Hint Toad

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Hint Toad
Artwork of Hint Toad from Super Mario Odyssey.
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[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

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[edit]

Hint Toad in 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[edit]

Hint Toad in Sand Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey
Mario talking to Hint Toad in the Sand Kingdom.

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 of the kingdom they are in. There is no limit to how many hints can be given, except for the number of unobtained and unrevealed Power Moons in that kingdom. The row of a revealed Power Moon in the Power Moon List is marked with a Hint Toad icon. Both the hint and this icon disappear once the Power Moon is obtained. Hint Toad does not mark 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. Hint Toad 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[edit]

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[edit]

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Hint Toad with three of the other Toad Brigade members.

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[edit]

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[edit]

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

The Art of Super Mario Odyssey: Hint Toad's insatiable curiosity leads him to investigate the Power Moons.

List of appearances[edit]

# 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

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Artwork[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Sprites and models[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あおキノピオ隊員たいいん[3] (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)
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[edit]

  1. ^ "I can't see a thing without my glasses! I hope they're safe!" – Hint Toad. Super Mario Galaxy 2.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/UndeadBatteries/status/926991088933629952[dead link]
  3. ^ Shashin Manga de Wakaru! Susume! Kinopio Taichō. Page 14.
  4. ^ 超级马力欧 奥德赛 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂 | 腾讯. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 28, 2024.