Toady
Toadies are enemies from that first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island later in Yoshi's Story then Yoshi Touch & Go and finally Yoshi's Island DS. They usually travel in groups of four and are the minions of Kamek the Magikoopa. They are not to be confused with the friendly Toad species.
In Yoshi's Island, the Toadies will carry Baby Mario away if Yoshi allows him to float free for too long. There were also the seldom seen green Solo Toadies who would swipe Baby Mario if he fell off Yoshi's back. It would then make it difficult for Yoshi to take back Mario.
In Yoshi's Story, the Toadies would appear to carry defeated Yoshis off to Bowser's Castle. In Yoshi Touch & Go, Yoshi must stop the Toadies from stealing Luigi by throwing eggs at them. Other smaller and differently colored Toadies apart from the usual four also appear as generic enemies in Yoshi Touch & Go. They are different from other enemies in that they will make a beeline for Baby Mario or Yoshi, rather than following a determined path. The orb item depicting a Toady in Mario Party 5 is incorrectly labeled as "Magikoopa Orb". This is corrected to "Toady Orb" in Mario Party 6, although the Mario Party Advance mini-game Broom Zoom seems to confuse them with Magikoopas again (saying that Toadies use brooms, while, in actuality, it is Magikoopas who make use of them). In Mario Party 8, Toadies run the Item Shops in Bowser's Warped Orbit.
Toadies, except the Solo Toady, have yet to have attacks, although a certain in the final boss battle in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, they could be shot down with eggs that were thrown so high they went off-screen. The red Toadies plummeted slowly from the top of the screen to the bottom.
Toadies appear in the mini-game Scratch and Match.
A group of Toadies appeared in Tetris Attack, assisting Kamek, yet again.
Appearances in Other Media
Toadies also appear as Kamek's assistents in the Club Nintendo comic "Mario in Mariozilla". They help him invade Mario's garden, but when his plan to shrink Mario fails, they flee. The Toadies are later seen during a fight between Mario and Kamek, supporting the Magikoopa. After Kamek and Mario get shrinked by the abilities of the Magikoopa's broom, some Toadies work together with Dr. Light and Princess Peach in order to transform their master back.
In this comic, Toadies looked different from their appearance in the games. They wore other glasses, revealing their actual eyes and pupils, rather than just the spiral form. Besides, their characteristic teeth were missing, and they had actual fingers.
