Captain Toad

“Ready for adventure!”

Captain Toad is a character who first appears in Super Mario Galaxy. A red Toad dressed with an oversized backpack and a headlamp, he is the leader of the Toad Brigade, a group helping Mario in Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2; in these games, he is referred as Toad Brigade Captain. He subsequently appears in Super Mario 3D World as a playable character in special levels.

Captain Toad earned his own starring role in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, which revolves around a tale of the hard-working Toad going out of his way to stop a massive bird from taking away both his treasure and sister Toadette.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Galaxy

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Mario meeting Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade in the Honeyhive Galaxy.

Captain Toad appears as the self-proclaimed captain of the Toad Brigade. In the game, he appears to be one of the few Toads that had escaped the destruction of Mushroom Kingdom, along with his fellow Toad Brigade members and Luigi. The Toads soon lost Luigi in space, and soon all of them found themselves in the Honeyhive Galaxy. Mario eventually finds the Toads and rescues them. Once he meets Mario, however, Captain Toad is at first scared that a bee is in his face, though quickly recognizes the plumber. He rewards Mario with the first Power Star of that galaxy.

As a thanks, Captain Toad and his brigade attempts to help Mario on his quest by going adventuring alongside him. Sometimes, Captain Toad even finds a Power Star for Mario (though these stars are sometimes obvious to find for the players). Captain Toad's headlamp can also be used to defeat Boos by shining his headlamp at them. In order to follow the hero, Captain Toad uses a special spaceship called the Starshroom to provide him and his brigade with transportation while traveling through the galaxies. Generally, Captain Toad appears to want to help Mario, but is sometimes cowardly and lazy throughout the adventure. Despite his cowardliness, Captain Toad is portrayed as being extremely loyal throughout the game (as even described by his official biography), and tries his best to help Mario to save Princess Peach from Bowser without giving any signs of giving up.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Captain Toad makes an appearance once again as the Toad Brigade Captain (even naming himself as he has a special item that the other members of the Toad Brigade do not have - a headlamp). He is first met by Mario in the mission, "Digga-Leg's Planet" where he warns Mario about the "scary monster", Digga-Leg. He is found nearby from his Starshroom. Additionally, Captain Toad's Starshroom, at this point, has a Checkpoint Flag on the underside of the spaceship that Mario can use to save his progress before facing Digga-Leg. After getting the Power Star, Captain Toad and the other members of the Toad Brigade decide to assist Mario (like the first game), and they use their Starshroom to follow Starship Mario around the galaxies. It is revealed that in this game, Captain Toad and the other members of the Toad Brigade had asked the Lumas to help them build the Starshroom in order to save Princess Peach. However, after finding Mario and deciding that he would do the job better, the Toad Brigade follow and help Mario on his quest to rescue the princess instead. In the ending of the game, he and his brigade accompany Mario back to their planet to celebrate his victory over a shrunken Bowser.

Captain Toad presenting Mario with a Power Star in the Slimy Spring Galaxy.

Very much like in the first game, Captain Toad is again loyal to his friends, but extremely cowardly. He can also be seen daydreaming in various areas about resting up instead of adventuring. However, Captain Toad does occasionally get to being successful as he sometimes finds a few Power Stars for Mario (though he often needs to find Captain Toad in the level in order to obtain the Power Star). One prime example of Captain Toad's generosity for a free star is in the Slimy Spring Galaxy where Captain Toad manages to snatch the star from the end of the level before Mario arrives. However, after obtaining the Power Star, Captain Toad accidentally falls inside a chest that locked him inside. After Mario opens up the chest, Captain Toad pops out and gives him the star (though not before asking Mario to not tell the other Toad Brigade members of this event). There is also a mission which involves Captain Toad that is called "Search for the Toad Brigade Captain". This mission has Mario look for Captain Toad who is lost somewhere in the Fluffy Bluff Galaxy.

Super Mario 3D World

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Screenshot of Captain Toad in the course Captain Toad Goes Forth.

Captain Toad is seen in a series of courses throughout Super Mario 3D World known as The Adventures of Captain Toad. These courses are composed of a puzzle-based stage, where the goal is to obtain all 5 Green Stars using Captain Toad, who is the only playable character. This is also the first time he is playable in the series. Asides from walking, he is not able to perform any special moves, such as Jump, Roll, etc. Instead, the player must rely on the different elements and obstacles within the course to progress, such as timed platforms which propel Captain Toad into the air instead of jumping. His headlamp is also capable of stunning ghost like enemies, such as Boos. The player uses the Wii U GamePad to move Captain Toad around the stage. He starts off in his Super form, and will shrink if he is damaged (his cap and spots will also switch colors).

Captain Toad also makes an appearance in some of the normal courses of the game. In some instances, he will be in danger. If the player rescues him, Captain Toad will award a Green Star. He also appears as the conductor of the Golden Express train of World 5. In Tricky Trapeze Theater of the same world, he is seen in a hidden area after a trapeze and a Clear Pipe by a Roulette Block. His last appearance is at the end of Champion's Road, as he can be seen cheering in the crowd.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Captain Toad snagging a Super Gem in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

Captain Toad stars in the Wii U title Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker as the primary protagonist. In comparison to his specific levels from Super Mario 3D World, he can do more than just walk, as he can now defend himself by using power-ups, wield weapons such as the Super Pickax and pick turnips from the ground to attack enemies.

Captain Toad's journey begins when Toadette shows him a Power Star she found on the top of a level. However, both Toads were in for a shock when a large bird known as Wingo swoops down and claims the treasure for itself. Stunned by Wingo's sudden appearance, Captain Toad falls backwards; however, Toadette is unfortunately kidnapped by Wingo after she latches onto the Power Star in an attempt to get it back. Determined to get Toadette and their treasure back, Captain Toad heads off through a plethora of puzzle-like stages to reach the top of Wingo's Watchtower where Wingo holds Toadette hostage.

Ultimately, Captain Toad finds Wingo at the top of a tower and fights his way to the very peak of the tower. There, Captain Toad battles Wingo and defeats the greedy bird via the use of giant turnips. Toadette and the original Power Star are saved by this point which causes the two Toads to celebrate in their victory.

Captain Toad encountering Wingo at its tower prior to their first battle.

Later on, Toadette finds another Power Star and leads Captain Toad to it; however, much like before, Wingo returns with revenge and kidnaps Captain Toad along with the Power Star. Devastated, Toadette now heads to Pyropuff Peak to save Captain Toad. Upon trying to save Captain Toad, the fight fails as the Captain is knocked far away from the scene while Toadette is recaptured by Wingo. Sometime later, Captain Toad regains consciousness in a dark cavern and attempts to retrieve a lost Power Star within the level. However, he is cruelly met by Wingo who steals the Power Star right before the Captain, and taunts the Captain even more with both the treasure and Toadette (who is once again attached to its necklace) before flying off again.

Frustrated by various scenes of Wingo flying past him, Captain Toad finally makes it back to the tower where Wingo resides and makes his way to the very top (while avoiding Wingo) to have a final battle against the bird boss. Upon declaring victory by throwing a giant turnip into Wingo's mouth and ultimately causing Wingo to fall from the air once more, Toadette is finally free and the stolen Power Star is at last retrieved. Both Captain Toad and Toadette get on a minecart soon afterwards during the staff roll of the game.

Upon the end of the minecart trip, Captain Toad notices a Green Star falling from the sky and immediately chases after it much to Toadette's dismay. It is then revealed as to how Captain Toad arrived into the Sprixie Kingdom as he falls into the pipe leading into the area after the Green Star tumbles within the pipe. Thus, this begins Captain Toad's adventures within Super Mario 3D World.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade make an appearance as a trophy within Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The Toad Brigade trophy is depicted in the style of how the Toads appeared within the Super Mario Galaxy games.

General information

Physical description

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Captain Toad's original design in the Super Mario Galaxy titles.

Captain Toad is a member of the Toad race, and as such appears as a child-like humanoid wearing a mushroom cap often seen with a large smile etched upon his face. He is a Toad with red spots upon his large mushroom cap and during his earlier appearances, his attire was simplistic with a red vest and white pants. As a result, his appearance was similar to many other red spotted Toads. However, his key distinguishing features included his large backpack and a headlamp which distinguished his appearance from his fellow Toad Brigade members as their captain. This headlamp actually had the ability to defeat Boos merely by having Captain Toad shining the light at them.

In Super Mario 3D World, Captain Toad's design was revamped with his clothing having been changed to an explorer's suit (to further emphasize his love for treasure) as well as the addition of a red necktie and red shoes. His headlamp and large backpack return in his redesign as well.

Personality

Captain Toad asleep alongside Yellow Toad.

Despite being the leader of the Toad Brigade organization in both Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel, Captain Toad is extremely cowardly. His cowardice often leads to his fellow Toad Brigade members sometimes talk negatively about the Captain behind his back. In addition, the captain also tends to be accident-prone and as a result often lands himself into danger. Captain Toad can also seen to be lazy as he can be seen daydreaming about relaxing in various galaxies.

Regardless of his negative traits, Captain Toad is highly resourceful. He (or at least one of his brigaders) is seen to be a highly experienced mechanic as he was able to repair the Starshroom that he and the other Toad Brigade members used every time it broke. He also rewards Mario or Luigi with coins to replenish health and even Power-Ups. Captain Toad does occasionally find Power Stars himself; however, he is always ready to give it to either Mario or Luigi in an attempt to help the hero in his adventures.

Captain Toad is described to being the "fearless" hunter of Green Stars within Super Mario 3D World and proves this title by being on a constant hunt for the exclusive stars despite lacking the ability to jump (as a result of his heavy backpack.) Regardless, he maintains his gracious character from Super Mario Galaxy and constantly rewards Mario, Luigi, Toad, Peach, and Rosalina with Green Stars or even coins and Power-Ups when encountered.

Captain Toad also has a bit of a greedy side, as it seems he can't help but try to snag any treasure he sees. This is shown in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker's ending, where he does not hesitate to chase after the Green Star he sees falling from the sky, and after it falls into the Clear Pipe that leads to the Sprixie Kingdom, he tries to get it but falls into the pipe too (which explains how he got there in the first place in Super Mario 3D World). Going along with the common frightful characteristic of the Toads, Captain Toad is no exception as he can be seen to be panicking in a comical sense from various enemies throughout most of the main game courses (often requiring one of the other playable characters to help him out).

Identity

Upon the release of Super Mario Galaxy, the Prima Games guide stated that the Toad Brigade leader was the main Toad character, using Toad's artwork as his. Due to his similarities to the aforementioned character, confusion arose between the two characters when it was stated that Captain Toad was the same Toad as in Super Mario Galaxy. However, it has since been confirmed that Toad and Captain Toad are not the same character.^[1]

Gallery

Artwork

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Captain Toad artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (without gear).
Super Mario 3D World
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Captain Toad riding a minecart in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker logo with Captain Toad.
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Captain Toad icon in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
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Captain Toad using the pickaxe in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Captain Toad falling in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Captain Toad riding a minecart in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
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Captain Toad throwing a turnip in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Captain Toad carrying a Super Gem in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
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Captain Toad climbing a ladder in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Captain Toad operating a spinwheel in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Screenshots

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Super Mario Galaxy
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Concept Art

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Early concept art of the Toad Brigade.
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Captain Toad and the rest of his crew riding a starshroom in Super Mario Galaxy.

Sprites/Stamps/Models

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Captain Toad icon
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Captain Toad icon Stamp.
Another stamp featuring Captain Toad.

Official profiles

Super Mario Galaxy bio

Toad's Collectible Card Bio: Toad is Princess Peach's closest confidant and sworn protector. Typically Toad is a happy character, as seen by the constant smile on his face. But now he has reason to be concerned. His beloved princess has been kidnapped by Bowser, and Toad will stop at nothing to help find her. Just when all is feared lost, Toad and his friends appear in their Mushroom-shaped ships and help guide Mario on his quest to save Princess Peach.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Image	Appearance(s)	Description
	Wii Super Mario Galaxy Wii Super Mario Galaxy 2	As Mario travels to the unknown reaches of space, he can always rely on the trusty Toad Brigade. They're a colorful bunch–the captain sports red spots while the others have green, yellow, blue, or purple ones. The yellow one is known for dozing off on the job, but his sleepy musings can be quite handy!

Names in other languages

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References

^ Comment on Miiverse as part of an interview with producer Koichi Hayashida (posted December 6, 2014). Retrieved December 8, 2014.

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[1] Comment on Miiverse as part of an interview with producer Koichi Hayashida (posted December 6, 2014). Retrieved December 8, 2014.

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[Edit] Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury / Bowser's Fury
Playable characters		Mario • Luigi^1,2 • Peach^1,2 • Toad^1,2 • Rosalina^1,2 • Captain Toad^1,2 • Bowser Jr.³ • Hint Toad² • Banktoad² • Yellow Toad²
Non-playable characters		Kittens³ • Mii¹ • Neko Parent³ • Plessie • Rabbits (Mega Rabbits) • Sprixie Princesses^1,2 • Sprixies^1,2 • Toads • Toadette³
Worlds^1,2		Sprixie Kingdom • World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World Castle • World Bowser • World Star • World Mushroom • World Flower • World Crown
Lake Lapcat locations³		Fur Step Island • Scamper Shores • Pounce Bounce Isle • Fort Flaptrap • Slipskate Slope • Clawswipe Colosseum • Trickity Tower • Crisp Climb Castle • Risky Whisker Island • Pipe Path Tower • Roiling Roller Isle • Mount Magmeow • Lucky Isle
Bosses		Bowser (Meowser^1,2 · Fury Bowser³ · Giant Bowser³) • Boom Boom • Pom Pom • Hisstocrat^1,2 • Boss Brolder^1,2 • King Ka-thunk^1,2 • Prince Bully • Motley Bossblob^1,2
Items and objects		+ Clock^1,2 • ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom^1,2 • Arrow platform^1,2 • Arrow Sign • Assist Block^1,2 • Baseball • Beep Block^1,2 • Big Block^1,2 • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Board^1,2 • Bomb • Boomerang Flower • Cage³ • Cannon Box^1,2 • Cat Shine³ • Cat Shine Shard³ • Cat Wheel • Chain-Link • Character Switch^1,2 • Checkpoint Flag^1,2 • Clear Pipe • Clear Pipe Cannon • Cloud Cannon • Cloud Lift • Cog^1,2 • Coin • Coin Block • Coin Box • Coin pile • Color Panel^1,2 • Crate • Crystal Block^1,2 • Dark^1,2 • Dash Panel • Double Cherry • Elevator^1,2 • Fire Flower • Fling Pole³ • Floating couch^1,2 • Flower^1,2 • Fluff^1,2 • Fury Block³ • Fury Sun³ • Giga Bell³ • Goal Pole^1,2 • Gold Ring • Goomba Mask^1,2 • Gong^1,2 • Graffiti³ • Green Coin^1,2 • Green Star^1,2 • Green Star Ring^1,2 • Ground-Pound Switch³ • Grumblump^1,2 • Hexagon^1,2 • Hidden Block • Ice Skate • Illusion^1,2 • Invincibility Bell^2,3 • Invincibility Leaf • Item storage • Jump Panel • Key Coin • Kick Bomb • Lift^1,2 • Light Box^1,2 • Lighthouse³ • Lucky Bell • Mega ? Block • Mega Mushroom^1,2 • Multi-Vator^1,2 • Mushroom Trampoline • Mystery Box^1,2 • Plessie Medal³ • P Panel^1,2 • P Switch^1,2 • Pixel Luigi^{1, 2} • Potted Piranha Plant • POW Block • Propeller Box • Propeller Platform¹ • Red-Blue Panel • Red Coin^1,2 • Red POW Block^1,2 • Red Ring^1,2 • Rising pillar^1,2 • Rock Block^1,2 • Rotating Panel^1,2 • Seagull³ • Searchlight^1,2 • Shelf^1,2 • Slamming block^1,2 • Sliding door^1,2 • Slot Block^1,2 • Small birds^1,2 • Snowball • Springboard^1,2 • Stamp^1,2 • Super Star • Super Bell • Super Jump Panel³ • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Switch Block^1,2 • Switch Panel^1,2 • Switchboard • Timer Gate³ • Touchstone^1,2 • Trapeze^1,2 • Tree • Turning Floor • Warp Box^1,2 • Warp Box (With Key)^1,2 • Warp Pipe • World Warp Pipe^{1, 2} • Zipline lift^1,2
Moves		Crawl • Crouch • Crouch Jump • Dash • Dive^2,3 • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump^2,3 • Jump • Long Jump • Roll • Shell dash • Side Somersault • Slide • Spin Jump • Swim • Synchro Ground-Pound^1,2 • Wall Jump
Forms		Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Cat Mario (Lucky Cat Mario · Giga Cat Mario³ · White Cat Mario^2,3) • Double Mario • Tanooki Mario (White Tanooki Mario) • Boomerang Mario • Mega Mario • Invincible Mario
Enemies and obstacles		Ant Trooper^1,2 • Baddie Box^1,2 • Banzai Bill^1,2 • Banzai Bill Cannon^1,2 • Beach Koopa • Biddybud • Big Boo^1,2 • Big Ant Trooper^1,2 • Big Galoomba^1,2 • Bill Blaster • Blockstepper • Blooper^1,2 • Blurker^1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo^1,2 • Boomerang Bro • Brolder^1,2 • Bullet Bill • Bully • Cannon^1,2 • Cannonball^1,2 • Cat Banzai Bill^1,2 • Cat Bullet Bill • Cat Goomba^1,2 • Chargin' Chuck^1,2 • Charvaargh^1,2 • Cheep Cheep • Coin Coffer • Conkdor • Disaster Neko³ • Falling spike³ • Fire Bar^1,2 • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fizzlit^1,2 • Flopter • Fury Shadow³ • Fuzzler • Fuzzy • Fuzzy Horde^1,2 • Galoomba^1,2 • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Bro • Hop-Chop^1,2 • Horned Ant Trooper^1,2 • Innertube Goomba • Ka-thunk^1,2 • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble^1,2 • Madpole^1,2 • Magikoopa • Mega Piranha Plant • Mini Goomba^1,2 • Octoomba^1,2 • Para-Biddybud • Parabones^1,2 • Peepa^1,2 • Piranha Creeper • Piranha Plant • Porcupuffer^1,2 • Rammerhead • Ring Burner^1,2 • Skating Goomba • Skipsqueak • Snow Pokey • Spike • Spike ball^1,2 • Spike Block^1,2 • Spike Trap • Spiked roller • Spiny^1,2 • Spiny Skipsqueak^1,2 • Splorch^1,2 • Splotchy goop³ • Splounder • Stingby • Thwomp^1,2 • Ty-foo^1,2 • Walleye^1,2
Miscellaneous		Captain Toad's Adventures^1,2 • Enemy Battles^1,2 • Mystery House^1,2 • Luigi Bros.^1,2 • Luigi sightings^1,2 • Sprixie House^1,2 • Lucky House^1,2 • Snapshot Mode^2,3 • Stamps
Further info		Cat Shine names³ • Completion (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury) • Gallery (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury · Bowser's Fury) • Glitches (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury) • Media (Bowser's Fury) • Pre-release and unused content • Playable characters' statistics (Bowser's Fury) • Staff (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury) • Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
¹ Super Mario 3D World ² Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury ³ Bowser's Fury
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