Toad

This article is about Toad, a major character in the Super Mario franchise. For Toads as a species, see Toad (species). For other uses of the term "Toad", see Toad (disambiguation).

"Kinopio" redirects here. For the mascot of Nintendo's official LINE account, see Kinopio-kun.

Toad
Artwork from Mario Party Superstars
Species	Toad
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. (1985) (retroactively) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) (as a singular character)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Latest portrayal	Samantha Kelly (2007–present)

“Mario! Princess Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser! No one could have predicted this!”

—Toad, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Toad is a recurring character in the Super Mario franchise, a longtime protector of the Mushroom Kingdom, and a loyal and cheerful friend to much of the cast. Toad often plays the role of representing his species, be it as as a main character or a major supporting one. Much like Yoshi, Toad is actually an individual among an entire species of look-alikes that share his name, and is distinguished by a prominent role or by a few design details. He has been the main character of two games: Wario's Woods and Kinopio Live.

While often retroactively believed to be one of the Toads in the original Super Mario Bros., the individual character did not properly debut until Super Mario Bros. 2.

Despite similarities with Captain Toad, sources conflict on if they are the same character or not. Super Mario Maker and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate seem to suggest they are, whereas Super Mario 3D World would suggest otherwise as a character identified as Toad is featured alongside Captain Toad.

History

Main article: History of Toad

Despite being introduced as a playable in his first appearance, Super Mario Bros. 2, Toad has mostly played a supporting role in the Super Mario series. He is playable in various of the spin-off games, where he is commonly paired with Toadette since her debut in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.

General information

Identity confusion

Due to Toad sharing his name and general design with the rest of his species, which are abundant in the Super Mario franchise, it can be difficult to define his appearances in games and other media. Toad is often set apart by having a unique role and focus in the gameplay or the story, such as in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, where he appears alongside multiple of his kind who look the same as him but is distinguished by being the only one with his name displayed in the dialogue box, and by recurringly aiding Mario over the course of the game.

Starting with Mario Power Tennis, Toad started to be further differentiated from his species by being the only standard-looking one with spots that are red and a vest that is blue, while others had their spots and vest be of the same color (generally red, blue, yellow, green, and purple.) This carried over to various media following this game, such as the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, the Mario & Sonic series, the Mario Kart series starting with Mario Kart Wii, the Mario Party series starting with Mario Party 9, the Super Mario series starting with Super Mario 3D Land, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and in general marketing of the franchise. This has also been applied retroactively, such as in the Mario Party Superstars versions of the Mario Party 2 minigame Roll Call and the Mario Party 3 minigame Messy Memory, and in the Super Mario RPG remake for the Nintendo Switch. However, this is not always consistent. Despite games from the Super Mario series from Super Mario 3D Land to Super Mario Run adhering to this, Super Mario Odyssey does not, and features all Toads in the game with red spots and blue vests, outside of the Toad Brigade. Super Mario 3D World and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! also depict Toad and Mini-Toad with blue spots, rather than red.

Physical appearance

Toad's debut appearance (left); Toad's modern appearance (right).

Toad has the same look as the rest of his species. He normally wears a blue vest, brown shoes, and a large diaper-like piece of clothing for pants. His appearance often depicts him as looking like a small human child with his miniature size and recognizable human-like features. In the games starting from Mario Party 4, Toad's vest is given an added gold lining. He has a red-spotted mushroom cap, which has been the subject of some ambiguity and inconsistency as to whether or not it is in fact a hat. In Mario Party: The Top 100, Toad claims that he has a hat ("You've come so far...I'd tip my hat to you, but neither of us wants to see that."), and in the cartoon series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad removes his bulb as a cap on occasion. Also, Toad is stated to have a hat in Monster Mix-Up. However, an interview with Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi contradicted this; it was stated that the mushroom bulb is a part of Toad's head and not a cap. This is supported by Mario Kart Tour, where Toad's default costume will not count towards challenges requiring drivers wearing a hat, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder, where it is stated that the mushroom caps of Toads as a whole are their heads and not hats.

Toad takes his mushroom cap off, revealing three strands of hair.

Like most of the characters in the series, Toad has changed very little appearance-wise throughout the years since his debut in Super Mario Bros. The only recognizable differences in his current look consists of his physical appearance which included some defining factors in the recent years (such as redesigned eyes and a gold outline that was recently added to his traditional vest), and the corrected number of spots on his mushroom cap (the number of spots on his cap was inconsistent in the older Super Mario games). The addition of the red polka dot on the top of his head is first seen in the game Luigi's Mansion where even Luigi acknowledges the top spot and called it lovely if he is to take a picture of Toad with the Game Boy Horror.

Toad's legs as seen in Mario Party

In other aspects, Toad is very small in size (a trait shared within his species). In relation to his body size, he also has small, thin arms and no legs (with just his feet). He also has a large head that is mostly dominated by the red-spotted mushroom cap on his head. Overall, Toad's head appears to have a strong resemblance to various mushrooms (most notably the Super Mushroom). While having the look of a child in his current appearance (as most of the members of his species do), it can be arguable that his earlier appearances (especially in his game appearances during the Nintendo 64 era) portray him as looking much more childish in design with his very large head and miniature body (more so than his current appearance). Surprisingly, a piece of artwork of Toad for the game Mario Party has Toad's legs showing. Toads have never been portrayed with their legs showing in-game artwork before or after Mario Party. In the graphics for Super Mario Bros. 3 and Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium, Toad appears to have short legs, unlike his other appearances.

A small controversy arose with Super Mario Bros. 2, because Toad is given a blue mushroom cap instead of a red one. However, Toad's blue mushroom cap is actually due to the graphical limitations of the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System rather than a continuity thread. In remakes of Super Mario Bros. 2, such as Super Mario All-Stars, Toad is given a red mushroom cap. This controversy arose again in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario Maker 2, where Toad is once again depicted with blue spots on his mushroom cap. However, this appears to be a trend with a homage to Toad's sprite depiction in the original Super Mario Bros. 2.

Toad's appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series has evolved. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Toad had a slightly darker skin tone, as well as an overall stubbier appearance, reflecting his then-recent appearances in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Party 3. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Toad's model was updated to match his current appearance since games like Mario Party 4, though with a monotone color scheme, as well as realistic details in his clothing and shoes. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, his model was updated yet again, with a more vibrant and cartoonish color scheme, as well as much less detailing. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Toad receives simple detailing in his clothing and shoes, as well as a subdued color scheme, albeit not to the same extent as Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Clothing

Toad's sports outfit in Mario Tennis

Toad's party outfit from Mario Party 4

Toad is generally seen to be in an attire consisting of a blue vest (or waistcoat), white pants, and large brown shoes. In some Super Mario games and as well as the early Super Mario cartoons, Toad is depicted to be wearing a red vest as opposed to his traditional blue vest. As a result, Toad's appearances with a red vest sometimes result in confusion among whether or not it is truly Toad himself who is making an appearance in these games or not. Even without his red vest, Toad's general appearance is often shared by many other Toads in the Mushroom Kingdom; thus, further causing confusion between his appearances. However, later Super Mario games such as Super Mario 3D Land have made attempts to differentiate Toad from the other Toads by making him the only Red Toad (Toads with red head spots) to be sporting a blue vest.

While he is commonly seen in his traditional clothing style consisting of his standard vest and pants throughout the series, Toad is sometimes seen to be sporting different wardrobes in various games. This change is first witnessed in some of the earlier spin-off titles as some of the Mario Sports games for the Nintendo 64 (such as the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf titles for the system) has Toad is seen wearing a blue shirt with a large gold button that may have served as his original sports outfit. Additionally, Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy depicts Toad in the same tennis wear as the other playable male characters. Regardless of his new looks, Toad's clothing style for the later Mario Sports game have him wearing his usual default clothing from the general Super Mario games (his regular clothing including his vest) as opposed to owning a separate sports outfit.

Tanooki Toad in Super Mario 3D Land

Toad has also been seen in different outfits and costumes throughout the various Super Mario games; however, it is the Mario Party series that has given Toad his most different and customized appearances. In Mario Party 2, Toad (along with the other main characters) often dressed up in different costumes in respect to the boards that the characters were playing on (such as a wizard in Horror Land or a live boat in Pirate Land). In Mario Party 4, Toad is depicted to wearing a fancy white and black striped suit with a rather shiny red bow tie in regards to his status as one of the main hosts in the game (in the ending credits of the game, Toad reveals that he and the other hosts had received their new clothes through the appearance of the Party Cube).

In the Super Mario games, the general appearance of a Toad is often changed drastically depending on the Power-Ups they use (as especially seen in New Super Mario Bros. Wii). This is no different for Toad himself as games like Super Mario 3D Land portrayed him in his very own Tanooki suit (with a red scarf) whenever he has gained the power from a Super Leaf (thus, becoming Tanooki Toad). His alternate forms from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show also portray him in different clothing styles such as his Super Toad form (which portrays him with a reversed color pattern of a red mushroom cap and white spots) and the Toad Warrior (which depicts him in a typical biker outfit). In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad is sometimes seen wearing yellow oversized sunglasses when it is hot outside. In the episodes Reign Storm and 7 Continents for 7 Koopas, Toad is seen shirtless wearing green swimming trunks, yellow sunglasses, and purple shoes. The Mini Toad toy from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games also stays true to Toad's original Fire Toad form by having a reversed colored mushroom cap whenever it becomes a Fire Mini Toad.

Super Mario 3D World not only altered Toad's overall appearance with his blue-spotted mushroom cap, but his Fire Toad form has also changed to become very similar in appearance to Fire Yellow Toad from the New Super Mario Bros. games with an orange mushroom cap and red spots while Toad sports a red vest.

In Mario Kart Tour, aside from his default appearance, Toad also has a Party Time outfit which was similar, only with the addition of sleeves to his vest, wearing a red and white striped coned party cap, a red bow tie, and a party mask bearing the likeness of Mario's moustache. Another outfit, called Pit Crew, has him wearing a blue bodysuit as well as a blue helmet.

Personality

Toad is often seen as a humble character with his appealing smile and innocence.

Toad is often portrayed as cheerful almost to the point of childishness; his official artworks often show him with a wide smile on his face. He is also excitable and prone to panic and is often shown running around frantically. Toad is also sometimes seen as somewhat of a coward, although he seems to be actually aware of his own cowardice. Despite this, Toad still manages to be brave when the need truly calls for it, and often helps Mario on his multiple adventures. In some images of the Mario Kart series and various media of the Super Mario franchise (such as the comic series), Toad has also been portrayed as accident-prone or simply unlucky. In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Toad mentions having a fear of heights.

Toad is portrayed as accident-prone or unlucky, similarly to Luigi.

While Toad does occasionally get upset and has been described as an impatient character, he is often kind and polite, generally rooting for the well-being for just about anyone who he calls his friend. This is sometimes contrasted by some instances such as his appearance in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, where Toad shows something of a sarcastic streak.

In some Super Mario media where another character acts as Princess Peach's caretaker (such as Wooster in the Nintendo Comic System), Toad has a more active role in the story; in these cases, he is depicted as being rather naïve and a bit on the selfish side. However, he is also quite rash, which often leads him into trouble and forces him to adjust his attitude and fix the problems he unintentionally causes. In the Valiant Comics series, Toad is dedicated to his work as a mushroom retainer, drinking coffee from a cup that reads "World's Greatest Mushroom Retainer".

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Toad's personality receives an overhaul: he is energetic, impulsive, adventurous, and boisterous. He is notably braver than the other Toads, as he strives to go on his first real adventure, and tags along with Mario (who he claims is his best friend despite only knowing him for a short amount of time) and Peach for that reason. Despite this braveness, it can cross over to foolishness and he tends to be insensitive. During the tour of the Mushroom Kingdom, he hysterically warns the other Toad to move out of the way since "[Luigi] is going to die imminently", only to reassure Mario that he will be fine after he reacted in irritation over what he just said. Mario also tends to be annoyed by his antics, like the aforementioned moment, when he scares him the first time they meet and when he hits him in the arm with his stick to make him realize that he is not dreaming after ending up in the Mushroom Kingdom. Additionally, as the trio embark on a wild kart ride through the Jungle Kingdom, Toad is shown to be whooping and cheering with excitement, even while nearly being flung out of the kart several times, while Mario and Peach are screaming in terror. Despite this, he is fiercely loyal to Peach, as she brings him along because he vows to protect her and that he fears nothing. Additionally, when Peach orders the Toads to evacuate the Mushroom Kingdom and asks Toad to do the same, he simply reiterates his promise to protect her, to which Peach smiles with understanding and allows him to follow her to face Bowser.

Voice

Toad's voice has gone through many changes throughout the franchise's history. In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad speaks with a shrill, raspy voice and a thick Brooklyn accent. In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version of Wario's Woods, Toad has a voice similar to that of a young adolescent. In the first three Mario Party installments and the Japanese release of Mario Kart 64, Toad's voice is higher-pitched and more childlike. In the English release of Mario Kart 64, he sounds like a small child, often screaming in a high voice or cheering in his speech. From Super Mario Advance onward (as a result of Jen Taylor being introduced as his new voice actress), his voice is slightly deeper and regains the rasp heard in the DIC Entertainment cartoons.

In the games department, Toad's voice was originally portrayed by Tomoko Maruno for the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 (and later the first three Mario Party titles) and Isaac Marshall for the overseas version. Eventually, Jen Taylor, and then Kelsey Hutchison, played Toad's voice for many installments. His current voice actor is Samantha Kelly, who also currently voices Princess Peach and Toadette. In tandem with his cheerful personality, Toad is often heard yelling, "Yahoo!", "Woohoo!", or "Yeah!" In Mario Kart 64, Toad prominently says, "I'm the best!" which became a recurring quote of his, similar to Mario's "It's-a me!"

Powers and abilities

Toad displaying his great strength by plucking a vegetable in Super Mario Bros. 2. Within the game, Toad is the strongest character in terms of vegetable pulling.

Artwork depicting Toad's extra fast running ability

In Super Mario Bros. 2, despite his diminutive size, Toad is stronger than the Mario Bros., pulling Vegetables and Coins out of the ground faster than any other character. Toad is also a very fast character, having the highest speed of the group as well. These strengths were again seen in Super Mario 3D World. This is further influenced in the Mario Kart series, where he is a lightweight character and very often an extremely fast one. However, both Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D World also acknowledges the fact that Toad has very weak jumps. In spite of his limited jumping power, Toad is capable of performing the Power Squat Jump ability in Super Mario Bros. 2 to surpass this limitation. Wario's Woods gives him the unique ability to walk up walls, but this ability has not been seen since. Toad uses a Hammer in Mario Party 3, but this too has not been seen recently.

His appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a shield for Princess Peach further hints at the fact that he has good endurance. In the Super Princess Peach minigame Toad Jump, it is revealed that Toad can perform a kind of Flutter Jump to increase his jumps simply by flapping his arms around wildly after jumping (though the length of how long he can keep this jump depends on how much the player blows into the mic). Toad also has access to Mario's power-ups and is skilled at riding Yoshis. He is generally considered an expert on items, often giving Mario power-ups and telling him what he needs to do. Toad has also been shown to be able to perform a spin jump as seen in games such as Mario Sports Mix.

Toad has a unique ability to emit spores, though this is not commonly shown. This ability is given a preview in the earlier games when he is hit by a powerful force as seen in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 and the Super Smash Bros. series (though it is the latter game series that he is shown to be able to use this technique as an offensive attack). Mario Sports Mix further explores Toad's hidden talent by allowing him to use spores to cause mushrooms to sprout from the ground. Toad is capable of using this move as a recovery move. Toad is also able to create a shield of spores as a deflective move. Additionally, Toad's special move in this game involves him emitting many spores to cause gargantuan mushrooms to grow from the ground. These large mushrooms are then able to move in a rotational pattern, and are able to knock out any opponent who attempts to get closer to the mushrooms. Toad completes his attack by throwing a shot full of fungi material at his goal.

In Super Mario 3D Land, Toad is seen to be able to use a variety of the Power-Ups in the game that Mario can also use. In one instance in World 5-5, Toad demonstrates to the player how to use the Propeller Block by simply jumping off a platform with the block from high above and slowly descending below to the Goal Pole (when seen through the binoculars). In some of the later worlds and levels, Toad is seen to have used the powers of the Super Leaf and gained access to becoming Tanooki Toad within the Red Toad Houses. In some of his appearances through the use of the binoculars in the earlier levels, Toad is also seen to be able to make jumps rivaling those of Mario as he scampers through the level to show Mario the goal point.

Toad is later seen to be able to use a variety of power-ups in Super Mario 3D World such as the Fire Flower and Super Bell, to gain forms such as Fire Toad and Cat Toad.

Additionally, episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 occasionally had Toad using Power-Ups such as in "The Fire of Hercufleas" where he uses a Fire Flower, and in "The Ugly Mermaid" where he spends the entire episode in a Frog Suit. He is even one of five characters (the other four being Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Wario) who can turn into different, more powerful forms; he becomes Super Toad when touching a Fire Flower and the Toad Warrior when touching a Starman.

Roles

Often, Toad is made into a tutorial-type character or host, who introduces the player to the game (such as in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour). Rarely, he plays the role of side-kick and is occasionally a full-fledged hero. He is also occasionally a "damsel-in-distress" (but never the main one). He is usually seen as a helper, giving items and performing various other duties, such as running Toad Houses in Super Mario Bros. 3. His role as a tutorial character and as Peach's caretaker seems to have recently been taken over by Toadsworth. However, this replacement has allowed Toad to take more active roles in the Super Mario games such as having him being the host of the Toad House areas. While he is often featured as a playable character within the various Super Mario spin-off titles, he sometimes plays the role of the referee within some titles.

Relationships

Friends

Toad is Princess Peach's obedient servant. While he is not as doting as Toadsworth, he cares for her deeply and would do anything for her. When teamed up, the two are even called "Royal Family" in Mario Party 5 and Mario Party 6 and "Loyal Friends" in Mario Party 8. In the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Bird! The Bird!," Peach claims that Toad has protected her "over a hundred times" from Bowser's army before the Mario Bros. arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom, and actively helps in saving him from a misguided Birdo. However, Toad is not nearly as valiant in the games: his fear of Bowser is much more pronounced than in the cartoons, and he often ends up kidnapped just the same as Peach or is simply reduced to running to the Mario Bros. for help. The Super Smash Bros. series (up until Ultimate) has depicted Toad as very reluctant and unwilling to be used as a counter by Peach as part of one of her special attacks. Although Toad is simply friends with Peach and generally exhibits no romantic affection towards her in most Super Mario media, his appearance in a virtual magazine for the Satellaview depicts Toad having romantic and sexual relationships with Peach.

Toad embracing Luigi in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Toad is good friends with Mario and Luigi. He respects their bravery and heroism, although some games reveal that he doesn't look up to Luigi as much as Mario, and in Super Mario 64 DS, Toad even mistakes Luigi for his brother at first, and later belittles him for losing his cap. In most games, however, Toad is nothing but loyal to both Mario Bros., often aiding them in their journeys and even fighting alongside them in Super Mario Bros. 2. In the cartoons and most of the comics, Toad acts as a sidekick and constant companion for the brothers during their heroic adventures. In the aforementioned Satellaview magazine, however, Toad crosses a line with Mario by engaging in perverse activity with his friend's love interest.

Like the Mario brothers, Toad values Yoshi as a hero and friend, trusting him to collect Power Stars in Super Mario 64 DS, and teaming up to help rescue Luigi from the Koopalings in Super Mario Adventures. While he is not as close to Princess Daisy as he is to Peach, Toad has still shown himself to be a true friend to her as well, such as jumping to her defense when she is turned into a statue in Mario Super Sluggers.

Toad and Toadette in the ending of Mario Kart Wii

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Toadette is introduced as Toad's partner and continues to fill that role in many subsequent releases. The two get along and care about each other, though the exact nature of their relationship is disputed, with guide books for Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 8 referring to them as siblings, while most other sources suggest that they are merely good friends.

Enemies

Like Bowser, Toad is shown to be afraid of Wario and holds him in contempt. The two had a direct confrontation in Wario's Woods and share bad chemistry in the baseball games. In Super Mario 64 DS, Toad expresses doubts about Wario, believing that he would rather run away with the Power Stars than help the other protagonists, and despite being intimidated by Wario, brazenly insults him by saying his cap smells terrible and telling him to wash it more often. While Toad and Birdo were initially foes in Super Mario Bros. 2, she becomes one of his strongest allies in Wario's Woods, where she provides encouragement for him. The only Mario Party series team name they have shared is "Surprise Attackers".

Family

Gramps and Toad hugging and reuniting with each other

Although Toad's family has not been extensively explored, some members have been shown. Most of them have appeared in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. In "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario", Toad has an unnamed cousin who sells maps in Desert Land. In "Tag Team Trouble", Toad has two cousins: professional wrestlers Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus. In "Escape from Koopatraz", Toad's grandfather, Gramps, is shown, who used to be a prisoner at Koopatraz State Prison for over 54 years, but he, Mario, Luigi, and Toad found a way to escape. In the same episode, Toad's father, Moldy, was mentioned. In a joke interview in issue 135 of the UK edition of Nintendo Official Magazine, Toad mentions a former wife of his, with whom he broke up because he found her sleeping with a Bob-omb.

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Toad profiles and statistics

Bio from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Writers Bible

Toad was left on his own at an early age, and managed to survive on the streets of many magic lands by his quick wit and fast feet. He met the princess when he was delivering pizzas and attempting to sell encyclopedias to the Mushroom Kingdom Palace. She was so impressed by his eagerness to improve himself, that she got him a job in the royal kitchen. And when King Koopa took over the Mushroom Kingdom, and the princess was cast on the streets, Toad repaid her kindness by serving as her guide, loyal servant, and diplomatic adviser. He's not too sure the Mario Bros. know what they're doing, and often launches his own counterplan, which sometimes saves their hides, and sometimes, doubles their jeopardy. Toad is street smart, very bright and totally resourceful. All in all, he's exactly the kind of Mushroom you'd want guarding your flank in a fireball fight, or facing a clutch of snapping Piranha Plants.

Super Paper Mario

Card Type: Uncommon Card Description: This loyal subject comes from a very distant dimension. Many people in that world have strange head spots.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit #31 Toad
	Series/game	Super Mario Series
	Type	Primary
	Slots	3
	Class	Advanced
	Strength / effect(s)	Grab Can be enhanced to Captain Toad at Lv. 99
	How to obtain	Spirit Board; amiibo
Spirit battle	Opponent(s)	Mii Brawler
	Conditions	Rule: Item: Mushrooms The enemy favors side specials
	Stage	Princess Peach's Castle
	Song	Plucky Pass Beginnings

Portrayals

Toad has been voiced by the following people:

• John Stocker - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
• Bruce Sandig - Mario is Missing!
• Tomoko Maruno - Mario Golf (Nintendo 64) (menu only), Mario Kart 64 (Japanese version), Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (in-game only), Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit
• Isaac Marshall - Mario Kart 64 (English version)
• Nanae Sumitomo - Satellaview titles, over-air radio voice (1996 - 1998)
• Jen Taylor - 1999 - 2007, 2011 - 2013, and archived voice clips
• Kelsey Hutchison - Super Mario Strikers and Mario Strikers Charged
• Samantha Kelly - 2007 - present
• Keegan-Michael Key - The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Toad.

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  Super Mario Bros. 2

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  NES Open Tournament Golf

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  Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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  Super Mario 3D World

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  Mario Party 10

Quotes

Main article: List of Toad quotes

Games

• "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!" - Super Mario Bros.
• "Pick a box. Its contents will help you on your way." - Super Mario Bros. 3
• "Cool!" - Wario's Woods (SNES)
• "Winner!" - Wario's Woods (SNES)
• "Lots of people use something called a "door" to go in and out of their houses..." - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
• "Am I glad to see you! The Princess...and I...and, well, everybody...we're all trapped inside the castle walls. Bowser has stolen the castle's Stars, and he's using their power to create his own world in the paintings and walls. Please recover the Power Stars! As you find them, you can use their power to open the doors that Bowser has sealed." - Super Mario 64
• "I'm the best!" - Mario Kart 64
• "Already for a mushroom!" - Super Mario Advance
• "What's this icky paint-like goop?" - Super Mario Sunshine
• "That big, bad, mean, altogether nasty Bowser went rushing out toward the other exit!" - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
• "Wa ha haa! I'm the Best! Haha!" - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
• "Yeah! I'm the winner!" - Mario Party 5
• "Toad, won!" - Mario Party 8
• "M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Mario! Help! It's Sh-sh-sh-sh-shocking... Mushroom Castle... RAIDED! Princess Peach... STOLEN!" - Super Paper Mario
• "We're counting on you, Mario...Bros.!" - Super Paper Mario
• "I'm the winner! Whoo-hoo-hoo!" - Mario Kart Wii
• "Thanks! Here's a gift for you. Just head through the door!" - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• "Yay! Hm...Blastoff!" - Super Mario 3D Land
• "I can't wait for my promotion! With power and money, I can protect Princess Peach almost as well as Mario does!" - Fortune Street
• "This is a nice shop and all, but might I make a suggestion? Add a mushroom-cap roof!" - Fortune Street
• "Being in first place makes me nervous. Someone is always trying to take me down!" - Fortune Street
• "Okay! Let's do this!" - Super Mario 3D World
• "Come on! Let's go!" - Super Mario 3D World

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

• "I'm warning you, I get airsick. Heeeelp!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
• "Mommy? You're not my mommy!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
• "I can't be your little Cheepy, lady! I don't have wings! Look! No wings, no feathers. I'm just a mushroom that can't stand heights!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
• "Flyin' lessons!? Are you outta your mind!?" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
• "The least that featherbrain could've done was lend me a parachute. Hey! That's it! A parachute!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
• "Hey! It's me! I mean, him! It's little Cheepy! The Birdo's real lost baby!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
• "Oh no! I'm not going back up there! Never!" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
• "When I get my hands on that King Koopa, I'll fix his wagon!" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"
• "I'm no frog. I can't even swim." - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"
• "Bombs awaaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"
• "Who did you expect? Pee-wee Herman?" - "Rolling Down the River"
• "Hey, man, I’m the Fantastic Fungus! The supercharged Mushroom of Might! I’m the Toad Warrior!" - "Toad Warriors"
• "Give me five. NO! Give me five bomb plants!" - "Toad Warriors"
• "Whoever slows down first, loses!" - "Toad Warriors"
• "You blew that one, Koopa Stoopa!" - "Pirates of Koopa"
• "Some mushroom retainer I turned out to be... I was so close! I couldn't save her..." - "The Trojan Koopa"
• "Naughty turtle, you've been hittin' the sauce again, well, have some more!" - "Count Koopula"
• "Let's make like eggs and SCRAMBLE!!!" - "Mario of the Deep"
• "So much for hope." - "Stars in Their Eyes"
• "Don't do it, Princess! Don't marry Koopa! I'd rather be a rock!" - "Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?"
• "Koopa you stoopa! Watch it with the Bob-ombs!" - "The Great Gold Coin Rush"
• "By order of his most royal repulsiveness, the reptile Sheriff of Koopingham! The castle road shall require a toll! In the amount of: One wagon full of gold coins!" - "Hooded Robin and His Mario Men"

List of appearances by date

This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

Title	Description	Release date	System/format
Super Mario Bros. 2	Playable character	October 9, 1988	Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Kart	Playable character	August 27, 1992	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario All-Stars	Playable character in Super Mario Bros. 2	1993	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe	Non-playable character	1994	MS-DOS
Wario's Woods	Main protagonist	1994	Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario 64	Non-playable character	June 23, 1996	Nintendo 64
Mario Kart 64	Playable character	1996	Nintendo 64
Mario Party	Main host/non-playable character	1998	Nintendo 64
Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)	Non-playable character	1999	Nintendo 64
Mario Party 2	Main host/non-playable character	1999	Nintendo 64
Mario Artist: Paint Studio	Stamp	1999	Nintendo 64DD
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)	Playable character	2000	Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)	Non-playable character	2000	Game Boy Color
Mario Party 3	Peach's partner for Duel Mode	2000	Nintendo 64
Super Mario Advance	Playable character	2001	Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Playable character	2001	Game Boy Advance
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Peach's helper in the move Toad/Trophy	2001	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 4	Playable character (only in Beach Volley Folley)	2002	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	Non-playable character	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Unlockable playable character	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 5	Playable character	2003	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Power Tennis	Non-playable character	2004	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 6	Playable character	2004	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party Advance	Main host/non-playable character	2005	Game Boy Advance
Yakuman DS	Playable character	2005	Nintendo DS
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix	Non-playable character	2005	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Superstar Baseball	Playable character	2005	Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Playable character	2005	Arcade
Mario Kart DS	Playable character	2005	Nintendo DS
Mario Party 7	Playable character	2005	Nintendo GameCube
Super Paper Mario	Non-playable character	2007	Wii
Super Mario Galaxy	Cameo in opening	2007	Wii
Mario Party 8	Playable character	2007	Wii
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Playable character	2007	Arcade
Mario Party DS	Playable character	2007	Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Peach's helper in the move Toad/Trophy and Stickers	2008	Wii
Mario Kart Wii	Playable character	2008	Wii
Mario Super Sluggers	Playable character	2008	Wii
Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher	Playable character	2008	Arcade
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis	Non-playable character	2009	Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	Non-playable character	2009	Wii, Nintendo DS
Super Mario Galaxy 2	Non-playable character	2010	Wii
Mario Sports Mix	Playable character	2010	Wii
Super Mario 3D Land	Non-playable character	2011	Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	Non-playable character	2011	Wii, Nintendo 3DS
Fortune Street	Playable character	2011	Wii
Mario Kart 7	Playable character	2011	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 9	Playable character	2012	Wii
Mario Tennis Open	Non-playable character	2012	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Playable character	2013	Arcade
Super Mario 3D World	Playable character	2013	Wii U
Mario Party: Island Tour	Playable character	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Golf: World Tour	Playable character	2014	Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8	Playable character	2014	Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Peach's helper in the move Toad/Trophies	2014	Wii U
Mario Party 10	Playable character	2015	Wii U
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	Playable character	2015	Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	Non-playable character	2015	Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)	Unlockable playable character	2016	Wii U
Super Mario Maker	Playable character (Costume Mario)	2016	Wii U
Minecraft: Wii U Edition	Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up	2016	Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush	Playable character	2016	Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Run	Unlockable playable character	2016	iOS, Android
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Playable character	2017	Nintendo Switch
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition	Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up	2017	Nintendo Switch
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle	Non-playable character	2017	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Odyssey	Non-playable character	2017	Nintendo Switch
Mario Party: The Top 100	Non-playable character	2017	Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition	Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up	2018	New Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition	Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up	2018	Nintendo Switch
Mario Tennis Aces	Playable character	2018	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party	Non-playable character	2018	Nintendo Switch
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Peach's helper for the move Toad and after an opponent is grabbed/Spirit	2018	Nintendo Switch
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe	Playable character	2019	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Maker 2	Playable character and NPC	2019	Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World	Unlockable playable character	2019	iOS, Android
Mario Kart Tour	Playable character	2019	iOS, Android
Luigi's Mansion 3	Non-playable character	2019	Nintendo Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	Non-playable character	2019	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D All-Stars	Cameo	2020	Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	Playable character	2020	Nintendo Switch
Mario Golf: Super Rush	Playable character	2021	Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars	Non-playable character	2021	Nintendo Switch
Mario Strikers: Battle League	Playable character	2022	Nintendo Switch
Mario vs. Donkey Kong	Playable character	2024	Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Jamboree	Playable character	2024	Nintendo Switch

Names in other languages

Main article: List of Toad names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	キノピオ[?] Kinopio	From「キノコ」(kinoko, "mushroom"); filenames occasionally render this as Pinokio, referring to Pinocchio, though Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed this was not the intent when naming him.
Catalan	Toad (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)[?]	-
Chinese (simplified)	奇诺比奥[?] Qínuòbǐào	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional)	奇諾比奧[?] Qínuòbǐào	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch	Toad[?]	-
	Padje	Diminutive form of pad ("toad")	Super Mario Bros. 2
	Pad	Toad	Super Mario Bros. 2 and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
French	Toad[?]	-
German	Toad	-
Greek	Τοντ[?] Tod	Transliteration of the international name
Hebrew	פטריון Pitrion	Diminutive of פטרייה (pitriya, "mushroom")	The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
	טואוד[?] Towd	Transliteration of the international name
Italian	Toad[?]	-
	Rospo	Toad (as in the "frog")
	Ughetto	Common name, probably chosen for his assonance with funghetto ("lil' mushroom")	DIC cartoons
Korean	키노피오[?] Kinopio	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Polish	Toad	-
Portuguese	Toad[?]	-
Romanian	Hrib	A Romanian word referring to a type of edible mushroom	The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
	Broscuța[?]	Diminutive form of broasca (literally "the Toad", in the sense of "frog")	McDonald's Romania, 2013 Happy Meal promotionMedia:McDonaldsRomania2013Banner.jpg
	Ciupercuță[?]	Diminutive form of ciupercă ("mushroom")	McDonald's Romania, 2016 Happy Meal promotionMedia:McDonaldsRomania2016Banner.jpg
	Toad[?]	-	The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Russian	Тоад[?] Toad	Transliteration of the international name
Spanish (NOA)	Toad[?]	-	games and The Super Mario Bros. Movie
	Honguito	Diminutive of hongo ("mushroom")	DIC cartoons
Spanish (NOE)	Toad[?]	-	games and The Super Mario Bros. Movie
	Kinopio[?]	From the Japanese name	sometimes, such as the Mario & Luigi series
	Sapín	Little Toad	The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3
	Champiñón	Mushroom	The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 redub
Swedish	Flugsvamp	Amanita	DIC cartoons
	Flugis	Nickname derived from Flugsvamp	DIC cartoons
Thai	โทด Thot	Toad

Trivia

• Toad's emblem in various games is a mushroom. However, since Mario Party 7, this has often been substituted for his own head.
• Toad appears as a property in Nintendo Monopoly. He takes the place of Kentucky Avenue/Strand and costs $220.
  • Toad is also a playable character in Monopoly Gamer. He is sold separately as a "Power Pack" expansion figure.
• According to a 1993 Nintendo character guide, Toad has the nickname of "Little Toadie" and was off visiting relatives of the "Fungus Federation" prior to the events of Super Mario Bros.; thus, only to find Princess Toadstool and the rest of his friends missing once he returned.
• Toad was a requested character for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
• In a joke interview in issue 135 of the UK edition of Nintendo Official Magazine, Toad states that his first role in the video game industry was a mushroom in the Atari game Centipede, and that he had been offered a role by Namco as a snack food in Pac-Man, but mushrooms gave Pac-Man diarrhea. He then states that he was later offered a role by Nintendo as the Super Mushroom for a sequel to Mario Bros., and later the role of the Mushroom Retainer. He then reveals that he used to have depression due to Yoshi "stealing" his spot since Super Mario World, threw his pants at people after they would pass his square in Mario Party 2, and got divorced from his wife after he found her sleeping with a Bob-omb.
• According to Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō, Toad was 15 in 1995, suggesting he was born in 1980-1981.