History of the Toad species
As the main friendly species found in the Mushroom Kingdom, Toads have appeared in many games and other works throughout the Super Mario franchise's history since Super Mario Bros. They are generally found in areas without enemies and will support the player in some way. Toad, Toadette, and other specific members have also appeared in many games. While Toad and Toadette are frequent playable characters, the non-specific members of the species are rarely playable characters.
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels / Super Mario Bros.: Special[edit]
In Super Mario Bros., the Mushroom People (retroactively known as Toads) live peacefully in the Mushroom Kingdom until King Bowser and his minions, the Koopa, appear to take over the kingdom. Bowser casts a spell that turns the Mushroom People into inanimate objects, such as power boost bricks[1] and horsehair plants. With Princess Toadstool being the only person who can reverse the effects of Bowser's spell, Bowser kidnaps her, prompting Mario and Luigi to arrive and stop Bowser.[2]
The only Mushroom People left in their original forms are Princess Toadstool's seven remaining servants, also called the mushroom retainers[3] or simply Retainers,[4] who are found in the first seven of the game's eight castles. While the English instruction booklet claims that they are under Bowser's spell,[3] the Japanese version correctly states that they were merely captured.[5] Additionally, an official guide describes them as female maids, but is missing the part mentioning seven of them, implying that they are instead a single character.[4] When rescued, the mushroom retainer informs Mario or Luigi that their princess is in another castle.
The mushroom retainers reprise their role in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and Super Mario Bros. Special. In Super Mario All-Stars, there are as many mushroom retainers in the castle as the castle's world number (one in World 1-4, two in World 2-4, etc.). In the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Worlds A, B, and C have five, six, and seven of them respectively. In the ending cutscene of the original version of Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels and Super Mario Bros. Special (and to a lesser extent, VS. Super Mario Bros. and All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros., the latter of which replaces all Toads with caricatures of various Japanese celebrities), all seven of the mushroom retainers Mario/Luigi rescued throughout the game can be seen circling Mario/Luigi and the princess, exclaiming "Thank you Mario/Luigi!" in the former. Despite Mario rescuing only three Toads while completing Worlds A-C in The Lost Levels, World D's ending, after rescuing Peach again, will still show seven Toads surrounding Mario/Luigi and Peach like with World 8's ending. Much like the case with Bowser's wristbands, due to the NES only having three colors per sprite, both Peach's and the Toads' eyes are actually depicted as transparent pixels colored black due to the black background used for castle levels, as demonstrated in the aforementioned ending cutscene showing the sky turning blue.
Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2 is the first game to feature a specific mushroom retainer as a playable character. This character is named Toad, and he continues to appear as a representative for the species in subsequent games of the Super Mario franchise. In Super Mario Bros. 2, Toad is known for his high strength and speed stats; however, his jumps are considerably lower in comparison to the other characters.
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad returns; he is first seen serving the kings of the Mushroom World. When Mario or Luigi enter a castle, Toad asks them to get the magic wand back from the Koopalings to transform the King back to his original form.
Toad's Houses make their debut in this game, they are found on the map of most worlds (excluding Dark Land and the Warp Zone). They are houses that resemble heads of Toads that allow Mario and Luigi to get extra lives, coins, and items. The Toad's Houses let Mario take the contents of one of three treasure boxes, containing a power-up. Toad also runs the Spade Panels and the N-Mark Spade Panels.
Toad is featured on the key art for the Japan-only green switch card for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Many Toads are found inside the rooms of the Mushroom Castle in Super Mario 64. It is implied that these Toads are sealed behind the castle's walls so that they could not escape to seek out help, further supported by the fact that they are the only NPCs to uniquely vanish if Mario isn't close to them. Upon Mario's arrival to the castle, the imprisoned Toads inform him about Bowser's takeover of the castle and give him various hints about the Power Stars. A number of Toads even manage to hold on to a few Power Stars and later give them to Mario. Two Toads are also seen (alongside Princess Peach) in the ending of the game after Mario defeats Bowser for the final time.
In the remake Super Mario 64 DS, the Toads presume the same role of providing tips while being sealed behind the castle walls; however, their messages are slightly altered for each of the playable characters that talk to them. Additionally, a Toad also tells Mario to find the various keys needed to unlock the drawers of Peach's dresser. Every time Mario brings a key to this Toad, a new minigame appears and becomes available to play in the Rec Room. Toads also make cameo appearances as background characters in the various minigames. Some are even dressed up as waiters in Luigi's minigames.
Their Super Mario 64 artwork is reused as a stamp in the Japan-only 1999 title, Mario Artist: Paint Studio for the 64DD.
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
An entourage of Toads and Toadsworth accompany Mario and Peach to Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine. They are usually found around Delfino Plaza, often worrying about Peach after her capture by Shadow Mario. The Toads offer Mario various hints, such as ground pounding crates to receive coins. The Toads also fix FLUDD at the end of the game.
In the ending credits, the five Toads can be seen enjoying themselves along with Mario, Peach (who is rescued by Mario) and Toadsworth.
Although Toads with spots and vests in colors other than red and blue, respectively, had appeared in various earlier spin-off titles, including the two Super Mario RPGs in existence at the time, this is the first time the Toads are seen coming in multiple colors in the main Super Mario series.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Toads make a minor appearance in New Super Mario Bros., appearing in the intro where they are seen panicking after the castle was attacked. In this game, Toadsworth takes the role of hosting the Toad Houses instead. Toads, however, make cameo appearances in the minigames available in this game, since most of them are the same minigames from Super Mario 64 DS. The Toads in the opening in fact use Toadsworth's model, but due to the screen size and resolution of the original Nintendo DS, this cannot be easily seen without outside-game tools.[6] However, due to later systems with which the game can be played having larger screens, the brown caps can be noticed by sharp eyes when playing the game on those.
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Many Toads can be seen celebrating the Star Festival in the introduction sequence of Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port as well as the end of the game in Grand Finale Galaxy. However, during the beginning of the game, many Toads are trapped in Crystals at the time of Bowser's attack over Toad Town.
Five Toads resembling the Toads from Super Mario Sunshine appear as major supporting characters. They call themselves the Toad Brigade, and help Mario in his adventures across the universe, often using their ship, the Starshroom, to travel to various galaxies. The Toad Brigade consists of the following members: Captain Toad, the self-proclaimed captain); Banktoad, the digger; Blue Toad, an intelligent Toad who wears glasses; Mailtoad, a Toad who delivers helpful mail; and Yellow Toad, a Toad often found sleeping.
A species of Toad called Cosmic Toad was going to appear. They were distinguished from other Toads by the star-shaped spots on their caps.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Toads take on a much more prominent role in New Super Mario Bros.'s successor, New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Additionally, Yellow Toad and Blue Toad debut in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as playable characters in the multiplayer modes.
During the introduction cutscene, two Toads help Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Blue Toad by firing Propeller Mushrooms and Penguin Suits out of a cannon. In single-player mode, after completing World 1-3, Toads also have to be saved in some levels, indicated by a bubble with a scared Toad in the middle. The player has to search for the Toads that are imprisoned inside the ? Blocks and carry them to the end of the level. If players save a Toad without him being damaged by an enemy, they are rewarded with 3 extra lives. If the Toad is damaged, players are given one extra life. Regardless of the situation, an extra Toad House opens up after players save a Toad. If playing in multiplayer, these Toads do not appear. In Enemy Courses, the player has to pop all the Toad balloons to make a chest appear. Opening this chest causes a Toad to emerge and reward the player with three Super Mushrooms.
Toads also appear in the Toad Houses where they host minigames for the players to provide them with opportunities to win extra lives and power-ups. In Princess Peach's Castle, the player has the option to visit Toad and pay him Star Coins to watch secret hint videos.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Likewise in Super Mario Galaxy, the Toads can be seen celebrating the Star Festival while collecting Star Bits in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switch port in the introduction. The Star Festival is then disrupted by a large Bowser, who has used the Grand Stars to make himself larger.
The Toad Brigade also makes a returning appearance in this game and like in the first game, they attempt to assist Mario. They reveal that they had escaped the Mushroom Kingdom via the Starshroom that the Lumas had made for them. The reason for this is that the five Toads had told the Lumas that they would try to stop Bowser and bring peace to the kingdom, though this job is eventually given to Mario once the Toads find him. Throughout the game, the five Toads help in a variety of different ways. Banktoad, a Green Toad member of the Toad Brigade, helps Mario save Star Bits.
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
In Super Mario 3D Land, Toads continue to help Mario on his journey on rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser and his forces. However, the Toads help Mario through a variety of different ways throughout the game.
In the beginning of the game after Peach is kidnapped, three Toads (red, blue and yellow) are seen to accompany Mario on his journey to check where Peach is. The yellow Toad then spots a letter, which was written by Bowser, illustrating the kidnapping of Peach. The three Toads then run ahead in front of Mario to attempt to save her.
In Bowser's Castle, the three Toads are found in front of the first cannon which leads Bowser's lair; the red Toad gives Mario a 1-Up Mushroom. In the ending of the game, the three Toads had managed to reach Bowser's lair and had obtained several Super Leaves to transform Mario and themselves into their Tanooki forms so they can fly Peach back to her castle.
After Special 8-Bowser is beaten, the three Toads, wearing Tanooki Suits, make a reappearance. A letter gets sent to them, where they discover that Peach had been kidnapped once again by Bowser. The three Toads then venture with Mario or Luigi in this mission.
Aside from the three Toads that accompany Mario on his journey, other Toads are also met. A few Toads are kidnapped by Tail Bowsers throughout the game. Mario can spot several Toads through the use of binoculars. If spotted, these Toads occasionally help him through a variety of ways, such as tossing a Star Medal or a power-up. Occasionally, the Toads lead Mario to secret passageways. Toads are also seen in the true final level, where they are seen cheering on for Mario or Luigi throughout, especially at the end. Toad is present with occasional appearances through running the Red Toad Houses. Toad also operates the cannons that grant Mario access to the Airship levels. Like his fellow Toads, Toad also makes occasional appearances in the levels, and he can be seen throwing power-ups or Star Medals to Mario when spotted through the binoculars. Unlike the other red Toads in this game, Toad is distinguished as being the only red Toad with a blue vest in this game.
Five Toads also appear in the optical illusion room that appears after the player waits for a period of time on the title screen.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Toad reprises his host as the owner of the Toad Houses in New Super Mario Bros. 2. He also operates the cannons that Mario or Luigi must use to reach the airship levels. Toads with other mushroom cap colors also appear in the final bonus levels.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Both Blue Toad and Yellow Toad return as primary protagonists and playable characters in the Wii U launch title New Super Mario Bros. U. Blue Toad and Yellow Toad can use new Power-Ups, such as the Super Acorn to turn them into Flying Squirrel Toads, and in addition wield the Baby Yoshis similar to the Mario Bros..
Toad also appears throughout the game in Toad Houses, at the end of the level when the player catches Nabbit, and past the end-of-level fortress to give Mario and co. a power-up if they complete a stage with the last two digits of the Time Limit being the same.
Blue Toad and Yellow Toad return in New Super Luigi U, reprising their roles. However, they are now able to jump higher and flutter in the air similar to Luigi. The non-playable Toads also return to play supporting roles akin to the previous title.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
All five colored Toads appear in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, with Toad (who is now colored blue as a tribute to his appearance in Super Mario Bros. 2) as a playable character once again boasting the highest speed of the playable characters. "Blue" Toad is also capable of using the many power-ups found in the Sprixie Kingdom such as the new Super Bell to become Cat Toad. Additionally, the red-spotted Captain Toad (making a reappearance from his debut in the Super Mario Galaxy games) returns in an updated look while also being playable in his own levels throughout the game.
Yellow, Green, and Purple Toads act as the hosts for Toad Houses. However, at the start of Champion's Road, another Red Toad can be seen with a red jacket that sets him apart from Captain Toad and his new explorer outfit. The Toads that are hosting the Toad Houses tend to change color between worlds, with Yellow Toads as the host in World 1 and World 2, while Green Toads are the host in World 3 and World 4 and Purple Toads in World 5, World 6, World Castle, and World Bowser. These Toads also appear alongside Captain Toad in the credits as Toad and the other three heroes travel through the clear pipes to reach back to the Mushroom Kingdom. The last appearance of the Toads is in Champion's Road where they support the player along with the rest of the cast throughout the level.
Super Mario Run[edit]
Toad returns in Super Mario Run as a playable character, once again with his high speed ability, this and Super Mario Bros. 2 (and all its re-releases) are the only instances Toad is playable in a Super Mario series game while retaining his red spots. In addition, he serves as a guide in the game and the shopkeeper in the Kingdom Builder mode. Toadette also joins the playable roster, making her debut in the Super Mario series. Her ability applies to the Toad Rally mode. During the final tally, she causes some Toads on the opponent's side to join the player's side. This reduces the multiplier applied to coins of the opponent while increasing the player's multiplier. Toadette is normally the judge of the Toad Rally mode, but when she is being played as Toad substitutes for her.
Two other Toads have key menu features. They can be found standing on stumps on the screen with Peach's Castle. The top left corner of the play area has a Toad that opens the Notifications menu. The bottom right corner of the screen has a Toad wearing headphones, who can toggle a mode where the in-game music is muted while letting the player play other songs on their device over the game.
When Bowser destroys the Mushroom Kingdom in the game, all of the Toads except for Toad run away. Repopulating the kingdom with Toads is one of the goals of the game. Toads come in five colors: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green and Purple. The total number of Toads collected, as well as the number of Toads of specific colors, are used to progress in the game. These values are used to unlock new items in the Kingdom Builder mode, as well as gradually rebuild and level up Peach's Castle. Items with color variations in this game, such as Toad Houses, usually have a version for each of the five colors Toads have. Toads are seen across the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as alongside or on top of some of the buildings. Sometimes they are sitting, sleeping, rolling on their backs, stretching, waving at the player walking back and forth, talking to each other, running in circles around a building, or interacting with buildings in more specialized ways. When a Toad or a building they are near is tapped, the Toad pops into the air. Some Toads next to buildings hold a coin. Tapping them or the building adds coins to the player's total.
- Main section: Super Mario Run § Toad Rally
Toads are gained by playing the Toad Rally mode, in which players compete against "ghosts" of other players in one-minute runs through randomized courses, with the goal being to collect the most coins and impress the most Toads. During a match, the Toads cheering for the player appear on the bottom of their screen. After the match, the Toads appear on screen in a Toad Tally, a summary of the run. The player with the higher coin total wins, with every cheering Toad serving as a multiplier to the coins.
A Toad comes to cheer if the player performs one of the following actions:
- rolling jump
- Vaulting jump
- jumping on more than one enemy without touching the ground in between
- wall jumping at least twice on two walls one opposite to the other
- collecting a Pink Coin
- collecting all the Blue Coins that appear after hitting a P Switch
- jumping in the inside of a Fire Chain
- being the first to touch the Checkpoint Flag
Being defeated causes all Toads on the screen to leave. While there’s no limit to the amount of Toads that can cheer for the player, only the first 30 Toads cheering for each of the two players are shown in the Toad Tally. After the winner is determined, the Toads cheering for the loser move over to the winning side. If the player won, this means all of the opponent's Toads join them and every Toad goes your kingdom via a red pipe. If the opponent won, some of the cheering Toads leave the player, which also counts against the Toads in your kingdom.
The colors of Toads that cheer for the player in Toad Rally depends on the environment. Red Toads are in the crowd for any course, but the other colors are more limited in their appearance. All Toad colors can appear in an Airship course.
| Toad Color | Environment |
|---|---|
| Red Toads | All |
| Blue Toads | Underground, Castle, Airship |
| Green Toads | Sky, Castle, Airship |
| Yellow Toads | Desert, Airship |
| Purple Toads | Ghost House, Airship |
(Note that this means players who have not purchased the game cannot obtain Yellow or Purple Toads, as none of the courses accessible to such a player are Airships, Deserts, or Ghost Houses.[7])
Additionally, certain characters can change the mechanics of Toads. Yoshis are popular with Toads of the same color, and thus are more likely to cheer for that Yoshi. This also allows for Toads of colors that normally do not cheer on that kind of course to appear. As stated before, if the player plays as Toadette, the player is able to attract Toads more easily and in the result screen some of the opponent's Toads switch to the player's side.
The player's level determines the maximum number of Toads their kingdom can have at once. If this limit is exceeded, some older Toads move out.[8]
In Remix 10, four Toads spectate in the Bonus Game and Super Bonus Game, which occurs in a Toad House.
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
Toads reappear in Super Mario Odyssey, where they are mostly found in the Mushroom Kingdom, with some being in the Lost Kingdom and Moon Kingdom as well. They always wear hats on their caps, with the exception of a Toad in the group photo shown after the player has a complete Power Moon List. Often, these hats are based on what other characters in the game wear. One Toad in the Mushroom Kingdom says that Peach brought hats as souvenirs from the Moon. The Toad Brigade also appears, and includes Captain Toad, Archivist Toadette, and Hint Toad. There is also a Toad called Jammin' Toad, who is seen wearing headphones and listening to music. A Toad with an red beret runs the Picture Match game in both the Cloud Kingdom and the Mushroom Kingdom.
Like many of the supporting characters, Toads will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them, regardless of whether Mario has captured the enemy in question or not.
After completing the game, the Toads near and inside Peach's Castle are panicked when Peach and Tiara disappear one day. It turns out that they were just on a vacation across the world, and everyone calms down after they return.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker 2, Toad (once again with a blue cap) and Toadette reappear as playable characters; they also supervise the various other Toads who assist in rebuilding Peach's Castle in Story Mode as Taskmaster (with his usual red cap) and Chief, respectively. Red Toad is in charge of the Main Hall, Blue Toad the East Hall, Green Toad the West Hall, and Yellow Toad the sculptures next to the castle. Purple Toad offers Mario a job to dispose of a Piranha Creeper hiding inside a Pipe. Mario occasionally needs to save these Toads to continue building the castle.
Two Toad-themed outfits can be unlocked for the player's Maker Mii: the Toad Cap and Toad Outfit, resembling a Toad's mushroom cap and clothes, respectively. They are both unlocked by reaching a high score of 100 or more courses in Endless Challenge (Normal).
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]
In the animated film Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, the mushroom citizens are peaceful inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom. They are first briefly mentioned by Luigi when he identifies Mario's Brooch as a mysical gem pass down in Toad legend that guides the holder to a land of treasure. Kinoko Sennin elaborates that they lived in peace until Bowser of the Turtle Tribe arrived and kidnapped Peach. Like in Super Mario Bros., they are said to have been transformed into various inanimate objects such as bricks and horsehair plants, except it is added that this is in retaliation for Peach rejecting Bowser's marriage proposal. Mario and Luigi later save a group of Mushroom People that were transformed into coins, and later still a lone Mushroom person (identified as "Toad 2" in the credits). To thank them, "Toad 1" and "Toad 2" (as they are credited) reward Mario with a mushroom and flower power-up, respectively.
In the film, all of the voices of the Mushroom People are feminine, and they generally use very polite language, the latter of which would generally carry over to subsequent Japanese depictions. "Toad 1" in particularly identifies herself as Princess Peach's maid. Most of these Toads are presented with pinkish/red mushroom caps and had a similar appearance to the later created character Toadette. In promotional artwork for the film, they are mostly depicted as large masculine nude characters with big noses.
Super Mario-kun (Shogaku Ninensei)[edit]
Toads make a brief appearance at the beginning of the eighth episode of the Super Mario-kun manga that released in Shogaku Ninensei magazine. They appear with Princess Peach as their enjoying the summer day until Bowser accidentally starts throwing mud balls at them, causing them to run off crying.
Super Mario Shirayuki-hime[edit]
In the retelling of the classic fairy tale story of Snow White and Seven Dwarves featuring Mario characters in Super Mario Shirayuki-hime, seven Toads play the roles of the seven dwarves. The seven featured Toads acted very much in a child-like manner; however, they are close to Princess Peach and sworn to protect her. Sometime later, the seven Toads decide to head out of the cabin and go exploring. After the Toads leave, Bowser (disguised as an old woman) arrives and causes Peach to fall asleep, which the seven Toads eventually discover. The Toads assume she died, and they place her in an outdoor coffin in order to preserve her beauty.
Mario arrives at the scene and finds the seven Toads crying around the presumed dead Peach. Mario uses a magic potion to break the spell Bowser has put on her, which in turn makes the Toads rejoice. Mario along with the Toads and the Princess then run off to Queen Bowser's castle. After Mario beats various Goombas, the Toads protect Peach while they watch Mario take on Bowser. The Toads then assist Mario to defeat an adversary, the Koopalings; soon after they are soon stopped when Bowser threatens to kill Peach by holding a knife to her neck.
Luigi then arrives to attack Queen Bowser. Bowser then drops Peach, who is saved by Mario and the seven Toads. After celebrating, Mario, Luigi, Peach, and the seven Toads can be seen walking out of Bowser's castle in a joyous manner and heading to another location.
DIC cartoons[edit]
In the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Mushroom People played a minor role by being background characters throughout the show. The most prominent one was Toad himself who is featured as a main character. Many others do not appear the same as their game counterparts and often appear with humanistic characteristics and proportions. They reappear with a similar role in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. As with Toad's case, no members of the species appear in the Super Mario World television series as a result of their absence in the Super Mario World game.
List of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes featuring Mushroom People[edit]
- Jungle Fever
- Toad Warriors
- The Pied Koopa
- Koopenstein
- Too Hot to Handle
- Hooded Robin and His Mario Men
- 20,000 Koopas Under the Sea
- Mario and the Red Baron Koopa
- The Unzappables
- The Mark of Zero
- The Ten Koopmandments
- The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming!
- The Great Gold Coin Rush
- Elvin Lives
- Little Red Riding Princess
- The Provolone Ranger
- Flatbush Koopa
- Crocodile Mario
- Star Koopa
Nintendo Comics System[edit]
In the Nintendo Comics System, Mushroom People are redesigned without clothing to look more like Super Mushrooms with arms and shoes, although notable Mushrooms like Toad typically retain their game design. Most Mushrooms are loyal to the Mushroom King, but some are shown to serve King Koopa. The Mushrooms loyal to Koopa speak in slightly broken English, often using the least number of words possible to get their point across.
Mushrooms make a prominent appearance in the comic Mutiny on the Fungi, in which they make up the majority of Captain Koopa's crew on his airship. One Mushroom in particular, called the Fifty-Mile-Musher by Koopa, is a major character in the comic's plot. Captain Koopa also orders a group of Mushrooms to attack Mario with cannons when he tries to escape the ship. Mushrooms are later shown trying to assist the Mushroom King, who has been turned into a dog.
A single Mushroom makes a small appearance in Koopa's Health and Beauty Tips as the one that Koopa is offering his tips to. Mushrooms also make a brief appearance in Bowser Knows Best as palace guards for Mushroom Castle.
Wario's Woods[edit]
Wario's Woods for both the NES and the SNES is the first game to star a Toad as the main and central hero (specifically the character Toad himself). In this game, Toad has to oust Wario and his Monsters from taking over a peaceful woodland. This is also the first game where Toads are seen in more than one color scheme, as a Green Toad appears as the second player's character in the VS mode, alongside the main, red Toad character who is controlled by Player 1.
In the SNES version of the game, the green Toad has a unique voice, provided by Michael Kelbaugh, who later became the CEO of Retro Studios. Unlike the regular Toad hero, the green Toad has a deeper voice and often says the phrase, "groovy".
Mario Kart series[edit]
Aside from Toad who is featured as a playable character throughout all of the installments and Toadette in some installments, other Toads are sometimes seen as a part of the audience.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
In Mario Kart Wii, many Toads can be seen cheering for the winners in the celebration ceremony. Toads are also a frequent sight in Toad's home course Toad's Factory.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Large balloons of various Toads (red, blue, and yellow-colored) can be seen as a form of decoration throughout the Mario Kart 7 course Toad Circuit.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 De