Mini Toad
- This article is about the toy in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. For the small form of Toad seen in Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Maker 2, and in post-Fall 2017 versions of Super Mario Run, see Small Mario.
| Mini Toad | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge | |
| First appearance | Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) |
| Latest portrayal | Samantha Kelly (2009-present) |
| Variant of | Mini Toad |
Mini Toads are wind up toys based on Toad produced and sold by the Mario Toy Company. They first debut in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis and have appeared in every subsequent installment of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series to date. They were portrayed by Jen Taylor in their first appearance and by Samantha Kelly in all subsequent games.
History[edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series[edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis[edit]
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, the success of the Mario Toy Company's Mini Marios allows them to expand and sell three new Mini toys: Mini Peach, Mini Donkey Kong, and Mini Toad. Mini Toad's initial design has red spots but lacks a key for winding it up like the other Minis, the latter of which implies that it is not a wind-up toy. A commerical in the opening cutscene indicates the new products.
Mini Toads are playable characters in the game, but only in Special Kit 1 (which is unlocked by completing 3 minigames) for the Construction Zone. If a Mini Toad comes in contact with a Fire Flower, it will become a Fire Mini Toad.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again![edit]
Mini Toads appear again in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!. After beating Jungle Rumble's DK level, the Rooftop levels become accessible. Mini Toads are found in the first three levels. After beating them, Mini Toads are unlocked to be used in Construction Mode, where they can be used along with other Minis. They can also be selected to replace Mini Marios in most levels (aside from DK, Key, and Rooftop levels) in the Showroom section of the option menu, but they act the same as the other mini toys. Selecting "Minis" will make Mini Toads appear alongside other Minis. Since each level has at least two minis, Mini Toads will appear in all levels except for the previously mentioned when this option is chosen.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]
The Mini Toads reappear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!. Mini Toad is redesigned to have blue spots, possibly to reference Toad's coloration in Super Mario Bros. 2. In the main worlds, Mini Toad appears in the fourth level of every world in a capsule that another Mini must walk into to break. It becomes available from the start in the Construction Zone to use in the Multi Door option, and can be unlocked for use outside of that option by submitting a level to the Challenge Mode contest or making 20 submittable levels. In plus mode, Mini Toads appear in many levels alongside other minis, and they must be taken to the goal in the right order.
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move[edit]
Mini Toads once again appear in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. Mini Toads are unlocked as playable characters by unlocking Many Mini Mayhem in the main game. After this, Mini Toads can be used in any of the game's levels. A Mini Toad is also unlockable as one of the toys in the Toy Collection, earned by collecting 30 stars.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]
Mini Toads reappear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. They function in the same way as in previous games. In the Main Game, they are first found in Runaway Warehouse in Level 3-2. They appear afterwards in many other levels, such as every Multi-Door level after Runaway Warehouse. They are also common in the Bonus Levels.
To use them for the Workshop, the player must buy them in the Winding Ravine section of the Workshop Store for 25 stars.
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge[edit]
Mini Toad returns in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge. It can be unlocked via a Toad amiibo. In this game, Mini Toad reverts to its original color scheme, and it has a key on its back like other Mini Toys. Mini Toad's unique ability is Small Crawl, which has it insert its body into its head to shrink so that it can fit through narrow passages that other Mini Toys cannot.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Mini Toads appear in Mario Kart 8 in the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC and in the base game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, present in the background near the start/finish line in GBA Ribbon Road. They use the original design's red spots, and their bodies appear to be made of wood. This marks the only appearance of a Mini character in the Mario Kart series.
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mini Toad.
Promotional banner from Tencent's Nintendo Switch online store on JD.com during the Double 11 promotion
| Minis |
|---|
| Mini toys |
| Mini Bowser • Mini Bowser Jr. • Mini Diddy Kong • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini-Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Rosalina • Mini Spek • Mini Toad • Mini Yoshi |
| Alternate forms |
| Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Key Mini Mario • Fire Mini Mario |
| Related subjects |
| Mario Toy Company • Crystal Ball • Toy box • Capsule |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mario • Pauline • Donkey Kong • Toads |
| Minis | Mini Mario • Mini Toad • Mini Peach • Mini Donkey Kong |
| Floors | Mini Mayhem • Sandstone Stroll • Magnet Mania • Jungle Rumble • Rooftop • Basement |
| Items and objects | Blue Spring • Box Spring • Cannon • Clock • Coin (large) • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Door • Girder • Hammer • Key • Key Door • Ladder • M-Token • Magnet • Mini Mario Card • Pink Block • Pokey Block • Pop-up Gate • Rotate Pipe • Shy Guy Block • Spike • Spin-bar magnet • Warp Pipe • Yellow Spring |
| Enemies | Monkey robots (Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Bird • Piranha Plant (fire) • Pokey • Polterguy • Snapjaw • Snifit • Spear Guy • Thwomp |
| Miscellaneous | Multimedia • Plus Mode • Staff • Super Mini Mario World |
| Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline |
| Minis | Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad |
| Enemies | Bullet Bill • Donkey Kong's robots (Capture Kong · Catapult Kong) • Fly Guy • Shy Guy |
| Items and objects | + Clock • Blue Spring • Bomb • Conveyor Belt • Key • M-Token • Spikes • Star • Tile • Warp Pipe |
| Worlds | Mario's Main Event • Puzzle Palace • Many Mini Mayhem • Giant Jungle |
| Minigames | Mini Target Smash • Fly Guy Grab • Cube Crash • Elevation Station |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline • Toads | |
| Minis | Cursed Mini Mario • Gold Mini Mario • Mini Donkey Kong • Mini Luigi • Mini Mario • Mini Pauline • Mini Peach • Mini Toad | |
| Enemies | Donkey Kong's robots (Cannon Kong · Capture Kong · Circus Kong) • Fire Piranha Plant • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Shy Guy • Thwomp | |
| Worlds | Rolling Hills • Jumpy Jungle • Runaway Warehouse • Crumbling Cavern • Dashing Desert • Twilight Valley • Orbiting Observatory • Bonus Levels (Bonus 1 · Bonus 2 · Bonus 3) | |
| Objects | Items | Coin (large) • Hammers • M Coin • Pickup |
| Resource items | Blue Lift • Movable Pipe • Pink Block • Purple Conveyor • Red Girder • Spring | |
| Fixed objects | Cannon • Color Switch • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Goal Door • Ladder • Magnet Ground • Rock • Spikes • Warp Pipe | |
| Further info | Gallery • Multimedia • Official online levels • Slide • Staff (Nintendo 3DS version · Wii U version) • Stamps • Workshop Store | |
- Minis
- Toads
- Lookalikes
- Mario Toy Company
- Playable characters
- Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
- Mario Kart 8 species
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
- Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
