Toad Minister



The Toad Minister (called the Chancellor in the English version of Super Mario RPG) is a high-ranking government official in the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach's advisor. He appeared in the games Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and Paper Mario. He is an old, slightly forgetful, green-spotted Toad with a spectacular mustache who is garbed in a gold trimmed coat.

Toadsworth seems to have taken over his role in recent games and bears many similarities with him. Both are overprotective of Princess Peach, shown when the Minister forbids her from joining Mario in his quest to defeat Smithy. Like many other Toads, both are easily startled and frightened. The Minister was scared of Mario's impersonation of King Bowser, and during the Smithy Gang's invasion of the Mushroom Kingdom, the Chancellor hid behind a column in the throne room during the entire occupation.

During the events of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the Chancellor assumed the duties of Peach during her absence. Early in the game, the Chancellor gave Mario a map of Mushroom World. He forbade Princess Peach to join Mario on his quest, but she did anyways. In Paper Mario, the minster was imprisoned by Bowser after the Koopa King captured Princess Peach's Castle. Mario freed the Toad Minister, along with many other Toads, when the hero stormed Bowser's Castle.

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In the beta version of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the Chancellor was a bearded, generic, elderly-looking Toad. When the Chancellor was given a new design, his old one was used for the elderly residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, including the shopkeeper of the local Item Shop. The older-looking sprite of the Chancellor may have been a placeholder.