Captain Toad

Captain Toad is a character who appears in Super Mario 3D World. He is a red Toad who is dressed in a similar way to the Toad Brigade Captain who first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy, with a backpack and a headlamp. In Super Mario 3D World, Captain Toad wears an explorer's outfit and a red necktie.

Super Mario 3D World
Captain Toad is seen in a series of courses throughout Super Mario 3D World known as The Adventures of Captain Toad. These courses are comprised of a puzzle-based stage, where the goal is to obtain all Green Stars using Captain Toad, who is the only playable character. Asides from walking, he is not able to perform any special moves, such as Jump, Roll, etc. Instead, the player may rely on the different elements and obstacles within the course to progress, such as timed platforms which propel Captain Toad into the air, in order to make him jump. His headlamp is also capable of stunning ghost like enemies such as Boos. The player uses the Wii U GamePad to move Captain Toad around the stage. He starts off in his Super form, and will shrink if he is damaged (his cap and spots will also switch colors).

Captain Toad also makes an appearance in some of the normal courses of the game. In some instances, he will be in danger. If the player rescues him, Captain Toad will award a Green Star. He also appears as the conductor of the Golden Express train of World 5.

Personality
Captain Toad is described to being the "fearless" hunter of Green Stars within Super Mario 3D World and proves this title by being on a constant hunt for the exclusive stars despite lacking the ability to jump as a result of his heavy backpack. Regardless, he is seen to be a gracious character who constantly rewards Mario, Luigi, Toad, Peach, and Rosalina with Green Stars or even coins and Power-ups when encountered.

Going along with the common frightful characteristic of the Toads, Captain Toad is no exception as he can be seen to be panicking in a comical sense from various enemies throughout most of the main game courses (often requiring one of the other playable characters to save him).