Toad


 * This article is about the character Toad. For more about the species, see here.

Toad, Peach's longtime servant, first showed off his strength in Super Mario Bros. 2, then proved to be an agile driver in Super Mario Kart. Not the best of guards, Toad must often be rescued.

Additionally, Toad is an expert on items.



History
Toad first appeared in the original Super Mario Bros. for the NES, as "Mushroom Retainer". Mario rescued Toad from the first seven castle levels. In the eighth castle, he rescued Princess Toadstool.

Toad appeared again in Super Mario Bros. 2. This time his name was Toad, and he was a playable character (along with Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool). He wasn't very good at jumping, but he was extremely fast when it came to plucking vegetables or digging sand.

For the third installment of the Super Mario Bros. series, Toad was once again a non-playable character. He told Mario to find the Magic Wand to turn the Mushroom Kings back to normal. He also assisted you in mini-games.

Toad was the main character of Wario's Woods, a Nintendo puzzle game. He was helped by Birdo and a fairy named Wanda.

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Toad is an advisor to the Chancellor of the Mushroom Kingdom. He appears throughout the game to offer Mario tutorials on how to accomplish certain tasks.

During the events of the game, He was sent by the Chancellor to pick up Princess Toadstool, who was visiting Mario at Mario's Pad. However, when Toad arrives, no one is to be found. Soon, an object appears in the sky and crashes into Marioâ€™s house. The object was none other than Mario, who had just been ejected from Bowser's Keep by the giant sword Exor. Toad asks Mario to return to the castle to rescue the Princess. However, when Mario arrived, Exor destroys the bridge to the castle, preventing any access by land.

As such, Mario returns to his pad and tells Toad the bad news. Toad decides the pair will have to journey to the Mushroom Kingdom to inform the Chancellor about Bowserâ€™s Keep and Princess Peach. As they are leaving, Toad accidentally bumps into Mario (and does one HP worth of damage). The fungus quickly apologizes and then teaches Mario about items and Timed Hits. Additionally, Toad gives Mario four Mushrooms before they journey into the Goomba-infested Mushroom Way.

As soon as Toad enters Mushroom Way, he is captured by a group of Goombas. However, Mario promptly rescues him and Toad rewards Mario with some Honey Syrup. However, when Toad enters the next area of the passageway, he is quickly kidnapped by a Sky Troopa. Once again, Mario saves the little fungus and, once again, Mario is rewarded (This time, the plumber gets a Flower Tab.). Right before the exit to the Mushroom Kingdom, Toad is captured by the Hammer Bros., the leaders of the Koopa Troopâ€™s forces in Mushroom Way. Ultimately, Mario defeats the Hammer Bros., frees Toad, and accompanies the fungus advisor to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Toad also appeared in Luigi's Mansion. When Luigi talked to him, he was crying. Luigi cheered him up and Toad let him save the game in return.

Toad has a brief and often overlooked playable appearance in Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga. After Cackletta steals Peach's voice, he runs to find Mario. He can look around Mario's house until he finds him.

Toad also appears in the Mario Party and Mario Kart series, as well as the various Mario sports games. Interestingly in the code of Super Mario Bros. 3 there is what seems to be a "Toad Suit", unfortunatly the coding does not give a clue to what abilities it may have bestowed upon Mario.

Mario Party
In Mario Party and Mario Party 2, Toad is the host of the boards and gives out the Stars. In Mario Party 3, he is the host of the Mini-Game Room. In Mario Party 4, Toad is the host of a amusement park-themed board.

Additionally, in Mario Party 3, Toad is Princess Peach's partner and ally. He helps by increasing the amount of coins received.

Portrayals
Was voiced/portrayed by:
 * John Stocker in the TV Series.
 * Issac Marshall, Jen Taylor and Kelsey Hutchinson in most of the video games.
 * John Fifer in the Super Mario Bros. movie.

Quotes
''Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle! - Super Mario Bros.''

''Hey Mario! Lots of people use something called a "door" to go in and out of their houses... - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''

Mario Superstar Baseball Bio
"Princess Peach's loyal subject. Even though he tries to protect the princess from the evil Bowser, she gets kidnapped with disturbing regularity. There are many Toads that look alike. Though they are generally small and look cute, they are actually quite powerful."