51 Facts About Captain Toad

1.

The most prominent trait of a Captain Toad is its large head that resembles a mushroom in shape and color – historically speculated as them wearing a mushroom hat, as portrayed in The Super Mario Bros.

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Captain Toad's design was made directly from the power-up, the Super Mushroom, as well as the game's general association with mushrooms.

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3.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Mario franchise, reasons that Captain Toad's creation was that of being a character that has a simplistic design; yet, still appears cute and lovely and pleasing to everybody.

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4.

Captain Toad is very small in size, and has no legs visible, with just his typical brown shoes showing.

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5.

Sometimes, Captain Toad appears with a red vest, though he is most often seen with his blue vest.

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6.

Captain Toad is seen with pants of a white color that resemble the base of a mushroom or toadstool stalk.

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7.

Captain Toad was sent by Princess Peach to the mansion to look for Mario.

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8.

In Wario's Woods, Captain Toad has the unique ability to run up walls and make strong kicks.

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9.

Captain Toad is given superhuman strength in the game, as he is able to lift and throw enemies around; however, these abilities have not been seen since this game.

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10.

Captain Toad has access to Mario's power ups, but unlike the other games Captain Toad has starred in, this game gives him all-round stats similar to those of the Mario Bros.

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In Super Mario 3D World, Captain Toad is again the fastest playable character; however, his weakness includes his weaker jumps in comparison to the other playable characters.

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12.

Captain Toad is capable of using these emitted spores as a shield against various attacks in this game.

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13.

Captain Toad is the sole playable character in the puzzle game Wario's Woods, where he tries to prevent Wario from taking over the woods with the help of Birdo and a fairy named Wanda.

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14.

In Super Mario 64, Captain Toad explains the backstory as well as explaining what Mario has to do to proceed.

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Captain Toad plays a role in the 2011 3DS title Super Mario 3D Land in which he, upon his rescue at the end of World One, assists Mario throughout the rest of the adventure through the availability of Captain Toad Houses, where he provides items and uncovering secrets in various levels.

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16.

Captain Toad appears as a prominent character in New Super Mario Bros.

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17.

In Super Mario 3D World, a blue Captain Toad is a playable character.

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18.

Captain Toad appears more throughout the game, for example as part of Mario's nightmare.

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19.

In Super Princess Peach, Captain Toad is kidnapped earlier in the game along with Mario and Luigi by the Hammer Bros.

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20.

However, Captain Toad appears as a playable character in two of the minigames in the game.

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21.

Captain Toad appears in Super Paper Mario in 3 aspects of the game.

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22.

Captain Toad appears in the intro, telling Mario and Luigi that Princess Peach has been kidnapped, and later appears in the Arcade mini-game Mansion Patrol.

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23.

Captain Toad is a Toad that serves as the leader of the Toad Brigade, a group of Toad explorers.

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24.

Captain Toad is described by IGN as an "unlikely protaginist who's weighed down by a heavy backpack and a desire for treasure".

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25.

Captain Toad first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy, where he helped Mario or Luigi retrieve Power Stars.

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26.

Captain Toad appeared in the game's sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, with his brigade to again help Mario retrieve the Power Stars in order to save Princess Peach.

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27.

In Super Mario 3D World, Captain Toad appears in his own levels "The Adventures of Captain Toad" separate from the main playable characters.

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28.

In "The Adventures of Captain Toad", Captain Toad must collect five Green Stars without jumping, and two hits will result in a life loss, but he can use his headlight to destroy any ghosts in his levels.

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29.

Captain Toad later starred in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a year after Super Mario 3D World was released.

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30.

Captain Toad appears in all but three of Super Mario Odyssey's Kingdoms, rewarding the player with a Power Moon after they find him in each location.

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31.

Captain Toad has appeared in many of the various Mario spin-off games.

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32.

Captain Toad appears in his own tournament for Mario Kart Wii, where the player goes through Mushroom Gorge backwards using Toad as their character.

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33.

Captain Toad even receives his own tracks throughout the installments such as his own circuit in Mario Kart 7.

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34.

Captain Toad appears in every Mario Party game; however, it is only from Mario Party 5 and on that he is playable, as he was a host for the earlier games in the series and Super Mario Party, and even a damsel in distress character for Mario Party 2 after several Baby Bowsers abduct him.

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35.

Captain Toad appears in the sequel, Mario Super Sluggers, again as a team member along with other differently colored toads.

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36.

Captain Toad appears as a team member with good techniques in Mario Strikers and he appears in its sequel Mario Strikers Charged with the same role.

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37.

In Super Mario Run, Captain Toad is one of six playable characters and it can be unlocked by connecting a My Nintendo account.

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38.

In Kirby Super Star and Ultra, Captain Toad appears as an audience member in the Megaton Punch minigame along with Mario, Luigi and Birdo.

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39.

Captain Toad appears in Dedede Stadium along with Mario, Luigi, Wario and Peach.

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40.

Captain Toad appears as one of the 11 Mario series characters that are playable in the Japan only game, Itadaki Street DS which was developed by Square-Enix.

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41.

Captain Toad is playable in the international release of the Wii sequel Fortune Street.

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42.

Captain Toad had appeared as a playable character in the Japanese sattellaview game Mario Excite Bike.

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43.

Captain Toad makes a playable appearance in the Nintendo Wii game Mario Sports Mix, and is classified as a speedy character in this game.

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44.

Captain Toad appeared in the animated series The Super Mario Bros.

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45.

Captain Toad remained on the show when it spun off into The Adventures of Super Mario Bros.

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46.

Captain Toad was a regular companion for King Toadstool, and even indulged in the King's activities.

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47.

Captain Toad makes a cameo appearance in the Wii U version of Scribblenauts Unlimited, as a guest character from Nintendo's Super Mario series.

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48.

Captain Toad will be voiced by Keegan-Michael Key in the upcoming 2023 film adaptation.

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49.

Captain Toad has appeared in much of the Mario merchandise in products ranging from toys to plushies and keychains, and is featured in Nintendo's board games such as being on the protagonist side in a Mario themed chess set and being a purchasable character in a Nintendo-themed monopoly game.

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50.

Captain Toad ranked in the seventh slot on GameDaily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list; the site explained that he has a strong appeal that Nintendo has yet to tap into.

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51.

Captain Toad has been credited for being one of the celebrated characters in the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Super Mario Bros.

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