Talk:Mushroom King

Species
Sorry, he looked kind of mushroomy. H K
 * I think that is a crown on his head, not a mushroom cap. I'm not sure though; I've never read the comics. This info comes from Wikipedia. -- Son of Suns

I never read the comics, either. H K

He looks human here in the coloring books, however. H K


 * Yeppers. -- Son of Suns

He's definitely human ,or human-like, in the Valiant comics (except for a brief period when he's a chameleon). In "It's Always Fair Weather" he removes his crown; he's bald underneath. He's the nominal head of the Mushroom Kingdom, but Princess Toadstool seems to run his privy council and make the decisions -- when she loses her "official royal crown," she fears she'll miss the "annual re-coronation ceremony" and be ineligible to be the princess for a whole year.

Official Name
Is there an official source for the name "King Toadstool?" It sounds like a back-formation from Princess Toadstool to me, and not a very good one. Even if Toadstool was a component of her name -- and I'm not sold on that -- it wouldn't have been a part of her name that she'd share with her father. Royalty don't use last names; the Commonwealth head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, not Queen Windsor. --Toadstool Forever 12:34, 24 March 2007 (EDT)

I'll have to check, I have a boatload of unread comics, he's usually just reffered to as "The King" most of the time in them though; if I find a mention of his actual name though, I'll put it here. -- Sir Grodus

Yeah, I checked through my comics and some of the Nintendo Adventure Books, and I don't think he's ever called King Toadstool. In fact, I think the only place where he's given an actual name is the official novelization of the Super Mario Bros. live-action movie, where he's called... King Bowser. -- Sir Grodus

Here you go: he's called the "Mushroom King" in the Valient comics: Super Mario Bros. "trading cards" front and back. He's listed as the king of "Mushroomland", but on Mario's card they call Mushroomland the Mushroom Kingdom, so I think that takes care of a couple things. 21:29, 19 December 2007 (EST)