Toad

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 by Nick Maunders

Toad really stands out. With his blue Jacket (???), white shorts, brown shoes and his massive mushroom hat which is almost the size of him! He is always smiling and is never angry but instead usually sulks. He is Princess Peaches attendant and protector of the mushroom kingdom.

His first appearance was on the Nintendo Entertainment System on a game called Super Mario Bros. (1985) However his debut game where you could actually play as him was on 28^th April 1989 (Europe) on the Nintendo Entertainment System. He was one of the four playable characters, the others being Mario, Luigi & Princess Peach. He was also had the highest speed and power ratings of the 4.

From then on Toad has featured in many games in the Mario series including Mario Tennis, and has featured in many of the Mario Party series since Mario Party 4.

He has been known since ‘Wario Woods’ to be one of Wario’s enemies and he is also a enemy of Bowser’s, but has been known to cower in fear of Bowser’s size and appearance. Since the game Mario Kart: Double Dash Toadette has been introduced as Toads partner, and in many games such as Mario Party 8 they are the only two people from the ‘Toad’ species.

In many games Toad has been like the tutorial master, in which he guides the player through the basics of the game. However lately this job has been taken over by Toadsworth. Since the very beginning Toad has always been faithful to Princess Peach and normally is always with her if both characters are in a game together.

Toads latest instalment was on the 23^rd November 2007 (Europe) when he was one of eight playable characters in Mario Party: DS on the Nintendo DS. It has been announced that Toad is a playable character in Mario Kart: Wii and that, although he is not a playable character, he will make a appearance in Super Smash Bros Brawl in 2008.

Toad is a funny friendly character and I would give him a rating of 8.2

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