Toad
Toad as seen in Mario Party 8.
Game series	Mario series
First game	Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Created by	Shigeru Miyamoto
Voiced by	John Stocker (TV) (1989-1990) Mojo Nixon (Film) (1993) John Fifer (Film) (1993) Isaac Marshall (VG) (1997-2002) Jen Taylor (VG) (2002-2005) Kelsey Hutchinson (VG) (2005-present)

Toad (キノピオ, Kinopio^?) is a humanoid mushroom in games of Nintendo's Mario series. Toad is the general collective name of the "Mushroom People" found in the Mushroom Kingdom, who are a sapient, anthropomorphic mushroom race, with a peaceful, human-following monarchistic culture. Like other characters in the Mario games such as Yoshi, Toad is both a unique character called "Toad" and a specimen of an entire, homonymous race. The Toad species first appeared in Super Mario Bros.. They were seven guards that serve Princess Peach, called Mushroom Retainers. In games prior to Paper Mario, which featured an entire race of Toads inhabiting Toad Town, the capital of the Mushroom Kingdom, manuals referred to them as Mushroom People, which is derived from the Japanese name. However, certain comics called them Toads even before Paper Mario. The unique character Toad is also the chief retainer to the Mushroom Kingdom. For the article about amphibians, see toad. ... Mario Party 8 ) is a video game for Nintendos Wii. ... This article is a chronological list of Mario games. ... This article is about the Super Mario Brothers video game for the NES. For other uses, see Super Mario Bros. ... Shigeru Miyamoto , born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese video game designer. ... John Stocker was born in Canada on August 12, 1948. ... Mojo Nixon (born Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr. ... Isaac Marshall is a voice actor, who recognizably provided the voices of Yoshi, Bowser, and Donkey Kong in Nintendos flagship-franchise. ... Jen Taylor (born in Seattle, Washington, USA on February 17, 1973) is a voice actress best known for her role as Cortana in Bungies sci-fi first person shooter games Halo and Halo 2. ... For other uses, see Mushroom (disambiguation). ... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ... The Mushroom Kingdom as seen in Super Mario RPG. The Mushroom Kingdom or Toadsville (Japanese:キノコ王国) is a setting in the series where most of the games take place. ... Not to be confused with sentience. ... 7th millennium BC anthropomorphized rocks, with slits for eyes, found in modern-day Israel. ... For the documentary series, see Monarchy (TV series). ... This article is about the Nintendo character Yoshi. ... This article is about the Super Mario Brothers video game for the NES. For other uses, see Super Mario Bros. ... Princess Peach ) is a video game character in Nintendos Mario video games series, often playing the damsel in distress role in the adventure series. ... Paper Mario, called during production Super Mario RPG 2, known in Japan as Mario Story ), is a role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. ... Paper Mario, called during production Super Mario RPG 2, known in Japan as Mario Story ), is a role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. ... The Mushroom Kingdom as seen in Super Mario RPG. The Mushroom Kingdom or Toadsville (Japanese:キノコ王国) is a setting in the series where most of the games take place. ...

Appearances

Toad plays a rather minimal role in the original Super Mario Bros. They appear at the end of every fourth stage after Mario or Luigi defeats Bowser. Instead of meeting Princess Peach (also known as Toadstool), however, these earlier levels reward the heroes with a mushroom retainer and the message: “THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!”. In Super Mario Bros. 2, a Mushroom Retainer character named Toad made his first appearance as one of the four playable characters. He was the fastest and strongest character, but had the weakest jump. This article is about the Super Mario Brothers video game for the NES. For other uses, see Super Mario Bros. ... Bowser, alternately referred to as King Koopa and known in Japan as Koopa ), is a video game character in Nintendos Mario universe. ... Princess Peach ) is a video game character in Nintendos Mario video games series, often playing the damsel in distress role in the adventure series. ... This article is about the version released outside of Japan. ...

Apart from Super Mario Bros. 2 and the Mario Kart series, where he is a light, high acceleration driver, Toad is seldom a playable character or protagonist - more often officiating, such as in the earlier Mario Party games, or helping other characters. He has become a playable character in later Mario Party games, starting with Mario Party 5, Now also playable in Mario Party 6, Mario Party 7, and the first Mario Party game for the Wii console, Mario Party 8. Toad was the main character and star in Wario's Woods; his partners in this adventure were Birdo and Wanda. Toad was a playable character in Mario Tennis 64 as a technique player. When the later Mario Tennis game, Mario Power Tennis, came out, Nintendo decided against bringing Toad back into the game alongside Birdo, Baby Mario and Donkey Kong Jr, though he did appear as a cameo with Toadette in the opening movie. Toad is confirmed to be playable in the upcoming Mario Kart Wii and Mario Party DS. In Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games he is a referee along with Cream the Rabbit among others^[1]. He appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker, trophy^{[citation needed]}, and as an attack for Princess Peach. This article is about the version released outside of Japan. ... A screenshot from Mario Kart Wii. ... This article is about the first game in the series. ... Mario Party 5 ) is the fifth in a series of board game style video games for Nintendo platforms, featuring popular Nintendo characters. ... Mario Party 6 is the sixth game in the Mario Party series of board game style video games for Nintendo platforms. ... Mario Party 7 ) is the ninth in a series of board game style video games for Nintendo platforms, featuring popular Nintendo characters. ... Mario Party 8 ) is a video game for Nintendos Wii. ... Warios Woods (ワリオの森 Wario no Mori) is a puzzle game made by Nintendo for the Super NES in 1994, and then later released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994 and the Satellaview BS-X in 1997. ... Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine ), is a fictional, anthropomorphic dinosaur-like creature featured in Nintendos Mario series of video games. ... Image:Wanda nintendo. ... Mario Tennis is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color in 2000. ... Mario Power Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis GC (マリオテニスGC), is a sports video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2004. ... Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine ), is a fictional, anthropomorphic dinosaur-like creature featured in Nintendos Mario series of video games. ... Baby Mario is a fictional character in Nintendos Super Mario series of video games, in which he is an infant version of famed mascot Mario. ... Donkey Kong Junior is a character from a Nintendo arcade and video game. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mario Kart Wii is a kart racing video game by Nintendo for the Wii console. ... Mario Party DS is a video game for the Nintendo DS. It is the eleventh title in the series (twelfth in Japan), and was released in Japan on November 8, 2007 and in North America on November 19, 2007. ... Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is a recently announced sports game[1], featuring both Mario and Sonic, Nintendo and Segas mascots, along with other characters from their respective series. ... Cream the Rabbit ) is a video game character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games. ... Super Smash Bros. ... Princess Peach ) is a video game character in Nintendos Mario video games series, often playing the damsel in distress role in the adventure series. ...

Voice

Toad's voice is first heard in Mario Kart 64, which featured actor Isaac Marshall. Toad sounded particularly chipper and spoke with a high-pitched voice. Subsequently, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine even ran a feature inquiring about the character's gender — even using his possession of a rainbow-decorated racquet in the Nintendo 64 installment of Mario Tennis as proof of his ambiguous gender. By the advent of the GameCube, Jen Taylor has continued to provide the voice of Toad until 2005, when Kelsey Hutchison took over for games such as Super Mario Strikers. Mario Kart 64 ) is a racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. ... Isaac Marshall is a voice actor, who recognizably provided the voices of Yoshi, Bowser, and Donkey Kong in Nintendos flagship-franchise. ... Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. ... For other uses, see Rainbow (disambiguation). ... Squash racquet and ball Racquetball racquet and ball A racquet (or racket) is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is stretched. ... Mario Tennis is a video game series that began in 1995 with Marios Tennis for the Game Boy. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... Jen Taylor (born in Seattle, Washington, USA on February 17, 1973) is a voice actress best known for her role as Cortana in Bungies sci-fi first person shooter games Halo and Halo 2. ...

Toad in Other Media

As with the games, Toad played a major supporting character in other forms of media starring Mario, starting with the animated series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, in 1989. Although he usually tagged along with Mario and Luigi in cases where King Koopa had kidnapped Princess Toadstool, he sometimes got captured as well. Various television shows based on Super Mario Bros. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Bowser, alternately referred to as King Koopa and known in Japan as Koopa ), is a video game character in Nintendos Mario universe. ...

Toad remained a regular on the show when it spun off into The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. As with the previous series, he accompanied the Mario Bros. on their adventures, and apparently was allowing them to live in his house. Princess Toadstool would often hug Toad and he would make a squeaking noise (similar to a rubber duck) when squeezed. Various television shows based on Super Mario Bros. ... For other uses, see Rubber duck (disambiguation). ...

Toad also regularly appeared in the Super Mario Bros. comic books published by Valiant. In these comics, Toad often followed Mario on some of his adventures, seemingly replacing Luigi as the hero's sidekick. He was also a regular companion for King Toadstool, and even indulged in some of the King's activities. Toad the character is the only Mushroom Retainer whose look is directly from the game artwork - the other Mushroom People were depicted as anthropomorphic toadstools with orange hats. Other print media and the cartoons, however, had all the Mushroom People looking and/or dressing just like Toad himself. The Nintendo Comics System was a series of comic books published by Valiant Comics in 1990 and 1991. ... Look up valiant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... King Toadstool, usually referred to as the King of the Mushroom Kingdom or the King of Mushroomland, is, as his name suggests, the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, and the father of Princess Peach. ...

Played by Mojo Nixon, Toad appeared as a street musician in the non-canon Super Mario Bros. movie. In the film, Toad is arrested for singing a song that badmouths Koopa, who punishes him by having him turned into a Goomba. Despite his transformation, the Goomba-fied Toad (portrayed by John Fifer) still manages to serve as a good guy by helping Princess Daisy escape and distracting the other Goombas by playing his harmonica. After Koopa's defeat, though, it is not shown if he ever returns to normal. Mojo Nixon (born Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr. ... Super Mario Bros. ... For the Game Boy emulator, see Goomba (emulator). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ...

See also

• Mushroom Kingdom
• Princess Peach

The Mushroom Kingdom as seen in Super Mario RPG. The Mushroom Kingdom or Toadsville (Japanese:キノコ王国) is a setting in the series where most of the games take place. ... Princess Peach ) is a video game character in Nintendos Mario video games series, often playing the damsel in distress role in the adventure series. ...

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