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Article by: '''Alex Stuart ([http://www.ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=9791 Linearity])''' <br>
Pictured from: ''Super Mario Sunshine'' <br>
Created by: [http://www.nintendo.com Nintendo] <br>
First appearance: 1985 <br>

== Bio ==
Toad hails from the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series of games. He is a citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom and is a retainer of its royal family, the kin of the famous Princess Toadstool, or '''[[OCR Mascot 070|Princess Peach]]'''. In Japan he is known as "Kinopio."

Toad first appeared as a playable character in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. His agility, weak jumps, and swiftness in picking up objects makes him unique among the other playable characters.

The word Toad sometimes refers in general to a denizen of the Mushroom Kingdom. Many of these Toads look like the Toad of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', but they are not the same person. They debuted in ''Super Mario Bros.'' under the title "Mushroom retainers," greeting '''[[OCR Mascot 005|Mario]]''' after all but the last of the boss battles with '''[[OCR Mascot 025|Bowser]]'''. Their recurrent words at these points in the game are now famous: "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!"

Toad's personality is elaborated upon in ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Mario Kart 64''. In each, he is childishly peppy and encouraging, virtually never showing an unhappy moment. His soft, goofy appearance and delightful disposition make him a hallmark of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series.

== Quote ==
"Hey Mario! Lots of people use something called a 'door' to go in and out of their houses..."

== Selected game appearances ==

=== NES ===
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/super-mario-bros-nes/ ''Super Mario Bros.''] (1985)
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/super-mario-bros-2-nes/ ''Super Mario Bros. 2''] (1988)
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/super-mario-bros-3-nes/ ''Super Mario Bros. 3''] (1988)

=== Super NES ===
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/super-mario-kart-snes/ ''Super Mario Kart''] (1992)
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/super-mario-rpg-legend-of-the-seven-stars-snes/ ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''] (1996)

=== Nintendo 64 ===
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/super-mario-64-n64/ ''Super Mario 64''] (1996)
*[http://www.ocremix.org/game/mario-kart-64-n64/ ''Mario Kart 64''] (1996)
*''Mario Golf'' (1999)
*''Mario Tennis'' (2000)

=== GameCube ===
*''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' (2003)
*''Mario Party 5'' (2003)

== References ==
*[http://www.nintendoland.com/home2.htm?mario/friends/toad.htm Mario Mania! - "Toad"] 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mario_series_characters#Toad Wikipedia - "List of Mario series characters - Toad"] 
*[http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/file/mario_characters.txt GameFAQs - "The Mario Series Character Guide by the Space Pope"]

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