Justice Toad
- “Now... Stand back, citizen! Justice Toad, savior of Prism Island, has returned to crush evildoers!”
- —Justice Toad
Template:Character-infobox Justice Toad is a red Toad and one of the three Chosen Toads in Paper Mario: Color Splash. He first appears in Cherry Lake, but later moves to The Crimson Tower and stays there for the rest of the game.
History
Justice Toad is first seen hanging onto one of Bowser's airships at Port Prisma, moments before Mario and Huey grab the Mini Red Paint Star. When he is seen again, Justice Toad's grip finally gives out as soon as Mario and Huey arrive at the entrance of Cherry Lake. Justice Toad is later seen in the level hanging onto a tree whilst a Fan blows continual gusts of wind, making it difficult to get to the Toad unless Mario squeezes the Fan into a card. After this is finished, Mario then knocks the Toad out of the tree and soon after, Justice Toad quickly hides behind a bush next to a tree as he has only his undergarments on at the moment, as his clothes and Journal were blown away by the airship he was clinging onto prior the meeting.
Justice Toad then explains his reason for clinging onto the airship: he wanted to teach those who were stealing paint from areas a lesson. After introducing himself to Mario and Huey, he then requests that Mario find his belongings which are his shoes, pants, journal, and vest. After returning all of Justice Toad's belongings to him, he will then go to the area where his vest once was and assist them in reaching the Blue Mini Paint Star. At first glance, it appears that Justice Toad is full of hot air in saying he could make the star easier to reach, but out comes the key shaped apparatus attached to his head and Justice Toad uses telekinesis to move the Blue Mini Paint Star, and it turns out that he was also unaware of his own powers. After this, Justice Toad then takes off for Crimson Tower's gate.
Even after gathering the three Chosen Toads together, it turns out the job is not quite done yet. In order to open the gate, Mario needs to hammer them into their keyholes. After Mario does this, the gate opens and it appears that they are gone. However, this is not so; they are still alive and are able to communicate through the small holes on the gate. They then encourage Mario to go after the Red Big Paint Star. They're seen again at the Port Prisma festival after Mario defeats Morton Koopa Jr. and reacquires the red Big Paint Star, and once more after the defeat of Black Bowser at the Port Prisma celebration.
Quotes
- "Mario! Thanks for the save! Too bad you couldn't save my dignity. My clothes fell off when I fell from the airship! I wanted to teach those paint-stealing villains a lesson, so I jumped on their ship! But that thing is faster than it looks! I was hanging on for dear life, and my grip finally gave out. But mark my words— I will deliver swift Toad justice to those filthy paint pilferers! For I am the Toad who casts light on the shadows of injustice! I am... (DUN DUH NUH NUH...)"
- "JUSTICE TOAD!"
- "I assure you there is no face straighter! I am the hero that Prism Island needs! But before I can save the world, I'll need to...comply with public indecency laws.Do you think you could go find my clothes? Pretty please? Justice Toad requires clothing! How am I to exact swift justice without pants?!"
- "Justice Toad is still feeling a bit bare! I'm afraid I'm stuck in this bush for the time being."
- "Justice Toad is feeling slightly more confident in his appearance! But I'm still a teensy bit nekkid. Yes! Just a little more clothing, and Justice Toad can use his power of memory suppression to forget this ever happened!"
- "Justice Toad is fully clothed! But I still feel like I'm missing something..."
- "Ah yes! That's my legendary chest armor, the Hyper-Fabulous Jacket!"
- "BEHOLD! The Mega-Splendiferous Tights, crucial for protecting my heroic hindquarters!"
- "Ah! My Overdrive Gravity Boots! Using those, I can harness the power of gravity to stay on the ground!"
- "Ah, my heroic journal! That's, uh, just something I was doodling in. Don't worry about it!"
- "Tada! Behold my Super Justice Suit! Now... Stand back, citizen! Justice Toad, savior of Prism Island, has returned to crush evildoers!"
- "Don't hesitate to light the Justice signal if you're in need of help! Nothing lies beyond the reach of the long arm of JUSTICE!"
- "If you ever need help with anything, don't hesitate to call on me! Nothing lies beyond the reach of the long arm of JUSTICE!"
- "Whaaaaat?! Someone actually wants my help? *ahem* I mean... Sounds like a job for Justice Toad! Let's go!"
- "You needed some help with this star, right? It certainly is a little far out there... But don't worry! This star is no match for the power of JUSTICE!"
- "Stand back!"
- "JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSTICE!"
- "Whoa! I ACTUALLY DID IT! I mean, I wished really hard, but I didn't think I actually had superpowers!"
- "So...I... I really AM a hero!"
- "Yeah—a crazy-powerful person! Thanks for helping me discover my true power. I promise to use it to uphold JUSTICE throughout the land! Until then, I guess I'll just wait here until someone needs my help."
- "The Crimson Tower, huh? It's close enough to walk, but forget that! I've got superpowers now! Justice takes flight!"
- "The Crimson Tower, huh? It's close enough to walk, but scrap that! I've got superpowers now! Justice takes flight!"
- "OPEN, GATE! FOR JUSTICE DEMANDS IT! ...Nothing? Sorry, I think we're gonna need at least three super Toads for this one."
- "It's time to fulfill our destiny..."
- "Hey, Mario. Think you could give us a little...oomph? Like, some...KAPOW! You know what I mean?"
- "C'mon, Mario! Kapow me! For Justice!"
- "JUSTICE!"
- "Take care! I hope you find the Big Paint Star...for justice! Go get that Big Paint Star!"
- "There are still five Big Paint Stars left. You've got a long way to go, but justice is on your side!"
- "That means there's just four Big Paint Stars left. Good luck, Mario!"
- "But unfortunately we can't help you find those last three Big Paint Stars. You know, because our fates are forever sealed in this itchy door. But we're all heroes in our own way. Go find those Paint Stars, Mario! FOR JUSTICE! Ugh... If I ever get out of here, I'm gonna use my powers to come up with a special move that'll one-shot any bad dude on the planet! Although, by the time Mario's done, there might not be any bad dudes left. Save some for me!"
- "Just two Big Paint Stars to go. May justice be with you! Did Yellow fall asleep? Or is this the final level of meditation? He looks so peaceful."
- "Just that green Big Paint Star left to find! Go get it!"
- "We'll all be cheering you on from here! Go restore peace and justice to Prism Island! Maybe then we'll be able to get out of this gate for a little bit..."
Gallery
Justice Toad and the other Chosen Toads in front of the gate at The Crimson Tower.