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{{quote|[[Mario]]! [[Princess Peach]] has been kidnapped by [[Bowser]]! No one could have predicted this!|Toad|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}

While often retroactively believed to be one of the Toads in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the individual character Toad did not debut until ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. In the prologue to the game, according to the manual, he goes on a picnic along his friends [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. As they head out, the four heroes soon discover a cave that leads to a strange world known as [[Subcon]]. Upon reaching the mythical area, the gang learn that the once peaceful land was taken over by the tyrannical toad, [[Wart]]. Agreeing to stop Wart and bring peace to the land, Toad and his friends immediately set off to defeat the villain and rescue the original inhabitants of Subcon. Toad, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toadstool eventually defeat the evil tyrant toad after traveling through the mystical land and defeating Wart's army (the [[8 bits]]). Upon Wart's defeat, Toad and his friends then go on to free the [[Subcon (species)|people of Subcon]], thus bringing peace to the land. At the end of the game, however, it is revealed that the events of the game were just a part of Mario's dream.  

While Toad's artwork depicts him with red spots like in most of his appearances, due to graphical limitations, his sprite in ''Super Mario Bros. 2 '' depicts him with blue spots instead. ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' fix this issue, although his cap is made more yellow-ish than white.

====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====

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Toad returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' as one of the playable characters. In this game, Toad is depicted with blue spots, which is reminiscent of his in-game appearance in the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', as well as the look of [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. During the introduction sequence, Toad is seen taking a late evening stroll with his friends Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach near [[Peach's Castle|Peach's castle]]. However, Toad is the first to notice a strange [[Clear Pipe]] in front of them in a tilted position. After Mario and Luigi fix the pipe, the gang meets the green [[Sprixie Princesses|Sprixie Princess]], who warns the four friends of Bowser's evil plot to capture all the [[Sprixie]]s. Unfortunately, Bowser arrives soon after and captures her. After Peach falls into the pipe trying to stop Bowser, Toad immediately jumps into the pipe with Mario and a cowering Luigi to start their new adventure.  

Toad also gains 7 new forms: [[Big Mario|Big Toad]], [[Superball Mario|Superball Toad]], [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Toad]], [[Frog Mario|Frog Toad]], [[Cape Mario|Cape Toad]], [[Balloon Mario|Balloon Toad]], and [[Builder Mario|Builder Toad]]. In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' game style, his Fire form has a blue cap rather than the yellow one he has in that game itself.

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====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====

{{quote|The things I do for Princess Toadstool...|Toad|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!}}

[[File:SMBSSToad.jpg|thumb|Toad in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[Count Koopula]]"]]

Toad (played by [[John Stocker]]) is a major supporting character ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''. Like his game counterpart, Toad is one of Toadstool's most loyal servants and protects Princess Toadstool from Bowser and his Koopa Troop forces, with later help of the Mario Bros. Like Princess Toadstool, he may get kidnapped and maybe with Mario and/or Luigi. Toad has two alternate forms in this series, [[Fire Mario|Super Toad]] and [[Toad Warrior]].

===''Nintendo Power'' comics===

====''Super Mario Adventures''====

As Toadstool recovers, Toad, Luigi, and Yoshi catch sight of a boat containing [[Mechakoopa]]s sailing from Bowser's Castle. The Mechakoopas illustrate the demand that Bowser wanted by demanding that the trio put Toadstool into the boat and return her to Bowser's Castle; otherwise, the captured Mario would be executed. The trio become shocked by the demand (with Toad even exclaiming that the whole ordeal was blackmail) and as they come to the conclusion that they have no other choice to make, a businessman known as the [[Friendly Floyd]] arrives to the scene and makes a plan with the trio to disguise Luigi as the Princess and vise-versa. As Toadstool regains consciousness, she catches sight of Toad and realizes that Mario had been captured instead as she made her own escape. Upon realizing that she was in Luigi's clothes, Toad tells her that a plan has already been made to rescue Mario and that everyone's cooperation is needed. Soon, Toad and Yoshi talk about the plan to sneak a bomb-wielding Princess Toadstool and [[Friendly Floyd]] into the [[Koopalings]]' tower disguised as pizza delivery workers in order to help Luigi save Mario. Toad also helped to battle the Koopalings along with Luigi, Toadstool, and Yoshi after their disguises were discovered. After the battle, Toad was blown from the tower with everyone else when it exploded.

Fortunately, Toad survived along with the rest of his friends (including the once kidnapped Mario) and he soon accompanied the rest of the heroes in an attempt to get back to their homes. However, after getting lost, Toad makes a plan of using Toadstool's [[cape]] and getting back to the Mushroom Kingdom in order to send for help to help the rest of his friends. Unfortunately, as Toad attempted to reach the Mushroom Kingdom with Toadstool's cape, he was only to be captured by Bowser and his forces and held hostage. Oddly, Toad's fate in the comic is never made clear, as he was never rescued from Bowser's clutches (though he was seen alerting Princess Toadstool of the state of the Mushroom Kingdom after Bowser had arrived).

====''Mario vs. Wario: The Birthday Bash''====

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====

Toad returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' for the [[Wii U]] once again as a default lightweight character, only this time as a heavy lightweight. This means that his acceleration, handling, and traction stats are reduced to increase his speed and weight stats. He shares this trait with [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Shy Guy]], [[Toadette]], [[Lakitu]], [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], and [[Isabelle]].  

A second variant called '''Cat Toad''' was added in the [[Cat Tour (2021)|2021 Cat Tour]], alongside [[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]]. He looks the same as he does in his previous appearances He has a High-End classificiation and the [[Super Bell]] as his special skill. Notably this variant does not retain the blue emblem as it does in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2'' games (and as Toad (Astronaut) and Builder Toad do in this game).  

A fourth variant called '''Toad (Tourist)''' was added in the [[Spring Tour]]. He wears a backpack, yellow sunglasses and a hat with "Toad" written on it, and also carries around a camera. He is a High-End driver and has the [[Giant Banana]] as his special skill.

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[[File:SMRPG - Toad render.png|thumb|left|Toad's artwork for ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]

[[File:SMRPG NS Toad.png|thumb|Toad's artwork for the remake]]

Later, during the invasion of Mushroom Kingdom by [[Claymorton]] and the [[Shymore]]s, Toad hides, very frightened, in the [[Princess Peach's room|Princess's room]] in the [[Peach's Castle|castle]].

In the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] Toad is now the only Toad in the game to wear a blue vest; the others that did in the original now wear red. The remake also adds a Gauge Move called [[Toad Assist]], in which Toad summons a [[treasure chest]] that produces a random item for the player. Its description reads, "Toad comes running to support you. Who knows what you might get?"

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Toad can be altered into one of the two custom variants, if they are unlocked first. One is the '''Sleepy Toad''', which can put opponents to sleep with his spores, while the other one is '''Grumpy Toad''', which immediately releases spores upon use.

===''Mario Pinball Land''===

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)===

===Other appearances===

===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===

In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', Mushroom Business Association has four stated positions: Representative Director / President, Block Enterprise Group, POW Chapter / Vice President, Warp Pipe Development Unit / Material Department Vice President, and General Affairs Division / Soda Branch Section Chief. The name of each member is listed as Toad. It is unknown if the joke is that these are all one Toad or if they are separate Toads.

==General information==

===Physical appearance===

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Toad has the same look as the rest of his species. He normally wears a blue vest, brown shoes, and a large diaper-like piece of clothing for pants. His appearance often depicts him as looking like a small human child with his miniature size and recognizable human-like features. In the games starting from ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', Toad's vest is given an added gold lining. He has a red-spotted mushroom cap, which has been the subject of some ambiguity and inconsistency as to whether or not it is in fact a hat. In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', Toad claims that he has a hat ("You've come so far...I'd tip my hat to you, but neither of us wants to see that."),<ref>YTSunny (November 11, 2017). [https://youtu.be/m6jOdeSbYOc?t=5757 Mario Party: Top 100 - FULL Minigame Island (Complete Walkthrough)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 1, 2018.</ref> and in the cartoon series ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Toad removes his bulb as a cap on occasion. Also, Toad is stated to have a hat in ''[[Monster Mix-Up]]''.<ref>''"Toad claps a hand to his polka-dot hat to keep it from flying off."'' – ''Monster Mix-Up'', page 107</ref> However, an interview with ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' producer [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] contradicted this; it was stated that the mushroom bulb is a part of Toad's head and not a cap.<ref>Nintendo (February 5, 2018). [https://youtu.be/EVNYfoFcrZY Super Mario Odyssey Dev. Talk - ft. Mr. Koizumi]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 5, 2018.</ref> This is supported by ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where Toad's default costume will not count towards challenges requiring drivers wearing a hat, and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', where it is stated that the mushroom caps of Toads as a whole are their heads and not hats.  

[[File:NoCap.png|thumb|left|Toad takes his mushroom cap off, revealing three strands of hair.]]

[[File:ToadslegsMP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|120px|Toad's legs as seen in ''Mario Party'']]

[[File:TanookiToad.png|thumb|[[Tanooki Toad]] in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]

In the ''Super Mario'' games, the general appearance of a Toad is often changed drastically depending on the Power-Ups they use (as especially seen in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''). This is no different for Toad himself as games like ''Super Mario 3D Land'' portrayed him in his very own Tanooki suit (with a red scarf) whenever he has gained the power from a [[Super Leaf]] (thus, becoming Tanooki Toad). His alternate forms from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' also portray him in different clothing styles such as his [[Fire Mario|Super Toad]] form (which portrays him with a reversed color pattern of a red mushroom cap and white spots) and the [[Toad Warrior]] (which depicts him in a typical biker outfit). In ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', Toad is sometimes seen wearing yellow oversized sunglasses when it is hot outside. In the episodes [[Reign Storm]] and [[7 Continents for 7 Koopas]], Toad is seen shirtless wearing green swimming trunks, yellow sunglasses, and purple shoes. The [[Mini Toad]] toy from the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' games also stays true to Toad's original ''Fire Toad'' form by having a reversed colored mushroom cap whenever it becomes a [[Fire Mini Toad]].  

In some ''Super Mario'' media where another character acts as [[Princess Peach]]'s caretaker (such as [[Wooster]] in the ''Nintendo Comic System''), Toad has a more active role in the story; in these cases, he is depicted as being rather naïve and a bit on the selfish side. However, he is also quite rash, which often leads him into trouble and forces him to adjust his attitude and fix the problems he unintentionally causes. In the ''Valiant Comics'' series, Toad is dedicated to his work as a mushroom retainer, drinking coffee from a cup that reads "World's Greatest Mushroom Retainer".

===Voice===

===Powers and abilities===

[[File:Toad Running Artwork (alt) - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|200px|left|upright=1.45|Artwork depicting Toad's extra fast running ability]]

[[File:Toad spores Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Toad's counter attack with spores in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'']]

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