Editing Hint Toad

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'''Hint Toad''' is a member of the [[Toad Brigade]], first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', where he was not given a name until ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. He is a blue [[Toad (species)|Toad]] who wears big, round glasses, without which he cannot see,<ref>{{cite|author=Hint Toad|quote=I can't see a thing without my glasses! I hope they're safe!|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''}}</ref> making him one of the few Toad Brigade members with a distinct physical trait aside from color, alongside [[Captain Toad]] and [[Toadette]]. He is often characterized as intelligent, knowledgeable, and helpful.

 

Hint Toad is similar to [[Toadbert]], [[Russ T.]] and the [[Toad General]]. They are all glasses-wearing, intelligent Blue Toads.

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Hint Toad appears as one of the five members in the [[Toad Brigade]]. Eventually, Mario comes along and saves the five Toads (including Hint Toad) in the [[Honeyhive Galaxy]]. Throughout the game, the Toad Brigade attempts to help Mario on his quest by traveling throughout the different galaxies in the search for [[Power Star]]s. In their last appearance in the game, the five Toads are revealed to have been promoted to Royal Guards due to their work of helping Mario.

Of the Toad Brigade, Hint Toad is shown to be the smartest of the five Toads and provides Mario with some very useful information about the galaxies. To show his intelligence, Hint Toad wears glasses and is known as the "smart one".

[[File:SMG2 Bluetoad.png|thumb|Hint Toad in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.]]

Hint Toad is once again part of the Toad Brigade in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. He, along with the other Toads in the brigade, arrives on [[Starship Mario]] after Mario clears [[Spin-Dig Galaxy]]. Once again, he is the smartest, and often gives Mario hints on how to defeat [[Bowser]]. His speech changes every time Mario clears a world. In the [[Boulder Bowl Galaxy]], Hint Toad will be picking at the ground with a pickaxe. He says he lost his glasses, but upon closer examination using the first-person view, he is actually hitting his glasses with his pick.

 

After giving the [[Banktoad]] 1,000 Star Bits, he will wear a pair of glasses similar to Hint Toad's pair because he wants to look smart.

[[File:MarioAndHintToadSMO.jpg|thumb|left|Mario talking to Hint Toad in the Sand Kingdom.]]

Hint Toad once again appears in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as a supporting character, being named as such for the first time. He is performing a survey of [[Power Moon]] locations to help [[Peach]]. If Mario gives Hint Toad 50 [[Coin]]s, he will mark the location of an unobtained Power Moon on the map of the kingdom they are in. There is no limit to how many hints can be given, except for the number of unobtained and unrevealed Power Moons in that kingdom. The row of a revealed Power Moon in the Power Moon List is marked with a Hint Toad icon. Both the hint and this icon disappear once the Power Moon is obtained. Hint Toad does not mark Power Moons that already have their location revealed, and does not start conversations with Mario if there are no hints he can give for Power Moons in a kingdom. Hint Toad always appears alongside [[Uncle amiibo]], another character who helps Mario find Power Moons. Hint Toad only starts appearing after first completing [[Multi Moon Atop the Falls]] in the [[Cascade Kingdom]]. He only appears on the [[Dark Side]] after the objective [[Arrival at Rabbit Ridge!]] is completed and does not appear at all on the [[Darker Side]], but does appear in every other kingdom. He has the same appearance as in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'', but now dons a [[Crazy Cap#Explorer Hat|safari hat]]. The brochure that Hint Toad holds has a map of [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.<ref>https://twitter.com/UndeadBatteries/status/926991088933629952{{dead link}}</ref>

 

Although Hint Toad can already be found in the [[Lost Kingdom]] at the beginning of the area, another blue Toad wearing the Toad Brigade attire can be found near [[Talkatoo]].

Hint Toad appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' as a playable character in the [[Captain Toad's Adventures]] levels when playing in multiplayer mode. He has the same appearance as in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''.  In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of the game, Hint Toad is  found near the peak of [[Mount Magmeow]], trying to outrun a [[Conkdor]] attacking him, much like [[Captain Toad]] in [[Conkdor Canyon]]. Upon defeating the Conkdor, Hint Toad thanks Mario by rewarding him with a [[Cat Shine]]. Visiting [[Fur Step Island]] from then onward show him reunited with [[Toadette]] and the other Toad Brigade members Mario and [[Bowser Jr.]] find.

Hint Toad appears in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. He appears in some levels and will give [[Captain Toad]] a [[Super Gem]], [[Super Mushroom]]s, or [[1-Up Mushroom]]s when found. His appearance is similar to how he appeared in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' titles with his signature pair of glasses. However, he now sports an explorer suit and backpack for collecting treasure much like the Captain himself.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

Hint Toad has only made cameo appearances in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Hint Toad and the Toad Brigade appear in a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], depicting them with their ''Super Mario Galaxy'' design. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Hint Toad is on the artwork on the Starship Mario [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].

 

 

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