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'''Toad''' is a major recurring character in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. He is a loyal and cheerful citizen of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], and a friend to [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and much of the cast of characters. Toad often realizes the purpose of representing his species, which share the same appearance and name as him, the [[Toad (species)|Toads]]. He can be told apart from his fellows by certain design details or by a more significant role. ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' marks his first appearance as a singular Toad character with a characterization that he does not share with his species. Despite this, multiple resources state that he is among the Mushroom Retainers present in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.

Toad shares similarities with the character of [[Captain Toad]]. Despite this, sources conflict on if they are the same character or otherwise. Despite this, sources conflict on the nature of their relation to each other.

==General information==

===Identity===
[[File:Toadminister2.png|thumb|left|Toad in contrast with others of his kind]]
Due to sharing his name and design with the rest of his species, which are abundant in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, Toad's exact appearances are difficult to determine. This nature of his character is accentuated in Japanese versions, as the language does not have plural forms, and thus any mention of the word 「キノピオ」 ''Kinopio'' (Toad) could potentially refer to either as singular character or the whole species.

Toad is usually set apart by a special role and focus, uniquely from other [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' introduced the distinction of Toad being the only one to have red spots and a blue rest, the original design for the Mushroom Retainers in ''Super Mario Bros.'', whereas generic Toads had matching colors between their spots and vests (often red, blue, yellow, green, and purple). This trait carried over to various games subsequently released. The ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series, the ''[[Mario & Sonic]]'' series, the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series starting with ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series starting with ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', and the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series starting with ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. As well as ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', and general marketing of the franchise. However, this distiction is not always consistent. Despite games from the ''Super Mario'' series from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' to ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' adhering to this, ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' contradicts, and features all generic Toads in the game with the same design as Toad. ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' also depict Toad and [[Mini-Toad|his Mini]] with blue spots, rather than red.

A distinction only present in Japanese versions is Toad's usage of the first-person pronoun 「ぼく」 ''boku'', which gives his dialogue a particular jovial and boyish tone, as opposed to generics of his species which tend to use 「あたし」 ''watashi'', a more neutral pronoun. 


Due to Toad sharing his name and general design with the rest of his species, which are abundant in the ''Super Mario'' franchise, it can be difficult to define his appearances in games and other media. Toad is often set apart by having a unique role and focus in the gameplay or the story, such as in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', where he appears alongside multiple of his kind who look the same as him but is distinguished by being the only one with his name displayed in the dialogue box, and by recurringly aiding [[Mario]] over the course of the game. 

Starting with ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', Toad started to be further differentiated from his species by being the only standard-looking one with spots that are red and a vest that is blue, while others had their spots and vest be of the same color (generally red, blue, yellow, green, and purple). This carried over to various media following this game, such as the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series, the ''[[Mario & Sonic]]'' series, the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series starting with ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series starting with ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series starting with ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', and in general marketing of the franchise. This has also been applied retroactively, such as in the ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' versions of the ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' minigame [[Roll Call (minigame)|Roll Call]] and the ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' minigame [[Messy Memory]], and in the ''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' remake for the Nintendo Switch. However, this is not always consistent. Despite games from the ''Super Mario'' series from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' to ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' adhering to this, ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' does not, and features all standard Toads in the game with red spots and blue vests, outside of the [[Toad Brigade]]. ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' also depict Toad and [[Mini-Toad]] with blue spots, rather than red.

===Physical description===
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Toad has the same look as the rest of his species. He normally wears a blue vest, brown shoes, and a large diaper-like piece of clothing for pants. His appearance often depicts him as looking like a small human child with his miniature size and recognizable human-like features. In the games starting from ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', Toad's vest is given an added gold lining. He has a red-spotted mushroom cap, which has been the subject of some ambiguity and inconsistency as to whether or not it is in fact a hat. In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', Toad claims that he has a hat ("You've come so far...I'd tip my hat to you, but neither of us wants to see that."),<ref>{{cite|author=YTSunny|date=November 11, 2017|url=youtu.be/m6jOdeSbYOc?t=5757|timestamp=1:35:57|title=Mario Party: Top 100 - FULL Minigame Island (Complete Walkthrough)|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=June 21, 2024}}</ref> and in the cartoon series ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Toad removes his bulb as a cap on occasion. Also, Toad is stated to have a hat in ''[[Monster Mix-Up]]''.<ref>{{cite|quote=Toad claps a hand to his polka-dot hat to keep it from flying off.|title=''Monster Mix-Up''|page=107|date=July 1, 1991|author=McCay, Bill|language=en-us}}</ref> However, an interview with ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' producer [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] contradicted this; it was stated that the mushroom bulb is a part of Toad's head and not a cap.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=February 5, 2018|language=en-us|url=youtu.be/EVNYfoFcrZY|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' Dev. Talk - ft. Mr. Koizumi|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 5, 2018}}</ref> This is supported by ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where Toad's default costume will not count towards challenges requiring drivers wearing a hat, and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', where it is stated that the mushroom caps of Toads as a whole are their heads and not hats. 

[[File:NoCap.png|thumb|left|Toad takes his mushroom cap off, revealing three strands of hair.]]
Like most of the characters in the series, Toad has changed very little appearance-wise throughout the years since his debut in ''Super Mario Bros.'' The only recognizable differences in his current look consists of his physical appearance which included some defining factors in the recent years (such as redesigned eyes and a gold outline that was recently added to his traditional vest), and the corrected number of spots on his mushroom cap (the number of spots on his cap was inconsistent in the older ''Super Mario'' games).

[[File:ToadslegsMP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|120px|Toad's legs as seen in his ''Mario Party'' artwork]]
In other aspects, Toad is very small in size (a trait shared within his species). In relation to his body size, he also has small, thin arms and no legs (with just his feet), although promotional artwork of Toad for ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as well as the in-game sprites from both aforementioned ''[[Mario Kart]]'' games depict Toad with thin, cylindrical legs, and in the graphics for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'' as well as in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', Toad appears to have short legs underneath his pants, unlike in his other appearances. Toad also has a large head that is mostly dominated by the red-spotted mushroom cap on his head. Overall, Toad's head appears to have a strong resemblance to various mushrooms (most notably the Super Mushroom). While having the look of a child in his current appearance (as most of the members of his species do), his earlier appearances (especially in his game appearances during the Nintendo 64 era) portray him as looking more childish in design with his very large head and miniature body (more so than his current appearance). [[Toad (species)|Toads]] have never been portrayed with their legs showing before or after these games.

A small controversy arose with ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', because Toad is given a blue mushroom cap instead of a red one. However, Toad's blue mushroom cap is actually due to the graphical limitations of the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] rather than a continuity thread. In remakes of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', such as ''Super Mario All-Stars'', Toad is given a red mushroom cap. This controversy arose again in ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2'', where Toad is once again depicted with blue spots on his mushroom cap. However, this appears to be a trend with a homage to Toad's sprite depiction in the original ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. 

Toad's appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has evolved. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Toad had a slightly darker skin tone, as well as an overall stubbier appearance, reflecting his then-recent appearances in ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Mario Party 3''. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Toad's model was updated to match his current appearance since games like ''Mario Party 4'', though with a monotone color scheme, as well as realistic details in his clothing and shoes. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', his model was updated yet again, with a more vibrant and cartoonish color scheme, as well as much less detailing. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Toad receives simple detailing in his clothing and shoes, as well as a subdued color scheme, albeit not to the same extent as ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.

====Clothing====
[[File:ToadTennis64.png|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Toad's sports outfit in ''Mario Tennis'']]
[[File:Toad4.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|Toad's party outfit from ''Mario Party 4'']]
Toad is generally seen to be in an attire consisting of a blue vest (or waistcoat), white pants, and large brown shoes. In some ''Super Mario'' games and as well as the early ''Super Mario'' cartoons, Toad is depicted to be wearing a red vest as opposed to his traditional blue vest. As a result, Toad's appearances with a red vest sometimes result in confusion among whether or not it is truly Toad himself who is making an appearance in these games or not. Even without his red vest, Toad's general appearance is often shared by many other Toads in the Mushroom Kingdom; thus, further causing confusion between his appearances. However, later ''Super Mario'' games such as have made attempts to differentiate Toad from the other Toads by making him the only Red Toad (Toads with red head spots) to be sporting a blue vest.

While he is commonly seen in his traditional clothing style consisting of his standard vest and pants throughout the series, Toad is sometimes seen to be sporting different wardrobes in various games. This change is first witnessed in some of the earlier spin-off titles as some of the ''Mario Sports'' games for the Nintendo 64 (such as the ''Mario Tennis'' and ''Mario Golf'' titles for the system) has Toad is seen wearing a blue shirt with a large gold button that may have served as his original sports outfit. Additionally, ''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' for the [[Virtual Boy]] depicts Toad in the same tennis wear as the other playable male characters. Regardless of his new looks, Toad's clothing style for the later ''Mario Sports'' games (except ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', and ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', with the former being added in an update) have him wearing his usual default clothing from the general ''Super Mario'' games (his regular clothing including his vest) as opposed to owning a separate sports outfit

Toad has also been seen in different outfits and costumes throughout the various ''Super Mario'' games; however, it is the ''Mario Party'' series that has given Toad his most different and customized appearances. In ''Mario Party 2'', Toad (along with the other main characters) often dressed up in different costumes in respect to the boards that the characters were playing on (such as a wizard in [[Horror Land]] or a live boat in [[Pirate Land]]). In ''Mario Party 4'', Toad is depicted to wearing a fancy white and black striped suit with a rather shiny red bow tie in regards to his status as one of the main hosts in the game (in the ending credits of the game, Toad reveals that he and the other hosts had received their new clothes through the appearance of the Party Cube).

In the ''Super Mario'' games, the general appearance of a Toad is often changed drastically depending on the Power-Ups they use (as especially seen in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''). This is no different for Toad himself as games like ''Super Mario 3D World'' portrayed him in his very own Tanooki suit whenever he has gained the power from a [[Super Leaf]] (thus, becoming Tanooki Toad). His alternate forms from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' also portray him in different clothing styles such as his [[Fire Mario|Super Toad]] form (which portrays him with a reversed color pattern of a red mushroom cap and white spots) and the [[Toad Warrior]] (which depicts him in a typical biker outfit). In ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', Toad is sometimes seen wearing yellow oversized sunglasses when it is hot outside. In the episodes "[[Reign Storm]]" and "[[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]]," Toad is seen shirtless wearing green swimming trunks, yellow sunglasses, and purple shoes. The [[Mini Toad]] toy from the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' games also stays true to Toad's original ''Fire Toad'' form by having a reversed colored mushroom cap whenever it becomes a [[Fire Mini Toad]]. 

''Super Mario 3D World'' not only altered Toad's overall appearance with his blue-spotted mushroom cap, but his Fire Toad form has also changed to become very similar in appearance to Fire Yellow Toad from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games with an orange mushroom cap and red spots while Toad sports a red vest.

In ''Mario Kart Tour'', aside from his default appearance, Toad also has a Party Time outfit which was similar, only with the addition of sleeves to his vest, wearing a red and white striped coned party cap, a red bow tie, and a party mask bearing the likeness of Mario's moustache. Another outfit, called Pit Crew, has him wearing a blue bodysuit as well as a blue helmet.

===Personality===
[[File:Super Mario Galaxy Toad Artwork.png|thumb|upright=0.95|Toad is often seen as a humble character with his appealing smile and innocence.]]
Toad is often portrayed as cheerful almost to the point of childishness; his official artworks often show him with a wide smile on his face. He is also excitable and prone to panic and is often shown running around frantically. Toad is also sometimes seen as somewhat of a coward, although he seems to be actually aware of his own cowardice. Despite this, Toad still manages to be brave when the need truly calls for it, and often helps Mario on his multiple adventures. In some images of the ''Mario Kart'' series and various media of the ''Super Mario'' franchise (such as the comic series), Toad has also been portrayed as accident-prone or simply unlucky. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', Toad mentions having a fear of heights.

[[File:Toadart.jpg|thumb|162px|left|Toad is portrayed as accident-prone or unlucky, similarly to Luigi.]]
While Toad does occasionally get upset and has been described as an impatient character,<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller|title=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide|page=19|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> he is often kind and polite, generally rooting for the well-being for just about anyone who he calls his friend. This is sometimes contrasted by some instances such as his appearance in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', where Toad shows something of a sarcastic streak.

In some ''Super Mario'' media where another character acts as [[Princess Peach]]'s caretaker (such as [[Wooster]] in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' comic), Toad has a more active role in the story; in these cases, he is depicted as being rather naïve and a bit on the selfish side. However, he is also quite rash, which often leads him into trouble and forces him to adjust his attitude and fix the problems he unintentionally causes. In the Valiant Comics series, Toad is dedicated to his work as a mushroom retainer, drinking coffee from a cup that reads "World's Greatest Mushroom Retainer."

In ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', Toad's personality receives an overhaul: he is energetic, impulsive, adventurous, and boisterous. He is notably braver than the other Toads, as he strives to go on his first real adventure, and tags along with Mario (who he claims is his best friend despite only knowing him for a short amount of time) and Peach for that reason. Despite this braveness, it can cross over to foolishness and he tends to be insensitive. During the tour of the Mushroom Kingdom, he hysterically warns the other Toad to move out of the way since "[Luigi] is going to die imminently", only to reassure Mario that he will be fine after he reacted in irritation over what he just said. Mario also tends to be annoyed by his antics, like the aforementioned moment, when he scares him the first time they meet and when he hits him in the arm with his stick to make him realize that he is not dreaming after ending up in the Mushroom Kingdom. Additionally, as the trio embark on a wild kart ride through the [[Donkey Kong Island|Jungle Kingdom]], Toad is shown to be whooping and cheering with excitement, even while nearly being flung out of the kart several times, while Mario and Peach are screaming in terror. Despite this, he is fiercely loyal to Peach, as she brings him along because he vows to protect her and that he fears nothing. Additionally, when Peach orders the Toads to evacuate the Mushroom Kingdom and asks Toad to do the same, he simply reiterates his promise to protect her, to which Peach smiles with understanding and allows him to follow her to face Bowser.

===Speech===
Toad's voice has gone through many changes throughout the franchise's history. In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Toad speaks with a shrill, raspy voice and a thick Brooklyn accent. In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of ''[[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', Toad has a voice similar to that of a young adolescent. In the first three ''Mario Party'' installments and the Japanese release of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Toad's voice is higher-pitched and more childlike. In the English release of ''Mario Kart 64'', he sounds like a small child, often screaming in a high voice or cheering in his speech. From ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' onward (as a result of [[Jen Taylor]] being introduced as his new voice actress), his voice is slightly deeper and regains the rasp heard in the [[DIC Entertainment]] cartoons.

In the games department, Toad's voice was originally portrayed by [[Tomoko Maruno]] for the Japanese version of ''Mario Kart 64'' (and later the first three ''Mario Party'' titles) and [[Isaac Marshall]] for the overseas version. Eventually, Jen Taylor, and then [[Kelsey Hutchison]], played Toad's voice for many installments. His longest running voice actor is [[Samantha Kelly]], who also voiced [[Princess Peach]] and [[Toadette]]. He is currently voiced by [[Laila Berzins]] since ''Mario Kart World''. In tandem with his cheerful personality, Toad is often heard yelling, "Yahoo!", "Woohoo!", or "Yeah!"

===Powers and abilities===
[[File:SMB2 Toad Carrying Vegetable Artwork.png|thumb|130px|upright=0.85|left|Toad displaying his great strength by plucking a [[vegetable]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Within the game, Toad is the strongest character in terms of vegetable pulling.]]
[[File:Toad Running Artwork (alt) - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|upright=1.45|Artwork depicting Toad's extra fast running ability]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', despite his diminutive size, Toad is stronger than the Mario Bros., pulling [[Vegetables]] and [[Coin]]s out of the ground faster than any other character. Toad is also a very fast character, having the highest speed of the group as well. These strengths were again seen in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. This is further influenced in the ''Mario Kart'' series, where he is a lightweight character and very often an extremely fast one. However, both ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'' also acknowledges the fact that Toad has very weak jumps. In spite of his limited jumping power, Toad is capable of performing the [[Crouching High Jump|Power Squat Jump]] ability in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' to surpass this limitation. ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' gives him the unique ability to walk up walls, but this ability has not been seen since. Toad uses a [[Hammer]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', but this too has not been seen recently. 

His appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a shield for [[Princess Peach]] further hints at the fact that he has good endurance. Toad also has access to Mario's power-ups and is skilled at riding [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. He is generally considered an expert on items, often giving Mario power-ups and telling him what he needs to do. Toad has also been shown to be able to perform a spin jump as seen in games such as ''[[Mario Sports Mix]].''

Toad has a unique ability to emit spores, though this is not commonly shown. This ability is given a preview in the earlier games when he is hit by a powerful force as seen in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series (though it is the latter game series that he is shown to be able to use this technique as an offensive attack). ''Mario Sports Mix'' further explores Toad's hidden talent by allowing him to use spores to cause [[mushroom]]s to sprout from the ground. Toad is capable of using this move as a recovery move. Toad is also able to create a shield of spores as a deflective move. Additionally, Toad's special move in this game involves him emitting many spores to cause gargantuan mushrooms to grow from the ground. These large mushrooms are then able to move in a rotational pattern, and are able to knock out any opponent who attempts to get closer to the mushrooms. Toad completes his attack by throwing a shot full of fungi material at his goal.

Toad is later seen to be able to use a variety of power-ups in ''Super Mario 3D World'' such as the Fire Flower and Super Bell, to gain forms such as Fire Toad and [[Cat Toad]]. 

Additionally, episodes of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' occasionally had Toad using [[Items#Power-Ups|Power-Ups]] such as in "[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]" where he uses a [[Fire Flower]], and in "[[The Ugly Mermaid]]" where he spends the entire episode in a [[Frog Suit]]. He is even one of five characters (the other four being Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Wario) who can turn into different, more powerful forms; he becomes [[Fire Mario|Super Toad]] when touching a Fire Flower and the [[Toad Warrior]] when touching a [[Super Star|Starman]].

===Roles===
Often, Toad is made into a tutorial-type character or host, who introduces the player to the game (such as in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''). Rarely, he plays the role of side-kick and is occasionally a full-fledged hero. He is also occasionally a "damsel-in-distress" (but never the main one). He is usually seen as a helper, giving items and performing various other duties, such as running [[Toad House|Toad's House]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. His role as a tutorial character and as Peach's caretaker seems to have recently been taken over by [[Toadsworth]]. However, this replacement has allowed Toad to take more active roles in the ''Super Mario'' games such as having him being the host of the Toad House areas. While he is often featured as a playable character within the various ''Super Mario'' spin-off titles, he sometimes plays the role of the referee within some titles.
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===Relationships===
====Family====
[[File:Fungusville_Toads.jpg|thumb|Gramps and Toad hugging and reuniting with each other]]
Although Toad's family has not been extensively explored, some members have been shown. Most of them have appeared in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In "[[Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario]]", Toad has an [[Toad's cousin|unnamed cousin]] who sells maps in [[Desert Land]]. In "[[Tag Team Trouble]]", Toad has two cousins: professional wrestlers [[Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus]]. In "[[Escape from Koopatraz]]", Toad's grandfather, [[Gramps]], is shown, who used to be a prisoner at [[Koopatraz State Prison]] for over 54 years, but he, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and Toad found a way to escape. In the same episode, Toad's father, [[List of implied characters#Moldy|Moldy]], was mentioned. In a joke interview in issue 135 of the UK edition of ''Nintendo Official Magazine'', Toad mentions a [[List of implied characters#Toad's wife|former wife]] of his, with whom he broke up because he found her sleeping with a [[Bob-omb]].<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=December 2003|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) issue 135|page=42}}</ref>
====Friends====
;Mario Bros.
Mario and Luigi are good friends with Toad. They are respected by him for their bravery and heroism. Toad often supports them in their adventures and goes alongside them. Sometimes, Toad is characterized as not looking up to Luigi as much as he does Mario.

Toad is good friends with Mario and Luigi. He respects their bravery and heroism, although some games reveal that he does not look up to Luigi as much as Mario. In most games, however, Toad is nothing but loyal to both Mario Bros., often aiding them in their journeys and even fighting alongside them in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. In the cartoons and most of the comics, Toad acts as a sidekick and constant companion for the brothers during their heroic adventures. In the aforementioned Satellaview magazine, however, Toad crosses a line with Mario by engaging in perverse activity with his friend's love interest.

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Toad is Princess Peach's obedient servant. While he is not as doting as [[Toadsworth]], he cares for her deeply and would do anything for her. When teamed up, the two are even called "Royal Family" in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and "Loyal Friends" in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. In the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]," Peach claims that Toad has protected her "over a hundred times" from Bowser's army before the Mario Bros. arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom, and actively helps in saving him from a misguided Birdo. However, Toad is not nearly as valiant in the games: his fear of Bowser is much more pronounced than in the cartoons, and he often ends up kidnapped just the same as Peach or is simply reduced to running to the Mario Bros. for help. The ''Super Smash Bros.'' series (up until ''Ultimate'') has depicted Toad as very reluctant and unwilling to be used as a counter by Peach as part of one of her special attacks. Although Toad is simply friends with Peach and generally exhibits no romantic affection towards her in most ''Super Mario'' media, his appearance in a virtual magazine for the Satellaview depicts Toad having romantic and sexual relationships with Peach.


;Toadette
[[File:MKW Toad Toadette in Ending.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Toad and Toadette in the ending of ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Toadette]] is introduced as Toad's partner and continues to fill that role in many subsequent releases. The two get along and care about each other, though the exact nature of their relationship is disputed, with guide books for ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' referring to them as siblings, while most other sources suggest that they are merely good friends.
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;Other friends
While he is not as close to Princess Daisy as he is to Peach, Toad has still shown himself to be a true friend to her as well, such as jumping to her defense when she is turned into a statue in ''Mario Super Sluggers''.

====Enemies====
Like Bowser, Toad is shown to be afraid of Wario and holds him in contempt. The two had a direct confrontation in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' and share bad chemistry in the baseball games.  While Toad and Birdo were initially foes in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', she becomes one of his strongest allies in ''Wario's Woods'', where she provides encouragement for him. The only ''Mario Party'' series team name they have shared is "Surprise Attackers".

===Themes===
[[The Toad Brigade]].

==History==
{{main|History of Toad}}
In the main ''Super Mario'' series of platformer titles, Toad has taken on both the role of a playable character and the role of a supporting character depending on the game. He is also commonly featured in various spin-off titles, such as the ''[[Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'', and ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' series, usually in a playable capacity.

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==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Toad profiles and statistics}}
===Bio from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' Writers Bible===
''Toad was left on his own at an early age, and managed to survive on the streets of many magic lands by his quick wit and fast feet. He met the princess when he was delivering pizzas and attempting to sell encyclopedias to the Mushroom Kingdom Palace. She was so impressed by his eagerness to improve himself, that she got him a job in the royal kitchen. And when King Koopa took over the Mushroom Kingdom, and the princess was cast on the streets, Toad repaid her kindness by serving as her guide, loyal servant, and diplomatic adviser. He's not too sure the Mario Bros. know what they're doing, and often launches his own counterplan, which sometimes saves their hides, and sometimes, doubles their jeopardy. Toad is street smart, very bright and totally resourceful. All in all, he's exactly the kind of Mushroom you'd want guarding your flank in a [[fireball]] fight, or facing a clutch of snapping [[Piranha Plant]]s.''

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
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|type=Primary
|slots=3
|class=Advanced
|effects='''{{color|limegreen|Grab}}'''<br>Can be enhanced to Captain Toad at Lv. 99
|obtain=Spirit Board; [[amiibo]]
|opponents=[[Mii Brawler]]
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item: Mushrooms
*The enemy favors side specials
|stage=[[Princess Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Princess Peach's Castle]]
|song=Plucky Pass Beginnings
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==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
ToadSMB2NES2.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Toad NES.png|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
Toad MKSC artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
MP6 Toad.jpg|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
MP8 Toad Main Artwork.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
Toad - Mario Party 10.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
TSMBM Toad render.png|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
</gallery>

==Portrayals==
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*Foreign portrayals from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]''
}}
Toad has been voiced by the following people:
*[[John Stocker]] – ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
*Bruce Sandig – ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''
*[[Tomoko Maruno]] – ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' (Nintendo 64) (menu only), ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Japanese version), ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'' (in-game only), ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
*[[Isaac Marshall]] – ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (English version)
*Nanae Sumitomo – [[Satellaview]] titles, over-air radio voice (1996–1998)
*[[Jen Taylor]] – 1999–2006, and archived voice clips 
*[[Kelsey Hutchison]] – ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
*[[Samantha Kelly]] – 2007–2024
*[[Keegan-Michael Key]] – ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' and ''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]''
*[[Laila Berzins]] – 2025-present

==Quotes==
{{main|List of Toad quotes}}
===Games===
*"''Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!''" - ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
*"''Pick a box. Its contents will help you on your way.''" - ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
*"''Cool!''" - ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' (SNES)
*"''Winner!''" - ''Wario's Woods'' (SNES)
*"''Lots of people use something called a "door" to go in and out of their houses...''" - ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
*"''I'm the best!''" - ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
*"''Already for a mushroom!''" - ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
*"''What's this icky paint-like goop?''" - ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
*"''Wa ha haa! I'm the Best! Haha!''" - ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
*"''Yeah! I'm the winner!''" - ''[[Mario Party 5]]''
*"''Wohoho! I'm the winner!''" - ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 7|7]]''
*"''Toad, won!''" - ''[[Mario Party 8]]''

*"''I'm the winner! Whoo-hoo-hoo!''" - ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
*"''Thanks! Here's a gift for you. Just head through the door!''" - ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
*"''Yay! Hm...Blastoff!''" - ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
*"''I can't wait for my promotion! With power and money, I can protect Princess Peach almost as well as Mario does!''" - ''[[Fortune Street]]''
*"''This is a nice shop and all, but might I make a suggestion? Add a mushroom-cap roof!''" - ''Fortune Street''
*"''Being in first place makes me nervous. Someone is always trying to take me down!''" - ''Fortune Street''
*"''Okay! Let's do this!''" - ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
*"''Come on! Let's go!''" - ''Super Mario 3D World''

===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
*"''I'm warning you, I get airsick. Heeeelp!''" - "[[The Bird! The Bird!]]"
*"''Mommy? You're not my mommy!''" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
*"''I can't be your little Cheepy, lady! I don't have wings! Look! No wings, no feathers. I'm just a mushroom that can't stand heights!''" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
*"''Flyin' lessons!? Are you outta your mind!?''" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
*"''The least that featherbrain could've done was lend me a parachute. Hey! That's it! A parachute!''" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
*"''Hey! It's me! I mean, him! It's little Cheepy! The Birdo's real lost baby!''" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
*"''Oh no! I'm not going back up there! Never!''" - "The Bird! The Bird!"
*"''When I get my hands on that King Koopa, I'll fix his wagon!''" - "[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]" 
*"''I'm no frog. I can't even swim.''" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid" 
*"''Bombs awaaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!''" - "Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid" 
*"''Who did you expect? Pee-wee Herman?''" - "[[Rolling Down the River]]"
*"''Hey, man, I’m the Fantastic Fungus! The supercharged Mushroom of Might! I’m the [[Toad Warrior]]!''" - "[[Toad Warriors]]"
*"''Give me five. NO! Give me five bomb plants!''" - "Toad Warriors"
*"''Whoever slows down first, loses!''" - "Toad Warriors"
*"''You blew that one, Koopa Stoopa!''" - "[[Pirates of Koopa]]"
*"''Some mushroom retainer I turned out to be... I was so close! I couldn't save her...''" - "[[The Trojan Koopa]]"
*"''Naughty [[Wereturtle|turtle]], you've been hittin' the sauce again, well, have some more!''" - "[[Count Koopula]]"
*"''Let's make like eggs and SCRAMBLE!!!''" - "[[Mario of the Deep]]"
*"''So much for hope.''" - "[[Stars in Their Eyes]]"
*"''Don't do it, Princess! Don't marry Koopa! I'd rather be a rock!''" - "[[Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...?]]"
*"''Koopa you stoopa! Watch it with the Bob-ombs!''" - "[[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]"
*"''By order of his most royal repulsiveness, the reptile Sheriff of Koopingham! The castle road shall require a toll! In the amount of: One wagon full of gold coins!''" - "[[Hooded Robin and His Mario Men]]"

==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable"width=100%
|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release year
!width=20%|System/format
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|Playable character
|1988
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|Playable character
|1992
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|Playable character in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
|1993
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe]]''
|Non-playable character
|June 1994
|{{wp|MS-DOS}}
|-
|''[[Wario's Woods]]''
|Main protagonist
|1994
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|Non-playable character
|1996
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|Playable character
|1996
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party]]''
|Main host/non-playable character
|1998
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
|Non-playable character
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|Main host/non-playable character
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''
|Stamp
|1999
|[[64DD]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|2000
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Non-playable character
|2000
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s partner for Duel Mode
|2000
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|Playable character
|2001
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|Playable character
|2001
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad]] move, trophy
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|Non-playable character
|2002
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|Playable character (only in Beach Volley Folley)
|2002
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|Non-playable character
|2003
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2003
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|Playable character
|2003
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Non-playable character
|2004
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|Playable character
|2004
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|Cameo in a microgame
|2004
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|Main host/non-playable character
|2005
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Yakuman DS]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|Non-playable character
|2005
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|Playable character
|2005
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|Non-playable character
|2007
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|Cameo in opening
|2007
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|Playable character
|2007
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad]] move, trophy, stickers
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher]]''
|Playable character
|2008
|Arcade
|-
|''[[New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Non-playable character
|2009
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|Stamp
|2009
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Non-playable character
|2009
|[[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|Non-playable character
|2010
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|Playable character
|2010
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|Non-playable character
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
|Non-playable character
|2011
|[[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Fortune Street]]''
|Playable character
|2011
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|Playable character
|2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|Playable character
|2012
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|Non-playable character
|2012
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|Non-playable character
|2012
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|Playable character
|2013
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|Playable character
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|Playable character
|2014
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad]] move, trophy
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper in the [[Toad (move)|Toad]] move, trophies
|2014
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|Playable character
|2015
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
|Playable character
|2015
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
|Non-playable character
|2015
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2016
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Playable character ([[Costume Mario]])
|2016
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
|2016
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|Playable character
|2016
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2016
|{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|Playable character
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
|Non-playable character
|2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|Non-playable character
|2017
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
|2018
|[[New Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
|Playable character
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|Host/Non-playable character
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s helper for the [[Toad (move)|Toad]] move and Grab Attack, spirit
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Non-playable character
|2019
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|Playable character and NPC
|2019
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2019
|{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Playable character
|2019
|{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''
|Non-playable character
|2019
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''
|Non-playable character
|2019
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Cameo
|2020
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|Playable character
|2020
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
|Playable character
|2021
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|Host/Non-playable character
|2021
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|Playable character
|2022
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Playable character
|2024
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|Playable character
|2024
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart World]]''
|Playable character 
|2025
|[[Nintendo Switch 2]]
|}

==Naming==
The Japanese name{{lang|ja|「'''キノピオ'''」}}(''Kinopio'') was introduced in the instruction booklet for the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''<ref>{{cite|date=1985|title=『Super Mario Bros. 取扱説明書』|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAAAJ.pdf|format=PDF|location=Kyoto|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=ja|page=14}}</ref> There is no distinction between the seven [[Toad (species)|Mushroom Retainer]]s referred to by this name in the booklet and the individual character that appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', and other games. Filenames for Toads occasionally romanize the name as "Pinokio",<ref><code>Kinopio/PinokioBody</code> and <code>Kinopio/PinokioFace</code>, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' texture data</ref> invoking {{wp|Pinocchio}}. However, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] has clarified that the similarities between the names are incidental.<ref>{{cite|date=13 Sept. 2022|title=宮本茂さんに聞く“マリオたちの名前の由来”|url=www.ndw.jp/mario-220913-2/|publisher=[[Nintendo DREAM]]|language=ja|accessdate=20 Apr. 2023}} Originally published Feb. 2010.</ref>

===Names in other languages===
<!--To edit this table, access the "List of Toad names in other languages" page and go to the "Toad" section.-->
{{main|List of Toad names in other languages}}
{{:List of Toad names in other languages|transcludesection=Toad}}

==Notes==
*Toad's [[emblem]] in various games is a [[mushroom]]. However, since ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', this has often been substituted for his own head.
*Despite not appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Toad still received a piece of [https://www.mariowiki.com/images/9/92/Super_Mario_Galaxy_Toad_Artwork.png?7b99c artwork] for the game. This artwork was even updated for the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' remasters.
*Toad appears as a property in [[Nintendo Monopoly]]. He takes the place of Kentucky Avenue/Strand and costs $220.
**Toad is also a playable character in [[Monopoly Gamer]]. He is sold separately as a "Power Pack" expansion figure.
*According to a 1993 Nintendo character guide, Toad has the nickname of "Little Toadie" and was off visiting relatives of the "Fungus Federation" prior to the events of ''Super Mario Bros.''; thus, only to find Princess Toadstool and the rest of his friends missing once he returned.<ref>{{cite|date=December 30, 2014|url=www.pressthebuttons.com/2014/12/mario-kirby-and-samus-aran-shine-in-the-nintendo-character-manual.html|title=Mario, Kirby, And Samus Aran Shine In The Nintendo Character Manual|publisher=pressthebuttons.com|accessdate=June 21, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150102061651/http://www.pressthebuttons.com/2014/12/mario-kirby-and-samus-aran-shine-in-the-nintendo-character-manual.html}}</ref>
*Toad was a requested character for inclusion in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html|title=アンケート集計拳!!|language=ja|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=March 27, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000312022614/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult3.html}}</ref>
*In a joke interview in issue 135 of the UK edition of ''Nintendo Official Magazine'', Toad states that his first role in the video game industry was a mushroom in the {{wp|Atari}} game ''{{wp|Centipede (video game)|Centipede}}'', and that he had been offered a role by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco]] as a snack food in ''{{wp|Pac-Man}}'', but mushrooms gave [[Pac-Man]] diarrhea. He then states that he was later offered a role by Nintendo as the [[Super Mushroom]] for [[Super Mario Bros.|a sequel to ''Mario Bros.'']], and later the role of the Mushroom Retainer. He then reveals that he used to have depression due to [[Yoshi]] "stealing" his spot since ''[[Super Mario World]]'', threw his pants at people after they would pass his square in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', and got divorced from his wife after he found her sleeping with a [[Bob-omb]].<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=December 2003|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) issue 135|archive=https://archive.org/details/nom135/page/n41/mode/2up|page=42}}</ref>
*According to ''[[Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō]]'', Toad was 15 in 1995,<ref>{{cite|author=Cabbusses's Retro Obscurities|date=January 17, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UglC78fSks|title=kukun kun kut - Mario and Toad's Spoon (Lilly Franky Gekijou 11/10)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}</ref> suggesting he was born in 1979-1980.

==References==
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{{Wikipedia|Toad (Mario)}}
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