The Toad Brigade

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"The Toad Brigade"

"The Toad Brigade" in Super Mario Galaxy
Composed by:
Mahito Yokota
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

"The Toad Brigade,"[1] also known as "Captain Toad Goes Forth"[2] and "It's Captain Toad!,"[3] is a musical theme originally heard in Super Mario Galaxy that has become a recurring leitmotif associated with Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade. It was composed by Mahito Yokota.

Reuses[edit]

Game Description
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "The Toad Brigade" plays whenever the player talks to Captain Toad.
Super Mario Odyssey "The Toad Brigade" plays whenever Mario talks to Captain Toad.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars "The Toad Brigade" is reused for the same purpose as the original in this game's version of Super Mario Galaxy.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder "The Toad Brigade," now titled "It's Captain Toad!," plays whenever the player talks to Captain Toad on the world map.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

Super Mario 3D World features a new arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" titled "Captain Toad Goes Forth" in the game's soundtrack. The first half of the arrangement is almost identical to the Super Mario Galaxy original, but the second half includes a new extended melody heard in later arrangements of the theme. It plays in the Captain Toad's Adventures levels Captain Toad Goes Forth, Captain Toad Makes a Splash, Captain Toad Gets Thwomped, and Captain Toad Takes a Spin.

A ghost house-style arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" titled "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo" plays in the level of the same name.

The track "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale," which can be heard in the level of the same name, features an arrangement of the main motif of "The Toad Brigade" throughout.

All of these arrangements are reused for the same purpose in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, many of the themes heard throughout the game are arrangements of "The Toad Brigade," including the game's title theme and the main ground theme, and the themes heard during cutscenes.

All of these arrangements return for the same purpose in the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch releases of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

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WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

WarioWare: Get It Together! features a brief arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" that plays in the microgame Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The tempo is slowed down to match the ticking of the bomb, which increases as the microgame's score increases.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie features arrangements of "The Toad Brigade" in two tracks: "Strange New World" and "Level Complete." In "Strange New World," an arrangement of "The Toad Brigade," including the extended melody from Super Mario 3D World, plays during the scene when Mario first meets Toad.

In "Level Complete," the main motif of the "The Toad Brigade" plays interspersed throughout the arrangement of the "Underground Theme" from Super Mario Bros. towards the beginning of the track. "Level Complete" plays during the film's credits, and the arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" first plays when Keegan-Michael Key is credited as the voice actor for Toad.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Galaxy Wii 2007 Original "The Toad Brigade"[1] Mahito Yokota
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 2010 Original Mahito Yokota
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Arrangement "Captain Toad Goes Forth"[2]
"Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo"[2]
"Captain Toad's Fiery Finale"[2]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Wii U 2014 Arrangement
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch 2017 Original Mahito Yokota
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker [Wii U])
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo Switch 2020 Original "The Toad Brigade" Mahito Yokota
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo Switch 2021 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "Captain Toad Goes Forth"[2]
"Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo"[2]
"Captain Toad's Fiery Finale"[2]
WarioWare: Get It Together! Nintendo Switch 2021 Arrangement
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2023 Original Mahito Yokota

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "Strange New World" Brian Tyler
"Level Complete"

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack 2008 Original "The Toad Brigade" Mahito Yokota
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack 2013 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "Captain Toad Goes Forth"
"Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo"
"Captain Toad's Fiery Finale"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) "Strange New World" Brian Tyler
"Level Complete"

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