Editing Toad Town

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|image=Toad Town overhead shot.png

|caption=An overhead shot of Toad Town, as shown in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.

|greaterloc=[[Mushroom Kingdom]]

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario:the Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])

'''Toad Town''' is the capital city of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Located at the doorstep of [[Peach's Castle]], the town first appeared as '''Mushroom Kingdom''' in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Since then, Toad Town has become a recurrent location in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, especially the RPG games. However, much like Peach's Castle, the appearance, design, and layout of the town has varied greatly each time it has reappeared, though it has almost always been depicted as a flourishing and cheery place.

 

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In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', the town of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] is named Mushroom Kingdom but essentially serves the same purpose. It is to the east of [[Mushroom Way]]. After visiting the [[Chancellor]] for the first time, [[Mario]] helps [[Mallow]] chase [[Croco]] in [[Bandit's Way]] to the southwest to reclaim his stolen [[Special Items (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Rare Frog Coin]]. Returning to Mushroom Kingdom shows that it has been overrun by [[Shyster]]s in the meantime. Mario can defeat Shysters that are harassing innocents, such as [[Toad]] and a resident who has lost his [[wallet]], but the invasion will not end until the source, [[Mack]], is defeated in the Mushroom Castle's throne room. Notable NPCs of the town include the Manager of the [[Item Shop|item shop]] and the [[Game Boy]][[Beetle Mania Toad|-playing boy]] at the [[inn]]. [[Raz]] and [[Raini]] also live here, and embark to get married at [[Marrymore]] after the town is restored and later celebrate their honeymoon at [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yo'ster Isle]].

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[[File:Toad Town.png|thumb|left|The northern area of Toad Town.]]

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Toad Town serves as the central hub through which all outlying areas can be accessed (in fact, most areas can only be reached by passing through Toad Town). The city is also the setting for the beginning and ending cutscenes.

 

Toad Town's main entrance square contains the [[items|item]] shop [[Shroom Grocery]], the [[Toad Town Dojo]] on the second floor of a two-story building (the first floor of which is inaccessible) and multiple houses, including [[Russ T.]]'s library-like home. There is a [[Warp Pipe]] that goes to [[Mario Bros.' House|Mario's House]]. The [[Goomba Road]] is also accessible from here.

 

[[Rowf and Rhuff]]'s badge stand (open after Chapter 1, and reopened permanently when the [[Calculator]] is retrieved in Chapter 4), a [[Toad House]], the home of [[Merlon]] the fortune-teller and the [[Post Office]] are near the gate to [[Peach's Castle]] at the north end of town. This area also branches off to the [[Pleasant Path]]. [[Minh T.]]'s flower garden is also here, and serves as gateway to [[Flower Fields]]. The area Peach's Castle was located at has a path to the east that leads to the [[Shooting Star Summit]].

 

The central area has [[Tayce T.]]'s house, the entrance to [[Toad Town Tunnels]] and the path leading to [[Forever Forest]]. In the south-west part of town is [[Harry's Shop]] and an otherwise abandoned house which contains [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]], where [[Muskular]], one of the [[Star Spirits]], is being held.

 

The southern-most area is where the train station is located, from here, the [[K64]] train frequently departs to [[Mt. Rugged]]. The [[Li'l Oink]] farm is also found in this area, as well as the [[Playroom]].

 

Finally, the western-most area of Toad Town has a harbor and a single building in which [[Club 64]], a lively bar, is housed. A [[Whale (character)|Whale]], inside which [[Fuzzipede]] is fought, is found here, and may be boarded to access [[Lavalava Island]]. Another fight taking place in the harbor is the fourth fight against [[Jr. Troopa]].

 

Toad Town is mentioned in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' by [[Zip Toad]], he stated that he was going to be in a film and that he was heading to Toad Town. A postcard of him can be seen on the Excess Express also showing [[Jr. Troopa]] in the background, indicating he was either flying around or he happened to hear that [[Mario]] was on the Excess Express and he was looking for revenge. It is unknown about this. It is also mentioned by [[Lumpy (character)|Lumpy]] if you want to read his Journal.

Toad Town is mentioned two additional times in the game, but mistakenly goes under different names in the English localization. It is a possible answer in the [[65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz]] (where it is known as '''Mushville'''), and is mentioned by a [[crow]] NPC in [[Twilight Town]] (where it is known as '''Mushroom Town''').

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After being absent in the previous three entries, Toad Town reappears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where it acts as the main hub in the game. It is once again situated south of Peach's Castle and even connects to it. A forest can be found in the south, and the harbor is now to the east.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aruua/files/img/movie/movie_01.mp4 Footage from the Japanese ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' website]</ref>

 

In the beginning of the game, the town is supposed to be the site of the Origami Festival, and [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are invited there by [[Princess Peach]] to celebrate it. When [[King Olly]] takes over the Mushroom Kingdom, however, the area is ravaged by papier-mâché Goombas, who even go so far as to eat portions of the province. The town is also evacuated as a result, but can be repopulated over the course of the game as Mario rescues more folded-up Toads.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', the area is known as '''Toadtown Square''', but was renamed '''Peach's Castle''' in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. [[Mario]] walks around Toadtown Square at the beginning of the game to learn the basic skills of the game. Mario visits it only at the beginning of the game in order to get on the [[Koopa Cruiser]]. [[Toadsworth]] comes to give [[Mario]] the [[suitcase]] and 100 coins when he is about to set off to [[Beanbean Kingdom]]. [[Luigi]] originally comes to say goodbye to Mario, but is taken along with Mario by [[Bowser]] when he gathers the [[Bowser Baddies]].

 

*[[Koopa Cruiser]]

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In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the Mario Bros. and their baby selves travel to a Toad Town of the past after being dropped out of the [[Shroob Mother Ship]]. Toad Town is almost completely destroyed by the [[Shroob]]s, who forcibly removed the Toads from their homes and brought them to [[Toadwood Forest]], where their Vim was extracted. Only [[Gramma Red and Gramma Green]] remained there, and they sold their wares to Mario and Luigi. A Time Hole leading back to [[Peach's Castle Dungeon]] and a path to [[Star Hill]] are at the south end of the town. The town is filled with enemies as well. Most of the buildings contain items and coins.

=====Enemies=====

*[[Love Bubble]]

*[[Skellokey]]

*[[Shroid]]

Toad Town once again reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]]. It is where all the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] reside in the game, besides the workers in Peach's Castle who get swallowed by Bowser and cannot get out as the [[Pipe Yard]] is blocked and so reside temporarily in [[Toad Square]]. It can be found just south of [[Peach's Castle]]. The citizens live in the northern part of the town, where they reside happily, at least until the [[blorbs]] epidemic broke out and many of the citizens became infected and swelled like a balloon. The main part of the living area holds a fountain, with blocks that can only be reached using [[Shell Mario]], which can be learned on the outskirts of town.

In the southern part of town is [[Toad Town Mall]], which has been newly opened when [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] arrive back from [[Bowser's body]]. It holds all the [[List of shops in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|shops]] in the town, as well as the [[Toadley Clinic|clinic]] used to find the [[Star Cure]]s to unite as the [[Miracle Cure]] and heal all the blorbed Toads.

Beneath the town is the [[Toad Town Caves]], which is where the [[Dark Star]] was sequestered in ancient times. That is until [[Fawful]] invades Toad Town and steals the dark entity for himself. There are also many pipes in the underground section of Toad Town that will lead into different sections of Toad Town and Toad Town Mall.

The opening area [[Castle Gardens]] resembles Toad Town. It is mostly situated to the right of Peach's Castle.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====

A town area in the beginning may be Toad Town. This time, it is mostly situated to the left of Peach's Castle.

==Places in Toad Town==

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*[[Post Office]]

*[[Shy Guy Toy Box]] (abandoned building)  

*[[Gramma's Place]] (item and badge shop)

 

===Warp Pipes (''Paper Mario'')===

*[[Mario Bros.' House|Mario's House]]

*Toad Town Tunnels - "''Private''" entrance  

*Toad Town Tunnels - Rip Cheato's Shop access

*[[Playroom]] Warp Pipe

 

 

*[[Shroid]]

 

 

 

 

 

*[[Mushroom Ball]] sidequest in the left screen of the shopping area: <Heart Beans x5, Special Beans x5, Power Beans x5>

*Western grass scene with the pipe Mario and Luigi first come out in storyline: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>

==Area Tattles (from ''Paper Mario'')==

*'' This is the residential area of Toad Town. It's mostly homes. But there's also a shop. For Toad Town, this area is pretty quiet.

*'' This is the reception area for the Playroom. You should ask what kind of games they have, Mario.

*'' It's called [[Jump Attack]]. If you win the game, you'll collect lots of coins. If you lose, you won't get a thing. Too bad!

*'' This whale tongue is squishy. It makes it hard to walk. It's also kind of dark...

*'' It's completely dark. I can't see a thing. Mario! What's up ahead? You know, being inside a whale belly is gross... Damp... Squishy... Let's never do this again.

==Notice Board==

[[File:Toad Town News front.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Mario]] and [[Goombario]] reading from the back side of the notice board in ''Paper Mario''.]]

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', there is a notice board near [[Merlon]]'s house in the center hub of Toad Town. The contents change as the game's storyline proceeds.

On the front side are usually Toad Town News, and on the back side are usually scribbles by various characters in the game.

During Chapter 2, the [[Public Works Dept.|Public Works Department]] of [[Mushroom Kingdom]] posted a warning on the back side, "Don't scribble here", although scribbling hasn't ceased since then. [[Russ T.]] offers knowledge about the messaging board. One of [[Koopa Koot]]'s favors involves reading the notice board.

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Post Office.png|Inside the [[Post Office]].

PM Star Piece Postmaster.png|[[Postmaster]] giving Mario a Star Piece.

Mariotayce.png|Inside [[Tayce T.]]'s house.

Pm chap4 shyguytheft1.png|A [[Shy Guy]] stealing a key from Harry's Shop.

|Jap=キノコ城<br>''Kinoko Jō''<br>きのこ城下町<br>''Kinoko Jōkamachi''<br>キノコ<span class=explain title="じょう">城</span><span class=explain title="じょうかまち">城下町</span><ref name=FE2>''Super Mario RPG'' Final Edition, page 2.</ref><ref name=FE37>''Super Mario RPG'' Final Edition, page 37.</ref><br>''Kinoko Jō Jōkamachi''<br>キノコタウン<br>''Kinoko Taun''

|JapM=Mushroom Castle (''Super Mario RPG'', main)<br><br>Mushroom Castle Town (''Super Mario RPG'', alternate)<br><br>Mushroom Castle Castle Town (''Super Mario RPG'', Shogakukan); rendered "The Town of Toadstool"<ref name=FE2/> and "The Toadstool Town"<ref name=FE37/><br><br>Mushroom Town (''Paper Mario'' onward)

|Spa=Ciudad Toad<br>Ciudad Champiñón (''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'')<br>Villa Toad (''Paper Mario: The Origami King'')

|SpaM=Toad City<br>Mushroom City<br>Toad Village

|Fra=Toadville (''Paper Mario'' series)<br>Village des Toads (''Mario & Luigi'' series)<br>Square Champignon (''Mario & Luigi'' series)

|FraM=Toadville<br>Toad Village<br>Mushroom Square

|ItaM= The word ''Fungo'' (Mushroom) and the city name suffix ''-poli'' (-polis)

|Ger=Toad Town (''Paper Mario'' series)

|GerM=Toad Town

|Rus=Тоад-таун (''Paper Mario: The Origami King'')

|RusR=Toad-taun

|RusM=Transliteration of the English name.

|ChiS=蘑菇镇 (''Paper Mario'')<br>''Mógu Zhèn''<br>蘑菇城广场 (''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'')<br>''Mógu Chéng Guǎngchǎng''

|ChiSM=Mushroom Kingdom<br><br>Mushroom City Square

|ChiT=奇諾比奧鎮 (''Paper Mario: The Origami King'')

|ChiTR=Jī nuò bǐ ào zhèn

|ChiTM=Toad Town

==Trivia==

*Toad Town has also been mentioned to in other games, such as the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] game ''Animal Crossing''. The character Gulliver talks about his pet goldfish in Toad Town, implying that he lives there. However, he also talks about his goldfish in [[zeldawiki:Hyrule|Hyrule]].

*The music for Toad Town in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' contains a few notes from the [[Forest Maze]]'s music from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.

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