 Toads famously thank Mario after each castle in Super Mario Bros., NES. Toad (known as Kinopio in Japanese releases) is a humanoid mushroom in games of the Super Mario Bros. series by Nintendo. Like many characters in Nintendo games related to Mario, Toad is both a unique character called "Toad" and a specimen of an entire, homonymous race. For instance, in Paper Mario, there is an entire race of Toads who live in Toad Town. Toads, the general collective name of the "mushroom people" found in the Mushroom Kingdom, are a sapient, anthropomorphic mushroom race, with a peaceful, human-following monarchistic culture.
He and others like him made their debut in Super Mario Bros. (called merely "Mushroom Retainer") but didn't have a name until Super Mario Bros 2. Toad is a loyal mushroom retainer, a servant and companion to Princess Peach Toadstool. He is also a good friend of Mario and Luigi. He has had an active role in Super Mario Bros. 2, Wario's Woods, Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and Mario Party.
Apart from 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 Mario Party series, or helping other characters (i.e. Mario) out.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Toad makes two cameo appearances. He is both a trophy and a human shield held out as part of Princess Peach's B button attack. As a shield, Toad reflects damage back to the attacker.
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Toadette, the female counterpart of Toad, was introduced.
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