Toad (species)


 * This article is about the species toads. For the characters Toad, Toadette, or Toadsworth visit the respective links.
 * Not to be confused with Toadies.

"Because I forgot my bazooka at home! Sheesh... Give me a break, here."

- Toad Guard

Toads, sometimes called Mushroom Retainers, are the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom. Toads are native to almost every city in the entire kingdom (even Rogueport).

Toads appeared in Paper Mario as the main residents of Toad Town. They were also seen in a toad house no matter what town you were in. According to Goombario, they had been sent to the town by Princess Peach to help the people of the town. They appeared again in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This time they lived in almost every town you visited, showing that they didn't all live in Toad Town. An entourage of Toads accompanied Mario and Peach to Isle Delfino during the events of Super Mario Sunshine. Oddly, they were not much help. According to Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, their life force is known as vim.

Toads in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show were actually tiny humans with Mushroom Caps. Many Toads were features in the series as well, however referred to Mushroom People here.

Mushroom Cap
All Toads have special mushroom caps as the top-parts of their heads (just like actual mushrooms). (It is actually debatable whether these mushroom caps are actually parts of the Toads or sorts of hats; it should be noted that Toad often took off his mushroom cap in the alternate-canon Super Mario Brothers Super Show!, revealing a rounded head with a few strands of hair, and that the movements of Toads' mushroom caps in Super Mario Strikers suggest that they are more like hats than parts of the Toads. Most canonical evidence, including Super Paper Mario, suggests that the caps are indeed parts of the Toads, however. But in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, the engineer of the Excess Express, though the size of an adult toad, has no mushroom cap, but instead a small hat.) Interestingly, the coloring of the spots on any respective Toad's mushroom cap reveals intimate details about their personality, especially in the Paper Mario series and the games that follow it. In fact, if Mario or another character talks to any Toad, they will behave like other Toads with the same colored cap as them.
 * Red Spots: Cowardly (in a cute way) and subservient. Most common coloration. Example: Toad (post Super Mario Bros. 2)
 * Light Green Spots: Shy and always happy to talk to Mario. Second most common coloration.
 * Blue Spots: The smallest Toads have blue spotted caps. This type is often stressed out, and is the cutest.
 * Orange Spots: Very brave. First appeared in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
 * Yellow Spots: Loves to tell jokes. This coloration first appeared in  Super Mario Sunshine
 * Pink Spots: Very intelligent. This coloration loves to give Mario hints. Toadette seems to be one of them. First appearance Super Mario Sunshine.
 * Purple spots: Bittersweet Toads. (Example: Chanterelle)
 * Brown Spots: Toads who are older have this coloration, such as Toadsworth (even though he had this coloration even when he was young).

Special Types
Elderly Toads have faded coloration on their mushroom caps. Also, the Toads of Rose Town have striped mushroom caps rather than spots like normal Toads.
 * Pink Cap with White Spots: Always female. (Example: Toadette)
 * Black Cap with White Spots: Only one in existence, serves as the conductor of the Excess Express.
 * Red Hearts on Cap: Exclusive to Vanna T.
 * Black Cap with Yellow Spots: Only seen on Ghost T. and a disguised Yellow Koopa.
 * White Cap with Red diamond-shaped spots: Likes music.(Example: Toadofsky).
 * Black Cap with Red Spots: Only seen on a disguised Red Koopa and the worker on the Excess Express
 * Black Cap with Black Spots: Only seen on a disguised Black Koopa. Possibly nonexistent
 * Black Cap with Green Spots: Only seen on a disguised Green Koopa. Possibly nonexistent
 * Black Cap with Blue spots: Only seen on the workers of the Excess Express
 * Mario Party Toads: Various exclusive colors, as well as one Toad having stars on his cap.
 * In the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy, Toads will wear stars on their caps as well as talk to you out in space. It is unknown if Toad will wear one of these caps. If he does that'll prove once and for all that the mushrooms on their heads are indeed caps. They are known as Cosmic Toads, thought the name is conjectural.

Possible Sub-species
As seen on the picture to the right, Toads in the comics appeared drastically different than their game counterparts. They could be a sub-spiecies of Toads, or simply look different then others, like animals' fur colors in real life.

Notable Toads

 * Toad - Super Mario Bros.
 * Toadette - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
 * Toadster - Super Mario Adventures
 * Toadsworth - Super Mario Sunshine
 * Gaz - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Grandma Toadstool - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Grandfather Toad - Super Mario Bros. Super Show
 * Heff T. - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Fice T. - Paper Mario
 * Toadofsky - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Russ T. - Paper Mario
 * Tayce T. - Paper Mario
 * Chanterelle - Paper Mario
 * The Master - Paper Mario
 * Minh T. - Paper Mario
 * Vanna T. - Paper Mario
 * Toodles - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Ghost T. - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Toadiko - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 * Toadbert - ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 * Jolene/X - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Prince Mush - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Zess T. - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Zip T. - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Monstermama - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Chancellor - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Mario Superstar Baseball Information

 * Type: Balanced
 * Starting Team Captain: Peach
 * Status: Player
 * Stats:
 * Red Toad Stats:'''
 * Batting: 5/10
 * Pitching: 4/10
 * Fielding: 4/10
 * Running: 6/10
 * Blue Toad Stats:'''
 * Batting: 4/10
 * Pitching: 3/10
 * Fielding: 4/10
 * Running: 8/10
 * Yellow Toad Stats:'''
 * Batting: 4/10
 * Pitching: 4/10
 * Fielding: 4/10
 * Running: 8/10
 * Green Toad Stats:'''
 * Batting: 5/10
 * Pitching: 3/10
 * Fielding: 4/10
 * Running: 6/10
 * Purple Toad Stats:'''
 * Batting: 5/10
 * Pitching: 5/10
 * Fielding: 4/10
 * Running: 5/10
 * Player Profile:
 * Strong Point: Running
 * Special Talents: Body Check
 * Trajectory:
 * Field: Center
 * Height: Normal
 * Star Pitch: Slowball
 * Star Swing: Center
 * Default Batting Position: Right
 * Default Throwing Arm: Right
 * Sweet Spot: The Toad face on the bat
 * Compatible Relationships: Peach, Toadsworth, Toadette
 * Bio: "Princess Peach's subject. Though he tries to protect the princess from the evil Bowser, she gets kidnapped with disturbing regularity. There are many Toads who look just alike, and though they are generally small and look cute, they are actually quite powerful."