Demi-mascot is an apt descriptorRetronauts just did a episode on Toad:
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Why does Nintendo love Toad so much?
- Thread starter Wikzo
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I don't know how anyone could like Toads after playing Paper Jam. Obnoxious talking collectable filler and nothing more.
TOK rubs it in by
Really subtle and meta. /s
TOK rubs it in by
having a generic Toad-hater as the main villain. For a dumb reason, at that.
This is weird because it's almost asking two separate questions. Talking about "Toad" as a character but then using Origami King as your example where Toads are not a singular character, but rather the species as a whole. Yoshi runs into a similar problem sometimes where there's both a singular yoshi but it's also an entire race of characters.
Complaining about all the toads being everywhere in Origami King feels like asking why there are humans all over the place in all the towns when you boot up a Final Fantasy or whatever else. More often than not, toads are just the standard NPC of the world, it's not that complex.
Complaining about all the toads being everywhere in Origami King feels like asking why there are humans all over the place in all the towns when you boot up a Final Fantasy or whatever else. More often than not, toads are just the standard NPC of the world, it's not that complex.
Toad is boring.
Toadette >>> Captain Todd >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Toad
Toadette >>> Captain Todd >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Toad
I guess that's right, but the Toads in recent Paper Mario games feel very similar both in appearance and purpose, in the sense that most of them need to be found/rescued by Mario, without really contributing to the overall story or vibe of the game. I'd much prefer fewer Toads with some more meaningful interactions.
Toad the character is fucking annoying as hell. Those shrill sounds in MK8. Ugh, just makes me recoil.
Toads as a species are boring. There's nothing about them that makes them special. They're just little grunts.
The Paper Mario games deserve a more varied set of demographics. There's no objective reason they can't have one.
Toads as a species are boring. There's nothing about them that makes them special. They're just little grunts.
The Paper Mario games deserve a more varied set of demographics. There's no objective reason they can't have one.
Toads are great in the Paper Mario games, especially in CS and TOK. They may look cute, but the vast majority of them are ungrateful little a**holes. I love it.
The 3DS remake of Bowser's Inside Story in 2018. And as a spirit in Smash Ultimate, if that counts.
Mario and Luigi Dream Team I believe.
it's funny,
all the mario rpgs once had the best toads
now they're the source of Toad annoyance the past 5 years
They're adorable and funny, toads are some of the cutest mario characters. They're the only driver worth using in Mario Kart 😤(Shy guy is cool too tho)
Ah I see. It's weird that he didn't appear in Super Mario Odyssey or any other mainline title since New Super Mario Bros. DS though.
I like Toad a lot, particularly when he's playable. Toad should be playable in Smash. Although he wouldn't come with an exciting new gimmick, it just seems like he's a glaring omission. Toadette would be a good choice too, being a character that debuted in the Mario Kart series.
Toad represents the pinnacle of character design in any medium in all of human history. Frankly we should have quit after Mario Kart 64 when he officially declared himself the best.
I like Toad, and Captain Toad is the best.
I do wish Nintendo would create a wider variety of "ally" characters for the Mario cast however.
Like, expand the Mushroom kingdom with more citizens who are shroom themed but not just Toads.
I do wish Nintendo would create a wider variety of "ally" characters for the Mario cast however.
Like, expand the Mushroom kingdom with more citizens who are shroom themed but not just Toads.
Is this real? There is no way this is real... But I hope it is because I can't stand Toad. (don't mind Toad variants like Toadsworth and Captain Toad... but I hate generic Toads)Miyamoto doesn't love Toad
The Egyptian pharaohs were well-known for their hubris. Yet even they recognized Toad's superiority.
I think I liked them a bit more before they standarized their design and voice. I think that's why they seem that generic now, because it was easier to think of Toad as a single character that also seemed fresh with every game, and the clones from Princess Peach's castle seemed more like limitations of the development team/hardware than anything else.
Back then you rarely saw more than one Toad together outside of promotional material, also. I think that started with the RPGs and they made sure to differentiate them a bit in those.
Back then you rarely saw more than one Toad together outside of promotional material, also. I think that started with the RPGs and they made sure to differentiate them a bit in those.
I don't mind Toad as a singular character, but it's annoying that for playable characters in the platformers are now commonly the bros and a bunch of Toad variants. Gimme Daisy or something, jeez.
All of you people saying "I like Toad, it's not so bad" are gonna be singing a different tune when the Illumination Mario movie turns them into the next Minions.
