Hint Toad
- "Blue Toad (Super Mario Galaxy)" redirects here. For the Blue Toad in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, see Blue Toad (character). For any other blue-colored Toad, see Toad (species).
| Hint Toad | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey | |
| Species | Toad |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) |
- “She's not a witch, is she? IS SHE!!???”
- —Hint Toad, Super Mario Galaxy
Hint Toad is a member of the Toad Brigade, first appearing in Super Mario Galaxy, where he was not given a name until Super Mario Odyssey. He is a blue Toad who wears big, round glasses, without which he cannot see,[1] making him one of the few Toad Brigade members with a distinct physical trait aside from color, alongside Captain Toad and Toadette. He is often characterized as intelligent, knowledgeable, and helpful.
Hint Toad is similar to Toadbert, Russ T. and the Toad General. They are all glasses-wearing, intelligent Blue Toads.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy, Hint Toad appears as one of the five members in the Toad Brigade. Eventually, Mario comes along and saves the five Toads (including Hint Toad) in the Honeyhive Galaxy. Throughout the game, the Toad Brigade attempts to help Mario on his quest by traveling throughout the different galaxies in the search for Power Stars. In their last appearance in the game, the five Toads are revealed to have been promoted to Royal Guards due to their work of helping Mario.
Of the Toad Brigade, Hint Toad is shown to be the smartest of the five Toads and provides Mario with some very useful information about the galaxies. To show his intelligence, Hint Toad wears glasses and is known as the "smart one".
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Hint Toad is once again part of the Toad Brigade in Super Mario Galaxy 2. He, along with the other Toads in the brigade, arrives on Starship Mario after Mario clears Spin-Dig Galaxy. Once again, he is the smartest, and often gives Mario hints on how to defeat Bowser. His speech changes every time Mario clears a world. In the Boulder Bowl Galaxy, Hint Toad will be picking at the ground with a pickaxe. He says he lost his glasses, but upon closer examination using the first-person view, he is actually hitting his glasses with his pick.
After giving the Banktoad 1,000 Star Bits, he will wear a pair of glasses similar to Hint Toad's pair because he wants to look smart.
Super Mario Odyssey
Hint Toad once again appears in Super Mario Odyssey as a supporting character, being named as such for the first time. He is performing a survey of Power Moon locations to help Peach. If Mario gives Hint Toad 50 Coins, he will mark the location of an unobtained Power Moon on the map. He does not do for Power Moons that already have their location revealed, and does not start conversations with Mario if there are no hints he can give for Power Moons in a kingdom. He always appears alongside Uncle amiibo, another character who helps Mario find Power Moons. Hint Toad only starts appearing after first completing Multi Moon Atop the Falls in the Cascade Kingdom. He only appears on the Dark Side after the objective Arrival at Rabbit Ridge! is completed and does not appear at all on the Darker Side, but does appear in every other kingdom. He has the same appearance as in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, but now dons a safari hat. The brochure that Hint Toad holds has a map of Bob-omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64.[2]
Although Hint Toad can already be found in the Lost Kingdom at the beginning of the area, another blue Toad wearing the Toad Brigade attire can be found near Talkatoo.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Hint Toad appears in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury as a playable character in the Captain Toad's Adventures levels when playing in multiplayer mode. He has the same appearance as in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. In the Bowser's Fury campaign of the game, Hint Toad is found near the peak of Mount Magmeow, trying to outrun a Conkdor attacking him, much like Captain Toad in Conkdor Canyon. Upon defeating the Conkdor, Hint Toad thanks Mario by rewarding him with a Cat Shine. Visiting Fur Step Island from then onward show him reunited with Toadette and the other Toad Brigade members Mario and Bowser Jr. find.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Hint Toad appears in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. He appears in some levels and will give Captain Toad a Super Gem, Super Mushrooms, or 1-Up Mushrooms when found. His appearance is similar to how he appeared in the Super Mario Galaxy titles with his signature pair of glasses. However, he now sports an explorer suit and backpack for collecting treasure much like the Captain himself.
He also helps the Captain in other missions such as following him around alongside the other members of the Toad Brigade for unlocking various secrets and helping Captain Toad obtain a Power Star. Prior to the final fight against Wingo, Hint Toad tosses a Super Mushroom to Captain Toad as he climbs to the peak of the tower to fight the bird in order to assist the Captain.
Super Smash Bros. series
Hint Toad has only made cameo appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Hint Toad and the Toad Brigade appear in a trophy, depicting them with their Super Mario Galaxy design. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Hint Toad is on the artwork on the Starship Mario spirit.
Profiles
Super Mario Odyssey
The Art of Super Mario Odyssey: Hint Toad's insatiable curiosity leads him to investigate the Power Moons.
List of appearances
| # | Title | Role | Release date | Format
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Mario Galaxy | Non-playable character | 2007 | Wii |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Non-playable character | 2010 | Wii |
| 3 | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Non-playable character | 2014 | Wii U |
| 4 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Trophy | 2014 | Wii U |
| 5 | Super Mario Odyssey | Non-playable character | 2017 | Nintendo Switch |
| 6 | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Non-playable character | 2018 | Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS |
| 7 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Cameo | 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
| 8 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Playable character | 2021 | Nintendo Switch |
Gallery
Artwork
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Miscellaneous
Concept art for Super Mario Galaxy
Concept art for Super Mario Galaxy
2015 nengajō for Nintendo Dream based on Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Wallpaper featuring Hint Toad
Artwork featuring Hint Toad
Sprites and models
Super Mario Galaxy
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
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Screenshots
Super Mario Odyssey
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo 3DS)
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | あおキノピオ Ao Kinopio Taiin |
Blue Toad Team Member | |
| ヒントキノピオ (Super Mario Odyssey)[?] Hinto Kinopio |
Hint Toad | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 奇诺比奥提示员[4] Qínuòbǐ'ào Tíshìyuán |
Hinter Toad | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 提示員奇諾比奧[?] Tíshìyuán Qínuòbǐ'ào |
Hinter Toad | |
| Dutch | Toad-gids[?] | Guide Toad | |
| French (NOA) | Toad l'astuce[?] | The advice Toad | |
| French (NOE) | Toad l'astuce[?] | The advice Toad | |
| German | Tipp-Toad[?] | Tip Toad | |
| Italian | Toad aiutante[?] | Helper Toad | |
| Korean | 힌트키노피오[?] Hinteu Kinopio |
Hint Toad | |
| Russian | Тоад-советчик[?] Toad-sovetchik |
Adviser Toad | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Toad erudito[?] | Scholar Toad | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Toad consejero[?] | Adviser Toad |
References
- ^ "I can't see a thing without my glasses! I hope they're safe!" – Hint Toad. Super Mario Galaxy 2.
- ^ https://twitter.com/UndeadBatteries/status/926991088933629952[dead link]
- ^ Shashin Manga de Wakaru! Susume! Kinopio Taichō. Page 14.
- ^ 超级马力欧 奥德赛 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.
| Super Mario Odyssey | ||
|---|---|---|
| Playable characters | Mario • Cappy | |
| Non-playable characters | Princess Peach • Tiara • Bonneters • Bonneter biologist • Frogs • Hint Toad • Uncle amiibo • Talkatoo • Tostarenans • Desert Wanderer • Sheep • Moe-Eyes • Sphynx • Jaxi • Glydon • Koopas • Roving Racers • Lakitus • Goombettes • Lochladies • Style Sisters • Dorries • Steam Gardeners • Rabbits • New Donkers • Mayor Pauline • Band • Shiverians • Shiverian Racers • Shiverian Elder • Bubblainians • Coach • Dog • Volbonans • Poochy • Toads • Captain Toad • Toad Brigade (Green Toad · Yellow Toad · Purple Toad) • Archivist Toadette • Jammin' Toad • Yoshi • Luigia | |
| Enemies | Astro-Lanceur • Banzai Bill • Big Chain Chomp • Big Poison Piranha Plant • Bitefrost • Broode's Chain Chomp • Bullet Bill • Burrbo • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Chincho • Coin Coffer • Donkey Kong • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fuzzy • Goomba • Gushen • Hammer Bro • Klepto • Komboo • Lava Bubble • Magmato • Maw-Ray • Mini Goomba • Moonsnake • Parabones • Paragoomba • Poison Piranha Plant • Pokio • Pulse Beam • Sherm • Spiny • Stairface Ogre • T-Rex • Trapeetle • Tropical Wiggler • Ty-foo • Uproot • Urban Stingby • Urban Stingby Larva • Yoofoe | |
| Obstacles | Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Bill Blaster • Boulder • Cannonball • Freezing water • Icicle • Lava • Lava Geyser • Oil drum • Pepper • Poison • Quicksand • Revolving lattice wall • Rotating defense mechanism • Senobi Generate Point • Shell • Spike Trap • Turret • Wind • Wind Blow Tower • Wooden roller | |
| Bosses | Broodals | Topper • Hariet • Spewart • Rango |
| Large bosses | Madame Broode • Knucklotec • Torkdrift • Bowser • Mechawiggler • Mollusque-Lanceur • Cookatiel • Ruined Dragon • RoboBrood | |
| Items | Bubble • Coin • Coin pile • Fruit • Heart • Hidden Coin • Key • Life-Up Heart • Moon Shard • Multi Moon • Note • Pauline's lost items • Power Moon • Regional coin • Rock • Rocket Flower • Seed • Turnip • Yoshi's Egg | |
| Objects | ? Block • 2D block • 8-bit character • 8-bit pipe • Airship • Arrow Sign • Bar • Barrier • Beanstalk • Big mushroom • Binding Band • Binoculars • Bird (traveling) • Boombox • Bowser statue • Brick Block • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cactus • Checkpoint Flag • Cheese rock • Coin Block • Coin ring • Crate • Falling Platform • Floating corn • Flower • Flower Road • Frost-Frosted Cake • Giant Swing • Girder • Goomba button • Green plant • Ground-Pound Switch • Hat Launcher • Hat Trampoline • Hidden Block • Hill • Hip Drop Move Lift • Hint Art • Hole • Jaxi Stand • Jaxi Statue • Jizo • Keyhole Pedestal • Koopa Shell • Lantern • Lava cannon • Letter • Lever Switch • Lift • Lochlady Dress • Lurker • Manhole • Meat • Mini Rocket • Moon Cage • Moon Pipe • Moon platform • Moon Rock • Motor scooter • Movable cover • Mushroom Platform • Mysterious Cloud • Nut • P Switch • Parking lot • Penguin • Pipe • Pole • Pole (bollard) • Post • Propeller Pillar • Push-Block • Puzzle Part • RC Car • Rising Stone Pillar • Rotating building • Rotating dial • Rotating platform • Sand Geyser • Scarecrow • Seagull • Seesaw • Slingshot • Slots • Small animal • Small bird • Small UFO • Soirée Bouquet • Spark pylon • Sparkle Water • Spinning block • Spinning saucepan • Steel Block • Stone marker • Stone spire • Stone wall • Stupendous Stew • Swing • Swinging Scaffolding • Sword • Tail Tree • Tapering platform • Taxi • Trampoline • Transparent Platform • Trash Can • Travel Tip • Treasure chest • Tree • Vanishing platform • Warp hole • Wire Net Platform • Wooden pendulum • Yellow turnstile • Zipper | |
| Locations | Main game | Cap Kingdom (Bonneton) • Cascade Kingdom (Fossil Falls) • Sand Kingdom (Tostarena) • Lake Kingdom (Lake Lamode) • Wooded Kingdom (Steam Gardens) • Cloud Kingdom (Nimbus Arena) • Lost Kingdom (Forgotten Isle) • Metro Kingdom (New Donk City) • Snow Kingdom (Shiveria) • Seaside Kingdom (Bubblaine) • Luncheon Kingdom (Mount Volbono) • Ruined Kingdom (Crumbleden) • Bowser's Kingdom (Bowser's Castle) • Moon Kingdom (Honeylune Ridge) |
| The Odyssey Continues... | Mushroom Kingdom (Peach's Castle) • Dark Side (Rabbit Ridge) • Darker Side (Culmina Crater) | |
| Other | The Odyssey • Crazy Cap • Starshroom | |
| Moves | Backward Somersault • Cap Jump • Cap Throw • Capture • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Downward Throw • Drill Spin • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump • Jump • Long Jump • Quick Swim • Roll • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Spin Throw • Swim • Triple Jump • Upward Throw • Wall Jump | |
| Gameplay elements | amiibo • Balloon Worlda • Beach Volleyball • Bound Bowl Grand Prix • Completion • Gravity • Gravity field • Health Meter • Jump-Rope Challenge • Koopa Freerunning • Koopa Trace-Walking • Nintendo Labob • Objectives • Picture Match • RC Car Challenge • Snapshot Mode | |
| Music compositions | "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Break Free (Lead the Way)" | |
| Further info | The Art of Super Mario Odyssey • Gallery • Glitches • Lists of names in other languages (Clothing · Music List · Power Moons · Souvenirs) • Mario Reads Your Letters • Music List • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound selection • Staff • The Super Mario Players | |
