Toad (species)

Toads, also known as Mushroom People or formerly Mushroom Retainers, are the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom. Toads are native to almost every city in the entire kingdom, including Rogueport, but most prominently Toad Town. Many Toads are also loyal servants and citizens to Princess Peach and the Mushroom Kingdom. Numerous members of the species serve Peach as castle attendants, guards or as her Mushroom Retainers. Toads seem to live and act very similar to humans from the real world.

Super Mario Bros.
In Super Mario Bros., Toads were called Mushroom Retainers. They appeared in each of the game's castles. After Mario destroys the False Bowser, he frees the imprisoned Toad, who famously informs him that his Princess is in another castle. In Super Mario All Stars, a compilation of all the main Mario games up to the point of it's release, there are as many Toads as the castle's world's number (one in World 1, two in World 2, etc.).

Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 had a Toad in every castle of the Mushroom Kings. When Mario or Luigi entered the castle, the Toad would ask them to get the Magic Wand to transform the King back to his original form. If Mario or Luigi die on the airship, it will move to another place in the world. After it moves, Mario and Luigi are still able to visit the castle and the panicked Toad.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Toads lived in various towns, such as Mushroom Kingdom, Rose Town and Seaside Town. Many Toads were shopkeepers or inn owners and helped Mario and his party by offering their service. In Rose Town, Mario had to help the Toads which were paralyzed by Bowyer's Aeros. In Seaside Town, the inhabitants, mostly Toads, were imprisoned in a shack by Yaridovich and Mario had to rescue them. Few Toads also appeared in remote areas such as Monstro Town and inside Barrel Volcano.

Super Mario 64
Many Toads were found inside the rooms of Princess Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64. They informed Mario about Bowser's takeover of the castle in the beginning, and gave him various hints about the Power Stars, a few of them even giving Power Stars to Mario. In the remake Super Mario 64 DS, a Toad also told Mario to find various keys to Peach's drawers. Every time Mario brought a key to the Toad, a new minigame would appear and become available to play in the rec room.

Luigi's Mansion
Toads appeared throughout the big mansion in Luigi's Mansion. They had been sent to the Mansion by Princess Peach to look for Mario, and hid from the darkness in several places. When Luigi met one, the Toad could save Luigi's progress.

Super Mario Sunshine
An entourage of Toads accompanied Mario and Peach to Isle Delfino during the events of Super Mario Sunshine. Toadsworth was among them. They were usually found around Delfino Plaza, often worrying about the Princess after her capture. The Toads offered Mario various hints, such as ground pounding crates to receive coins. However, they did not have any other important role in the game.

Paper Mario Series
Toads appeared in Paper Mario as the main residents of Toad Town. There was also one in each Toad House in all towns of the game, except for the one in Star Haven. According to Goombario, they had been sent there by Princess Peach to help the people of the towns. The Toad inhabitants of Dry Dry Outpost, known as Dryites, have turbans instead of mushroom caps. Also, there is a Toad martial artist, which calls himself The Master. He runs a karate dojo in Toad Town, and has two pupils named Lee and Chan. After Mario and his partners defeat Lee and Chan, they'll be able to challenge The Master, himself. The Master is fought three times, with each battle getting harder, and his HP increasing by at least 25 each time. If he is defeated once, then Mario and his partners are awarded the Third Degree Card; If he is defeated a second time, then they are given the Fourth Degree Card; If The Master is defeated for a third and final time, then Mario and his partners are awarded a Diploma. The battle(s) against The Master (as well as his students) are entirely optional, and The Master is considered by many to be Paper Mario's toughest boss. The Master's sister, Tayce T. was also a Toad Town resident. She was considered by many to be an extraordinarily good cook. She would also cook any item that Mario would bring to her. By mixing ingrediants, she could fuse the two items together (depending on what it is). During Chapter 4, a Shyguy will come in and steal her favorite frying pan, and Mario has to get it back. After that's done, Tayce T. will award Mario with a Cake, which is needed to get past Gourmet Guy and advance through the next area of Shyguy's Toybox.

The species appeared again throughout Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This time they lived in almost every town, showing that Toads are not restricted to being residents of Toad Town. They are also owners of almost every shop found in the game. A large group of orange Toads had also gotten stranded in the Pirate's Grotto on Keelhaul Key along with Francesca and Frankie. Mario must use Admiral Bobbery's bomb ability to help them escape before defeating Cortez.

However, in Super Paper Mario, Toads did not make a big appearance. They were only seen in non-playable scenes and as parts of the audience when Mario performs stylish moves.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series
Mario vs. Donkey Kong had Toads appearing as workers in the Mario Toy Company. The Toads were also kidnapped in the game at the final boss.

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Toads got a minor role as a crowd and also appeared at the end of the game.

Mario & Luigi Series
Toads appeared at the beginning of the game in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga in Toad Town and at Peach's Castle. Various Toads will give Mario mushrooms if he assists them with multiple jobs before he leaves for the Beanbean Kingdom. Toads also have their own town in the Beanbean Kingdom. Outside the town, which is located high above Teehee Valley, Toads made only minor appearances in the game.

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, their life force, known as vim, was extracted by the Shroobs to be used as fuel for their UFOs. This happened in the Vim Factory.

Super Princess Peach
Several Toads were captured by Bowser (along with Mario and Luigi) in Super Princess Peach. Peach had to rescue them. A Toad was captured in every world, and Peach would have to defeat the boss to free them. They appear in every boss level except Giddy Sky, where you free Luigi, and Bowser's Villa, where you free Mario.

Toads also appear in a mini-game, Toad Jump, that puts the player in control of a Toad who must jump over foes trying to get him. By blowing into the DS Microphone, the Toad can jump over his enemies to safety. If the player blows longer, the Toad jumps longer. A Toad also appears in the minigame Toad Tote, where he is all tied up and must be rescued.

Super Mario Galaxy
The same five Toads appearing in Super Mario Sunshine appear again in Super Mario Galaxy, this time aiding Mario in outer space. They call themselves the Toad Brigade, and unlike in Super Mario Sunshine, each of them are given a specific attribute. The red Toad, possibly the character Toad, is the leader, whereas the purple Toad is called the Mailtoad who delivers 1-Up Mushrooms sent by mail from Peach and letters from Luigi to Mario or Luigi. The green-spotted Toad has a pickax and is seen as adventurous, the yellow Toad is cowardly, childish and often sleeps, and the blue Toad is seen as smart, stereotypically wearing glasses. After Bowser kidnapped Princess Peach and stole her castle, they escaped and were scattered throughout the universe until Mario found them. They then appear often throughout levels to help Mario obtain the Power Stars.

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

Comics
As seen on the picture to the right, Toads in the comics appeared drastically different than their game counterparts.

Mushroom Caps
All Toads have special mushroom caps as the top parts of their heads (just like actual mushrooms). It is 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 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.

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 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 smartest or youngest Toads have blue spotted caps.
 * 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 was Super Mario Sunshine.
 * Purple spots: Bittersweet Toads, such as 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

 * Pink Cap with White Spots: Usually female, such as Toadette & Toadiko. The Radio Contest Toad also has this cap type, but is presumably male.
 * Black Cap with White Spots: Only one in existence, serves as the conductor of the Excess Express.
 * Black Cap with Yellow Spots: Only seen on Ghost T. and a disguised Yellow Ninjakoopa, possibly only for dead toads.
 * Black Cap with Red Spots: Only seen on a disguised Red Ninjakoopa and the station workers in Shy Guy's Toy Box.
 * Black Cap with Black or Green Spots: Only seen on a disguised Black Ninjakoopa and Green Ninjakoopa, possibly nonexistent.
 * Black Cap with Blue spots: Only seen on the workers on the Excess Express and the disguised Blue Ninjakoopa.
 * Mario Party Toads: Various exclusive colors, as well as one Toad having stars on his cap.
 * White Cap with Red diamond-shaped spots: Likes music, like Toadofsky.
 * Also, the Toads of Rose Town have striped mushroom caps rather than spots like normal Toads.
 * Sergeant Starshade and General Starshade have star shaped spots.
 * Elderly Toads have faded coloration on their mushroom caps.
 * Also, the Toads on Thwomp Volcano have a red cap with green spots.

Notable Toads

 * Battle T. – ''Mario Party 3
 * Bingo – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Chancellor – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Chanterelle – ''Paper Mario
 * Chef Spore – ''Nintendo Comics System
 * Doe T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Down Under Land Mayor – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Dr. Toad – ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
 * Excess Express Conductor – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Excess Express Engineer – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Fice T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Frost T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Gardener – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Gaz – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * George Washingtoad – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Ghost T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Gramma Red and Gramma Green – ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 * Gramps – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Grandma Toadstool – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Harry T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Heff T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Herb T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Hinopio – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Hollijolli Mayor – ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 * Jack – ''Mario Party Advance
 * Jolene – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * King Windbag's Servant – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Little T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Master Poet – ''Paper Mario
 * Mayor Fettuccine – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Minh T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Minister of Massage – ''Super Mario Adventures
 * Moldy – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Monstermama – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Mort T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Mr. E (MPA) – ''Mario Party Advance
 * Mr. E (PM) – ''Paper Mario
 * Mrs. Shroomlock – ''Mario Party Advance
 * Mushbert – ''Mario Party Advance
 * Mushroom Doctor – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Mushroom Nanny – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Mushroom Pilot – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Mushroom Referee – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Muss T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Niff T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Obi-Wan Toadi – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Pine – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Pine T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Pine T. Jr. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Plenn T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Porter – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Prince Hugo the Huge – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Prince Mush – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Professor Fungi – ''Mario Party 2
 * Pronto – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Radio Contest Toad – ''Paper Mario
 * Raini – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Raz – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Rose Town Innkeeper – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Russ T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Scooter – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Shroomlock – ''Mario Party Advance
 * Starshade Bros. – ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
 * Sultan – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Swiss Cheese Alps Mayor – ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Tayce T. – ''Paper Mario
 * The Master – ''Paper Mario
 * The Mushroom Marauder and Jake "The Crusher" Fungi – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Thriff T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Toad – ''Super Mario Bros. 2
 * Toad Minister – ''Paper Mario
 * Toad Waitress – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Toad in the Desert – ''Paper Mario
 * Toad's Cousin – ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Toadbert – ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 * Toadette – ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
 * Toadia – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Toadiko – ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 * Toadofsky – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Toadster – ''Super Mario Adventures
 * Toadsworth – ''Super Mario Sunshine
 * Toadsworth the Younger – ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 * Toce T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Toodles – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Vanna T. – ''Paper Mario
 * Vault Guard – ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
 * Wooster – ''Nintendo Comics System
 * Zess T. – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Zip Toad – ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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."

Mario Strikers Series

 * Type: Playmaker
 * Skillshot(Charged): Fire Meteor
 * Bio: Speed and king-sized passing skills makes Toad one of the top play-makers on the circuit. Just don't call him 'Little Guy'.

Stats (Charged)

 * Movement: 10
 * Shooting: 3
 * Passing: 10
 * Defense: 3

Trivia

 * In the code of Super Mario Bros. 3, there is what seems to be a "Toad Suit" similar to the Tanooki Suit and Hammer Bros. Suit. However, it has been removed from the game and the coding does not give a clue to what abilities it may have bestowed upon Mario.
 * In Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Princess Peach used a red-capped Toad to absorb attacks by opponents as her standard B-Button attack.
 * Toads in the beta version of Super Mario Galaxy had stars instead of spots on their mushroom caps.
 * The mushroom part of the toad is a hat. In the Super Mario Bros. TV Show Toad would take of his mushroom hat. But in the Japanese cartoons or comics, toads would be more like a mushroom instead of a small person like they are now.