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|image=[[File:MPS Toad Artwork.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of Toad for ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|image=[[File:MPS Toad Artwork.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of [[Toad|Todd]] for ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|first_appearance=<!--NOTE TO EDITORS: Do not change the first appearance to Super Mario Bros. That is when the species first appeared, however the character Toad first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2.-->''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
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|latest_portrayal=[[Samantha Kelly]] ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]–present)
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'''Toad''' is one of the main characters of the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. He is [[Princess Peach]]'s attendant and a longtime protector of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. He is actually a singular character among an entire species of look-alikes (much like [[Yoshi]] is to the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi species]]), leading to confusion over some of his appearances. He usually has the role of a supporting character who tries to help [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] on their adventures, although he occasionally has been a main protagonist, such as in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', as well as his starring roles in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' and ''[[Kinopio Live]]''. His role as Peach's steward has sometimes instead been given to [[Toadsworth]].
'''[[Toad|Todd]]''' is one of the main characters of the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. He is [[Princess Peach]]'s attendant and a longtime protector of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. He is actually a singular character among an entire species of look-alikes (much like [[Yoshi]] is to the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi species]]), leading to confusion over some of his appearances. He usually has the role of a supporting character who tries to help [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] on their adventures, although he occasionally has been a main protagonist, such as in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', as well as his starring roles in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' and ''[[Kinopio Live]]''. His role as Peach's steward has sometimes instead been given to [[Toadsworth|Toddsworth]].


Toad also appears regularly as a playable character in the ''Mario'' spin-offs. Since ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Toad's partner in spin-offs has been [[Toadette]]. Toad's defining traits are his cartoonish and cutesy appearance, his optimism and humility, his sometimes cowardly personality, and his characteristic smile and voice.
[[Toad|Todd]] also appears regularly as a playable character in the ''Mario'' spin-offs. Since ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Toad|Todd]]'s partner in spin-offs has been [[Toadette|Toddette]]. [[Toad|Todd]]'s defining traits are his cartoonish and cutesy appearance, his optimism and humility, his sometimes cowardly personality, and his characteristic smile and voice.


==History==
==History==
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====''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance ''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance ''====
[[File:SMA Four Protagonists Running Artwork.png|thumb|upright=1.2|The characters in ''Super Mario Advance'' are depicted in order of run speed]]
[[File:SMA Four Protagonists Running Artwork.png|thumb|upright=1.2|The characters in ''Super Mario Advance'' are depicted in order of run speed]]
While often retroactively believed to be one of the Toads in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the individual character Toad did not debut until ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. In the game, he, along with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], goes on a picnic at the beginning of the game. As they head out, the four heroes soon discover a cave that leads to the strange world known as [[Subcon]]. Upon reaching the mythical area, Toad and his friends then learn that the once peaceful land is now ruled by the tyrannical toad, [[Wart]]. Agreeing to stop Wart and bring peace to the land, the quartet immediately set off to defeat the villain and rescue the original inhabitants of Subcon. Toad, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool eventually defeat the evil tyrant toad after traveling through the mystical land and defeating Wart's army (the [[8 bits]]). Upon Wart's defeat, Toad and his friends then go on to save the [[Subcon (species)|people of Subcon]], thus bringing peace to the land. At the end of the game, however, it is revealed that the events of the game were just a part of Mario's dream.  
While often retroactively believed to be one of the Toads in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the individual character [[Toad|Todd]] did not debut until ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. In the game, he, along with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toddstool]], goes on a picnic at the beginning of the game. As they head out, the four heroes soon discover a cave that leads to the strange world known as [[Subcon]]. Upon reaching the mythical area, [[Toad|Todd]] and his friends then learn that the once peaceful land is now ruled by the tyrannical [[toad|todd]], [[Wart]]. Agreeing to stop Wart and bring peace to the land, the quartet immediately set off to defeat the villain and rescue the original inhabitants of Subcon. [[Toad|Todd]], Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toddstool eventually defeat the evil tyrant [[toad|todd]] after traveling through the mystical land and defeating Wart's army (the [[8 bits]]). Upon Wart's defeat, [[Toad|Todd]] and his friends then go on to save the [[Subcon (species)|people of Subcon]], thus bringing peace to the land. At the end of the game, however, it is revealed that the events of the game were just a part of Mario's dream.  


Gameplay-wise, Toad is the worst jumper, but he is extremely fast when it comes to picking vegetables or digging through sand. He also is super speedy, making him the fastest of the four characters, being the only character who runs faster than normal while carrying a "heavy" object that would slow the other characters down. While being the weakest jumper, Toad is capable of overcoming this problem by performing a [[Charge jump|Power Squat Jump]] (a jump that is twice as strong as his regular jumps).
Gameplay-wise, [[Toad|Todd]] is the worst jumper, but he is extremely fast when it comes to picking vegetables or digging through sand. He also is super speedy, making him the fastest of the four characters, being the only character who runs faster than normal while carrying a "heavy" object that would slow the other characters down. While being the weakest jumper, [[Toad|Todd]] is capable of overcoming this problem by performing a [[Charge jump|Power Squat Jump]] (a jump that is twice as strong as his regular jumps).


While his artwork depicts him with red spots like in most of his appearances, his sprite in ''Super Mario Bros. 2 '' depicts him with blue spots instead. However, in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', his sprite uses his usual red spots, although his cap is more yellow-ish than white.
While his artwork depicts him with red spots like in most of his appearances, his sprite in ''Super Mario Bros. 2 '' depicts him with blue spots instead. However, in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', his sprite uses his usual red spots, although his cap is more yellow-ish than white.


====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Toad is mentioned in the instruction booklet storyline as saying goodbye and good luck to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] alongside the princess. While this is retained in the manual of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4]]'', the opening depicts the letter from the Toad servant of the [[Kings|king]] of [[Grass Land]] as signed by "Toad", and the princess is not seen in the company of any Toad. In either case, he would appear not to be in charge of the [[Toad House]]s or [[Spade Panel]]s.
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is mentioned in the instruction booklet storyline as saying goodbye and good luck to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] alongside the princess. While this is retained in the manual of ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4]]'', the opening depicts the letter from the [[Toad|Todd]] servant of the [[Kings|king]] of [[Grass Land]] as signed by "[[Toad|Todd]]", and the princess is not seen in the company of any [[Toad|Todd]]. In either case, he would appear not to be in charge of the [[Toad House|Todd House]]s or [[Spade Panel]]s.


====''BS Super Mario USA''====
====''BS Super Mario USA''====
In the Satellaview exclusive game ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'', Toad returns as one of the four playable characters alongside Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. As ''BS Super Mario USA'' serves as a pseudo-sequel to the game ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', the game serves as a continuation to the adventures of Toad and his friends in the land of Subcon. The game's story begins after the events of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' at the scene where the four characters begin to believe that Subcon really did not exist and that their previous adventure was nothing but a dream. However, the four heroes were proven to be wrong when the protagonists were called back to Subcon by [[Ōsama]], the King of Subcon. Upon arriving at Subcon once again, the King informs Toad and his friends about the news of Wart's recent take-over of Subcon once more (having overthrown Ōsama during the process). Hearing the King's pleas, Toad and his three friends once again head out to stop Wart and his army and return the kingdom back to Ōsama's possession.  
In the Satellaview exclusive game ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] returns as one of the four playable characters alongside Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. As ''BS Super Mario USA'' serves as a pseudo-sequel to the game ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', the game serves as a continuation to the adventures of [[Toad|Todd]] and his friends in the land of Subcon. The game's story begins after the events of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' at the scene where the four characters begin to believe that Subcon really did not exist and that their previous adventure was nothing but a dream. However, the four heroes were proven to be wrong when the protagonists were called back to Subcon by [[Ōsama]], the King of Subcon. Upon arriving at Subcon once again, the King informs [[Toad|Todd]] and his friends about the news of Wart's recent take-over of Subcon once more (having overthrown Ōsama during the process). Hearing the King's pleas, [[Toad|Todd]] and his three friends once again head out to stop Wart and his army and return the kingdom back to Ōsama's possession.  


While the player starts off as Mario at the beginning of the game, a timer in the game has the player's character change at various times to one of the other three characters (including Toad himself) throughout the game.  
While the player starts off as Mario at the beginning of the game, a timer in the game has the player's character change at various times to one of the other three characters (including [[Toad|Todd]] himself) throughout the game.  


====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
The ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' instruction booklet mentions that Toad is missing which presumably makes him one of the many Toads trapped within the castle walls,<ref>"''Princess Toadstool and Toad are missing, too.''" — ''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet. Page 5.</ref> but the ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' instruction booklet instead indicates that Toad is the first one seen in the game, and is not missing.<ref>"''According to Toad, Bowser has stolen the Power Stars guarding the castle and locked Princess Peach into the walls and paintings.''" — ''Super Mario 64 DS'' instruction booklet. Page 5.</ref> The [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] uses both "Toad" and "Mushroom Retainers" to refer to the Toads that relinquish [[Power Star]]s on the second floor and third floor.<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 126.</ref>
The ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' instruction booklet mentions that [[Toad|Todd]] is missing which presumably makes him one of the many Toads trapped within the castle walls,<ref>"''Princess Toddstool and [[Toad|Todd]] are missing, too.''" — ''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet. Page 5.</ref> but the ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' instruction booklet instead indicates that [[Toad|Todd]] is the first one seen in the game, and is not missing.<ref>"''According to [[Toad|Todd]], Bowser has stolen the Power Stars guarding the castle and locked Princess Peach into the walls and paintings.''" — ''Super Mario 64 DS'' instruction booklet. Page 5.</ref> The [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] uses both "[[Toad|Todd]]" and "Mushroom Retainers" to refer to the Toads that relinquish [[Power Star]]s on the second floor and third floor.<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 126.</ref>


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
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[[File:Cat Toad Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|170px]]
[[File:Cat Toad Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|170px]]
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|Artwork of Toad from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', demonstrating his prominent running speed, and [[Cat Mario|Cat Toad]]}}
|Artwork of [[Toad|Todd]] from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', demonstrating his prominent running speed, and [[Cat Mario|Cat Todd]]}}
Toad returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' as one of the playable characters. In this game, Toad is depicted with blue spots, which is consistent with his in-game appearance in the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', as well as the look of [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. During the introduction sequence, Toad is seen taking a late evening stroll with his friends Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach near [[Peach's Castle|Peach's castle]]. However, Toad is the first to notice a strange [[Clear Pipe]] in front of them in a tilted position. After Mario and Luigi fix the pipe, the gang meets the green [[Sprixie Princesses|Sprixie Princess]], who warns the four friends of Bowser's evil plot to capture all the [[Sprixie]]s. Unfortunately, Bowser arrives soon after and captures her. After Peach falls into the pipe trying to stop Bowser, Toad immediately jumps into the pipe with Mario and a cowering Luigi to start their new adventure.  
[[Toad|Todd]] returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' as one of the playable characters. In this game, [[Toad|Todd]] is depicted with blue spots, which is consistent with his in-game appearance in the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', as well as the look of [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Todd]] from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. During the introduction sequence, [[Toad|Todd]] is seen taking a late evening stroll with his friends Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach near [[Peach's Castle|Peach's castle]]. However, [[Toad|Todd]] is the first to notice a strange [[Clear Pipe]] in front of them in a tilted position. After Mario and Luigi fix the pipe, the gang meets the green [[Sprixie Princesses|Sprixie Princess]], who warns the four friends of Bowser's evil plot to capture all the [[Sprixie]]s. Unfortunately, Bowser arrives soon after and captures her. After Peach falls into the pipe trying to stop Bowser, [[Toad|Todd]] immediately jumps into the pipe with Mario and a cowering Luigi to start their new adventure.  


During gameplay, Toad's abilities are very similar to those in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'': he is the fastest playable character, but he has the shortest jumping height and the fastest falling speed. If he [[Small Mario|becomes Small]], the colors of his cap are reversed to blue with white spots. As [[Fire Mario|Fire Toad]], he has Fire [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]]'s color scheme, though his pants remain white.
During gameplay, [[Toad|Todd]]'s abilities are very similar to those in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'': he is the fastest playable character, but he has the shortest jumping height and the fastest falling speed. If he [[Small Mario|becomes Small]], the colors of his cap are reversed to blue with white spots. As [[Fire Mario|Fire Todd]], he has Fire [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Todd]]'s color scheme, though his pants remain white.


While Toad does not appear in ''Bowser's Fury'', the [[kitten]]s' colors other than the calico kitten match those of the playable characters' [[Cat Mario|Cat Suit]]s in ''Super Mario 3D World'' other than Mario, with the blue one matching Toad's.
While [[Toad|Todd]] does not appear in ''Bowser's Fury'', the [[kitten]]s' colors other than the calico kitten match those of the playable characters' [[Cat Mario|Cat Suit]]s in ''Super Mario 3D World'' other than Mario, with the blue one matching [[Toad|Todd]]'s.


====''Super Mario Maker''====
====''Super Mario Maker''====
[[File:SMM Toad Costume.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SMM Toad Costume.png|frame|left]]
Toad [[Costume_Mario#9|appears]] as a [[Mystery Mushroom]] costume in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', which can be unlocked by either clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on the Easy setting and above or by scanning the Toad [[amiibo]]. His sprite is based off of his modern design, as opposed to any of his older sprites. Upon contact with a Mystery Mushroom, Toad exclaims, "Here I go!"
[[Toad|Todd]] [[Costume_Mario#9|appears]] as a [[Mystery Mushroom]] costume in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', which can be unlocked by either clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on the Easy setting and above or by scanning the [[Toad|Todd]] [[amiibo]]. His sprite is based off of his modern design, as opposed to any of his older sprites. Upon contact with a Mystery Mushroom, [[Toad|Todd]] exclaims, "Here I go!"


If [[Mario]] becomes [[Big Mario]], [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s and red cannonballs become Toad.
If [[Mario]] becomes [[Big Mario]], [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s and red cannonballs become [[Toad|Todd]].


====''Super Mario Run''====
====''Super Mario Run''====
Toad appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. He is obtained by linking the game to the player's [[My Nintendo]] account and redeeming the reward.  
[[Toad|Todd]] appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. He is obtained by linking the game to the player's [[My Nintendo]] account and redeeming the reward.  


Much like in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'', Toad is once again the fastest of the playable characters; however, his jumps are now on par with Mario's. Despite this, Toad (along with all the other playable characters except Mario and Luigi) can only take one hit from an enemy or obstacle before losing a life. This has changed in version 3.4.0, when every character in the game is now able to access the [[Small Mario|Small form]] while starting out in their Super forms when starting a stage, with the exception of Mario and [[Luigi]].
Much like in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'', [[Toad|Todd]] is once again the fastest of the playable characters; however, his jumps are now on par with Mario's. Despite this, [[Toad|Todd]] (along with all the other playable characters except Mario and Luigi) can only take one hit from an enemy or obstacle before losing a life. This has changed in version 3.4.0, when every character in the game is now able to access the [[Small Mario|Small form]] while starting out in their Super forms when starting a stage, with the exception of Mario and [[Luigi]].


When playing as [[Toadette]], Toad will take her place as the referee of [[Toad Rally]].
When playing as [[Toadette|Toddette]], [[Toad|Todd]] will take her place as the referee of [[Toad Rally|Todd Rally]].


====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:SMM2-Cast-Artwork.png|thumb|right|250px|Toad and the playable cast in their [[Builder Mario|builder outfits]] in ''Super Mario Maker 2'']]
[[File:SMM2-Cast-Artwork.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Toad|Todd]] and the playable cast in their [[Builder Mario|builder outfits]] in ''Super Mario Maker 2'']]
Toad appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' alongside Toadette, Mario, and Luigi. Much like in ''Super Mario 3D World'', Toad is depicted with blue spots while some of his previous special forms such as Cat Toad also return. Akin to Toadette, Toad has also received new sprites for the formats of ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and ''Super Mario World''; furthermore, the lattermost of which marks the first appearance of a Toad within the title.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' alongside Toddette, Mario, and Luigi. Much like in ''Super Mario 3D World'', [[Toad|Todd]] is depicted with blue spots while some of his previous special forms such as Cat [[Toad|Todd]] also return. Akin to Toddette, [[Toad|Todd]] has also received new sprites for the formats of ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and ''Super Mario World''; furthermore, the lattermost of which marks the first appearance of a [[Toad|Todd]] within the title.


Toad also gains 7 new forms: [[Big Mario|Big Toad]], [[Superball Mario|Superball Toad]], [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Toad]], [[Frog Mario|Frog Toad]], [[Cape Mario|Cape Toad]], [[Balloon Mario|Balloon Toad]], and [[Builder Mario|Builder Toad]]. In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style, his Fire form has a blue cap rather than the yellow one he has in that game itself.
[[Toad|Todd]] also gains 7 new forms: [[Big Mario|Big Todd]], [[Superball Mario|Superball Todd]], [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Todd]], [[Frog Mario|Frog Todd]], [[Cape Mario|Cape Todd]], [[Balloon Mario|Balloon Todd]], and [[Builder Mario|Builder Todd]]. In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style, his Fire form has a blue cap rather than the yellow one he has in that game itself.


Aside from appearing as a playable character, Toad takes on the role as the job-handling "Taskmaster" in Story Mode, where he appears in his usual red-spotted, blue-vested appearance and wears a gray hard hat. As the Taskmaster, Toad provides Mario with requests in the form of levels that he can complete to earn coins. Toad also appears in two of the stickers that players can post in Course World, with the same appearance: one of them depicts him high-fiving Toadette, and another depicts the two holding hands together.
Aside from appearing as a playable character, [[Toad|Todd]] takes on the role as the job-handling "Taskmaster" in Story Mode, where he appears in his usual red-spotted, blue-vested appearance and wears a gray hard hat. As the Taskmaster, [[Toad|Todd]] provides Mario with requests in the form of levels that he can complete to earn coins. [[Toad|Todd]] also appears in two of the stickers that players can post in Course World, with the same appearance: one of them depicts him high-fiving Toddette, and another depicts the two holding hands together.


[[File:SMM2-SMB-Blue-Toad.png|frame|left]]
[[File:SMM2-SMB-Blue-Toad.png|frame|left]]
Toad's ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprite is different from his sprite in the original ''Super Mario Maker''. Aside from the blue colors, it has a darker shade of skin and is wider than his appearance from ''Super Mario Maker''.
[[Toad|Todd]]'s ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprite is different from his sprite in the original ''Super Mario Maker''. Aside from the blue colors, it has a darker shade of skin and is wider than his appearance from ''Super Mario Maker''.
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===DIC cartoons===
===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
{{quote|The things I do for Princess Toadstool...|Toad|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!}}
{{quote|The things I do for Princess Toddstool...|Todd|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!}}
[[File:SMBSSOrginalToad.jpg|thumb|left|Toad in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"]]
[[File:SMBSSOrginalToad.jpg|thumb|left|[[Toad|Todd]] in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"]]
[[File:SMBSSToad.jpg|thumb|Toad in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[Count Koopula]]"]]
[[File:SMBSSToad.jpg|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[Count Koopula]]"]]
Toad (played by [[John Stocker]]) is a major supporting character ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Like his game counterpart, Toad is one of Toadstool's most loyal servants and protects Princess Toadstool from Bowser and his Koopa Troop forces, with later help of the Mario Bros. Like Princess Toadstool, he may get kidnapped and maybe with Mario and/or Luigi. Toad has two alternate forms in this series, [[Fire Mario|Super Toad]] and [[Toad Warrior]].
[[Toad|Todd]] (played by [[John Stocker]]) is a major supporting character ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Like his game counterpart, [[Toad|Todd]] is one of Toddstool's most loyal servants and protects Princess Toddstool from Bowser and his Koopa Troop forces, with later help of the Mario Bros. Like Princess Toddstool, he may get kidnapped and maybe with Mario and/or Luigi. [[Toad|Todd]] has two alternate forms in this series, [[Fire Mario|Super Todd]] and [[Toad Warrior|Todd Warrior]].


According to the episode "[[Escape from Koopatraz]]", Toad's father is named [[List of Implied Characters#Moldy|Moldy]]. Additionally, he calls his paternal grandfather [[Gramps]].
According to the episode "[[Escape from Koopatraz]]", [[Toad|Todd]]'s father is named [[List of Implied Characters#Moldy|Moldy]]. Additionally, he calls his paternal grandfather [[Gramps]].


In comparison to his game counterpart, Toad looks a little different in the cartoons. His cap is a little bit darker and the waistcoat is red instead of blue. His pants and shoes are also light and dark tones of purple, respectively. For the first three episodes of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', Toad's color scheme is reversed, having a red mushroom cap with white spots, along with a white vest and red pants; this color scheme is reused for his Super form in "[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]".
In comparison to his game counterpart, [[Toad|Todd]] looks a little different in the cartoons. His cap is a little bit darker and the waistcoat is red instead of blue. His pants and shoes are also light and dark tones of purple, respectively. For the first three episodes of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', [[Toad|Todd]]'s color scheme is reversed, having a red mushroom cap with white spots, along with a white vest and red pants; this color scheme is reused for his Super form in "[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]".


On an additional note, Toad often makes squeaky sounds, which is noticeable whenever he gets grabbed or touches ground. Here, Toad is portrayed by [[John Stocker]], who reprises his role as him in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.
On an additional note, [[Toad|Todd]] often makes squeaky sounds, which is noticeable whenever he gets grabbed or touches ground. Here, [[Toad|Todd]] is portrayed by [[John Stocker]], who reprises his role as him in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.
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====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
{{quote|Never trust a Koopa unless ya check up on him!|Toad|The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}}
{{quote|Never trust a Koopa unless ya check up on him!|Todd|The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}}
[[File:P-WingsCartoon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.95|Toad and Princess Toadstool after using the [[P-Wing]] in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:P-WingsCartoon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.95|[[Toad|Todd]] and Princess Toddstool after using the [[P-Wing]] in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Like in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', Toad was seen as Mario's sidekick in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', often adventuring with him. Despite this, ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s last episode, "[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]," has Toad complaining about always being left behind in the adventures (though this might be in reference to his diminishing roles in the games). The main cast even stayed in Toad's house for many episodes as well as a place of shelter. "Baby Toad" has made his only appearance in the episode, "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]", which had Toad, as well as Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] regressed to infant states due to a malfunction with a time machine.  
Like in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', [[Toad|Todd]] was seen as Mario's sidekick in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', often adventuring with him. Despite this, ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s last episode, "[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]," has [[Toad|Todd]] complaining about always being left behind in the adventures (though this might be in reference to his diminishing roles in the games). The main cast even stayed in [[Toad|Todd]]'s house for many episodes as well as a place of shelter. "Baby [[Toad|Todd]]" has made his only appearance in the episode, "[[Toddler Terrors of Time Travel]]", which had [[Toad|Todd]], as well as Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] regressed to infant states due to a malfunction with a time machine.  


Episodes such as "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]" has Toad using various Power-Ups such as the [[P-Wing]] to gain forms such as [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Toad]] in order to help the Mario Bros. with the assistance of Princess Toadstool. The final episode of the series "''Super Koopa''" has Toad making a stronger reference to his actual role from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' as he potentially saved the day using his knowledge of items to power up the Mario Bros. during their time of peril. Toad's own character was given more development as he often had to fix the problems he caused due to his own misfortune as seen in episodes such as "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]".
Episodes such as "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]" has [[Toad|Todd]] using various Power-Ups such as the [[P-Wing]] to gain forms such as [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Todd]] in order to help the Mario Bros. with the assistance of Princess Toddstool. The final episode of the series "''Super Koopa''" has [[Toad|Todd]] making a stronger reference to his actual role from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' as he potentially saved the day using his knowledge of items to power up the Mario Bros. during their time of peril. [[Toad|Todd]]'s own character was given more development as he often had to fix the problems he caused due to his own misfortune as seen in episodes such as "[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]".
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===''Nintendo Comics System''===
===''Nintendo Comics System''===
Issues of ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' portrayed Toad as more outgoing than previous incarnations; with another Toad named [[Wooster]] acting as the servant of Princess Toadstool and the [[Mushroom King]]. Throughout the many comics, Toad would often adventure with Mario (in a sidekick-like manner), with issues such as "[[Betrayal Most Proper]]" showing that Toad was able to hold his own in a fistfight with various enemies.
Issues of ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' portrayed [[Toad|Todd]] as more outgoing than previous incarnations; with another [[Toad|Todd]] named [[Wooster]] acting as the servant of Princess Toddstool and the [[Mushroom King]]. Throughout the many comics, [[Toad|Todd]] would often adventure with Mario (in a sidekick-like manner), with issues such as "[[Betrayal Most Proper]]" showing that [[Toad|Todd]] was able to hold his own in a fistfight with various enemies.
====''Piranha-Round Sue''====
====''Piranha-Round Sue''====
[[File:SMB Sue1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Toad and Mario leave to retrieve the magic wand to reverse the effects of the curse over the Mushroom King. In this scene, Toad is telling Mario of his plan of how the two can obtain the wand safely.]]
[[File:SMB Sue1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Toad and Mario leave to retrieve the magic wand to reverse the effects of the curse over the Mushroom King. In this scene, [[Toad|Todd]] is telling Mario of his plan of how the two can obtain the wand safely.]]
In the issue ''[[Piranha-Round Sue]]'' of the ''Nintendo Comic System'', Toad plays an active role as Mario's sidekick in the story. Toad is first seen with Mario rushing into the King's chambers while claiming that the [[Piranha Plant]]s were rebelling against the Kingdom. However, the two soon learn that the King had been turned into a chameleon-like creature and that a wand was required to turn him back to his original form. The King reveals that the wand was located somewhere within the Piranha Plant headquarters, and as such he gives Toad and Mario the task of retrieving it. The King gives Mario the special item known as the [[Green Gecko Gem]] for protection against the Piranha Plants (the gem casts a force field around whoever holds it).
In the issue ''[[Piranha-Round Sue]]'' of the ''Nintendo Comic System'', [[Toad|Todd]] plays an active role as Mario's sidekick in the story. [[Toad|Todd]] is first seen with Mario rushing into the King's chambers while claiming that the [[Piranha Plant]]s were rebelling against the Kingdom. However, the two soon learn that the King had been turned into a chameleon-like creature and that a wand was required to turn him back to his original form. The King reveals that the wand was located somewhere within the Piranha Plant headquarters, and as such he gives [[Toad|Todd]] and Mario the task of retrieving it. The King gives Mario the special item known as the [[Green Gecko Gem]] for protection against the Piranha Plants (the gem casts a force field around whoever holds it).


After retrieving the gem, Mario and Toad head off towards the Piranha Plant headquarters. While leaving the castle, Toad tells Mario a plan of rushing ahead while defeating the enemies in their way. Mario agrees and runs and bounces ahead using the Green Gecko Gem's protective field while Toad, unfortunately, falls behind (as a result of not having the power of the Green Gecko Gem). As Toad attempts to catch up with Mario, he is stopped by [[Piranha Sue]] (who is attempting to devise a plan of stealing the Green Gecko Gem). In an attempt to steal the gem, she manipulates Toad by asking how badly he is treated as a sidekick to Mario, and that Toad should have been the one to receive the Green Gecko Gem from the King. At first Toad ignores her comments bluntly by arguing that Mario is his friend; however, she continues to persuade the mushroom retainer by telling him that with the power of the gem, he could become the new King of the Kingdom and achieve respect from the others. Toad eventually gives in to Piranha Sue's ideas, and devises a plan with her by pretending that he was drowning in a nearby river in order to have Mario return, drop the gem (so that Piranha Sue can hold on to it for Toad after he is saved), and save him.
After retrieving the gem, Mario and [[Toad|Todd]] head off towards the Piranha Plant headquarters. While leaving the castle, [[Toad|Todd]] tells Mario a plan of rushing ahead while defeating the enemies in their way. Mario agrees and runs and bounces ahead using the Green Gecko Gem's protective field while [[Toad|Todd]], unfortunately, falls behind (as a result of not having the power of the Green Gecko Gem). As [[Toad|Todd]] attempts to catch up with Mario, he is stopped by [[Piranha Sue]] (who is attempting to devise a plan of stealing the Green Gecko Gem). In an attempt to steal the gem, she manipulates [[Toad|Todd]] by asking how badly he is treated as a sidekick to Mario, and that [[Toad|Todd]] should have been the one to receive the Green Gecko Gem from the King. At first [[Toad|Todd]] ignores her comments bluntly by arguing that Mario is his friend; however, she continues to persuade the mushroom retainer by telling him that with the power of the gem, he could become the new King of the Kingdom and achieve respect from the others. [[Toad|Todd]] eventually gives in to Piranha Sue's ideas, and devises a plan with her by pretending that he was drowning in a nearby river in order to have Mario return, drop the gem (so that Piranha Sue can hold on to it for [[Toad|Todd]] after he is saved), and save him.


During that time, Mario has already retrieved the magic wand (needed to transform the King back to his original form), and was heading back towards the castle. However, on his way back Mario notices Toad who was inside the creek. Mario asks Toad why he is in the water while Toad asks Mario to save him. Initially, Mario was not sure to drop the gem as he worried if someone else would take the gem (in spite of Toad's exclaims of dropping the gem); however, at this point of time, Piranha Sue used one of her roots to grab onto Toad's feet and pulled him down deeper into the water causing him to actually start drowning. In Toad's screams of really drowning, Mario becomes shocked and jumps in to save his friend while dropping the gem. At this point of time, Piranha Sue snatches the gem and becomes invincible. After Toad was saved by Mario, he innocently asks the Piranha Plant to give the gem to him; however, she ridicules the mushroom retainer by calling him a fool and announcing that she is now invincible.
During that time, Mario has already retrieved the magic wand (needed to transform the King back to his original form), and was heading back towards the castle. However, on his way back Mario notices [[Toad|Todd]] who was inside the creek. Mario asks [[Toad|Todd]] why he is in the water while [[Toad|Todd]] asks Mario to save him. Initially, Mario was not sure to drop the gem as he worried if someone else would take the gem (in spite of [[Toad|Todd]]'s exclaims of dropping the gem); however, at this point of time, Piranha Sue used one of her roots to grab onto [[Toad|Todd]]'s feet and pulled him down deeper into the water causing him to actually start drowning. In [[Toad|Todd]]'s screams of really drowning, Mario becomes shocked and jumps in to save his friend while dropping the gem. At this point of time, Piranha Sue snatches the gem and becomes invincible. After [[Toad|Todd]] was saved by Mario, he innocently asks the Piranha Plant to give the gem to him; however, she ridicules the mushroom retainer by calling him a fool and announcing that she is now invincible.


Fortunately, Bowser appears at that point of time and demands the reason why Piranha Sue was in this area (meanwhile Mario and Toad hide nearby). She replies that she now had the power of the Green Gecko Gem for him. However, Bowser simply tosses the gem away deeming it to be useless and instead punishes the Piranha Plant (by choking her) for her actions. Meanwhile, Toad and Mario re-obtain the gem (with Toad even processing the powers of the gem on their way back) and head back towards the castle thanks to the efforts of Toad's plan. After getting back, Mario uses the wand to reverse the magic over the Mushroom King in order to turn him back to a human. After becoming a human again, everyone (including Toad) celebrates Mario and Toad’s victory of defeating Piranha Sue and saving the King.
Fortunately, Bowser appears at that point of time and demands the reason why Piranha Sue was in this area (meanwhile Mario and [[Toad|Todd]] hide nearby). She replies that she now had the power of the Green Gecko Gem for him. However, Bowser simply tosses the gem away deeming it to be useless and instead punishes the Piranha Plant (by choking her) for her actions. Meanwhile, [[Toad|Todd]] and Mario re-obtain the gem (with [[Toad|Todd]] even processing the powers of the gem on their way back) and head back towards the castle thanks to the efforts of [[Toad|Todd]]'s plan. After getting back, Mario uses the wand to reverse the magic over the Mushroom King in order to turn him back to a human. After becoming a human again, everyone (including [[Toad|Todd]]) celebrates Mario and [[Toad|Todd]]’s victory of defeating Piranha Sue and saving the King.


====''Koopa's Believe It or Else!''====
====''Koopa's Believe It or Else!''====
Toad makes a cameo in the ''Nintendo Comic System'' issue ''[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]'' where he is seen holding the [[Mario Cap]] full of stuffing while the Mario Bros. in the background. Bowser’s reasoning for this message was that of making a claim that in the Mushroom Kingdom, stuffed plumber's caps were a favorite meal in relation to how stuffed mushroom caps are a great delicacy in Brooklyn (where Mario and Luigi came from).
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a cameo in the ''Nintendo Comic System'' issue ''[[Koopa's Believe It or Else!]]'' where he is seen holding the [[Mario Cap]] full of stuffing while the Mario Bros. in the background. Bowser’s reasoning for this message was that of making a claim that in the Mushroom Kingdom, stuffed plumber's caps were a favorite meal in relation to how stuffed mushroom caps are a great delicacy in Brooklyn (where Mario and Luigi came from).


====''The Kingdom Enquirer''====
====''The Kingdom Enquirer''====
[[File:TKEscene1.jpg|thumb|left|145px|Toad messily opening up his package from the reporter institution he graduated from]]
[[File:TKEscene1.jpg|thumb|left|145px|[[Toad|Todd]] messily opening up his package from the reporter institution he graduated from]]
In the issue ''[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]'' of the ''Nintendo Comic System'', Toad makes a major appearance as one of the lead characters in the story. Toad is first seen in the introduction where he is seen to have received a package from a postal worker and is seen to immediately be opening it as a curious [[Wooster]] watches the scene. After having Wooster guess what was inside his parcel a few times, Toad reveals to him that the package contained his graduation package from the "The Apook Correspondence School of Journalism, Hotel Management and Transmission Repair". While Wooster ridicules Toad for the simplicity of graduating the institution (saying that he remembered that the entire curriculum of the school consisted of Toad sending them a check), Toad ignores the other Toad and grabs his reporter gear that was in his graduation package. At this point of time, Mario and the Mushroom King exit a nearby door and started discussing about a top-secret mission. Toad’s curiosity got the better of him, and he begins to follow Mario by saying that he is going to report for his secret mission.
In the issue ''[[The Kingdom Enquirer]]'' of the ''Nintendo Comic System'', [[Toad|Todd]] makes a major appearance as one of the lead characters in the story. [[Toad|Todd]] is first seen in the introduction where he is seen to have received a package from a postal worker and is seen to immediately be opening it as a curious [[Wooster]] watches the scene. After having Wooster guess what was inside his parcel a few times, [[Toad|Todd]] reveals to him that the package contained his graduation package from the "The Apook Correspondence School of Journalism, Hotel Management and Transmission Repair". While Wooster ridicules [[Toad|Todd]] for the simplicity of graduating the institution (saying that he remembered that the entire curriculum of the school consisted of [[Toad|Todd]] sending them a check), [[Toad|Todd]] ignores the other [[Toad|Todd]] and grabs his reporter gear that was in his graduation package. At this point of time, Mario and the Mushroom King exit a nearby door and started discussing about a top-secret mission. [[Toad|Todd]]’s curiosity got the better of him, and he begins to follow Mario by saying that he is going to report for his secret mission.


While Mario initially is fine with Toad following him, he begins to get irritated as Toad starts to narrate and write every move that he and Mario make (even exaggerating some of them) while the two walk. After reaching a [[Warp Pipe]] that transports them to World 1-3, a [[Boomerang Bro]]ther overhears Mario and Toad talking about a secret mission, and begins to attack the duo. While the two were able to avoid the Boomerang Brother, Mario begins to get annoyed by Toad, and eventually leaves the mushroom retainer alone after Toad begins to quote passages from his Reporters Hand Book. As Mario leaves, Toad is immediately addressed by two shrubs (two movie star bushes) who tell Toad that they have a story for him to write about.
While Mario initially is fine with [[Toad|Todd]] following him, he begins to get irritated as [[Toad|Todd]] starts to narrate and write every move that he and Mario make (even exaggerating some of them) while the two walk. After reaching a [[Warp Pipe]] that transports them to World 1-3, a [[Boomerang Bro]]ther overhears Mario and [[Toad|Todd]] talking about a secret mission, and begins to attack the duo. While the two were able to avoid the Boomerang Brother, Mario begins to get annoyed by [[Toad|Todd]], and eventually leaves the mushroom retainer alone after [[Toad|Todd]] begins to quote passages from his Reporters Hand Book. As Mario leaves, [[Toad|Todd]] is immediately addressed by two shrubs (two movie star bushes) who tell [[Toad|Todd]] that they have a story for him to write about.


After interviewing the two shrubs, Toad attempts to catch up with Mario by jumping on a ♩ Block to reach him. As he attempts to jump on the block, Toad is addressed by two [[Hammer Bro]]s.; one of which demands Toad to listen to his story once he identified that Toad is a reporter. As the Hammer Bro tells Toad of his stories, more Hammer Bros., [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, and even [[Bullet Bill]]s start to arrive to tell Toad of their incidents. On the other hand, Toad begins to show a lack of interest in their stories as more of them begin to arrive. Eventually, a fight gets loose between the enemies in correlation with who can receive Toad’s attention. At this point of time, Toad begins to panic, and he begins to be run away from the group.
After interviewing the two shrubs, [[Toad|Todd]] attempts to catch up with Mario by jumping on a ♩ Block to reach him. As he attempts to jump on the block, [[Toad|Todd]] is addressed by two [[Hammer Bro]]s.; one of which demands [[Toad|Todd]] to listen to his story once he identified that [[Toad|Todd]] is a reporter. As the Hammer Bro tells [[Toad|Todd]] of his stories, more Hammer Bros., [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, and even [[Bullet Bill]]s start to arrive to tell [[Toad|Todd]] of their incidents. On the other hand, [[Toad|Todd]] begins to show a lack of interest in their stories as more of them begin to arrive. Eventually, a fight gets loose between the enemies in correlation with who can receive [[Toad|Todd]]’s attention. At this point of time, [[Toad|Todd]] begins to panic, and he begins to be run away from the group.


Noticing that Toad was running away from the growing number of Koopas, Mario leaps down from a cloud that he was on and lands beside an exhausted Toad near a Warp Pipe. Seeing Mario, Toad introduces Mario to the group of enemies that had followed him. A Koopa Troopa immediately recognizes Mario, and announces his identity to the rest of the group who all agree to defeat Mario for Bowser’s purpose. A nearby Koopa immediately asks Toad to write about their defeating of Mario which Toad prominently replies by saying that he has already done that. Toad then asks a Koopa Paratroopa to deliver his transcript to the offices of "The Kingdom Enquirer". The Paratroopa cheerfully agrees and does the task as a surprised Mario onlooks the entire scene from between the group.  
Noticing that [[Toad|Todd]] was running away from the growing number of Koopas, Mario leaps down from a cloud that he was on and lands beside an exhausted [[Toad|Todd]] near a Warp Pipe. Seeing Mario, [[Toad|Todd]] introduces Mario to the group of enemies that had followed him. A Koopa Troopa immediately recognizes Mario, and announces his identity to the rest of the group who all agree to defeat Mario for Bowser’s purpose. A nearby Koopa immediately asks [[Toad|Todd]] to write about their defeating of Mario which [[Toad|Todd]] prominently replies by saying that he has already done that. [[Toad|Todd]] then asks a Koopa Paratroopa to deliver his transcript to the offices of "The Kingdom Enquirer". The Paratroopa cheerfully agrees and does the task as a surprised Mario onlooks the entire scene from between the group.  


Once the Paratroopa had left, Toad tells all the surrounding enemies that he has actually entitled his story as "The Trouble With Troopas" and goes on to say that he actually wrote about all the secrets he was told, saying King Koopa will probably punish all the enemies present for telling confidential information and for doing such things as stealing Bowser's money and personal chocolates. The group of enemies immediately get horrified and surprised by Toad’s blackmail, and immediately leave Mario and Toad alone as they rush off to stop the Koopa Paratroopa who had left to deliver Toad’s transcript to The Kingdom Enquirer. After all the enemies have left, Mario asks Toad if he had actually found out about any other secrets that day. In spite of Mario’s pestering of him, Toad resolves to not reveal any more secrets to anyone by saying that he must protect his sources and that so he can keep his own secrets as the two walk off into the horizon.
Once the Paratroopa had left, [[Toad|Todd]] tells all the surrounding enemies that he has actually entitled his story as "The Trouble With Troopas" and goes on to say that he actually wrote about all the secrets he was told, saying King Koopa will probably punish all the enemies present for telling confidential information and for doing such things as stealing Bowser's money and personal chocolates. The group of enemies immediately get horrified and surprised by [[Toad|Todd]]’s blackmail, and immediately leave Mario and [[Toad|Todd]] alone as they rush off to stop the Koopa Paratroopa who had left to deliver [[Toad|Todd]]’s transcript to The Kingdom Enquirer. After all the enemies have left, Mario asks [[Toad|Todd]] if he had actually found out about any other secrets that day. In spite of Mario’s pestering of him, [[Toad|Todd]] resolves to not reveal any more secrets to anyone by saying that he must protect his sources and that so he can keep his own secrets as the two walk off into the horizon.


===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
Toad was also featured as a recurring character in [[Valiant Comics|Valiant's]] ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', though here, he was somewhat overshadowed in his appearances by Yoshi who instead played the role of the sidekick rather than Toad.
[[Toad|Todd]] was also featured as a recurring character in [[Valiant Comics|Valiant's]] ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', though here, he was somewhat overshadowed in his appearances by Yoshi who instead played the role of the sidekick rather than [[Toad|Todd]].


===''Club Nintendo'' comics===
===''Club Nintendo'' comics===
[[File:GhostofPast.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.66|The Ghost of Past from Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]
[[File:GhostofPast.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.66|The Ghost of Past from Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]
Toad also made several appearances in the comics provided by the [[Club Nintendo (magazine)|''Club Nintendo'' magazines]]. While most of his appearances were minor, some made a strong impact on the comic's tale as well.
[[Toad|Todd]] also made several appearances in the comics provided by the [[Club Nintendo (magazine)|''Club Nintendo'' magazines]]. While most of his appearances were minor, some made a strong impact on the comic's tale as well.


====Süße Weihnachten====
====Süße Weihnachten====
In the comic strip [[Süße Weihnachten]], Toad plays the role of a doctor. He is first seen when he spots Bowser falling to the ground in pain after obtaining a stomachache. Upon seeing him in pain, Toad swiftly runs to [[Dr. Mario]] and tells him of the issue. As Bowser is brought into Dr. Mario's cabin, Dr. Mario checks Bowser's condition along with the help of Dr. Toad and [[Princess Peach|Nurse Toadstool]]. After the diagnosis, Dr. Mario, Dr. Toad, and Nurse Toadstool prescribe Bowser "a bitter pill every hour instead of marzipan" in order for him to get better.
In the comic strip [[Süße Weihnachten]], [[Toad|Todd]] plays the role of a doctor. He is first seen when he spots Bowser falling to the ground in pain after obtaining a stomachache. Upon seeing him in pain, [[Toad|Todd]] swiftly runs to [[Dr. Mario]] and tells him of the issue. As Bowser is brought into Dr. Mario's cabin, Dr. Mario checks Bowser's condition along with the help of Dr. [[Toad|Todd]] and [[Princess Peach|Nurse Toddstool]]. After the diagnosis, Dr. Mario, Dr. [[Toad|Todd]], and Nurse Toddstool prescribe Bowser "a bitter pill every hour instead of marzipan" in order for him to get better.


As the trio leaves, Bowser is seen to be in pain as he thinks of the party taking place at that very time in which Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, and Toad would all be enjoying without him (as Bowser had become sick from eating all the sweets at the party before it began).
As the trio leaves, Bowser is seen to be in pain as he thinks of the party taking place at that very time in which Mario, Luigi, Princess Toddstool, and [[Toad|Todd]] would all be enjoying without him (as Bowser had become sick from eating all the sweets at the party before it began).


====Ostern im Schwammerlland====
====Ostern im Schwammerlland====
In [[Ostern im Schwammerlland]], Toad has a picnic together with Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. Eventually, the group finds a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]], which soon hatches into their new friend Yoshi.
In [[Ostern im Schwammerlland]], [[Toad|Todd]] has a picnic together with Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. Eventually, the group finds a [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]], which soon hatches into their new friend Yoshi.


====Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!====
====Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!====
Toad makes a small yet notable cameo in [[Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!]] He appears in the scene before Mario faces off against Blanka by supporting him and bringing him some [[banana]]s. The bananas prove to be the source of Mario's victory as he effectively uses the peels to make Blanka slip out of the boxing ring.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a small yet notable cameo in [[Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!]] He appears in the scene before Mario faces off against Blanka by supporting him and bringing him some [[banana]]s. The bananas prove to be the source of Mario's victory as he effectively uses the peels to make Blanka slip out of the boxing ring.


====Super Mario: Die Bescherung====
====Super Mario: Die Bescherung====
In the comic [[Super Mario: Die Bescherung]], Toad appears as one of the guests that Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool had invited over for their Christmas party. The other guests invited for the party included Yoshi, [[Link]], [[Pit (character)|Pit]], and [[Mega Man]]. During the party, Toad can be seen to be enjoying himself while having a conversation with Pit and Mega Man.
In the comic [[Super Mario: Die Bescherung]], [[Toad|Todd]] appears as one of the guests that Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toddstool had invited over for their Christmas party. The other guests invited for the party included Yoshi, [[Link]], [[Pit (character)|Pit]], and [[Mega Man]]. During the party, [[Toad|Todd]] can be seen to be enjoying himself while having a conversation with Pit and Mega Man.


Sometime after Mario had left the house for unknown reasons, the doorbell suddenly rings. Toad (along with the help of Yoshi) decides to investigate and opens the door. Upon opening the door, the two discover someone dressed up as [[Santa Claus]] and having a strong resemblance to Mario. In their excitement, both Toad and Yoshi believe that the stranger is actually Santa Claus while Luigi and Link claim to have seen through Mario's "trick." As the Santa Claus-like man is about to give out presents, Mario enters the room and asks if he missed anything. Having seen two so similar-looking men, everyone else in the room (including Toad) becomes perplexed to see both at the same time.
Sometime after Mario had left the house for unknown reasons, the doorbell suddenly rings. [[Toad|Todd]] (along with the help of Yoshi) decides to investigate and opens the door. Upon opening the door, the two discover someone dressed up as [[Santa Claus]] and having a strong resemblance to Mario. In their excitement, both [[Toad|Todd]] and Yoshi believe that the stranger is actually Santa Claus while Luigi and Link claim to have seen through Mario's "trick." As the Santa Claus-like man is about to give out presents, Mario enters the room and asks if he missed anything. Having seen two so similar-looking men, everyone else in the room (including [[Toad|Todd]]) becomes perplexed to see both at the same time.


====Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland====
====Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland====
Toad also makes an appearance in the comic [[Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland]], where he was the first person for Mario to meet when he arrives in [[Wunderland]] (in fact, Mario had landed on top of Toad upon arriving). Mario's appearance had drastically changed, however, appearing much like a girl upon arriving in Wunderland and he asks Toad for help so that he could get back home. Toad tells Mario that he was on his way to visit the wizard named [[Crab (character)|Crab]] to ask him to grant his own wish (which was to become larger in size) and Toad happily invites Mario to follow him to the wizard's castle so that the wizard could grant his wish to go back home.  
[[Toad|Todd]] also makes an appearance in the comic [[Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland]], where he was the first person for Mario to meet when he arrives in [[Wunderland]] (in fact, Mario had landed on top of [[Toad|Todd]] upon arriving). Mario's appearance had drastically changed, however, appearing much like a girl upon arriving in Wunderland and he asks [[Toad|Todd]] for help so that he could get back home. [[Toad|Todd]] tells Mario that he was on his way to visit the wizard named [[Crab (character)|Crab]] to ask him to grant his own wish (which was to become larger in size) and [[Toad|Todd]] happily invites Mario to follow him to the wizard's castle so that the wizard could grant his wish to go back home.  


Along the way, the duo meet some other friends who join their group ([[Kirby]] and Yoshi); each having their own wishes to ask the wizard. Eventually, the group of friends arrived at the castle and the wizard grants them their wishes, however in a horrible way. Toad's wish which was to only become larger had his wish fulfilled however he grows into an enormous size instead (possibly due to the wizard's lack of control over his own magic).
Along the way, the duo meet some other friends who join their group ([[Kirby]] and Yoshi); each having their own wishes to ask the wizard. Eventually, the group of friends arrived at the castle and the wizard grants them their wishes, however in a horrible way. [[Toad|Todd]]'s wish which was to only become larger had his wish fulfilled however he grows into an enormous size instead (possibly due to the wizard's lack of control over his own magic).


====Warios Weihnachtsmärchen====
====Warios Weihnachtsmärchen====
While Toad himself does not make an actual appearance in the comic [[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]], The [[Ghosts of Christmas#Ghost of Past|Ghost of Past]] (who shows Wario about his past life) strongly resembles Toad. The Ghost of the Past was the first of the ghosts to appear before Wario and he showed his early life as an infant all the way till he was almost an adult. In all of these sequences, he reveals that the reason Wario had a grudge against Mario was that Mario beat him in everything from building sandcastles as children to impressing Princess Peach during their school years.
While [[Toad|Todd]] himself does not make an actual appearance in the comic [[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]], The [[Ghosts of Christmas#Ghost of Past|Ghost of Past]] (who shows Wario about his past life) strongly resembles [[Toad|Todd]]. The Ghost of the Past was the first of the ghosts to appear before Wario and he showed his early life as an infant all the way till he was almost an adult. In all of these sequences, he reveals that the reason Wario had a grudge against Mario was that Mario beat him in everything from building sandcastles as children to impressing Princess Peach during their school years.


====Mario in Mariozilla====
====Mario in Mariozilla====
Toad makes a small appearance in the comic [[Mario in Mariozilla]] in the introduction. He is first seen alongside Mario and Yoshi where the three heroes were seen looking for Easter eggs in Mario's garden. However, their search is interrupted when [[Kamek]] and several [[Toady|Toadies]] arrive and put a spell on Mario to shrink him to a miniature size. However, the spell backfires and instead Mario grows to an enormous size. Upon seeing his gigantic friend, Toad fearfully asks if Mario had became evil, to which the plumber accidentally responds by taking a step forward, causing Toad, Yoshi, and Kamek's group to flee in fear.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a small appearance in the comic [[Mario in Mariozilla]] in the introduction. He is first seen alongside Mario and Yoshi where the three heroes were seen looking for Easter eggs in Mario's garden. However, their search is interrupted when [[Kamek]] and several [[Toady|Toadies]] arrive and put a spell on Mario to shrink him to a miniature size. However, the spell backfires and instead Mario grows to an enormous size. Upon seeing his gigantic friend, [[Toad|Todd]] fearfully asks if Mario had became evil, to which the plumber accidentally responds by taking a step forward, causing [[Toad|Todd]], Yoshi, and Kamek's group to flee in fear.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Super Mario-Kun 44.jpg|thumb|left|110px|Toad on the cover of the forty-fourth issue of ''Super Mario-kun'' (featuring ''Super Mario 3D Land'')]]
[[File:Super Mario-Kun 44.jpg|thumb|left|110px|[[Toad|Todd]] on the cover of the forty-fourth issue of ''Super Mario-kun'' (featuring ''Super Mario 3D Land'')]]
Toad makes an appearance in the Japanese exclusive manga series ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' as a prominent recurring character throughout its numerous installments. Within the storyline, Toad serves as the head or captain of the Toad guards at Princess Peach's Castle and is often seen to be very protective of her. However, in spite of Toad's different attempts at protecting her during the various issues, Peach still manages to get kidnapped by Bowser frequently due to the certain small flaws in the plans that Toad and the other guards create while guarding Peach. As a result, Toad is often seen as a character featuring comedic relief within the manga series (especially in the scenes featuring the antics of him and the other guards).
[[Toad|Todd]] makes an appearance in the Japanese exclusive manga series ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' as a prominent recurring character throughout its numerous installments. Within the storyline, [[Toad|Todd]] serves as the head or captain of the [[Toad|Todd]] guards at Princess Peach's Castle and is often seen to be very protective of her. However, in spite of [[Toad|Todd]]'s different attempts at protecting her during the various issues, Peach still manages to get kidnapped by Bowser frequently due to the certain small flaws in the plans that [[Toad|Todd]] and the other guards create while guarding Peach. As a result, [[Toad|Todd]] is often seen as a character featuring comedic relief within the manga series (especially in the scenes featuring the antics of him and the other guards).


Toad makes a prominent appearance in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth issues of ''Super Mario-kun'', which feature an adaptation of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' (the game where Toad starred as the main hero). In these three issues, Toad is accompanied by his friends Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi as the four help [[Wanda]] fight off Wario's attempt to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. While Toad does very little at first, he plays a prominent role in the battle against [[Seizer]] where he is first seen fleeing in fear after seeing the skeletal boss. However, after seeing his friends getting injured in the battle, Toad steps into the battlefield and battles Seizer by himself and eventually wins the battle against the grim reaper-like boss through his own determination.  
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a prominent appearance in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth issues of ''Super Mario-kun'', which feature an adaptation of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' (the game where [[Toad|Todd]] starred as the main hero). In these three issues, [[Toad|Todd]] is accompanied by his friends Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi as the four help [[Wanda]] fight off Wario's attempt to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. While [[Toad|Todd]] does very little at first, he plays a prominent role in the battle against [[Seizer]] where he is first seen fleeing in fear after seeing the skeletal boss. However, after seeing his friends getting injured in the battle, [[Toad|Todd]] steps into the battlefield and battles Seizer by himself and eventually wins the battle against the grim reaper-like boss through his own determination.  


Toad also plays a major role within the issues featuring ''[[Mario Party]]'' where he guides Mario and friends throughout the adventure. In spite of Toadsworth's presence within the later issues, Toad continues to make recurring appearances (including the issue featuring the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' titles such as ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''). Toad also makes a major appearance as Mario's sidekick within the forty-fourth issue based on ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
[[Toad|Todd]] also plays a major role within the issues featuring ''[[Mario Party]]'' where he guides Mario and friends throughout the adventure. In spite of Toddsworth's presence within the later issues, [[Toad|Todd]] continues to make recurring appearances (including the issue featuring the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' titles such as ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''). [[Toad|Todd]] also makes a major appearance as Mario's sidekick within the forty-fourth issue based on ''Super Mario 3D Land''.


===''Nintendo Power'' comics===
===''Nintendo Power'' comics===
====''Super Mario Adventures''====
====''Super Mario Adventures''====
[[File:ToadSMA.JPG|thumb|Toad in ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'']]
[[File:ToadSMA.JPG|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] in ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', Toad travels with Princess Toadstool and several other [[Mushroom Retainer]]s on a quest to defeat Bowser; unfortunately, Princess Toadstool, Toad, and the other Toads are ambushed by Lakitu, with only Toad himself having escaped the battle. A wounded Toad later manages to reach Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi at [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. After recovering, Toad decides to team up with the trio in an attempt to rescue Princess Toadstool. However, their plan backfires when Mario is accidentally captured instead within Bowser's Castle while the princess manages to rescue herself (though her attempt had caused her to lose consciousness upon escaping).
In ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] travels with Princess Toddstool and several other [[Mushroom Retainer]]s on a quest to defeat Bowser; unfortunately, Princess Toddstool, [[Toad|Todd]], and the other Toads are ambushed by Lakitu, with only [[Toad|Todd]] himself having escaped the battle. A wounded [[Toad|Todd]] later manages to reach Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi at [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. After recovering, [[Toad|Todd]] decides to team up with the trio in an attempt to rescue Princess Toddstool. However, their plan backfires when Mario is accidentally captured instead within Bowser's Castle while the princess manages to rescue herself (though her attempt had caused her to lose consciousness upon escaping).


As Toadstool recovers, Toad, Luigi, and Yoshi catch sight of a boat containing [[Mechakoopa]]s sailing from Bowser's Castle. The Mechakoopas illustrate the demand that Bowser wanted by demanding that the trio put Toadstool into the boat and return her to Bowser's Castle; otherwise, the captured Mario would be executed. The trio become shocked by the demand (with Toad even exclaiming that the whole ordeal was blackmail) and as they come to the conclusion that they have no other choice to make, a businessman known as the [[Friendly Floyd]] arrives to the scene and makes a plan with the trio to disguise Luigi as the Princess and vise-versa. As Toadstool regains consciousness, she catches sight of Toad and realizes that Mario had been captured instead as she made her own escape. Upon realizing that she was in Luigi's clothes, Toad tells her that a plan has already been made to rescue Mario and that everyone's cooperation is needed. Soon, Toad and Yoshi talk about the plan to sneak a bomb-wielding Princess Toadstool and [[Friendly Floyd]] into the [[Koopalings]]' tower disguised as pizza delivery workers in order to help Luigi save Mario. Toad also helped to battle the Koopalings along with Luigi, Toadstool, and Yoshi after their disguises were discovered. After the battle, Toad was blown from the tower with everyone else when it exploded.
As Toddstool recovers, [[Toad|Todd]], Luigi, and Yoshi catch sight of a boat containing [[Mechakoopa]]s sailing from Bowser's Castle. The Mechakoopas illustrate the demand that Bowser wanted by demanding that the trio put Toddstool into the boat and return her to Bowser's Castle; otherwise, the captured Mario would be executed. The trio become shocked by the demand (with [[Toad|Todd]] even exclaiming that the whole ordeal was blackmail) and as they come to the conclusion that they have no other choice to make, a businessman known as the [[Friendly Floyd]] arrives to the scene and makes a plan with the trio to disguise Luigi as the Princess and vise-versa. As Toddstool regains consciousness, she catches sight of [[Toad|Todd]] and realizes that Mario had been captured instead as she made her own escape. Upon realizing that she was in Luigi's clothes, [[Toad|Todd]] tells her that a plan has already been made to rescue Mario and that everyone's cooperation is needed. Soon, [[Toad|Todd]] and Yoshi talk about the plan to sneak a bomb-wielding Princess Toddstool and [[Friendly Floyd]] into the [[Koopalings]]' tower disguised as pizza delivery workers in order to help Luigi save Mario. [[Toad|Todd]] also helped to battle the Koopalings along with Luigi, Toddstool, and Yoshi after their disguises were discovered. After the battle, [[Toad|Todd]] was blown from the tower with everyone else when it exploded.


Fortunately, Toad survived along with the rest of his friends (including the once kidnapped Mario) and he soon accompanied the rest of the heroes in an attempt to get back to their homes. However, after getting lost, Toad makes a plan of using Toadstool's [[cape]] and getting back to the Mushroom Kingdom in order to send for help to help the rest of his friends. Unfortunately, as Toad attempted to reach the Mushroom Kingdom with Toadstool's cape, he was only to be captured by Bowser and his forces and held hostage. Oddly, Toad's fate in the comic is never made clear, as he was never rescued from Bowser's clutches (though he was seen alerting Princess Toadstool of the state of the Mushroom Kingdom after Bowser had arrived).
Fortunately, [[Toad|Todd]] survived along with the rest of his friends (including the once kidnapped Mario) and he soon accompanied the rest of the heroes in an attempt to get back to their homes. However, after getting lost, [[Toad|Todd]] makes a plan of using Toddstool's [[cape]] and getting back to the Mushroom Kingdom in order to send for help to help the rest of his friends. Unfortunately, as [[Toad|Todd]] attempted to reach the Mushroom Kingdom with Toddstool's cape, he was only to be captured by Bowser and his forces and held hostage. Oddly, [[Toad|Todd]]'s fate in the comic is never made clear, as he was never rescued from Bowser's clutches (though he was seen alerting Princess Toddstool of the state of the Mushroom Kingdom after Bowser had arrived).


Strangely, this comic depicts Toad with a different color scheme in comparison to his game counterpart as instead of a white mushroom cap with red spots, Toad instead has an inverted red cap with white spots. While he sports good vision, he is seen constantly seen to be sporting large sunglasses that cover his eyes. This appears to be a trait of the attire that Toadstool's guards seem to wear throughout the comic series.
Strangely, this comic depicts [[Toad|Todd]] with a different color scheme in comparison to his game counterpart as instead of a white mushroom cap with red spots, [[Toad|Todd]] instead has an inverted red cap with white spots. While he sports good vision, he is seen constantly seen to be sporting large sunglasses that cover his eyes. This appears to be a trait of the attire that Toddstool's guards seem to wear throughout the comic series.


====''Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash''====
====''Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash''====
Toad makes an appearance in the Club Nintendo comic ''[[Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash]]''. He is seen alongside Princess Peach, Mario, Luigi, and Wario during the scene in which the group of five were on a walk to the park. However, on their way there, Peach spots a [[Samus]] doll in the window which she has set her love for. During this scene, Mario and Wario both start getting ideas of getting the doll for her birthday (which was arriving soon). In spite of the distraction, both Toad and Luigi can be seen frantically trying to get the attention of their three friends as the two did not want the group to miss the bus that had just arrived.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes an appearance in the Club Nintendo comic ''[[Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash]]''. He is seen alongside Princess Peach, Mario, Luigi, and Wario during the scene in which the group of five were on a walk to the park. However, on their way there, Peach spots a [[Samus]] doll in the window which she has set her love for. During this scene, Mario and Wario both start getting ideas of getting the doll for her birthday (which was arriving soon). In spite of the distraction, both [[Toad|Todd]] and Luigi can be seen frantically trying to get the attention of their three friends as the two did not want the group to miss the bus that had just arrived.


Alongside Mario, Luigi, and Wario, Toad along with the other Toads are later seen to be decorating Peach's Castle in preparation for her birthday party. He likely celebrated her birthday along with everyone else once the party began at the end of the comic strip.
Alongside Mario, Luigi, and Wario, [[Toad|Todd]] along with the other Toads are later seen to be decorating Peach's Castle in preparation for her birthday party. He likely celebrated her birthday along with everyone else once the party began at the end of the comic strip.
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===''Mario Golf'' series===
===''Mario Golf'' series===
[[File:MG64ToadOoB.png|thumb|left|Toad in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'']]
[[File:MG64ToadOoB.png|thumb|left|[[Toad|Todd]] in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'']]
Toad has appeared in several ''Mario Golf'' titles as a non-playable character. In ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', Toad appears with a blue flag to inform the player whenever an [[Out of Bounds|O.B.]] occurs. During the opening cinematic to ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', Toad makes a short appearance waving a flag in the heavy rough where [[Luigi]] had hit his ball (he also plays the role of informing the player whenever an O.B. occurs once again in the actual game). Despite his lack of playability, there is also a course named in his honor which is the [[Toad Highlands]] in ''Mario Golf'' for the Nintendo 64. He appears on the main menu screen of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' as well as in the corner of the screen while golfing in any mode.  
[[Toad|Todd]] has appeared in several ''Mario Golf'' titles as a non-playable character. In ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears with a blue flag to inform the player whenever an [[Out of Bounds|O.B.]] occurs. During the opening cinematic to ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] makes a short appearance waving a flag in the heavy rough where [[Luigi]] had hit his ball (he also plays the role of informing the player whenever an O.B. occurs once again in the actual game). Despite his lack of playability, there is also a course named in his honor which is the [[Toad Highlands|Todd Highlands]] in ''Mario Golf'' for the Nintendo 64. He appears on the main menu screen of ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour|Mario Golf: Toddstool Tour]]'' as well as in the corner of the screen while golfing in any mode.  


Toad is playable for the first time in the series in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', where he is an unlockable character, obtained by collecting 40 [[Star Coin]]s in Challenge Mode. His celebration, bogey, and par animations include him being cheered on by his fellow toad companions. [[Mii]]s can also use his golf clubs and ball and wear outfits based on him, and his costume will be available if 100 gear items are unlocked.
[[Toad|Todd]] is playable for the first time in the series in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', where he is an unlockable character, obtained by collecting 40 [[Star Coin]]s in Challenge Mode. His celebration, bogey, and par animations include him being cheered on by his fellow [[toad|todd]] companions. [[Mii]]s can also use his golf clubs and ball and wear outfits based on him, and his costume will be available if 100 gear items are unlocked.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK8-Line-Toad-Heart.gif|thumb|Toad in a [[LINE]] sticker for ''Mario Kart 8'']]
[[File:MK8-Line-Toad-Heart.gif|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] in a [[LINE]] sticker for ''Mario Kart 8'']]
====''Super Mario Kart''====
====''Super Mario Kart''====
Toad is playable in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', as a lightweight character. His signature color is blue (the color of his vest) since Mario occupies red. Whenever Toad is left as a [[CPU]] or a non-player character, his special ability is throwing [[Poison Mushroom]]s that make another player shrink when hit (an ability that he shares with Princess Toadstool). However, Toad cannot use this ability whenever he is chosen as the player's character (as like any of the other playable characters and their exclusive abilities when chosen as non-player characters).
[[Toad|Todd]] is playable in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', as a lightweight character. His signature color is blue (the color of his vest) since Mario occupies red. Whenever [[Toad|Todd]] is left as a [[CPU]] or a non-player character, his special ability is throwing [[Poison Mushroom]]s that make another player shrink when hit (an ability that he shares with Princess Toddstool). However, [[Toad|Todd]] cannot use this ability whenever he is chosen as the player's character (as like any of the other playable characters and their exclusive abilities when chosen as non-player characters).


====''Mario Kart 64''====
====''Mario Kart 64''====
Toad is also playable in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and he also has his own course, [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Toad's Turnpike]]. Like in the first game, he is again a lightweight character; however, this time he shares this weight classification with [[Princess Peach]] and [[Yoshi]].
[[Toad|Todd]] is also playable in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and he also has his own course, [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Todd's Turnpike]]. Like in the first game, he is again a lightweight character; however, this time he shares this weight classification with [[Princess Peach]] and [[Yoshi]].


====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
Toad reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as one of the two lightest and fastest characters in the game - the other being Princess Peach. As in the past ''Mario Kart'' titles, Toad's greatest attribute in this game is acceleration (which contributes to his high speed statistic in the game).
[[Toad|Todd]] reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as one of the two lightest and fastest characters in the game - the other being Princess Peach. As in the past ''Mario Kart'' titles, [[Toad|Todd]]'s greatest attribute in this game is acceleration (which contributes to his high speed statistic in the game).


====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
Toad is given a partner in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Toadette]]. His and Toadette's special item is the [[Golden Dash Mushroom|Golden Mushroom]]. Along with Toadette and their kart, the [[Toad Kart]], Toad is featured as an unlockable character, marking the only time he is unlockable in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. He is unlocked by completing the [[Special Cup]] on the 100cc mode.
[[Toad|Todd]] is given a partner in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Toadette|Toddette]]. His and Toddette's special item is the [[Golden Dash Mushroom|Golden Mushroom]]. Along with Toddette and their kart, the [[Toad Kart|Todd Kart]], [[Toad|Todd]] is featured as an unlockable character, marking the only time he is unlockable in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. He is unlocked by completing the [[Special Cup]] on the 100cc mode.


While he does not have his own track in this game, artwork of Toad (taken from ''Super Mario Sunshine'') can be seen on a billboard at [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] and several banners of him can be spotted throughout the beginning sector of [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]].
While he does not have his own track in this game, artwork of [[Toad|Todd]] (taken from ''Super Mario Sunshine'') can be seen on a billboard at [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] and several banners of him can be spotted throughout the beginning sector of [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]].


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====
Toad makes an appearance in arcade exclusive game ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' as a playable racer. Featured as a light weight character, Toad's special items in this game are the [[Miracle Mushroom]], [[Poison Mushroom]], [[Mushroom Hammer]], and [[Mushroom Powder]].
[[Toad|Todd]] makes an appearance in arcade exclusive game ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' as a playable racer. Featured as a light weight character, [[Toad|Todd]]'s special items in this game are the [[Miracle Mushroom]], [[Poison Mushroom]], [[Mushroom Hammer]], and [[Mushroom Powder]].


====''Mario Kart DS''====
====''Mario Kart DS''====
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Toad is a default playable character and is of the lightweight class. He has three personal karts which consist of the following: the Standard TD, the [[Mushmellow]], and the [[4-Wheel Cradle]]. Alongside being playable in Grand Prix mode, Toad is the main character in one of the boss races in Mission Mode. In this mission, he races against the [[Goomboss]] throughout the racecourse [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]]. Toad also appears in many other instances of the Mission Mode (most of which involve Toad racing through numbered gates).
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is a default playable character and is of the lightweight class. He has three personal karts which consist of the following: the Standard TD, the [[Mushmellow]], and the [[4-Wheel Cradle]]. Alongside being playable in Grand Prix mode, [[Toad|Todd]] is the main character in one of the boss races in Mission Mode. In this mission, he races against the [[Goomboss]] throughout the racecourse [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]]. [[Toad|Todd]] also appears in many other instances of the Mission Mode (most of which involve [[Toad|Todd]] racing through numbered gates).


====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''====
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''====
Toad appears in the sequel to the exclusive arcade version of ''Mario Kart'' in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. Toad is featured as one of the three easy control racers (the other two characters under this classification are [[Ms. Pac-Man]] and [[Mametchi]]). The special items featured for Toad in this game are the same as the ones he had in the original ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' title.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears in the sequel to the exclusive arcade version of ''Mario Kart'' in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. [[Toad|Todd]] is featured as one of the three easy control racers (the other two characters under this classification are [[Ms. Pac-Man]] and [[Mametchi]]). The special items featured for [[Toad|Todd]] in this game are the same as the ones he had in the original ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' title.


While he does not have his own racecourse in the game, Toad does receive a few notable cameos within several other courses. In the course [[Yoshi Park 1]], large paper cutout figures of Toad (done in the art style of the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's Story'' games]]) can be spotted throughout the course including in the section depicting cakes and sweets where figures of Toad and Yoshi can be seen to be baking cakes together. In the course [[Yoshi Park 2]], figures of Toad along with Toadette and [[Toadsworth]] can be seen in the beginning part of the Trick House area.
While he does not have his own racecourse in the game, [[Toad|Todd]] does receive a few notable cameos within several other courses. In the course [[Yoshi Park 1]], large paper cutout figures of [[Toad|Todd]] (done in the art style of the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's Story'' games]]) can be spotted throughout the course including in the section depicting cakes and sweets where figures of [[Toad|Todd]] and Yoshi can be seen to be baking cakes together. In the course [[Yoshi Park 2]], figures of [[Toad|Todd]] along with Toddette and [[Toadsworth|Toddsworth]] can be seen in the beginning part of the Trick House area.


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
Toad takes to the wheel once again in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', as a small-sized driver. He has his own track in this game, [[Toad's Factory]], and is the staff ghost for this track. Toad is given a good acceleration and drift bonus, which made vehicles like the [[Cheep Charger]] and [[Bullet Bike]] accelerate and drift better than normal. Toad uses the same vehicles as the other small characters, but they are available in different colors (Toad's vehicles are blue). Toad is tied with [[Princess Peach]] and [[Waluigi]] for having the best drift and acceleration stats respectively in the game.
[[Toad|Todd]] takes to the wheel once again in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', as a small-sized driver. He has his own track in this game, [[Toad's Factory|Todd's Factory]], and is the staff ghost for this track. [[Toad|Todd]] is given a good acceleration and drift bonus, which made vehicles like the [[Cheep Charger]] and [[Bullet Bike]] accelerate and drift better than normal. [[Toad|Todd]] uses the same vehicles as the other small characters, but they are available in different colors ([[Toad|Todd]]'s vehicles are blue). [[Toad|Todd]] is tied with [[Princess Peach]] and [[Waluigi]] for having the best drift and acceleration stats respectively in the game.


====''Mario Kart 7''====
====''Mario Kart 7''====
Toad is also a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Like in the previous installments, he is one of the default playable racers in the game and is a Feather-weight character whose greatest attribute is his acceleration. In this game, he has his own track called [[3DS Toad Circuit|Toad Circuit]] (which serves as the first course in the Grand Prix mode).
[[Toad|Todd]] is also a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Like in the previous installments, he is one of the default playable racers in the game and is a Feather-weight character whose greatest attribute is his acceleration. In this game, he has his own track called [[3DS Toad Circuit|Todd Circuit]] (which serves as the first course in the Grand Prix mode).


====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Toad returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' for the [[Wii U]] once again as a default lightweight character, only this time as a heavy lightweight. This means that his acceleration, handling, and traction stats are reduced to increase his speed and weight stats. He shares this trait with [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Shy Guy]], [[Toadette]], [[Lakitu]], [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], and [[Isabelle]].  
[[Toad|Todd]] returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' for the [[Wii U]] once again as a default lightweight character, only this time as a heavy lightweight. This means that his acceleration, handling, and traction stats are reduced to increase his speed and weight stats. He shares this trait with [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Shy Guy]], [[Toadette|Toddette]], [[Lakitu]], [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], and [[Isabelle]].  


Toad owns two racecourses, which are the new [[Toad Harbor]] and returning {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} (the latter being his staff ghost course).   
[[Toad|Todd]] owns two racecourses, which are the new [[Toad Harbor|Todd Harbor]] and returning {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} (the latter being his staff ghost course).   


Like in the previous games, Toad uses blue as his main color scheme. This color is used for every color-changing vehicle part and glider that Toad uses, such as the [[Circuit Special]], [[Super Glider]], and [[Pipe Frame]]. His secondary color is red, which is used for the [[Sneeker]] and [[Sport Bike]]. A CPU-controlled Toad sometimes uses the Sneeker.
Like in the previous games, [[Toad|Todd]] uses blue as his main color scheme. This color is used for every color-changing vehicle part and glider that [[Toad|Todd]] uses, such as the [[Circuit Special]], [[Super Glider]], and [[Pipe Frame]]. His secondary color is red, which is used for the [[Sneeker]] and [[Sport Bike]]. A CPU-controlled [[Toad|Todd]] sometimes uses the Sneeker.


Toad also appears on posters for the sponsors [[Galaxy Air]] and the [[1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group]].
[[Toad|Todd]] also appears on posters for the sponsors [[Galaxy Air]] and the [[1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group]].


Toad returns in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' where he now only shares stats with [[Shy Guy]] and [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] and is the heaviest of all the five groups of lightweights. He has the highest top speed and weight of all the lightweights, but has the lowest acceleration and traction stats of the entire lightweights.
[[Toad|Todd]] returns in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' where he now only shares stats with [[Shy Guy]] and [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] and is the heaviest of all the five groups of lightweights. He has the highest top speed and weight of all the lightweights, but has the lowest acceleration and traction stats of the entire lightweights.


====''Mario Kart Tour''====
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Toad appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as one of the starting playable characters, with the other two potential starters being Toadette and [[Peachette]]. He appears as a Super driver and has the [[Triple Mushrooms]] as his [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]. Toad is the sole playable character in the tutorial and when the in-game update data is being downloaded.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as one of the starting playable characters, with the other two potential starters being Toddette and [[Peachette]]. He appears as a Super driver and has the [[Triple Mushrooms]] as his [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]. [[Toad|Todd]] is the sole playable character in the tutorial and when the in-game update data is being downloaded.


The 2019 [[Paris Tour (2019)|Paris Tour]] introduced a variant of Toad in blue pit crew apparel, referred to as '''Toad (Pit Crew)'''; classified as a Super driver, his special skill is the [[Boomerang Flower]]. In the 2020 [[New Year's Tour (2020)|New Year's Tour]], Toad received a High-End variant called '''Toad (Party Time)''', who has the [[Mushroom Cannon]] as his special skill, which became available in regular tour pipes in the [[Battle Tour]]. In the 2020 [[Trick Tour (2020)|Trick Tour]], [[Builder Mario|Builder Toad]] was added to the game as a High-End driver alongside [[Builder Mario]] to promote the final major update for ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''; he has the [[Bob-omb Cannon]] as his special skill. In the [[Cat Tour (2021)|2021 Cat Tour]], [[Cat Mario|Cat Toad]] was added to the game alongside [[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]], having High-End classification and the [[Super Bell]] as his special skill. The [[Snow Tour]] introduced [[Penguin Mario|Penguin Toad]], a High-End variant of Toad that has the [[Dash Ring]] special skill; despite being the main Toad character in a [[Penguin Suit]], he uses the same color scheme as [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]]'s Penguin form seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
The 2019 [[Paris Tour (2019)|Paris Tour]] introduced a variant of [[Toad|Todd]] in blue pit crew apparel, referred to as '''[[Toad|Todd]] (Pit Crew)'''; classified as a Super driver, his special skill is the [[Boomerang Flower]]. In the 2020 [[New Year's Tour (2020)|New Year's Tour]], [[Toad|Todd]] received a High-End variant called '''[[Toad|Todd]] (Party Time)''', who has the [[Mushroom Cannon]] as his special skill, which became available in regular tour pipes in the [[Battle Tour]]. In the 2020 [[Trick Tour (2020)|Trick Tour]], [[Builder Mario|Builder Todd]] was added to the game as a High-End driver alongside [[Builder Mario]] to promote the final major update for ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''; he has the [[Bob-omb Cannon]] as his special skill. In the [[Cat Tour (2021)|2021 Cat Tour]], [[Cat Mario|Cat Todd]] was added to the game alongside [[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]], having High-End classification and the [[Super Bell]] as his special skill. The [[Snow Tour]] introduced [[Penguin Mario|Penguin Todd]], a High-End variant of [[Toad|Todd]] that has the [[Dash Ring]] special skill; despite being the main [[Toad|Todd]] character in a [[Penguin Suit]], he uses the same color scheme as [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Todd]]'s Penguin form seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
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===''Wario's Woods''===
===''Wario's Woods''===
[[File:Warwoodr-2.png|thumb|left|upright=1.05|Toad about to destroy the [[Wario Castle|castle]] in the ending of the SNES version of ''Wario's Woods'']]
[[File:Warwoodr-2.png|thumb|left|upright=1.05|[[Toad|Todd]] about to destroy the [[Wario Castle|castle]] in the ending of the SNES version of ''Wario's Woods'']]
Toad is the main character of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', a [[Nintendo]] puzzle game. Within the plot of the game, the antagonist [[Wario]] had taken control over a once quiet forest (renaming it [[Wario's Woods (location)|Wario's Woods]] soon after) and controlled the original peaceful creatures of the woods by brainwashing them with a sinister spell. After gaining complete control over the ''Peaceful Forest'', Wario begins his plans of attacking the Mushroom Kingdom with the help of his various monsters. Meanwhile, Toad (known as the ''Mushroom Kingdom hero'') had been taking a walk in what he thought was Peach's garden but was actually Wario's Woods and soon gets stuck in the forest. After being asked by the forest sprites to save their home, Toad agrees to help them and sets off to stop Wario and his diabolical plans. While in the woods, Toad gets helped by [[Birdo]] and a [[Sprite]].
[[Toad|Todd]] is the main character of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', a [[Nintendo]] puzzle game. Within the plot of the game, the antagonist [[Wario]] had taken control over a once quiet forest (renaming it [[Wario's Woods (location)|Wario's Woods]] soon after) and controlled the original peaceful creatures of the woods by brainwashing them with a sinister spell. After gaining complete control over the ''Peaceful Forest'', Wario begins his plans of attacking the Mushroom Kingdom with the help of his various monsters. Meanwhile, [[Toad|Todd]] (known as the ''Mushroom Kingdom hero'') had been taking a walk in what he thought was Peach's garden but was actually Wario's Woods and soon gets stuck in the forest. After being asked by the forest sprites to save their home, [[Toad|Todd]] agrees to help them and sets off to stop Wario and his diabolical plans. While in the woods, [[Toad|Todd]] gets helped by [[Birdo]] and a [[Sprite]].


Throughout the adventure, Toad has to stack up the various minions that Wario sends out and he has to use different colored bombs to attempt to destroy them. After matching the colors of his opponents with the correct bomb, Toad manages to defeat his foes and clear a round. Throughout the game, Toad shows different abilities including his superhuman strength from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' which he uses to carry the large monsters and bombs (he can even carry large stacks of them with ease). He also shows the unique ability to run up the walls of the tree hollow each round took place in within this game. While Toad is fighting, the Sprite provides the bombs for him to use while Birdo provides encouragement for Toad to keep going on. However, there are times when Wario appears to cause Toad trouble. He makes his appearance on the screen in Birdo's place by getting rid of Toad's helper temporarily and replacing the Sprite with a [[Pidgit]] who in turn will supply more monsters for Toad instead of bombs. Wario himself occasionally slams into the tree hollow that Toad is in, and causes the [[Thwomp]] engrossing the ceiling to fall lower; thus, limiting Toad's time to defeating Wario's monsters before becoming crushed by the Thwomp.  
Throughout the adventure, [[Toad|Todd]] has to stack up the various minions that Wario sends out and he has to use different colored bombs to attempt to destroy them. After matching the colors of his opponents with the correct bomb, [[Toad|Todd]] manages to defeat his foes and clear a round. Throughout the game, [[Toad|Todd]] shows different abilities including his superhuman strength from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' which he uses to carry the large monsters and bombs (he can even carry large stacks of them with ease). He also shows the unique ability to run up the walls of the tree hollow each round took place in within this game. While [[Toad|Todd]] is fighting, the Sprite provides the bombs for him to use while Birdo provides encouragement for [[Toad|Todd]] to keep going on. However, there are times when Wario appears to cause [[Toad|Todd]] trouble. He makes his appearance on the screen in Birdo's place by getting rid of [[Toad|Todd]]'s helper temporarily and replacing the Sprite with a [[Pidgit]] who in turn will supply more monsters for [[Toad|Todd]] instead of bombs. Wario himself occasionally slams into the tree hollow that [[Toad|Todd]] is in, and causes the [[Thwomp]] engrossing the ceiling to fall lower; thus, limiting [[Toad|Todd]]'s time to defeating Wario's monsters before becoming crushed by the Thwomp.  


Along the way, Toad also has to face several other bosses (such as [[Fauster]] and [[Mad]]) who attempt to stop Toad. The SNES version of the game includes more bosses who slow down Toad's chase after Wario. As Toad reaches closer to Wario's hideout, Wario continues to taunt him in the various cutscenes and attempt to discourage the hero from defeating him. Oddly, Wario continues to get larger in size within each cutscene. As Toad finally catches up to Wario, the antagonist challenges him to a battle but is revealed to be a [[fake Wario|fake]]. After defeating the fake Wario, Toad finally meets with the real Wario who had used the opportunity of Toad's delay to making him grow to the biggest size possible to face against Toad. At the end of the game, Toad faces Wario himself and eventually defeats him. After Wario falls to defeat, the antagonist attempts to make himself bigger; however, he instead explodes and returns to his regular size (thus, revealing that Wario had only used an air pump to increase his size the entire time). Seeing the miniature Wario, Toad uses this opportunity to chase him out of the woods and restore peace to the area.
Along the way, [[Toad|Todd]] also has to face several other bosses (such as [[Fauster]] and [[Mad]]) who attempt to stop [[Toad|Todd]]. The SNES version of the game includes more bosses who slow down [[Toad|Todd]]'s chase after Wario. As [[Toad|Todd]] reaches closer to Wario's hideout, Wario continues to taunt him in the various cutscenes and attempt to discourage the hero from defeating him. Oddly, Wario continues to get larger in size within each cutscene. As [[Toad|Todd]] finally catches up to Wario, the antagonist challenges him to a battle but is revealed to be a [[fake Wario|fake]]. After defeating the fake Wario, [[Toad|Todd]] finally meets with the real Wario who had used the opportunity of [[Toad|Todd]]'s delay to making him grow to the biggest size possible to face against [[Toad|Todd]]. At the end of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] faces Wario himself and eventually defeats him. After Wario falls to defeat, the antagonist attempts to make himself bigger; however, he instead explodes and returns to his regular size (thus, revealing that Wario had only used an air pump to increase his size the entire time). Seeing the miniature Wario, [[Toad|Todd]] uses this opportunity to chase him out of the woods and restore peace to the area.


In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of the game, Toad not only has to face Wario in his pursuit to save the Mushroom Kingdom, but as well as several others who serve as mini-bosses in the game. Toad's voice is first heard in this game and it is unusually deep. Toad's abilities from the original version reappear in this game as well. Unlike the NES version, setting changes have been implemented within this game as the levels in this game do not only occur within Wario's Woods, but rather in many other parts of the Mushroom Kingdom (hence, Toad has to fight mini-bosses who are themed appropriately according to their stage). The ending for this version is also much different from the original as Toad does not chase Wario out of the woods and, instead, throws a bomb right at the castle causing it as well as [[Wario]] to go crashing down. Soon a message is given and it states that thanks to Toad's efforts, the woods had returned to peace and that all the monsters were turned back to normal as Wario's spell (referred to as a nightmare in the game) over them had finally lifted.
In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] not only has to face Wario in his pursuit to save the Mushroom Kingdom, but as well as several others who serve as mini-bosses in the game. [[Toad|Todd]]'s voice is first heard in this game and it is unusually deep. [[Toad|Todd]]'s abilities from the original version reappear in this game as well. Unlike the NES version, setting changes have been implemented within this game as the levels in this game do not only occur within Wario's Woods, but rather in many other parts of the Mushroom Kingdom (hence, [[Toad|Todd]] has to fight mini-bosses who are themed appropriately according to their stage). The ending for this version is also much different from the original as [[Toad|Todd]] does not chase Wario out of the woods and, instead, throws a bomb right at the castle causing it as well as [[Wario]] to go crashing down. Soon a message is given and it states that thanks to [[Toad|Todd]]'s efforts, the woods had returned to peace and that all the monsters were turned back to normal as Wario's spell (referred to as a nightmare in the game) over them had finally lifted.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:SMRPG - Toad render.png|thumb|left|Toad's artwork for ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
[[File:SMRPG - Toad render.png|thumb|left|[[Toad|Todd]]'s artwork for ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Toad is an adviser to the [[Toad Minister|Chancellor]] of [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]]. He appears throughout the game to offer Mario tutorials on how to accomplish certain tasks.
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is an adviser to the [[Toad Minister|Chancellor]] of [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]]. He appears throughout the game to offer Mario tutorials on how to accomplish certain tasks.


Prior to the events of the game, he was sent by the Chancellor to pick up [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], who was visiting Mario at [[Mario Bros.' House|his house]]. However, when Toad arrives, no one is to be found. Soon, an object appears in the sky and crashes into Mario's house. The object is none other than Mario, who was just ejected from [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]] by the giant sword, [[Exor]]. Toad asks Mario to return to the castle to rescue the Princess. However, when Mario arrives, Exor destroys the bridge to the castle, preventing any access to the keep.
Prior to the events of the game, he was sent by the Chancellor to pick up [[Princess Peach|Princess Toddstool]], who was visiting Mario at [[Mario Bros.' House|his house]]. However, when [[Toad|Todd]] arrives, no one is to be found. Soon, an object appears in the sky and crashes into Mario's house. The object is none other than Mario, who was just ejected from [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]] by the giant sword, [[Exor]]. [[Toad|Todd]] asks Mario to return to the castle to rescue the Princess. However, when Mario arrives, Exor destroys the bridge to the castle, preventing any access to the keep.


[[File:SMRPG Chancellor.png|200px|thumb|Toad standing next to Mario, being the closest to the Chancellor in the left row of Toads]]
[[File:SMRPG Chancellor.png|200px|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] standing next to Mario, being the closest to the Chancellor in the left row of Toads]]
As such, Mario returns to his pad and tells Toad the bad news. Toad decides the pair will have to journey to Mushroom Kingdom to inform the Chancellor about Bowser's Keep and Princess Toadstool. As they are leaving, Toad accidentally bumps into Mario and does one HP worth of damage. Toad quickly apologizes and then teaches Mario about items and Timed Hits. Additionally, Toad gives Mario four [[Mushroom]]s before they journey into the [[Goomba]]-infested [[Mushroom Way]]. As soon as Toad enters Mushroom Way, he is captured by a group of Goombas. However, Mario promptly rescues him and he quickly rewards Mario with some [[Honey Syrup]]. However, when Toad enters the next area of the passageway, he is quickly kidnapped by a [[Koopa Paratroopa|Sky Troopa]]. Once again, Mario saves Toad and, once again, Mario is rewarded (this time, he gets a [[Flower Tab]]). Right before the exit to Mushroom Kingdom, Toad is captured by the [[Hammer Bro]]s blocking the way. Ultimately, Mario defeats the Hammer Bros., frees Toad, and accompanies Toad to Mushroom Kingdom.  
As such, Mario returns to his pad and tells [[Toad|Todd]] the bad news. [[Toad|Todd]] decides the pair will have to journey to Mushroom Kingdom to inform the Chancellor about Bowser's Keep and Princess Toddstool. As they are leaving, [[Toad|Todd]] accidentally bumps into Mario and does one HP worth of damage. [[Toad|Todd]] quickly apologizes and then teaches Mario about items and Timed Hits. Additionally, [[Toad|Todd]] gives Mario four [[Mushroom]]s before they journey into the [[Goomba]]-infested [[Mushroom Way]]. As soon as [[Toad|Todd]] enters Mushroom Way, he is captured by a group of Goombas. However, Mario promptly rescues him and he quickly rewards Mario with some [[Honey Syrup]]. However, when [[Toad|Todd]] enters the next area of the passageway, he is quickly kidnapped by a [[Koopa Paratroopa|Sky Troopa]]. Once again, Mario saves [[Toad|Todd]] and, once again, Mario is rewarded (this time, he gets a [[Flower Tab]]). Right before the exit to Mushroom Kingdom, [[Toad|Todd]] is captured by the [[Hammer Bro]]s blocking the way. Ultimately, Mario defeats the Hammer Bros., frees [[Toad|Todd]], and accompanies [[Toad|Todd]] to Mushroom Kingdom.  


Upon reaching the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]], Toad leads Mario to the room where the Chancellor and the other five mushroom retainers were holding a meeting. Upon talking to the Chancellor, Mario provides an animated speech of how the Princess was kidnapped using various impersonations of the characters he met during the kidnapping. Toad also aids Mario in the speech by playing along after Mario introduces the part of the tale where Toad comes in. After the Chancellor gives instructions to Mario of his next steps in his journey, Toad is left to remain at the castle and await Mario's return.
Upon reaching the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]], [[Toad|Todd]] leads Mario to the room where the Chancellor and the other five mushroom retainers were holding a meeting. Upon talking to the Chancellor, Mario provides an animated speech of how the Princess was kidnapped using various impersonations of the characters he met during the kidnapping. [[Toad|Todd]] also aids Mario in the speech by playing along after Mario introduces the part of the tale where [[Toad|Todd]] comes in. After the Chancellor gives instructions to Mario of his next steps in his journey, [[Toad|Todd]] is left to remain at the castle and await Mario's return.


Later, during the invasion of Mushroom Kingdom by [[Mack]] and the [[Shyster]]s, Toad hides, very frightened, in the [[Princess Peach's room|Princess's room]] in the [[Peach's Castle|castle]].
Later, during the invasion of Mushroom Kingdom by [[Mack]] and the [[Shyster]]s, [[Toad|Todd]] hides, very frightened, in the [[Princess Peach's room|Princess's room]] in the [[Peach's Castle|castle]].


When Mario is taking a nap at the [[Rose Town]] inn, Toad visits him to deliver a [[Flower Tab]]. If Mario chooses to sleep with the Dream Cushion at the Inn in Nimbus Land, he would sometimes dream of Toad revealing himself to be a monster (in this case, a Greaper). Mario initially becomes frightened of Toad when he comes to visit, but the fear is gone once Toad gives him a [[Red Essence]].
When Mario is taking a nap at the [[Rose Town]] inn, [[Toad|Todd]] visits him to deliver a [[Flower Tab]]. If Mario chooses to sleep with the Dream Cushion at the Inn in Nimbus Land, he would sometimes dream of [[Toad|Todd]] revealing himself to be a monster (in this case, a Greaper). Mario initially becomes frightened of [[Toad|Todd]] when he comes to visit, but the fear is gone once [[Toad|Todd]] gives him a [[Red Essence]].


Later, in the [[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]], Toad, having through unknown means traveled to and through Bowser's Keep and the rest of the Factory, appears to support Mario and sell him useful items, giving him two [[Rock Candy (item)|Rock Candies]] for free the first time he shops. Additionally, despite being at the Factory, the player can return to Mushroom Kingdom and still find him in the castle's throne room with the Chancellor.
Later, in the [[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]], [[Toad|Todd]], having through unknown means traveled to and through Bowser's Keep and the rest of the Factory, appears to support Mario and sell him useful items, giving him two [[Rock Candy (item)|Rock Candies]] for free the first time he shops. Additionally, despite being at the Factory, the player can return to Mushroom Kingdom and still find him in the castle's throne room with the Chancellor.


===''Mario Tennis'' series===
===''Mario Tennis'' series===
[[File:Mt64toad.png|thumb|Toad in ''Mario Tennis'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]]]
[[File:Mt64toad.png|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] in ''Mario Tennis'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]]]
Toad appears as a default playable character in the [[Virtual Boy]] game ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''. He later appears in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] as a Technique player, where he is once again playable from the very beginning. Artwork for the game also shows him in the referee's seat, despite Mario being the only referee in-game. However, Toad does appear as a referee in ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]].
[[Toad|Todd]] appears as a default playable character in the [[Virtual Boy]] game ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''. He later appears in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] as a Technique player, where he is once again playable from the very beginning. Artwork for the game also shows him in the referee's seat, despite Mario being the only referee in-game. However, [[Toad|Todd]] does appear as a referee in ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]].


He, along with [[Toadette]], also appears on a scoreboard for a tennis tournament in the opening movie of ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', but they are not playable in the game. Additionally, Toad also appears on the main menu screen when setting up a match. Toad also makes cameo appearances in a few of the celebration sequences for the playable characters (most notably in [[Donkey Kong]]'s and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]'s award ceremonies).
He, along with [[Toadette|Toddette]], also appears on a scoreboard for a tennis tournament in the opening movie of ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', but they are not playable in the game. Additionally, [[Toad|Todd]] also appears on the main menu screen when setting up a match. [[Toad|Todd]] also makes cameo appearances in a few of the celebration sequences for the playable characters (most notably in [[Donkey Kong]]'s and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]'s award ceremonies).


While he is not a playable participant in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', Toad makes a notable appearance as the referee in the game (sitting on the referee's chair during the various tennis matches). Toad tells the player how many games are needed to win a set or the match, and if the player is about to win or lose. In the tutorial mode of the game, Toad will explain the controls of the game to the player. When the player does a tournament for the first time, Toad reminds the player about tutorial pointers. Toad also runs the Clubhouse where the players can customize their [[Mii]] characters. A costume based off Toad can be unlocked for the Mii by gathering a total of 50,000 coins. Toad's racket is also an unlockable accessory for the Miis in the game.
While he is not a playable participant in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] makes a notable appearance as the referee in the game (sitting on the referee's chair during the various tennis matches). [[Toad|Todd]] tells the player how many games are needed to win a set or the match, and if the player is about to win or lose. In the tutorial mode of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] will explain the controls of the game to the player. When the player does a tournament for the first time, [[Toad|Todd]] reminds the player about tutorial pointers. [[Toad|Todd]] also runs the Clubhouse where the players can customize their [[Mii]] characters. A costume based off [[Toad|Todd]] can be unlocked for the Mii by gathering a total of 50,000 coins. [[Toad|Todd]]'s racket is also an unlockable accessory for the Miis in the game.


Toad makes a reappearance as a playable character in ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'', since his last playable appearance in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]. This time, he is classified as a Speed player.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a reappearance as a playable character in ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'', since his last playable appearance in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]. This time, he is classified as a Speed player.
====''Mario Tennis Aces''====
====''Mario Tennis Aces''====
Toad appears as a playable Speedy character in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. He also appeared in the game's online tournament demo as an unlockable playable character, unlocked after 300 participation points were accumulated. Toad's [[Special Shot]] is Super Toad Dive, while his [[Trick Shot]]s are Toad Jump and Toad Roll, respectively. In addition, a tennis outfit could be unlocked for Toad by accumulating 2000 participation points in the February 2019 online tournament.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears as a playable Speedy character in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. He also appeared in the game's online tournament demo as an unlockable playable character, unlocked after 300 participation points were accumulated. [[Toad|Todd]]'s [[Special Shot]] is Super [[Toad|Todd]] Dive, while his [[Trick Shot]]s are [[Toad|Todd]] Jump and [[Toad|Todd]] Roll, respectively. In addition, a tennis outfit could be unlocked for [[Toad|Todd]] by accumulating 2000 participation points in the February 2019 online tournament.


Toad appears in the game's [[Mario Tennis Aces#Adventure Mode|Adventure Mode]] as one of the main protagonists alongside [[Mario]]. Toad is viewing a match between Mario and [[Luigi]] versus [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] arrive to offer Lucien as a present for Mario and co. Luigi takes Lucien, but a dark storm appears, causing Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi to become possessed. When [[Lucien]] possesses Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi, Toad appears worried, causing [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]'s suspicions to arise. The latter asks the former to reveal what he knows about Lucien; Toad responds by explaining that [[King Bask|a king]] owned a legendary tennis racket known as "Lucien," which he gave to his guardian, [[Aster]]. Aster stowed away Lucien in a safe location, but before the tennis match between the rivals, Wario and Waluigi stole Lucien with the intention of being "the greatest tennis players in the world." Toad and Mario decide to go on an adventure to restore order to the island, improve their tennis skills, and free Lucien from the wrong hands. The duo has to fight past foes like [[Boo]], [[Spike]], and [[Petey Piranha]] in tennis matches to win new rackets, and restore Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi to their original selves. Toad and Mario eventually arrive at The Temple Of Bask Shrine, where they encounter [[Bowcien]], a fusion of [[Bowser]] and Lucien. After the battle, Toad and Mario are congratulated by their friends for protecting the island from Lucien's might.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears in the game's [[Mario Tennis Aces#Adventure Mode|Adventure Mode]] as one of the main protagonists alongside [[Mario]]. [[Toad|Todd]] is viewing a match between Mario and [[Luigi]] versus [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] arrive to offer Lucien as a present for Mario and co. Luigi takes Lucien, but a dark storm appears, causing Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi to become possessed. When [[Lucien]] possesses Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi, [[Toad|Todd]] appears worried, causing [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]'s suspicions to arise. The latter asks the former to reveal what he knows about Lucien; [[Toad|Todd]] responds by explaining that [[King Bask|a king]] owned a legendary tennis racket known as "Lucien," which he gave to his guardian, [[Aster]]. Aster stowed away Lucien in a safe location, but before the tennis match between the rivals, Wario and Waluigi stole Lucien with the intention of being "the greatest tennis players in the world." [[Toad|Todd]] and Mario decide to go on an adventure to restore order to the island, improve their tennis skills, and free Lucien from the wrong hands. The duo has to fight past foes like [[Boo]], [[Spike]], and [[Petey Piranha]] in tennis matches to win new rackets, and restore Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi to their original selves. [[Toad|Todd]] and Mario eventually arrive at The Temple Of Bask Shrine, where they encounter [[Bowcien]], a fusion of [[Bowser]] and Lucien. After the battle, [[Toad|Todd]] and Mario are congratulated by their friends for protecting the island from Lucien's might.


===''Satella-Q''===
===''Satella-Q''===
[[File:Satella-Q Toad Screenshot.png|thumb|left|The title screen of ''[[Satella-Q]]'' featuring Toad]]
[[File:Satella-Q Toad Screenshot.png|thumb|left|The title screen of ''[[Satella-Q]]'' featuring [[Toad|Todd]]]]
Toad is the starring and primary character of the Japanese exclusive game ''[[Satella-Q]]'' which is a series of quiz game events for the [[Satellaview]] (an add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]). Toad's role in these game events is to guide the players through a series of quizzes and minigames throughout the Satella-Q episodes. Occasionally, the players interact with him through the events of the minigames such as moving him around certain areas and stages. Toad also cheers on the player at various points of the game (especially whenever the player claims victory over a certain minigame). The game also features several minigames which often make references to Toad and his own character such as the featuring of titles such as "Kinopio Live" (which translates to that of "Toad Live" outside of Japan) whenever Toad is seen performing in a musical concert in one of the minigames.
[[Toad|Todd]] is the starring and primary character of the Japanese exclusive game ''[[Satella-Q]]'' which is a series of quiz game events for the [[Satellaview]] (an add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]). [[Toad|Todd]]'s role in these game events is to guide the players through a series of quizzes and minigames throughout the Satella-Q episodes. Occasionally, the players interact with him through the events of the minigames such as moving him around certain areas and stages. [[Toad|Todd]] also cheers on the player at various points of the game (especially whenever the player claims victory over a certain minigame). The game also features several minigames which often make references to [[Toad|Todd]] and his own character such as the featuring of titles such as "Kinopio Live" (which translates to that of "[[Toad|Todd]] Live" outside of Japan) whenever [[Toad|Todd]] is seen performing in a musical concert in one of the minigames.
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===''Mario Teaches Typing''===
===''Mario Teaches Typing''===
Toad makes a small appearance in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' by appearing on the title screen alongside Luigi, Princess Peach, and Mario. The artwork used to depict him (as well as Luigi and Peach) is taken from the official group artwork of the three from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a small appearance in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' by appearing on the title screen alongside Luigi, Princess Peach, and Mario. The artwork used to depict him (as well as Luigi and Peach) is taken from the official group artwork of the three from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.


===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
Throughout the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], Toad has been featured in nearly all of the installments. In the Modern versions of most of the games, he is a non-playable character. He usually cries when something bad happens to him that causes the player to get a miss.
Throughout the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], [[Toad|Todd]] has been featured in nearly all of the installments. In the Modern versions of most of the games, he is a non-playable character. He usually cries when something bad happens to him that causes the player to get a miss.
====''Game & Watch Gallery''====
====''Game & Watch Gallery''====
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', Toad appears in the Modern versions of two games. In ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', Toad is one of the pedestrians that [[Yoshi]] must prevent from falling into the water. In ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', Toad is one of the characters that the Mario Bros. must rescue from [[Princess Peach]]'s burning [[Peach's Castle|castle]].  
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears in the Modern versions of two games. In ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is one of the pedestrians that [[Yoshi]] must prevent from falling into the water. In ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is one of the characters that the Mario Bros. must rescue from [[Princess Peach]]'s burning [[Peach's Castle|castle]].  


====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====
====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', Toad appears in the Modern versions of two games. In ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'', Toad is one of the characters that [[Mario]] must catch. Toad opens his parachute right after jumping from the [[airship|flying ship]]. In ''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]'', at 500 and 1,000 [[point]]s, Toad appears at the right door's entrance to invite the player to the next area.
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears in the Modern versions of two games. In ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is one of the characters that [[Mario]] must catch. [[Toad|Todd]] opens his parachute right after jumping from the [[airship|flying ship]]. In ''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]'', at 500 and 1,000 [[point]]s, [[Toad|Todd]] appears at the right door's entrance to invite the player to the next area.


====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====
====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====
[[File:G&WG3 Toad Bridge 3.png|thumb|Toad in the Modern version of ''[[Turtle Bridge]]'']]
[[File:G&WG3 Toad Bridge 3.png|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] in the Modern version of ''[[Turtle Bridge]]'']]
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'', Toad is the protagonist of his own game, ''[[Turtle Bridge]]'' (which is based on the original ''Turtle Bridge'' game from the original Game & Watch). This game involves Toad delivering packages from Mario to Princess Peach (who both stand on opposite sides of a castle) while crossing a bridge full of [[Goonie]]s. The game is played by having Toad deliver the various items (from left to right) while jumping on the various Goonies that appear in the sky, and he must also avoid falling while in the air.
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is the protagonist of his own game, ''[[Turtle Bridge]]'' (which is based on the original ''Turtle Bridge'' game from the original Game & Watch). This game involves [[Toad|Todd]] delivering packages from Mario to Princess Peach (who both stand on opposite sides of a castle) while crossing a bridge full of [[Goonie]]s. The game is played by having [[Toad|Todd]] deliver the various items (from left to right) while jumping on the various Goonies that appear in the sky, and he must also avoid falling while in the air.


====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Toad appears in the Modern versions of three games. In ''[[Rain Shower]]'', Toad appears as one of the characters that Mario must protect from [[Bowser]]'s water balloons, appearing on a swing beside the hammock in the upper left. In ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'', Toad packages any [[Yoshi Cookie]]s made on the right conveyor belt. If the player overfills any of the tanks, the batter will spill on one of the packing boxes, causing Toad to sob and the player to get a miss. Toad also reprises his role in ''Fire''.
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears in the Modern versions of three games. In ''[[Rain Shower]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears as one of the characters that Mario must protect from [[Bowser]]'s water balloons, appearing on a swing beside the hammock in the upper left. In ''[[Mario's Cement Factory]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] packages any [[Yoshi Cookie]]s made on the right conveyor belt. If the player overfills any of the tanks, the batter will spill on one of the packing boxes, causing [[Toad|Todd]] to sob and the player to get a miss. [[Toad|Todd]] also reprises his role in ''Fire''.


===''Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium''===
===''Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium''===
Toad is playable in the Sattleview demo of the game ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'', which was released in Japan in 1997. Overall, he is one of the five playable ''Mario series'' characters in the game (the other four being Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Wario). Toad is also notably one of the two characters who are playable in all of the four levels in the game (with Mario being the other character).
[[Toad|Todd]] is playable in the Sattleview demo of the game ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'', which was released in Japan in 1997. Overall, he is one of the five playable ''Mario series'' characters in the game (the other four being Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Wario). [[Toad|Todd]] is also notably one of the two characters who are playable in all of the four levels in the game (with Mario being the other character).


===''Mario no Photopi''===
===''Mario no Photopi''===
Toad makes several appearances in the creativity game ''[[Mario no Photopi]]''. Some of his more notable appearances in this game include him being on the title screen of the game as well as being a character featured in the bonus puzzle that was provided with the game.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes several appearances in the creativity game ''[[Mario no Photopi]]''. Some of his more notable appearances in this game include him being on the title screen of the game as well as being a character featured in the bonus puzzle that was provided with the game.


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:Toad Artwork - Mario Party 5.png|thumb|Toad's art from ''Mario Party 5'' references the [[Bill Blasters]] minigame.]]
[[File:Toad Artwork - Mario Party 5.png|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]]'s art from ''Mario Party 5'' references the [[Bill Blasters]] minigame.]]
In ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', Toad is the main host and the character that awards the Players with [[Star]]s. During the story mode of these games, Toad (being the main host) often plays the role of the main guide for the players as he often gives out tips and assistance whenever the players interact with him.
In ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is the main host and the character that awards the Players with [[Star]]s. During the story mode of these games, [[Toad|Todd]] (being the main host) often plays the role of the main guide for the players as he often gives out tips and assistance whenever the players interact with him.


In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', he is replaced by [[Tumble]] as the host, but still appears to give out items in the various boards. He runs Toad's Trading Post, one of the two possible shops in the game; he generally sells items that the player can use on themselves to benefit. He can also appear when the player lands on an [[Item Space]]. He both appears when playing an item minigame, and can appear to ask the player a question to get an item; his questions are choice-oriented, with the more noble answer generally getting the player better items. Toad is also one of the possible partners, as well as [[Princess Peach]]'s default partner, in Duel Mode, with 1 HP, 1 Attack, and a salary of one coin. His ability prevents the player from losing coins if they land on an opponent's [[Basic Space]].
In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', he is replaced by [[Tumble]] as the host, but still appears to give out items in the various boards. He runs [[Toad|Todd]]'s Trading Post, one of the two possible shops in the game; he generally sells items that the player can use on themselves to benefit. He can also appear when the player lands on an [[Item Space]]. He both appears when playing an item minigame, and can appear to ask the player a question to get an item; his questions are choice-oriented, with the more noble answer generally getting the player better items. [[Toad|Todd]] is also one of the possible partners, as well as [[Princess Peach]]'s default partner, in Duel Mode, with 1 HP, 1 Attack, and a salary of one coin. His ability prevents the player from losing coins if they land on an opponent's [[Basic Space]].


He continues his role as host in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' even having his own board like the other co-hosts, [[Toad's Midway Madness]]. Toad also serves as the boss for the aforementioned board. One can also unlock him as a playable character in the [[Beach Volley Folley]] minigame, thus marking his first appearance as a playable character in the series (despite being just one mode). However, in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' he was promoted to being a playable character in Party Mode. He has been playable in every ''Mario Party'' game since then, except for ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.  
He continues his role as host in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' even having his own board like the other co-hosts, [[Toad's Midway Madness|Todd's Midway Madness]]. [[Toad|Todd]] also serves as the boss for the aforementioned board. One can also unlock him as a playable character in the [[Beach Volley Folley]] minigame, thus marking his first appearance as a playable character in the series (despite being just one mode). However, in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' he was promoted to being a playable character in Party Mode. He has been playable in every ''Mario Party'' game since then, except for ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.  


In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', Toad acts as co-host, along with [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]], [[Toadette]], and [[Tumble]]. Toad co-hosts Play Land with E. Gadd and Party Land with Toadette; however, he serves as the main host of the Mini-Game Attack mode. Toad also provides 10 coins to the players in the Game Room mode if they do not have any coins to begin with. In the introduction sequence of the game, Toad is attacked by [[Bowser]] and a [[Koopa Kid]] just as he is about to show the player all of the game's [[minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s. The sudden attack spreads the items all across [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]], setting the main "story mode" of the game into action. After showing that he is fine from the attack, Toad then requests for the player to help assist in saving the items and stopping Bowser's plans.
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] acts as co-host, along with [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]], [[Toadette|Toddette]], and [[Tumble]]. [[Toad|Todd]] co-hosts Play Land with E. Gadd and Party Land with Toddette; however, he serves as the main host of the Mini-Game Attack mode. [[Toad|Todd]] also provides 10 coins to the players in the Game Room mode if they do not have any coins to begin with. In the introduction sequence of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] is attacked by [[Bowser]] and a [[Koopa Kid]] just as he is about to show the player all of the game's [[minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s. The sudden attack spreads the items all across [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]], setting the main "story mode" of the game into action. After showing that he is fine from the attack, [[Toad|Todd]] then requests for the player to help assist in saving the items and stopping Bowser's plans.


Despite his lack of being a playable character in the first handheld ''Mario Party'' game, he appears as one of eight playable characters in the next portable installment, ''[[Mario Party DS]]''.
Despite his lack of being a playable character in the first handheld ''Mario Party'' game, he appears as one of eight playable characters in the next portable installment, ''[[Mario Party DS]]''.


A blue-colored Toad going by "Toad" in the ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' minigame [[Toad and Go Seek]] also appears, although Toad himself is fully playable.
A blue-colored [[Toad|Todd]] going by "[[Toad|Todd]]" in the ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' minigame [[Toad and Go Seek|Todd and Go Seek]] also appears, although [[Toad|Todd]] himself is fully playable.


In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', Toad appears as one of the hosts, alongside [[Toadette]]. Toad reprises his role as a host in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', and again, this time with [[Koopa Troopa]], in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.
In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears as one of the hosts, alongside [[Toadette|Toddette]]. [[Toad|Todd]] reprises his role as a host in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', and again, this time with [[Koopa Troopa]], in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.


===''Luigi's Mansion''===
===''Luigi's Mansion''===
{{Quote|You know... I never noticed how cute those red polka dots look on top!|Luigi|Luigi's Mansion}}
{{Quote|You know... I never noticed how cute those red polka dots look on top!|Luigi|Luigi's Mansion}}
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', Toad appears among the several Toads found throughout the mansion,<ref>''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS) instruction manual. Page 6.</ref> although the specific one that is Toad is unknown. The first of them appears in the [[Foyer (Luigi's Mansion)|foyer]] of the mansion where he can be seen crying. After Luigi comforts him, he informs Luigi that he was sent by Princess Peach in search of Mario in the [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|mansion]]. However, the Toad states that upon entering the mansion, he became frightened as he could not find Mario. He then decides to help Luigi in his search for Mario by saving the hero's progress. Other Toads can be found in several different locations throughout the game: the second floor [[Balcony (2F)|Balcony]], the first floor [[Washroom (1F)|Washroom]], and the [[Courtyard (Luigi's Mansion)|Courtyard]]. Toad himself is also the one who calls Luigi through the middle telephone in the [[Telephone Room]] during the [[blackout]].<ref>"''Whew! It's me, <font color="orange">Toad</font>! I don't know what I would have done if a ghost had answered!''" — Toad via telephone in the Telephone Room, ''Luigi's Mansion''</ref>
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears among the several Toads found throughout the mansion,<ref>''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS) instruction manual. Page 6.</ref> although the specific one that is [[Toad|Todd]] is unknown. The first of them appears in the [[Foyer (Luigi's Mansion)|foyer]] of the mansion where he can be seen crying. After Luigi comforts him, he informs Luigi that he was sent by Princess Peach in search of Mario in the [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|mansion]]. However, the [[Toad|Todd]] states that upon entering the mansion, he became frightened as he could not find Mario. He then decides to help Luigi in his search for Mario by saving the hero's progress. Other Toads can be found in several different locations throughout the game: the second floor [[Balcony (2F)|Balcony]], the first floor [[Washroom (1F)|Washroom]], and the [[Courtyard (Luigi's Mansion)|Courtyard]]. [[Toad|Todd]] himself is also the one who calls Luigi through the middle telephone in the [[Telephone Room]] during the [[blackout]].<ref>"''Whew! It's me, <font color="orange">[[Toad|Todd]]</font>! I don't know what I would have done if a ghost had answered!''" — [[Toad|Todd]] via telephone in the Telephone Room, ''Luigi's Mansion''</ref>


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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[[File:SSBB Peach Toad.png|thumb|left|175px|Peach using Toad in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'']]
[[File:SSBB Peach Toad.png|thumb|left|175px|Peach using [[Toad|Todd]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'']]
In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games, [[smashwiki:Toad|Toad]] appears as Princess Peach's helper and standard special move. He can be pulled out of nowhere and used as a shield. One of Peach's trophies says not to worry about him, as it is his job to protect her. If [[Kirby]] [[Kirby#Inhale|inhales]] Princess Peach, then he too can use Toad. He also has a trophy in his likeness. Toad (except for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'') is able to release spores that damage the enemy after being used enough times as a shield. This is the second time Toad has ever displayed this ability throughout his existence (''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64 was the first while the future game ''Mario Sports Mix'' further explored this ability). Toad is once again given a collectible trophy in the game and also has three obtainable stickers. While he is not a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Toad is technically playable in the unlockable [[Masterpiece]] ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' if the player chooses to make the default playable Princess Peach lose all her lives in the game.
In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games, [[smashwiki:Toad|Todd]] appears as Princess Peach's helper and standard special move. He can be pulled out of nowhere and used as a shield. One of Peach's trophies says not to worry about him, as it is his job to protect her. If [[Kirby]] [[Kirby#Inhale|inhales]] Princess Peach, then he too can use [[Toad|Todd]]. He also has a trophy in his likeness. [[Toad|Todd]] (except for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'') is able to release spores that damage the enemy after being used enough times as a shield. This is the second time [[Toad|Todd]] has ever displayed this ability throughout his existence (''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64 was the first while the future game ''Mario Sports Mix'' further explored this ability). [[Toad|Todd]] is once again given a collectible trophy in the game and also has three obtainable stickers. While he is not a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', [[Toad|Todd]] is technically playable in the unlockable [[Masterpiece]] ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' if the player chooses to make the default playable Princess Peach lose all her lives in the game.


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Toad can be altered into one of the two custom variants, if they are unlocked first. One is the '''Sleepy Toad''', which can put opponents to sleep with his spores, while the other one is '''Grumpy Toad''', which immediately releases spores upon use.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] can be altered into one of the two custom variants, if they are unlocked first. One is the '''Sleepy [[Toad|Todd]]''', which can put opponents to sleep with his spores, while the other one is '''Grumpy [[Toad|Todd]]''', which immediately releases spores upon use.


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Toad appears in Peach's grab and throws to attack her opponent; Peach's pummel has Toad punch the opponent, and her forward and down throws involve Toad headbutting the opponent in different directions, while her up and back throws have Toad merely mimic Peach's actions. Additionally, Toad now appears on his own in front of Peach when her standard special move is used, while the latter hides herself. Toad also appears as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], which can be enhanced to [[Captain Toad]] at level 99. In his spirit battle, the player faces a [[Mii Brawler]] wearing a [[Super Mushroom]] hat and a Toad vest on the [[Princess Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Princess Peach's Castle]] stage. Toad can also be seen in the artwork used for [[Cheep Charger]]'s spirit. As Peach's Echo Fighter, Daisy has a blue [[Toad (species)|Mushroom Retainer]] performing Toad's functions.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] appears in Peach's grab and throws to attack her opponent; Peach's pummel has [[Toad|Todd]] punch the opponent, and her forward and down throws involve [[Toad|Todd]] headbutting the opponent in different directions, while her up and back throws have [[Toad|Todd]] merely mimic Peach's actions. Additionally, [[Toad|Todd]] now appears on his own in front of Peach when her standard special move is used, while the latter hides herself. [[Toad|Todd]] also appears as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], which can be enhanced to [[Captain Toad|Captain Todd]] at level 99. In his spirit battle, the player faces a [[Mii Brawler]] wearing a [[Super Mushroom]] hat and a [[Toad|Todd]] vest on the [[Princess Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Princess Peach's Castle]] stage. [[Toad|Todd]] can also be seen in the artwork used for [[Cheep Charger]]'s spirit. As Peach's Echo Fighter, Daisy has a blue [[Toad (species)|Mushroom Retainer]] performing [[Toad|Todd]]'s functions.


Aside from Peach's use of him as a moveset in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', he also has a couple of cameos in the first level of Adventure Mode, where he is seen running around the level in a panic.
Aside from Peach's use of him as a moveset in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', he also has a couple of cameos in the first level of Adventure Mode, where he is seen running around the level in a panic.


===''Mario Pinball Land''===
===''Mario Pinball Land''===
Toad aids Mario in the spin-off title, ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. He runs [[Toad's tent]], a secret location accessed when a transformed Pinball Mario hits Toad on one of the various levels in the game. Once inside the tent, Mario can buy items from Toad that can help him in his adventure.
[[Toad|Todd]] aids Mario in the spin-off title, ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. He runs [[Toad's tent|Todd's tent]], a secret location accessed when a transformed Pinball Mario hits [[Toad|Todd]] on one of the various levels in the game. Once inside the tent, Mario can buy items from [[Toad|Todd]] that can help him in his adventure.


===''WarioWare: Touched!''===
===''WarioWare: Touched!''===
[[File:WWTYouScratchMineLv3.png|thumb|Toad's cameo in ''WarioWare: Touched!'']]
[[File:WWTYouScratchMineLv3.png|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]]'s cameo in ''WarioWare: Touched!'']]
In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', Toad makes a cameo in level three of [[Wario-Man]]'s microgame [[You Scratch Mine]], alongside [[Mario]] and [[Wario]].
In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] makes a cameo in level three of [[Wario-Man]]'s microgame [[You Scratch Mine]], alongside [[Mario]] and [[Wario]].


===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', Toad accompanies the character of the player's choice, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. He plays a sidekick-like role by helping either plumber on his quest to get the [[Music Key|Music Keys]] from [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and [[Bowser]]. Toad makes his debut in the game by running to the hero's house to alert him of the news after witnessing the capturing of the Music Keys. Toad also appears in the background of the first song, "Here We Go!" where he is seen dancing alongside either Mario or Luigi. He tries to help obtain the lost keys but is not entirely successful as Toad is non-violent throughout the game. In the various dance scenes after the first one, Toad often makes various excuses of not being able to dance to excuse himself from dancing. He does, however, tell Mario or Luigi what he needs to do and when he needs to do it (as seen during the battle with [[Freezie]]).
In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] accompanies the character of the player's choice, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. He plays a sidekick-like role by helping either plumber on his quest to get the [[Music Key|Music Keys]] from [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and [[Bowser]]. [[Toad|Todd]] makes his debut in the game by running to the hero's house to alert him of the news after witnessing the capturing of the Music Keys. [[Toad|Todd]] also appears in the background of the first song, "Here We Go!" where he is seen dancing alongside either Mario or Luigi. He tries to help obtain the lost keys but is not entirely successful as [[Toad|Todd]] is non-violent throughout the game. In the various dance scenes after the first one, [[Toad|Todd]] often makes various excuses of not being able to dance to excuse himself from dancing. He does, however, tell Mario or Luigi what he needs to do and when he needs to do it (as seen during the battle with [[Freezie]]).


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:ToadLuigiKidnap.png|thumb|left|The kidnapping of Toad and Luigi in ''Super Princess Peach'']]
[[File:ToadLuigiKidnap.png|thumb|left|The kidnapping of [[Toad|Todd]] and Luigi in ''Super Princess Peach'']]
In the intro of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', Toad is kidnapped along with Mario and Luigi by the Hammer Bros. They are soon transported to Bowser's castle where he locks the three in the dungeon. The lead Hammer Bro refers to Toad as "a mushroom-headed loud-mouth" when he informs Bowser of the captures. In the ending of the game, Toad is seen to be rescued by Peach and during the credits, he along with the princess, Mario, Luigi, and another Toad (who Peach rescued earlier on in Bowser's Castle) can be seen walking back to Peach's Castle through a starlit sky.
In the intro of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is kidnapped along with Mario and Luigi by the Hammer Bros. They are soon transported to Bowser's castle where he locks the three in the dungeon. The lead Hammer Bro refers to [[Toad|Todd]] as "a mushroom-headed loud-mouth" when he informs Bowser of the captures. In the ending of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] is seen to be rescued by Peach and during the credits, he along with the princess, Mario, Luigi, and another [[Toad|Todd]] (who Peach rescued earlier on in Bowser's Castle) can be seen walking back to Peach's Castle through a starlit sky.


Toad also appears as a playable character in two of the mini-games in the game. The first minigame is [[Toad Jump]], which involves a side-scrolling world where Toad must jump over enemies and pits. The only way to control him in this minigame is through blowing into the microphone of the DS. If he is hit by an enemy or falls in a hole, it will trigger an instant loss in the game. The other minigame is named [[Toad Tote]] which involves Toad being trapped in a maze-like area that is engulfed in flames with the goal of the mini-game being to help Toad to escape. In the minigame, Toad is controlled utilizing the [[Stylus]] and he must avoid the obstacles in the maze which could burn him.
[[Toad|Todd]] also appears as a playable character in two of the mini-games in the game. The first minigame is [[Toad Jump|Todd Jump]], which involves a side-scrolling world where [[Toad|Todd]] must jump over enemies and pits. The only way to control him in this minigame is through blowing into the microphone of the DS. If he is hit by an enemy or falls in a hole, it will trigger an instant loss in the game. The other minigame is named [[Toad Tote|Todd Tote]] which involves [[Toad|Todd]] being trapped in a maze-like area that is engulfed in flames with the goal of the mini-game being to help [[Toad|Todd]] to escape. In the minigame, [[Toad|Todd]] is controlled utilizing the [[Stylus]] and he must avoid the obstacles in the maze which could burn him.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
Toad makes a small appearance in the beginning of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Mario and Luigi, bored and looking for adventure one lazy morning, decide to visit [[Princess Peach]]. However, on their way out the door they are stopped by Toad, who had rushed to the [[Mario Bros.' House|Mario Bros.' House]] to inform them that Princess Peach has been kidnapped and [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] has been raided, thus starting the Bros.' adventure to [[Bowser's Castle]] and later to save all worlds from [[The Void]]. As the Mario Bros. leave on their journey, Toad can be seen wishing the two brothers good luck on their adventure and stating that the entire Mushroom Kingdom is depending on the two to saving Peach. Toad also appears as the last [[Catch Card]] in this game.<br>
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a small appearance in the beginning of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Mario and Luigi, bored and looking for adventure one lazy morning, decide to visit [[Princess Peach]]. However, on their way out the door they are stopped by [[Toad|Todd]], who had rushed to the [[Mario Bros.' House|Mario Bros.' House]] to inform them that Princess Peach has been kidnapped and [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] has been raided, thus starting the Bros.' adventure to [[Bowser's Castle]] and later to save all worlds from [[The Void]]. As the Mario Bros. leave on their journey, [[Toad|Todd]] can be seen wishing the two brothers good luck on their adventure and stating that the entire Mushroom Kingdom is depending on the two to saving Peach. [[Toad|Todd]] also appears as the last [[Catch Card]] in this game.<br>


====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
[[File:Paper Mario Color Splash - Mario House.png|thumb|upright=1.34|left|Toad and Peach visiting Mario's house in the introduction cutscene of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'']]
[[File:Paper Mario Color Splash - Mario House.png|thumb|upright=1.34|left|[[Toad|Todd]] and Peach visiting Mario's house in the introduction cutscene of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'']]
Despite the numerous amounts of similar-looking Toads, Toad makes his reappearance in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''. He is first seen accompanying Peach in the introduction cutscene where the two travel to Mario's house during a stormy night to deliver a mysterious letter to him. Upon opening the letter at his house, Mario is shocked to find a colorless Toad that has been drained of his colors within the letter. After discovering that the incident took place on [[Prism Island]], the three head off on a boat to the island despite the storm.
Despite the numerous amounts of similar-looking Toads, [[Toad|Todd]] makes his reappearance in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''. He is first seen accompanying Peach in the introduction cutscene where the two travel to Mario's house during a stormy night to deliver a mysterious letter to him. Upon opening the letter at his house, Mario is shocked to find a colorless [[Toad|Todd]] that has been drained of his colors within the letter. After discovering that the incident took place on [[Prism Island]], the three head off on a boat to the island despite the storm.


Upon reaching Prism Island, the three heroes find the plaza deserted causing Peach to worry and ask Toad if he was sure if they were at the right place. Having consulted his guidebook, Toad confidently says that the island was indeed the right place and he offers to ask for some help from the locales. After scampering off to find help, Mario and Peach meet [[Huey]], a floating 3D talking paint bucket. However, it is not long before the screams of Toad were heard in which Mario, Peach, and Huey are horrified to find a [[Slurp Guy]] draining the colors out of Toad leaving him to become mere paper. Eventually, Toad is given back his colors thanks to Mario and Huey. He spends the rest of the game in the small inn in Port Prisma's yellow district. After Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, Mario can visit him and show him Peach's messages recorded in Holo-Peaches.
Upon reaching Prism Island, the three heroes find the plaza deserted causing Peach to worry and ask [[Toad|Todd]] if he was sure if they were at the right place. Having consulted his guidebook, [[Toad|Todd]] confidently says that the island was indeed the right place and he offers to ask for some help from the locales. After scampering off to find help, Mario and Peach meet [[Huey]], a floating 3D talking paint bucket. However, it is not long before the screams of [[Toad|Todd]] were heard in which Mario, Peach, and Huey are horrified to find a [[Slurp Guy]] draining the colors out of [[Toad|Todd]] leaving him to become mere paper. Eventually, [[Toad|Todd]] is given back his colors thanks to Mario and Huey. He spends the rest of the game in the small inn in Port Prisma's yellow district. After Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, Mario can visit him and show him Peach's messages recorded in Holo-Peaches.


The concept of the recurring character Toad is also lampshaded. When the red Rescue Squad has assembled at [[The Emerald Circus]], talking to Toad #35 has him ask if Mario remembers him, Toad who appeared together with Mario in "that other game".<ref>Mario Party Legacy (October 23, 2016). [https://youtu.be/Teuiy08x3S0?t=434 The Emerald Circus (Big Paint Star) - Paper Mario: Color Splash Walkthrough]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.</ref>
The concept of the recurring character [[Toad|Todd]] is also lampshaded. When the red Rescue Squad has assembled at [[The Emerald Circus]], talking to [[Toad|Todd]] #35 has him ask if Mario remembers him, [[Toad|Todd]] who appeared together with Mario in "that other game".<ref>Mario Party Legacy (October 23, 2016). [https://youtu.be/Teuiy08x3S0?t=434 The Emerald Circus (Big Paint Star) - Paper Mario: Color Splash Walkthrough]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.</ref>
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===''Fortune Street'' series===
===''Fortune Street'' series===
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
Toad, along with eleven other ''Mario'' series characters and several characters from the ''Dragon Quest'' series, appears as a playable character in the Monopoly game ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''. Toad also runs the tutorial mode of the game where he assists the player by explaining the basic controls.
[[Toad|Todd]], along with eleven other ''Mario'' series characters and several characters from the ''Dragon Quest'' series, appears as a playable character in the Monopoly game ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''. [[Toad|Todd]] also runs the tutorial mode of the game where he assists the player by explaining the basic controls.


The '''Toad Head''' and '''Toad Suit''' are collectible accessories in this game that can be equipped on customizable characters.
The '''[[Toad|Todd]] Head''' and '''[[Toad|Todd]] Suit''' are collectible accessories in this game that can be equipped on customizable characters.


====''Fortune Street''====
====''Fortune Street''====
Toad returns as a playable participant in the Nintendo Wii game ''[[Fortune Street]]'', the sequel to the Japanese exclusive ''Itadaki Street DS''. He is one of the thirteen playable Mario series characters in this installment. Within the game, Toad is classified as being in the '''C''' Rank (a trait he shares with Luigi, [[Princess Daisy]], and [[Waluigi]]). Instead of ''making fun'' of the other players during his talking sequences, Toad will normally encourage the other players and ask if they are all having a good time (as his personality is shown to be rather kind and open throughout the game).
[[Toad|Todd]] returns as a playable participant in the Nintendo Wii game ''[[Fortune Street]]'', the sequel to the Japanese exclusive ''Itadaki Street DS''. He is one of the thirteen playable Mario series characters in this installment. Within the game, [[Toad|Todd]] is classified as being in the '''C''' Rank (a trait he shares with Luigi, [[Princess Daisy]], and [[Waluigi]]). Instead of ''making fun'' of the other players during his talking sequences, [[Toad|Todd]] will normally encourage the other players and ask if they are all having a good time (as his personality is shown to be rather kind and open throughout the game).


===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
[[File:ToadCreamM&SL2012.png|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Toad and Cream as the hosts of the London Party mode in ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]
[[File:ToadCreamM&SL2012.png|thumb|left|upright=1.3|[[Toad|Todd]] and Cream as the hosts of the London Party mode in ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''====
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''====
Toad makes a small appearance in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' as one of the referees in the game from the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] franchise. He can frequently be seen alongside [[Cream the Rabbit]] as judges in the various event matches including the fencing and high jump events. The two also are seen calling out fouls and starting the races in the Athletics events.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a small appearance in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' as one of the referees in the game from the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] franchise. He can frequently be seen alongside [[Cream the Rabbit]] as judges in the various event matches including the fencing and high jump events. The two also are seen calling out fouls and starting the races in the Athletics events.


====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====
Toad also appears in the sequel, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' which features him once again as a referee. In the Wii version, he along with Cream are the main hosts that introduce the events to the players in the Festival Mode. The two also resume very similar judging roles as in the first game. However, in the DS version of the game, Toad appears in the story mode with a bigger role and is the first person for Mario and Sonic to meet in Frostown. He excitedly joins their party after been spoken to, acting mainly as a guide for the adventure (Toad states himself that he will not be able to do much once he agrees to join them). In both games, Toad is the only red-spotted Toad to appear within the games (despite the numerous amount of Toads present in the audience).
[[Toad|Todd]] also appears in the sequel, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' which features him once again as a referee. In the Wii version, he along with Cream are the main hosts that introduce the events to the players in the Festival Mode. The two also resume very similar judging roles as in the first game. However, in the DS version of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] appears in the story mode with a bigger role and is the first person for Mario and Sonic to meet in Frostown. He excitedly joins their party after been spoken to, acting mainly as a guide for the adventure ([[Toad|Todd]] states himself that he will not be able to do much once he agrees to join them). In both games, [[Toad|Todd]] is the only red-spotted [[Toad|Todd]] to appear within the games (despite the numerous amount of Toads present in the audience).


====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====
====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====
Toad appears in both versions of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''. In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|version]], Toad appears alongside Cream as the hosts of the London Party mode, in which he gives out information to the players about various events, such as characters appearing on the map, scores and upcoming [[Event]]s. He also appears as a referee in several other events in the game, most notably as the host of [[Dream Equestrian]]. A [[Mii]] outfit based on Toad can also be unlocked by playing against a friend 5 times in the Single Event mode, and Toad will occasionally send the player mail.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears in both versions of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''. In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|version]], [[Toad|Todd]] appears alongside Cream as the hosts of the London Party mode, in which he gives out information to the players about various events, such as characters appearing on the map, scores and upcoming [[Event]]s. He also appears as a referee in several other events in the game, most notably as the host of [[Dream Equestrian]]. A [[Mii]] outfit based on [[Toad|Todd]] can also be unlocked by playing against a friend 5 times in the Single Event mode, and [[Toad|Todd]] will occasionally send the player mail.


Toad also appears as a referee in several events alongside other Toads in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], as well as appearing on the results screens in medleys. A [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of Toad can also be randomly earned from the badge machine. In the story mode, Toad plays a relatively large role, as he accompanies Mario and Luigi for most of the story and often interprets for them. After initially being scared by the [[Phantasmal Fog]], Toad helps Mario and Luigi clear it from the [[Main Stadium]], before following them to [[Hyde Park]], where they find that the Girls group, Toads and [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]] have already cleared the fog from the area. Mario, Luigi, and Toad reunite with [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] at the [[British Museum]], and the group clear the fog after defeating [[Eggman Nega]]. They explore the museum to learn about the source of the fog, before splitting up after some news from [[Charmy Bee|Charmy]] and [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio]], and Toad and Mario later follow [[Wario]] challenging [[Dr. Eggman]], who he later defeats after teaming up with [[Waluigi]]. Seeing this, Toad heads back to the Main Stadium with the others, which is shortly covered back by the Phantasmal Fog. After rescuing Cream, Toad and the Heroes travel to [[Stonehenge]] with [[E-123 Omega|Omega]], where they find the seal for the [[Fog urn]] before heading back to [[London]]. The group head to [[Big Ben]] to confront Bowser and Dr. Eggman, though Toad and Omega eventually return to the Main Stadium due to no longer being able to endure the fog. Toad also leads the call over the walkie-talkie to the Heroes during their confrontation and also invites Bowser and Dr. Eggman to register for the Olympic Games after they are defeated. Toad appears at the opening ceremony, as well as in the photo at the end of the credits with the athletes and [[Omochao]].
[[Toad|Todd]] also appears as a referee in several events alongside other Toads in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], as well as appearing on the results screens in medleys. A [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of [[Toad|Todd]] can also be randomly earned from the badge machine. In the story mode, [[Toad|Todd]] plays a relatively large role, as he accompanies Mario and Luigi for most of the story and often interprets for them. After initially being scared by the [[Phantasmal Fog]], [[Toad|Todd]] helps Mario and Luigi clear it from the [[Main Stadium]], before following them to [[Hyde Park]], where they find that the Girls group, Toads and [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]] have already cleared the fog from the area. Mario, Luigi, and [[Toad|Todd]] reunite with [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] at the [[British Museum]], and the group clear the fog after defeating [[Eggman Nega]]. They explore the museum to learn about the source of the fog, before splitting up after some news from [[Charmy Bee|Charmy]] and [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio]], and [[Toad|Todd]] and Mario later follow [[Wario]] challenging [[Dr. Eggman]], who he later defeats after teaming up with [[Waluigi]]. Seeing this, [[Toad|Todd]] heads back to the Main Stadium with the others, which is shortly covered back by the Phantasmal Fog. After rescuing Cream, [[Toad|Todd]] and the Heroes travel to [[Stonehenge]] with [[E-123 Omega|Omega]], where they find the seal for the [[Fog urn]] before heading back to [[London]]. The group head to [[Big Ben]] to confront Bowser and Dr. Eggman, though [[Toad|Todd]] and Omega eventually return to the Main Stadium due to no longer being able to endure the fog. [[Toad|Todd]] also leads the call over the walkie-talkie to the Heroes during their confrontation and also invites Bowser and Dr. Eggman to register for the Olympic Games after they are defeated. [[Toad|Todd]] appears at the opening ceremony, as well as in the photo at the end of the credits with the athletes and [[Omochao]].
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====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====
====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====
Toad makes his first playable appearance in the series in the Wii U version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. He is exclusive to the 4x100m Relay event. Toad does not appear as a playable character in the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]].
[[Toad|Todd]] makes his first playable appearance in the series in the Wii U version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. He is exclusive to the 4x100m Relay event. [[Toad|Todd]] does not appear as a playable character in the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]].


===''Mario Sports Mix''===
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
[[File:Toad Park dodgeball MSM.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Toad playing a game of dodgeball on the [[Toad Park]] stage in ''Mario Sports Mix'']]
[[File:Toad Park dodgeball MSM.png|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Toad|Todd]] playing a game of dodgeball on the [[Toad Parl|Todd Park]] stage in ''Mario Sports Mix'']]
Toad makes an appearance as a default playable character in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' where he is classified as a speedy character. His home stage in this game is the amusement park like area called [[Toad Park]]. Toad's special move involves him emitting a spore-like attack while having large rotating mushrooms blocking any opponents in his path.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes an appearance as a default playable character in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' where he is classified as a speedy character. His home stage in this game is the amusement park like area called [[Toad Parl|Todd Park]]. [[Toad|Todd]]'s special move involves him emitting a spore-like attack while having large rotating mushrooms blocking any opponents in his path.


Toad also appears in the story mode of the game where he was first seen gardening outside of Princess Peach's castle. He is soon interrupted by the appearance of a meteor-like object crashing into the Mushroom Kingdom. Upon investigation, Toad and three other Toads discover that the crashed objects were four [[Sports Crystal]]s. The four Toads then get an idea to make a Sports tournament, with the crystals representing the trophies for each sport; thus beginning the events of the game.
[[Toad|Todd]] also appears in the story mode of the game where he was first seen gardening outside of Princess Peach's castle. He is soon interrupted by the appearance of a meteor-like object crashing into the Mushroom Kingdom. Upon investigation, [[Toad|Todd]] and three other Toads discover that the crashed objects were four [[Sports Crystal]]s. The four Toads then get an idea to make a Sports tournament, with the crystals representing the trophies for each sport; thus beginning the events of the game.


===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
===''Captain Todd: Treasure Tracker''===
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Toad makes an appearance in the post-credits scene of the [[Wii U]] version ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', which is taken from the opening cutscene ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. In all versions of the game, including the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|versions]], he also makes several cameo appearances under the form of "[[Pixel Toad]]", a pixelated version of himself which resembles his sprite from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes an appearance in the post-credits scene of the [[Wii U]] version ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker|Captain Todd: Treasure Tracker]]'', which is taken from the opening cutscene ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. In all versions of the game, including the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Captain Todd: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|versions]], he also makes several cameo appearances under the form of "[[Pixel Toad|Pixel Todd]]", a pixelated version of himself which resembles his sprite from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.


===''Minecraft''===
===''Minecraft''===
Toad appears as a playable skin as part of the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]''.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears as a playable skin as part of the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]''.


===''Dr. Mario World''===
===''Dr. Mario World''===
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Toad takes on a new alias as a doctor in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', named '''Dr. Toad'''. He serves as the guide in stage mode, instructing [[Dr. Mario]] and his friends on how to defeat the [[virus]]es and how to use items and other game features to their advantage. While possessing a head mirror and white lab coat akin to the other doctors, he also possesses a blue tie and a satchel.  
[[Toad|Todd]] takes on a new alias as a doctor in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', named '''Dr. [[Toad|Todd]]'''. He serves as the guide in stage mode, instructing [[Dr. Mario]] and his friends on how to defeat the [[virus]]es and how to use items and other game features to their advantage. While possessing a head mirror and white lab coat akin to the other doctors, he also possesses a blue tie and a satchel.  


Dr. Toad is also a playable unlockable character, where he can be randomly obtained through the Staffing menu. Dr. Toad is available as a reward for clearing [[World 1 (Dr. Mario World)|World 1]]'s first area since version 2.0.0 and clearing World 1's special stage since version 1.2.0, both being separate rewards. Players who fulfilled the conditions for obtaining Dr. Toad's prior to those version updates can obtain him from the doc box. In stage mode and versus mode, Dr. Toad's skill is to target several locations to be eliminated, where it is represented by Dr. Toad calling a horde of Toads carrying capsules to throw it into the play area. The amount of targets is 20 spots in stage mode and 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 spots at level 1 to 5 in versus mode (5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 respectively prior to season 7 in versus mode). When using this skill, at least one object is guaranteed to be targeted for being eliminated, while the rest are random. This skill will not target any unclearable objects, such as cages or [[Empty Block]]s.
Dr. [[Toad|Todd]] is also a playable unlockable character, where he can be randomly obtained through the Staffing menu. Dr. [[Toad|Todd]] is available as a reward for clearing [[World 1 (Dr. Mario World)|World 1]]'s first area since version 2.0.0 and clearing World 1's special stage since version 1.2.0, both being separate rewards. Players who fulfilled the conditions for obtaining Dr. [[Toad|Todd]]'s prior to those version updates can obtain him from the doc box. In stage mode and versus mode, Dr. [[Toad|Todd]]'s skill is to target several locations to be eliminated, where it is represented by Dr. [[Toad|Todd]] calling a horde of Toads carrying capsules to throw it into the play area. The amount of targets is 20 spots in stage mode and 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 spots at level 1 to 5 in versus mode (5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 respectively prior to season 7 in versus mode). When using this skill, at least one object is guaranteed to be targeted for being eliminated, while the rest are random. This skill will not target any unclearable objects, such as cages or [[Empty Block]]s.
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
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[[File:TSMBM poster Toad.jpg|thumb|Poster for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' featuring Toad]]
[[File:TSMBM poster Toad.jpg|thumb|Poster for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' featuring [[Toad|Todd]]]]
Toad appears in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' as a main character. He is voiced by [[Keegan-Michael Key]] in the English version and [[Tomokazu Seki]] in the Japanese version. He greets Mario upon his first arrival in the Mushroom Kingdom and introduces the kingdom to him, guiding him around, then joins Peach with him to go on an adventure in order to stop Bowser from taking over the world. Unlike in the games, Toad is shown having teeth, his shoes and clothes are slightly more detailed, he appears to be slightly taller, and he carries a backpack that looks somewhat similar to [[Captain Toad]]'s backpack albeit with more items visible, including pins attached to it that reference the [[Cascade Kingdom]], [[Sand Kingdom]], and [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. He also carries a long stick as a staff in some scenes and a frying pan as a weapon in others.
[[Toad|Todd]] appears in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' as a main character. He is voiced by [[Keegan-Michael Key]] in the English version and [[Tomokazu Seki]] in the Japanese version. He greets Mario upon his first arrival in the Mushroom Kingdom and introduces the kingdom to him, guiding him around, then joins Peach with him to go on an adventure in order to stop Bowser from taking over the world. Unlike in the games, [[Toad|Todd]] is shown having teeth, his shoes and clothes are slightly more detailed, he appears to be slightly taller, and he carries a backpack that looks somewhat similar to [[Captain Toad|Captain Todd]]'s backpack albeit with more items visible, including pins attached to it that reference the [[Cascade Kingdom]], [[Sand Kingdom]], and [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. He also carries a long stick as a staff in some scenes and a frying pan as a weapon in others.


===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
====''Kirby Super Star''====
====''Kirby Super Star''====
Toad makes a cameo appearance in ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]'' where he is a part of the audience in several of the minigames such as "Megaton Punch" (along with several others from the Mario cast such as Mario, Luigi, and Birdo). In the DS remake ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', Toad along with Mario, Peach, Luigi, Wario, and various other Toads appear once again as a part of the audience in some of the minigames.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a cameo appearance in ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]'' where he is a part of the audience in several of the minigames such as "Megaton Punch" (along with several others from the Mario cast such as Mario, Luigi, and Birdo). In the DS remake ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', [[Toad|Todd]] along with Mario, Peach, Luigi, Wario, and various other Toads appear once again as a part of the audience in some of the minigames.


====''F-1 Race''====
====''F-1 Race''====
[[File:F-1 Race Toad.png|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Toad's cameo in ''F-1 Race'']]
[[File:F-1 Race Toad.png|left|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Toad|Todd]]'s cameo in ''F-1 Race'']]
Toad makes a cameo appearance in the [[Game Boy]] version of ''{{wp|F-1 Race}}'' alongside a few other Nintendo and ''Mario series'' characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Donkey Kong, Bowser, [[Link]], [[Samus Aran]], and [[Pit (character)|Pit]]). Toad himself is exclusively seen in the beginning of a race in the racecourse ''Course 2'' where he greets and cheers on the player alongside several referees before the race on the specified course. Toad is also the first guest character to congratulate the player in the ending sequence of the game (while using the same animations as his first appearance in the game).
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a cameo appearance in the [[Game Boy]] version of ''{{wp|F-1 Race}}'' alongside a few other Nintendo and ''Mario series'' characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Toddstool, Donkey Kong, Bowser, [[Link]], [[Samus Aran]], and [[Pit (character)|Pit]]). [[Toad|Todd]] himself is exclusively seen in the beginning of a race in the racecourse ''Course 2'' where he greets and cheers on the player alongside several referees before the race on the specified course. [[Toad|Todd]] is also the first guest character to congratulate the player in the ending sequence of the game (while using the same animations as his first appearance in the game).


====Game Boy Camera====
====Game Boy Camera====
Toad makes a notable cameo as a stamp for photos in the Game Boy Camera peripheral. The artwork of him depicted in this stamp is inspired by his official artwork for ''[[Mario Party]]''.
[[Toad|Todd]] makes a notable cameo as a stamp for photos in the Game Boy Camera peripheral. The artwork of him depicted in this stamp is inspired by his official artwork for ''[[Mario Party]]''.
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==Possible appearances==
==Possible appearances==
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[[File:Toad Artwork Super Mario Sunshine.png|thumb|Possible Toad artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
[[File:Toad Artwork Super Mario Sunshine.png|thumb|Possible [[Toad|Todd]] artwork from ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
Many red-spotted [[Toad (species)|Toads]] appear throughout the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and other locales, and are often confused to be the actual character named Toad. Generally, it is believed that any Toad given a unique role is Toad, or that at least one of a number of Toads appearing in a game is ''the'' Toad. It is also largely held that Toad is set apart by having red spots and a blue vest, rather than having matching spots and clothes; however, games such as ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' have depicted multiple blue-vested-red-spotted Toads, and Toad's appearance has also varied to give him a red vest in some games, and even blue spots in others, such as ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. The singular use of Toad has also occasionally applied to Toads that are not considered to be the character, such as certain Toad NPCs in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and the renamed [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]] and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', making the line between definitive appearances and possible appearances often difficult to determine.
Many red-spotted [[Toad (species)|Todds]] appear throughout the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and other locales, and are often confused to be the actual character named [[Toad|Todd]]. Generally, it is believed that any [[Toad|Todd]] given a unique role is [[Toad|Todd]], or that at least one of a number of Toads appearing in a game is ''the'' [[Toad|Todd]]. It is also largely held that [[Toad|Todd]] is set apart by having red spots and a blue vest, rather than having matching spots and clothes; however, games such as ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' have depicted multiple blue-vested-red-spotted Toads, and [[Toad|Todd]]'s appearance has also varied to give him a red vest in some games, and even blue spots in others, such as ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. The singular use of [[Toad|Todd]] has also occasionally applied to Toads that are not considered to be the character, such as certain [[Toad|Todd]] NPCs in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and the renamed [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Todd]] and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Todd]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', making the line between definitive appearances and possible appearances often difficult to determine.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:SMS Epilogue Fludd.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Toad holding up the repaired FLUDD in the ending of ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
[[File:SMS Epilogue Fludd.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|[[Toad|Todd]] holding up the repaired FLUDD in the ending of ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
The Toad wearing a red vest is named as Toad in the instruction booklet for the game, appearing as one of five young Toad attendants who had accompanied Princess Peach and Mario on their vacation to [[Isle Delfino]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', although it is unclear if this role refers to his name or species. Upon landing on the island, this Toad and the others find the place to be a mess, mainly due to the work of a [[Shadow Mario|mysterious being who resembles Mario]].
The [[Toad|Todd]] wearing a red vest is named as [[Toad|Todd]] in the instruction booklet for the game, appearing as one of five young [[Toad|Todd]] attendants who had accompanied Princess Peach and Mario on their vacation to [[Isle Delfino]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', although it is unclear if this role refers to his name or species. Upon landing on the island, this [[Toad|Todd]] and the others find the place to be a mess, mainly due to the work of a [[Shadow Mario|mysterious being who resembles Mario]].


Throughout most of the actual game, Toad plays a rather minor role by giving out tips to Mario about how to play the game (such as how to do the [[Ground Pound|box break]] move and as well as information about the different areas within the island). At the time of Princess Peach's kidnapping, Toad and the Green Toad maybe be covered up by [[Shadow Mario]]'s [[Goop#M Graffiti|M Graffiti]]. After Peach had been kidnapped, Toad can be seen to be acting hysterical and spends most of his time worrying about her in [[Delfino Plaza]]. He will give Mario the occasional tips if he is spoken to (such as mentioning the princess being taken to [[Pinna Park]]). After Mario had rescued Peach, Toad and the other heroes can finally be seen enjoying the activities available on Isle Delfino during the credits.
Throughout most of the actual game, [[Toad|Todd]] plays a rather minor role by giving out tips to Mario about how to play the game (such as how to do the [[Ground Pound|box break]] move and as well as information about the different areas within the island). At the time of Princess Peach's kidnapping, [[Toad|Todd]] and the Green [[Toad|Todd]] maybe be covered up by [[Shadow Mario]]'s [[Goop#M Graffiti|M Graffiti]]. After Peach had been kidnapped, [[Toad|Todd]] can be seen to be acting hysterical and spends most of his time worrying about her in [[Delfino Plaza]]. He will give Mario the occasional tips if he is spoken to (such as mentioning the princess being taken to [[Pinna Park]]). After Mario had rescued Peach, [[Toad|Todd]] and the other heroes can finally be seen enjoying the activities available on Isle Delfino during the credits.


Additionally, it is revealed at the end of the game that Toad along with the other Toad attendants had repaired [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] shortly after its breakdown after the battle between Mario and Bowser. It is also Toad himself who is seen supporting the repaired FLUDD as he reveals the fixed device to Mario and Peach as Toadsworth and the Green Toad stand alongside him. As the game's credits begin, it is revealed through the snapshots that Toad and the other heroes finally had the time to relax in the various areas of Isle Delfino after Bowser's defeat.
Additionally, it is revealed at the end of the game that [[Toad|Todd]] along with the other [[Toad|Todd]] attendants had repaired [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] shortly after its breakdown after the battle between Mario and Bowser. It is also [[Toad|Todd]] himself who is seen supporting the repaired FLUDD as he reveals the fixed device to Mario and Peach as Toddsworth and the Green [[Toad|Todd]] stand alongside him. As the game's credits begin, it is revealed through the snapshots that [[Toad|Todd]] and the other heroes finally had the time to relax in the various areas of Isle Delfino after Bowser's defeat.


====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Starfestival.png|thumb|Toad and Toadette view the Star Festival in the intro of ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
[[File:Starfestival.png|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] and Toddette view the Star Festival in the intro of ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
{{Main|Captain Toad}}
{{Main|Captain Toad}}
Official art for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' shows a Toad with a blue vest, who may be Toad, and who makes various cameos in the game, including an appearance with Toadette in the intro where the two of them watch the [[Star Festival]]. He also appears as one of many icons for a save file. Otherwise, the only appearances of red-spotted, blue-capped Toads in the game are Peach's two attendants in the introduction, both of whom also wear shiny capes.
Official art for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' shows a [[Toad|Todd]] with a blue vest, who may be [[Toad|Todd]], and who makes various cameos in the game, including an appearance with Toddette in the intro where the two of them watch the [[Star Festival]]. He also appears as one of many icons for a save file. Otherwise, the only appearances of red-spotted, blue-capped Toads in the game are Peach's two attendants in the introduction, both of whom also wear shiny capes.


This game marks the appearance of a character very similar to Toad called [[Captain Toad]] who is the self-proclaimed Captain of the [[Toad Brigade]]. Although earlier official bios for the game state that Captain Toad is equivalent to Toad, later games have declared Captain Toad and Toad separate characters, and ''Super Mario 3D World'' had the two co-existing, with Toad wearing a blue vest while Captain Toad was in red.
This game marks the appearance of a character very similar to [[Toad|Todd]] called [[Captain Toad|Captain Todd]] who is the self-proclaimed Captain of the [[Toad Brigade|Todd Brigade]]. Although earlier official bios for the game state that Captain Todd is equivalent to [[Toad|Todd]], later games have declared Captain Todd and [[Toad|Todd]] separate characters, and ''Super Mario 3D World'' had the two co-existing, with [[Toad|Todd]] wearing a blue vest while Captain Todd was in red.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Red Toad Render.png|frame]]
[[File:NSMBW Red Toad Render.png|frame]]
Toad can be found back at [[Peach's Castle]] throughout Mario's adventure in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where he will offer to show help videos to the players in exchange for star coins.
[[Toad|Todd]] can be found back at [[Peach's Castle]] throughout Mario's adventure in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where he will offer to show help videos to the players in exchange for star coins.


====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Like in the first game, Toad's appearance of a blue vest is on the box art of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' as well as his head resuming its place as one of the many save icons for the game. Captain Toad also appears here.
Like in the first game, [[Toad|Todd]]'s appearance of a blue vest is on the box art of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' as well as his head resuming its place as one of the many save icons for the game. Captain Todd also appears here.


====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:SM3DLAirshipCannon.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:SM3DLAirshipCannon.png|thumb|left]]
Various monochromatic Toads appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', as does one who has red spots yet sports a blue vest. He is mainly seen operating the [[cannon]]s that provide Mario with access to the [[airship]] levels, and running the Red Toad Houses where players can obtain power-ups and access the ''StreetPass'' option from their [[Nintendo 3DS]]. He also hides in some of the levels and will either toss a [[Star Medal]], a Power-Up, or a [[1-Up Mushroom]] close to Mario in order to provide him with help when spotted with binoculars, just like the other Toads in the game.
Various monochromatic Toads appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', as does one who has red spots yet sports a blue vest. He is mainly seen operating the [[cannon]]s that provide Mario with access to the [[airship]] levels, and running the Red Todd Houses where players can obtain power-ups and access the ''StreetPass'' option from their [[Nintendo 3DS]]. He also hides in some of the levels and will either toss a [[Star Medal]], a Power-Up, or a [[1-Up Mushroom]] close to Mario in order to provide him with help when spotted with binoculars, just like the other Toads in the game.


While Toad makes his introduction through some brief appearances in the first world (such as inside his Toad House), Toad must later be rescued from the first [[fake Bowser]] that Mario encounters at the end of [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]] after Toad and his Toad House vanish once Mario leaves the area. Toad is seen to be calling out for help from his cell as Mario attempts to avoid the impostor's attacks in order to save the mushroom retainer and defeat the impostor by stepping the switch at the end. Once the cell is opened, Toad can be seen jumping happily and thanking Mario for his rescue. After his rescue, Toad will provide Mario with all forms of help throughout his journey.
While [[Toad|Todd]] makes his introduction through some brief appearances in the first world (such as inside his Todd House), [[Toad|Todd]] must later be rescued from the first [[fake Bowser]] that Mario encounters at the end of [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]] after [[Toad|Todd]] and his Todd House vanish once Mario leaves the area. [[Toad|Todd]] is seen to be calling out for help from his cell as Mario attempts to avoid the impostor's attacks in order to save the mushroom retainer and defeat the impostor by stepping the switch at the end. Once the cell is opened, [[Toad|Todd]] can be seen jumping happily and thanking Mario for his rescue. After his rescue, [[Toad|Todd]] will provide Mario with all forms of help throughout his journey.


Toad makes his final appearance in the last level [[Special 8|Special 8-Crown]]. In this level, he is seen near the [[Warp Pipe]] that leads to the room where Mario (or Luigi) would need to face both [[Boom Boom]] and [[Pom Pom]]. The player has the option to bounce upon Toad's head in order to reach the platform with the warp pipe. Once again, Toad is identified in this level as he is the only Red Toad to be sporting a blue vest (the other numerous Red Toads in the level are wearing red vests).
[[Toad|Todd]] makes his final appearance in the last level [[Special 8|Special 8-Crown]]. In this level, he is seen near the [[Warp Pipe]] that leads to the room where Mario (or Luigi) would need to face both [[Boom Boom]] and [[Pom Pom]]. The player has the option to bounce upon [[Toad|Todd]]'s head in order to reach the platform with the warp pipe. Once again, [[Toad|Todd]] is identified in this level as he is the only Red [[Toad|Todd]] to be sporting a blue vest (the other numerous Red Toads in the level are wearing red vests).


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:CTR-SMB2-12.png|205px|thumb|Mario inside of a Red Toad House in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
[[File:CTR-SMB2-12.png|205px|thumb|Mario inside of a Red Todd House in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
The [[Toad House]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' are all run by a red-spotted blue-vested Toad. Like in the original ''New Super Mario Bros.'' (where [[Toadsworth]] ran all the Houses), the Mario Bros. must occasionally use [[Star Coin]]s to access some of the Toad Houses.
The [[Toad House|Todd House]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' are all run by a red-spotted blue-vested [[Toad|Todd]]. Like in the original ''New Super Mario Bros.'' (where [[Toadsworth|Toddsworth]] ran all the Houses), the Mario Bros. must occasionally use [[Star Coin]]s to access some of the Todd Houses.


The Red Toad Houses consist of Toad throwing three Power-Ups to three platforms in which either Mario or Luigi can select the power-up to keep (though all three power-ups can be taken at the same time if chosen). The Green Toad Houses have Toad throwing multiple [[1-Up Mushroom]]s into an above pipe in which the Mario Bros. must hit a glove to knock down the descending mushrooms falling from the pipe. The Yellow Toad Houses have Toad giving either Mario or Luigi a free [[Gold Flower]] ([[Star]] if visiting it on [[World Star (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Star]]).
The Red Todd Houses consist of [[Toad|Todd]] throwing three Power-Ups to three platforms in which either Mario or Luigi can select the power-up to keep (though all three power-ups can be taken at the same time if chosen). The Green Todd Houses have [[Toad|Todd]] throwing multiple [[1-Up Mushroom]]s into an above pipe in which the Mario Bros. must hit a glove to knock down the descending mushrooms falling from the pipe. The Yellow Todd Houses have [[Toad|Todd]] giving either Mario or Luigi a free [[Gold Flower]] ([[Star]] if visiting it on [[World Star (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Star]]).


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBUToadHouse.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Mario and Toad inside a Red Toad House in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
[[File:NSMBUToadHouse.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Mario and [[Toad|Todd]] inside a Red Todd House in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
Toad runs the Toad Houses once more in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. A bonus feature included within the Toad House mini-games includes Toad either jumping up excitedly in correspondence to the players if they were to win the game or shake his head in disappointment if the players were to lose. Toad also appears when the player finishes a level with the last two numbers on the time limit matching and rewards the player with a power-up for their achievement.  
[[Toad|Todd]] runs the Todd Houses once more in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. A bonus feature included within the Todd House mini-games includes [[Toad|Todd]] either jumping up excitedly in correspondence to the players if they were to win the game or shake his head in disappointment if the players were to lose. [[Toad|Todd]] also appears when the player finishes a level with the last two numbers on the time limit matching and rewards the player with a power-up for their achievement.  


In the second world, a Toad House appears to be in a conflict and a character, known as [[Nabbit]] makes an introduction by stealing a power-up from Toad. After Nabbit rushes off, Toad immediately appears out of his Toad House and informs the player of the situation. He then introduces the pipe cannons (which players could use to transport themselves to different worlds) to pursue a chase after the thief. Toad also appears after a player captures Nabbit; when this happens Toad will give Mario and co a [[P-Acorn]].
In the second world, a Todd House appears to be in a conflict and a character, known as [[Nabbit]] makes an introduction by stealing a power-up from [[Toad|Todd]]. After Nabbit rushes off, [[Toad|Todd]] immediately appears out of his Todd House and informs the player of the situation. He then introduces the pipe cannons (which players could use to transport themselves to different worlds) to pursue a chase after the thief. [[Toad|Todd]] also appears after a player captures Nabbit; when this happens [[Toad|Todd]] will give Mario and co a [[P-Acorn]].


In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]] and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] are generically renamed "Toad" and share the same character slot.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Todd]] and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Todd]] are generically renamed "[[Toad|Todd]]" and share the same character slot.


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====
[[File:MLSS Toad Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:MLSS Toad Sprite.png|frame|left]]
In the [[Nintendo Power]] guide of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', Toad refers to the emissary that the player briefly controls in the [[Mario Bros.' House]],<ref>"''Toad rushes to Mario and Luigi’s house, frantically trying to explain the tragic events.''" — ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]. Page 3.</ref> who ends up running into a wardrobe after seeing Mario in the shower and can barely inform "''P-P-Princess P-P-Peach... P-P-Princess P-P-Peach...''" when jumped on by Mario. However, in the [[Prima Games]] guide, Toad refers to the aforementioned as well as the one in the castle who offers tutorial advice against Bowser,<ref>"''Use this battle to get acquainted with the controls, such as how to attack and dodge. Toad helps you get up to speed.''" — Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 48.</ref> who more coherently explains the situation about Princess Peach's voice with the scene's other Toad after the battle. Toad's role is the same in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.
In the [[Nintendo Power]] guide of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] refers to the emissary that the player briefly controls in the [[Mario Bros.' House]],<ref>"''[[Toad|Todd]] rushes to Mario and Luigi’s house, frantically trying to explain the tragic events.''" — ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' [[Nintendo Power|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]. Page 3.</ref> who ends up running into a wardrobe after seeing Mario in the shower and can barely inform "''P-P-Princess P-P-Peach... P-P-Princess P-P-Peach...''" when jumped on by Mario. However, in the [[Prima Games]] guide, [[Toad|Todd]] refers to the aforementioned as well as the one in the castle who offers tutorial advice against Bowser,<ref>"''Use this battle to get acquainted with the controls, such as how to attack and dodge. [[Toad|Todd]] helps you get up to speed.''" — Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 48.</ref> who more coherently explains the situation about Princess Peach's voice with the scene's other [[Toad|Todd]] after the battle. [[Toad|Todd]]'s role is the same in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.


====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
[[File:MLPPTtoad.png|thumb|left|The scene in which Toad, Mario, Luigi, [[Professor E. Gadd]], [[Toadsworth]], and another [[Toad (species)|Toad]], are awaiting anxiously for the Princess' return]]
[[File:MLPPTtoad.png|thumb|left|The scene in which [[Toad|Todd]], Mario, Luigi, [[Professor E. Gadd]], [[Toadsworth|Toddsworth]], and another [[Toad (species)|Todd (species)]], are awaiting anxiously for the Princess' return]]
{{quote|No sign of the Princess! No! No! NOOOOOOOO! That awful monster...|Toad|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time}}
{{quote|No sign of the Princess! No! No! NOOOOOOOO! That awful monster...|Todd|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time}}
At the beginning of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', a Toad along with Mario, Luigi, and several other Toads can be seen awaiting for Princess Peach to return from her time-traveling experience at [[Peach's Castle]] and while waiting, Mario and co. begin to ask questions to [[Professor E. Gadd]] about his latest invention, the time machine. This is due to the fact that Princess Peach along with her two Toad accomplices ([[Toadiko]] and [[Toadbert]]) had decided to take the machine for a spin to go back to the past and then return back. Though the professor assures the group that Peach will soon return, [[Toadsworth]] soon falls unconscious while worrying about the safety of the princess. At this time, Toad asks for Mario to fetch a [[refreshroom]] in order to help Toadsworth regain his consciousness back. After Mario returns with the mushroom, Toadsworth immediately awakes and this occurs right at the time when E. Gadd's time machine had finally returned from its time traveling.
At the beginning of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', a [[Toad|Todd]] along with Mario, Luigi, and several other Toads can be seen awaiting for Princess Peach to return from her time-traveling experience at [[Peach's Castle]] and while waiting, Mario and co. begin to ask questions to [[Professor E. Gadd]] about his latest invention, the time machine. This is due to the fact that Princess Peach along with her two [[Toad|Todd]] accomplices ([[Toadiko]] and [[Toadbert]]) had decided to take the machine for a spin to go back to the past and then return back. Though the professor assures the group that Peach will soon return, [[Toadsworth|Toddsworth]] soon falls unconscious while worrying about the safety of the princess. At this time, [[Toad|Todd]] asks for Mario to fetch a [[refreshroom]] in order to help Toddsworth regain his consciousness back. After Mario returns with the mushroom, Toddsworth immediately awakes and this occurs right at the time when E. Gadd's time machine had finally returned from its time traveling.


[[File:DS Time Radar.PNG|thumb|Toad panicking after discovering the abandoned Time Machine that Princess Peach had used]]
[[File:DS Time Radar.PNG|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] panicking after discovering the abandoned Time Machine that Princess Peach had used]]
The time machine appears in a heavily damaged state and this causes the group to investigate more closer until finally the door of the machine opens. Instead of Peach, a [[Junior Shrooboid]] appears from the machine and this appearance of the alien causes all the other Toads (except for Toadsworth and Toad himself) to flee from the main hall. After Mario defeats the monster, Toad bravely enters inside the time machine to check if the princess was still inside it. Unfortunately, he did not find anything and immediately begins to panic. However at this time, E. Gadd announces that a new [[time hole]] had appeared outside of the castle. Before following the professor, Toad turns back to the Mario bros. and asks Luigi if he would like to guard the unconscious Junior Shrooboid so that it does not harm anyone while they went to investigate. However, Luigi immediately refuses which causes Toad to be a tad upset but before he leaves, he asks Luigi to perform a jump to see if he was ready for the adventure. After Luigi performs a successful jump, Toad then goes outside to see the time hole. The Mario bros. soon appear as well to join Toad and the professor to look at the odd hole. Immediately, Toadsworth appears out of nowhere while shouting out Mario's name but instead he slams into the time hole's base causing Luigi to fall in and be pulled back in time to the shock of Mario, Toad, and E. Gadd. Mario then immediately jumps in after his brother, thus beginning their adventure in the Mushroom Kingdom of the past.
The time machine appears in a heavily damaged state and this causes the group to investigate more closer until finally the door of the machine opens. Instead of Peach, a [[Junior Shrooboid]] appears from the machine and this appearance of the alien causes all the other Toads (except for Toddsworth and [[Toad|Todd]] himself) to flee from the main hall. After Mario defeats the monster, [[Toad|Todd]] bravely enters inside the time machine to check if the princess was still inside it. Unfortunately, he did not find anything and immediately begins to panic. However at this time, E. Gadd announces that a new [[time hole]] had appeared outside of the castle. Before following the professor, [[Toad|Todd]] turns back to the Mario bros. and asks Luigi if he would like to guard the unconscious Junior Shrooboid so that it does not harm anyone while they went to investigate. However, Luigi immediately refuses which causes [[Toad|Todd]] to be a tad upset but before he leaves, he asks Luigi to perform a jump to see if he was ready for the adventure. After Luigi performs a successful jump, [[Toad|Todd]] then goes outside to see the time hole. The Mario bros. soon appear as well to join [[Toad|Todd]] and the professor to look at the odd hole. Immediately, Toddsworth appears out of nowhere while shouting out Mario's name but instead he slams into the time hole's base causing Luigi to fall in and be pulled back in time to the shock of Mario, [[Toad|Todd]], and E. Gadd. Mario then immediately jumps in after his brother, thus beginning their adventure in the Mushroom Kingdom of the past.


For the rest of the game, Toad can be found back at Peach's castle in the Mushroom Kingdom of the present and he can be visited at any time after the Mario bros. had retrieved a [[Cobalt Star]]. He can be seen in the main hall alongside Professor E. Gadd. while Toad can be seen watching the professor analyze the cobalt stars, his main job is to guard the tube containing the Junior Shrooboid (the same one that Mario had defeated earlier on) so that the monster would not escape (being that Luigi had refused to take up the job earlier on). When the Mario Bros. finally return to the present-day castle after retrieving the 5 cobalt star pieces, Toad wishes the group good luck along with the professor before they leave to the ''[[Shroob Castle]].  
For the rest of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] can be found back at Peach's castle in the Mushroom Kingdom of the present and he can be visited at any time after the Mario bros. had retrieved a [[Cobalt Star]]. He can be seen in the main hall alongside Professor E. Gadd. while [[Toad|Todd]] can be seen watching the professor analyze the cobalt stars, his main job is to guard the tube containing the Junior Shrooboid (the same one that Mario had defeated earlier on) so that the monster would not escape (being that Luigi had refused to take up the job earlier on). When the Mario Bros. finally return to the present-day castle after retrieving the 5 cobalt star pieces, [[Toad|Todd]] wishes the group good luck along with the professor before they leave to the ''[[Shroob Castle]].  


[[File:C 16.png|thumb|Toad with the rest of the cast in the ending credits]]
[[File:C 16.png|thumb|[[Toad|Todd]] with the rest of the cast in the ending credits]]
After the bros. return with Peach and conquer the Shroob princesses, Toad can be seen rejoicing with the main group until they discover the unconscious Bowser who soon eats the Shroob Mushroom from the [[Elder Princess Shroob]] (which had escaped from the grip of [[Baby Luigi]]. This causes Bowser to gain the powers of the Elder Princess Shroob. Fortunately as Toad, Peach, the two Toadsworths (elder and younger), and [[Baby Peach]] evacuate, the Mario and Baby Bros. manage to defeat the shroobified Bowser, officially marking an end of the Shroob takeover. In the ending of the game, Toad along with the Mario bros., Princess Peach, Professor E. Gadd, and Toadsworth can be seen bidding farewell to the baby bros., [[Toadsworth the Younger]] and Baby Peach as they use the rebuilt time machine to travel back to the Mushroom Kingdom of the past.
After the bros. return with Peach and conquer the Shroob princesses, [[Toad|Todd]] can be seen rejoicing with the main group until they discover the unconscious Bowser who soon eats the Shroob Mushroom from the [[Elder Princess Shroob]] (which had escaped from the grip of [[Baby Luigi]]. This causes Bowser to gain the powers of the Elder Princess Shroob. Fortunately as [[Toad|Todd]], Peach, the two Toadsworths (elder and younger), and [[Baby Peach]] evacuate, the Mario and Baby Bros. manage to defeat the shroobified Bowser, officially marking an end of the Shroob takeover. In the ending of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] along with the Mario bros., Princess Peach, Professor E. Gadd, and Toddsworth can be seen bidding farewell to the baby bros., [[Toadsworth the Younger|Toddsworth the Younger]] and Baby Peach as they use the rebuilt time machine to travel back to the Mushroom Kingdom of the past.


===''Mario Baseball'' series===
===''Mario Baseball'' series===
In both ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', a red-colored Toad implied to be Toad{{ref needed}} appears as a playable character. The Red Toad has stronger power and speed stats than the other Toad colors, similar to Toad's distinguishing speed and strength attributes first displayed in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', but he is never identified as the character Toad.
In both ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', a red-colored [[Toad|Todd]] implied to be [[Toad|Todd]]{{ref needed}} appears as a playable character. The Red [[Toad|Todd]] has stronger power and speed stats than the other [[Toad|Todd]] colors, similar to [[Toad|Todd]]'s distinguishing speed and strength attributes first displayed in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', but he is never identified as the character [[Toad|Todd]].


====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
In the opening cinematic of ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', Red Toad, Daisy, and Peach black out, fearing that Mario is going to be tagged out at home plate when Donkey Kong attempts to receive the ball, but Mario nevertheless scores. Yellow Toad is briefly seen fielding on Wario's team, while Red Toad is in league with Mario's side. After Mario hits a walk-off home run, Red Toad and others storm the field and celebrate.
In the opening cinematic of ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', Red [[Toad|Todd]], Daisy, and Peach black out, fearing that Mario is going to be tagged out at home plate when Donkey Kong attempts to receive the ball, but Mario nevertheless scores. [[Yellow Toad|Yellow Todd]] is briefly seen fielding on Wario's team, while Red [[Toad|Todd]] is in league with Mario's side. After Mario hits a walk-off home run, Red [[Toad|Todd]] and others storm the field and celebrate.


In the closing cinematic that plays after winning the final game in Challenge Mode via Special Cup, Red Toad is one of a few characters who greet Mario at the Field of Dreams before Bowser arrives to challenge Mario's team.
In the closing cinematic that plays after winning the final game in Challenge Mode via Special Cup, Red [[Toad|Todd]] is one of a few characters who greet Mario at the Field of Dreams before Bowser arrives to challenge Mario's team.


Toad is a Balance type character with five color palette variations; Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Purple. The statistics vary by color.
[[Toad|Todd]] is a Balance type character with five color palette variations; Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Purple. The statistics vary by color.


====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
[[File:Mss hrc dc yoshi daisy toad.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Toad, Daisy, and Yoshi witness a display of fireworks in the last cinematic of ''Mario Super Sluggers''.]]
[[File:Mss hrc dc yoshi daisy toad.png|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Toad|Todd]], Daisy, and Yoshi witness a display of fireworks in the last cinematic of ''Mario Super Sluggers''.]]
In Challenge Mode of ''Mario Super Sluggers'', Red Toad appears as a part of Peach's team, the [[Peach Monarchs]]. He is first seen in the outskirts of [[Peach Ice Garden]], where he runs up to Mario and his team and leads them to a statue resembling Daisy. Toad reveals to the group that Bowser Jr. was behind this wrongdoing and asks the group to stop him from doing the same to Peach, directing them to first talk to the nearby Toadette. After meeting up with Toadsworth, Mario and his group head back to Toad to ask if they could burrow the statue in order to save Peach, only to find him fighting Hammer Bro that was trying to take the statue. They defeat the enemies and Toad thanks them, agreeing to let them take the statue themselves after some initial worrying. He then joins the team in order to protect the rest of the characters and back them up.
In Challenge Mode of ''Mario Super Sluggers'', Red [[Toad|Todd]] appears as a part of Peach's team, the [[Peach Monarchs]]. He is first seen in the outskirts of [[Peach Ice Garden]], where he runs up to Mario and his team and leads them to a statue resembling Daisy. [[Toad|Todd]] reveals to the group that Bowser Jr. was behind this wrongdoing and asks the group to stop him from doing the same to Peach, directing them to first talk to the nearby Toddette. After meeting up with Toddsworth, Mario and his group head back to [[Toad|Todd]] to ask if they could burrow the statue in order to save Peach, only to find him fighting Hammer Bro that was trying to take the statue. They defeat the enemies and [[Toad|Todd]] thanks them, agreeing to let them take the statue themselves after some initial worrying. He then joins the team in order to protect the rest of the characters and back them up.


In the opening cinematic of the game, Red Toad is seen riding a yacht with Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Daisy, and Birdo en route to the [[Baseball Kingdom]]. After arrival, Red Toad and the others get a view of the island from the summit of a lighthouse. Toad is next seen during one of the matches where he is shown to be running in order to catch the soaring baseball in the Peach Ice Garden; however, he accidentally crashes into a giant [[Freezie]] and becomes frozen solid, but a Blue Toad crashes into the frozen Toad and the Freezie, freeing Toad. Red Toad is later seen with Daisy back at Mario Stadium where they panic after Donkey Kong performs a body check on Luigi, who eventually makes the catch for the final out, prompting the characters to storm the scene to celebrate. In the third of the quartet of cinematics, Toad is seen celebrating with Mario and others after defeating Bowser in a decisive showdown in Challenge Mode. Afterwards, Toad and others march towards the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom to gaze towards the sunset before the lights come on for the night. In the last cinematic, Toad is seen standing next to Daisy by a table loaded with desserts on the Daisy Cruiser before a display of fireworks storm the night sky, surprising everyone around. Toad and everyone else head over to Mario Stadium, where they witness a Bob-omb Derby exhibition that triggered the fireworks.
In the opening cinematic of the game, Red [[Toad|Todd]] is seen riding a yacht with Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Daisy, and Birdo en route to the [[Baseball Kingdom]]. After arrival, Red [[Toad|Todd]] and the others get a view of the island from the summit of a lighthouse. [[Toad|Todd]] is next seen during one of the matches where he is shown to be running in order to catch the soaring baseball in the Peach Ice Garden; however, he accidentally crashes into a giant [[Freezie]] and becomes frozen solid, but a Blue [[Toad|Todd]] crashes into the frozen [[Toad|Todd]] and the Freezie, freeing [[Toad|Todd]]. Red [[Toad|Todd]] is later seen with Daisy back at Mario Stadium where they panic after Donkey Kong performs a body check on Luigi, who eventually makes the catch for the final out, prompting the characters to storm the scene to celebrate. In the third of the quartet of cinematics, [[Toad|Todd]] is seen celebrating with Mario and others after defeating Bowser in a decisive showdown in Challenge Mode. Afterwards, [[Toad|Todd]] and others march towards the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom to gaze towards the sunset before the lights come on for the night. In the last cinematic, [[Toad|Todd]] is seen standing next to Daisy by a table loaded with desserts on the Daisy Cruiser before a display of fireworks storm the night sky, surprising everyone around. [[Toad|Todd]] and everyone else head over to Mario Stadium, where they witness a Bob-omb Derby exhibition that triggered the fireworks.


Toad is a Balance type character with five color palette variations: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Purple. The statistics vary by color.
[[Toad|Todd]] is a Balance type character with five color palette variations: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Purple. The statistics vary by color.


===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', Mushroom Business Association has four stated positions: Representative Director / President, Block Enterprise Group, POW Chapter / Vice President, Warp Pipe Development Unit / Material Department Vice President, and General Affairs Division / Soda Branch Section Chief. The name of each member is listed as Toad. It is unknown if the joke is that these are all one Toad or if they are separate Toads.
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', Mushroom Business Association has four stated positions: Representative Director / President, Block Enterprise Group, POW Chapter / Vice President, Warp Pipe Development Unit / Material Department Vice President, and General Affairs Division / Soda Branch Section Chief. The name of each member is listed as [[Toad|Todd]]. It is unknown if the joke is that these are all one [[Toad|Todd]] or if they are separate Toads.


===''Luigi's Mansion'' series===
===''Luigi's Mansion'' series===
====''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''====
====''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''====
[[File:LuigiToadscare.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|A frightened Toad and Luigi in ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'']]
[[File:LuigiToadscare.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|A frightened [[Toad|Todd]] and Luigi in ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'']]
Toad appears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. In the game, he and four other [[Toad (species)|Toads]] (blue, yellow, purple, and green) are researching ghosts in various different mansions by playing the role of Professor E. Gadd's assistants. Once [[King Boo]] shatters the [[Dark Moon]], all the ghosts in [[Evershade Valley]] get hostile and imprison Toad and the others in paintings. It is revealed that Toad was imprisoned in a painting within the [[Haunted Towers]].
[[Toad|Todd]] appears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. In the game, he and four other [[Toad (species)|Todds]] (blue, yellow, purple, and green) are researching ghosts in various different mansions by playing the role of Professor E. Gadd's assistants. Once [[King Boo]] shatters the [[Dark Moon]], all the ghosts in [[Evershade Valley]] get hostile and imprison [[Toad|Todd]] and the others in paintings. It is revealed that [[Toad|Todd]] was imprisoned in a painting within the [[Haunted Towers]].


Sometime later, Luigi arrives at the Haunted Towers, and eventually finds the painting of Toad. Using his [[Poltergust 5000]] and flashlight, Luigi was able to rescue Toad out of the painting he was imprisoned in. After being saved, Toad is overjoyed with gratitude and hails Luigi a hero. As the duo continue on to the outer part of the Haunted Towers, they run into [[The Three Sisters]] by accident. Toad becomes frightened and attempts to escape the scene, but his means of an exit through a gate is unfortunately sealed immediately in the scene. Throughout the battle, Toad appears frightened of the surrounding ghosts.  
Sometime later, Luigi arrives at the Haunted Towers, and eventually finds the painting of [[Toad|Todd]]. Using his [[Poltergust 5000]] and flashlight, Luigi was able to rescue [[Toad|Todd]] out of the painting he was imprisoned in. After being saved, [[Toad|Todd]] is overjoyed with gratitude and hails Luigi a hero. As the duo continue on to the outer part of the Haunted Towers, they run into [[The Three Sisters]] by accident. [[Toad|Todd]] becomes frightened and attempts to escape the scene, but his means of an exit through a gate is unfortunately sealed immediately in the scene. Throughout the battle, [[Toad|Todd]] appears frightened of the surrounding ghosts.  


After The Three Sisters have been defeated, Toad continues to accompany Luigi through the area. Luigi is able to pull in Toad with the Poltergust 5000 and able to launch him from the vacuum in certain directions. Upon being launched, Toad is able to make a powerful impact with any object he comes into contact with by the force; as a result, being able to reveal secret areas and items. Toad also reveals his fear of deep bodies of water within the adventure (promptly having Luigi carry him over such bodies of water). After the two find a computer with access to Professor E. Gadd's lab within the Haunted Towers, Toad gives his thanks to Luigi and teleports back to the lab.
After The Three Sisters have been defeated, [[Toad|Todd]] continues to accompany Luigi through the area. Luigi is able to pull in [[Toad|Todd]] with the Poltergust 5000 and able to launch him from the vacuum in certain directions. Upon being launched, [[Toad|Todd]] is able to make a powerful impact with any object he comes into contact with by the force; as a result, being able to reveal secret areas and items. [[Toad|Todd]] also reveals his fear of deep bodies of water within the adventure (promptly having Luigi carry him over such bodies of water). After the two find a computer with access to Professor E. Gadd's lab within the Haunted Towers, [[Toad|Todd]] gives his thanks to Luigi and teleports back to the lab.


In the ending of the game, Toad along with the other Toad assistants teleport to the post-battle scene with the pieces of the [[Dark Moon]] in their arms. Toad himself hands Luigi the central piece upon reaching the group consisting of Luigi, Mario, and Professor E. Gadd. As Luigi and the Toads hold up the pieces of the dark moon to the sky, the pieces shine brightly and form a new Dark Moon. With the moon in place, the previously mind corrupted ghosts revert back to their peaceful ways and celebrate with the heroes. The ghosts even go onward to giving Toad and the other Toads rides on them. In the final scene, Toad joins the Mario Bros., Professor E. Gadd, and several ghosts for a group picture. Within the ending credits, it is revealed the ghosts have truly gone back to their happier states and even reveal to be on friendly terms with Toad and co.
In the ending of the game, [[Toad|Todd]] along with the other [[Toad|Todd]] assistants teleport to the post-battle scene with the pieces of the [[Dark Moon]] in their arms. [[Toad|Todd]] himself hands Luigi the central piece upon reaching the group consisting of Luigi, Mario, and Professor E. Gadd. As Luigi and the Toads hold up the pieces of the dark moon to the sky, the pieces shine brightly and form a new Dark Moon. With the moon in place, the previously mind corrupted ghosts revert back to their peaceful ways and celebrate with the heroes. The ghosts even go onward to giving [[Toad|Todd]] and the other Toads rides on them. In the final scene, [[Toad|Todd]] joins the Mario Bros., Professor E. Gadd, and several ghosts for a group picture. Within the ending credits, it is revealed the ghosts have truly gone back to their happier states and even reveal to be on friendly terms with [[Toad|Todd]] and co.


Whenever Toad walks, his footsteps make squeaky sounds. This is a possible reference to the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' TV series where Toad always made squeaky sounds when he walked.  
Whenever [[Toad|Todd]] walks, his footsteps make squeaky sounds. This is a possible reference to the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' TV series where [[Toad|Todd]] always made squeaky sounds when he walked.  


====''Luigi's Mansion 3''====  
====''Luigi's Mansion 3''====  
[[File:LM3 Luigi Holds Toad.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Luigi]] embracing Toad after freeing him from a painting]]
[[File:LM3 Luigi Holds Toad.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Luigi]] embracing [[Toad|Todd]] after freeing him from a painting]]
Toad (alongside Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, a blue Toad, and a yellow Toad) visits [[the Last Resort]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', driving the bus for the rest of the group to the location. Upon arriving at the [[Grand Lobby]], the Toads can be seen handling Peach's luggage. When the luggage collapses, and the blue Toad gets stuck between the bags, Toad rushes in to try and pull him out. After everyone has checked in, hotel owner [[Hellen Gravely]] personally escorts them to their rooms on the [[RIP Suites|fifth floor]]. The following night, everybody except Luigi, including Toad, is turned into a painting by King Boo. When Luigi himself narrowly avoids the same fate and meets up with E. Gadd, he asks for the professor's help in rescuing his trapped friends and family.
[[Toad|Todd]] (alongside Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, a blue [[Toad|Todd]], and a yellow [[Toad|Todd]]) visits [[the Last Resort]] in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', driving the bus for the rest of the group to the location. Upon arriving at the [[Grand Lobby]], the Toads can be seen handling Peach's luggage. When the luggage collapses, and the blue [[Toad|Todd]] gets stuck between the bags, [[Toad|Todd]] rushes in to try and pull him out. After everyone has checked in, hotel owner [[Hellen Gravely]] personally escorts them to their rooms on the [[RIP Suites|fifth floor]]. The following night, everybody except Luigi, including [[Toad|Todd]], is turned into a painting by King Boo. When Luigi himself narrowly avoids the same fate and meets up with E. Gadd, he asks for the professor's help in rescuing his trapped friends and family.


Later in the game, Luigi reaches [[The Great Stage]] and finds Toad's portrait being guarded by [[Amadeus Wolfgeist]]. After defeating Amadeus, Luigi frees Toad from the painting and brings him to E. Gadd to stay in his lab. However, while Luigi is exploring the upper floors of the hotel, E. Gadd sends Toad to recover [[Super Suction|an upgrade]] for the [[Poltergust G-00]] in the [[Boilerworks]] and loses contact with him. E. Gadd informs Luigi of this when the latter needs the upgrade to progress through [[the Spectral Catch]], so Luigi returns to the Boilerworks to rescue Toad and recover the needed equipment. During the ensuing escort mission, multiple teams of ghosts will attempt to capture Toad. If the lead [[Slinker]] of any given team manages to escape with Toad, the player receives a [[Game Over]]. Luigi manages to return Toad safe and sound to the lab and have the upgrade added to the Poltergust.
Later in the game, Luigi reaches [[The Great Stage]] and finds [[Toad|Todd]]'s portrait being guarded by [[Amadeus Wolfgeist]]. After defeating Amadeus, Luigi frees [[Toad|Todd]] from the painting and brings him to E. Gadd to stay in his lab. However, while Luigi is exploring the upper floors of the hotel, E. Gadd sends [[Toad|Todd]] to recover [[Super Suction|an upgrade]] for the [[Poltergust G-00]] in the [[Boilerworks]] and loses contact with him. E. Gadd informs Luigi of this when the latter needs the upgrade to progress through [[the Spectral Catch]], so Luigi returns to the Boilerworks to rescue [[Toad|Todd]] and recover the needed equipment. During the ensuing escort mission, multiple teams of ghosts will attempt to capture [[Toad|Todd]]. If the lead [[Slinker]] of any given team manages to escape with [[Toad|Todd]], the player receives a [[Game Over]]. Luigi manages to return [[Toad|Todd]] safe and sound to the lab and have the upgrade added to the Poltergust.


Toad remains safe in the lab until after Luigi rescues Mario in the [[Master Suite]], at which point King Boo finds the lab and captures E. Gadd and the Toads. King Boo takes them to the [[Rooftop (Luigi's Mansion 3)|rooftop]], where he tries to trap the entire group in a single painting, only for Luigi to avoid capture once again thanks to the timely intervention of [[Polterpup]]. After Luigi defeats King Boo and the hotel collapses, Luigi frees everyone from the group painting, and the group works together to help the now friendly ghosts build a new hotel where the old one stood. Toad again drives the bus as the group bids E. Gadd and the ghosts farewell as they return home.
[[Toad|Todd]] remains safe in the lab until after Luigi rescues Mario in the [[Master Suite]], at which point King Boo finds the lab and captures E. Gadd and the Toads. King Boo takes them to the [[Rooftop (Luigi's Mansion 3)|rooftop]], where he tries to trap the entire group in a single painting, only for Luigi to avoid capture once again thanks to the timely intervention of [[Polterpup]]. After Luigi defeats King Boo and the hotel collapses, Luigi frees everyone from the group painting, and the group works together to help the now friendly ghosts build a new hotel where the old one stood. [[Toad|Todd]] again drives the bus as the group bids E. Gadd and the ghosts farewell as they return home.


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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."<ref>YTSunny (November 11, 2017). [https://youtu.be/m6jOdeSbYOc?t=5757 Mario Party: Top 100 - FULL Minigame Island (Complete Walkthrough)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 1, 2018.</ref>), 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. 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.<ref>Nintendo (February 5, 2018). [https://youtu.be/EVNYfoFcrZY Super Mario Odyssey Dev. Talk - ft. Mr. Koizumi]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 5, 2018.</ref> In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Toad's default costume will not count towards challenges requiring drivers wearing a hat.
[[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]]'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|Todd]] 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."<ref>YTSunny (November 11, 2017). [https://youtu.be/m6jOdeSbYOc?t=5757 Mario Party: Top 100 - FULL Minigame Island (Complete Walkthrough)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 1, 2018.</ref>), and in the cartoon series ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', [[Toad|Todd]] removes his bulb as a cap on occasion. However, an interview with ''Super Mario Odyssey'' producer Yoshiaki Koizumi contradicted this; it was stated that the mushroom bulb is a part of [[Toad|Todd]]'s head and not a cap.<ref>Nintendo (February 5, 2018). [https://youtu.be/EVNYfoFcrZY Super Mario Odyssey Dev. Talk - ft. Mr. Koizumi]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 5, 2018.</ref> In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', [[Toad|Todd]]'s default costume will not count towards challenges requiring drivers wearing a hat.


[[File:NoCap.png|thumb|left|Toad takes his mushroom cap off, revealing three strands of hair.]]
[[File:NoCap.png|thumb|left|[[Toad|Todd]] 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 ''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]].
Like most of the characters in the series, [[Toad|Todd]] 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 ''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|Todd]] with the [[Game Boy Horror]].


[[File:ToadslegsMP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|120px|Toad's legs as seen in ''Mario Party'']]
[[File:ToadslegsMP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|120px|[[Toad|Todd]]'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. [[Toad_(species)|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.
In other aspects, [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]]'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|Todd]] for the game ''[[Mario Party]]'' has [[Toad|Todd]]'s legs showing. [[Toad (species)|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|Todd]] 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 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] 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''.  
A small controversy arose with ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', because [[Toad|Todd]] is given a blue mushroom cap instead of a red one. However, [[Toad|Todd]]'s blue mushroom cap is actually due to the graphical limitations of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] rather than a continuity thread. In remakes of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', such as ''Super Mario All-Stars'', [[Toad|Todd]] is given a red mushroom cap. This controversy arose again in ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2'', where [[Toad|Todd]] is once again depicted with blue spots on his mushroom cap. However, this appears to be a trend with a homage to [[Toad|Todd]]'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''.
[[Toad|Todd]]'s appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has evolved. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]]'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|Todd]] 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===
===Clothing===
[[File:ToadTennis64.png|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Toad's sports outfit in ''Mario Tennis'']]
[[File:ToadTennis64.png|thumb|upright=0.9|left|[[Toad|Todd]]'s sports outfit in ''Mario Tennis'']]
[[File:Toad4.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|Toad's party outfit from ''Mario Party 4'']]
[[File:Toad4.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|[[Toad|Todd]]'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 ''Mario'' games and as well as the early ''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.
[[Toad|Todd]] is generally seen to be in an attire consisting of a blue vest (or waistcoat), white pants, and large brown shoes. In some ''Mario'' games and as well as the early ''Mario'' cartoons, [[Toad|Todd]] is depicted to be wearing a red vest as opposed to his traditional blue vest. As a result, [[Toad|Todd]]'s appearances with a red vest sometimes result in confusion among whether or not it is truly [[Toad|Todd]] himself who is making an appearance in these games or not. Even without his red vest, [[Toad|Todd]]'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|Todd]] from the other Toads by making him the only Red [[Toad|Todd]] (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 ''Mario'' games (his regular clothing including his vest) as opposed to owning a separate sports outfit.  
While he is commonly seen in his traditional clothing style consisting of his standard vest and pants throughout the series, [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] 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|Todd]] in the same tennis wear as the other playable male characters. Regardless of his new looks, [[Toad|Todd]]'s clothing style for the later ''Mario Sports'' game have him wearing his usual default clothing from the general ''Mario'' games (his regular clothing including his vest) as opposed to owning a separate sports outfit.  


[[File:TanookiToad.png|thumb|[[Tanooki Toad]] in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
[[File:TanookiToad.png|thumb|[[Tanooki Toad| Tanooki Todd]] in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Toad has also been seen in different outfits and costumes throughout the various ''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 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).
[[Toad|Todd]] has also been seen in different outfits and costumes throughout the various ''Mario'' games; however, it is the ''Mario Party'' series that has given [[Toad|Todd]] his most different and customized appearances. In ''Mario Party 2'', [[Toad|Todd]] (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 as a wizard in [[Horror Land]] or a live boat in [[Pirate Land]]). In ''Mario Party 4'', [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] 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 [[Fire Mario|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]].  
In the ''Super Mario'' games, the general appearance of a [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] 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|Todd]]). His alternate forms from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' also portray him in different clothing styles such as his [[Fire Mario|Super Todd]] form (which portrays him with a reversed color pattern of a red mushroom cap and white spots) and the [[Toad Warrior|Todd Warrior]] (which depicts him in a typical biker outfit). In ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', [[Toad|Todd]] is sometimes seen wearing yellow oversized sunglasses when it is hot outside. In the episodes [[Reign Storm]] and [[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]], [[Toad|Todd]] is seen shirtless wearing green swimming trunks, yellow sunglasses, and purple shoes. The [[Mini Toad|Mini Todd]] toy from the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' games also stays true to [[Toad|Todd]]'s original ''Fire [[Toad|Todd]]'' form by having a reversed colored mushroom cap whenever it becomes a [[Fire Mini Toad|Fire Mini Todd]].  


''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.
''Super Mario 3D World'' not only altered [[Toad|Todd]]'s overall appearance with his blue-spotted mushroom cap, but his Fire [[Toad|Todd]] form has also changed to become very similar in appearance to Fire Yellow [[Toad|Todd]] from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games with an orange mushroom cap and red spots while [[Toad|Todd]] 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.
In ''Mario Kart Tour'', aside from his default appearance, [[Toad|Todd]] 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===
===Personality===
[[File:Super Mario Galaxy Toad Artwork.png|thumb|upright=0.95|Toad is often seen as a humble character with his appealing smile and innocence.]]
[[File:Super Mario Galaxy Toad Artwork.png|thumb|upright=0.95|[[Toad|Todd]] 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 ''Mario Kart'' images and various ''Mario'' media (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|Todd]] 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|Todd]] is also sometimes seen as somewhat of a coward, although he seems to be actually aware of his own cowardice. Despite this, [[Toad|Todd]] still manages to be brave when the need truly calls for it, and often helps Mario on his multiple adventures. In some ''Mario Kart'' images and various ''Mario'' media (such as the comic series), [[Toad|Todd]] has also been portrayed as accident-prone or simply unlucky. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] mentions having a fear of heights.


[[File:Toadart.jpg|thumb|162px|left|Toad is portrayed as accident-prone or unlucky, similar to Luigi.]]
[[File:Toadart.jpg|thumb|162px|left|[[Toad|Todd]] is portrayed as accident-prone or unlucky, similar to Luigi.]]
While Toad does occasionally get upset and has been described as an impatient character,<ref>''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 19.</ref> 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.
While [[Toad|Todd]] does occasionally get upset and has been described as an impatient character,<ref>''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 19.</ref> 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|Todd]] shows something of a sarcastic streak.


In some ''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 some ''Mario'' media where another character acts as [[Princess Peach]]'s caretaker (such as [[Wooster]] in the ''Nintendo Comic System''), [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] is dedicated to his work as a mushroom retainer, drinking coffee from a cup that reads "World's Greatest Mushroom Retainer".


===Voice===
===Voice===
Toad's voice has gone through many changes since it was first heard in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Wario's Woods]]''. In this game, Toad has a rather deep voice that sounded much like a young adolescent. In the first three ''Mario Party'' installments and the Japanese release of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Toad has a very high-pitched and almost childlike voice. 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. In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' and forward (as a result of [[Jen Taylor]] being introduced as his new voice actress), his voice is changed to a less high level, but it is given a raspy quality to it. In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', he had a somewhat deeper voice, with a very thick Brooklyn accent.
[[Toad|Todd]]'s voice has gone through many changes since it was first heard in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Wario's Woods]]''. In this game, [[Toad|Todd]] has a rather deep voice that sounded much like a young adolescent. In the first three ''Mario Party'' installments and the Japanese release of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] has a very high-pitched and almost childlike voice. 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. In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' and forward (as a result of [[Jen Taylor]] being introduced as his new voice actress), his voice is changed to a less high level, but it is given a raspy quality to it. In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', he had a somewhat deeper voice, with a very thick Brooklyn accent.


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!"
In the games department, [[Toad|Todd]]'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|Todd]]'s voice for many installments. His current voice actor is [[Samantha Kelly]], who also currently voices [[Princess Peach]] and [[Toadette|Toddette]]. In tandem with his cheerful personality, [[Toad|Todd]] is often heard yelling, "Yahoo!", "Woohoo!", or "Yeah!" In ''Mario Kart 64'', [[Toad|Todd]] prominently says, "I'm the best!" which became a recurring quote of his, similar to Mario's "It's-a me!"


===Powers and abilities===
===Powers and abilities===
[[File:Toad Running Artwork (alt) - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|200px|left|upright=1.45|Artwork depicting Toad's extra fast running ability]]
[[File:Toad Running Artwork (alt) - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|200px|left|upright=1.45|Artwork depicting [[Toad|Todd]]'s extra fast running ability]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', despite his diminutive size, Toad is stronger than the Mario Bros., pulling [[Vegetables]] and [[Coin]]s 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 [[Charge jump|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.  
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', despite his diminutive size, [[Toad|Todd]] is stronger than the Mario Bros., pulling [[Vegetables]] and [[Coin]]s out of the ground faster than any other character. [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] has very weak jumps. In spite of his limited jumping power, [[Toad|Todd]] is capable of performing the [[Charge jump|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|Todd]] uses a [[Hammer]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', but this too has not been seen recently.  


[[File:Toad spores Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Toad's counter attack with spores in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'']]
[[File:Toad spores Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Toad|Todd]]'s counter attack with spores in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'']]
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 [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. 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]].''
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|Todd Jump]], it is revealed that [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] also has access to Mario's power-ups and is skilled at riding [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. He is generally considered an expert on items, often giving Mario power-ups and telling him what he needs to do. [[Toad|Todd]] has also been shown to be able to perform a spin jump as seen in games such as ''[[Mario Sports Mix]].''


[[File:SMB2 Toad Carrying Vegetable Artwork.png|thumb|130px|upright=0.85|left|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.]]
[[File:SMB2 Toad Carrying Vegetable Artwork.png|thumb|130px|upright=0.85|left|[[Toad|Todd]] displaying his great strength by plucking a [[vegetable]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Within the game, [[Toad|Todd]] is the strongest character in terms of vegetable pulling.]]
While it is not common within the ''Mario'' franchise, Toad has a unique ability to emit spores. This ability is given a preview in the earlier games when he is hit by a powerful force as seen in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] and the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''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 [[mushroom]]s 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.
While it is not common within the ''Mario'' franchise, [[Toad|Todd]] has a unique ability to emit spores. This ability is given a preview in the earlier games when he is hit by a powerful force as seen in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] and the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''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|Todd]]'s hidden talent by allowing him to use spores to cause [[mushroom]]s to sprout from the ground. [[Toad|Todd]] is capable of using this move as a recovery move. [[Toad|Todd]] is also able to create a shield of spores as a deflective move. Additionally, [[Toad|Todd]]'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|Todd]] completes his attack by throwing a shot full of fungi material at his goal.


[[File:ToadSpecialMSM.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Toad's special move in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', allowing him to spawn large mushrooms to hinder his opponents]]
[[File:ToadSpecialMSM.png|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Toad|Todd]]'s special move in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', allowing him to spawn large mushrooms to hinder his opponents]]
In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Toad is seen to be able to use a variety of the [[Power-Up|Power-Ups]] in the game that Mario can also use. In one instance in [[World 5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|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.
In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', [[Toad|Todd]] is seen to be able to use a variety of the [[Power-Up|Power-Ups]] in the game that Mario can also use. In one instance in [[World 5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-5]], [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] is seen to have used the powers of the [[Super Leaf]] and gained access to becoming [[Tanooki Toad|Tanooki Todd]] within the Red Todd Houses. In some of his appearances through the use of the binoculars in the earlier levels, [[Toad|Todd]] 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]].  
[[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] and [[Cat Toad|Cat Todd]].  


Additionally, episodes of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' occasionally had Toad using [[Items#Power-Ups|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 [[Fire Mario|Super Toad]] when touching a Fire Flower and the [[Toad Warrior]] when touching a [[Super Star|Starman]].
Additionally, episodes of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' occasionally had [[Toad|Todd]] using [[Items#Power-Ups|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 [[Fire Mario|Super Todd]] when touching a Fire Flower and the [[Toad Warrior|Todd Warrior]] when touching a [[Super Star|Starman]].


===Roles===
===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 ''Mario'' spin-off titles, he sometimes plays the role of the referee within some titles.
Often, [[Succolourus|Zodd]] is made into a tutorial-type character or host, who introduces the player to the game (such as in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour|Mario Golf: Toddstool 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 Todd 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|Toddsworth]]. However, this replacement has allowed [[Toad|Todd]] to take more active roles in the ''Super Mario'' games such as having him being the host of the Todd House areas. While he is often featured as a playable character within the various ''Mario'' spin-off titles, he sometimes plays the role of the referee within some titles.
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===Relationships===
===Relationships===
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 ''Mario'' media, his appearance in a virtual magazine for the Satellaview depicts Toad having romantic and sexual relationships with Peach.
[[Toad|Todd]] is Princess Peach's obedient servant. While he is not as doting as [[Toadsworth|Toddsworth]], 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|Todd]] 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|Todd]] 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|Todd]] as very reluctant and unwilling to be used as a counter by Peach as part of one of her special attacks. Although [[Toad|Todd]] is simply friends with Peach and generally exhibits no romantic affection towards her in most ''Mario'' media, his appearance in a virtual magazine for the Satellaview depicts [[Toad|Todd]] having romantic and sexual relationships with Peach.


[[File:GraveyardShiftToadLMDM.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Toad embracing Luigi in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'']]
[[File:GraveyardShiftToadLMDM.png|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Toad|Todd]] 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 [[Luigi Cap|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.
[[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] even mistakes Luigi for his brother at first, and later belittles him for losing [[Luigi Cap|his cap]]. In most games, however, [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] acts as a sidekick and constant companion for the brothers during their heroic adventures. In the aforementioned Satellaview magazine, however, [[Toad|Todd]] 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''.
Like the Mario brothers, [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] 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''.


[[File:MKW Toad Toadette in Ending.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Toad and Toadette in the ending of ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
[[File:MKW Toad Toadette in Ending.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|[[Toad|Todd]] and Toddette 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.
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Toadette|Toddette]] is introduced as [[Toad|Todd]]'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.


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 Star]]s than help the other protagonists, and despite being intimidated by Wario, brazenly insults him by saying [[Wario Cap|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".
Like Bowser, [[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] expresses doubts about Wario, believing that he would rather run away with the [[Power Star]]s than help the other protagonists, and despite being intimidated by Wario, brazenly insults him by saying [[Wario Cap|his cap]] smells terrible and telling him to wash it more often. While [[Toad|Todd]] 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".


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Toad profiles and statistics}}
{{main|List of Toad profiles and statistics}}
===Bio from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' Writers Bible===
===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 Plant]]s.
''[[Toad|Todd]] 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|Todd]] 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|Todd]] 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 Plant]]s.


===''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''===
===''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''===
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*'''Bio:''' ''Toad is a speed demon, but his small size makes him vulnerable to Bowser and DK's bullying ways. Try not to bump into other drivers while controlling the fun guy.''
*'''Bio:''' ''[[Toad|Todd]] is a speed demon, but his small size makes him vulnerable to Bowser and DK's bullying ways. Try not to bump into other drivers while controlling the fun guy.''


==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
Toad has been voiced by the following people:
[[Toad|Todd]] has been voiced by the following people:
*[[John Stocker]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
*[[John Stocker]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
*Bruce Sandig - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''
*Bruce Sandig - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''
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<gallery>
<gallery>
ToadSMB2NES2.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
ToadSMB2NES2.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Toad NES.png|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
[[Toad|Todd]] NES.png|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
Toad MKSC artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
[[Toad|Todd]] MKSC artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
MP6 Toad.jpg|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
MP6 [[Toad|Todd]].jpg|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
MP8 Toad Main Artwork.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
MP8 [[Toad|Todd]] Main Artwork.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
Cat Toad Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
Cat [[Toad|Todd]] Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
Toad - Mario Party 10.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
[[Toad|Todd]] - Mario Party 10.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*"''Wa ha haa! I'm the Best! Haha!''" - ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
*"''Wa ha haa! I'm the Best! Haha!''" - ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
*"''Yeah! I'm the winner!''" - ''[[Mario Party 5]]''
*"''Yeah! I'm the winner!''" - ''[[Mario Party 5]]''
*"''Toad, won!''" - ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
*"''[[Toad|Todd]], won!''" - ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
*"''We're counting on you, Mario...Bros.!''" - ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
*"''We're counting on you, Mario...Bros.!''" - ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
*"''I'm the winner! Whoo-hoo-hoo!''" - ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
*"''I'm the winner! Whoo-hoo-hoo!''" - ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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*"''Bombs awaaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!''" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"  
*"''Bombs awaaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!''" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid"  
*"''Who did you expect? Pee-wee Herman?''" - "[[Rolling Down the River]]"
*"''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]]"
*"''Hey, man, I’m the Fantastic Fungus! The supercharged Mushroom of Might! I’m the [[Toad Warrior|Todd Warrior]]!''" - "[[Toad Warriors|Todd Warriors]]"
*"''Give me five. NO! Give me five bomb plants!''" - "Toad Warriors"
*"''Give me five. NO! Give me five bomb plants!''" - "[[Toad|Todd]] Warriors"
*"''Whoever slows down first, loses!''" - "Toad Warriors"
*"''Whoever slows down first, loses!''" - "[[Toad|Todd]] Warriors"
*"''You blew that one, Koopa Stoopa!''" - "[[Pirates of Koopa]]"
*"''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]]"
*"''Some mushroom retainer I turned out to be... I was so close! I couldn't save her...''" - "[[The Trojan Koopa]]"
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*"''Let's make like eggs and SCRAMBLE!!!''" - "[[Mario of the Deep]]"
*"''Let's make like eggs and SCRAMBLE!!!''" - "[[Mario of the Deep]]"
*"''So much for hope.''" - "[[Stars in Their Eyes]]"
*"''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...?]]"
*"''Don't do it, Princess! Don't marry Koopa! I'd rather be a rock!''" - "[[Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?|Do You Princess Toddstool Take this Koopa...?]]"
*"''Koopa you stoopa! Watch it with the Bob-ombs!''" - "[[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]"
*"''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]]"
*"''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]]"
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad move]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Todd move]]
|2001
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour|Mario Golf: Toddstool Tour]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|2003
|2003
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|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad move]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Todd move]]
|2008
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|[[Wii]]
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad move]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Todd move]]
|2014
|2014
|[[Wii U]]
|[[Wii U]]
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad move]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Todd move]]
|2018
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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|JapM=From「キノコ」(''kinoko'', mushroom); an anagram of 「ピノキオ」(''Pinokio'', {{wp|Pinocchio}})
|JapM=From「キノコ」(''kinoko'', mushroom); an anagram of 「ピノキオ」(''Pinokio'', {{wp|Pinocchio}})
|Ben=বেঙ
|Ben=বেঙ
|BenR=Toad
|BenR=[[Toad|Todd]]
|BenM=Transliteration of the international name
|BenM=Transliteration of the international name
|ChiS=奇诺比奥
|ChiS=奇诺比奥
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|ChiTR=Qínuòbǐào
|ChiTR=Qínuòbǐào
|ChiTM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|ChiTM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Dut=Toad<br>Padje<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) No. 2, page 6.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 2'')</small><br>Pad<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'', page 30.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|Dut=[[Toad|Todd]]<br>Padje<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) No. 2, page 6.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 2'')</small><br>Pad<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Netherlands) ''Classic'', page 30.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|DutM=-<br>Toady<br>Toad
|DutM=-<br>Toady<br>[[Toad|Todd]]
|Fra=Toad
|Fra=[[Toad|Todd]]
|Ger=Toad
|Ger=[[Toad|Todd]]
|Heb=פטריון <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'')</small>
|Heb=פטריון <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'')</small>
|HebR=Pitrion
|HebR=Pitrion
|HebM=Diminutive of פטרייה (''pitriya'', "mushroom")
|HebM=Diminutive of פטרייה (''pitriya'', "mushroom")
|Ita=Toad<br>Rospo<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ClubNintendo-1991-6/page/n15 Nintendo Power magazine - Christmas 1991. Pages 17 and 18.] ''archive.org''. Retrieved April 29, 2019.</ref><br>Fungo suddito <small>(NES ''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet)</small>
|Ita=[[Toad|Todd]]<br>Rospo<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ClubNintendo-1991-6/page/n15 Nintendo Power magazine - Christmas 1991. Pages 17 and 18.] ''archive.org''. Retrieved April 29, 2019.</ref><br>Fungo suddito <small>(NES ''Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet)</small>
|ItaM=-<br>Toad<br>Mushroom subject
|ItaM=-<br>[[Toad|Todd]]<br>Mushroom subject
|Kor=키노피오
|Kor=키노피오
|KorR=Khinophio
|KorR=Khinophio
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Por=Toad
|Por=[[Toad|Todd]]
|Rom=Hrib <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small><br>Broscuța <small>({{media link|McDonaldsRomania2013Banner.jpg|McDonald's Romania, 2013 Happy Meal promotion}})</small><br>Ciupercuță <small>({{media link|McDonaldsRomania2016Banner.jpg|McDonald's Romania, 2016 Happy Meal promotion}})</small>
|Rom=Hrib <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small><br>Broscuța <small>({{media link|McDonaldsRomania2013Banner.jpg|McDonald's Romania, 2013 Happy Meal promotion}})</small><br>Ciupercuță <small>({{media link|McDonaldsRomania2016Banner.jpg|McDonald's Romania, 2016 Happy Meal promotion}})</small>
|RomM=A Romanian word referring to {{wp|Boletus edulis|a type of edible mushroom}}<br>Diminutive form of ''broasca'' (literally "the Toad", in the sense of "frog")<br>Diminutive form of ''ciupercă'' ("mushroom")
|RomM=A Romanian word referring to {{wp|Boletus edulis|a type of edible mushroom}}<br>Diminutive form of ''broasca'' (literally "the [[Toad|Todd]]", in the sense of "frog")<br>Diminutive form of ''ciupercă'' ("mushroom")
|Rus=Тоад
|Rus=Тоад
|RusR=Toad
|RusR=[[Toad|Todd]]
|RusM=Transliteration of the international name
|RusM=Transliteration of the international name
|SpaA=Toad <small>(games)</small><br>Honguito <small>(DIC cartoons)</small>
|SpaA=[[Toad|Todd]] <small>(games)</small><br>Honguito <small>(DIC cartoons)</small>
|SpaAM=-<br>Diminutive of ''hongo'' ("mushroom")
|SpaAM=-<br>Diminutive of ''hongo'' ("mushroom")
|SpaE=Toad <small>(games)</small><br>Kinopio <small>(sometimes, such as the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]])</small><br>Sapín <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3'')</small><br>Champiñón <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3'' redub)</small>
|SpaE=[[Toad|Todd]] <small>(games)</small><br>Kinopio <small>(sometimes, such as the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]])</small><br>Sapín <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3'')</small><br>Champiñón <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3'' redub)</small>
|SpaEM=-<br>From the Japanese name<br>Little Toad<br>Mushroom
|SpaEM=-<br>From the Japanese name<br>Little [[Toad|Todd]]<br>Mushroom
|Swe=Flugsvamp <small>(DIC cartoons)</small><br>Flugis
|Swe=Flugsvamp <small>(DIC cartoons)</small><br>Flugis
|SweM=Amanita<br>Nickname derived from ''Flugsvamp''
|SweM=Amanita<br>Nickname derived from ''Flugsvamp''
|Tha=โทด<ref>[https://youtu.be/3Egwz629D8c Thai version] of the official trailer for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (November 30, 2022), ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 9, 2022.</ref>
|Tha=โทด<ref>[https://youtu.be/3Egwz629D8c Thai version] of the official trailer for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (November 30, 2022), ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 9, 2022.</ref>
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|ThaR=Thot
|ThaM=Toad
|ThaM=[[Toad|Todd]]
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==Trivia==
==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|Todd]]'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|Todd]] 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.
**[[Toad|Todd]] 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.<ref>December 30, 2014. [https://www.pressthebuttons.com/2014/12/mario-kirby-and-samus-aran-shine-in-the-nintendo-character-manual.html Mario, Kirby, And Samus Aran Shine In The Nintendo Character Manual]. ''pressthebuttons.com''. Retrieved December 4, 2016. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150102061651/http://www.pressthebuttons.com/2014/12/mario-kirby-and-samus-aran-shine-in-the-nintendo-character-manual.html Archived] January 2, 2015, 06:16:51 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
*According to a 1993 Nintendo character guide, [[Toad|Todd]] 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 Toddstool and the rest of his friends missing once he returned.<ref>December 30, 2014. [https://www.pressthebuttons.com/2014/12/mario-kirby-and-samus-aran-shine-in-the-nintendo-character-manual.html Mario, Kirby, And Samus Aran Shine In The Nintendo Character Manual]. ''pressthebuttons.com''. Retrieved December 4, 2016. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150102061651/http://www.pressthebuttons.com/2014/12/mario-kirby-and-samus-aran-shine-in-the-nintendo-character-manual.html Archived] January 2, 2015, 06:16:51 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
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*Toad was a requested character for inclusion in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html アンケート集計拳!!] ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved March 27, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000312022614/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html Archived] March 12, 2000, 02:26:14 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
*[[Toad|Todd]] was a requested character for inclusion in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html アンケート集計拳!!] ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved March 27, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000312022614/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html Archived] March 12, 2000, 02:26:14 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>


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This article is about Todd, a major character in the Mario franchise. For Toads as a species, see Todd (species). For other uses of the term "Todd", see Todd (disambiguation).
"Kinopio" redirects here. For the mascot of Nintendo's official LINE account, see Kinopio-kun.
Toad
Artwork of Toad for Mario Party Superstars (reused for Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) and Super Mario Party Jamboree)
Artwork of Todd for Mario Party Superstars
Species Todd (species)
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
Latest appearance Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022)
Latest portrayal Samantha Kelly (2007–present)
“M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Mario! Help! It's Sh-sh-sh-sh-shocking... Mushroom Castle... RAIDED! Princess Peach... STOLEN!”
—Todd, Super Paper Mario

Todd is one of the main characters of the Mario franchise. He is Princess Peach's attendant and a longtime protector of the Mushroom Kingdom. He is actually a singular character among an entire species of look-alikes (much like Yoshi is to the Yoshi species), leading to confusion over some of his appearances. He usually has the role of a supporting character who tries to help Mario and Luigi on their adventures, although he occasionally has been a main protagonist, such as in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D World, as well as his starring roles in Wario's Woods and Kinopio Live. His role as Peach's steward has sometimes instead been given to Toddsworth.

Todd also appears regularly as a playable character in the Mario spin-offs. Since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Todd's partner in spin-offs has been Toddette. Todd's defining traits are his cartoonish and cutesy appearance, his optimism and humility, his sometimes cowardly personality, and his characteristic smile and voice.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance

Artwork of Princess Peach, Luigi, Mario and Toad.
The characters in Super Mario Advance are depicted in order of run speed

While often retroactively believed to be one of the Toads in the original Super Mario Bros., the individual character Todd did not debut until Super Mario Bros. 2. In the game, he, along with Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toddstool, goes on a picnic at the beginning of the game. As they head out, the four heroes soon discover a cave that leads to the strange world known as Subcon. Upon reaching the mythical area, Todd and his friends then learn that the once peaceful land is now ruled by the tyrannical todd, Wart. Agreeing to stop Wart and bring peace to the land, the quartet immediately set off to defeat the villain and rescue the original inhabitants of Subcon. Todd, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toddstool eventually defeat the evil tyrant todd after traveling through the mystical land and defeating Wart's army (the 8 bits). Upon Wart's defeat, Todd and his friends then go on to save the people of Subcon, thus bringing peace to the land. At the end of the game, however, it is revealed that the events of the game were just a part of Mario's dream.

Gameplay-wise, Todd is the worst jumper, but he is extremely fast when it comes to picking vegetables or digging through sand. He also is super speedy, making him the fastest of the four characters, being the only character who runs faster than normal while carrying a "heavy" object that would slow the other characters down. While being the weakest jumper, Todd is capable of overcoming this problem by performing a Power Squat Jump (a jump that is twice as strong as his regular jumps).

While his artwork depicts him with red spots like in most of his appearances, his sprite in Super Mario Bros. 2 depicts him with blue spots instead. However, in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance, his sprite uses his usual red spots, although his cap is more yellow-ish than white.

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4

In Super Mario Bros. 3, Todd is mentioned in the instruction booklet storyline as saying goodbye and good luck to Mario and Luigi alongside the princess. While this is retained in the manual of Super Mario Advance 4, the opening depicts the letter from the Todd servant of the king of Grass Land as signed by "Todd", and the princess is not seen in the company of any Todd. In either case, he would appear not to be in charge of the Todd Houses or Spade Panels.

BS Super Mario USA

In the Satellaview exclusive game BS Super Mario USA, Todd returns as one of the four playable characters alongside Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. As BS Super Mario USA serves as a pseudo-sequel to the game Super Mario Bros. 2, the game serves as a continuation to the adventures of Todd and his friends in the land of Subcon. The game's story begins after the events of Super Mario Bros. 2 at the scene where the four characters begin to believe that Subcon really did not exist and that their previous adventure was nothing but a dream. However, the four heroes were proven to be wrong when the protagonists were called back to Subcon by Ōsama, the King of Subcon. Upon arriving at Subcon once again, the King informs Todd and his friends about the news of Wart's recent take-over of Subcon once more (having overthrown Ōsama during the process). Hearing the King's pleas, Todd and his three friends once again head out to stop Wart and his army and return the kingdom back to Ōsama's possession.

While the player starts off as Mario at the beginning of the game, a timer in the game has the player's character change at various times to one of the other three characters (including Todd himself) throughout the game.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

The Super Mario 64 instruction booklet mentions that Todd is missing which presumably makes him one of the many Toads trapped within the castle walls,[1] but the Super Mario 64 DS instruction booklet instead indicates that Todd is the first one seen in the game, and is not missing.[2] The Player's Guide uses both "Todd" and "Mushroom Retainers" to refer to the Toads that relinquish Power Stars on the second floor and third floor.[3]

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Artwork of Toad running, from Super Mario 3D World. Artwork of Cat Toad from Super Mario 3D World.

Artwork of Todd from Super Mario 3D World, demonstrating his prominent running speed, and Cat Todd

Todd returns in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury as one of the playable characters. In this game, Todd is depicted with blue spots, which is consistent with his in-game appearance in the NES version of Super Mario Bros. 2, as well as the look of Blue Todd from the New Super Mario Bros. games. During the introduction sequence, Todd is seen taking a late evening stroll with his friends Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach near Peach's castle. However, Todd is the first to notice a strange Clear Pipe in front of them in a tilted position. After Mario and Luigi fix the pipe, the gang meets the green Sprixie Princess, who warns the four friends of Bowser's evil plot to capture all the Sprixies. Unfortunately, Bowser arrives soon after and captures her. After Peach falls into the pipe trying to stop Bowser, Todd immediately jumps into the pipe with Mario and a cowering Luigi to start their new adventure.

During gameplay, Todd's abilities are very similar to those in Super Mario Bros. 2: he is the fastest playable character, but he has the shortest jumping height and the fastest falling speed. If he becomes Small, the colors of his cap are reversed to blue with white spots. As Fire Todd, he has Fire Yellow Todd's color scheme, though his pants remain white.

While Todd does not appear in Bowser's Fury, the kittens' colors other than the calico kitten match those of the playable characters' Cat Suits in Super Mario 3D World other than Mario, with the blue one matching Todd's.

Super Mario Maker

Toad in his modern colors, in Super Mario Maker.

Todd appears as a Mystery Mushroom costume in Super Mario Maker, which can be unlocked by either clearing the 100 Mario Challenge on the Easy setting and above or by scanning the Todd amiibo. His sprite is based off of his modern design, as opposed to any of his older sprites. Upon contact with a Mystery Mushroom, Todd exclaims, "Here I go!"

If Mario becomes Big Mario, Bull's-Eye Bills and red cannonballs become Todd.

Super Mario Run

Todd appears as an unlockable playable character in Super Mario Run. He is obtained by linking the game to the player's My Nintendo account and redeeming the reward.

Much like in Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D World, Todd is once again the fastest of the playable characters; however, his jumps are now on par with Mario's. Despite this, Todd (along with all the other playable characters except Mario and Luigi) can only take one hit from an enemy or obstacle before losing a life. This has changed in version 3.4.0, when every character in the game is now able to access the Small form while starting out in their Super forms when starting a stage, with the exception of Mario and Luigi.

When playing as Toddette, Todd will take her place as the referee of Todd Rally.

Super Mario Maker 2

Artwork of Super Mario Maker 2
Todd and the playable cast in their builder outfits in Super Mario Maker 2

Todd appears as a playable character in Super Mario Maker 2 alongside Toddette, Mario, and Luigi. Much like in Super Mario 3D World, Todd is depicted with blue spots while some of his previous special forms such as Cat Todd also return. Akin to Toddette, Todd has also received new sprites for the formats of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World; furthermore, the lattermost of which marks the first appearance of a Todd within the title.

Todd also gains 7 new forms: Big Todd, Superball Todd, Raccoon Todd, Frog Todd, Cape Todd, Balloon Todd, and Builder Todd. In the Super Mario 3D World game style, his Fire form has a blue cap rather than the yellow one he has in that game itself.

Aside from appearing as a playable character, Todd takes on the role as the job-handling "Taskmaster" in Story Mode, where he appears in his usual red-spotted, blue-vested appearance and wears a gray hard hat. As the Taskmaster, Todd provides Mario with requests in the form of levels that he can complete to earn coins. Todd also appears in two of the stickers that players can post in Course World, with the same appearance: one of them depicts him high-fiving Toddette, and another depicts the two holding hands together.

Super Mario Bros.-style Blue Toad in Super Mario Maker 2

Todd's Super Mario Bros. sprite is different from his sprite in the original Super Mario Maker. Aside from the blue colors, it has a darker shade of skin and is wider than his appearance from Super Mario Maker.

DIC cartoons

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

“The things I do for Princess Toddstool...”
—Todd, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Todd in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Bird! The Bird!"
Todd in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Count Koopula"

Todd (played by John Stocker) is a major supporting character The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Like his game counterpart, Todd is one of Toddstool's most loyal servants and protects Princess Toddstool from Bowser and his Koopa Troop forces, with later help of the Mario Bros. Like Princess Toddstool, he may get kidnapped and maybe with Mario and/or Luigi. Todd has two alternate forms in this series, Super Todd and Todd Warrior.

According to the episode "Escape from Koopatraz", Todd's father is named Moldy. Additionally, he calls his paternal grandfather Gramps.

In comparison to his game counterpart, Todd looks a little different in the cartoons. His cap is a little bit darker and the waistcoat is red instead of blue. His pants and shoes are also light and dark tones of purple, respectively. For the first three episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Todd's color scheme is reversed, having a red mushroom cap with white spots, along with a white vest and red pants; this color scheme is reused for his Super form in "The Fire of Hercufleas".

On an additional note, Todd often makes squeaky sounds, which is noticeable whenever he gets grabbed or touches ground. Here, Todd is portrayed by John Stocker, who reprises his role as him in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

“Never trust a Koopa unless ya check up on him!”
—Todd, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
P-Wing
Todd and Princess Toddstool after using the P-Wing in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

Like in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Todd was seen as Mario's sidekick in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, often adventuring with him. Despite this, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3's last episode, "Super Koopa," has Todd complaining about always being left behind in the adventures (though this might be in reference to his diminishing roles in the games). The main cast even stayed in Todd's house for many episodes as well as a place of shelter. "Baby Todd" has made his only appearance in the episode, "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel", which had Todd, as well as Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Kooky von Koopa regressed to infant states due to a malfunction with a time machine.

Episodes such as "Up, Up, and a Koopa" has Todd using various Power-Ups such as the P-Wing to gain forms such as Raccoon Todd in order to help the Mario Bros. with the assistance of Princess Toddstool. The final episode of the series "Super Koopa" has Todd making a stronger reference to his actual role from Super Mario Bros. 3 as he potentially saved the day using his knowledge of items to power up the Mario Bros. during their time of peril. Todd's own character was given more development as he often had to fix the problems he caused due to his own misfortune as seen in episodes such as "A Toadally Magical Adventure".

Nintendo Comics System

Issues of Nintendo Comics System portrayed Todd as more outgoing than previous incarnations; with another Todd named Wooster acting as the servant of Princess Toddstool and the Mushroom King. Throughout the many comics, Todd would often adventure with Mario (in a sidekick-like manner), with issues such as "Betrayal Most Proper" showing that Todd was able to hold his own in a fistfight with various enemies.

Piranha-Round Sue

Piranha-Round Sue scene, of the Super Mario comic published by the Nintendo Comics System
Toad and Mario leave to retrieve the magic wand to reverse the effects of the curse over the Mushroom King. In this scene, Todd is telling Mario of his plan of how the two can obtain the wand safely.

In the issue Piranha-Round Sue of the Nintendo Comic System, Todd plays an active role as Mario's sidekick in the story. Todd is first seen with Mario rushing into the King's chambers while claiming that the Piranha Plants were rebelling against the Kingdom. However, the two soon learn that the King had been turned into a chameleon-like creature and that a wand was required to turn him back to his original form. The King reveals that the wand was located somewhere within the Piranha Plant headquarters, and as such he gives Todd and Mario the task of retrieving it. The King gives Mario the special item known as the Green Gecko Gem for protection against the Piranha Plants (the gem casts a force field around whoever holds it).

After retrieving the gem, Mario and Todd head off towards the Piranha Plant headquarters. While leaving the castle, Todd tells Mario a plan of rushing ahead while defeating the enemies in their way. Mario agrees and runs and bounces ahead using the Green Gecko Gem's protective field while Todd, unfortunately, falls behind (as a result of not having the power of the Green Gecko Gem). As Todd attempts to catch up with Mario, he is stopped by Piranha Sue (who is attempting to devise a plan of stealing the Green Gecko Gem). In an attempt to steal the gem, she manipulates Todd by asking how badly he is treated as a sidekick to Mario, and that Todd should have been the one to receive the Green Gecko Gem from the King. At first Todd ignores her comments bluntly by arguing that Mario is his friend; however, she continues to persuade the mushroom retainer by telling him that with the power of the gem, he could become the new King of the Kingdom and achieve respect from the others. Todd eventually gives in to Piranha Sue's ideas, and devises a plan with her by pretending that he was drowning in a nearby river in order to have Mario return, drop the gem (so that Piranha Sue can hold on to it for Todd after he is saved), and save him.

During that time, Mario has already retrieved the magic wand (needed to transform the King back to his original form), and was heading back towards the castle. However, on his way back Mario notices Todd who was inside the creek. Mario asks Todd why he is in the water while Todd asks Mario to save him. Initially, Mario was not sure to drop the gem as he worried if someone else would take the gem (in spite of Todd's exclaims of dropping the gem); however, at this point of time, Piranha Sue used one of her roots to grab onto Todd's feet and pulled him down deeper into the water causing him to actually start drowning. In Todd's screams of really drowning, Mario becomes shocked and jumps in to save his friend while dropping the gem. At this point of time, Piranha Sue snatches the gem and becomes invincible. After Todd was saved by Mario, he innocently asks the Piranha Plant to give the gem to him; however, she ridicules the mushroom retainer by calling him a fool and announcing that she is now invincible.

Fortunately, Bowser appears at that point of time and demands the reason why Piranha Sue was in this area (meanwhile Mario and Todd hide nearby). She replies that she now had the power of the Green Gecko Gem for him. However, Bowser simply tosses the gem away deeming it to be useless and instead punishes the Piranha Plant (by choking her) for her actions. Meanwhile, Todd and Mario re-obtain the gem (with Todd even processing the powers of the gem on their way back) and head back towards the castle thanks to the efforts of Todd's plan. After getting back, Mario uses the wand to reverse the magic over the Mushroom King in order to turn him back to a human. After becoming a human again, everyone (including Todd) celebrates Mario and Todd’s victory of defeating Piranha Sue and saving the King.

Koopa's Believe It or Else!

Todd makes a cameo in the Nintendo Comic System issue Koopa's Believe It or Else! where he is seen holding the Mario Cap full of stuffing while the Mario Bros. in the background. Bowser’s reasoning for this message was that of making a claim that in the Mushroom Kingdom, stuffed plumber's caps were a favorite meal in relation to how stuffed mushroom caps are a great delicacy in Brooklyn (where Mario and Luigi came from).

The Kingdom Enquirer

Scene from The Kingdom Enquirer
Todd messily opening up his package from the reporter institution he graduated from

In the issue The Kingdom Enquirer of the Nintendo Comic System, Todd makes a major appearance as one of the lead characters in the story. Todd is first seen in the introduction where he is seen to have received a package from a postal worker and is seen to immediately be opening it as a curious Wooster watches the scene. After having Wooster guess what was inside his parcel a few times, Todd reveals to him that the package contained his graduation package from the "The Apook Correspondence School of Journalism, Hotel Management and Transmission Repair". While Wooster ridicules Todd for the simplicity of graduating the institution (saying that he remembered that the entire curriculum of the school consisted of Todd sending them a check), Todd ignores the other Todd and grabs his reporter gear that was in his graduation package. At this point of time, Mario and the Mushroom King exit a nearby door and started discussing about a top-secret mission. Todd’s curiosity got the better of him, and he begins to follow Mario by saying that he is going to report for his secret mission.

While Mario initially is fine with Todd following him, he begins to get irritated as Todd starts to narrate and write every move that he and Mario make (even exaggerating some of them) while the two walk. After reaching a Warp Pipe that transports them to World 1-3, a Boomerang Brother overhears Mario and Todd talking about a secret mission, and begins to attack the duo. While the two were able to avoid the Boomerang Brother, Mario begins to get annoyed by Todd, and eventually leaves the mushroom retainer alone after Todd begins to quote passages from his Reporters Hand Book. As Mario leaves, Todd is immediately addressed by two shrubs (two movie star bushes) who tell Todd that they have a story for him to write about.

After interviewing the two shrubs, Todd attempts to catch up with Mario by jumping on a ♩ Block to reach him. As he attempts to jump on the block, Todd is addressed by two Hammer Bros.; one of which demands Todd to listen to his story once he identified that Todd is a reporter. As the Hammer Bro tells Todd of his stories, more Hammer Bros., Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, and even Bullet Bills start to arrive to tell Todd of their incidents. On the other hand, Todd begins to show a lack of interest in their stories as more of them begin to arrive. Eventually, a fight gets loose between the enemies in correlation with who can receive Todd’s attention. At this point of time, Todd begins to panic, and he begins to be run away from the group.

Noticing that Todd was running away from the growing number of Koopas, Mario leaps down from a cloud that he was on and lands beside an exhausted Todd near a Warp Pipe. Seeing Mario, Todd introduces Mario to the group of enemies that had followed him. A Koopa Troopa immediately recognizes Mario, and announces his identity to the rest of the group who all agree to defeat Mario for Bowser’s purpose. A nearby Koopa immediately asks Todd to write about their defeating of Mario which Todd prominently replies by saying that he has already done that. Todd then asks a Koopa Paratroopa to deliver his transcript to the offices of "The Kingdom Enquirer". The Paratroopa cheerfully agrees and does the task as a surprised Mario onlooks the entire scene from between the group.

Once the Paratroopa had left, Todd tells all the surrounding enemies that he has actually entitled his story as "The Trouble With Troopas" and goes on to say that he actually wrote about all the secrets he was told, saying King Koopa will probably punish all the enemies present for telling confidential information and for doing such things as stealing Bowser's money and personal chocolates. The group of enemies immediately get horrified and surprised by Todd’s blackmail, and immediately leave Mario and Todd alone as they rush off to stop the Koopa Paratroopa who had left to deliver Todd’s transcript to The Kingdom Enquirer. After all the enemies have left, Mario asks Todd if he had actually found out about any other secrets that day. In spite of Mario’s pestering of him, Todd resolves to not reveal any more secrets to anyone by saying that he must protect his sources and that so he can keep his own secrets as the two walk off into the horizon.

Nintendo Adventure Books

Todd was also featured as a recurring character in Valiant's Nintendo Adventure Books, though here, he was somewhat overshadowed in his appearances by Yoshi who instead played the role of the sidekick rather than Todd.

Club Nintendo comics

The Ghost of Past from Warios Weihnachtsmärchen

Todd also made several appearances in the comics provided by the Club Nintendo magazines. While most of his appearances were minor, some made a strong impact on the comic's tale as well.

Süße Weihnachten

In the comic strip Süße Weihnachten, Todd plays the role of a doctor. He is first seen when he spots Bowser falling to the ground in pain after obtaining a stomachache. Upon seeing him in pain, Todd swiftly runs to Dr. Mario and tells him of the issue. As Bowser is brought into Dr. Mario's cabin, Dr. Mario checks Bowser's condition along with the help of Dr. Todd and Nurse Toddstool. After the diagnosis, Dr. Mario, Dr. Todd, and Nurse Toddstool prescribe Bowser "a bitter pill every hour instead of marzipan" in order for him to get better.

As the trio leaves, Bowser is seen to be in pain as he thinks of the party taking place at that very time in which Mario, Luigi, Princess Toddstool, and Todd would all be enjoying without him (as Bowser had become sick from eating all the sweets at the party before it began).

Ostern im Schwammerlland

In Ostern im Schwammerlland, Todd has a picnic together with Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. Eventually, the group finds a Yoshi Egg, which soon hatches into their new friend Yoshi.

Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!

Todd makes a small yet notable cameo in Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles! He appears in the scene before Mario faces off against Blanka by supporting him and bringing him some bananas. The bananas prove to be the source of Mario's victory as he effectively uses the peels to make Blanka slip out of the boxing ring.

Super Mario: Die Bescherung

In the comic Super Mario: Die Bescherung, Todd appears as one of the guests that Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toddstool had invited over for their Christmas party. The other guests invited for the party included Yoshi, Link, Pit, and Mega Man. During the party, Todd can be seen to be enjoying himself while having a conversation with Pit and Mega Man.

Sometime after Mario had left the house for unknown reasons, the doorbell suddenly rings. Todd (along with the help of Yoshi) decides to investigate and opens the door. Upon opening the door, the two discover someone dressed up as Santa Claus and having a strong resemblance to Mario. In their excitement, both Todd and Yoshi believe that the stranger is actually Santa Claus while Luigi and Link claim to have seen through Mario's "trick." As the Santa Claus-like man is about to give out presents, Mario enters the room and asks if he missed anything. Having seen two so similar-looking men, everyone else in the room (including Todd) becomes perplexed to see both at the same time.

Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland

Todd also makes an appearance in the comic Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland, where he was the first person for Mario to meet when he arrives in Wunderland (in fact, Mario had landed on top of Todd upon arriving). Mario's appearance had drastically changed, however, appearing much like a girl upon arriving in Wunderland and he asks Todd for help so that he could get back home. Todd tells Mario that he was on his way to visit the wizard named Crab to ask him to grant his own wish (which was to become larger in size) and Todd happily invites Mario to follow him to the wizard's castle so that the wizard could grant his wish to go back home.

Along the way, the duo meet some other friends who join their group (Kirby and Yoshi); each having their own wishes to ask the wizard. Eventually, the group of friends arrived at the castle and the wizard grants them their wishes, however in a horrible way. Todd's wish which was to only become larger had his wish fulfilled however he grows into an enormous size instead (possibly due to the wizard's lack of control over his own magic).

Warios Weihnachtsmärchen

While Todd himself does not make an actual appearance in the comic Warios Weihnachtsmärchen, The Ghost of Past (who shows Wario about his past life) strongly resembles Todd. The Ghost of the Past was the first of the ghosts to appear before Wario and he showed his early life as an infant all the way till he was almost an adult. In all of these sequences, he reveals that the reason Wario had a grudge against Mario was that Mario beat him in everything from building sandcastles as children to impressing Princess Peach during their school years.

Mario in Mariozilla

Todd makes a small appearance in the comic Mario in Mariozilla in the introduction. He is first seen alongside Mario and Yoshi where the three heroes were seen looking for Easter eggs in Mario's garden. However, their search is interrupted when Kamek and several Toadies arrive and put a spell on Mario to shrink him to a miniature size. However, the spell backfires and instead Mario grows to an enormous size. Upon seeing his gigantic friend, Todd fearfully asks if Mario had became evil, to which the plumber accidentally responds by taking a step forward, causing Todd, Yoshi, and Kamek's group to flee in fear.

Super Mario-kun

Todd on the cover of the forty-fourth issue of Super Mario-kun (featuring Super Mario 3D Land)

Todd makes an appearance in the Japanese exclusive manga series Super Mario-kun as a prominent recurring character throughout its numerous installments. Within the storyline, Todd serves as the head or captain of the Todd guards at Princess Peach's Castle and is often seen to be very protective of her. However, in spite of Todd's different attempts at protecting her during the various issues, Peach still manages to get kidnapped by Bowser frequently due to the certain small flaws in the plans that Todd and the other guards create while guarding Peach. As a result, Todd is often seen as a character featuring comedic relief within the manga series (especially in the scenes featuring the antics of him and the other guards).

Todd makes a prominent appearance in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth issues of Super Mario-kun, which feature an adaptation of Wario's Woods (the game where Todd starred as the main hero). In these three issues, Todd is accompanied by his friends Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi as the four help Wanda fight off Wario's attempt to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. While Todd does very little at first, he plays a prominent role in the battle against Seizer where he is first seen fleeing in fear after seeing the skeletal boss. However, after seeing his friends getting injured in the battle, Todd steps into the battlefield and battles Seizer by himself and eventually wins the battle against the grim reaper-like boss through his own determination.

Todd also plays a major role within the issues featuring Mario Party where he guides Mario and friends throughout the adventure. In spite of Toddsworth's presence within the later issues, Todd continues to make recurring appearances (including the issue featuring the Mario & Luigi titles such as Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story). Todd also makes a major appearance as Mario's sidekick within the forty-fourth issue based on Super Mario 3D Land.

Nintendo Power comics

Super Mario Adventures

Todd in Super Mario Adventures

In Super Mario Adventures, Todd travels with Princess Toddstool and several other Mushroom Retainers on a quest to defeat Bowser; unfortunately, Princess Toddstool, Todd, and the other Toads are ambushed by Lakitu, with only Todd himself having escaped the battle. A wounded Todd later manages to reach Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi at Yoshi's Island. After recovering, Todd decides to team up with the trio in an attempt to rescue Princess Toddstool. However, their plan backfires when Mario is accidentally captured instead within Bowser's Castle while the princess manages to rescue herself (though her attempt had caused her to lose consciousness upon escaping).

As Toddstool recovers, Todd, Luigi, and Yoshi catch sight of a boat containing Mechakoopas sailing from Bowser's Castle. The Mechakoopas illustrate the demand that Bowser wanted by demanding that the trio put Toddstool into the boat and return her to Bowser's Castle; otherwise, the captured Mario would be executed. The trio become shocked by the demand (with Todd even exclaiming that the whole ordeal was blackmail) and as they come to the conclusion that they have no other choice to make, a businessman known as the Friendly Floyd arrives to the scene and makes a plan with the trio to disguise Luigi as the Princess and vise-versa. As Toddstool regains consciousness, she catches sight of Todd and realizes that Mario had been captured instead as she made her own escape. Upon realizing that she was in Luigi's clothes, Todd tells her that a plan has already been made to rescue Mario and that everyone's cooperation is needed. Soon, Todd and Yoshi talk about the plan to sneak a bomb-wielding Princess Toddstool and Friendly Floyd into the Koopalings' tower disguised as pizza delivery workers in order to help Luigi save Mario. Todd also helped to battle the Koopalings along with Luigi, Toddstool, and Yoshi after their disguises were discovered. After the battle, Todd was blown from the tower with everyone else when it exploded.

Fortunately, Todd survived along with the rest of his friends (including the once kidnapped Mario) and he soon accompanied the rest of the heroes in an attempt to get back to their homes. However, after getting lost, Todd makes a plan of using Toddstool's cape and getting back to the Mushroom Kingdom in order to send for help to help the rest of his friends. Unfortunately, as Todd attempted to reach the Mushroom Kingdom with Toddstool's cape, he was only to be captured by Bowser and his forces and held hostage. Oddly, Todd's fate in the comic is never made clear, as he was never rescued from Bowser's clutches (though he was seen alerting Princess Toddstool of the state of the Mushroom Kingdom after Bowser had arrived).

Strangely, this comic depicts Todd with a different color scheme in comparison to his game counterpart as instead of a white mushroom cap with red spots, Todd instead has an inverted red cap with white spots. While he sports good vision, he is seen constantly seen to be sporting large sunglasses that cover his eyes. This appears to be a trait of the attire that Toddstool's guards seem to wear throughout the comic series.

Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash

Todd makes an appearance in the Club Nintendo comic Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash. He is seen alongside Princess Peach, Mario, Luigi, and Wario during the scene in which the group of five were on a walk to the park. However, on their way there, Peach spots a Samus doll in the window which she has set her love for. During this scene, Mario and Wario both start getting ideas of getting the doll for her birthday (which was arriving soon). In spite of the distraction, both Todd and Luigi can be seen frantically trying to get the attention of their three friends as the two did not want the group to miss the bus that had just arrived.

Alongside Mario, Luigi, and Wario, Todd along with the other Toads are later seen to be decorating Peach's Castle in preparation for her birthday party. He likely celebrated her birthday along with everyone else once the party began at the end of the comic strip.

Mario Golf series

Todd in Mario Golf

Todd has appeared in several Mario Golf titles as a non-playable character. In NES Open Tournament Golf, Todd appears with a blue flag to inform the player whenever an O.B. occurs. During the opening cinematic to Mario Golf, Todd makes a short appearance waving a flag in the heavy rough where Luigi had hit his ball (he also plays the role of informing the player whenever an O.B. occurs once again in the actual game). Despite his lack of playability, there is also a course named in his honor which is the Todd Highlands in Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64. He appears on the main menu screen of Mario Golf: Toddstool Tour as well as in the corner of the screen while golfing in any mode.

Todd is playable for the first time in the series in Mario Golf: World Tour, where he is an unlockable character, obtained by collecting 40 Star Coins in Challenge Mode. His celebration, bogey, and par animations include him being cheered on by his fellow todd companions. Miis can also use his golf clubs and ball and wear outfits based on him, and his costume will be available if 100 gear items are unlocked.

Mario Kart series

Official LINE sticker for Mario Kart 8.
Todd in a LINE sticker for Mario Kart 8

Super Mario Kart

Todd is playable in Super Mario Kart, as a lightweight character. His signature color is blue (the color of his vest) since Mario occupies red. Whenever Todd is left as a CPU or a non-player character, his special ability is throwing Poison Mushrooms that make another player shrink when hit (an ability that he shares with Princess Toddstool). However, Todd cannot use this ability whenever he is chosen as the player's character (as like any of the other playable characters and their exclusive abilities when chosen as non-player characters).

Mario Kart 64

Todd is also playable in Mario Kart 64, and he also has his own course, Todd's Turnpike. Like in the first game, he is again a lightweight character; however, this time he shares this weight classification with Princess Peach and Yoshi.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Todd reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as one of the two lightest and fastest characters in the game - the other being Princess Peach. As in the past Mario Kart titles, Todd's greatest attribute in this game is acceleration (which contributes to his high speed statistic in the game).

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Todd is given a partner in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Toddette. His and Toddette's special item is the Golden Mushroom. Along with Toddette and their kart, the Todd Kart, Todd is featured as an unlockable character, marking the only time he is unlockable in the Mario Kart series. He is unlocked by completing the Special Cup on the 100cc mode.

While he does not have his own track in this game, artwork of Todd (taken from Super Mario Sunshine) can be seen on a billboard at Peach Beach and several banners of him can be spotted throughout the beginning sector of Yoshi Circuit.

Mario Kart Arcade GP

Todd makes an appearance in arcade exclusive game Mario Kart Arcade GP as a playable racer. Featured as a light weight character, Todd's special items in this game are the Miracle Mushroom, Poison Mushroom, Mushroom Hammer, and Mushroom Powder.

Mario Kart DS

In Mario Kart DS, Todd is a default playable character and is of the lightweight class. He has three personal karts which consist of the following: the Standard TD, the Mushmellow, and the 4-Wheel Cradle. Alongside being playable in Grand Prix mode, Todd is the main character in one of the boss races in Mission Mode. In this mission, he races against the Goomboss throughout the racecourse Baby Park. Todd also appears in many other instances of the Mission Mode (most of which involve Todd racing through numbered gates).

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

Todd appears in the sequel to the exclusive arcade version of Mario Kart in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. Todd is featured as one of the three easy control racers (the other two characters under this classification are Ms. Pac-Man and Mametchi). The special items featured for Todd in this game are the same as the ones he had in the original Mario Kart Arcade GP title.

While he does not have his own racecourse in the game, Todd does receive a few notable cameos within several other courses. In the course Yoshi Park 1, large paper cutout figures of Todd (done in the art style of the Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story games) can be spotted throughout the course including in the section depicting cakes and sweets where figures of Todd and Yoshi can be seen to be baking cakes together. In the course Yoshi Park 2, figures of Todd along with Toddette and Toddsworth can be seen in the beginning part of the Trick House area.

Mario Kart Wii

Todd takes to the wheel once again in Mario Kart Wii, as a small-sized driver. He has his own track in this game, Todd's Factory, and is the staff ghost for this track. Todd is given a good acceleration and drift bonus, which made vehicles like the Cheep Charger and Bullet Bike accelerate and drift better than normal. Todd uses the same vehicles as the other small characters, but they are available in different colors (Todd's vehicles are blue). Todd is tied with Princess Peach and Waluigi for having the best drift and acceleration stats respectively in the game.

Mario Kart 7

Todd is also a playable character in Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS. Like in the previous installments, he is one of the default playable racers in the game and is a Feather-weight character whose greatest attribute is his acceleration. In this game, he has his own track called Todd Circuit (which serves as the first course in the Grand Prix mode).

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Todd returns in Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U once again as a default lightweight character, only this time as a heavy lightweight. This means that his acceleration, handling, and traction stats are reduced to increase his speed and weight stats. He shares this trait with Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, Toddette, Lakitu, Larry, Wendy, and Isabelle.

Todd owns two racecourses, which are the new Todd Harbor and returning Template:Classic-link (the latter being his staff ghost course).

Like in the previous games, Todd uses blue as his main color scheme. This color is used for every color-changing vehicle part and glider that Todd uses, such as the Circuit Special, Super Glider, and Pipe Frame. His secondary color is red, which is used for the Sneeker and Sport Bike. A CPU-controlled Todd sometimes uses the Sneeker.

Todd also appears on posters for the sponsors Galaxy Air and the 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group.

Todd returns in the Nintendo Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe where he now only shares stats with Shy Guy and Larry and is the heaviest of all the five groups of lightweights. He has the highest top speed and weight of all the lightweights, but has the lowest acceleration and traction stats of the entire lightweights.

Mario Kart Tour

Todd appears in Mario Kart Tour as one of the starting playable characters, with the other two potential starters being Toddette and Peachette. He appears as a Super driver and has the Triple Mushrooms as his special skill. Todd is the sole playable character in the tutorial and when the in-game update data is being downloaded.

The 2019 Paris Tour introduced a variant of Todd in blue pit crew apparel, referred to as Todd (Pit Crew); classified as a Super driver, his special skill is the Boomerang Flower. In the 2020 New Year's Tour, Todd received a High-End variant called Todd (Party Time), who has the Mushroom Cannon as his special skill, which became available in regular tour pipes in the Battle Tour. In the 2020 Trick Tour, Builder Todd was added to the game as a High-End driver alongside Builder Mario to promote the final major update for Super Mario Maker 2; he has the Bob-omb Cannon as his special skill. In the 2021 Cat Tour, Cat Todd was added to the game alongside Cat Peach, having High-End classification and the Super Bell as his special skill. The Snow Tour introduced Penguin Todd, a High-End variant of Todd that has the Dash Ring special skill; despite being the main Todd character in a Penguin Suit, he uses the same color scheme as Yellow Todd's Penguin form seen in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Wario's Woods

Todd about to destroy the castle in the ending of the SNES version of Wario's Woods

Todd is the main character of Wario's Woods, a Nintendo puzzle game. Within the plot of the game, the antagonist Wario had taken control over a once quiet forest (renaming it Wario's Woods soon after) and controlled the original peaceful creatures of the woods by brainwashing them with a sinister spell. After gaining complete control over the Peaceful Forest, Wario begins his plans of attacking the Mushroom Kingdom with the help of his various monsters. Meanwhile, Todd (known as the Mushroom Kingdom hero) had been taking a walk in what he thought was Peach's garden but was actually Wario's Woods and soon gets stuck in the forest. After being asked by the forest sprites to save their home, Todd agrees to help them and sets off to stop Wario and his diabolical plans. While in the woods, Todd gets helped by Birdo and a Sprite.

Throughout the adventure, Todd has to stack up the various minions that Wario sends out and he has to use different colored bombs to attempt to destroy them. After matching the colors of his opponents with the correct bomb, Todd manages to defeat his foes and clear a round. Throughout the game, Todd shows different abilities including his superhuman strength from Super Mario Bros. 2 which he uses to carry the large monsters and bombs (he can even carry large stacks of them with ease). He also shows the unique ability to run up the walls of the tree hollow each round took place in within this game. While Todd is fighting, the Sprite provides the bombs for him to use while Birdo provides encouragement for Todd to keep going on. However, there are times when Wario appears to cause Todd trouble. He makes his appearance on the screen in Birdo's place by getting rid of Todd's helper temporarily and replacing the Sprite with a Pidgit who in turn will supply more monsters for Todd instead of bombs. Wario himself occasionally slams into the tree hollow that Todd is in, and causes the Thwomp engrossing the ceiling to fall lower; thus, limiting Todd's time to defeating Wario's monsters before becoming crushed by the Thwomp.

Along the way, Todd also has to face several other bosses (such as Fauster and Mad) who attempt to stop Todd. The SNES version of the game includes more bosses who slow down Todd's chase after Wario. As Todd reaches closer to Wario's hideout, Wario continues to taunt him in the various cutscenes and attempt to discourage the hero from defeating him. Oddly, Wario continues to get larger in size within each cutscene. As Todd finally catches up to Wario, the antagonist challenges him to a battle but is revealed to be a fake. After defeating the fake Wario, Todd finally meets with the real Wario who had used the opportunity of Todd's delay to making him grow to the biggest size possible to face against Todd. At the end of the game, Todd faces Wario himself and eventually defeats him. After Wario falls to defeat, the antagonist attempts to make himself bigger; however, he instead explodes and returns to his regular size (thus, revealing that Wario had only used an air pump to increase his size the entire time). Seeing the miniature Wario, Todd uses this opportunity to chase him out of the woods and restore peace to the area.

In the SNES version of the game, Todd not only has to face Wario in his pursuit to save the Mushroom Kingdom, but as well as several others who serve as mini-bosses in the game. Todd's voice is first heard in this game and it is unusually deep. Todd's abilities from the original version reappear in this game as well. Unlike the NES version, setting changes have been implemented within this game as the levels in this game do not only occur within Wario's Woods, but rather in many other parts of the Mushroom Kingdom (hence, Todd has to fight mini-bosses who are themed appropriately according to their stage). The ending for this version is also much different from the original as Todd does not chase Wario out of the woods and, instead, throws a bomb right at the castle causing it as well as Wario to go crashing down. Soon a message is given and it states that thanks to Todd's efforts, the woods had returned to peace and that all the monsters were turned back to normal as Wario's spell (referred to as a nightmare in the game) over them had finally lifted.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Toad's artwork
Todd's artwork for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Todd is an adviser to the Chancellor of Mushroom Kingdom. He appears throughout the game to offer Mario tutorials on how to accomplish certain tasks.

Prior to the events of the game, he was sent by the Chancellor to pick up Princess Toddstool, who was visiting Mario at his house. However, when Todd arrives, no one is to be found. Soon, an object appears in the sky and crashes into Mario's house. The object is none other than Mario, who was just ejected from Bowser's Keep by the giant sword, Exor. Todd asks Mario to return to the castle to rescue the Princess. However, when Mario arrives, Exor destroys the bridge to the castle, preventing any access to the keep.

The Chancellor along with several retainers and Mario.
Todd standing next to Mario, being the closest to the Chancellor in the left row of Toads

As such, Mario returns to his pad and tells Todd the bad news. Todd decides the pair will have to journey to Mushroom Kingdom to inform the Chancellor about Bowser's Keep and Princess Toddstool. As they are leaving, Todd accidentally bumps into Mario and does one HP worth of damage. Todd quickly apologizes and then teaches Mario about items and Timed Hits. Additionally, Todd gives Mario four Mushrooms before they journey into the Goomba-infested Mushroom Way. As soon as Todd enters Mushroom Way, he is captured by a group of Goombas. However, Mario promptly rescues him and he quickly rewards Mario with some Honey Syrup. However, when Todd enters the next area of the passageway, he is quickly kidnapped by a Sky Troopa. Once again, Mario saves Todd and, once again, Mario is rewarded (this time, he gets a Flower Tab). Right before the exit to Mushroom Kingdom, Todd is captured by the Hammer Bros blocking the way. Ultimately, Mario defeats the Hammer Bros., frees Todd, and accompanies Todd to Mushroom Kingdom.

Upon reaching the Mushroom Castle, Todd leads Mario to the room where the Chancellor and the other five mushroom retainers were holding a meeting. Upon talking to the Chancellor, Mario provides an animated speech of how the Princess was kidnapped using various impersonations of the characters he met during the kidnapping. Todd also aids Mario in the speech by playing along after Mario introduces the part of the tale where Todd comes in. After the Chancellor gives instructions to Mario of his next steps in his journey, Todd is left to remain at the castle and await Mario's return.

Later, during the invasion of Mushroom Kingdom by Mack and the Shysters, Todd hides, very frightened, in the Princess's room in the castle.

When Mario is taking a nap at the Rose Town inn, Todd visits him to deliver a Flower Tab. If Mario chooses to sleep with the Dream Cushion at the Inn in Nimbus Land, he would sometimes dream of Todd revealing himself to be a monster (in this case, a Greaper). Mario initially becomes frightened of Todd when he comes to visit, but the fear is gone once Todd gives him a Red Essence.

Later, in the Factory, Todd, having through unknown means traveled to and through Bowser's Keep and the rest of the Factory, appears to support Mario and sell him useful items, giving him two Rock Candies for free the first time he shops. Additionally, despite being at the Factory, the player can return to Mushroom Kingdom and still find him in the castle's throne room with the Chancellor.

Mario Tennis series

Todd in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64

Todd appears as a default playable character in the Virtual Boy game Mario's Tennis. He later appears in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 as a Technique player, where he is once again playable from the very beginning. Artwork for the game also shows him in the referee's seat, despite Mario being the only referee in-game. However, Todd does appear as a referee in Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color.

He, along with Toddette, also appears on a scoreboard for a tennis tournament in the opening movie of Mario Power Tennis, but they are not playable in the game. Additionally, Todd also appears on the main menu screen when setting up a match. Todd also makes cameo appearances in a few of the celebration sequences for the playable characters (most notably in Donkey Kong's and Koopa Paratroopa's award ceremonies).

While he is not a playable participant in Mario Tennis Open, Todd makes a notable appearance as the referee in the game (sitting on the referee's chair during the various tennis matches). Todd tells the player how many games are needed to win a set or the match, and if the player is about to win or lose. In the tutorial mode of the game, Todd will explain the controls of the game to the player. When the player does a tournament for the first time, Todd reminds the player about tutorial pointers. Todd also runs the Clubhouse where the players can customize their Mii characters. A costume based off Todd can be unlocked for the Mii by gathering a total of 50,000 coins. Todd's racket is also an unlockable accessory for the Miis in the game.

Todd makes a reappearance as a playable character in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, since his last playable appearance in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. This time, he is classified as a Speed player.

Mario Tennis Aces

Todd appears as a playable Speedy character in Mario Tennis Aces. He also appeared in the game's online tournament demo as an unlockable playable character, unlocked after 300 participation points were accumulated. Todd's Special Shot is Super Todd Dive, while his Trick Shots are Todd Jump and Todd Roll, respectively. In addition, a tennis outfit could be unlocked for Todd by accumulating 2000 participation points in the February 2019 online tournament.

Todd appears in the game's Adventure Mode as one of the main protagonists alongside Mario. Todd is viewing a match between Mario and Luigi versus Bowser and Bowser Jr. Wario and Waluigi arrive to offer Lucien as a present for Mario and co. Luigi takes Lucien, but a dark storm appears, causing Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi to become possessed. When Lucien possesses Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi, Todd appears worried, causing Daisy's suspicions to arise. The latter asks the former to reveal what he knows about Lucien; Todd responds by explaining that a king owned a legendary tennis racket known as "Lucien," which he gave to his guardian, Aster. Aster stowed away Lucien in a safe location, but before the tennis match between the rivals, Wario and Waluigi stole Lucien with the intention of being "the greatest tennis players in the world." Todd and Mario decide to go on an adventure to restore order to the island, improve their tennis skills, and free Lucien from the wrong hands. The duo has to fight past foes like Boo, Spike, and Petey Piranha in tennis matches to win new rackets, and restore Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi to their original selves. Todd and Mario eventually arrive at The Temple Of Bask Shrine, where they encounter Bowcien, a fusion of Bowser and Lucien. After the battle, Todd and Mario are congratulated by their friends for protecting the island from Lucien's might.

Satella-Q

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The title screen of Satella-Q featuring Todd

Todd is the starring and primary character of the Japanese exclusive game Satella-Q which is a series of quiz game events for the Satellaview (an add-on for the Super Famicom). Todd's role in these game events is to guide the players through a series of quizzes and minigames throughout the Satella-Q episodes. Occasionally, the players interact with him through the events of the minigames such as moving him around certain areas and stages. Todd also cheers on the player at various points of the game (especially whenever the player claims victory over a certain minigame). The game also features several minigames which often make references to Todd and his own character such as the featuring of titles such as "Kinopio Live" (which translates to that of "Todd Live" outside of Japan) whenever Todd is seen performing in a musical concert in one of the minigames.

Mario Teaches Typing

Todd makes a small appearance in Mario Teaches Typing by appearing on the title screen alongside Luigi, Princess Peach, and Mario. The artwork used to depict him (as well as Luigi and Peach) is taken from the official group artwork of the three from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Game & Watch Gallery series

Throughout the Game & Watch Gallery series, Todd has been featured in nearly all of the installments. In the Modern versions of most of the games, he is a non-playable character. He usually cries when something bad happens to him that causes the player to get a miss.

Game & Watch Gallery

In Game & Watch Gallery, Todd appears in the Modern versions of two games. In Manhole, Todd is one of the pedestrians that Yoshi must prevent from falling into the water. In Fire, Todd is one of the characters that the Mario Bros. must rescue from Princess Peach's burning castle.

Game & Watch Gallery 2

In Game & Watch Gallery 2, Todd appears in the Modern versions of two games. In Parachute, Todd is one of the characters that Mario must catch. Todd opens his parachute right after jumping from the flying ship. In Helmet, at 500 and 1,000 points, Todd appears at the right door's entrance to invite the player to the next area.

Game & Watch Gallery 3

Todd in the Modern version of Turtle Bridge

In Game & Watch Gallery 3, Todd is the protagonist of his own game, Turtle Bridge (which is based on the original Turtle Bridge game from the original Game & Watch). This game involves Todd delivering packages from Mario to Princess Peach (who both stand on opposite sides of a castle) while crossing a bridge full of Goonies. The game is played by having Todd deliver the various items (from left to right) while jumping on the various Goonies that appear in the sky, and he must also avoid falling while in the air.

Game & Watch Gallery 4

In Game & Watch Gallery 4, Todd appears in the Modern versions of three games. In Rain Shower, Todd appears as one of the characters that Mario must protect from Bowser's water balloons, appearing on a swing beside the hammock in the upper left. In Mario's Cement Factory, Todd packages any Yoshi Cookies made on the right conveyor belt. If the player overfills any of the tanks, the batter will spill on one of the packing boxes, causing Todd to sob and the player to get a miss. Todd also reprises his role in Fire.

Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium

Todd is playable in the Sattleview demo of the game Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium, which was released in Japan in 1997. Overall, he is one of the five playable Mario series characters in the game (the other four being Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Wario). Todd is also notably one of the two characters who are playable in all of the four levels in the game (with Mario being the other character).

Mario no Photopi

Todd makes several appearances in the creativity game Mario no Photopi. Some of his more notable appearances in this game include him being on the title screen of the game as well as being a character featured in the bonus puzzle that was provided with the game.

Mario Party series

Artwork of Toad from Mario Party 5.
Todd's art from Mario Party 5 references the Bill Blasters minigame.

In Mario Party and Mario Party 2, Todd is the main host and the character that awards the Players with Stars. During the story mode of these games, Todd (being the main host) often plays the role of the main guide for the players as he often gives out tips and assistance whenever the players interact with him.

In Mario Party 3, he is replaced by Tumble as the host, but still appears to give out items in the various boards. He runs Todd's Trading Post, one of the two possible shops in the game; he generally sells items that the player can use on themselves to benefit. He can also appear when the player lands on an Item Space. He both appears when playing an item minigame, and can appear to ask the player a question to get an item; his questions are choice-oriented, with the more noble answer generally getting the player better items. Todd is also one of the possible partners, as well as Princess Peach's default partner, in Duel Mode, with 1 HP, 1 Attack, and a salary of one coin. His ability prevents the player from losing coins if they land on an opponent's Basic Space.

He continues his role as host in Mario Party 4 even having his own board like the other co-hosts, Todd's Midway Madness. Todd also serves as the boss for the aforementioned board. One can also unlock him as a playable character in the Beach Volley Folley minigame, thus marking his first appearance as a playable character in the series (despite being just one mode). However, in Mario Party 5 he was promoted to being a playable character in Party Mode. He has been playable in every Mario Party game since then, except for Mario Party Advance, Mario Party: The Top 100, Super Mario Party, and Mario Party Superstars.

In Mario Party Advance, Todd acts as co-host, along with Professor E. Gadd, Toddette, and Tumble. Todd co-hosts Play Land with E. Gadd and Party Land with Toddette; however, he serves as the main host of the Mini-Game Attack mode. Todd also provides 10 coins to the players in the Game Room mode if they do not have any coins to begin with. In the introduction sequence of the game, Todd is attacked by Bowser and a Koopa Kid just as he is about to show the player all of the game's minigames and Gaddgets. The sudden attack spreads the items all across Shroom City, setting the main "story mode" of the game into action. After showing that he is fine from the attack, Todd then requests for the player to help assist in saving the items and stopping Bowser's plans.

Despite his lack of being a playable character in the first handheld Mario Party game, he appears as one of eight playable characters in the next portable installment, Mario Party DS.

A blue-colored Todd going by "Todd" in the Mario Party 9 minigame Todd and Go Seek also appears, although Todd himself is fully playable.

In Mario Party: The Top 100, Todd appears as one of the hosts, alongside Toddette. Todd reprises his role as a host in Super Mario Party, and again, this time with Koopa Troopa, in Mario Party Superstars.

Luigi's Mansion

“You know... I never noticed how cute those red polka dots look on top!”
—Luigi, Luigi's Mansion

In Luigi's Mansion, Todd appears among the several Toads found throughout the mansion,[4] although the specific one that is Todd is unknown. The first of them appears in the foyer of the mansion where he can be seen crying. After Luigi comforts him, he informs Luigi that he was sent by Princess Peach in search of Mario in the mansion. However, the Todd states that upon entering the mansion, he became frightened as he could not find Mario. He then decides to help Luigi in his search for Mario by saving the hero's progress. Other Toads can be found in several different locations throughout the game: the second floor Balcony, the first floor Washroom, and the Courtyard. Todd himself is also the one who calls Luigi through the middle telephone in the Telephone Room during the blackout.[5]

Super Smash Bros. series

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Main article: Toad (move)
Peach using Todd in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In the Super Smash Bros. games, Todd appears as Princess Peach's helper and standard special move. He can be pulled out of nowhere and used as a shield. One of Peach's trophies says not to worry about him, as it is his job to protect her. If Kirby inhales Princess Peach, then he too can use Todd. He also has a trophy in his likeness. Todd (except for Super Smash Bros. Melee) is able to release spores that damage the enemy after being used enough times as a shield. This is the second time Todd has ever displayed this ability throughout his existence (Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 was the first while the future game Mario Sports Mix further explored this ability). Todd is once again given a collectible trophy in the game and also has three obtainable stickers. While he is not a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Todd is technically playable in the unlockable Masterpiece Super Mario Bros. 2 if the player chooses to make the default playable Princess Peach lose all her lives in the game.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Todd can be altered into one of the two custom variants, if they are unlocked first. One is the Sleepy Todd, which can put opponents to sleep with his spores, while the other one is Grumpy Todd, which immediately releases spores upon use.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Todd appears in Peach's grab and throws to attack her opponent; Peach's pummel has Todd punch the opponent, and her forward and down throws involve Todd headbutting the opponent in different directions, while her up and back throws have Todd merely mimic Peach's actions. Additionally, Todd now appears on his own in front of Peach when her standard special move is used, while the latter hides herself. Todd also appears as an Advanced-class Grab-type primary spirit, which can be enhanced to Captain Todd at level 99. In his spirit battle, the player faces a Mii Brawler wearing a Super Mushroom hat and a Todd vest on the Princess Peach's Castle stage. Todd can also be seen in the artwork used for Cheep Charger's spirit. As Peach's Echo Fighter, Daisy has a blue Mushroom Retainer performing Todd's functions.

Aside from Peach's use of him as a moveset in Super Smash Bros. Melee, he also has a couple of cameos in the first level of Adventure Mode, where he is seen running around the level in a panic.

Mario Pinball Land

Todd aids Mario in the spin-off title, Mario Pinball Land. He runs Todd's tent, a secret location accessed when a transformed Pinball Mario hits Todd on one of the various levels in the game. Once inside the tent, Mario can buy items from Todd that can help him in his adventure.

WarioWare: Touched!

Todd's cameo in WarioWare: Touched!

In WarioWare: Touched!, Todd makes a cameo in level three of Wario-Man's microgame You Scratch Mine, alongside Mario and Wario.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, Todd accompanies the character of the player's choice, Mario or Luigi. He plays a sidekick-like role by helping either plumber on his quest to get the Music Keys from Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser. Todd makes his debut in the game by running to the hero's house to alert him of the news after witnessing the capturing of the Music Keys. Todd also appears in the background of the first song, "Here We Go!" where he is seen dancing alongside either Mario or Luigi. He tries to help obtain the lost keys but is not entirely successful as Todd is non-violent throughout the game. In the various dance scenes after the first one, Todd often makes various excuses of not being able to dance to excuse himself from dancing. He does, however, tell Mario or Luigi what he needs to do and when he needs to do it (as seen during the battle with Freezie).

Super Princess Peach

The screenshot illustrating the kidnapping of Luigi and Toad.
The kidnapping of Todd and Luigi in Super Princess Peach

In the intro of Super Princess Peach, Todd is kidnapped along with Mario and Luigi by the Hammer Bros. They are soon transported to Bowser's castle where he locks the three in the dungeon. The lead Hammer Bro refers to Todd as "a mushroom-headed loud-mouth" when he informs Bowser of the captures. In the ending of the game, Todd is seen to be rescued by Peach and during the credits, he along with the princess, Mario, Luigi, and another Todd (who Peach rescued earlier on in Bowser's Castle) can be seen walking back to Peach's Castle through a starlit sky.

Todd also appears as a playable character in two of the mini-games in the game. The first minigame is Todd Jump, which involves a side-scrolling world where Todd must jump over enemies and pits. The only way to control him in this minigame is through blowing into the microphone of the DS. If he is hit by an enemy or falls in a hole, it will trigger an instant loss in the game. The other minigame is named Todd Tote which involves Todd being trapped in a maze-like area that is engulfed in flames with the goal of the mini-game being to help Todd to escape. In the minigame, Todd is controlled utilizing the Stylus and he must avoid the obstacles in the maze which could burn him.

Paper Mario series

Super Paper Mario

Todd makes a small appearance in the beginning of Super Paper Mario. Mario and Luigi, bored and looking for adventure one lazy morning, decide to visit Princess Peach. However, on their way out the door they are stopped by Todd, who had rushed to the Mario Bros.' House to inform them that Princess Peach has been kidnapped and Mushroom Castle has been raided, thus starting the Bros.' adventure to Bowser's Castle and later to save all worlds from The Void. As the Mario Bros. leave on their journey, Todd can be seen wishing the two brothers good luck on their adventure and stating that the entire Mushroom Kingdom is depending on the two to saving Peach. Todd also appears as the last Catch Card in this game.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Todd and Peach visiting Mario's house in the introduction cutscene of Paper Mario: Color Splash

Despite the numerous amounts of similar-looking Toads, Todd makes his reappearance in Paper Mario: Color Splash. He is first seen accompanying Peach in the introduction cutscene where the two travel to Mario's house during a stormy night to deliver a mysterious letter to him. Upon opening the letter at his house, Mario is shocked to find a colorless Todd that has been drained of his colors within the letter. After discovering that the incident took place on Prism Island, the three head off on a boat to the island despite the storm.

Upon reaching Prism Island, the three heroes find the plaza deserted causing Peach to worry and ask Todd if he was sure if they were at the right place. Having consulted his guidebook, Todd confidently says that the island was indeed the right place and he offers to ask for some help from the locales. After scampering off to find help, Mario and Peach meet Huey, a floating 3D talking paint bucket. However, it is not long before the screams of Todd were heard in which Mario, Peach, and Huey are horrified to find a Slurp Guy draining the colors out of Todd leaving him to become mere paper. Eventually, Todd is given back his colors thanks to Mario and Huey. He spends the rest of the game in the small inn in Port Prisma's yellow district. After Peach is kidnapped by Bowser, Mario can visit him and show him Peach's messages recorded in Holo-Peaches.

The concept of the recurring character Todd is also lampshaded. When the red Rescue Squad has assembled at The Emerald Circus, talking to Todd #35 has him ask if Mario remembers him, Todd who appeared together with Mario in "that other game".[6]

Fortune Street series

Itadaki Street DS

Todd, along with eleven other Mario series characters and several characters from the Dragon Quest series, appears as a playable character in the Monopoly game Itadaki Street DS. Todd also runs the tutorial mode of the game where he assists the player by explaining the basic controls.

The Todd Head and Todd Suit are collectible accessories in this game that can be equipped on customizable characters.

Fortune Street

Todd returns as a playable participant in the Nintendo Wii game Fortune Street, the sequel to the Japanese exclusive Itadaki Street DS. He is one of the thirteen playable Mario series characters in this installment. Within the game, Todd is classified as being in the C Rank (a trait he shares with Luigi, Princess Daisy, and Waluigi). Instead of making fun of the other players during his talking sequences, Todd will normally encourage the other players and ask if they are all having a good time (as his personality is shown to be rather kind and open throughout the game).

Mario & Sonic series

Todd and Cream as the hosts of the London Party mode in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Todd makes a small appearance in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games as one of the referees in the game from the Mario franchise. He can frequently be seen alongside Cream the Rabbit as judges in the various event matches including the fencing and high jump events. The two also are seen calling out fouls and starting the races in the Athletics events.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

Todd also appears in the sequel, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games which features him once again as a referee. In the Wii version, he along with Cream are the main hosts that introduce the events to the players in the Festival Mode. The two also resume very similar judging roles as in the first game. However, in the DS version of the game, Todd appears in the story mode with a bigger role and is the first person for Mario and Sonic to meet in Frostown. He excitedly joins their party after been spoken to, acting mainly as a guide for the adventure (Todd states himself that he will not be able to do much once he agrees to join them). In both games, Todd is the only red-spotted Todd to appear within the games (despite the numerous amount of Toads present in the audience).

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Todd appears in both versions of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the Wii version, Todd appears alongside Cream as the hosts of the London Party mode, in which he gives out information to the players about various events, such as characters appearing on the map, scores and upcoming Events. He also appears as a referee in several other events in the game, most notably as the host of Dream Equestrian. A Mii outfit based on Todd can also be unlocked by playing against a friend 5 times in the Single Event mode, and Todd will occasionally send the player mail.

Todd also appears as a referee in several events alongside other Toads in the Nintendo 3DS version, as well as appearing on the results screens in medleys. A badge of Todd can also be randomly earned from the badge machine. In the story mode, Todd plays a relatively large role, as he accompanies Mario and Luigi for most of the story and often interprets for them. After initially being scared by the Phantasmal Fog, Todd helps Mario and Luigi clear it from the Main Stadium, before following them to Hyde Park, where they find that the Girls group, Toads and Rouge have already cleared the fog from the area. Mario, Luigi, and Todd reunite with Sonic and Tails at the British Museum, and the group clear the fog after defeating Eggman Nega. They explore the museum to learn about the source of the fog, before splitting up after some news from Charmy and Espio, and Todd and Mario later follow Wario challenging Dr. Eggman, who he later defeats after teaming up with Waluigi. Seeing this, Todd heads back to the Main Stadium with the others, which is shortly covered back by the Phantasmal Fog. After rescuing Cream, Todd and the Heroes travel to Stonehenge with Omega, where they find the seal for the Fog urn before heading back to London. The group head to Big Ben to confront Bowser and Dr. Eggman, though Todd and Omega eventually return to the Main Stadium due to no longer being able to endure the fog. Todd also leads the call over the walkie-talkie to the Heroes during their confrontation and also invites Bowser and Dr. Eggman to register for the Olympic Games after they are defeated. Todd appears at the opening ceremony, as well as in the photo at the end of the credits with the athletes and Omochao.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Todd makes his first playable appearance in the series in the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He is exclusive to the 4x100m Relay event. Todd does not appear as a playable character in the Nintendo 3DS version.

Mario Sports Mix

Todd playing a game of dodgeball on the Todd Park stage in Mario Sports Mix

Todd makes an appearance as a default playable character in Mario Sports Mix where he is classified as a speedy character. His home stage in this game is the amusement park like area called Todd Park. Todd's special move involves him emitting a spore-like attack while having large rotating mushrooms blocking any opponents in his path.

Todd also appears in the story mode of the game where he was first seen gardening outside of Princess Peach's castle. He is soon interrupted by the appearance of a meteor-like object crashing into the Mushroom Kingdom. Upon investigation, Todd and three other Toads discover that the crashed objects were four Sports Crystals. The four Toads then get an idea to make a Sports tournament, with the crystals representing the trophies for each sport; thus beginning the events of the game.

Captain Todd: Treasure Tracker

Main article: Captain Toad

Todd makes an appearance in the post-credits scene of the Wii U version Captain Todd: Treasure Tracker, which is taken from the opening cutscene Super Mario 3D World. In all versions of the game, including the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS versions, he also makes several cameo appearances under the form of "Pixel Todd", a pixelated version of himself which resembles his sprite from Super Mario Maker.

Minecraft

Todd appears as a playable skin as part of the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft.

Dr. Mario World

"Dr. Todd" redirects here. For the character named Dr. Todd in the Japanese version of Mario Party 2, see Professor Fungi. For the Mario & Luigi character, see Todd doctor. For the Todd doctor in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, see Doctor.
Artwork of Dr. Toad from Dr. Mario World
Artwork of Dr. Todd for Dr. Mario World

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Todd takes on a new alias as a doctor in Dr. Mario World, named Dr. Todd. He serves as the guide in stage mode, instructing Dr. Mario and his friends on how to defeat the viruses and how to use items and other game features to their advantage. While possessing a head mirror and white lab coat akin to the other doctors, he also possesses a blue tie and a satchel.

Dr. Todd is also a playable unlockable character, where he can be randomly obtained through the Staffing menu. Dr. Todd is available as a reward for clearing World 1's first area since version 2.0.0 and clearing World 1's special stage since version 1.2.0, both being separate rewards. Players who fulfilled the conditions for obtaining Dr. Todd's prior to those version updates can obtain him from the doc box. In stage mode and versus mode, Dr. Todd's skill is to target several locations to be eliminated, where it is represented by Dr. Todd calling a horde of Toads carrying capsules to throw it into the play area. The amount of targets is 20 spots in stage mode and 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 spots at level 1 to 5 in versus mode (5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 respectively prior to season 7 in versus mode). When using this skill, at least one object is guaranteed to be targeted for being eliminated, while the rest are random. This skill will not target any unclearable objects, such as cages or Empty Blocks.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

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Poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie featuring Toad, Mario and Princess Peach
Poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie featuring Todd

Todd appears in the The Super Mario Bros. Movie as a main character. He is voiced by Keegan-Michael Key in the English version and Tomokazu Seki in the Japanese version. He greets Mario upon his first arrival in the Mushroom Kingdom and introduces the kingdom to him, guiding him around, then joins Peach with him to go on an adventure in order to stop Bowser from taking over the world. Unlike in the games, Todd is shown having teeth, his shoes and clothes are slightly more detailed, he appears to be slightly taller, and he carries a backpack that looks somewhat similar to Captain Todd's backpack albeit with more items visible, including pins attached to it that reference the Cascade Kingdom, Sand Kingdom, and Mushroom Kingdom from Super Mario Odyssey. He also carries a long stick as a staff in some scenes and a frying pan as a weapon in others.

Other appearances

Kirby Super Star

Todd makes a cameo appearance in Kirby Super Star where he is a part of the audience in several of the minigames such as "Megaton Punch" (along with several others from the Mario cast such as Mario, Luigi, and Birdo). In the DS remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, Todd along with Mario, Peach, Luigi, Wario, and various other Toads appear once again as a part of the audience in some of the minigames.

F-1 Race

Toad
Todd's cameo in F-1 Race

Todd makes a cameo appearance in the Game Boy version of F-1 Race alongside a few other Nintendo and Mario series characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Toddstool, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Link, Samus Aran, and Pit). Todd himself is exclusively seen in the beginning of a race in the racecourse Course 2 where he greets and cheers on the player alongside several referees before the race on the specified course. Todd is also the first guest character to congratulate the player in the ending sequence of the game (while using the same animations as his first appearance in the game).

Game Boy Camera

Todd makes a notable cameo as a stamp for photos in the Game Boy Camera peripheral. The artwork of him depicted in this stamp is inspired by his official artwork for Mario Party.

Possible appearances

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Artwork of Toad, from Super Mario Sunshine.
Possible Todd artwork from Super Mario Sunshine

Many red-spotted Todds appear throughout the Mushroom Kingdom and other locales, and are often confused to be the actual character named Todd. Generally, it is believed that any Todd given a unique role is Todd, or that at least one of a number of Toads appearing in a game is the Todd. It is also largely held that Todd is set apart by having red spots and a blue vest, rather than having matching spots and clothes; however, games such as Super Princess Peach have depicted multiple blue-vested-red-spotted Toads, and Todd's appearance has also varied to give him a red vest in some games, and even blue spots in others, such as Super Mario 3D World. The singular use of Todd has also occasionally applied to Toads that are not considered to be the character, such as certain Todd NPCs in Paper Mario: Color Splash and the renamed Yellow Todd and Blue Todd in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, making the line between definitive appearances and possible appearances often difficult to determine.

Super Mario series

Super Mario Sunshine

Fludd saying that the vacation starts now
Todd holding up the repaired FLUDD in the ending of Super Mario Sunshine

The Todd wearing a red vest is named as Todd in the instruction booklet for the game, appearing as one of five young Todd attendants who had accompanied Princess Peach and Mario on their vacation to Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine, although it is unclear if this role refers to his name or species. Upon landing on the island, this Todd and the others find the place to be a mess, mainly due to the work of a mysterious being who resembles Mario.

Throughout most of the actual game, Todd plays a rather minor role by giving out tips to Mario about how to play the game (such as how to do the box break move and as well as information about the different areas within the island). At the time of Princess Peach's kidnapping, Todd and the Green Todd maybe be covered up by Shadow Mario's M Graffiti. After Peach had been kidnapped, Todd can be seen to be acting hysterical and spends most of his time worrying about her in Delfino Plaza. He will give Mario the occasional tips if he is spoken to (such as mentioning the princess being taken to Pinna Park). After Mario had rescued Peach, Todd and the other heroes can finally be seen enjoying the activities available on Isle Delfino during the credits.

Additionally, it is revealed at the end of the game that Todd along with the other Todd attendants had repaired FLUDD shortly after its breakdown after the battle between Mario and Bowser. It is also Todd himself who is seen supporting the repaired FLUDD as he reveals the fixed device to Mario and Peach as Toddsworth and the Green Todd stand alongside him. As the game's credits begin, it is revealed through the snapshots that Todd and the other heroes finally had the time to relax in the various areas of Isle Delfino after Bowser's defeat.

Super Mario Galaxy

Todd and Toddette view the Star Festival in the intro of Super Mario Galaxy.
Main article: Captain Toad

Official art for Super Mario Galaxy shows a Todd with a blue vest, who may be Todd, and who makes various cameos in the game, including an appearance with Toddette in the intro where the two of them watch the Star Festival. He also appears as one of many icons for a save file. Otherwise, the only appearances of red-spotted, blue-capped Toads in the game are Peach's two attendants in the introduction, both of whom also wear shiny capes.

This game marks the appearance of a character very similar to Todd called Captain Todd who is the self-proclaimed Captain of the Todd Brigade. Although earlier official bios for the game state that Captain Todd is equivalent to Todd, later games have declared Captain Todd and Todd separate characters, and Super Mario 3D World had the two co-existing, with Todd wearing a blue vest while Captain Todd was in red.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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Todd can be found back at Peach's Castle throughout Mario's adventure in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where he will offer to show help videos to the players in exchange for star coins.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Like in the first game, Todd's appearance of a blue vest is on the box art of Super Mario Galaxy 2 as well as his head resuming its place as one of the many save icons for the game. Captain Todd also appears here.

Super Mario 3D Land

Airship Cannon

Various monochromatic Toads appear in Super Mario 3D Land, as does one who has red spots yet sports a blue vest. He is mainly seen operating the cannons that provide Mario with access to the airship levels, and running the Red Todd Houses where players can obtain power-ups and access the StreetPass option from their Nintendo 3DS. He also hides in some of the levels and will either toss a Star Medal, a Power-Up, or a 1-Up Mushroom close to Mario in order to provide him with help when spotted with binoculars, just like the other Toads in the game.

While Todd makes his introduction through some brief appearances in the first world (such as inside his Todd House), Todd must later be rescued from the first fake Bowser that Mario encounters at the end of World 1 after Todd and his Todd House vanish once Mario leaves the area. Todd is seen to be calling out for help from his cell as Mario attempts to avoid the impostor's attacks in order to save the mushroom retainer and defeat the impostor by stepping the switch at the end. Once the cell is opened, Todd can be seen jumping happily and thanking Mario for his rescue. After his rescue, Todd will provide Mario with all forms of help throughout his journey.

Todd makes his final appearance in the last level Special 8-Crown. In this level, he is seen near the Warp Pipe that leads to the room where Mario (or Luigi) would need to face both Boom Boom and Pom Pom. The player has the option to bounce upon Todd's head in order to reach the platform with the warp pipe. Once again, Todd is identified in this level as he is the only Red Todd to be sporting a blue vest (the other numerous Red Toads in the level are wearing red vests).

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Inside a Toad House
Mario inside of a Red Todd House in New Super Mario Bros. 2

The Todd Houses in New Super Mario Bros. 2 are all run by a red-spotted blue-vested Todd. Like in the original New Super Mario Bros. (where Toddsworth ran all the Houses), the Mario Bros. must occasionally use Star Coins to access some of the Todd Houses.

The Red Todd Houses consist of Todd throwing three Power-Ups to three platforms in which either Mario or Luigi can select the power-up to keep (though all three power-ups can be taken at the same time if chosen). The Green Todd Houses have Todd throwing multiple 1-Up Mushrooms into an above pipe in which the Mario Bros. must hit a glove to knock down the descending mushrooms falling from the pipe. The Yellow Todd Houses have Todd giving either Mario or Luigi a free Gold Flower (Star if visiting it on World Star).

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Red Toad House
Mario and Todd inside a Red Todd House in New Super Mario Bros. U

Todd runs the Todd Houses once more in New Super Mario Bros. U. A bonus feature included within the Todd House mini-games includes Todd either jumping up excitedly in correspondence to the players if they were to win the game or shake his head in disappointment if the players were to lose. Todd also appears when the player finishes a level with the last two numbers on the time limit matching and rewards the player with a power-up for their achievement.

In the second world, a Todd House appears to be in a conflict and a character, known as Nabbit makes an introduction by stealing a power-up from Todd. After Nabbit rushes off, Todd immediately appears out of his Todd House and informs the player of the situation. He then introduces the pipe cannons (which players could use to transport themselves to different worlds) to pursue a chase after the thief. Todd also appears after a player captures Nabbit; when this happens Todd will give Mario and co a P-Acorn.

In New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Yellow Todd and Blue Todd are generically renamed "Todd" and share the same character slot.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Toad

In the Nintendo Power guide of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Todd refers to the emissary that the player briefly controls in the Mario Bros.' House,[7] who ends up running into a wardrobe after seeing Mario in the shower and can barely inform "P-P-Princess P-P-Peach... P-P-Princess P-P-Peach..." when jumped on by Mario. However, in the Prima Games guide, Todd refers to the aforementioned as well as the one in the castle who offers tutorial advice against Bowser,[8] who more coherently explains the situation about Princess Peach's voice with the scene's other Todd after the battle. Todd's role is the same in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

The intro of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time with Mario, Luigi, Toad, Toadsworth and Professor E. Gadd at the scene.
The scene in which Todd, Mario, Luigi, Professor E. Gadd, Toddsworth, and another Todd (species), are awaiting anxiously for the Princess' return
“No sign of the Princess! No! No! NOOOOOOOO! That awful monster...”
—Todd, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

At the beginning of Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, a Todd along with Mario, Luigi, and several other Toads can be seen awaiting for Princess Peach to return from her time-traveling experience at Peach's Castle and while waiting, Mario and co. begin to ask questions to Professor E. Gadd about his latest invention, the time machine. This is due to the fact that Princess Peach along with her two Todd accomplices (Toadiko and Toadbert) had decided to take the machine for a spin to go back to the past and then return back. Though the professor assures the group that Peach will soon return, Toddsworth soon falls unconscious while worrying about the safety of the princess. At this time, Todd asks for Mario to fetch a refreshroom in order to help Toddsworth regain his consciousness back. After Mario returns with the mushroom, Toddsworth immediately awakes and this occurs right at the time when E. Gadd's time machine had finally returned from its time traveling.

Todd panicking after discovering the abandoned Time Machine that Princess Peach had used

The time machine appears in a heavily damaged state and this causes the group to investigate more closer until finally the door of the machine opens. Instead of Peach, a Junior Shrooboid appears from the machine and this appearance of the alien causes all the other Toads (except for Toddsworth and Todd himself) to flee from the main hall. After Mario defeats the monster, Todd bravely enters inside the time machine to check if the princess was still inside it. Unfortunately, he did not find anything and immediately begins to panic. However at this time, E. Gadd announces that a new time hole had appeared outside of the castle. Before following the professor, Todd turns back to the Mario bros. and asks Luigi if he would like to guard the unconscious Junior Shrooboid so that it does not harm anyone while they went to investigate. However, Luigi immediately refuses which causes Todd to be a tad upset but before he leaves, he asks Luigi to perform a jump to see if he was ready for the adventure. After Luigi performs a successful jump, Todd then goes outside to see the time hole. The Mario bros. soon appear as well to join Todd and the professor to look at the odd hole. Immediately, Toddsworth appears out of nowhere while shouting out Mario's name but instead he slams into the time hole's base causing Luigi to fall in and be pulled back in time to the shock of Mario, Todd, and E. Gadd. Mario then immediately jumps in after his brother, thus beginning their adventure in the Mushroom Kingdom of the past.

For the rest of the game, Todd can be found back at Peach's castle in the Mushroom Kingdom of the present and he can be visited at any time after the Mario bros. had retrieved a Cobalt Star. He can be seen in the main hall alongside Professor E. Gadd. while Todd can be seen watching the professor analyze the cobalt stars, his main job is to guard the tube containing the Junior Shrooboid (the same one that Mario had defeated earlier on) so that the monster would not escape (being that Luigi had refused to take up the job earlier on). When the Mario Bros. finally return to the present-day castle after retrieving the 5 cobalt star pieces, Todd wishes the group good luck along with the professor before they leave to the Shroob Castle.

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Todd with the rest of the cast in the ending credits

After the bros. return with Peach and conquer the Shroob princesses, Todd can be seen rejoicing with the main group until they discover the unconscious Bowser who soon eats the Shroob Mushroom from the Elder Princess Shroob (which had escaped from the grip of Baby Luigi. This causes Bowser to gain the powers of the Elder Princess Shroob. Fortunately as Todd, Peach, the two Toadsworths (elder and younger), and Baby Peach evacuate, the Mario and Baby Bros. manage to defeat the shroobified Bowser, officially marking an end of the Shroob takeover. In the ending of the game, Todd along with the Mario bros., Princess Peach, Professor E. Gadd, and Toddsworth can be seen bidding farewell to the baby bros., Toddsworth the Younger and Baby Peach as they use the rebuilt time machine to travel back to the Mushroom Kingdom of the past.

Mario Baseball series

In both Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers, a red-colored Todd implied to be Todd[citation needed] appears as a playable character. The Red Todd has stronger power and speed stats than the other Todd colors, similar to Todd's distinguishing speed and strength attributes first displayed in Super Mario Bros. 2, but he is never identified as the character Todd.

Mario Superstar Baseball

In the opening cinematic of Mario Superstar Baseball, Red Todd, Daisy, and Peach black out, fearing that Mario is going to be tagged out at home plate when Donkey Kong attempts to receive the ball, but Mario nevertheless scores. Yellow Todd is briefly seen fielding on Wario's team, while Red Todd is in league with Mario's side. After Mario hits a walk-off home run, Red Todd and others storm the field and celebrate.

In the closing cinematic that plays after winning the final game in Challenge Mode via Special Cup, Red Todd is one of a few characters who greet Mario at the Field of Dreams before Bowser arrives to challenge Mario's team.

Todd is a Balance type character with five color palette variations; Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Purple. The statistics vary by color.

Mario Super Sluggers

Daisy, Yoshi, and Toad witness a display of fireworks in the last cinematic.
Todd, Daisy, and Yoshi witness a display of fireworks in the last cinematic of Mario Super Sluggers.

In Challenge Mode of Mario Super Sluggers, Red Todd appears as a part of Peach's team, the Peach Monarchs. He is first seen in the outskirts of Peach Ice Garden, where he runs up to Mario and his team and leads them to a statue resembling Daisy. Todd reveals to the group that Bowser Jr. was behind this wrongdoing and asks the group to stop him from doing the same to Peach, directing them to first talk to the nearby Toddette. After meeting up with Toddsworth, Mario and his group head back to Todd to ask if they could burrow the statue in order to save Peach, only to find him fighting Hammer Bro that was trying to take the statue. They defeat the enemies and Todd thanks them, agreeing to let them take the statue themselves after some initial worrying. He then joins the team in order to protect the rest of the characters and back them up.

In the opening cinematic of the game, Red Todd is seen riding a yacht with Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Daisy, and Birdo en route to the Baseball Kingdom. After arrival, Red Todd and the others get a view of the island from the summit of a lighthouse. Todd is next seen during one of the matches where he is shown to be running in order to catch the soaring baseball in the Peach Ice Garden; however, he accidentally crashes into a giant Freezie and becomes frozen solid, but a Blue Todd crashes into the frozen Todd and the Freezie, freeing Todd. Red Todd is later seen with Daisy back at Mario Stadium where they panic after Donkey Kong performs a body check on Luigi, who eventually makes the catch for the final out, prompting the characters to storm the scene to celebrate. In the third of the quartet of cinematics, Todd is seen celebrating with Mario and others after defeating Bowser in a decisive showdown in Challenge Mode. Afterwards, Todd and others march towards the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom to gaze towards the sunset before the lights come on for the night. In the last cinematic, Todd is seen standing next to Daisy by a table loaded with desserts on the Daisy Cruiser before a display of fireworks storm the night sky, surprising everyone around. Todd and everyone else head over to Mario Stadium, where they witness a Bob-omb Derby exhibition that triggered the fireworks.

Todd is a Balance type character with five color palette variations: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Purple. The statistics vary by color.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Mushroom Business Association has four stated positions: Representative Director / President, Block Enterprise Group, POW Chapter / Vice President, Warp Pipe Development Unit / Material Department Vice President, and General Affairs Division / Soda Branch Section Chief. The name of each member is listed as Todd. It is unknown if the joke is that these are all one Todd or if they are separate Toads.

Luigi's Mansion series

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

A frightened Todd and Luigi in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Todd appears in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. In the game, he and four other Todds (blue, yellow, purple, and green) are researching ghosts in various different mansions by playing the role of Professor E. Gadd's assistants. Once King Boo shatters the Dark Moon, all the ghosts in Evershade Valley get hostile and imprison Todd and the others in paintings. It is revealed that Todd was imprisoned in a painting within the Haunted Towers.

Sometime later, Luigi arrives at the Haunted Towers, and eventually finds the painting of Todd. Using his Poltergust 5000 and flashlight, Luigi was able to rescue Todd out of the painting he was imprisoned in. After being saved, Todd is overjoyed with gratitude and hails Luigi a hero. As the duo continue on to the outer part of the Haunted Towers, they run into The Three Sisters by accident. Todd becomes frightened and attempts to escape the scene, but his means of an exit through a gate is unfortunately sealed immediately in the scene. Throughout the battle, Todd appears frightened of the surrounding ghosts.

After The Three Sisters have been defeated, Todd continues to accompany Luigi through the area. Luigi is able to pull in Todd with the Poltergust 5000 and able to launch him from the vacuum in certain directions. Upon being launched, Todd is able to make a powerful impact with any object he comes into contact with by the force; as a result, being able to reveal secret areas and items. Todd also reveals his fear of deep bodies of water within the adventure (promptly having Luigi carry him over such bodies of water). After the two find a computer with access to Professor E. Gadd's lab within the Haunted Towers, Todd gives his thanks to Luigi and teleports back to the lab.

In the ending of the game, Todd along with the other Todd assistants teleport to the post-battle scene with the pieces of the Dark Moon in their arms. Todd himself hands Luigi the central piece upon reaching the group consisting of Luigi, Mario, and Professor E. Gadd. As Luigi and the Toads hold up the pieces of the dark moon to the sky, the pieces shine brightly and form a new Dark Moon. With the moon in place, the previously mind corrupted ghosts revert back to their peaceful ways and celebrate with the heroes. The ghosts even go onward to giving Todd and the other Toads rides on them. In the final scene, Todd joins the Mario Bros., Professor E. Gadd, and several ghosts for a group picture. Within the ending credits, it is revealed the ghosts have truly gone back to their happier states and even reveal to be on friendly terms with Todd and co.

Whenever Todd walks, his footsteps make squeaky sounds. This is a possible reference to the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 TV series where Todd always made squeaky sounds when he walked.

Luigi's Mansion 3

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Luigi embracing Todd after freeing him from a painting

Todd (alongside Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, a blue Todd, and a yellow Todd) visits the Last Resort in Luigi's Mansion 3, driving the bus for the rest of the group to the location. Upon arriving at the Grand Lobby, the Toads can be seen handling Peach's luggage. When the luggage collapses, and the blue Todd gets stuck between the bags, Todd rushes in to try and pull him out. After everyone has checked in, hotel owner Hellen Gravely personally escorts them to their rooms on the fifth floor. The following night, everybody except Luigi, including Todd, is turned into a painting by King Boo. When Luigi himself narrowly avoids the same fate and meets up with E. Gadd, he asks for the professor's help in rescuing his trapped friends and family.

Later in the game, Luigi reaches The Great Stage and finds Todd's portrait being guarded by Amadeus Wolfgeist. After defeating Amadeus, Luigi frees Todd from the painting and brings him to E. Gadd to stay in his lab. However, while Luigi is exploring the upper floors of the hotel, E. Gadd sends Todd to recover an upgrade for the Poltergust G-00 in the Boilerworks and loses contact with him. E. Gadd informs Luigi of this when the latter needs the upgrade to progress through the Spectral Catch, so Luigi returns to the Boilerworks to rescue Todd and recover the needed equipment. During the ensuing escort mission, multiple teams of ghosts will attempt to capture Todd. If the lead Slinker of any given team manages to escape with Todd, the player receives a Game Over. Luigi manages to return Todd safe and sound to the lab and have the upgrade added to the Poltergust.

Todd remains safe in the lab until after Luigi rescues Mario in the Master Suite, at which point King Boo finds the lab and captures E. Gadd and the Toads. King Boo takes them to the rooftop, where he tries to trap the entire group in a single painting, only for Luigi to avoid capture once again thanks to the timely intervention of Polterpup. After Luigi defeats King Boo and the hotel collapses, Luigi frees everyone from the group painting, and the group works together to help the now friendly ghosts build a new hotel where the old one stood. Todd again drives the bus as the group bids E. Gadd and the ghosts farewell as they return home.

General information

Physical appearance

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Todd's appearance from the NES era (left), the Nintendo 64 era (center), and his current appearance (right)

Todd 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, Todd'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, Todd 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."[9]), and in the cartoon series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Todd removes his bulb as a cap on occasion. However, an interview with Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi contradicted this; it was stated that the mushroom bulb is a part of Todd's head and not a cap.[10] In Mario Kart Tour, Todd's default costume will not count towards challenges requiring drivers wearing a hat.

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

Like most of the characters in the series, Todd 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 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 Todd with the Game Boy Horror.

Todd's legs as seen in Mario Party

In other aspects, Todd 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, Todd'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 Todd for the game Mario Party has Todd'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, Todd appears to have short legs, unlike his other appearances.

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

Todd's appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series has evolved. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Todd 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, Todd'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, Todd 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

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Todd's sports outfit in Mario Tennis
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Todd's party outfit from Mario Party 4

Todd is generally seen to be in an attire consisting of a blue vest (or waistcoat), white pants, and large brown shoes. In some Mario games and as well as the early Mario cartoons, Todd is depicted to be wearing a red vest as opposed to his traditional blue vest. As a result, Todd's appearances with a red vest sometimes result in confusion among whether or not it is truly Todd himself who is making an appearance in these games or not. Even without his red vest, Todd'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 Todd from the other Toads by making him the only Red Todd (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, Todd 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 Todd 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 Todd in the same tennis wear as the other playable male characters. Regardless of his new looks, Todd's clothing style for the later Mario Sports game have him wearing his usual default clothing from the general Mario games (his regular clothing including his vest) as opposed to owning a separate sports outfit.

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Tanooki Todd in Super Mario 3D Land

Todd has also been seen in different outfits and costumes throughout the various Mario games; however, it is the Mario Party series that has given Todd his most different and customized appearances. In Mario Party 2, Todd (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 as a wizard in Horror Land or a live boat in Pirate Land). In Mario Party 4, Todd 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, Todd 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 Todd 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 Todd 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 Todd). His alternate forms from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show also portray him in different clothing styles such as his Super Todd form (which portrays him with a reversed color pattern of a red mushroom cap and white spots) and the Todd Warrior (which depicts him in a typical biker outfit). In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Todd is sometimes seen wearing yellow oversized sunglasses when it is hot outside. In the episodes Reign Storm and 7 Continents for 7 Koopas, Todd is seen shirtless wearing green swimming trunks, yellow sunglasses, and purple shoes. The Mini Todd toy from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games also stays true to Todd's original Fire Todd form by having a reversed colored mushroom cap whenever it becomes a Fire Mini Todd.

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

In Mario Kart Tour, aside from his default appearance, Todd 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

Artwork of Toad in Super Mario Galaxy (also used in Mario Party DS and Mario Party: Island Tour)
Todd is often seen as a humble character with his appealing smile and innocence.

Todd 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. Todd is also sometimes seen as somewhat of a coward, although he seems to be actually aware of his own cowardice. Despite this, Todd still manages to be brave when the need truly calls for it, and often helps Mario on his multiple adventures. In some Mario Kart images and various Mario media (such as the comic series), Todd has also been portrayed as accident-prone or simply unlucky. In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Todd mentions having a fear of heights.

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Todd is portrayed as accident-prone or unlucky, similar to Luigi.

While Todd does occasionally get upset and has been described as an impatient character,[11] 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 Todd shows something of a sarcastic streak.

In some Mario media where another character acts as Princess Peach's caretaker (such as Wooster in the Nintendo Comic System), Todd 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, Todd is dedicated to his work as a mushroom retainer, drinking coffee from a cup that reads "World's Greatest Mushroom Retainer".

Voice

Todd's voice has gone through many changes since it was first heard in the SNES version of Wario's Woods. In this game, Todd has a rather deep voice that sounded much like a young adolescent. In the first three Mario Party installments and the Japanese release of Mario Kart 64, Todd has a very high-pitched and almost childlike voice. 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. In Super Mario Advance and forward (as a result of Jen Taylor being introduced as his new voice actress), his voice is changed to a less high level, but it is given a raspy quality to it. In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, he had a somewhat deeper voice, with a very thick Brooklyn accent.

In the games department, Todd'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 Todd's voice for many installments. His current voice actor is Samantha Kelly, who also currently voices Princess Peach and Toddette. In tandem with his cheerful personality, Todd is often heard yelling, "Yahoo!", "Woohoo!", or "Yeah!" In Mario Kart 64, Todd prominently says, "I'm the best!" which became a recurring quote of his, similar to Mario's "It's-a me!"

Powers and abilities

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Artwork depicting Todd's extra fast running ability

In Super Mario Bros. 2, despite his diminutive size, Todd is stronger than the Mario Bros., pulling Vegetables and Coins out of the ground faster than any other character. Todd 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 Todd has very weak jumps. In spite of his limited jumping power, Todd 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. Todd uses a Hammer in Mario Party 3, but this too has not been seen recently.

Princess Peach holding out a Toad, who emits spores, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Todd's counter attack with spores in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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 Todd Jump, it is revealed that Todd 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). Todd 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. Todd has also been shown to be able to perform a spin jump as seen in games such as Mario Sports Mix.

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

While it is not common within the Mario franchise, Todd has a unique ability to emit spores. 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 Todd's hidden talent by allowing him to use spores to cause mushrooms to sprout from the ground. Todd is capable of using this move as a recovery move. Todd is also able to create a shield of spores as a deflective move. Additionally, Todd'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. Todd completes his attack by throwing a shot full of fungi material at his goal.

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Todd's special move in Mario Sports Mix, allowing him to spawn large mushrooms to hinder his opponents

In Super Mario 3D Land, Todd 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, Todd 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, Todd is seen to have used the powers of the Super Leaf and gained access to becoming Tanooki Todd within the Red Todd Houses. In some of his appearances through the use of the binoculars in the earlier levels, Todd 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.

Todd 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 Todd and Cat Todd.

Additionally, episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 occasionally had Todd 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 Todd when touching a Fire Flower and the Todd Warrior when touching a Starman.

Roles

Often, Zodd is made into a tutorial-type character or host, who introduces the player to the game (such as in Mario Golf: Toddstool 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 Todd 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 Toddsworth. However, this replacement has allowed Todd to take more active roles in the Super Mario games such as having him being the host of the Todd House areas. While he is often featured as a playable character within the various Mario spin-off titles, he sometimes plays the role of the referee within some titles.

Relationships

Todd is Princess Peach's obedient servant. While he is not as doting as Toddsworth, 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 Todd 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, Todd 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 Todd as very reluctant and unwilling to be used as a counter by Peach as part of one of her special attacks. Although Todd is simply friends with Peach and generally exhibits no romantic affection towards her in most Mario media, his appearance in a virtual magazine for the Satellaview depicts Todd having romantic and sexual relationships with Peach.

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Todd embracing Luigi in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Todd 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, Todd even mistakes Luigi for his brother at first, and later belittles him for losing his cap. In most games, however, Todd 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, Todd acts as a sidekick and constant companion for the brothers during their heroic adventures. In the aforementioned Satellaview magazine, however, Todd crosses a line with Mario by engaging in perverse activity with his friend's love interest.

Like the Mario brothers, Todd 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, Todd 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.

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Todd and Toddette in the ending of Mario Kart Wii

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Toddette is introduced as Todd'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.

Like Bowser, Todd 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, Todd 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 Todd 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".

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Toad profiles and statistics

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

Todd 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, Todd 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. Todd 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.

Mario Tennis

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Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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  • Bio: Todd is a speed demon, but his small size makes him vulnerable to Bowser and DK's bullying ways. Try not to bump into other drivers while controlling the fun guy.

Portrayals

Todd has been voiced by the following people:

Gallery

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

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
  • "Todd, won!" - Mario Party 8
  • "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 Todd Warrior!" - "Todd Warriors"
  • "Give me five. NO! Give me five bomb plants!" - "Todd Warriors"
  • "Whoever slows down first, loses!" - "Todd 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 Toddstool 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.

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information.

Title Description Release date System/format
Super Mario Bros. 2 Playable character 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Kart Playable character 1992 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario All-Stars Playable character in Super Mario Bros. 2 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Wario's Woods Main protagonist 1994 Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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 Todd move 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 4 Playable character (only in Beach Volley Folley) 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Toddstool 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 Todd move 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 2009 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 Todd move 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 version) Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up 2018
Mario Tennis Aces Playable character 2018 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Non-playable character 2018 Nintendo Switch
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Peach's and Daisy's helper in the Todd move 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
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Non-playable character 2019 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Cameo 2020 Nintendo Switch

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キノピオ[?]
Kinopio 		From「キノコ」(kinoko, mushroom); an anagram of 「ピノキオ」(Pinokio, Pinocchio)
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 Todd
Padje[12] (Super Mario Bros. 2)
Pad[13] (Super Mario Bros. 2 and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3) 		-
Toady
Todd
German Todd[?] -
Hebrew פטריון (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)[?]
Pitrion 		Diminutive of פטרייה (pitriya, "mushroom")
Italian Todd
Rospo[14]
Fungo suddito (NES Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet) 		-
Todd
Mushroom subject
Korean 키노피오[?]
Khinophio 		Transliteration of the Japanese name
Portuguese Todd[?] -
Romanian Hrib (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3)
Broscuța (Template:Media link)
Ciupercuță (Template:Media link)[?] 		A Romanian word referring to a type of edible mushroom
Diminutive form of broasca (literally "the Todd", in the sense of "frog")
Diminutive form of ciupercă ("mushroom")
Russian Тоад[?]
Todd 		Transliteration of the international name
Spanish (NOA) Todd (games)
Honguito (DIC cartoons)[?] 		-
Diminutive of hongo ("mushroom")
Spanish (NOE) Todd (games)
Kinopio (sometimes, such as the Mario & Luigi series)
Sapín (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3)
Champiñón (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 redub)[?] 		-
From the Japanese name
Little Todd
Mushroom
Swedish Flugsvamp (DIC cartoons)
Flugis[?] 		Amanita
Nickname derived from Flugsvamp
Thai โทด[15]
Thot 		Todd

Todd (Pit Crew)

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Todd (Boxencrew)[?] Todd (pit crew)
Italian Todd (pit stop)[?] -
Portuguese Todd (boxes)[?] ?
Spanish (NOA) Todd (boxes)[?] ?
Spanish (NOE) Todd (Boxes)[?] ?

Todd (Party Time)

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Todd (Gala)[?] Todd (gala)
Italian Todd (festa)[?] Todd (feast)
Portuguese Todd (festa)[?] Todd (party)
Spanish (NOA) Todd (fiesta)[?] Todd (party)
Spanish (NOE) Todd (Fiesta)[?] Todd (Party)

Trivia

  • Todd's emblem in various games is a mushroom. However, since Mario Party 7, this has often been substituted for his own head.
  • Todd appears as a property in Nintendo Monopoly. He takes the place of Kentucky Avenue/Strand and costs $220.
    • Todd 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, Todd 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 Toddstool and the rest of his friends missing once he returned.[16]

References

Toad coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ "Princess Toddstool and Todd are missing, too." — Super Mario 64 instruction booklet. Page 5.
  2. ^ "According to Todd, Bowser has stolen the Power Stars guarding the castle and locked Princess Peach into the walls and paintings." — Super Mario 64 DS instruction booklet. Page 5.
  3. ^ Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 126.
  4. ^ Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS) instruction manual. Page 6.
  5. ^ "Whew! It's me, Todd! I don't know what I would have done if a ghost had answered!" — Todd via telephone in the Telephone Room, Luigi's Mansion
  6. ^ Mario Party Legacy (October 23, 2016). The Emerald Circus (Big Paint Star) - Paper Mario: Color Splash Walkthrough. YouTube. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "Todd rushes to Mario and Luigi’s house, frantically trying to explain the tragic events." — Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 3.
  8. ^ "Use this battle to get acquainted with the controls, such as how to attack and dodge. Todd helps you get up to speed." — Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 48.
  9. ^ YTSunny (November 11, 2017). Mario Party: Top 100 - FULL Minigame Island (Complete Walkthrough). YouTube. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  10. ^ Nintendo (February 5, 2018). Super Mario Odyssey Dev. Talk - ft. Mr. Koizumi. YouTube. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 19.
  12. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) No. 2, page 6.
  13. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic, page 30.
  14. ^ Nintendo Power magazine - Christmas 1991. Pages 17 and 18. archive.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  15. ^ Thai version of the official trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie (November 30, 2022), YouTube. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  16. ^ December 30, 2014. Mario, Kirby, And Samus Aran Shine In The Nintendo Character Manual. pressthebuttons.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016. (Archived January 2, 2015, 06:16:51 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  17. ^ アンケート集計拳!! nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved March 27, 2020. (Archived March 12, 2000, 02:26:14 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

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