Toad
For Peach's Standard Special Move in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, see Toad (move).
| Toad | |
|---|---|
 Official artwork of Toad from Mario Party 8. | |
| Universe | Mario |
| Debut | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Species | Toad |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of origin | Mushroom Kingdom |
| Created by | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Voice actor | John Stocker (TV Show), Issac Marshall (early games), Jen Taylor, Kelsey Hutchinson and Samantha Kelly (various games) |
Toad is a major character from the Mario series. He is Princess Peach's loyal retainer, and usually acts as someone who needs to be rescued, or provides Mario with hints or items to help him on his adventures. Like many characters in the Mario series, Toad is named after his species of the same name. The toads are the dominant species in the Mushroom Kingdom and also come in various colours, mostly red, blue, green, yellow and purple.
Toad has made many appearances in the mainstream Mario games, his role varying from someone who provides assistance, to a playable hero as shown in Wario's Woods where he defeats Wario to prevent him from taking over the Mushroom Kingdom. However, lately Toadsworth has been taking over many of his previous roles for providing help in the main Mario games while Toad has become playable in the various Mario spinoff games such as Mario Kart.
Character description
Toad made his debut appearence in Super Mario Bros. as one of the Mushroom Retainers who needed to be rescued by Mario after being kidnapped by Bowser. After being saved, Toad appeared no different than any of the other retainers and just provides Mario with the infamous line "Thank You Mario! But Our Princess Is In Another Castle!" However in Super Mario Bros. 2, this specific toad was a playable character. Toad was the fastest of the four characters playable in the game and was also the strongest as well. However, he had the weakest jump out of the characters, so many considered him better for speedruns of the game due to his speed and small jumps. However, the super jump (which could be activated by charging up) in this game could aid Toad to jump further and higher. In Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad was given the role as to running Toad's house. These houses have Toad hosting mini games for Mario to win power ups and extra lives.
In the puzzle game Wario's Woods, Toad was the main protagonist who had to prevent Wario from getting full control of the Mushroom Kingdom by defeating Wario's minions with bombs, which were provided by a fairy named Wanda. Birdo also made appearances by providing encouragement for Toad. Toad fought Wario by himself in the end of the game and eventually defeated the evil antagonist, allowing the area to be restored back to peace.
In some of the later games, Toad appeared with more smaller roles that he shared with many other generic members of his species. Toadsworth also appears in some games including Super Mario Sunshine where he appears to replace Toad's role as a source of help. Toad plays several roles in the Mario RPG games including Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars where he was a major supporting character and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga where he was a playable character for a short time. He also informed Mario and sometimes Luigi of the kidnapping of Princess Peach in some games. A small group of Toads also appear in Super Mario Galaxy as the Toad Brigade and throughout the game, the Toads attempt to help Mario to look for Power Stars. Toad is often speculated as to being the leader of the Toad Brigade due to his similarities with the leader, both personality and appearance wise. Two similar looking Toads appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as playable characters. In this game, Toad shares the same moves and stats as the Mario Brothers themeselves.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Game
In the game Toad is used as Peach's Standard Special Move which can be used to counter an enemy's attack. Toad is also seen in the background of the first level of Adventure Mode, running behind the arena with the Yoshis, and again behind the finish line.
Toad Rumor
It was once rumored that Toad could be unlocked if a player was to hit all the credits after clearing Classic Mode, Adventure Mode, or All-Star Mode. This rumor was proven false but many fake screenshots were made to trick players into thinking he was real. The Toad used in the screenshot was the one in Mushroom Kingdom Adventure and in Peach's Standard Special Move. Also, it is very obvious he is not a character in Melee because you can get his trophy from the Lottery instead of obtaining it in Classic.
Trophy Description
Toad, Peach's longtime servant, first showed off his strength in Super Mario Bros. 2, then proved to be an agile driver in Super Mario Kart. There are many Toads in Peach's castle and across the Mushroom Kingdom, and although they look similar, they have varied natures. Not the best of guards, Toad must often be rescued.
- Super Mario Bros.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Game
In the game, Toad is once again Peach's Standard Special Move, and is still not a playable character. It was, once again, rumored that he was unlockable, but this rumor was also proven false.
Toad however is playable within the masterpiece, Super Mario Bros. 2 once the player makes Peach lose all her lives in it.
Trophy Description
One of the servants at Peach's Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom. Toads give off a strong sense of peace. Most feature white heads with red polka dots, but there are other colors as well. Toad's incredible uprooting speed in Super Mario Bros. 2 is unrivaled, adding to the rumor of his superhuman strength... however out of place it might seem.
- Super Mario Bros. (1985)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Stickers
Toad also has quite a few stickers in the game which are mainly usable by the Mario characters in Brawl.
Trivia
- Out of the Big Eight Mario characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario and Bowser), Toad is the only one of the group to not be playable in any of the Smash games so far.
- According to the official Melee poll, Toad was the 4th most wanted character (with 27 votes) from the Mario series for Melee, right after Bowser (169 votes), Princess Peach (66 votes) and Wario (65 votes). Bowser and Princess Peach appeared in Melee and Brawl, the latter of which also starred Wario, so, if the developers are indeed simply working down the list, it seems likely that Toad will become playable in the next Smash game, though this has not been confirmed by Nintendo.
- Around the time of Brawl's reveal (When the actual name wasn't even known yet), it was said Wario and Toad were the two most requested characters for the game. Wario was revealed in the first trailer as playable, but Toad has yet to be playable in a Super Smash Bros. game.
