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. He is seen in a series of courses throughout the game 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. The player uses the Wii U GamePad to move Captain Toad around the stage. He has two health, and will shrink in size if he is left with one (his cap and spots will also switch colors). But he can collect a Super Mushrooms to restore to his normal size.

Captain Toad also makes an appearance in a majority of the normal courses of the game, where he is always in some sort of trouble. If the player rescues him, Captain Toad will award a Green Star.