The Toad

**The Toad** is the main antagonist of the 2006 Dreamworks Animation/Aardman film Flushed Away. He is a toad who was originally a pet of young Prince Charles until he got a rat for his birthday which led Toad to have a hatred of rats as well as the boss and leader of his henchrats (including Spike and Whitey) and his younger cousin Le Frog and the arch-nemesis of Roddy and Rita.

He is voiced by Ian McKellen.

## Flushed Away

The Toad is first seen when his henchrats capture Roddy, Rita and the ruby as well as taking them to The Toad's lair. During that, When the Toad is happy that he got his ruby and order his henchrats to dispose of Roddy and Rita, Roddy tells the Toad that he just wants to get back to his home (which is Kensington), The Toad called Roddy "A Man of Quality" and shows him his royal collection. When The Toad was done showing his royal collection to Roddy found it to be amusing, in which the Toad thought he would find it "diverting", not amusing (meaning that The Toad thinks that Roddy is making fun of his royal collection). When Roddy tried to explain to the Toad what he means, he accidentally destroys the Toad's collection, which makes the Toad blow a gasket, ordering Spike and Whitey to ice Roddy and Rita. The Toad and his henchrats then took the two rats to the refrigerator where they would be freeze by liquid nitrogen. When the Toad and his henchrats attempt to freeze Roddy and Rita with liquid nitrogen, he was very angry when he sees Spike and Whitey being frozen instead When Rita insulting him and Roddy and Rita escaping from the Toad's lair.

When Spike and Whitey came back to the lair after failing to catch Roddy and Rita, The Toad tells them to forget the ruby and it's the master cable they need to get since without the cable, his plan is ruined as well as the fact that they need to be back in time with the master cable for the World Cup Final. When Spike ask the Toad is he along with Whitey watching the game with him together. The Toad angrily tells his two henchrats to get the cable and kick them through the window. After Spike and Whitey failed to get the master cable, The Toad gets very angry as well as also revealing his backstory to his French cousin Le Frog which is where he was originally a pet of young Prince Charles before getting a rat for his birthday which led one of the guards cruelly flush the Toad down the toilet (which the Toad calls "a whirlpool of despair"). After that, Le Frog finds the Toad's backstory and pain funny which cause the Toad to be angry at him and order him to get the master cable. Le Frog and his minions then leave in order to track down Roddy, Rita and the master cable.

Morning, Le Frog and his minions capture Roddy and Rita and during that, Roddy distracts the frogs by telling them there's a fly which cause all the frogs (expect Le Frog) to try to eat it. After that, the Toad orders Le Frog to get the cable and Le Frog does so although he pretty much fails to get it. After Roddy and Rita arrive at Roddy's home in Kensington, Roddy finds about the Toad's plan which is washing out Ratropolis and its citizens of rats with a flushing toilet in order to have his tadpoles take over it.

Roddy returned to the sewers in order to save everyone from the Toad although he and Rita were captured by the Toad and his minions but despite that, Roddy pulls off a pipe that is filled with liquid nitrogen causing the henchrats and henchfrogs to be defeated. After that, The Toad tries to prevent the two rats from leaving his lair and saving Ratropolis but however, Roddy and Rita trick the Toad by getting his food stuck on a pipe with liquid nitrogen and getting his tongue caught in the gears so the pipe would break although this doesn't prevent Toad from ordering Le Frog to defeat Roddy and attempt to throw Rita at the water in order to have her drown. Roddy then saves Rita by using Le Frog as well as also seeing the pipe getting break, releasing the liquid nitrogen which saved Ratropolis and its citizens of rats. The Toad is then last seen wanting Roddy to pay for ruining his plan which led Le Frog to tell his cousin to give a rest and get his kids a puppy. Its unknown what happened to the Toad after this but according to the essential guide, The Toad was arrested.