Blue Toad (character)

Blue Toad is a Toad who made his first appearance in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as a playable sidekick for Mario. He is supposedly nicknamed Bucken-Berry by Nintendo developers and Yvan ("navy" backwards) by IGN Throughout the events of his first adventure, Blue Toad along with his friends venture through the Mushroom Kingdom while avoiding various obstacles in order to rescue Princess Peach from the evil King Bowser and his children.

''New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Blue Toad appears as the fourth playable character in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. He first is seen at Peach Castle where he can be seen enjoying the festivities for Princess Peach's birthday party along with fellow guests: Mario, Luigi, and Yellow Toad. However the party was soon interrupted by the Koopalings and Bowser Jr. who arrive with a disguise as a large birthday cake and using this disguise, they had managed to fool the heroes and kidnap Peach. This starts Blue Toad's adventure as he quickly follows the Mario Bros. and Yellow Toad to stop the Koopalings.

Unlike the other Toads, Blue Toad is shown to be extremely brave as he teams up with the Mario bros. on their mission to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser and his minions. To save her, the heroes venture through many different, diverse worlds. Throughout their adventure, Blue Toad along with his friends meet many of the countless minions that Bowser Jr. had sent to stop the heroes. Despite this, Blue Toad and co. had still managed to keep on going and eventually they even come to the point of battling the Koopalings themselves. Upon defeating Kamek and Bowser Jr. in the final world, they soon come upon Bowser's Castle where the princess was held captive. From there, Blue Toad along with the other heroes would have to fight the evil King Bowser himself and upon defeating him, the heroes would be able to save Peach.

Upon rescuing the Princess, each of the heroes (including Blue Toad) would get a kiss from princess as a thanks for saving her. In the cinematic ending of the game, Blue Toad along with Yellow Toad and Luigi can be seen descending from the sky in hot air balloons while approaching Mario and Peach (who both had just left Bowser's Castle). After Luigi allows Mario and Peach to ride his balloon back to Peach's Castle, he is soon left behind when Peach and Mario take off without him while he was waving to the Toads in their balloon. Fortunately, Blue Toad happily invited Luigi to ride in the balloon that he and Yellow Toad were riding in.

''Super Mario 3D Land
Blue Toad makes a cameo appearance with Princess Peach and Yellow Toad in Super Mario 3D Land in the final photograph. He appears in a Tanooki Suit alongside Yellow Toad and the Princess.

''New Super Mario Bros. U
Blue Toad is set to make his next appearance in the upcoming Wii U title, New Super Mario Bros. U. He will regain his role as one of the main protagonists of the game along with Mario, Luigi and Yellow Toad.

''Mario Party 9
Blue Toad makes a later reappearance in Mario Party 9 as the host of the Minigame Mode. Being the signature host of this mode, Blue Toad often rewards the player upon the success and completion of the minigames being featured. Blue Toad also presents the instructions and helpful hints to the players for the various minigames. He is also seen cheering on for the player as they reach closer to victory.

''Super Mario-Kun
Blue Toad along with Yellow Toad are featured in the fourty first and fourty second issues of Super Mario-Kun. As the story is based on New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Blue Toad and Yellow Toad are introduced as Mario's new accomplices. Throughout the adaption of the two issues, Blue Toad plays an important role by journeying alongside Mario, Luigi, and Yellow Toad on their quest to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser and his forces.

Both Blue Toad and Yellow Toad are seen in their propeller forms on the cover of the fourty first issue of Super Mario-Kun.

Other Appearances
Blue Toad and the other heroes of New Super Mario Bros. Wii were shown as some of the featured characters in the Nintendo 3DS tech demo. He was riding a Pink Yoshi, similarly to the game's box art.

Blue Toad, Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, and Miis, were also seen in the Wii U demo, New Super Mario Bros. Mii.

Personality
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Blue Toad is shown as a courageous character, who is able to venture alongside the Mario Bros. on their dangerous mission to save Princess Peach from Bowser and his minions; a force that most Toads tend to be afraid of. He is also shown to be kind and compassionate as seen in the ending of the game where he happily invites Luigi to ride in his and Yellow Toad's hot air balloon after he had been abandoned by Mario and Peach. Mario Party 9 shows the more joyful side of Blue Toad's character as he helps the various players as the host of the Minigame Mode in a rather enthusiastic manner through his positive attitude.

Powers and Abilities
Throughout the game, Blue Toad is shown to play very similarly to Mario due to the fact that his stats are balanced just like the plumber. While possessing the same legendary jumps as Mario, he is also shown to use similar techniques as well including the Wall Jump and Ground Pound. He is also able to maximize his jumps by using a Spin Jump. Unlike the Mario Bros. however, Blue Toad (along with Yellow Toad) are shown to have a unique triple jump; the two Toads perform a high jump similar to a cartwheel while facing one side of the screen. Blue Toad is also shown to be quite strong, being able to carry items much larger than his own size (such as barrels). He is also capable of picking up, carrying and throwing other characters (such as Mario) with ease. All of these traits are similar to not give players advantages over each other.

Blue Toad is also capable of using the various power-ups in the game allowing him to use their special effects. Much like the other characters playable in the game, he is shown to be skilled in riding Yoshis.

''New Super Mario Bros. Wii

 * European Official Site Bio: "As loyal servants to the Mushroom Kingdom throne, there's no way the Toads are about to sit back and watch Bowser and Co. bring their unsavoury schemes to fruition. Toads have aided Mario on plenty of adventures in the past, but this time around they're not just letting Mario know the princess is in another castle - they're coming along for the ride!"

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Trading Card
Description: ''Bowser's villanouis tatics prove no bounds when he snatches Princess Peach from her own Birthday party. True, Blue Toad's loyalty, courage, and know-how will be put to the ultimate test as he ventures through nine Worlds of Koopa chaos to find his precious Princess. Be sure to visit the Toad Houses in each World. You'll find power-ups and tips that help Blue Toad fight Bowser's fiendish underlings.'' Card Number: 3 (Normal), F3 (Silver), F36 (Gold)

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Trivia

 * Blue Toad's overall appearance resembles Toad's original sprite from Super Mario Bros. 2.