Editing Toad (move)

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:''This article is about [[Peach]]'s [[neutral special move]]. For information about the character, see [[Toad]].''
{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Toad
|image=[[File:SSB4 - Peach Screen-7.jpg|250px|]]
|caption=Peach using Toad in {{forwiiu}}.
|user=[[Peach]]<br>[[Daisy]]
|universe={{uv|Mario}}
|interwiki=supermariowiki
|interwikiname=Super Mario Wiki
|interwikipage=Toad (move)
}}
{{cquote|''Counter enemy attacks by blocking them with Toad.''|cite=''Melee'''s instruction manual}}
{{cquote|''Automatically launch a counterattack if an enemy hits Toad.''|cite=''Brawl'''s instruction manual}}
'''Toad''' ({{ja|キノピオガード|Kinopio Gādo}}, ''Toad Guard'') is [[Peach]] and [[Daisy]]'s [[neutral special move]].

==Overview==
Peach pulls Toad out of [[wikipedia:Magic satchel|hammerspace]], and holds him out in front of her. Upon being hit, Toad will emit a damaging shower of spores. Unlike Roy or Ike's [[Counter]] which increases in damage when countering stronger attacks, Toad's spores do the same damage (3% each for a total of 18%) and knockback regardless of the power of the blocked attack. The spores themselves can be [[absorb]]ed, and the move is in fact the only [[counterattack]] that fires [[projectile]]s when activated. When using this move in midair, Peach will float upwards upon the first use which can be used to surprise an opponent.

The move can be a bit difficult to use, as there is quite a bit of delay before Peach can block attacks, especially compared to other countering moves like [[Shulk]]'s [[Vision]] or [[Marth]]'s [[Counter]].

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the animation is altered, as Peach now cowers while letting Toad protect her. Daisy also uses a Toad in her moveset, but the spots on his mushroom head are instead blue, and she looks towards the Toad instead of appearing scared.

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet|Peach|Neutral|name1=Toad|desc1=Use Toad as an unwilling shield. If he gets hit, he spreads spores.|name2=Sleepy Toad|desc2=A counter that puts opponents in front of you to sleep. Launches airborne opponents.|name3=Grumpy Toad|desc3=Not a counterattack. Releases spores that deal minor damage.|altlink1=Toad (Peach)}}
# '''Toad''': Default.
# '''Sleepy Toad''': The move has marginally increased startup lag, and noticeably increased ending lag. Additionally, while Toad appears to stay out for the same period of time, the actual counter-armour window is shorter. However the move puts grounded opponents to sleep, with the duration increasing with the opponents percent, and this potentially enables earlier KOs by setting Peach up for a smash attack. Deals 3% damage. Doesn't float upwards as high as the default version when used in midair.
# '''Grumpy Toad''': Toad no longer needs to be hit to use the attack, and will instead fire it regardless, allowing it to be used as a more conventional attack. However, the spores deal much less total damage (18% -> 8%), and lack the ability to kill at any reasonable percent. Additionally, the move has noticeably increased startup. Peach will not float upwards at all when she uses this custom move in midair.

==Origin==
The move is unique to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, but the [[Toad]]s are Peach's loyal servants in the [[Mario (universe)|''Mario'' series]], as well as the {{s|supermariowiki|Mushroom Kingdom}}'s dominant species. Toads dropping spores upon being hit was first seen in ''{{s|supermariowiki|Mario Tennis}}'' upon completing a tournament with Toad.

Toads appear in a variety of colors, blue included. {{s|supermariowiki|Blue Toad}} is playable in ''{{s|supermariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. Wii}}'', ''{{s|supermariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. U}}'', and ''{{s|supermariowiki|New Super Luigi U}}'', and a separate blue Toad only named Toad is playable in ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario 3D World}}''. Toads do not have any known direct affiliation with Daisy outside of her close friendship with Peach, but Toads can be partnered with her in various spin-off games, as well as multiple Toads being seen cheering her on when playing as her in ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario Run}}'''s Toad Rally.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Peach Toad SSBM.png|Peach using Toad in ''Melee''.
SSBB Peach Toad.png|Peach uses Toad in ''Brawl''.
SSBB Peach Toad2.png|Toad's counterattack in ''Brawl''.
ToadBrawl.jpg|Peach using Toad against {{SSBB|Bowser}}
File:Peach Neutral Special Smash 3DS.JPG|Peach using Toad in {{for3ds}}
</gallery></center>

==Trivia==
*Early screenshots of the move sparked [[Rumor#Toad in Melee|rumors]] that Toad would appear as a playable character.
* Size changing, from [[Super Mushroom]]s, [[Poison Mushroom]]s and [[Special Smash]] all affect Toad's size, though [[Metal Box]]es do not affect his coloring, due to the fact that Toad is a separate model from Peach. Starting with ''Smash 4'', Toad is now metal if Peach is under the metal effect.
*This is the only counter move that is not a [[down special]].
**As such, this is the only counter that [[Kirby]] can [[Inhale (Kirby)|copy]].
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{{Multiple Special Moves|Peach|Daisy}}


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[[Category:Neutral special moves]]
[[Category:Peach]]
[[Category:Daisy]]
[[Category:Counterattacks]]
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