Toad (species)

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This article is about the species Toad. For the recurring main character in the series as an individual, see Toad. For other uses, see Toad (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Toady.
Toad
Group artwork of the Toads from Super Mario Run.
Artwork of five Toads from Super Mario Run
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Latest portrayal Samantha Kelly (2007–present)
Variants
Derived subjects
Comparable
Notable members
Action Toad
Attack Piece Toad
Baker
Banktoad
Barista Toad
Battle Lab Toad
Battle Master
Battle T.
Bingo
Bloo
Caddie Master
Captain T. Ode
Captain Toad
Card Connoisseur Toad
Chancellor
Chanterelle
Chef Kinopio
Chef Spore
Chosen Toads
Cinder Toad
Club 64 bartender
Crybaby Toad
Daffodil Peak park ranger
Dane T.
"Deep Cuts" Toad
Delivery Toad
DJ Toad
Doctor
Dr. Toadley
Dr. Toadley's intern
Doe T.
Earth Vellumental Temple curator
Excess Express conductor
Excess Express engineer
Excess Express waitress
Feelin' Fungi
Fice T.
Five Fun Guys
Forebear
Foreman
Fort Cobalt barista
Fortune Toad
Frost T.
Fun Gus
Game Boy Toad
Gardener
Gaz
George Washingtoad
Ghost T.
Gramma Red and Gramma Green
Gramps
Granny
Greenie
Guide Toad
Harry
Heff T.
Herb T.
Hint Toad
Hollijolli Mayor
Jack
Jake the Crusher Fungus
Jammin' Toad
Jolene
Kanchō Kinopio
Kinopio-kun
Kinoppe
Know-It-All Toads (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)
Know-it-All Toad (Paper Mario: Color Splash)
Legendary captain
Lighthouse keeper
Little T.
Lookout Toad
Love Toad
Mailtoad
Master Poet
Master Toad
Mayor Fettuccine
Minh T.
Minister of Massage
Mini T.
Moldy
Moleville Toad
Monologue Toad
Monstermama
Mort T.
Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)
Mr. E (Paper Mario)
Mr. Mayor
Mrs. Shroomlock
Mushbert
Mushroom Boy
Mushroom Marauder
Mushroom Nanny
Mushroom Rebel
Mushroom Referee
Mushroom Shop clerk
Muss T.
Mustard Café Chef
Niff T.
Oarsman
Obi-Wan Toadi
Origami Craftsman
Outback mayor
Painter
Peddler Kinopio
Pine
Pine T. Jr.
Pine T. Sr.
Plenn T.
Pop Diva
Porter
Prince Hugo
Prince Mush
Prof. Kinopio
Professor Fungi
Professor Toad
Pronto
Puff
Purp
Raini
Raz
Redd
Rescue Squad
Rock Paper Wizard
Rose Town innkeeper
Russ T.
Scooter
Sea Captain Toad
Senchō Kinopio
Señor Mayor
Servant
Shroomlock
Starshade Bros.
Steward
Sultan
Sunset Express conductor
Tangerino Grill Chef
Tayce T.
Tea Party Toads
The Master
Thriff T.
Toad
Toad doctor
Toad in the Desert
Toad mechanic
Toad salesman
Toad's BBQ Foodeatery caretaker
Toad's cousin
Toadbert
Toadette
Toadia
Toadiko
Toadman
Toadmaster General
Toadofsky
Toadster
Toadsworth
Toadsworth the Younger
Toce T.
Todojewski
Toodles
Trading Event Toad
Traveling Sisters Three
Traveling Toad
Truffle Toes
Vanna T.
Vault Guard
Violet Passage captain
Wooster
Wringer
Yella
Yellow Toad and Blue Toad
Yellow Toad (Toad Brigade)
Zess T.
Zip Toad
“Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!”
Toad, Super Mario Bros.

Toads, also known as the Mushroom People[1] (singular: Mushroom person or mushroom person) or simply Mushrooms,[2] are a peaceful race of mushroom-like, humanoid characters and the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom. Toads reside in many towns and cities throughout the entire kingdom and have a capital named after them called Toad Town. Most Toads are citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom, and many also work as loyal servants of the kingdom's ruler Princess Peach.

First appearing in Super Mario Bros., the Toads have continued to make appearances throughout the Super Mario franchise. Typically, they play the role as supporting characters who assist Mario and/or Luigi on their adventures. However, several Toads have also played starring roles on some titles, such as being playable heroes alongside Mario and Luigi in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. U. Captain Toad, who first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy, stars in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, initially released for Wii U in 2014 and later released for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS in 2018.

The most recognizable member of the species is the character known as Toad, who is typically depicted as Peach's loyal servant; regardless, Toad has also adventured directly alongside Mario on several adventures since his debut in Super Mario Bros. 2. The character continues to appear as a playable representative for the species in various spin-offs in addition to his own starring roles in 1994's Wario's Woods and 1995's Kinopio Live. Other Toads such as Toadette, Toadsworth, and the Toad Brigade organization also make prominent appearances throughout the series. Members of this species other than the aforementioned main Toad character may also be referred to as simply "Toad" without the use of an indefinite article, one such instance being found in a video by Nintendo of America, where this name is used to refer to the Oarsman in Paper Mario: The Origami King.[3]

History

Main article: History of the Toad species

The Toad species has appeared several times in Super Mario franchise since their debut in Super Mario Bros.

General information

Personalities

“Going to my happy place...Trying not to panic...”
Toad, Super Mario Galaxy
 
A Toad Guard cowering behind Princess Peach in Super Mario Galaxy
 
LINE sticker of two Toads giving each other a cheerful hug.

Toads, in general, are very loyal to Princess Peach and the Mushroom Kingdom, but tend to panic in dangerous situations. For example, during Bowser's attack on Peach's Castle in Super Mario Galaxy, many Toads begin to panic, mindlessly running around in circles and occasionally tripping, only to resume mindlessly running around in circles. Also, during the events of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, in the conference held by Princess Peach, a Toad suggests that the entire kingdom should "panic".

It is often due to their cowardice that many Toads are relatively non-violent; that notwithstanding, they may fight if it is by all means for self-defense. However, they seem to prefer running away and cowering before their foes. There are other Toads who develop tough natures, such as those who live in Rogueport, or adventurous natures, such as the Toad Brigade.

However, at most times, they are generally peaceful characters who are happy to assist the heroes. The Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy for Toad even mentions the aspect of Toads "giving off a strong sense of peace". They are usually characters who remain on the good side in the games as well. At the more peaceful of times, Toads are generally seen as cheerful characters who often have almost childish personalities.

Physical appearance

 
A Dryite from Paper Mario

Toads are fairly short humanoids with human skin tones. Possessing the appearance of young human children, Toads are among the smaller races of Mushroom Kingdom. They have dark and beady eyes while they also possess stubby feet with an unknown number of toes and typically possess almost no visible legs, although occasionally, some Toads may be depicted with visible legs, including in Super Mario Bros. 3, Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium, and the Save Data Toad in Mario Party's village. Their most recognizable trait is their large mushroom caps and small bodies. Typically, Toads either have white caps with red, blue, green, yellow or purple spots. However, some games also introduced Toads with caps of inverse colors such as red, blue, green or pink caps with white spots or light brown caps with dark brown spots (in the case of Toadsworth). Although the Toad species resemble humanoid fungi, they may[4] or may not[5] actually be mushrooms.

Toads generally wear simplistic clothing in the case of males wearing vests that typically reflect off the color of the spots on their mushroom caps; these also reveal a portion of their chest. Some female Toads are shown to also sport vests (such as Toadette); however, they also wear long dresses. Toads also sport tall, white, diaper-like or Arabian-like pants (with ridges on the top visible below their open chest) that resemble the base of a mushroom or toadstool stalk, and in the Japanese box art for Super Mario Bros., these pants are low enough to show their belly button. Most Toads also sport common brown-colored footwear. Dryites from Paper Mario prove that some Toads possess different wardrobes based on the area they come from. These Toads wear tagelmusts and desert clothing while also possessing tanned skin. However, in some games, such as Super Princess Peach and Super Mario Odyssey, Toads (or just red Toads) are depicted with said colored spots and wearing blue vests, making them appear identical to Toad himself. The Paper Mario games since Paper Mario: Sticker Star have multiple red Toads that wear either red or blue vests. However, some games, such as Mario Tennis Aces and Mario Kart 8, have made attempts to differentiate the Toads from the playable character Toad by making the only Toads with purple/blue/yellow/red/green spots with the matching vests. This also applies in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, where Toad himself is the only Toad that has red spots while wearing a blue vest, unlike the other Toad species in the movie that wear vests matching the colors of their spots, including red.

According to two 2014 interviews with Koichi Hayashida and Shigeru Miyamoto, Toads were initially designed without specific genders in mind.[5][6] Many typical male Toads do not appear to have hair. However, many female Toads appear to grow hair under their caps as do some male Toads. Male Toads are shown to be able to grow facial hair. Toads generally have no noses or ears; however, the Super Mario Bros. Super Show proved to be an exception with some Toads appearing even more human-like by appearance. The Starshade Bros. are also Toads that have prominent noses and visible ears.

Mushroom caps

Fire Yellow and Blue Toads with changed cap colors

All Toads have special mushroom caps on the top of their heads, just like actual mushrooms. According to Yoshiaki Koizumi, the producer of Super Mario Odyssey, a Toad's mushroom cap is in fact not a hat but a part of the Toad's head.[7] This is further implied in Mario Kart Tour where Toad characters who don't wear something on their cap cannot win challenges involving characters wearing hats. Shinya Hiratake, the director of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, made a reference to Toad caps by mentioning "Captain Toad's mushroom head".[8] Additionally in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, when Blue Toad, Yellow Toad, and Toadette use the Parachute Cap badge, they do not use their caps as parachutes, but rather pull out caps similar to those of Mario and Luigi like the other characters.[9] A loading screen tip in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, as well as an official Japanese news article for the same game, further confirms this by stating that their caps "are their heads–not big hats!"[10][11]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 show that the cap is simply a type of hat (or at least that it can be safely removed). When Toad took off his mushroom cap in these cartoons, he revealed his round head with a few strands of hair. An unused design of a Toad conductor in Paper Mario depicts their hat (which itself is too small to house a mushroom cap) briefly coming off revealing what could be a bald head without a mushroom cap.[12]

In Mario Strikers Charged, a Toad's skeleton is briefly seen when they are shocked, showing their cap is not a part of their skull. When Toads are hit, they seem to drop spores (as seen in Mario Tennis and the Super Smash Bros. series). Indeed, the Chancellor of Mushroom Kingdom claims to have "almost dropped [his] spores" after hearing Exor crash into Bowser's Keep in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Various Toads are also shown to have hair hanging down from underneath their caps, such as Toadofsky and Jolene, or even from the cap itself, such as the Excess Express waitress. Super Mario Run and Super Mario Odyssey both depict Toads wearing headphones on their caps, implying they can hear through them.

 
Jammin' Toad listening to music through their mushroom cap

While most Toads have white mushroom caps with different colored spots, there are exceptions. Toadette has a pink-colored mushroom cap with white spots (another example being Toadiko), and Toadsworth has a yellowish-colored mushroom cap with brown spots. Some Toads even have caps that are an inverted version of the regular caps, like Toadbert, who has a blue cap with white spots. In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the color of a Toad's cap can change via power-ups such as the Fire Flower, where Fire Yellow Toad's cap turns yellow with red spots, resembling that of a Mega Mushroom, and Fire Blue Toad's turns blue with red spots. Furthermore, some Toads have other shapes on their caps, such as the yellow stars on Dr. Toadley's cap; additionally, the Excess Express waitress and Vanna T. have hearts on their caps, while the Excess Express engineer has a much smaller cap without a mushroom shape at all. In Mario & Luigi: Brothership, a Toad left stranded during the sidequest The Left-Behind Toad complains about their cap drying out in the sun.

Color variations

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Toads come in many different colors. The following is a list of all known Toads and the first appearance of the respective Toad.

Image Cap Pattern First appearance
  White Red spots Super Mario Bros.
  White Blue spots Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, in-game)
  White Cyan spots The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
  White Green spots Wario's Woods
  White Mint spots Mario Party 2
  White Yellow spots The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
  White Orange spots Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  White Purple spots The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
  White Pink spots The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
  White Brown spots Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  White White spots Paper Mario: The Origami King
  Red White spots Mario Party
  Red Brown spots Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  Blue White spots Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  Blue Yellow spots Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  Green White spots Mario Party
  Green Brown spots The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
  Green Pink spots New Nintendo 3DS "Kisekae Plate" covers
  Yellow White spots Mario Party
  Purple White spots Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  Orange Red spots Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics)
  Orange Blue spots The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
  Purple Mint spots Mario Party 3
  Pink White spots Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!
  Beige Brown spots Super Mario Sunshine
  Black Red spots Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  Black Blue spots Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  White No spot Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics)
  White Red hearts Paper Mario
  White Pink hearts Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  White Red stars Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
  White Green stars Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
  Purple Yellow stars Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!
  Gray Yellow star spots Mario Party
  White Red diamonds Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  Cyan Red & white taijitu Super Mario Adventures
  White Blue stripes Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  White Red stripes Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  White Pink stripes Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  White Purple stripes Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  White Yellow stripes Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  White Gray stripes Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  Black Red flames Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Abilities

 
The Propeller Yellow Toad from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, after using the effects of the Propeller Mushroom

While the Toads are often shown to be fleeing at the first sign of danger during the games, some situations prove that they are more than capable of protecting themselves during battle. In Super Mario Bros. 2 (the first game that has a Toad as a playable character), Toad is revealed to be even stronger than the Mario brothers themselves and he is also shown to be very speedy as well. The Mario Baseball games also prove the strength of the playable Toads as they are shown to be considerably powerful, despite their size. The Mario soccer games also have the Toads being able to use powerful head butts as an offensive attack, a trait further emphasized in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Luigi's Mansion 3, where they are shown to be quite durable, capable of surviving a throw into walls or breakable objects (often head-first) without sustaining any injuries. Additionally, the Toads are capable of performing a fiery and powerful skillshot known as the Fire Meteor in Mario Strikers Charged. In Mario Sports Mix, Toad's strongest stat was his speed while his power and technique stats were slightly below average. Additionally, Toad is capable of using his spores to creating a reflective shield as well as gargantuan mushrooms that Toad is capable of controlling to attack opponents for his special move. These attributes are also present for Toad's alternate colorations.

 
Two Tanooki Toads alongside Tanooki Peach in Super Mario 3D Land

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the two playable Toads are shown to have stats that rival Mario and Luigi's own powers and abilities. The Toads are also capable of using the same power-ups (such as the Fire Flower) that are available to be used by the Mario brothers in order to gain new forms. The Toads are also shown to be skilled in riding Yoshis in this game as well. In Super Mario 3D Land, the three Toads that help Mario on his journey are shown to be just as capable as Mario himself when it comes to adventuring around the Mushroom Kingdom. They are also shown to be very speedy as they were capable of easily outrunning Mario throughout the game since the introduction. The three Toads and Toad himself are also capable of using various Power-Ups in this game such as the Propeller Box (which serves the same purpose as the block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii) and the Super Leaf (to become Tanooki Toads and fly alongside Mario during the ending of the game).

In the anime Super Mario Shirayuki-hime, the seven Toads are able to function similarly as Super Mushrooms as they are able to power up Mario after he has been weakened. However, this ability has not been shown in the actual games or any other portion of the Mario series after this OVA.

Toad guards

 
Two Toad guards attempting to protect Princess Peach during Bowser's attack in Super Mario Galaxy

Toad guards serve as the protectors of the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach. They typically wield spears and shields, their uniforms is a classic mantle. In Super Mario Galaxy these shields have Peach's symbol, her crown, emblazoned on the front. Like normal Toad citizens, Toad guards are not particularly brave, often asking Mario or other heroes to complete dangerous missions instead of doing so themselves. For example, when Bowser launches an attack on Peach's Castle during the centennial Star Festival, the Toad guards request Mario to protect the Princess, although that is the Toads' official duty as royal guards. One of Peach's bodyguards even hides behind Peach when Bowser hovers in front of her balcony.

Initially, the Toads' original names are referred to as mushroom retainers, which can mean that they are a specific group of Toad characters that help guard Princess Peach. They have appeared at the end of each world in Super Mario Bros., thanking Mario for saving them while informing him that Peach is still missing. Despite this early name, the term "mushroom retainer" has rarely been used since the original NES game, having only recurred in the video game series with the enhanced Game Boy Color port Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. "Mushroom retainer" is intended to be an early localized name for the Toads as a species, along with Mushroom People, which has been inserted in the digital manuals of Virtual Console re-releases. The name and role that goes with it does make an appearance in other early media; for example, the Nintendo Adventure Books and the Super Mario Bros. comics' introductory story "The Legend" describes Toad as the royal mushroom retainer. The more reserved Wooster holds a similar position in the series, but is instead called the "royal mushroom assistant" and (somewhat regretfully) directly serves the Mushroom King rather than the princess.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros.

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Seven Mushrooms who originally served in the court of Princess Toadstool, but are now under the spell of the evil Koopa king.[2]
    • Other languages:
      • Japanese:
        お姫様に仕える7人のキノコ、魔王の人質になっている。[13]
        (Translation: Seven mushrooms serving the princess, hostages of the demon king.)

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

  • Instruction booklet bio: Seven mushrooms who originally served in the court of Princess Toadstool but are now under the spell of the evil Koopa King.[14]

Super Mario 3D Land

  • North American website bio: Your friendly neighborhood Toads are hanging out all over the place, waiting at home to give you items should you stop by, or hiding in certain stages to toss you a power-up.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

  • Loading screen tip: Toads are residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, and those are their heads–not big hats!
  • Trading card bio: Toads are small in stature but have the biggest hearts and friendliest faces in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario the Juggler

  • Instruction booklet description: The Mushroom retainers ridicule Mario if he makes a mistake in Game A.[15]

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      Before the Dark Moon shattered into pieces, a crew of Toads were assisting Professor E.Gadd from within the mansions. Since then, all communication with the Toads has been lost. Do you think they're in trouble?
    • English (British):
      These Toads were helping E. Gadd with his research, but after the purple mist descended on Evershade Valley they were kidnapped by ghosts and haven't been seen since. Where could they be..?

Mario Baseball series

Mario Superstar Baseball

Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Type Balance
Special Ball N/A Special move(s) Body Check
Batting arm Right Throwing arm Right
Batting 5/10 Pitching 4/10
Fielding 4/10 Running 6/10
Good chemistry       Bad chemistry      
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.
Blue Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Type Balance
Special Ball N/A Special move(s) Body Check
Batting arm Right Throwing arm Right
Batting 4/10 Pitching 3/10
Fielding 4/10 Running 7/10
Good chemistry       Bad chemistry      
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.
Yellow Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Type Balance
Special Ball N/A Special move(s) Body Check
Batting arm Right Throwing arm Right
Batting 4/10 Pitching 4/10
Fielding 3/10 Running 6/10
Good chemistry       Bad chemistry      
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.
Green Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Type Balance
Special Ball N/A Special move(s) Body Check
Batting arm Right Throwing arm Right
Batting 5/10 Pitching 3/10
Fielding 4/10 Running 6/10
Good chemistry       Bad chemistry      
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.
Purple Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Type Balance
Special Ball N/A Special move(s) Body Check
Batting arm Right Throwing arm Right
Batting 5/10 Pitching 3/10
Fielding 4/10 Running 5/10
Good chemistry       Bad chemistry      
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 Super Sluggers

Red Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Ability Enlarge
Bat Right Glove Right
Batting 5/10 Pitching 5/10
Star Pitch N/A Star Swing N/A
Fielding 3/10 Running 7/10
Good chemistry             (red) Bad chemistry        
Bio: A well-balanced Toad who throws a decent pitch.
Blue Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Ability Enlarge
Bat Right Glove Right
Batting 6/10 Pitching 4/10
Star Pitch N/A Star Swing N/A
Fielding 3/10 Running 7/10
Good chemistry             (red) Bad chemistry        
Bio: A well-balanced Toad with extra batting power.
Yellow Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Ability Enlarge
Bat Right Glove Right
Batting 6/10 Pitching 3/10
Star Pitch N/A Star Swing N/A
Fielding 4/10 Running 7/10
Good chemistry             (red) Bad chemistry        
Bio: A well-balanced Toad with a fine glove.
Green Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Ability Enlarge
Bat Right Glove Right
Batting 5/10 Pitching 4/10
Star Pitch N/A Star Swing N/A
Fielding 4/10 Running 7/10
Good chemistry             (red) Bad chemistry        
Bio: A Toad with decent stats all around.
Purple Toad
 
Team Peach Monarchs Ability Enlarge
Bat Right Glove Right
Batting 6/10 Pitching 5/10
Star Pitch N/A Star Swing N/A
Fielding 2/10 Running 7/10
Good chemistry             (red) Bad chemistry        
Bio: A well-balanced Toad with a lively bat.

Mario Strikers Charged

  • Type: Playmaker
  • Skillshot: 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'.

Stats

  • Movement: 10
  • Shooting: 3
  • Passing: 10
  • Defense: 3

Mario Party: Star Rush

Image Name Bio
  Red Toad
A Mushroom Kingdom Toad...in red!
Aside from his red outfit, his most notable feature is probably...well...his distinct lack of notable features!
  Blue Toad
A Mushroom Kingdom Toad...in blue!
By far the most amazing thing about Blue Toad is...um... My, what a delightful blue outfit he's sporting!
  Green Toad
A Mushroom Kingdom Toad...in green!
Green Toad is a Toad who loves the color green. Loves it! Yep. That...about sums up Green Toad.
  Yellow Toad
A Mushroom Kingdom Toad...in yellow!
A Toad in yellow is surely a fine fellow. Surely! Other than that...he honestly doesn't stand out too terribly much.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Trophy
Toad
3DS:
 
Wii U:
 
Category: Fighter Related
( ) Appears in:
NES Super Mario Bros. (10/1985)
NES Super Mario Bros. 2 (10/1988)
( ) Trophy Box: 7: Super Mario Bros.
How to unlock:
( ) Collect 30 or more unique trophies.
( ) Purchase at the Trophy Shop
A race of charming mushrooms that dwell in the Mushroom Kingdom, they prefer to be called Toads... Come to think of it, that's an odd name. It's not like they're very good jumpers. Captain Toad can't jump at all! What's that? ToadSTOOLS? ...That makes more sense. (American English)
A charming tribe of mushroom people from the Mushroom Kingdom. "Toad" seems like a bit of an odd name for them, though. Like...they may be small, and some are green, but there's nothing really frog-like about them. Captain Toad can't even jump! Oh. Wait. Hold on a sec. "Toadstools"... Nooow it makes sense! (British English)

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

  • North American website bio: The citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom come in all colors and personality types, but most of them can't do too much without your help.
    • POP QUIZ: How many Toads does it take to de-burrito a town square?

Paper Mario: Color Splash

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Toad
  HP 999 Type Normal Role Common Card
Strong None Weak None Card drop rate 0 None
Moves Attack (1)
Location(s) Toad Trainworks
Quotes Usual: "Hurry up and repair the train!" ~ "What's taking so long?!" ~ "I'm starving!" ~ "When are we leaving?!" ~ "My wife left me!" ~ "I'm tired!" ~ "Luigi wouldn't do this to us!" ~ "You're too slow!" ~ "My butt is getting kinda numb!" ~ "My foot's asleep too!" ~ "I'm bored!" ~ "GAAH!" ~ "Ah, I feel so much better now!"
Enemy class
N/A
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 0 Red paint 0 Yellow paint 0 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 0 Green paint 0 Purple paint 0

Paper Mario: The Origami King

  • European website bio: Folded up by King Olly or bent out of shape by the Folded Soldiers, these fun guys are now scattered to the four winds. Give 'em a quick bash with your hammer to turn them back to normal!

Mario Kart Tour

Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)

Statistics
Special skill   Giant Banana
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
 
3DS Daisy Hills R/T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
3DS Toad Circuit R/T
 
DS Airship Fortress R
 
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
 
SNES Choco Island 1R
 
N64 Kalimari Desert
 
N64 Kalimari Desert R
 
3DS Toad Circuit R
 
SNES Donut Plains 1
 
SNES Choco Island 2R
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain R
 
Paris Promenade 3
 
Paris Promenade 3R
 
London Loop
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T
 
GBA Sunset Wilds R/T*
 
N64 Royal Raceway R/T**
 
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T
 
SNES Choco Island 1R/T
 
Wii Maple Treeway R/T
 
N64 Kalimari Desert T
 
SNES Choco Island 2
 
Los Angeles Laps 2R/T
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain T
 
Wii Dry Dry Ruins T
 
Wii Dry Dry Ruins R/T
 
Wii Dry Dry Ruins R
 
London Loop R/T
 
Athens Dash
 
Athens Dash 2
 
Rome Avanti 2T
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 2

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew)

Statistics
Special skill   Ice Flower
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
 
Merry Mountain R
 
Vancouver Velocity 2
 
3DS Toad Circuit T
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 1
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 1T
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R/T
 
N64 Frappe Snowland R
 
N64 Frappe Snowland T
 
DS Airship Fortress R/T
 
DS Airship Fortress R
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
Piranha Plant Cove R
 
Yoshi's Island T
 
London Loop R
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
 
Merry Mountain*
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 2T
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 2R**
 
Vancouver Velocity 2R/T
 
3DS Toad Circuit R
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 1
 
Singapore Speedway R/T
 
N64 Frappe Snowland
 
Los Angeles Laps 2
 
GBA Sky Garden T
 
GBA Sky Garden R
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge
 
3DS Rosalina's Ice World
 
Amsterdam Drift 2R
 
Amsterdam Drift 2
 
Sky-High Sundae R
 
Wii Rainbow Road R
 
Piranha Plant Cove 2R
 
Piranha Plant Cove 2T
 
DS Mario Circuit
 
Yoshi's Island
 
London Loop
 
GCN Mushroom Bridge R
 
Piranha Plant Cove 3R/T
 
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R/T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Red Toad (Pit Crew)

Statistics
Special skill   Fire Flower
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
 
SNES Donut Plains 1R/T
 
SNES Choco Island 1R/T
 
GBA Battle Course 1
 
DS Airship Fortress T
 
Wii Maple Treeway T
 
New York Minute T
 
Los Angeles Laps R/T
 
3DS Mario Circuit R
 
N64 Royal Raceway R
 
Merry Mountain
 
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2T
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1
 
Tokyo Blur 2R/T
 
Tokyo Blur 4R/T
 
N64 Kalimari Desert R
 
3DS Toad Circuit
 
3DS Daisy Hills T
 
Paris Promenade T
 
London Loop R
 
Amsterdam Drift 2
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 2
 
N64 Mario Raceway
 
New York Minute 2R
 
Rome Avanti 2
 
Sydney Sprint 2
 
Squeaky Clean Sprint T
 
Paris Promenade 3
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 2R/T
 
London Loop 3
 
Madrid Drive 3R
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
 
SNES Choco Island 1*
 
SNES Donut Plains 2R/T
 
RMX Choco Island 1R/T**
 
RMX Donut Plains 1R/T
 
Wii Maple Treeway R/T
 
SNES Donut Plains 3T
 
GBA Boo Lake R/T
 
New York Minute R
 
Los Angeles Laps T
 
3DS Mario Circuit T
 
N64 Royal Raceway
 
Merry Mountain R
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T
 
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2R
 
Wii Rainbow Road
 
Wii Rainbow Road R
 
Tokyo Blur 3T
 
Tokyo Blur 4
 
N64 Kalimari Desert
 
N64 Kalimari Desert T
 
DS Shroom Ridge
 
3DS Toad Circuit T
 
DS Shroom Ridge R
 
DS Shroom Ridge R/T
 
DS Mario Circuit R
 
3DS Daisy Hills R
 
N64 Yoshi Valley R/T
 
Yoshi's Island T
 
London Loop 2
 
Amsterdam Drift R
 
GCN Mushroom Bridge R
 
GBA Peach Circuit T
 
New York Minute
 
Rome Avanti T
 
Sydney Sprint 2R
 
Squeaky Clean Sprint R
 
Paris Promenade 3R
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 2R/T
 
London Loop 3R
 
Madrid Drive 3

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Green Toad (Pit Crew)

Statistics
Special skill   Triple Green Shells
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
 
SNES Ghost Valley 2R/T
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R/T
 
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon T
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2
 
Tokyo Blur R
 
Tokyo Blur 4T
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge T
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R
 
3DS Toad Circuit
 
3DS Mario Circuit R/T
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
 
3DS Daisy Hills R
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T
 
Amsterdam Drift
 
Amsterdam Drift 2R/T
 
3DS Neo Bowser City R
 
3DS Bowser's Castle R/T
 
GBA Peach Circuit
 
GBA Luigi Circuit R
 
Vancouver Velocity 2R/T
 
Rome Avanti R
 
Piranha Plant Pipeline R
 
Paris Promenade 3R/T
 
DS DK Pass
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 2R
 
Amsterdam Drift 3T
 
Rome Avanti 3R/T
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
 
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R/T*
 
SNES Donut Plains 3R/T**
 
GBA Sky Garden R/T
 
GCN Baby Park R/T
 
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
 
SNES Rainbow Road R/T
 
SNES Ghost Valley 2R
 
Wii Rainbow Road
 
DS Twilight House
 
Tokyo Blur 2
 
Tokyo Blur 2R
 
Tokyo Blur 2R/T
 
Tokyo Blur 3
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain R
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge R
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide T
 
3DS Toad Circuit R
 
DS Shroom Ridge R/T
 
DS Shroom Ridge T
 
3DS Mario Circuit
 
3DS Mario Circuit R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3T
 
DS Mario Circuit R
 
DS Mario Circuit T
 
3DS Daisy Hills
 
3DS Daisy Hills T
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R/T
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit
 
N64 Yoshi Valley R/T
 
Amsterdam Drift R
 
Amsterdam Drift 2
 
3DS Neo Bowser City T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 2
 
3DS Bowser's Castle T
 
SNES Bowser Castle 3R
 
GCN Mushroom Bridge R
 
Wii Daisy Circuit R
 
GBA Peach Circuit R
 
Vancouver Velocity T
 
Rome Avanti R/T
 
Rome Avanti 2
 
Sydney Sprint 2
 
Squeaky Clean Sprint
 
Paris Promenade 3R
 
Madrid Drive 2
 
DS DK Pass T
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 2
 
Sydney Sprint 3R
 
Vancouver Velocity 3R
 
Amsterdam Drift 3
 
Rome Avanti 3T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Pink Toad (Pit Crew)

Statistics
Special skill   Heart
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
 
SNES Rainbow Road R/T
 
3DS Rainbow Road R
 
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T
 
Tokyo Blur 3T
 
Tokyo Blur 2
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge
 
GBA Snow Land R
 
GBA Sunset Wilds R/T
 
3DS Toad Circuit R
 
DS Peach Gardens
 
3DS Mario Circuit
 
N64 Royal Raceway R
 
3DS Daisy Hills T
 
DS Waluigi Pinball T
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit
 
GCN Baby Park R/T
 
Amsterdam Drift R
 
Amsterdam Drift 2R
 
3DS Neo Bowser City R
 
3DS Neo Bowser City R/T
 
SNES Choco Island 2R
 
N64 Mario Raceway R
 
Vancouver Velocity R/T
 
New York Minute
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
 
Paris Promenade 3T
 
N64 Frappe Snowland T
 
Wii DK Summit T
 
Amsterdam Drift 3T
 
Madrid Drive 3R
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
 
SNES Rainbow Road*
 
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island
 
SNES Ghost Valley 2**
 
Wii Rainbow Road R/T
 
Singapore Speedway 3R/T
 
Tokyo Blur 2R/T
 
Singapore Speedway R
 
Singapore Speedway
 
Singapore Speedway R/T
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge R
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide R
 
GBA Snow Land R/T
 
GBA Snow Land T
 
3DS Toad Circuit T
 
3DS Toad Circuit R/T
 
DS Peach Gardens T
 
DS Peach Gardens R
 
DS Shroom Ridge
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2
 
3DS Mario Circuit T
 
3DS Mario Circuit R/T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
N64 Royal Raceway T
 
N64 Royal Raceway R/T
 
3DS Daisy Hills
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
 
3DS Daisy Hills R
 
DS Waluigi Pinball
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R/T
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T
 
GCN Baby Park
 
N64 Yoshi Valley R/T
 
Paris Promenade
 
Amsterdam Drift T
 
Amsterdam Drift 2
 
Athens Dash
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R
 
DS Airship Fortress R
 
3DS Bowser's Castle R
 
SNES Bowser Castle 3
 
SNES Choco Island 2T
 
SNES Donut Plains 1R
 
GBA Peach Circuit R/T
 
N64 Mario Raceway R/T
 
Vancouver Velocity
 
Vancouver Velocity 2R
 
Wii Moonview Highway R
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T
 
Sydney Sprint 2R/T
 
Paris Promenade 3R/T
 
Los Angeles Laps 3
 
Madrid Drive R
 
DS DK Pass R
 
N64 Frappe Snowland R
 
Wii DK Summit
 
Sky-High Sundae T
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 2R
 
Amsterdam Drift 3

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Purple Toad (Pit Crew)

Statistics
Special skill   Giga Bob-omb
Favorite courses
(Three items per Item Box)
 
Tokyo Blur
 
Berlin Byways 2T
 
Paris Promenade B
 
Madrid Drive R
 
RMX Ghost Valley 1R/T
 
3DS Wario Shipyard T
 
SNES Ghost Valley 1T
 
GBA Boo Lake R
 
New York Minute 3R
 
New York Minute 4R
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R
 
GCN Baby Park R
 
3DS Neo Bowser City R
 
3DS Neo Bowser City R/T
 
GBA Snow Land R
 
3DS Toad Circuit R/T
 
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T
 
3DS Rainbow Road R
 
Tokyo Blur 3R/T
 
DS DK Pass
 
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R
 
GBA Luigi Circuit T
 
DS Shroom Ridge T
 
London Loop 3
 
Los Angeles Laps 2
 
Berlin Byways 3R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3T
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1T
 
London Loop 2R
 
GBA Peach Circuit R
 
Rome Avanti T
 
Sydney Sprint 2R/T
Favored courses
(Two items per Item Box)
 
Tokyo Blur R/T
 
Berlin Byways 2R/T*
 
Paris Promenade 3R
 
Wii Moonview Highway R/T**
 
Madrid Drive R/T
 
3DS Wario Shipyard
 
3DS Wario Shipyard R/T
 
SNES Ghost Valley 1R
 
DS Airship Fortress R/T
 
New York Minute 2
 
New York Minute 3R/T
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge R
 
GCN Baby Park T
 
3DS Neo Bowser City
 
GBA Snow Land R/T
 
3DS Rainbow Road
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2R/T
 
Tokyo Blur 4
 
DS DK Pass T
 
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
 
Sky-High Sundae R/T
 
GBA Luigi Circuit
 
RMX Vanilla Lake 2T
 
Piranha Plant Cove R
 
3DS Toad Circuit R
 
London Loop 3R
 
Los Angeles Laps 2T
 
Berlin Byways 3R/T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R
 
London Loop 2T
 
GCN Mushroom Bridge T
 
GBA Peach Circuit T
 
N64 Mario Raceway T
 
Rome Avanti 2T
 
Piranha Plant Pipeline T
 
Sydney Sprint 2T
 
GCN Daisy Cruiser R/T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Toad (species).

Names in other languages

Toad

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キノコ[16]
Kinoko
Mushroom
キノコ一族いちぞく[17]
Kinoko-ichizoku
Mushroom People
キノコじん[?]
Kinoko-jin
Mushroom person Super Mario RPG
キノピオ[?]
Kinopio
Same as Toad (initially used for the seven mushroom retainers)[18]
Catalan Toad[?] - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Chinese 蘑菇人[?]
Mógū rén
Mushroom person Super Mario RPG
Chinese (simplified) 奇诺比奥[?]
Qínuòbǐ'ào
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 奇諾比奧[?]
Qínuòbǐ'ào
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch Toad[?] -
Padje[19] Toady Super Mario Bros.
paddenstoelpersoon[?] mushroom-person Super Mario RPG
Finnish Sienialamainen[?] Mushroom subject Super Mario Bros. booklet
French Toad[?] -
French (NOA) personne champignon[?] mushroom person Super Mario RPG
French (NOE) forme de champignon[?] mushroom form Super Mario RPG
German Toad[?] -
pilzige Person[?] mushroomy person Super Mario RPG; one instance
Italian Toad[?] -
Fungo suddito[?] Mushroom subject Super Mario Bros. booklet
persona fungo[?] mushroom person Super Mario RPG
Korean 키노피오[?]
Kinopio
Transliteration of the Japanese name, Kinopio
버섯 주민[?]
Beoseot jumin
Mushroom resident Super Mario RPG
Portuguese Toad[?] -
Romanian Ciupercă[?] Mushroom The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Russian Тоад[?]
Toad
Transliteration of the English name, Toad
Spanish persona champiñón[?] mushroom person Super Mario RPG
Spanish (NOA) Toad[?] -
Spanish (NOE) Hombre champiñón[?] Mushroom man Super Mario Bros. booklet

Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese きいろキノピオ (ピットクルー)[?]
Kīro Kinopio (Pitto Kurū)
Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)
Chinese (simplified) 黄色奇诺比奥 (维修人员)[?]
Huángsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Yellow Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
Chinese (traditional) 黃色奇諾比奧 (維修人員)[?]
Huángsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Yellow Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
French Toad jaune (stand)[?] Yellow Toad (pit)
German Gelber Toad (Boxencrew)[?] Yellow Toad (pit crew)
Italian Toad giallo (pit stop)[?] Yellow Toad (pit stop)
Korean 노랑키노피오(피트 크루)[?]
Norang Kinopio (Piteu Keuru)
Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)
Portuguese Toad amarelo (boxes)[?] Yellow Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOA) Toad amarillo (boxes)[?] Yellow Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOE) Toad amarillo (Boxes)[?] Yellow Toad (Pit)

Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew)

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese みずいろキノピオ (ピットクルー)[?]
Mizuiro Kinopio (Pitto Kurū)
Light blue Toad (Pit Crew)
Chinese (simplified) 浅蓝色奇诺比奥 (维修人员)[?]
Qiǎnlánsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Light blue Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
Chinese (traditional) 淺藍色奇諾比奧 (維修人員)[?]
Qiǎnlánsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Light blue Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
French Toad bleu ciel (stand)[?] Sky blue Toad (pit)
German Hellblauer Toad (Boxencrew)[?] Light blue Toad (pit crew)
Italian Toad azzurro (pit stop)[?] Sky blue Toad (pit stop)
Korean 하늘색키노피오(피트 크루)[?]
Haneulsaek Kinopio (Piteu Keuru)
Sky blue Toad (Pit Crew)
Portuguese Toad azul-claro (boxes)[?] Light blue Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOA) Toad celeste (boxes)[?] Light blue Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOE) Toad celeste (Boxes)[?] Light blue Toad (Pit)

Red Toad (Pit Crew)

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あかキノピオ (ピットクルー)[?]
Aka Kinopio (Pitto Kurū)
Red Toad (Pit Crew)
Chinese (simplified) 红色奇诺比奥 (维修人员)[?]
Hóngsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Red Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
Chinese (traditional) 紅色奇諾比奧 (維修人員)[?]
Hóngsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Red Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
French Toad rouge (stand)[?] Red Toad (pit)
German Roter Toad (Boxencrew)[?] Red Toad (pit crew)
Italian Toad rosso (pit stop)[?] Red Toad (pit stop)
Korean 빨강키노피오(피트 크루)[?]
Ppalgang Kinopio (Piteu Keuru)
Red Toad (Pit Crew)
Portuguese Toad vermelho (boxes)[?] Red Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOA) Toad rojo (boxes)[?] Red Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOE) Toad rojo (Boxes)[?] Red Toad (Pit)

Green Toad (Pit Crew)

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese みどりキノピオ (ピットクルー)[?]
Midori Kinopio (Pitto Kurū)
Green Toad (Pit Crew)
Chinese (simplified) 绿色奇诺比奥 (维修人员)[?]
Lǜsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Green Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
Chinese (traditional) 綠色奇諾比奧 (維修人員)[?]
Lǜsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Green Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
French Toad vert (stand)[?] Green Toad (pit)
German Grüner Toad (Boxencrew)[?] Green Toad (pit crew)
Italian Toad verde (pit stop)[?] Green Toad (pit stop)
Korean 초록키노피오(피트 크루)[?]
Chorok Kinopio (Piteu Keuru)
Green Toad (Pit Crew)
Portuguese Toad verde (boxes)[?] Green Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOA) Toad verde (boxes)[?] Green Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOE) Toad verde (Boxes)[?] Green Toad (Pit)

Pink Toad (Pit Crew)

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピンクキノピオ (ピットクルー)[?]
Pinku Kinopio (Pitto Kurū)
Pink Toad (Pit Crew)
Chinese (simplified) 粉红色奇诺比奥 (维修人员)[?]
Fěnhóngsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Pink Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
Chinese (traditional) 粉紅色奇諾比奧 (維修人員)[?]
Fěnhóngsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Pink Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
French Toad rose (stand)[?] Pink Toad (pit)
German Rosa Toad (Boxencrew)[?] Pink Toad (pit crew)
Italian Toad rosa (pit stop)[?] Pink Toad (pit stop)
Korean 핑크키노피오(피트 크루)[?]
Pingkeu Kinopio (Piteu Keuru)
Pink Toad (Pit Crew)
Portuguese Toad rosa (boxes)[?] Pink Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOA) Toad rosa (boxes)[?] Pink Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOE) Toad rosa (Boxes)[?] Pink Toad (Pit)

Purple Toad (Pit Crew)

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese むらさきキノピオ (ピットクルー)[?]
Murasaki Kinopio (Pitto Kurū)
Purple Toad (Pit Crew)
Chinese (simplified) 紫色奇诺比奥 (维修人员)[?]
Zǐsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Purple Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
Chinese (traditional) 紫色奇諾比奧 (維修人員)[?]
Zǐsè Jīnuòbǐào (Wéixiū Rényuán)
Purple Toad (Maintenance Personnel)
French Toad violet (stand)[?] Purple Toad (pit)
German Lila Toad (Boxencrew)[?] Purple Toad (pit crew)
Italian Toad viola (pit stop)[?] Purple Toad (pit stop)
Korean 보라키노피오(피트 크루)[?]
Bora Kinopio (Piteu Keuru)
Purple Toad (Pit Crew)
Portuguese Toad roxo (boxes)[?] Purple Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOA) Toad morado (boxes)[?] Purple Toad (pit)
Spanish (NOE) Toad morado (Boxes)[?] Purple Toad (Pit)

Notes

  • In Super Mario Chess, Toads appear as rooks on Mario's team. Their rivals are Goombas, who appear as rooks on the opposing Bowser's team.
  • In Super Mario Sunshine, a yellow Toad is placed in the death barrier underneath the ground.[20] In the Super Mario 3D All-Stars version, this is fixed and he is found at his intended position at Pinna Park's entrance when Shadow Mario kidnaps Peach.

References

  1. ^ 1985. Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  2. ^ a b Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet. Page 14.
  3. ^ "Who was sitting the closest to Toad?" – Nintendo of America (November 5, 2020). Test Your 5-Second Focus with Paper Mario: The Origami King. YouTube (American English). Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet, Nintendo Comics System description, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Toad trophy, etc.
  5. ^ a b Corriea, Alexa Ray (November 17, 2014). Nintendo Reveals the Toads' Gender Secret. GameSpot (English). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ iJustine (December 17, 2014). Shigeru Miyamoto Interview (Creator of Mario!) (08:44). YouTube (English). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Nintendo of America (February 5, 2018). Super Mario Odyssey Dev. Talk - ft. Mr. Koizumi. YouTube (American English). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "I always thought Captain Toad's mushroom head looks sort of like a turban, so I tried to give the world a bit of an Arabian Nights theme, which you don't really see a lot of in the Mario series." – Hiratake, Shinya (February 16, 2015). Interview by MariChan. Miiverse. Archived September 11, 2016, 00:41:13 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  9. ^ GameXplain (September 1, 2023). Toad's Hat is DEAD! (Long Live Toad's Head). YouTube (English). Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Toads are residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, and those are their heads–not big hats!" – Loading screen tip. Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
  11. ^ キノコ王国の住人。 大きな頭は帽子ではない。. Nintendo (Japanese). Archived September 13, 2023, 17:03:44 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  12. ^ May 24, 2022. Post. Supper Mario Broth (English). Archived September 13, 2023, 17:34:03 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  13. ^ 1985. 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ 取扱説明書」 (Super Mario Bros. Toriatsukai Setsumeisho) (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 14.
  14. ^ 1999. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (American English). Page 33.
  15. ^ 1991. Mario the Juggler instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 7.
  16. ^ スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) instruction booklet. Page 4, 8, and 14.
  17. ^ 1986. Super Mario Bros. 2 Family Computer Disk System instruction booklet. Japanese. Page 3.
  18. ^ 「お姫様に仕える7人のキノコ、魔王の人質になっている。」 (Seven Mushrooms who serve the princess. The Demon King is holding them hostage.) – 1985. スーパーマリオブラザーズ (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 14.
  19. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) No. 2. Page 4–5.
  20. ^ January 2, 2021. Post. Supper Mario Broth (English). Retrieved June 27, 2024.