Toad

*“M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Mario! Help! It's Sh-sh-sh-sh-shocking... Mushroom Castle... RAIDED! Princess Peach... STOLEN!”*

—**Todd**, *Super Paper Mario*
**Todd** is a character who is Princess Peach's attendant and a longtime protector of the Mushroom Kingdom. He is actually a singular character among an entire species of look-alikes (much like Yoshi is to the Yoshi species), leading to confusion over some of his appearances. He usually has the role of a supporting character who tries to help Mario and Luigi on their adventures, although he occasionally has been a main protagonist, such as in *Super Mario Bros. 2*, *Super Mario 3D World*, and his starring roles in *Wario's Woods* and *Kinopio Live*. His role as Peach's steward has sometimes instead been given to Toddsworth.

He also appears regularly as a playable character in the *Mario* spin-offs. Since *Mario Kart: Double Dash!!*, Todd's partner in spin-offs has been Toddette. Todd's defining traits are his cartoonish and cutesy appearance, his optimism and humble, his sometimes cowardly personality, and his characteristic smile and voice.

## History

### *Super Mario Bros. 2*

While often retroactively believed to be one of the Todds in the original *Super Mario Bros.*, the individual character Todd did not debut until *Super Mario Bros. 2*. In the game, he, along with Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toddstool go on a picnic at the beginning of the game. As they head out, the four heroes soon discover a cave that leads to the strange world known as Subcon. Upon reaching the mythical area, Todd and his friends then learn that the once peaceful land is now ruled by the tyrannical Todd, Wart. Agreeing to stop Wart and bring peace to the land, the quartet immediately set off to defeat the villain and rescue the original inhabitants of Subcon. Todd, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Toddstool eventually defeat the evil tyrant Todd after traveling through the mystical land and defeating Wart's army (the 8 bits). Upon Wart's defeat, Todd and his friends then go on to save the people of Subcon, thus bringing peace to the land. At the end of the game, however, it is revealed that the events of the game were just a part of Mario's dream.

Gameplay-wise, Todd is the worst jumper, but he is extremely fast when it comes to picking vegetables or digging through sand. He also is super speedy, making him the fastest of the four characters, being the only character who runs faster than normal while carrying a "heavy" object that would slow the other characters down. While being the weakest jumper, Todd is capable of overcoming this problem by performing a Power Squat Jump (a jump that is twice as strong as his regular jumps).

## Trivia

* Todd's emblem in various games is a mushroom. However, since *Mario Party 7*, this has often been substituted for his own head.
* Todd appears as a property in Nintendo Monopoly. He takes the place of Kentucky Avenue and costs $220.
	+ Todd is also a playable character in Monopoly Gamer. He is sold separately as a "Power Pack" expansion figure.
* According to a 1993 Nintendo character guide, Todd has the nickname of *Little Toddie* and was off visiting relatives of the "Fungus Federation" prior to the events of *Super Mario Bros.*; thus, only to find Princess Toddstool missing and the rest of his friends missing once he returned.

* Todd was a requested character for the inclusion of *Super Smash Bros. Melee*.