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Initially within the English localizations of ''Mario'' games, the race of mushroom-capped people were simply referred to as mushroom people or mushroom retainers. Toad was the first named character of the species when he made his first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', although there has been uncertainty from the beginning as he was also commonly believed to have been one of the seven unnamed mushroom retainers from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. Toad have the same design that was used for generic members of his species, but his individual name and status as a character made it possible to distinguish him from other mushroom people for years. This changed in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', which changed the English name of the Mushroom people to Toads. The Japanese version has made this harder to distinguish, as the race and character were all known by the name of "Kinopio" from the beginning. | Initially within the English localizations of ''Mario'' games, the race of mushroom-capped people were simply referred to as mushroom people or mushroom retainers. Toad was the first named character of the species when he made his first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', although there has been uncertainty from the beginning as he was also commonly believed to have been one of the seven unnamed mushroom retainers from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. Toad have the same design that was used for generic members of his species, but his individual name and status as a character made it possible to distinguish him from other mushroom people for years. This changed in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', which changed the English name of the Mushroom people to Toads. The Japanese version has made this harder to distinguish, as the race and character were all known by the name of "Kinopio" from the beginning. | ||
− | Since then, it has been increasingly hard to distinguish Toad the character from the generic Toads. There have also been some instances in which different Toads fulfilled his role, such as [[Toadsworth]] in some games from from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' onwards, a pair of Toads (one yellow and the other blue) who appeared as playable characters in games such as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and [[Captain Toad]], a red Toad who was introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ultimately received his own spin-off in the form of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. Adding to the confusion is that Toad has been depicted with blue spots in some appearances such as ''Super Mario 3D World'', which has helped to distinguish him from Captain Toad, but has also raised confusion as to which appearances by a blue Toad (such as the aforementioned playable one in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games) could be Toad the character. Despite those factors, Toad has still consistently been featured as an individual character in the various [[#Sports,_Kart_Racing_and_Party_Spin-offs|sports games]] and other spin-off games | + | Since then, it has been increasingly hard to distinguish Toad the character from the generic Toads. There have also been some instances in which different Toads fulfilled his role, such as [[Toadsworth]] in some games from from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' onwards, a pair of Toads (one yellow and the other blue) who appeared as playable characters in games such as ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and [[Captain Toad]], a red Toad who was introduced in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ultimately received his own spin-off in the form of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. Adding to the confusion is that Toad has been depicted with blue spots in some appearances such as ''Super Mario 3D World'', which has helped to distinguish him from Captain Toad, but has also raised confusion as to which appearances by a blue Toad (such as the aforementioned playable one in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games) could be Toad the character. Despite those factors, Toad has still consistently been featured as an individual character in the various [[#Sports,_Kart_Racing_and_Party_Spin-offs|sports games]] and other spin-off games. |
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Toad's initial role was a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where his jumping was not quite as good as Mario's, but he had the highest strength of the four characters and was also the fastest. The story had Toad stumbling into the mythical land of [[Subcon]] through a mysterious cave while on a picnic with Mario, Luigi and Peach. There they faced and defeated the evil King Wart and his army to save the land of Subcon and its people. The ending showed their adventure to have been a dream experienced by Mario, which means that the Toad in this game might have just been a projection of Mario's dream, unless all four characters were exploring Subcon at the same time through their dreams. In his next appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Toad was not a playable character, but he ran the special area called ''Toad's House'' which allowed him to give the Mario bros. special items and extra lives via small mini-games when one of the brothers entered into one of Toad's houses. | Toad's initial role was a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where his jumping was not quite as good as Mario's, but he had the highest strength of the four characters and was also the fastest. The story had Toad stumbling into the mythical land of [[Subcon]] through a mysterious cave while on a picnic with Mario, Luigi and Peach. There they faced and defeated the evil King Wart and his army to save the land of Subcon and its people. The ending showed their adventure to have been a dream experienced by Mario, which means that the Toad in this game might have just been a projection of Mario's dream, unless all four characters were exploring Subcon at the same time through their dreams. In his next appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Toad was not a playable character, but he ran the special area called ''Toad's House'' which allowed him to give the Mario bros. special items and extra lives via small mini-games when one of the brothers entered into one of Toad's houses. | ||
− | He received a starring role in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', where he saved the Dark Woods from [[Wario]]. Toad also appeared in a non-playable role in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', where he | + | He received a starring role in ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', where he saved the Dark Woods from [[Wario]]. Toad also appeared in a non-playable role in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', where he provided Mario with advice about the gameplay basics early in the game. He also provided Mario with items while traveling with him along Mushroom Way, although he had to be saved from various enemies along the way. During the last portion of the game, he traversed through Smithy's Factory to sell a variety of items to Mario and his friends. In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (and it's [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]]), he and the other toads provided Mario (and his friends) with information on the situation and general advice while they were all trapped in the walls of the castle by [[Bowser]]. Toad himself was believed to be the first Toad found in the castle (as mentioned in the instruction manual for ''Super Mario 64 DS''). This was Toad's last appearance as a character in a main game before the renaming of the mushroom species. |
==Gamecube/Wii Eras== | ==Gamecube/Wii Eras== |