rescue his friend Pauline from the clutches of Donkey Kong.^[23]

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games he is a referee along with Cream the Rabbit, a Lakitu, and other Mario and Sonic characters.^[24] In its sequel, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Toad appears in the adventure mode and as well as a host. He appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker, trophy,^[25] and a counter-attack for Princess Peach.

In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Toad appears as an audience member in the Megaton Punch minigame along with Mario, Luigi, and Birdo. He also appears in Dedede Stadium along with Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Peach. Toad appears as a main protagonist in the Game & Watch masterpieces in the Game & Watch Gallery series as well.^[26] Toad appears as one of the eleven Mario series characters that are playable in the Japan only game, Itadaki Street DS which was developed by Square-Enix.^[27] Toad had also appeared as a playable character in the Japanese sattellaview game Mario Excite Bike.^[28] Toad makes a playable appearance in the Nintendo Wii game Mario Sports Mix, and is classified as a speedy character in this game.^[29]

Appearances in other media

Toad appeared in the animated series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! in 1989.^[30] Although he usually tagged along with Mario and Luigi in cases where King Koopa had kidnapped Princess Peach, he sometimes got captured as well. Toad's role in the show was to be the sidekick to the Mario Bros. (as Luigi was a major character rather than a sidekick). He remained on the show when it spun off into The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, allowing them to live in his house. During the show he got alternate forms such as The Toad Warrior, Fire Toad and even Baby Toad; however, these forms of Toad have not made an appearance outside of the show. Due to his absence in the Super Mario World game, Toad did not make an appearance in the Super Mario World Show with Yoshi and Oogtar (the latter having the same voice actor as Toad) instead taking his place. Toad appeared in the Super Mario Bros. comic books published by Valiant as well. In these comics, Toad often followed Mario on his adventures, seemingly replacing Luigi as the hero's sidekick. He was a regular companion for King Toadstool, and even indulged in the King's activities. Played by Mojo Nixon, Toad appeared as a street musician in the non-canon Super Mario Bros. film.^[31] In the film, Toad is arrested for singing a song that badmouths Koopa, who punishes him by having him turned into a Goomba. Despite this, the Goomba-fied Toad (portrayed by John Fifer) still manages to help Princess Daisy escape and distract the other Goombas by playing his harmonica.

Toad had appeared in the Robot Chicken sketch called "Due to Constraints of Time and Budget".^[32] In the sketch, Toad appears as the getaway driver for a group of robbers following a bank heist and had outrun the cops using his own kart from the Mario Kart series, however he was sent over a cliff after a blue shell was activated. Black Pear Tree, an EP by The Mountain Goats and Kaki King, features a song titled "Thank You Mario But Our Princess is in Another Castle," sung from the perspective of Toad.^[33]

Toad appeared in the Annoying Orange Episode Annoying Super Mario and Daneboe's My Roommate Mario episode "Super Mario Wee".

Promotion and reception

Since his debut in Super Mario Bros., Toad has been met with mainly positive reception. As a character who appears frequently in the series, Toad is considered to be one of the major Mario series characters.^[34] Toad appears in much of the Mario merchandise in products ranging from toys to plushies and keychains.^[35] Toad is featured in Nintendo's board games such as being on the protagonist side in the Mario themed chess set,^[36] as well as being a purchasable character in the Nintendo-themed monopoly game. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Toad's hat is available after getting 3000 points in Tom Nook's Point Tracking system.^[37] The American Club Nintendo website currently offers a special reward featuring Toad and some other major Mario characters in a folder set reward named as the "Toad & Friends Set with Bookmarks".^[38] GameDaily listed the "neglected guy" on its list of top 25 video game archetypes, listing Toad as an example.^[39] The quote repeated by the Toads in Super Mario Bros., "Thank you Mario! But our Princess is in another castle!", was ranked one of the most repeated video game quotes.^[40]

Toad ranked in the seventh slot on Game Daily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list; the site explained that he has a strong appeal that Nintendo has yet to tap into.^[41] Toad is listed as number 2 in the most neglected Mario Bros. characters list as he has been described by the site to have been ignored by Nintendo for quite a while due to his lack of starring roles in the more recent games.^[42] In an Oricon poll from 2008, Toad was voted as the eighth most popular video game character in Japan.^[43] IGN editor Matt Casamassina criticized Nintendo for including the two generic Toads over more notable characters (including Toad himself) in the Mario series for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, arguing that the developers were being lazy to not include other characters because the Toads were easier to make.^[6] IGN also listed Toad as one of the top 10 characters needing a spin-off.^[44] Toad has also been credited for being one of the celebrated characters in the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. games.^[45] UGO.com listed Toad on their list of "The Cutest Video Game Characters" stating "Once you get over his misleading name, you’ll find Toad to be quite the adorable mushroom."^[46]

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• Toad at the Internet Movie Database
• IGN Stars: Toad at IGN