Toadsworth

Toadsworth in Super Mario Sunshine.
Toadsworth
Species	Toad
Age	60 (as of PM2)
Voiced by	Charles Martinet
Debut	Super Mario Sunshine

Toadsworth is Princess Peach's steward of both her safety and of many details of Peach's castle. Peach is rarely seen without Toadsworth by her side, usually endeavoring to make sure she keeps out of trouble and stays safe. He is often a companion of the princess when she takes vacations, such as her trips to Delfino Island, the Beanbean Kingdom and Rougeport. However Toadsworth is usually not the athletic sort and generally does not engage in the sporting events and other competitions, though he often acts as a referee.

Background

Toadsworth is first seen in Super Mario Sunshine, where he escorts Mario and Peach on their vacation to Isle Delfino. Despite his watchful eye, Peach is kidnapped by Shadow Mario and all he can do is stay back and advise Mario.

Toadsworth in his youth.

He performs the same role as Peach's caring escort in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, though he can't do much more than worry and make friendly with the local ladies (Lady Lima and Zess T. respectively).

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Toadsworth's worrying gets so severe that he goes into shock, though he is quick to recover with a Refreshroom. The Mario Bros. run into a young Toadsworth in the past, who follows them into the present with Baby Peach in tow. Young and old Toadsworth clash at first, neither recognizing each other. They continue to clash throughout the adventure, since young Toadsworth is somewhat less panicky and more careless with Peach's safety. Their efforts to keep Baby Peach entertained provide the Mario Bros. with several new abilities, such as the Spin Jump and Ball Bros.

He also appears during the opening of Super Princess Peach, where he had bought the mysterious talking parasol Perry from a merchant. Being among the few not captured by Bowser's minions, he reluctantly allowed Peach to set out to rescue the Mario Bros., but entrusted her with Perry to protect her. During New Super Mario Bros., Toadsworth was found in each Toad House where he uses his magic wand to cause item boxes to appear for Mario to find different powerups from.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Toadsworth attended the meeting at the beginning of the game, where he criticized Starlow's manners and also offered tutorial advice to Mario and Luigi during their fight with Bowser. He was later sucked into Bowser's body along with everyone else in the room. The brothers found him within the Pump Works, after which he joined the other Toads in Toad Square. He was shown to come up to the Lumbar Nook in his spare time during his stay within Bowser's body, finding it soothing to his soul and like his own room. Toadsworth treated Toadbert to tea there while Mario and Luigi fixed Bowser's back. They were then freed at the end of the game, at which point Toadsworth spoke harshly towards Bowser.

Sports

Toadsworth has also played a role in a few of the sports games; in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! he drives the winners of a race around in his Parade Kart, in Mario Power Tennis he plays umpire and commentator for the matches, and in Mario Superstar Baseball he is playable, batting with his cane and having a high compatibility with Peach, Toad, and Toadette. He is also playable in Mario Super Sluggers. In the Challenge Mode of Mario Super Sluggers, he appears in the Peach Ice Gardens area and alerts Mario about the flooded fountain. When he sees Princess Peach being captured by Bowser Jr., he joins Mario's baseball team in order to help save her. He additionally acts as the shopkeeper for that area.

Other Appearances

• Toadsworth appears in Yakuman DS as a secret character and the most difficult of the game's opponents.

Trivia

• In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, there are enemies called Shroobsworth, which is an obvious play on Toadsworth. Shroobsworth, however, comes with an intern, while Toadsworth does not (yet?).
• Goombella calls Toadsworth the steward of Peach's Castle in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, though he acts more like Peach's personal steward. He seems to have ousted the Chancellor in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and the Minister of Peach's Castle in Paper Mario.
• Toadsworth appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. There are also two stickers of him from Super Mario Sunshine and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.