Toad (species)

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Toads, also known as Mushroom People or Mushroom Retainers, are the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom. Toads are native to almost every city in the entire kingdom, including Rogueport. Toads seem to live and act very similar to humans from the real world.

Appearances

Super Mario Bros.

In Super Mario Bros., Toads were called Mushroom Retainers. They appeared in each of the game's castles. After Mario has destroyed the False Bowser, he frees the imprisoned Toads of the castle. In Super Mario All Stars, a compilation of all the main Mario games up to that point, there are as many Toads as the castle's world's number (one in World 1, two in World 2, etc.)

Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Bros. 3, there was a Toad in every castle of the Mushroom Kings. When Mario or Luigi entered the castle, the Toad would ask them to get the Magic Wand to transform the king back. If Mario or Luigi die on the airship, it will move to another place in the world. After it moves, Mario and Luigi are still able to visit the castle.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Toads lived in various towns, such as Mushroom Kingdom, Rose Town and Seaside Town. Many Toads were shopkeepers or inn owners and helped Mario and his party by offering their service. In Rose Town, Mario had to help the Toads which were paralyzed by Bowyer's Aeros. In Seaside Town, the inhabitants, mostly Toads, were imprisoned in a shack by Yaridovich and Mario had to rescue them. Few Toads also appeared in remote areas such as Monstro Town and inside Barrel Volcano.

Super Mario 64

In Super Mario 64, many Toads were found inside the rooms of Princess Peach's Castle. They informed Mario about Bowser's takeover of the castle in the beginning, and gave him various hints about the Power Stars. A few of them even gave Power Stars to Mario. In Super Mario 64 DS, a Toad also told Mario to find various keys to Peach's drawers. Every time Mario brought a key to Toad, a new minigame would appear in the main menu.

Luigi's Mansion

Toads appeared throughout the big mansion in Luigi's Mansion. They had come along with Mario, and hid from the darkness in several places. When Luigi met one, the Toad could save Luigi's progress.

Super Mario Sunshine

An entourage of Toads accompanied Mario and Peach to Isle Delfino during the events of Super Mario Sunshine. Toadsworth was among them. They were usually found around Delfino Plaza. The Toads offered Mario various hints, such as ground pounding crates to receive coins. However, they did not have any other important role in the game.

Paper Mario Series

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Toads appeared in Paper Mario as the main residents of Toad Town. There was also one in each Toad House in all towns of the game. According to Goombario, they had been sent there by Princess Peach to help the people of the town. The Toad inhabitants of Dry Dry Outpost, known as Dryites, have turbans instead of mushroom caps.

They appeared again in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This time they lived in almost every town, showing that all Toads are not all residents of Toad Town. They are also owners of almost every shop found in the game.

However, in Super Paper Mario Toads did not make a big appearance. They were only seen in non-playable scenes.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Toads appeared in Mario vs. Donkey Kong as workers in the Mario Toy Company. The Toads were also kidnapped in the game at the final boss.

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Toads got a minor role as a crowd and also appeared at the end of the game.

Mario & Luigi Series

Toads have their own town in the Beanbean Kingdom, as seen in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Outside the town which is located high above Teehee Valley, Toads made only minor appearances in the game.

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, their life force, known as vim, was extracted by the Shroobs to be used as fuel for their UFOs. This happened in the Vim Factory.

Super Princess Peach

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Two Toads in Super Princess Peach

Several Toads were captured by Bowser (along with Mario and Luigi) in Super Princess Peach. Peach had to rescue them. A Toad was captured in every world, and Peach would have to defeat the boss to free them. They appear in every boss level except Giddy Sky, where you free Luigi, and Bowser's Villa, where you free Mario.

Toads also appear in a mini-game, Toad Jump, that puts the player in control of a Toad who must jump over foes trying to get him. By blowing into the DS Microphone, the Toad can jump over his enemies to safety. If the player blows longer, the Toad jumps longer. A Toad also appears in the minigame Toad Tote, where he is all tied up and must be rescued.

Super Mario Galaxy

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The Toad Brigade

The same five Toads appearing in Super Mario Sunshine appear again in Super Mario Galaxy, this time aiding Mario in outer space. They call themselves the Toad Brigade, and unlike in Super Mario Sunshine, each of them are given a specific attribute. The red Toad, actually the character Toad, is the leader, whereas the purple Toad is called the Mailtoad who delivers 1-up mushrooms sent by mail from Peach and letters from Luigi to Mario or Luigi. The green-spotted Toad has a pickax and is seen as adventurous, the yellow Toad is cowardly and often sleeps, and the blue Toad is seen as smart, stereotypically wearing glasses. After Bowser kidnapped Princess Peach, they were scattered throughout the universe until Mario found them. They then appear often throughout levels to help Mario obtain the Power Stars.

Appearances in Other Media

Cartoons

Toads in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! were actually tiny humans with Mushroom Caps. Many Toads were featured in the series as well, however referred to as Mushroom People here.

Comics

Mushroom People as seen in the Nintendo Comics System comics published by Valiant
Toads as seen in the Nintendo Comics System comics published by Valiant.

As seen on the picture to the right, Toads in the comics appeared drastically different than their game counterparts.

Mushroom Caps

All Toads have special mushroom caps as the top parts of their heads (just like actual mushrooms). It is debatable whether these mushroom caps are actually parts of the Toads or sorts of hats. It should be noted that Toad often took off his mushroom cap in the alternate-canon Super Mario Brothers Super Show!, revealing a rounded head with a few strands of hair, and that the movements of Toads' mushroom caps in Super Mario Strikers suggest that they are more like hats than parts of the Toads. Most canonical evidence, including Super Paper Mario, suggests, however, that the caps are indeed parts of the Toads. But in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, the engineer of the Excess Express, though the size of an adult toad, has no visible mushroom cap, but instead a small conductor's hat.

The coloring of the spots on any respective Toad's mushroom cap reveals intimate details about their personality, especially in the Paper Mario series and the games that follow it. In fact, if Mario or another character talks to any Toad, they will behave like other Toads with the same colored cap as them.

  • Red Spots: Cowardly and subservient. Most common coloration. Example: Toad (post Super Mario Bros. 2)
  • Light Green Spots: Shy and always happy to talk to Mario. Second most common coloration.
  • Blue Spots: The smallest Toads have blue spotted caps.
  • Orange Spots: Very brave. First appeared in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
  • Yellow Spots: Loves to tell jokes. This coloration first appeared in Super Mario Sunshine.
  • Pink Spots: Very intelligent. This coloration loves to give Mario hints. Toadette seems to be one of them. First appearance was Super Mario Sunshine.
  • Purple spots: Bittersweet Toads, such as Chanterelle.
  • Brown Spots: Toads who are older have this coloration, such as Toadsworth (even though he had this coloration even when he was young).

Special Types

  • Pink Cap with White Spots: Usually female, such as Toadette. However, the Radio Contest Toad also has this cap type, and is presumably male.
  • Black Cap with White Spots: Only one in existence, serves as the conductor of the Excess Express.
  • Black Cap with Yellow Spots: Only seen on Ghost T. and a disguised Yellow Koopa, possibly only for dead toads.
  • Black Cap with Red Spots: Only seen on a disguised Red Koopa and the station workers in Shy Guy's Toy Box.
  • Black Cap with Black Spots: Only seen on a disguised Black Koopa, possibly nonexistent.
  • Black Cap with Green Spots: Only seen on a disguised Green Koopa, possibly nonexistent.
  • Black Cap with Blue spots: Only seen on the workers on the Excess Express.
  • Mario Party Toads: Various exclusive colors, as well as one Toad having stars on his cap.
  • White Cap with Red diamond-shaped spots: Likes music, like Toadofsky.
  • Also, the Toads of Rose Town have striped mushroom caps rather than spots like normal Toads.
  • Sergeant Starshade and General Starshade also have star shaped spots.
  • Elderly Toads have faded coloration on their mushroom caps.
  • Also, the Toads on Thwomp Volcano have a red cap with green spots.

Notable Toads

Sports Information

Mario Superstar Baseball Information

  • Type: Balanced
  • Starting Team Captain: Peach
  • Status: Player
  • Stats:
    • Red Toad Stats:
      • Batting: 5/10
      • Pitching: 4/10
      • Fielding: 4/10
      • Running: 6/10
    • Blue Toad Stats:
      • Batting: 4/10
      • Pitching: 3/10
      • Fielding: 4/10
      • Running: 8/10
    • Yellow Toad Stats:
      • Batting: 4/10
      • Pitching: 4/10
      • Fielding: 4/10
      • Running: 8/10
    • Green Toad Stats:
      • Batting: 5/10
      • Pitching: 3/10
      • Fielding: 4/10
      • Running: 6/10
    • Purple Toad Stats:
      • Batting: 5/10
      • Pitching: 5/10
      • Fielding: 4/10
      • Running: 5/10
  • Player Profile:
    • Strong Point: Running
    • Special Talents: Body Check
    • Trajectory:
      • Field: Center
      • Height: Normal
  • Star Pitch: Slowball
  • Star Swing: Center
  • Default Batting Position: Right
  • Default Throwing Arm: Right
  • Sweet Spot: The Toad face on the bat
  • Compatible Relationships: Peach, Toadsworth, Toadette
  • Bio: "Princess Peach's subject. Though he tries to protect the princess from the evil Bowser, she gets kidnapped with disturbing regularity. There are many Toads who look just alike, and though they are generally small and look cute, they are actually quite powerful."

Mario Strikers Series:

  • Type: Playmaker
  • Skillshot(Charged): Fire Meteor
  • Bio: Speed and king-sized passing skills makes Toad one of the top play-makers on the circuit. Just don't call him 'Little Guy.'

Gallery

Trivia

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The mysterious "Toad Suit".


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Toads
Toad characters
Miscellaneous/multiple series Caddie Master • Chancellor • Jammin' Toad • Pixel Toad • Toad • Toadette • Toadsworth • Toad Brigade (Captain Toad · Banktoad · Hint Toad · Mailtoad · Yellow Toad) • Yellow Toad and Blue Toad
Super Mario RPG Cinder Toad • Elder • Game Boy Toad • Gardener • Gaz • Granny • Moleville Toad • Monstermama • Mushroom Boy • Raini • Raz • Rose Town innkeeper • Toadofsky • Vault Guard
Mario Party series Battle T. • Fun Gus • Jack • Mr. E (Mario Party Advance) • Mrs. Shroomlock • Mushbert • Mushroom Genie • Mushroom Jeanie • Mushroom Shop Clerk • Professor Fungi • Puff • Shroomlock
Paper Mario series Paper Mario Club 64 bartender • Dane T. • Fice T. • Frost T. • Great Gossip Trio • Harry • Little T. • Master Poet • Minh T. • Mini T. • Mort T. • Mr. E (Paper Mario) • Muss T. • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Pop Diva • Rangers • Russ T. • Tayce T. • The Master • Three Beautiful Sisters • Toad in the Desert • Trading Event Toad • Vanna T.
The Thousand-Year Door Battle Master • Doe T. • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Ghost T. • Heff T. • Herb T. • Jolene • Niff T. • Plenn T. • Porter • Prince Mush • Thriff T. • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesman • Toadia • Toce T. • Toodles • Traveling Sisters Three • Zess T. • Zip Toad
Sticker Star Crybaby Toad • Forebear • Shady Toad • Sling-a-Thing Toad • Steward • Sticker Museum curator • Swindler Toad • Traveling Toad • Troublesome Toad
Color Splash Action Toad • Barista Toad • Bloo • Bloo Bay Beach barista • Bridge Kinopio • Card Connoisseur Toad • Chosen Toads (Justice Toad · Mountain Sage · Surfing Kinopio) • Daffodil Peak park ranger • "Deep Cuts" Toad • Five Fun Guys • Foreman • Fort Cobalt barista • Greenie • Green Energy Plant researcher • Guide Toad • Know-it-All Toad (Paper Mario: Color Splash) • Legendary captain • Lighthouse keeper • Mustard Café chef • Peddler Kinopio • Port Prisma barista • Prof. Kinopio • Purp • Rescue Squad (Red Rescue Squad Apprentice Toad · Rescue Blue · Rescue Green · Rescue Purple · Rescue Red · Rescue Squad Chief · Rescue Yellow) • Rock Paper Wizard • Sunset Express conductor • Tangerino Grill Chef • Tangerino Grill host • Tea Party Toads • Toadmaster General • Wringer • Violet Passage captain • Yella
The Origami King Battle Lab Toad • Captain T. Ode • Chef Kinopio • DJ Toad • Earth Vellumental Temple curator • Feelin' Fungi • Fortune Toad • Kanchō Kinopio • Love Toad • Master Toad • Oarsman • Origami Craftsman • Professor Toad • Sea Captain Toad • Senchō Kinopio • Toad mechanic • Toad Researcher • Toad's BBQ Foodeatery caretaker
Mario & Luigi series ? Card Toad • Attack Piece Toad • Delivery Toad • Doctor • Dr. Toadley • Dr. Toadley's intern • Gramma Red and Gramma Green • Hide-and-seek Toad • Hollijolli Mayor • Know-It-All Toads (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam) • Lookout Toad • Monologue Toad • PR Toad • Starshade Bros. • Toadbert • Toadiko • Toadsworth the Younger
Other media The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Bingo • George Washingtoad • Gramps • Mayor Fettuccine • Moldy • Mr. Mayor • Mushroom Rebel • Obi-Wan Toadi • Outback mayor • Pine • Pronto • Scooter
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Baker • Doctor (The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3) • Emperor Ed • Mushroom Nanny • Mushroom Referee • Painter • Prince Hugo • Servant • Sultan • Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus • Toad's cousin
Miscellaneous Chanterelle (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) • Chef Spore • Chef Toad • Kinoppe • Kinopio-kun • Minister of Massage • Toadman • Toad General • Toadster • Todojewski • Truffle Toes • Wooster
Toad species
Caveman • Dryite • Mermushroom • Mini Toad • Mummy-Me • Paper Toad • Shangri-Spa Toad • Toad

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